Comments on: In praise of shadows: anime, culture, critique, analysis (maybe)

By: Seattle Mariners Hat Wearer

Seattle Mariners Hat Wearer — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:37:49 +0000

As an Australia-based Mariners fan, I found your blog on google and read a few of your other Mariners posts.
I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

By: Ichiro Suzuki Game Worn Jersey Owner

Ichiro Suzuki Game Worn Jersey Owner — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:37:32 +0000

I am a Mariners fan from Argentina. Very nice Mariners information.
I am a big fan of Ichiro Suzuki and am disappointed that JJ Putz was traded.
I hope to be in Seattle for a game this summer.

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Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:14:44 +0000

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By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:14:55 +0000

I did that in NBS Davao and I got scolded … and when I asked if it could be opened, they said no. So I don’t think it’s the rule; I think it’s more of the exception.

By: cebukitty

cebukitty — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:53:55 +0000

have you tried asking the salesladies nicely if you can please take the book from its plastic protection so you can read it? meganeshounnen is right, National Bookstore allows you to read books for free. In fact, a handful of times, salesladies in National bookstore Cebu voluntary offer to remove a book from the plastic cover when they see me reading the BLURBS. Same thing happens to me in CAGNAAN (sells european trade books here)

as an alternative, you can use amazon.com to electronically peruse the first few pages of the books they offer for sale.

and if all else fails, and you just HAVETA read a book only its not available here in the country or is too damn expensive, there are lots of ebooks in the cyberworld yours for the taking. channel bookz in irc undernet is one of the best sources for free *wink, wink* ebooks out there.

of course for true blue bibliophiles, nothing beats the erotic texture and the luscious fragrance of an actual book…

By: meganeshounen

meganeshounen — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:19:19 +0000

Which bookstore do you frequent? National Bookstore in Sta. Lucia also lets you read as much as you want, as long as it’s already been opened. Very useful for reading their manga archives hidden in a small space near the magazine rack. *hint hint*

Was able to finish reading the GSeed manga and got up to date with Genshiken without spending a buck with that. Now… if only they would put in those other School Rumble tankoubons…

On the topic of Japan losing its own identity, I think the proverb “a prophet does not become revered in his hometown” applies there. You see Japan looking to the Western world and copying its ways and cultures, and you also see some (diehard) foreign otaku trying to behave like pseudo-Nihonjin with their cries of “kawaii”. Oh, and maybe you can also count in PPZ.

On a side note, I was in a hobby shop when I heard a couple of girls who were talking about the best “seme” and “uke” pairs. I shivered.

Anyway, globalization is inevitable with tech nowadays, but of course there are at least some people who still preserve their ancient heritage through practice. Something to do with miko, prolly.