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Ogiue Maniax's (Late) Second Anniversary Celebration
It seems like I have a tendency lately to forget important dates, even those of the things I care about most. November 20, 2009 came and went, though drawing something after having not done so in a wh… more →
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Ogiue Maniax's (Late) Second Anniversary Celebration
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sdshamshel wrote 20 hours ago: It seems like I have a tendency lately to forget important dates, even those of the things I care ab … more →
Like Casting Pearls Before Artificial Intelligence
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sdshamshel wrote 1 day ago: If you’ll allow me a moment, I am going to rant about them there video games. I’ve been … more →
The Lolicon of 1982
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sdshamshel wrote 2 days ago: Kransom recently showed me this image from a 1982 issue of Animage Magazine. The image is a chart wh … more →
How would economics work if light speed travel were possible?
DJ wrote 6 days ago: I’m reading Orson Scott Card’s Speaker for the Dead at the moment. In it the main chara … more →
Cliff Notes Characterization: Another Moe Discussion Part 3
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sdshamshel wrote 6 days ago: In my previous two entries in the Another Moe Discussion series, I may have generated some confusion … more →
Static vs Active: Another Moe Discussion Part 2
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sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday, I made a post about how the “issue” of moe basically came down to whether or … more →
Two Questions: Another Moe Discussion Part 1
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sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: Hi kids, it’s time to talk about moe again. There’s two things I want to address here, t … more →
Something's Wrong with Medaka Box
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sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: Every week or so I find myself reading the latest chapter of Medaka Box. The thing is, I don’t … more →
The Mathematics of Anime
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sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: Wildarmsheero recently linked me to an old interview with Sadamoto Yoshiyuki, character designer of … more →
"Why Do Attempts to Look Manga-Style Tend to Go Wrong?"
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sdshamshel wrote 1 week ago: I’ve never been able to pinpoint the exact causes for why drawing “manga” style ty … more →
The Myopic Focus of Online Discussion: An Otaku Crush Post
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sdshamshel wrote 2 weeks ago: I made a post about some of my views regarding interacting with others online, and I’ve posted … more →
From Mew to Arceus: A Discussion of Rare Pokemon Events and Beyond
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sdshamshel wrote 2 weeks ago: The Pokemon Who is Also God is available at Toys “R” Us until November 15 this week, and … more →
In Remembrance of Asahiya NYC
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sdshamshel wrote 2 weeks ago: Though this post is being made one week after the event, it’s better late than never as they s … more →
What Do Nancy and Kira Yamato Have in Common?
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sdshamshel wrote 2 weeks ago: No, the title is not a lead-in to a bad humor post. Like many anime fans out there, I have issues wi … more →
The Otaku Diaries Take a Look at Careers, Escapism, Hobbies
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sdshamshel wrote 3 weeks ago: The Reverse Thieves have their fifth Otaku Diaries entry up, leading off with a beautiful poem by Hi … more →
They're Like Robots, Except Giant!
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sdshamshel wrote 3 weeks ago: Much like my attempt at compiling “Non-Japanese” magical girl shows, I’ve recently … more →
~A Fantasy All Too Affected by Reality~
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sdshamshel wrote 4 weeks ago: I’d like to talk today about a topic that doesn’t pop up too often on Ogiue Maniax, some … more →
Shine on, Geocities. Shine on... Forever
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sdshamshel wrote 4 weeks ago: Yesterday, October 26, 2009, was the day Geocities died. Now some might call the Geocities we saw ho … more →
Relating to NES Sprites
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sdshamshel wrote 1 month ago: Whenever I say there’s something special about video game graphics during the NES/Master Syste … more →
