1. 

   Crusader
   October 26th, 2006 - 13:29

   Hmmm…What about your union/servitude to Nauzron? If you’re still seeking heaven what the heck does that make RL for that matter?

   Still just because you ignore it does not make it go away, in fact it is sort of just turning a blind eye to it. While I would prefer to solve this issue with the fire and steel of retribution +1 million dead is not acceptable even if they happen to be pedophiles and patrons to such villany. I know that while death solves all problems there is the issue of what to do with these children after you wipe out that customer base. A sad as it is it brings up awareness on issues that you would other wise have remained ignorant about, now that you know waht are you going to do?

   “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” –from a headstone in Ireland

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2. 

   Stripey
   October 26th, 2006 - 19:29

   An angelic wife and a heavenly union does not a paradise make. The world and its people will keep reminding you of that and how fragile the things you hold dear really are.

   Anyway the real point I want to make is really that anime may be the less appropriate medium to convey such themes and not so much the lack of awareness of it. But since we’re on it, maybe we can just begin with lighting a candle?

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3. 

   wontaek
   October 26th, 2006 - 19:34

   Stripey, you need some theraphy. Here is a simple 3 step theraphy for you.

   1. Go to your finacee and do whatever she tells you to do for whole 24 hours.
   2. Watch the first 4 episode of Super Robot Wars
   3. Listen to the Utawarerumono Radio where various female voice actors are hitting on Hakuoro’s voice actor. Dark Eruru is really hitting ( and sometimes forking ) Hakuoro hard.

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4. 

   Stripey
   October 26th, 2006 - 20:02

   Thanks wontaek. Although I cringed at 1), I think I’ll give it a go but reduce it to 1 hour. XD

   Actually I just had the best-est therapy available, Kanon 04.

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5. 

   kablaq
   October 27th, 2006 - 05:36

   you know… after reading this post, i suddenly got the feeling that you never watched elfen lied (though, i’d think you would have…)…

   meh… at least reality is still present… proves we’re still slightly human, albeit twisted, mutated corpses of what other “normal” people are

   LONG LIVE THE GOTHLOLI-MEIDO-NEKOMIMI-SISCON!!!

   (the nekomimi’s for me >:3)

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6. 

   Skane
   October 27th, 2006 - 07:12

   Elfen Lied was not grounded in reality, so there is a certain distance when you interpret it. Black Lagoon however, is very much so. ‘Fighting Physics’ aside. The series does not explicitly point fingers, but it points out real events and real people.

   Cheers.

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7. 

   Xellos-_^
   October 27th, 2006 - 10:03

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   I am suprise no one has mention “Now and Then, Here and There” The direction base this seires on research he did on child soilders and rape.

   Minus the scifi stuff, it was probably one of the most realistic protryal of the life (however short) of a male and female child soilders.

   Stripey, i uderstand you some levels where you don’t want to deal with reality when you are watching anime because this is your escape form life. But ignoring these problems are not going to make it go away. If themes on some of these series make you uncomfortable just don’t watch them.

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8. 

   Stripey
   October 27th, 2006 - 10:17

   kablaq: Now you’ve gotten me interested in Elfen Lied… I must have a sado-masochist gene in me somewhere. And these compound anime fetishes just keeps getting longer… XD

   Skane: It was indeed disturbing to read about romanian orphanages being an issue in RL over at Zyl’s blog.

   Xellos-_^: Don’t get me wrong. I don’t ignore them. I just get my feed on such issues through other channels. It’s kind of like showing a documentary of the Holocaust in its full lurid details using anime as the medium.

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9. 

   wontaek
   October 27th, 2006 - 12:10

   Solving the problems on Earth requires either great changes to the economic system from emphasizing consumption and satisfaction, to conservation and sacrifice. If that can’t be achieved, human population needs to decrease to about one tenth of current level while leaving the technological and social infrastructures in tact. Both are practically impossible. If you see some of the reports and research papers I see about future of human energy source and depletion of readily available fresh water, you will really be depressed how we are marching towards possible doom that we can avoid yet probably won’t have the backbone to avoid; one of things that strikes out at you when you see these reports is that, there already are too many humans on Earth’s surface, and no matter what technological advance or economic reforms you achieve, the human population must be reduced to less than half the current level, either by population control of some kind, or massive immigration to outer space. If you really want to make the world better, other than doing least evil possible, there are, again, 3 simple things that can matter if everyone does them.

   1. Spend less money: Calculate and plan carefully how you can minimize your monetary spenditure over next 10 years. Every cent you spend inevitably translate into depletion of Earth’s resource at our current technology level. Until better technology or better economic system arrives, best thing you can do is to conserve your money. If enough people does this, there will have do be inevitable restructuring of the economy. This may force many banks to fail.
   2. Sweat more: In order to spend less money, you just have to make up for it by using your muscles and brains more. This is very good for you in the long run, and can also lead to economic reforms if enough people does them. Many company will go bankrupt if many people do this, though.
   3. Talk to strangers: You have to understand other people more and they, in return, must know you more for any meaningful social reforms to take place. Vast majority of the problems in the world comes from people being trapped into narrow mind set. Only way to break out of this ruinous prison is to hold conversations with wide range of people, thus broadening your views on any subjects. Lives of people are intertwined now in such complicated manner, that what you do today can have an effect on what someone gets forced to do tomorrow at the opposite side of the Earth. In such complicated world, no lasting changes can be made without knowing the ground on which different people stands on, and finding workable compromises. To do so, you have to disobey your parents and talk to someone you don’t know, but you do have to exercise caution, though.

   None of these are easy, and sadly, it won’t mean a thing until critical mass of people does them, yet as far as I can tell, these are the fundamental activities on which we can build a plan for true improvement of lives of all.

   Perhaps the reason I watch Anime is that, in Anime, they show more things to be hopeful, compared to all the journal publications and serious literatures I read.

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10. 

    Xellos^_-
    October 28th, 2006 - 07:47

    A dark day has decended on us.

    The doll fetish fandom has triumph over the loli-cons.

    Desu has won the 2006 Saimoe

    But we will return in 2007 and we will triumph.

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11. 

    Zzz...
    October 28th, 2006 - 16:46

    Wait…wait…wait…

    Suiseiseki WON!?!

    WOOHOOOOOOoO!!!

    *runs a victory lap but falls halfway completely out of breath*

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12. 

    wontaek
    October 29th, 2006 - 01:18

    For 2007 Saimoe, my favorite will be Jyuujyou Shion from Otome wa Onee-sama ni Koi Shiteru, with Drunken Miki being close 2nd.

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13. 

    Stripey
    October 29th, 2006 - 07:29

    wontaek: Woah thanks for all the thoughts. I subscribed to the school thought that the world is such not because we are deprived but depraved. (Which somehat ties in with point 3 of yours. )

    I agree one of the strengths of anime is a messenge of hope too. Probably because it’s catered to mostly a younger audience. Although I would have to disagree on the Japanese anime phenomenon of being able to accomplish anything as long as one is supremely pissed. XD

    Xellos^_-/Zzz…: Thanks for the announcement…. *sob* I would have NEVER expected Fate chan to lose…. of course I didn’t think Yuki would lose in the previous round either… ah well…

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14. 

    introspect
    October 29th, 2006 - 17:20

    I saw thestar.com in the URL and thought, wow. Then I noticed the .my extension.

    Anyway, before we all doom ourselves due to resource depletion, we might hit a brick wall on account of point 1. “USA” and “trade imbalance” come to mind, in addition to “negative average savings”.

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15. 

    Stripey
    October 30th, 2006 - 09:48

    Ahh… I did a quick check and realise there are many papers called “The Star” XD

    We can also add global warming to the list now.

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