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keelieinblack has scanned an Antique Bakery doujinshi and the covers are just stunning. Check out the covers and download the whole thing here.
The whole brouhaha over the series finale of The Sopranos (which ran this past Sunday) has been fascinating me, even though I had never seen a single episode and probably never will. I read a number of spoiler-filled reviews with glee, cackling at how people tried to make sense of the ending and come to terms with their dissatisfaction...and then it hit me. It all reminded me of the fervor I had back when I watched Evangelion when it first aired; I don't think I'd ever been so invested in needing a satisfying ending to a series. The incredible rage I experienced when the last episode finished...It makes me smile, now. I actually like to re-watch that series every several years or so, because it really brings back that insane obsession I (and my friends) had when it first aired. And I'm attached to the characters, even Shinji. I know he's kind of...Shinji, but having heard the Spanish language version pronouncing his name "Shin-hi" and having taken into account the effect of having Gendou as a father has really lessened my irritation at some of his Shinji-ness. Besides, Asuka always irritated me more. I understood where she was coming from, but damn she really grated on my nerves.
I am highly amused by how many posts in comms and various blogs I've read recently that...brings up a controversial/unpopular opinion in a way that superficially seems to promote discussion, but really only serves to give people a forum to come out of the wood-work to say, "word!" It's great when there's a backlash and the two camps duke it out (but not so emotionally that it just degenerates into lame name-calling and personal attacks) with sharp barbs and anecdotal evidence and gross generalizations and misinterpretations of the other side's comments. Do they ever realize how absurd they seem from the outside? *loves to lurk*
The whole brouhaha over the series finale of The Sopranos (which ran this past Sunday) has been fascinating me, even though I had never seen a single episode and probably never will. I read a number of spoiler-filled reviews with glee, cackling at how people tried to make sense of the ending and come to terms with their dissatisfaction...and then it hit me. It all reminded me of the fervor I had back when I watched Evangelion when it first aired; I don't think I'd ever been so invested in needing a satisfying ending to a series. The incredible rage I experienced when the last episode finished...It makes me smile, now. I actually like to re-watch that series every several years or so, because it really brings back that insane obsession I (and my friends) had when it first aired. And I'm attached to the characters, even Shinji. I know he's kind of...Shinji, but having heard the Spanish language version pronouncing his name "Shin-hi" and having taken into account the effect of having Gendou as a father has really lessened my irritation at some of his Shinji-ness. Besides, Asuka always irritated me more. I understood where she was coming from, but damn she really grated on my nerves.
I am highly amused by how many posts in comms and various blogs I've read recently that...brings up a controversial/unpopular opinion in a way that superficially seems to promote discussion, but really only serves to give people a forum to come out of the wood-work to say, "word!" It's great when there's a backlash and the two camps duke it out (but not so emotionally that it just degenerates into lame name-calling and personal attacks) with sharp barbs and anecdotal evidence and gross generalizations and misinterpretations of the other side's comments. Do they ever realize how absurd they seem from the outside? *loves to lurk*