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Otaku and the Media-Culture “Machine” (Part 1): Introduction

July 12, 2015by Josh 2 Comments

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 […]

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Otaku and the Media-Culture Machine, Relating Anime to Things

The Absurd Nature of Witch Craft Works: The Creation, Destruction, and Inversion of a Modern Fairytale

March 30, 2014by Josh 3 Comments

Rebecca’s given her opinion of the anime, but I wanted to jot down (very briefly) some of my own thoughts on Witch Craft Works since I think it’s one of the most interesting shows […]

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Relating Anime to Things, Reviews, Witch Craft Works

What ARE Otaku Exactly? The (Non)Dual Nature of the “Otaku” in Gainax’s Otaku no Video

March 25, 2014by Josh 5 Comments

I’m on a roll with finishing up posts it seems! (Warning: ~4000 word post incoming.)

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Interpreting Interpretation, Relating Anime to Things, Reviews

Back of the Envelope: Chuunibyou and the Stand Alone Complex

February 18, 2014by Josh 4 Comments

At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be much in common between Chu2koi Ren and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Or at second glance. While there might not be much in the […]

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Back of the Envelope, Chu2koi, Interpreting Interpretation, Relating Anime to Things

Back of the Envelope: Samurai Flamenco, ENTERTAINMENT, and the Viewer

February 15, 2014by Josh 2 Comments

Samurai Flamenco is a strange show. But it is nothing if not entertaining.

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Back of the Envelope, Relating Anime to Things, Samurai Flamenco

Interpreting Interpretation: (Meta-)Interpretive Frameworks

September 30, 2013by Josh 5 Comments

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 […]

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Interpreting Interpretation

Book Review: “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals”

July 18, 2013by Josh 15 Comments

In this book review, I take a look at what I think is probably the most important book a more academically-inclined anime fan could read. While it might or might […]

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Book Reviews, Otaku: Japan's Database Animals

Notes on “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals”: Part 6.5 – I Lied; Here are Some Final Thoughts

July 16, 2013by Josh Leave a comment

So it turns out there’s a little more to add to these notes. Originally, I was just going to end the series in my last post because I wanted to […]

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Otaku: Japan's Database Animals

A Brief Digression / Notes on “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals”: Part 6 – The Dissociated Human

July 12, 2013by Josh Leave a comment

My summer in Japan is a strange one. What do I mean by that? For one, I’m actually doing astronomy research at an institute that is entirely in English, with […]

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My Summer in Japan, Otaku: Japan's Database Animals, Rants, Relating Anime to Things

Notes on “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals”: Part 5 – Snobbery and the Fictional Age

July 12, 2013by Josh 3 Comments

It seems that research plus doing things in Tokyo is taking up much more of my time than anticipated, and some things have really fallen off as a result. As […]

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My Summer in Japan, Otaku: Japan's Database Animals

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