Comments on: The Lunar New Year: (10) A more holistic weltanschauung

By: jp_zer0

jp_zer0 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:11:42 +0000

Ha! I love how you irreverently use a word like Weltanschauung without warning.

But I’m still waiting for a reference to Canada. Sucks to be me.

By: TheBigN

TheBigN — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:53:43 +0000

“I’m definitely not going at all mention Japanocentrism or Afro Samurai at all…”

I was wondering if you were going to mention that, or if Mike was going to mention it in his post.

It is nice to see attempts at “racial variety”, conscious or not, in many things, with anime just being one of those things. :3

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 11 May 2008 03:18:49 +0000

@IKnight

Yes. 5.2 episodes, amirite?

@Lelangir

Yeah, there is a facet like that. Correct.

@Baka-Raptor

LOL

@Ryan

Yoruichi and Soi Fong need to have a relationship between themselves. Now. haha

By: Ryan A

Ryan A — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:22:04 +0000

This is nice. I enjoy the way series make an attempt at cultural blends, though I usually don’t notice it Thinking about Lagoon and Bleach, it does bode well…. and thinking about Yoruichi mmmm, yummy kittaay;Soi Fon is a deeelish too.

By: Baka-Raptor

Baka-Raptor — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:27:46 +0000

I always saw Yoruichi as black (Indian Girls and Hot are mutually exclusive in my mind)

By: Lelangir

Lelangir — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:05:22 +0000

I’m definitely not going at all mention Japanocentrism or Afro Samurai at all…

And yes, in regards to the first comment, there is most obviously a biological, non-discursive, and wholly objective facet to the totally correct notion of “your people”.

By: IKnight

IKnight — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:42:49 +0000

The best thing about Soi Fon is her game-breaking power-thingummy (I forget what it’s called). Just the sort of thing you never give to your main character.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:55:44 +0000

I see that you saw what I did there.

By: lolikitsune

lolikitsune — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:43:42 +0000

>>slavery

I love you Michael, keep making your absurd comparisons!!

By: eipu

eipu — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:57:06 +0000

I was surprised and amused as well when Philippines was mentioned in a black lagoon arc. And like you, i couldn’t help smiling every time they mentioned a few of our provinces and cities. I even noted that the setting they used for the Philippines was pretty accurate. ^^ All the coconut trees and traditional houses in the background made me grin like an idiot.