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April 24, 2012
by Sabishii Miruku
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The Direction of Anime: “Sex sells” or is it what WE want?

Right type of moe, in the right place.

Okay, so I presume you all saw the “sex sells” portion of the title and going like “WTF?!”. Before you jump to conclusions, let me make my argument.

In Hollywood movies, we commonly like to talk about movies with lots of bikinis or sexual content as “sex sells” to the male viewers. True, we get physical reactions to those scenes, but how does this apply to anime? Well, there are those so-called “obligatory beach episodes”, but that’s too general, I’m talking about something more specific, but before I indulge on that, let me ask you what is the sexual interest of an average otaku? Continue Reading →

March 21, 2012
by Sabishii Miruku
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How You Should Show Your Love for Anime

Every now and then, especially on the internet, you hear people talking about their love for anime. Perhaps not even anime in general, but let’s say, a specific series such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica. While people tend to say “OHHH I LOOOOOOOVE THIS ANIME“, what is the true extent of their so-called “love”, and what way do these people demonstrate it?

This is what I had in mind.

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