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[Touhou x Lucky Star art-style Christmas party = EPIC WIN! Merry Christmas!]
It's December 25th, Christmas Day! Are you feeling in the holiday spirit? Have you had your fill of jolly fat men in red, and evergreens covered in tinsel and accouterments? Are you having a good time, but not that good time you were hoping for this Christmas? Well, it's obvious where your jingle jangle festivities are lacking... in the Otaku department of course!!
Click below for some vids, pics, and snippets of Christmas goodies that will force the Otaku in you to rejoice!
Hi everyone! I bring to you one of the funniest comedy acts in Japan: The Manzai Routine! Also known as the "Boke-Tsukkomi Routine"
What does this mean exactly?
Well the person playing "Boke" would normally make a stupid comment and then be "punished" or tsukomu'd by the Tsukkomi who corrects him/her. This type of comedy is really funny and is evident in anime and manga as well!
Here are some examples:
In the manga Love Roma, Hoshino's relationship with his girlfriend is usually in a boke-tsukkomi style because of the Always-Honest-Hoshino and the embarrassed girlfriend ^^. Hoshino even claims their relationship to be a Manzai one:
Note: You may have to click the image to see it better (alternatively read this on mangafox here) It's quite a wonderful manga and I highly recommend it if you like comedy/romance ^^
Another funny Boke-Tsukkomi relationship is from Lovely Complex:
This anime is about a romance between a very tall girl and a very short boy. You can imagine the comedy in that. Although this anime is quite old, it's still a very good story =).
Lucky ★ Star also has some very funny Manzai moments. Take Kagami and Konata for example. Kagami is always quick to jump into her tsuntsun half of her tsundere personality to pounce on the ridiculous comments Konata has to offer. It's also very funny ^^.
Sometimes when the Boke is punished, they actually enjoy it! Take Toaru Kagaku no Railgun for example. Everytime Kuroko annoys Misaka (the Railgun) with her awkward comments, she shoots her with an electric shock that looks very painful.
Another funny Boke-Tsukkomi example comes from my favorite anime: Clannad! As Kyou tries to teach Kotomi how to play the Tsukkomi role, she ends up being the Boke as Kyou tsukomu's her. Here's a video clip of this in action!
Note: This comes from episode 11, and is a partial spoiler.
(Uploaded myself of course ^^)
And thanks to Chansu for the contributions from the Touhou department:
In this one, Cirno is announced as the "new tsukkomi"--wait! TWO tsukkomis? This has got to be interesting...
A Touhou collection of studio Ghibli jokes... or should I say... Shibli? If you're a fan of My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Ponyo, or any other Ghibli movie, you're sure to enjoy this:
So as you can see there are tons of Boke-Tsukkomi duos out there in anime, manga, and even fan-made videos, so if you like this type of comedy, don't hesitate to check it out! ^^
That's all for today, thanks for reading! :::Deretsun:::
Hi everyone, welcome to my post on Touhou, Lucky ★ Star, and Vocaloids!
I'm sure you guys already know a little bit about the legendary game "Touhou," the wonderful otaku anime "Lucky Star," and all about the cute voices of the vocaloids, but I'm here to input a little of my own unique appreciation for all of them. So here we go!
Up first is the Touhou vs. Vocaloid awesomeness. The original is the Touhou one by IOSYS (Touhou Project), but the awesome replica vocaloid style is just as good!
Here's the famous Silver Forest: Kero ⑨ Destiny!
IOSYS Version:
Vocaloid Version:
Put which one you like better in the comments! ^^
And last but not least: The Lucky Star bit! Join Konata and her friends to solve everyday problems!
Whoever did this is a genius:
*WARNING: Contains Lucky Star Spoilers* Note: I highly suggest you read Chansu's post here first.
-> If you liked it, that's another reason why you should watch Lucky Star! =P -> If you didn't like it... there's something wrong with you... haha, just kidding. You'd enjoy it more if you've actually seen the anime and know the Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga song.
That's all for today! Thanks for reading! ^^ :::Deretsun:::
Alright our non-existent/very shy/non-existent readers! It's time for you to get off your fat bottoms and show yourselves, in the form of a poll!
RPGHero and I have decided to create a new, more personal, more interactive segment on this blog of which we'll corroborate and gattai! I'm sure you guys'll enjoy what we've in store for you, but if you don't like the list of choices you can always comment on this post to tell us what you'd prefer! Just in case you can't find the poll, it's the first thing on the right. And just in case you can't read, here are the list of choices:
RPGHero and Chansu's 4 Day Animazement Journal RPGHero and Chansu's Moment's in the Life of an Otaku RPGHero and Chansu's "The State of Anime" Rants Other (Comment in this post!)
So pals get a move on! Vote quick because this poll closes on the 27th!
This blog, "The Otaku Reviewers", was started in February of 2010 on this very same platform, Blogger. At first, it was a venture into the informational and informal world of comics, anime, video games, and Japanese culture. In other words, just a random blog.
Over time, the founder of the blog credited with the pseudonym "RPGhero" was joined by two fellow bloggers and friends with the names "Chansu" and "Deretsun". Together the three bloggers looked up interesting Japanese culture facts, recommended new anime, talked about their own "otaku" interests, and traveled across the United States to various anime conventions.
There have been off periods when the blog ceased production of content and there have been times when there would be dozens of blog posts per week. The schedule varies depending on the lives of the people behind the alias'. However the pattern is that we always get back into the game with even newer information about Japanese culture, anime, video games, and other nerdy hobbies.
The motto of our blog is:
"A cure for your apathy and an inspiration for your dreams. ...Applies to Otaku, anime fans, J-pop junkies, and the like"
The purpose is to blog about cool stuff related solely to anime and otaku stuff. There's no other reason we're doing this.
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