Otaku and the Media-Culture “Machine” (Part 1): Introduction
Hey guys, here is the intro to the introduction of a series of posts Josh will be writing about pop culture, media, anime, and all that jazz. I’ve read the […]
Tag Archives: Fandom
12 Days of Anime Day Seven: Offensive vs. Defensive Meta-ness
As many of you guys are probably aware, I have a long-running love-hate relationship with the idea of meta-ness. And, as you probably can guess, it’s time to revisit that relationship yet […]
Anime Expo 2014 Commentary Part 1: Visual Novels and “Thinking” Motion
Late as always since research ended up getting in the way, but I finally finished writing these up! :) Note: Just a warning, but this post ended up being much longer […]
Kill La Kill: A Love Story
In the weeks following the Kill La Kill (KLK) finale, I’ve seen a lot of people weighing in on the show. Given it’s popularity, over-the-top theatrics, and symbol-heavy plus textually-dense narrative, this isn’t anything too surprising. […]
Interpreting Interpretation: Geekdom as Simulated Ethnicity…?
In an article titled “Postmodern Geekdom as Simulated Ethnicity“, Kom Kunyosying and Carter Soles argue that geek culture (i.e. “geekdom”) as portrayed by popular media, functions as a sort of “simulated ethnicity”, where being a […]
Anime Boston 2014 Short Commentary
Jotting down some thoughts on this year’s Anime Boston (in somewhat chronological order), which hopefully will also encourage me to get some posts up since it got me thinking of […]
The Twelve Days of Anime Day 10: Fangirling vs Fanboying
I am not too incredibly inundated in anime culture (which is why I feel a bit out of my depth on this blog sometimes XD), but since I am planning […]
Random Stuff about Kill La Kill
So Kill La Kill is a PRETTY AWESOME show. But it actually turns out to be even more awesome and clever than even I had realized.
Interpreting Interpretation: (Meta-)Interpretive Frameworks
A while back, I attempted to analyze the ways that interpretive styles differ among fans, and how we can use that to not only classify ourselves but also understand some […]
RWBY: Fairy Tales, Databasing, and Western Anime
RWBY is a strange show – an anime that is yet not an anime in almost every sense of the term. Being one of the only anime since Avatar: The Last […]
Chromatic Aberration Everywhere 