Gneech's Anime-fication
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the_gneechI mentioned yesterday (I think it was) about the How to Draw Manga series of books I've been buying. While I know that not everybody goes for willowy, bug-eyed guys with pointy hair hanging around long-legged, miniskirted, cat-eared schoolgirls who stick their tongue out, there is a lot to be learned from anime, artistically, and I've been getting a lot from it.
I have also, and this is where it gets interesting, been seeing a leak over of anime or anime-influenced stuff into other aspects of my tastes. My mp3 jukebox, for instance, is full of DDR and Anime music; the video shelf is crammed full of the complete run of Cardcaptor Sakura as well as Ruin Explorers, X-Driver, and a few other titles. I think this may be because I've been consciously trying to cultivate some tastes in something current.
Let me explain that a bit: for years, most of my favorite things were old news ... Gilbert and Sullivan, pulp adventure stories, ancient history and mythology, etc. And I still like these things, even though many or most of them are getting more and more obscure all the time. Anime is something that's still in the waxing stage, rather than the waning, and after a lifetime of being in the wake instead of on the crest, I find it unexpectedly important to be current for a change.
It's sorta related to my larger goal of reconnecting with the world, of which the Bowflex and Kung Fu are part, as are conventions, wearing shorts in the summer ;), and generally just getting out there and being alive, instead of finding an ivory tower to hole up in.
I know that it's a bit unconventional to look at videos, comics, art, and sf/fantasy/furry conventions as a way to be connected to the world rather than escaping ... but that's because the conventional ideas on the subject have the wrong end of the stick. That's a topic for another rant when I'm not about to leave work on Friday, but it's how I see things. Any time you have people actually interacting with each other, even through the filters of MUCK personas or rainbow-winged mecha pilot babes, instead of doing things in complete solitude, there is connection going on.
-The Gneech
I have also, and this is where it gets interesting, been seeing a leak over of anime or anime-influenced stuff into other aspects of my tastes. My mp3 jukebox, for instance, is full of DDR and Anime music; the video shelf is crammed full of the complete run of Cardcaptor Sakura as well as Ruin Explorers, X-Driver, and a few other titles. I think this may be because I've been consciously trying to cultivate some tastes in something current.
Let me explain that a bit: for years, most of my favorite things were old news ... Gilbert and Sullivan, pulp adventure stories, ancient history and mythology, etc. And I still like these things, even though many or most of them are getting more and more obscure all the time. Anime is something that's still in the waxing stage, rather than the waning, and after a lifetime of being in the wake instead of on the crest, I find it unexpectedly important to be current for a change.
It's sorta related to my larger goal of reconnecting with the world, of which the Bowflex and Kung Fu are part, as are conventions, wearing shorts in the summer ;), and generally just getting out there and being alive, instead of finding an ivory tower to hole up in.
I know that it's a bit unconventional to look at videos, comics, art, and sf/fantasy/furry conventions as a way to be connected to the world rather than escaping ... but that's because the conventional ideas on the subject have the wrong end of the stick. That's a topic for another rant when I'm not about to leave work on Friday, but it's how I see things. Any time you have people actually interacting with each other, even through the filters of MUCK personas or rainbow-winged mecha pilot babes, instead of doing things in complete solitude, there is connection going on.
-The Gneech
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Date: 2003-08-01 02:39 pm (UTC)I'm just kiddin'
Something that I've noticed, though, is that a lot of people use these fandoms to close themselves off from the rest of the world, only having socialization inside that particular fandom.
It is always good to vary one's tastes.
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Is you implyin' that thar's something wrong with long-legged ladies in mini-skirts?
Them's Fightin' Wurds! ;)
Scott (Draws long legged giraffe ladies, so what did you really expect?) Kellogg :D
:P
Date: 2003-08-01 06:20 pm (UTC)^~Kai
Re: :P
cute as the two ladies are.
Your mileage may vary.
Scott (Thinks his attempt at kidding around earlier may have just
fallen flat.) Kellogg
*giggles*
Date: 2003-08-01 06:32 pm (UTC)fallen flat.) Kellogg
An thus, my job is compleat, whahaha! ^.^'
^~Kai
Re: *giggles*
^.^'
Date: 2003-08-01 08:00 pm (UTC)^~Kai
Re: :P
Date: 2003-08-01 10:28 pm (UTC)===|==============/ Level Head
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Date: 2003-08-02 01:59 am (UTC)Personally, I know I need to get one of those 'real life' things...
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I too feel the need to stay more on top of current things.
If nothing else as inspiration to think new thoughts and
produce new stuff as opposed to the possibility of
growing stale.
Scott (But, I still like willowy, long legged ladies in mini-skirts) Kellogg ;)