Entries Tagged 'hikikomori' ↓
October 26th, 2009 — Adam Elliot, Anime Blogging, Anime figures, Australia, Australian anime and manga fandom, Australian film, Content Crunch, Fall 2009 Anime Season, Osamu Tezuka, Star Trek, The Graduate, Uncategorized, hikikomori

First of all, I’ve never really been able to cover anime seasons while they currently air because of my HSC, and now that that’s over, I am a Graduate lacking a Mrs. Robinson. For those of you who don’t know what I mean by that joke, rent The Graduate, it has Dustin Hoffmann in it for crying out loud. HE RULES.
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October 7th, 2009 — Adult responsibility, Anime Blogging, Depressing, Tatsuhiko Takimoto, Uncategorized, Welcome to the NHK, Writer's Thoughts, hikikomori

The tears will end soon, but they seem so long and lonesome…
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September 22nd, 2009 — Anime Blogging, Asperger's Syndrome, Cultural theory, Geek Philosophy, KyoAni, Uncategorized, analysis, anime, autism, hikikomori

Months ago, someone told me that they found a substantial section on anime in a guide to teaching autistic children. Of all places, I wondered, why there? As it turns out, many autistic children like anime because the facial expressions and gestures are easy to understand. For people with autism, who normally have immense trouble reading the emotions of others, anime characters are a way for them to participate in a social arena that the rest of us hardly think about. – 2-D Teleidoscope
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August 10th, 2009 — Geek Philosophy, Japanese Literature, Sociology, Tatsuhiko Takimoto, Theology, Uncategorized, Welcome to the NHK, analysis, hikikomori, light novel, out of print, religion

When God is dead, one makes one’s own gods to blame for it.
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