tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12415793.post114675746936364563..comments2009-07-12T14:08:08.959-07:00Lawmunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04665582694142905655noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12415793.post-27354091035648438112007-01-25T16:20:00.000-08:002007-01-25T16:20:00.000-08:00I haven't yet read all of your posts but I was wondering if you had seen/heard of the Japanese TV show called Akihabara@DEEP. I saw Densha Otoko and was all like "This is good, otaku are being seen." But then I saw A@D and in one scene (in the fourth episode I think) One character criticizes Densha and says it's a lie and otakus really don't end up with pretty girls. A@D in general, I think, tries to present a less acceptable image of otaku, in the Japanese mind anyway, as Densha did. For one thing, the main character has a horrible stutter and otaku are portrayed closer to how they actually are (I think...) as one engages in one-on-one ring fights while working in a maid cafe, etc. Although, this theory is totally ruined by the fact that two of the main characters are played by mainstream j-pop stars... I suppose, in general, A@D is a loss for otaku that don't want otaku-ism to be mainstreamed but at the same time I think it's not as fantastical as Densha was and presents a picture of otaku that is closer to reality so people understand that the Yamada-shis of the world are not going to wind up with the pretty girls... That was a reference to Densha if you didn’t get it.<br />Sorry for my long rant and sorry if you already heard about it.<br />Here is the torrent link if you want to check Akihabara@DEEP out: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?search=Akihabara%40DEEP&type=jdrama&sub=sub_english&sort=<br />~Enchan toiu dorama otakuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12415793.post-1146841980304313572006-05-05T08:13:00.000-07:002006-05-05T08:13:00.000-07:00Supplementary info:<BR/><BR/>Here is a page that collects Pop Japan Travel media coverage. "PJT on TV Happy" and the "Asahi Shinbun Evening Edition (March 14, 2005)" were both about the tour I was on. <A HREF="http://www.popjapantravel.com/print.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.popjapantravel.com/print.html</A><BR/><BR/>Also, Aka-san (our intrepid tour guide and all-around cool guy) has some comments regarding the "Otaku from USA" footage. See here: <A HREF="http://aka-san.livejournal.com/45664.html" REL="nofollow">http://aka-san.livejournal.com/45664.html</A>Lawmunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04665582694142905655noreply@blogger.com