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This picture has nothing to do with the content of this post. I’m just a typical fangirl.

What’s kept the otakusphere busy these past seven days?

• The first posts for the all-girl round robin are up and itsubun has a summary of the common points. A good number of them are interesting and bring up good points about this hobby.

I didn’t join the discussion for this first topic because I never really thought that watching anime and reading manga were “escapes.” To quote Cameron, he has a problem with the word escapist because “escapist implies that we use entertainment to get away from our lives.”

Just because somebody enjoys reading & watching fantasy does NOT necessarily imply that this same person wants to join that other world in lieu of this one. (Frankly, some of the problems that you have to deal with in various anime universes are more complicated than they should be, so no thanks.) I’m not trying to get away from this world and my life reality– it’s actual kinda pleasant — so I didn’t think it was appropriate for me to write about escaping when it’s not really why I’m in this hobby.

• The (first of many?) Macross Frontier OST is out, and I’m sure that’s going to be the music of choice for many an anime fan this summer. Omo wrote a great post comparing Aquarion and Macross F and how the former actually paved the way for the awesomeness that we’re all enjoying in Macross F right now. (C’mon did you really think I was going to pass up the chance to not link to a post about Aquarion? I love that show.)

• There was also some hub-bub about fansubbers being TEH EVIL and ruining anime. What, this is news? Everytime an industry person has been asked about fansubs, they’ve always taken the time to mention that fansubs are not only bad for the U.S. anime industry, but they are also rife with inaccuracies and mistranslations. Has this stopped the fansubbers from proliferating? Has it stopped you (and me) from watching them? No.

Ugh, writing about news stuff is exhausting. Lemme show you cute Soul Eater gashapon and cosplayers instead. Oh, if you haven’t read this post on nirai kanai about Soul Eater, go go read it now. (Am I the only one who cackled at the idea of tokyojupiter linking to nirai kanai?)

Canned Dogs translates an a Japanese blog entry about the realities behind Comiket. If I ever get a chance to go, I’d still like to see Comiket for myself, but I don’t think I’m as obsessed with the idea of going as I was a couple of years ago.

Speaking of going somewhere, show of hands — who’s going to Otakon this year?

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