#Otaku Study

[newsbites]

Hamilton the Musical has enjoyed a successful tour of Australia, with stops in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Now it’s off to New Zealand.

[centrally-unplanned]

Since it came up in @canmom's post a bit ago I actually had a scrapped (I think at least, sorry if this is a repeat) mini-note on Kimi Rito's History of Hentai Manga. It was published in English by Fakku, an eromanga distributor, under that title:

It says "expressionist examination" in the subtitle but that is inherently lessor to anyone scanning it. As a book, you think it's gonna be, you know, a history of hentai manga. But it's not! It's an examination of the "semiotics" of hentai manga, from things like ahegao to tentacles to "the nipple afterimage" not making that one up its a chapter. And when it was published in Japanese this reality was a lot more clear:

Expression is the focus, not hentai as a wider category. Because, after all, its not like a history of hentai manga doesn't exist - Kimi Rito himself helped write it! And its also available in English!

(He supervised the 2014 update, Nagayama is the main writer). The issue is that the above was an academic publication, and from the Amsterdam University Press at that. It also uses the phrase "Erotic comics" for said academic market. Meanwhile, Fakku's publication was sold in mainstream bookstores and is called exactly what someone is going to search if they are interested in this topic. The Anglophone world does not say erotic comics, or even eromanga (despite my futile attempts to shift the needle), or distinguish between drawn and animated and all that crap. We say hentai. So when a curious person googles the obvious thing:

They get a book that is gonna be kind of bad for them, actually, as it is very niche and probably too high-context. While meanwhile a real resource completely exists that is what they want, but isn't gonna show up.

I can't fault Fakku for their marketing savvy, but I do think I can fault them for their white lie on the title here - its not quiiite as white as they may have hoped. May this be a PSA for everyone out there - Kimi Rito's book is the 201 textbook, don't start there based on the title alone.

[capyperrland]

𝙑𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙑𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦/𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘶𝘸𝘶

[stem-diaries]

10-06-2024

first exam of the session (plant biology) done! I know I did at least 1 question wrong but it could be much worse. let's hope for the best!

my next exam is this Thursday, analytic chemistryᕙ⁠(⁠⇀⁠‸⁠↼⁠‶⁠)⁠ᕗ

I'm so tempted to make an Instagram page about my room and weeb collector stuff but I really don't want people who know me irl to find it lol. maybe I'll make a sideblog here(??)

[i01-xcl]

WIP09_"serene"

[perilegs]

i made an account on some academia site to download a paper published about BL and now my account looks like this

[gemaesteria]

FREE 2024 Stardew Valley-inspired Notion Life Planner

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This year, I am prioritizing my health and well-being, especially after going through my healing journey after being laid off for 7 months. I've never been good with keeping New Year's resolutions so I tried something different and made a vision board which morphed into this Stardew Valley-inspired Notion template I designed. If you're looking for a chill way to organize things that matter most to you, grab my template on Gumroad for FREE! (Tips are welcome but not necessary).

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On the Dashboard

💎 Customizable widgets x5: Clock, Calendar, Daily Quotes, Spotify, and Countdown widget 💎 "Quick Reminders" area to jot down notes 💎 A "Reading Nook" to bookmark your favorite reads (my inbox is a mess so I like to favorite newsletters I enjoy reading). 💎 Daily/On-going To-Do List 💎 Calendar (Linked View) 💎 Helpful instructions

Vision Board Page

Get ready to manifest your dreams! Use this space to visualize and remind yourself of what you want to achieve this year. Fill with quotes, images, and affirmations.

Relationship Management Page

Use this cozy corner to jot down cool tidbits and key notes about friends, colleagues, and connections. This is your go-to spot for remembering the fun stuff and being on top of those crucial details that keep relationships thriving. (Or when you need a little help to stay in someone’s good graces).

Monthly Planner Page

A high-level overview of things you can look forward to for the year.

A Calendar at the bottom (also linked in the main dashboard) if you prefer having concrete start and end dates for upcoming events.

Scrapbook/journaling page

A journaling/scrapbook space for you to document your most precious memories. Capture moments including where it happened, with whom, how you felt, and what you saw.

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[fr3shm3at]

２０２４年０９月１９日

　何もすごい

Another night studying mandarin, got to stream tonight and post a lot of content i been working on all last week… I finished my squid ball snacks that have peanuts in the middle like how peanut m&m’s are but with a cracker shell. I got the non spicy bc i got a lot of spicy food…

[omiraopo]

𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾𐬾

Introvert log ღ Slice of life

Hello,

my name is mira and I am 17 years old. Welcome to my slice of life blog.

“never thought I’d find you but you’re here, and so I love you” - Beabadoobee

𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿𐬿

[guilibagelz]

my english teacher makes me hurt myself

[chilltouhoubeats]

Koishi’s Theme - Hartmann’s Youkai Girl 

Lofi, Chill Beat Remix by Moon-Tone 🎧

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[astowlfo]

2021

[cosmonira]

Character analysis: Nifuji Hirotaka Part I

Analysis from volume 1 (Narumi’s perspective) and volume 11 (Hirotaka’s perspective)

Narumi has always been worried about saving face due to her past traumas with relationships (and maybe something during high school or college in her time away from Hirotaka).

Hirotaka is shown as aloof in Narumi’s eyes.

Hirotaka saw her first. He recognizes her immediately but considers himself unimportant in her life supposing she barely remembers him. Which shows that he may have low self-esteem. He has a whole monologue when he first sees her, which shows he thinks a lot, and probably is prone to overthinking and ruminating or grooming. He gets clearly affected by her and also gets terribly nervous. Meaning he does harbor all these feelings, he merely knows how to conceal them well. He presumably has always been like this, even during their childhood? He doesn’t seem to be bothered by being alone during this period of his life. He does not interact much with the other kids, and it may hurt a little, but it does not seem to be a big problem. Narumi is the first kid whom he interacts with, in the sense of bonding and developing a friendship. I assume he had a hard time getting to know others, and she probably was, in fact, his only friend for a long while. This assumption is corroborated by her worry in volume 6 when she insists he must spend time bonding with their co-workers, and by Naoya's reaction when he discovers they are dating. Therefore, we may also conclude Hirotaka is a bit socially awkward. I don’t want to say very socially awkward because he does not repulse people, he just does not make an effort to be around them. The author herself never mentions the reason why. At a first glance, he looks like a flat and static character. But, maybe, that is simply the impression everyone has because they have their own set of problems. Considering this series is placed in the period of life that is adulthood, nobody really cares that much about others, therefore, placing Hirotaka as someone who never changes is easy for the ones around him. Their assumption of his personality, though, should not imply he is unable to feel the same emotion as them.

I wonder what exactly made him the way he is. 

This song here was in my mind while I wrote this

[capyperrland]

𝙅𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙑𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚

[hentaicommissions]

Hospitalization - study, study!

[thefelterthatsews]

Made a #punchneedle #embroidery piece of #murr from the #manga and #anime series #thecasestudyofvanitas . I do apologize for not making anything in over a week. I was just grieving about my good friend that lost to cancer, but he made the choice to take the MAiD program to end his life. He will be missed, he was a good and supportive friend of mine when I was still struggling, plus he was one of my first friends that I made in #terracebc when I first moved there. So I made some artwork to make me feel better about the loss. #handmade #weebtiktok #animecat #vanitas #otaku #animeart #recycledart #漫画 #アニメ #ヴァニタスの手記カルテ #ムル #ねこ #猫 #かわいい #かわいいひと