HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KIDO YUYA although it's actually already passed in Japan but it's still the nineth here plus I got my 'happy birthday' comment in on his blog with plenty of time to spare SO YEAH. I kept an eye on the comment count and it's surpassed 450, approximately doubling the previous record for most comments on a post (held by the 'thank ( Read more... )

So I finished reading Genshiken this morning. By which I mean, I finished crying through Genshiken this morning. Man, those last two volumes were just emotionally flaying. I mean, Ogiue's backstory really put me through the wringer, but, god, Madarame. MADARAME, I STILL DON'T BELIEVE IT. If someone had told me when I watched the first season of the ( Read more... )

So I had my first Japanese Culture, Literature, and Film class today. First, the professor is very cool. He's this grizzled, technologically illiterate old guy who not only taught at Tokyo University but brought two guys back with him. (Satoshi and Rei; Rei looks a lot like Sotaro. I kept expecting him to yell, "OSU!") He told us to call him Ted- ( Read more... )