Otakuism

Manabi is a very hard show to blog about. Much like ARIA, nothing really happens, but what does happen is so cute you can’t help but feel good afterwards. But since it’s been four episodes so far without me saying anything, I thought it was time for me to talk. This episode was about Mei in all her anti-social glory. There are some parts where she really sounds like Haruhi. Maybe Hirano Aya needs to start varying her voice more. Mei really is a Natsuki clone though. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

These Mei flashbacks were freaky. Very evangelion. The repeating figures, weird camera angles, close-ups, everything. The director is really good at showing Mei’s paranoid interpretation of things back then.

Kids are little bastards.

Momo is awesome. Why is she the only one to wear thigh high stockings? None of the others really vary their legwear, except Mucchi who probably just wants some pants. Still, there’s been a drastic lack of Momo in the series so far.

So is this a Haruhi joke?

Mei’s been kidnapped! Are you a bad enough dude to save her? Manabi can really be like Miu when she wants to.

Is this QUALITY?

Mei has some issues. Greatest freakout I’ve seen since Kirino went crazy in Gift. I was just waiting for her to jam those chopsticks into Manabi’s throat. I found it funny how Manabi just smiled throughout the whole thing.

Oh no, Mei’s turned into a hikikimori! Does that mean she plays eroge now?

Jesus Christ, that loli has breasts! Quick, back to the party van!

Manabi’s inspirational speeches that solve everything are getting annoying. And what’s with all the extravagent hand motions?

Oh god :3-tan is moe.

Where was Momo? You’d think with her being the video camera person she’d know how to make a promo. Instead she’s no where to be found. I bet she’s Kira.

Awesome posing. It’s like saying Sieg Zeon and Fight the Power at the same time. A wallpaper of that last picture would be awesome.

More moeness.

ANS reports on both of these:

The forthcoming PS2 edition of Fate/stay Night Realta Nua will be the last game in the Fate series. However, it has been reported that a company unrelated to Type-Moon is making a Fate related game, probably like how French-Bread made Melty Blood based off Tsukihime. I’m hoping that it will be a fighting game like Melty Blood but with Fate characters. Any Fate fighting game better have Dark Sakura and Shinji, so she can eat him. And then eat everyone else. It is also been reported that Nasu has begun work on a new game to come out around the end of 2008. Could be anything from Tsukihime 2 to a completely new franchise.

The kinetic novel Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica will be getting an associated game for the PS2. Polyphonica itself is being adapted into an anime that will start this spring. The demo for the original game has been translated for awhile by Insani. Even though I’ve only played the demo I really like Polyphonica. Something about it just grabs me. At least I have the anime to look forward to to get the whole story.