Link of the Day [9.09.08]
That's one crazy link, hunh? I know that it is better web etiquette to put an actual descriptive phrase for the link enclosed in those anchor tags, but I'm just continuing on with the grand tradition of the raw URL, because it's the way it looks if I post via email. Keep it the same for both web-based or email-based posts and you don't have to worry about the format. You do have to worry about the length of the line, because iPhone wraps it weird;.
Anywhoo, today's link is to OtakuUSA magazine's article on "Gateway Anime." That's anime that leads you to becoming a life long fan. It's similar to how cigarettes or pot can lead you to harder drugs like crystal meth or special K. I know my gateway anime is Robotech. I did watch a few episodes of StarBlazers, but it was usually on crappy UHF and hard to get good reception, so it was tough to watch. And I did love watching Speed Racer and Kimba, the White Lion, but being so young at the time, I didn't think about them being "Japanese Animation." They were just some cartoon.
Robotech was different. You couldn't wait for it to come on, so you'd hurry home to watch it or set the VCR to tape it. Then you'd watch it over and over. And not too long afterwards, you buy your first Valkyrie fighter. And it was cool. Next came the models. And finally, you'd get that first crush on a 2D girl. Oh, Lisa Hayes (Misa Hiyase in the original Macross), forget that lame Rick Hunter...
Hunh? Where was I?
Oh, yeah, Robotech was my gateway anime that started me down the anime fandom road. Not to mention School Rumble.
http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?
sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&
tier=3&nid=F15C3E187035436091591E5987742890
That's one crazy link, hunh? I know that it is better web etiquette to put an actual descriptive phrase for the link enclosed in those anchor tags, but I'm just continuing on with the grand tradition of the raw URL, because it's the way it looks if I post via email. Keep it the same for both web-based or email-based posts and you don't have to worry about the format. You do have to worry about the length of the line, because iPhone wraps it weird;.
Anywhoo, today's link is to OtakuUSA magazine's article on "Gateway Anime." That's anime that leads you to becoming a life long fan. It's similar to how cigarettes or pot can lead you to harder drugs like crystal meth or special K. I know my gateway anime is Robotech. I did watch a few episodes of StarBlazers, but it was usually on crappy UHF and hard to get good reception, so it was tough to watch. And I did love watching Speed Racer and Kimba, the White Lion, but being so young at the time, I didn't think about them being "Japanese Animation." They were just some cartoon.
Robotech was different. You couldn't wait for it to come on, so you'd hurry home to watch it or set the VCR to tape it. Then you'd watch it over and over. And not too long afterwards, you buy your first Valkyrie fighter. And it was cool. Next came the models. And finally, you'd get that first crush on a 2D girl. Oh, Lisa Hayes (Misa Hiyase in the original Macross), forget that lame Rick Hunter...
Hunh? Where was I?
Oh, yeah, Robotech was my gateway anime that started me down the anime fandom road. Not to mention School Rumble.
http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?
sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&
tier=3&nid=F15C3E187035436091591E5987742890
Labels: anime, lotd, Macross, NewsRadio quote, school rumble, why am i telling you this?