Ouran HS Host Club - 06

April 17, 2008 on 9:21 am | In Ouran HS Host Club | No Comments

A High School Host’s Job
高校生ホストのお仕事

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As One Journey Begins, Another Ends.

April 16, 2008 on 3:37 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments

I am going to have to stop blogging…

…For about 10 days because I’m going to London and Dublin for spring break, woo! I leave tomorrow and I return in the early 20s of April.

The Spring season is intimidating as hell, so I wish I had gotten more [FIRST] reviews out of the way before I left for vacation. (If that wasn’t an otaku statement, I don’t know what is!) I feel bombarded. So many interesting things to check out and criticize (or praise) mercilessly. So many caps to take and manipulate. So little time.

I know things have been hectic lately, but I promise to keep up my end of the deal. (Wait, I’m on a contract now?) Alright, kiddies. Sign out.

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Kashimashi - Girl Meets Girl - 08

April 15, 2008 on 10:42 pm | In Kashimashi - Girl Meets Girl | No Comments

Just Watching…
見ているだけが…

For Ayuki lovers like Hung,

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Anime and Beyond: The Thrill of Tsundere

April 14, 2008 on 10:03 pm | In *Polls, xxxHOLIC, *Discussion | 1 Comment

According to the true meaning of tsundere, King Kong may be one-upping Rin in the transformation impact factor. Yet somehow, the masses find a dainty Japanese girl in a red and black seifuku much more appealing than a giant hairy ape.

  • Let’s explore tsundere
  • Tsundere is a combination of the two Japanese onomatopoeia, tsun-tsun and dere-dere. While the average Japanese person may not be familiar with the otaku slang “tsundere,” they should recognize these two strings of onomatopoeia.

    • Tsun-tsun: Describes a state of irritability, cruelty, demanding, and indifference; i.e. “the cold shoulder.”
    • Dere-dere: Describes a state of romantic affection, shyness, and general kawaiiraburabukanji; i.e., “Anou..Seiji-kun no koto ga…s-suki…desu…”
    • Just peachy, right? Well, now think tsun-tsun –> dere-dere. A transformation from hard to melty (that sounded less ecchi in my head).

  • Who are tsundere?

Lately, some of the most popular tsundere are Suzumiya Haruhi and Rin Tohsaka, female characters presented as cold, ruthless, and selfish machines that eventually soften up. It all begins with the first pang of jealousy. Then the competition begins and the romantic self-denial cycle starts up. “Pshh, there is no way I like this loser, what are you talking about?!” In Fate/Stay Night, Rin really felt it after butting a few heads with Sakura and Saber over Shirou’s attention. Of course, her softness towards him will be denied a thousand times over until a certain point. And there we have a Fate/Stay Harem.

These are the most obvious tsundere candidates I can think of , but once I more thoroughly combed the Wikipedia definition, I found some interesting examples—not from anime. Princess Leia from Star Wars and King Kong. Leia was as much a tsundere as any anime character, for after ignoring Han Solo’s cheesy moves and boning her brother, she turns into a vat of love putty at the prospect of his life being endangered. King Kong, especially in the new movie, is first portrayed as a brainless, heartless animal that tears beautiful maidens from the jaws of society to poke around a little before tossing them to the bone pit. But by the time we’re at the empire state building, the guy in the seat next to me is bawling at the sight of Kong’s now-human, affectionate gaze set on his pretty girl-toy Sally.

There are also living, personal tsundere we interact with in each of our daily lives. Some have attempted relationships with these fickle people, craving the sweet dere-dere reward at the end of the treacherous tsun-tsun path of abuse. Whether this type of a relationship works or not, I don’t know.

  • But why is it so popular?

why tsundere is so popular — guys vs. girls

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