Newsflash (Filler)
Haven't posted in a while. Simple reason, the F1 season doesn't start for two weeks, and I've been hibernating in a cryostasis/tanning chamber for the duration.
But, as if to demonstrate the value of information on the internet, I found two breathtaking articles I thought I might share with you, my semi-captive audience.
The science of headline-ology has officially determined that at 7:16PM EST today, Saturday, the 25th of February, the 6.5 billionth living human will be born.
Human #6,500,000,000, or "The One," as his parents will name him, will emerge postnatally self-aware, become instantly bored, and render himself capable of antigravitational propulsion. He will then seek out and hunt down every other infant born within the span of the minute of 7:16PM EST for multiple battles royale, reportedly "just so these bitches know what's up."
Aftewards, he will calmly wait in the tall grass for approximately six and a half years, sharpening his knife collection, for lucky #7,000,000.
The second article is titled, "Gundam robot craze still a powerful force in the modern-world galaxy." This elegantly enraging headline is also the conclusion of the article, though overall it says more about the state of the population of expat journalist recent US college graduates in Japan than it does about what I found to be glaringly obvious.
However, this perspective is really only justified for me. Since Gundam isn't really well known outside of Japan, I'll try to explain, hopefully a bit better than the author. Gundam in Japan is as comparable in popularity as the first Star Wars trilogy has ever been in the US. So it's a bit like a New York Times headline that says "Football popular in the US."
Secondly, Gundam is an anime series that defined the mecha/'real robot' genre. The original series has had around ten sequels or prequels, with at least two more being planned for the immediate future. It has spawned imitators of its imitators, many of which are very good shows. An example would be Evangelion, which is both loved and hated, but is arguably one of the greatest TV/film works of the 1990's.
So to say that Gundam is a 'robot craze' is kind of a misinformed understatement. The article does however interestingly suggest how many of the fans are actually adults, which might have been an indicative segue to a piece on the state of society and pop culture in Japan, which might have been 1000x as interesting of an article than what the author actually wrote.
Anyway, have a good weekend.
But, as if to demonstrate the value of information on the internet, I found two breathtaking articles I thought I might share with you, my semi-captive audience.
The science of headline-ology has officially determined that at 7:16PM EST today, Saturday, the 25th of February, the 6.5 billionth living human will be born.
Human #6,500,000,000, or "The One," as his parents will name him, will emerge postnatally self-aware, become instantly bored, and render himself capable of antigravitational propulsion. He will then seek out and hunt down every other infant born within the span of the minute of 7:16PM EST for multiple battles royale, reportedly "just so these bitches know what's up."
Aftewards, he will calmly wait in the tall grass for approximately six and a half years, sharpening his knife collection, for lucky #7,000,000.
The second article is titled, "Gundam robot craze still a powerful force in the modern-world galaxy." This elegantly enraging headline is also the conclusion of the article, though overall it says more about the state of the population of expat journalist recent US college graduates in Japan than it does about what I found to be glaringly obvious.
However, this perspective is really only justified for me. Since Gundam isn't really well known outside of Japan, I'll try to explain, hopefully a bit better than the author. Gundam in Japan is as comparable in popularity as the first Star Wars trilogy has ever been in the US. So it's a bit like a New York Times headline that says "Football popular in the US."
Secondly, Gundam is an anime series that defined the mecha/'real robot' genre. The original series has had around ten sequels or prequels, with at least two more being planned for the immediate future. It has spawned imitators of its imitators, many of which are very good shows. An example would be Evangelion, which is both loved and hated, but is arguably one of the greatest TV/film works of the 1990's.
So to say that Gundam is a 'robot craze' is kind of a misinformed understatement. The article does however interestingly suggest how many of the fans are actually adults, which might have been an indicative segue to a piece on the state of society and pop culture in Japan, which might have been 1000x as interesting of an article than what the author actually wrote.
Anyway, have a good weekend.
posted by joe at 9:26 AM
3 Comments:
Eventually I'll force myself to watch some mech anime, but I'm not too optimistic.
I think I understand your situation. It's actually a little tough to find a recommendable mecha anime that has great action, good plot, and character development all in one. Pick two out of three, and you'll be fine.
This is probably because REAL mecha anime is best judged by sheer property damage, followed by animation quality in a distant second.
Of course, an alternative to the mecha genre would be super robo, of which any of the Getter Robo series is pretty awesome. I havent seen all of them though.
Hmm, also, I prefer anime where I can watch hot guys duke it out with swords or fists. I don't really care about watching a bunch of robots fight stuff. Then again, I must admit that a lot of property damage can be cool.
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