Comments for Blog of the North Star http://blogofthenorthstar.com For Pop Culture Thrillseekers Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Reverse Sour Grapes: the plight of the anime fan, and the illusion of “anime burnout.” by George J. Horvath http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2012/02/01/reverse-sour-grapes-the-plight-of-the-anime-fan-and-the-illusion-of-anime-burnout/#comment-460 George J. Horvath Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:01:24 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=3422#comment-460 Neat piece, man. I won't admit that I have a large "backlog" of anime to watch, but I rarely think of it as a backlog... I'm only 25, so I feel that I have plenty of time in my life to get to something in that "backlog". Once you feel that you "have to watch" something for a reason other than your own enjoyment, entertainment, or curiosity then you start to not enjoy something as much. That's why I usually don't give a damn about what's popular right now or whatever; if it interests me then I'll watch it when I want to watch it. I don't care if it's not being talked about anymore, since I'm watching it for myself. As for Gundam, my friend has seen every Gundam TV series out there, but it was for his own enjoyment and curiosity; he wanted to know how each series was for his own personal knowledge. As for me, I've started a few Gundams but only fully watched a couple, but that's fine with me. Neat piece, man. I won’t admit that I have a large “backlog” of anime to watch, but I rarely think of it as a backlog… I’m only 25, so I feel that I have plenty of time in my life to get to something in that “backlog”. Once you feel that you “have to watch” something for a reason other than your own enjoyment, entertainment, or curiosity then you start to not enjoy something as much. That’s why I usually don’t give a damn about what’s popular right now or whatever; if it interests me then I’ll watch it when I want to watch it. I don’t care if it’s not being talked about anymore, since I’m watching it for myself.

As for Gundam, my friend has seen every Gundam TV series out there, but it was for his own enjoyment and curiosity; he wanted to know how each series was for his own personal knowledge. As for me, I’ve started a few Gundams but only fully watched a couple, but that’s fine with me.

]]> Comment on Reverse Sour Grapes: the plight of the anime fan, and the illusion of “anime burnout.” by Jrnemanich http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2012/02/01/reverse-sour-grapes-the-plight-of-the-anime-fan-and-the-illusion-of-anime-burnout/#comment-459 Jrnemanich Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:38:19 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=3422#comment-459 While I want to argue about the Gundam thing, I can't b/c it's true. Even though I don't really talk to other Gundam fans, I feel, as a Gundam fan, to watch every show to be apart of the "club". I understand. Gundam fans can be... opinionated about their show. It isn't just in Gundam fandom, it's also in the Mecha genre as a whole. When someone goes on /m or a forum and asks if "I liked Gurren Laggan, Gundam 00, whatever, what should I watch next" they are given a list of 70s and 80s shows with a comment like "watch these and then come back". It's very off putting and pushs people away from mecha. They don't look at the show they person that original likes, they just say watch the foundational shows and, once you watch these 10-15 shows, you can come back and be apart of mecha. While I want to argue about the Gundam thing, I can’t b/c it’s true. Even though I don’t really talk to other Gundam fans, I feel, as a Gundam fan, to watch every show to be apart of the “club”.

I understand. Gundam fans can be… opinionated about their show. It isn’t just in Gundam fandom, it’s also in the Mecha genre as a whole. When someone goes on /m or a forum and asks if “I liked Gurren Laggan, Gundam 00, whatever, what should I watch next” they are given a list of 70s and 80s shows with a comment like “watch these and then come back”.

It’s very off putting and pushs people away from mecha. They don’t look at the show they person that original likes, they just say watch the foundational shows and, once you watch these 10-15 shows, you can come back and be apart of mecha.

]]> Comment on Few Things are Manlier than Personal Responsibility by Reverse Sour Grapes: the plight of the anime fan, and the illusion of “anime burnout.” | Blog of the North Star http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2010/08/24/few-things-are-manlier-than-personal-responsibility/#comment-457 Reverse Sour Grapes: the plight of the anime fan, and the illusion of “anime burnout.” | Blog of the North Star Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:23:54 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=471#comment-457 [...] The question is: why do people eat sour grapes in the first place? I’m no psychology expert, but I’ve had plenty of conversations with anime fans. Here are some possible explanations, peppered with images from a great anime about self-rationalization: Paranoia Agent! [...] [...] The question is: why do people eat sour grapes in the first place? I’m no psychology expert, but I’ve had plenty of conversations with anime fans. Here are some possible explanations, peppered with images from a great anime about self-rationalization: Paranoia Agent! [...]

]]> Comment on Dolph Lundgren vs. Drug Dealers From Outer Space by Milo (blogofthenorthstar.com) http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/10/03/dolph-lundgren-vs-drug-dealers-from-outer-space/#comment-428 Milo (blogofthenorthstar.com) Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:22:25 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2490#comment-428 Just seeing this now since my comment notifier wasn't working for a few weeks after I changed web hosts... yeah! That's a winner right there. Just seeing this now since my comment notifier wasn’t working for a few weeks after I changed web hosts… yeah! That’s a winner right there.

]]> Comment on Manga Heroes of Black History Month: Blaster Knuckle by Crudely Animated Cartoons About Washing Your Balls: Thermae Romae | Blog of the North Star http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/02/01/manga-heroes-of-black-history-month-blaster-knuckle/#comment-409 Crudely Animated Cartoons About Washing Your Balls: Thermae Romae | Blog of the North Star Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:52:15 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=1056#comment-409 [...] Saint Young Men, a story about Jesus and Buddha vacationing together in Tokyo. Or Blaster Knuckle (reviewed here), where a black cowboy hunts the monstrous vampire beasts that run the Ku Klux [...] [...] Saint Young Men, a story about Jesus and Buddha vacationing together in Tokyo. Or Blaster Knuckle (reviewed here), where a black cowboy hunts the monstrous vampire beasts that run the Ku Klux [...]

]]> Comment on Redline: Everything Will Be Different Now by GoodbyeNavi http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2012/01/17/redline-everything-will-be-different-now/#comment-380 GoodbyeNavi Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:39:12 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=3270#comment-380 He should never wear a shirt. I mean, look at his chest! There was no reason for Mark to put on a shirt at all. Now, if we can just get him to drop that towel. He should never wear a shirt. I mean, look at his chest! There was no reason for Mark to put on a shirt at all. Now, if we can just get him to drop that towel.

]]> Comment on Redline: Everything Will Be Different Now by Prede http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2012/01/17/redline-everything-will-be-different-now/#comment-371 Prede Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:46:12 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=3270#comment-371 "I think Rutger Hauer starred in a string of low-budget action movies in the nineties because he was having a midlife crisis" Well I almost pissed my pants with that line. You should be proud. Anyway interesting post. This movie seems really weird. “I think Rutger Hauer starred in a string of low-budget action movies in the nineties because he was having a midlife crisis” Well I almost pissed my pants with that line. You should be proud. Anyway interesting post. This movie seems really weird.

]]> Comment on Redline: Everything Will Be Different Now by Aer http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2012/01/17/redline-everything-will-be-different-now/#comment-365 Aer Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:24:31 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=3270#comment-365 JP isn't happy about that. (Man, you made me want to see it) JP isn’t happy about that.

(Man, you made me want to see it)

]]> Comment on Like Gandhi said: hate the acting, love the actor. by Fulaman http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/11/25/like-gandhi-said-hate-the-acting-love-the-actor/#comment-314 Fulaman Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:41:10 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2749#comment-314 Yah that movie was beyond terrible, words can't describe how awful the movie was. They made Kenshiro pretty much a God of War into the Champion of Sissies. They made them look as if they were regular fighters in real life. Yah that movie was beyond terrible, words can’t describe how awful the movie was. They made Kenshiro pretty much a God of War into the Champion of Sissies. They made them look as if they were regular fighters in real life.

]]> Comment on Dolph Lundgren vs. Drug Dealers From Outer Space by emerald http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/10/03/dolph-lundgren-vs-drug-dealers-from-outer-space/#comment-310 emerald Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:21:15 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2490#comment-310 Well, this is pretty late in the game, but you need to see this. It really can't be classified. All I can say without giving myself brain damage is that it is appropriate for the topics discussed in this post. And that it might just change your life forever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KF6U2-_Dhw4 Well, this is pretty late in the game, but you need to see this. It really can’t be classified. All I can say without giving myself brain damage is that it is appropriate for the topics discussed in this post. And that it might just change your life forever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KF6U2-_Dhw4

]]> Comment on Hopes for 2012: for Chrissakes, SOMEONE License an MMA Manga by Kent Ward http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/12/29/hopes-for-2012-for-chrissakes-someone-license-an-mma-manga/#comment-269 Kent Ward Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:41:53 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=3134#comment-269 I have the entire run of Raijin Comics. That magazine was way ahead of it's time. I can't help but imagine it would thrive digitally as an app for phones and tablets. It had so much good stuff. I would love to buy Baki and Tough manga. I have their anime counterparts. Funimation needs to remaster and re-release Baki and while we're on the subject of competitive fighting manga, Hajime no Ippo needs a license rescue. With UFC as popular as it is, those three series would do a lot better today than they did years ago. They just have to be marketed to that crowd instead of traditional U.S. anime fans. (That is why sports anime and manga fails.) I have the entire run of Raijin Comics. That magazine was way ahead of it’s time. I can’t help but imagine it would thrive digitally as an app for phones and tablets. It had so much good stuff.

I would love to buy Baki and Tough manga. I have their anime counterparts. Funimation needs to remaster and re-release Baki and while we’re on the subject of competitive fighting manga, Hajime no Ippo needs a license rescue.

With UFC as popular as it is, those three series would do a lot better today than they did years ago. They just have to be marketed to that crowd instead of traditional U.S. anime fans. (That is why sports anime and manga fails.)

]]> Comment on 3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Read This Blog: A 2011 Retrospective by emerald http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/12/15/3-reasons-you-shouldnt-read-this-blog-a-2011-retrospective/#comment-132 emerald Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:15:21 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2985#comment-132 Tough luck, man. Even though Fist of the North Star has been completely re-issued, and everything about this blog is strangely opinionated, I'm still keeping it bookmarked and reading your stuff anyway. You can't stop me! Tough luck, man.
Even though Fist of the North Star has been completely re-issued, and everything about this blog is strangely opinionated, I’m still keeping it bookmarked and reading your stuff anyway.
You can’t stop me!

]]> Comment on Blog of the North Star Spreads Holiday Cheer: 2011 Edition by 3 reasons you shouldn’t read this blog: a 2011 retrospective. | Blog of the North Star http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/11/25/blog-of-the-north-star-spreads-holiday-cheer-2011-edition/#comment-127 3 reasons you shouldn’t read this blog: a 2011 retrospective. | Blog of the North Star Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:04:05 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2759#comment-127 [...] To be a good blogger you need a modicum of civility. For example, don’t shit on your audience. [...] [...] To be a good blogger you need a modicum of civility. For example, don’t shit on your audience. [...]

]]> Comment on Franco-British Comics from Hell: “Requiem” by Olivier Ledroit and Pat Mills by 3 reasons you shouldn’t read this blog: a 2011 retrospective. | Blog of the North Star http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/06/20/franco-british-comics-from-hell-requiem-by-olivier-ledroit-and-pat-mills/#comment-78 3 reasons you shouldn’t read this blog: a 2011 retrospective. | Blog of the North Star Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:04:03 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=1562#comment-78 [...] stunned my review of a Franco-Belgian horror comic gets daily hits, often from search engines. It’s not a testament to my writing skill, but to how [...] [...] stunned my review of a Franco-Belgian horror comic gets daily hits, often from search engines. It’s not a testament to my writing skill, but to how [...]

]]> Comment on The day I called MangaUK a whiny little bitch. by 3 reasons you shouldn’t read this blog: a 2011 retrospective. | Blog of the North Star http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/08/16/the-day-i-called-mangauk-a-whiny-little-bitch/#comment-97 3 reasons you shouldn’t read this blog: a 2011 retrospective. | Blog of the North Star Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:03:59 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2051#comment-97 [...] Let’s not mischaracterize it: being a dick keeps me blogging without getting bored. I called the Head of Marketing & Acquisitions at MangaUK a cunt, for chrissakes. AND HE APOLOGIZED TO ME FOR IT. [...] [...] Let’s not mischaracterize it: being a dick keeps me blogging without getting bored. I called the Head of Marketing & Acquisitions at MangaUK a cunt, for chrissakes. AND HE APOLOGIZED TO ME FOR IT. [...]

]]> Comment on 7 things I’d rather spend $60 on instead of a new video game by Aer http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/12/06/7-things-id-rather-spend-60-on-instead-of-a-new-video-game/#comment-131 Aer Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:26:19 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2876#comment-131 How can I not follow you on Glenlivet. But well, here it's fairly cheaper than a day-one release of a video game (near 40% cheaper). How can I not follow you on Glenlivet. But well, here it’s fairly cheaper than a day-one release of a video game (near 40% cheaper).

]]> Comment on A Cool Thing Happened Today. by Tekken: Blood Vengeance wasn’t complete horseshit. | Blog of the North Star http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/05/11/a-cool-thing-happened-today/#comment-65 Tekken: Blood Vengeance wasn’t complete horseshit. | Blog of the North Star Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:12:08 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=1327#comment-65 [...] Posted on December 8, 2011 I feel obligated to follow up on this, considering my excitement for the project when it was first announced in May. As clips from the movie began appearing online, my enthusiasm [...] [...] Posted on December 8, 2011 I feel obligated to follow up on this, considering my excitement for the project when it was first announced in May. As clips from the movie began appearing online, my enthusiasm [...]

]]> Comment on 7 things I’d rather spend $60 on instead of a new video game by Jonny! http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/12/06/7-things-id-rather-spend-60-on-instead-of-a-new-video-game/#comment-130 Jonny! Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:25:26 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2876#comment-130 That's only because videogame budgets are too high. High budgets stifle creativity and push prices up. I'd rather pay $30 for something that imaginative and fun, than $60 for something derivative and marketing-led. I wouldn't shed a single tear for the lost profits of the makers of boring "Triple-A" blockbuster crap. That’s only because videogame budgets are too high. High budgets stifle creativity and push prices up. I’d rather pay $30 for something that imaginative and fun, than $60 for something derivative and marketing-led.
I wouldn’t shed a single tear for the lost profits of the makers of boring “Triple-A” blockbuster crap.

]]> Comment on 7 things I’d rather spend $60 on instead of a new video game by Milo Turnbull http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/12/06/7-things-id-rather-spend-60-on-instead-of-a-new-video-game/#comment-129 Milo Turnbull Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:49:48 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2876#comment-129 I'm at a point in life where it makes me feel like a fool to buy brand new video games. The same way I'd feel like a fool if I bought a car brand new and it lost half its value as soon as I got out of the lot. I'd like the market to change in such a way that I don't have to feel cheated in order to be a day 1 consumer. And it's getting there, with rental options like OnLive being available for some games the day they come out. Until then, I'll get more value for my $60 elsewhere. I’m at a point in life where it makes me feel like a fool to buy brand new video games. The same way I’d feel like a fool if I bought a car brand new and it lost half its value as soon as I got out of the lot. I’d like the market to change in such a way that I don’t have to feel cheated in order to be a day 1 consumer. And it’s getting there, with rental options like OnLive being available for some games the day they come out. Until then, I’ll get more value for my $60 elsewhere.

]]> Comment on 7 things I’d rather spend $60 on instead of a new video game by John K (@EXPotemkin) http://blogofthenorthstar.com/2011/12/06/7-things-id-rather-spend-60-on-instead-of-a-new-video-game/#comment-128 John K (@EXPotemkin) Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:25:22 +0000 http://blogofthenorthstar.com/?p=2876#comment-128 As much as I love deals on video games, if no one bought them at full price, they'd never be profitable. As much as I love deals on video games, if no one bought them at full price, they’d never be profitable.

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