The ultimate forehead showdown.
Guilty Crown 06 — *Facepalm*
What a load of crap. WARNING: Rant Ahead Continue reading Guilty Crown 06 — *Facepalm*
UN-GO 06 — Surprises, Novels and Private Prisons
What a spectacular episode. This show always seems to do what I least expect.
Surprise, Surprise
We begin this mystery with no idea what’s going on. Strange messages in a strange book belonging to a guy we don’t know? Huh?
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Blaming the Victim
As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him.”
— John 9 1:3
I wrote about this briefly in last week’s Penguindrum post: Kanba, Himari and Shouma believe they deserve to be punished for their parents’ sins. Himari deserves to get sick and die. It’s a punishment which she earned through the accident of birth. Before, I only mentioned how this idea is nothing new. People have been bigots for over two thousand years. Can’t say I’m surprised.
Roghek wrote a response today to my comments, elaborating on the biblical treatment of inheritance of the parent’s sins. It helped me to get my own thoughts in order, and made me realize what I had wanted to say before.
The thing is, I made this idea of blaming the children sound like it’s a problem of the past. People in biblical times were jerks who blamed children for being blind. Penguindrum is just a work of fiction: no one would blame Himari in real life. Right?
Genshiken Review — A
Genshiken. A show about a college club of otaku. This is on the list of my favorite anime, and I felt compelled to rewatch it recently. If you haven’t watched it yet, do yourself a favor and go do so now.
Reading various other reviews, the general consensus seems to be that this is a great show because it’s relatable: a show by otaku for otaku about otaku.
I couldn’t disagree more. I don’t consider myself an otaku. I have never read a doujinshi (nor do I intend to do so). I have never bought a figure, Gundam model, or inflatable character pillow. My first reaction to cosplay would be to run away. I have no interest in eroge. I have never attended a convention. I watch anime, and read a little bit of manga. That’s it.