Required Reading: WTF Is Going On Here? Edition
1. No, seriously, WTF? Do you remember my whole Zac Efron is Kira thing? Well, every so often I still get a comment either of the original posts of this theory, generally from people who got linked to it much later and find it amusing. But lately the post has taken on a life of its own, with a group of people roleplaying various Death Note characters and Disney kid actors. It’s terrifying. You can read it here…if you dare.
2. You Will Be This Guy No Matter How You Try Not To Be. Over at Topless Robot, former animeOnline rock star Bryan Hartzheim doles out the ten most common gaijin types you’ll find in Japan. My personal favorite is “The Obnoxious Europeans Who Masquerade as Americans.” DAMN YOU, EUROPE!
3. The Mainstream Media’s 4chan Obsession Continues. I can only imagine that moot has been begging for interviews or something lately, but the New York Times now has a piece on 4chan. I can’t really go into the details because I seem to be having trouble getting through to the NY Times today, so here’s hoping you have better luck with it.
4. NatsuComi Cometh. Comic Market 74 (2008 Summer) is very nearly upon us, so ComiPress favors us with a history of Comiket.
The end! And now, I will do something terribly unusual: I will go sit outdoors and watch a bunch of sweaty guys hit balls with sticks and run around a vaguely diamond-shaped field, in an effort to celebrate my dad’s birthday. You kids have fun with the above while I cheer for the Giants.
Tags: 4chan, comiket, death-note, editorials, Otaku
August 5th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
i read PART of that 4chan thing yesterday….then i realized it was 7 pages long.
August 5th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I read the whole trolling article last week. It was an interesting read.
As for the RP that went on your site, that’s scary. I’ve seen worse though, particularly when a guy tried to cross over Kamen Rider Den-O with the Disney show Corey in the House. I wanted to claw my eyes out.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Haha greetings from Europe =D “The Bitter White Women” and “MyJapans” ftw ;D
August 6th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Corey in the House?
You mean ‘Boy meets World’?
or is this something newer…
August 6th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Those comments were (mostly) a total delight. Frankly, now I’d rather see a Death Note musical more than anything else.
August 6th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Rob: A present for you then, my good sir.
http://giapet.net/stuff/deathnotemusical.png
August 6th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
That’s a great “Gaijin Spotting” article.
On looking at it, I realize I know about five MyJapans, which is way too many >_>
August 6th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
[...] This is all Rob’s fault. [...]
August 7th, 2008 at 2:53 am
That’s a great artical.
August 8th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
@Diss: Cory in the House is some Disney show from a year or two ago. The fanfiction itself made me die a little inside.