How to be a better person... By TOM

Since November is supposed to be a manly month I wanted to bring in someone who can teach you to be manly.

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Toonami = LOVE!

In Comes The Cold! Winter and Our Love for All Things Otaku! {RSP}

{RSP} means "Random Stuff Post"... mostly pictures and videos pertaining to recent things like seasonal changes and Otaku-like miscellaneous et cetras! Enjoy with wonder and speculation in your tiny hearts!!

Hey guys! As we are endlessly dragged forward by the relentless flow of time, we see the many colors of life come alive in all seasons… and winter is no exception! We had our fun summer times, and are currently in Autumn (technically)… depending on where you live it could either be freezing cold or brisk and tropical! But either way, winter is an enjoyable time of the year, and what better way to celebrate than with our love for anime?!

But before we get into winter, a short tribute to Autumn in all its otakudom greatness...

As it gets colder and colder, don't you just feel like sitting next to something warm? We all don't have that kind of free time but of course whenever it's possible it's very enjoyable..

[⑨ , I think you're doing it wrong...]

Nothing beats the cold air of the winter! I bet none of you would agree, but it does make for some "breathtaking" pictures! (Get it? … Not funny huh? I don't care >_>) Who'd've thought just standing outside in the cold would look so great?

[As the wise RPGHero once said... "MOE!!!" ^^]

And everyone knows Winter = Christmas! In America Christmas is mostly about the gifts and the tangible franchise of buying everyone you know extravagant merchandise for the sake of living on in Jolly old Saint Nick's name. But in Japan Christmas is mostly about caring for other people (since it has even less of a religious connotation as it does in America… even in America it's dwindling…) and Christmas Eve is even called "Lover's Day"! It may be a long time until Christmas but you can still show the love, right?

Winter is a great time to watch anime. It's always too cold outside to do much and anime is the best thing to do/watch inside right ? Well other than have fun when it snows!!

[Uguu's and Auu's for everybody!]

So as you get ready to enjoy the cold wintry weather, keep your love of anime in mind! It'll keep you warm in the coldest snow storm :P

-chansu

Otaku Helping Others! Part 3

Today's "Otaku Helping Others!" post is about...

Being a member of S O C I E T Y

Finding a Job!

You may ask, "What does finding a job have to do with the world of anime and manga?"
And I'll respond, "Any true otaku (anime lover) knows that the world of anime and manga is full of stories where the main character (or side character) must find a job..."

Let's take a look O.O

In the 'slice of life' anime "Clannad", Tomoya, the main character got a job right out of high school. He didn't think college was right for him. In Japan college is a serious place. From an early age school is fairly competitive in Japan, even in high school they post your test scores in rank order. College is naturally the next step in line with all of that.

Nagisa, Tomoya's girlfriend also got a job right out of high school.

Let's learn ROMAJI!!

Romaji is basically Japanese but using the english alphabet, their language comes with it's own writing.

Shigoto - Work or job.

Arubaito - Job or part-time job.

Shigoto is the term that those with a good full-time job will use and arubaito (or simply baito) is used more for part-time jobs and gigs.

In "Great Teacher Onizuka", Onizuka acted on his dream to become the best teacher in Japan. He ended up getting a job at a private school because those schools don't require as many qualifications. The same is true for private schools here.

However before Onizuka became a teacher he thought he would never get a job. That was when he became a truck driver and nicknamed himself GDO, Great Driver Onizuka. Soon after starting that job he found out he was chosen by a private school and sped there using a company truck...

Now who thought that anime cared so much about people getting jobs and making a living?? Did you think it was all saving the world and Kamehamehas??

But sometimes people don't get a job...

In "Welcome to the N.H.K" Sato thought there was a large scale conspiracy against him and dropped out of college. He started to stay in his apartment all day and live off his parent's money. He became a NEET. NEET means "not (in) education employment (or) training".

This girl decided to help him get back on his feet. She wanted to teach him how to go back to society. He looked down on the lessons but they changed him. He slowly wanted to make a living... He started slow making an erotic dating sim with his friend and trying to sell MMO money.

This blog is something like a homage to Welcome to the NHK... However I am working on a baito and would like to find shigoto that could let me buy a house...

What does Cowboy Bebop and Gintama have in common??

Well in both of these anime, the characters do work-for-hire. In Gintama, Gin-sans group does random jobs for the townsfolk. In Cowboy Bebop, Spike, Jet, and Faye are bounty hunters and try to bring in convicted criminals but they always seem to have hard luck getting any real money because the crooks either slip away, get cleared, or some other excuse...

Happy job hunting!!

And remember, follow your dream!

This is RPGHero, signing out!

RPG Party of the Week!

In this segment, I'm gonna depend on my skills as an RPGHero!

We'll be looking at a different RPG party every week. When you think of the word party you think about a celebration or rabble rousing with food or drinks. In an RPG the word party probably follows dictionary definition two or three which is "a band of people associating together for some purpose or activity". In other words a group of people who decided to travel together because they'll accomplish their goals easier together.

It's one of the main reasons I play RPGs, because a party is also a group of friends. And nothing says friendship better than taking down a super powerful monster, together. ^^

Todays' party of the week comes from "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm" for Playstation 2. It is not as well known as Final Fantasy but it's a great RPG. The characters are 2D which lends to a classic RPG feel. The story is just like all the Atelier Iris games, protect the world from magic/alchemy in the hands of evil. The music is the best part, the music has that feel of a great SNES game like Megaman X. Sometimes you forget you're playing a recent game and you'll drift off into an era where the music riffs made you feel like a futuristic mage. And an even better part is playing this when all those losers out there are playing Black Ops. Alas people should come over to the light side and play RPGs.

~The Party~

Edge Vanhite
Age: 19
Edge Vanhite lost his parents at a young age. He lives at a workshop with his partner Iris Fortner. (What I wouldn't give to live with a chick just because) Edge is a quiet person but when he does talk he seems frank and unfriendly. (I personally call him the comeback and startup king, because he can diss people with almost no effort) But Edge hides that he's actually a kind person. (It's not that hard to hide. Even if you're frank you can still be a good person. He's definitely not hurting people, at least physically) Edge is skilled at swordfighting and only uses magic in combination with his sword attacks.

 Iris Fortner

Age: 16

Iris is Edge's partner in the work-for-hire business known as the Raiders Guild. They work together doing errands and fighting monsters for the townsfolk. Iris is skilled at alchemy and can synthesize items. Edge always makes fun of her skills but in reality she is the most skilled in the town. She optimistic with a straightforward personality. (The name Iris is a recurring name in the Atelier Iris series, like the name Sid in the Final Fantasy series)

Nell Ellis
Age: 15
Nell Ellis used to work as a Raider with her older sister until they got in an argument which left her working alone. Nell wants to restore her families wealth and status which was taken away. Edge and Iris took her in so she could have support while working as a Raider. It's actually Edge and Iris' fault that she was abandoned because they were competing with Nell and her sister Yula. She's an energetic, happy-go-lucky girl.







Check out the gameplay!

Notice how Vic Mignogna voiced the main character... I tell you he's gonna dominate the anime/video game world one day...

Jpop Video of the Night! And... Quote of the Night!

Sekai wa sore wo ai to yobundaze (What the world calls Ai and Love) by Sambomaster!
*Ai is the Japanese word for love, so the title, I think, repeats the word love first in Japanese then as an English sounding Japanese loanword for love because the artist wants to sing about the meaning of love... as it's summed up in the title.

This is the ending theme of "Densha Otoko". Watching this was good times last year!
To find out more about "Densha Otoko" check out this post:
http://coolotakureviews.blogspot.com/2010/02/animemanga-pick-of-week-densha-otoko.html
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And today's quote of the day, from Gintama episode two.
"My house?!" Ken-sama
"Now that you have changed you can build 100 houses." Gintoki-san

I have to admit the quote is from a bad fansub that exaggerated Gintoki's response which actually was
"You have changed haven't you? I'm sure your house will be fine."
Since nouns aren't singular or plural in Japan, the first translation could actually hold weight however the number of houses wasn't said at all!

But the point is that when you've changed you can do anything! The adversity in the past is nothing!