[ooc] This is no app, boy. No app.
Character Name: Madarame Harunobu
Series: Genshiken
Character Age: 21 (chapter 32)
Canon: Some people read manga for the mascot characters, the magical girls, the impossible hair or the overpowered attacks. But what about the stories of these readers? Genshiken is a slice-of-life manga about the college club of the same name, devoted to, pretty much, geeking out about manga, anime, videogames, figures and cosplay. The members of the Genshiken are self-admitted otaku, who find in the club a place where they truly fit in and belong.
Madarame is often called "the worst otaku" in the club. Gangly, awkward and sloppily dressed, Madarame is an all around embarrassing dude. Apart from enjoying huge robots, magical girls and fighting games, Madarame has a fixation on "creating a character". That is, he mimics hardened soldier type characters, comparing mundane situations to battles and succeeding at his goals to glory. Madarame's penchant for the dramatic and his anal-retentive nature when it comes to everything fannish manages to make even his friends facepalm. But he's not all bad! Among his virtues is his frequent quoting of Gundam series, his detailed analysis of his favorite characters and his ability to forego eating when he has spent all his money on doujinshi (fanmade magazines).
Okay, so those aren't exactly virtues, but he sure is a dedicated fan!
Sample Post:
HAH!! Sweltering weather, humidity so high I can't tell my sweat from the air anymore, and not a single shadow in sight! All these factors would scare a lesser man than I. And because I am myself, I will stay in line for as long as it takes to get a good spot in this exclusive summer-long convention Camp Fuck You Die. With that name, it has to be really hardcore.
Realistic cosplay, characters from any media allowed, over the course of an entire summer, "with the possibility of extending your stay if your name is randomly picked from the Suckers List"? SIGN ME UP! . . . except someone's already signed me up. Well, the catalog that came in the mail said doors would open at 6 p.m. on the 22nd, but for these sort of big events the battle starts early. Glory (and being first in line) awaits the men who never back down from a fight, who seek the road to enlightenment. The ones who study the battlefield and prepare.
But why the hell is this catalog so chaotic?! The map is fine . . . if you ignore the way the cabins sprout new floors, or this vast area marked only as "middle of camp"! Who cares about the map? The goal in any convention is to plan your route carefully! Making sure you visit everything you're interested in with minimum walking time is the entire point. But how can I do that if the cabins aren't organized by series?! Here we have a cabin with a manga character, an RPG character and--I think that guy's from an American comic! In what world does this make any sense?
And it's like all these guys in front haven't even opened the catalog yet. I wonder how long they've been waiting in line. It looks like they haven't drunk so much as a drop of water in weeks, and they've gotta be saving all their cash for the special goods 'cause they sure sound hungry . . . Hey wait, are they leaving? Ah no, they're coming to talk to me. Haha, hi guys! It's been tough, right? But I think they'll open the doors soon. You're hungry? I brought some snacks with me, I don't mind sharing. They do make the wait more bearable after all. Here, have a sandwich--gyaaaahh!
H-he bit my hand. He really bit my hand! How'd I end up in a convention with people who take the "rabid fan" stereotype so literally? "Y-You can blame this on the misfortune of your birth," Madarame.
VOTES (52 IN, 3 OUT. 94.5% BEST PERCENTAGE YET)
Series: Genshiken
Character Age: 21 (chapter 32)
Canon: Some people read manga for the mascot characters, the magical girls, the impossible hair or the overpowered attacks. But what about the stories of these readers? Genshiken is a slice-of-life manga about the college club of the same name, devoted to, pretty much, geeking out about manga, anime, videogames, figures and cosplay. The members of the Genshiken are self-admitted otaku, who find in the club a place where they truly fit in and belong.
Madarame is often called "the worst otaku" in the club. Gangly, awkward and sloppily dressed, Madarame is an all around embarrassing dude. Apart from enjoying huge robots, magical girls and fighting games, Madarame has a fixation on "creating a character". That is, he mimics hardened soldier type characters, comparing mundane situations to battles and succeeding at his goals to glory. Madarame's penchant for the dramatic and his anal-retentive nature when it comes to everything fannish manages to make even his friends facepalm. But he's not all bad! Among his virtues is his frequent quoting of Gundam series, his detailed analysis of his favorite characters and his ability to forego eating when he has spent all his money on doujinshi (fanmade magazines).
Okay, so those aren't exactly virtues, but he sure is a dedicated fan!
Sample Post:
HAH!! Sweltering weather, humidity so high I can't tell my sweat from the air anymore, and not a single shadow in sight! All these factors would scare a lesser man than I. And because I am myself, I will stay in line for as long as it takes to get a good spot in this exclusive summer-long convention Camp Fuck You Die. With that name, it has to be really hardcore.
Realistic cosplay, characters from any media allowed, over the course of an entire summer, "with the possibility of extending your stay if your name is randomly picked from the Suckers List"? SIGN ME UP! . . . except someone's already signed me up. Well, the catalog that came in the mail said doors would open at 6 p.m. on the 22nd, but for these sort of big events the battle starts early. Glory (and being first in line) awaits the men who never back down from a fight, who seek the road to enlightenment. The ones who study the battlefield and prepare.
But why the hell is this catalog so chaotic?! The map is fine . . . if you ignore the way the cabins sprout new floors, or this vast area marked only as "middle of camp"! Who cares about the map? The goal in any convention is to plan your route carefully! Making sure you visit everything you're interested in with minimum walking time is the entire point. But how can I do that if the cabins aren't organized by series?! Here we have a cabin with a manga character, an RPG character and--I think that guy's from an American comic! In what world does this make any sense?
And it's like all these guys in front haven't even opened the catalog yet. I wonder how long they've been waiting in line. It looks like they haven't drunk so much as a drop of water in weeks, and they've gotta be saving all their cash for the special goods 'cause they sure sound hungry . . . Hey wait, are they leaving? Ah no, they're coming to talk to me. Haha, hi guys! It's been tough, right? But I think they'll open the doors soon. You're hungry? I brought some snacks with me, I don't mind sharing. They do make the wait more bearable after all. Here, have a sandwich--gyaaaahh!
H-he bit my hand. He really bit my hand! How'd I end up in a convention with people who take the "rabid fan" stereotype so literally? "Y-You can blame this on the misfortune of your birth," Madarame.
VOTES (52 IN, 3 OUT. 94.5% BEST PERCENTAGE YET)