The Uncanny Valley of the Dolls, 2D and 3D Universes, Ray Bradbury, Broken Childhood Promises, Anti Matter & Anime, Geek Philosophy and psuedo-science Nerdery (pauses to gasp air from speaking too long)

Osaka: Anime character confined to a 2D Universe

I had a conversation with otou-san today about a number of things, which was really interesting. My theory about why 2D Anime women can’t exist in the same universe as 3D people except in a Roger Rabbit style universe where they’re already in the same place seemed so plausible, that I recommend any 2D complex sufferer take into account the risk of Anti-Matter when fantasising about lolis or more mature 2D women. Chances are you might be informed, challenged, a little frightened, and astounded by the post that follows. It’s the wit and wisdom of otou-san and Asperger’s Anime Blogger, finally taking on REAL Geek Philosophy.

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me: hey otou san

ultramouse: howdy do

me: well my dad gave me some good news, he gets paid soon

ultramouse: getting paid is good

me: that and I’ve ditched the afraid-to-commit promise girl

ultramouse: oh?

is that a good thing?

me: it’s been two weeks and still no word

i don’t deserve it

ultramouse: oh

well I can’t say as I can provide a lot of input on that, not knowing much

me: i don’t want to end up like Kaorin from Azumanga Daioh, fawning over a girl who doesn’t clearly state she loves me

ultramouse: well that’s a little different, she fell for a girl who probably wasn’t even a lesbian

me: Kaorin’s example transcends gender as a warning to men too

Sakaki couldn’t love me back neither, but that’s because I don’t exist in the same universe as her

ultramouse: you are in the 3d world?

me: yeah

long distance trans-dimensional relationships rarely work out well

and when they do you’re just stuck with a child you had with Yog-Sothoth or even a polyhedron baby like in a Bradbury story i read [Edit: The story is Tomorrow's Child by Ray Bradbury, I think it is anyway]

ultramouse: neither of those options sound good

and we all know how wilbur ended up

me: the bradbury story at least had a happy ending

the parents became polyhedrons too when they went into another dimension to rescue their kid

ultramouse: what story is that?

sounds interesting

me: it’s in I Sing The Body Electric! And Other Stories

ultramouse: I only ever read fahrenheit 451

which was really great

me: Bradbury’s more than a one trick pony

ultramouse: i believe it

me: his short stories are brilliant too

ultramouse: I have heard that

me: yeah

the only instance a 3D/2D relationship would work out is if 3D and 2D people existed in the same universe like in Roger Rabbit

otherwise anti-matter is a worry

Sent at 2:25 PM on Friday

me: argh stupid telemarketer called me

ran to the phone for nothing

ultramouse: I hate that

me: yeah

but back to extra-dimensional possibilities

even if a 2D person would cross from a 2D universe it is likely their body would transform into 3D

like in that bradbury story

crushing otaku dreams forever

ultramouse: have you seen those anime girl costumes that have masks?

freaking weird…

me: yeah

ultramouse: have you heard the principle of the “uncanny valley?” that’s right smack dab in the middle of the uncanny valley

me: only if a 2D person crossed into a 3D world they would look like a normal person

uncanny valley?

what’s that?

ultramouse: basically, when something made to look real looks just a bit “too” real

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley

scroll halfway down, the chart pretty much says it all

me: i see it, i see it, an award winning Anime blog post is all there

ultramouse: actually quite a few anime bloggers have written posts on the subject

hehe

probably no coincidence that a japanese guy came up with the idea

me: yeah

ultramouse: although it usually applies to robots and thigns like that

me: in the book I’m illustrating there’s Anime people alongside different style cartoon people who represent the dominant “3D” majority

but the reason why such a thing works is because the Anime people were created by an ordained deity instead of a madman

who happens to be the “God of Manga“

lol

yeah

the balance in style represents my tale of ethnic difference and acceptance well

the test panels work out the balance between styles in a way that’s similar to how the guy who made Roger Rabbit constructed his images

yeah

also confirming my sanity, when I fanboy over anime girls I imagine what they would look like as 3D people

yeah

ultramouse: that is a good sanity test, yeah

me: it’s kind of like a more innocent version of imagining what celebs look like naked

ultramouse: hehe

me: yeah

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me: yeah

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me: i feel a lot mentally healthier without a 2D complex

yeah

this has been a fascinating 20 mins

ultramouse: hehe

wisdom comes in strange and silly places

me: yeah

Sent at 2:44 PM on Friday

me: yeah

i’m surprised Lelangir hasn’t gobbled up this tasty intellectual fanservice

ultramouse: does seem like his realm

although if you were talking about mecha instead of girls, iknight would be the guy for it too

me: oh iknight and his mecha

ultramouse: half of what he says is over my head because i’m not a gundam fan

Sent at 2:47 PM on Friday

me: yeah

i never saw gundam either

ultramouse: i’ve seen a couple

but i’m just not that into them

and I actually watched the whole last series

Sent at 2:49 PM on Friday

me: yeah

Sent at 2:53 PM on Friday

ultramouse: it’s kind of like in star trek TNG when laforge explains the made up technical crap

that’s gundam in a nutshell to me

Sent at 2:55 PM on Friday

me: yeah

i saved the science nerd philosophising into a word document for future reference

is taht ok?

ultramouse: but of course

me: because i am a fantasy/sci fi writer after all

yeah

ultramouse: i’d be happy to have inspired even a sentence

me: you helped me flesh out the seed of an idea

yeah

Sent at 2:59 PM on Friday

me: i’m having fun frightening my school buddy with scientific and psychoanalytic analysis of philosophical concepts

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me: yeah

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me: yeah

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me: i have to go

cya

ultramouse: later on

Sent at 3:05 PM on Friday