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Space Dandy ep 2-3: Yeah I think the charm has already worn off for me. I'm very much in the mood for something satisfyingly low brow, but I just can't manage to sit through the incessant sexist humour and objectification. This is going to be the kind of show where every single female character...

Space Dandy ep.1: Well I thought that was kind of brilliant. Very dumb but very fun. Gorgeous animation, looks beautiful with all those garish colours. I hope the silly charm doesn't wear off.

@ayase Great to see you back! You've been missed! Many a day I've left the forum with a heavy heart after checking for and not finding any of your political analysis. Hope you're well!!

Interesting conversation. A figure of a male character can certainly have a powerful draw. I've mentioned this before, but a particular "statue" of Vash from Trigun haunted my dreams for over a decade after I saw it in a comic shop in my youth. It's the only figure I've ever been very interested...

Oh wow, 428 Shibuya Scramble is coming out over here?! That's great, I've been waiting for it to happen all these years. I'm not sure how I even heard of the game, or why it's title stuck in my memory all these years, it's probably because I do like a good visual novel.

I really look at people who talk of a love, or sometimes even an obsession, for saving and thrift mindedness with absolute admiration and envy. I don't want to make any compulsive saving disorders worse than they already are of course, but as someone who has been historically at the other end of...

@ayase I agree with all of what you wrote in that last post really. I do think that most, if not all, racism does come from a combination of ignorance and fear, and when I (rarely) encounter everyday examples of individuals privately expressing slightly racist views to me, I do just feel pity...

@ayase I understand where you're coming from there. But I think publishers are ultimately just people too, and I think they are also within their rights to choose not to promote the work of someone who, I'm presuming recently, very publicly made racist proclamations. It's completely the author's...

@ayase But can you blame people for not wanting to support the work of a racist? And it is probably quite hard for many people to give the show the benefit of the doubt in regards to its dubious content now that they know what views the author holds. Likewise, it's probably difficult for one not...

Wow great idea AUKN! There are now loads of classics that I've added to my 'to watch' list. Great post Rui. I think it's so interesting to hear about people's trajectory though anime. Also, I'd never heard of any of those anime you mention as being hot in their day! Apart from X, which I'd...

Ah man, I got hit with that ambiguous "next Monday" and I currently have no clue whether we're meeting tomorrow or the following week.

Yes that's what I'm pointing out when I use that term, the negative aspects of masculinity. I'm not denying there aren't other serious problems in our society, or that there aren't negative examples of femininity. Nor am I saying all examples of masculinity are bad. I'm saying that toxic forms...

SHENMUE HD!!! Oh man I'm so glad all you guys and girls are going to get to play Shenmue (those of you who haven't already). It's the best thing ever. Oh man, it's all finally happened, Shenmue 3 on it's way and Shenmue HD confirmed. People have been campaigning for these games for years...

Well I'm a fairly straight (even if I have fantasised about what gay sex might be like) male myself, so I'm not taking "pot shots" at you or whatever, I'm talking about what I've experienced personally and seen personally. Can femininity be toxic and harmful too? Sure it can but, again in my own...

Super interesting post Rui, thanks! I agree with everything you wrote about the whole labelling issue. That's actually why I chose a guy reading Shoujo as my example as I imagine girls reading Shounen is pretty normal at this point. But as you mentioned, that points to how male orientated media...

Double post, but this is a good petition to give amnesty to the Windrush generation: Petition: Amnesty for anyone who was a minor that arrived In Britain between 1948 to 1971

You might be right of course, but I can't help but think it's wishful thinking to hope that a thorough system of gender specific labels has no affect on a people. I feel that on some level it surely must do. I don't think the fact that this kind labelling has been around for ages makes it any...

Oh for sure it happens in the west too, but I don't think that's good either. I just thought it was strange, the idea of a show that is a mature adult drama being classified as 'women's anime', it's just anime. Also I do wonder if these labels create a self fulfilling prophesy, they probably do...

When you think about it, it does seem a bit ridiculous that shows are even labelled "jousei" in the first place. Shows like nasuyuki rendezvous and are just serious human dramas. Why should they be labelled 'women's anime'? It's quite silly. Is it just because the Writers are female? I've said...

The way the Home Office has been treating members of the Windrush generation, long term residents who came here (as they were invited) from the Caribbean and settled, is absolutely evil and heartless, and I really don't feel those terms are too strong at all. The Home Office is just getting...