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The Content Crunch of the Fall 2009 Anime Season, and what to do about it.

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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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Swamped by responsibility

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The tears will end soon, but they seem so long and lonesome…

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Thought of the Day: My blogging about autistic anime fandom was relevant all along?

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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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Welcome to the NHK and the state of the hikikomori soul

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

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