Article - cliques within the subcultures

Whether your a anime fan or gamer within a larp group or some that participates in sports. You might notice that even joining a new hobby or been at it a few months cliques usually form from whatever organisation or team you join . For instance a anime subculture based in ireland would at glance consist of a closed knit community of people with similar interests joining up together at times for conventions . But at closer glance it is a composite collection of gaming fans who spend their days at the convention with the video game room and small pockets of fans joined together not talking to other groups because of either seeming awkward or differences in other interests such as I like cosplaying and they aren't cosplayers or A vast difference in ages . For myself going to a convention in Ireland at times can make myself look like a creep because of the age gap being 23 while most anime fans are between 12-18 here . Same goes with gaming groups such as a larp with the idea in mind that its possible to make new friends and what not . it can still be increasingly hard because most people who join larp groups go with friends that they went to college with or work with really and meeting up for social events outside you particular hobby or sport can be near impossible . People no matter of past experiences dealing with how hard it is to make friends will always over look this factor . Now don't hink this is article on lack of friendly nature in subculture and hobby groups when you join and during your time they will help you socialise with their groups be may this is club or larp session and you also need to attempt conversation . But social glue and attempts to become a larger group when history will always be the stronger factor . Im sure this will always happen even joining a sport as a team . A new member of a team will not stick with the team mate as much as a group of lads who have played together since the age of 6 or so . In conclusion no matter what people may say history with being someone will be a great factor in making friends than joining a club or society

Dead End Entry - Marai nikki Review

this manga and anime came from the mind of Sakae Esuno who writes for shonen ace magazine . The story revolves Yukiteru Amano a self described life observer who does not participate in any aspect of life with a fear of disappointment or rejection and immerses himself in taking diary entries about what is happening around himself and talking to what he believed as 2 fictional beings out of his imagination called Deus the god of time and space and Muru Muru Deus's assistant. Yuki recieves a text from Deus one day from school asking to meet him and there he is told he is forced to play a Survival Style game using A Future prediction phone for the title of the new god of space and time . The story gets interesting after the character Gasai yuno protects yuki from the 3rd diary holder tries to kill him . she is the ultimate form yandere due to a abusive upbringing to be the perfect girl . The story is well driven not going over playing the supernatural elements and relying more of the paranoia of the main character and Gasai yuno and the chase between the diary users . the anime was released just the beginning of the month and is well produced with a limited use of CG work only using them for Deus and the meeting room of the numbers . Well worth a watch 5/5 phones

Robotic Arm augumentation -Ghost in a shell (movie)

Nowadays this film has been in the shadow of the series the film in its on right still takes a beautiful blend of animation and cg blended to the point where you cant even tell where the cg begins and the animation ends.Based on the manga of the same name by Mamoru Oshii who is also famous for Patlabour films The story involves a branch of law enforcement called Section 9 who is charge of crime prevention in dealing cybernetics augmentation. the main character called Major and Batou who have expertise in dealing with dangerous criminals with advanced cybernetics. they have to deal with a mysterious hacker by the name of puppet master whos been hacking anyone's mind and making them commit from anything such as terrorist attacks to suicide while babbling on about a green man and project 2051 . In my own personal opinion this film should be considered as a fundamental watches for any fan of not just anime but of sci fi films as well because of its philosophical dialogues and its very gritty cyber punk feel to the animation and theme

Battle Girls time Paradox = time Waster

This show premiered during the spring time slot over in the japanese audience but something tells me this was better suited as a oav special found at the bottom of box of cereal. The show showed very little effort for being what its worth being based not on a manga/light novel or original concept but based upon a pachinko machine . Now when the marketing team came up with this idea who were the demographics couldn't be the otaku and neet audience as most eechi titles are geared towards since these machines are for gambling . Neets and otakus would rather buy models and creepy products based on characters. But the series begins as Hideyoshi (sounds fimilar) a ditzy school girl who accidentally gets transported to a parellel version of the past where instead of fighting kingdoms warring over getting control of their dynasty the world is filled with big boobed women fighting over magical armor pieces to rule the world. Now even keeping in the concept of that its eechi they remove any sense by getting rid of any male characters which doesnt make any sense at all
terrible anime god forsaken i give it big 0

Apps abnormalities and such Serial Experiement Lain

Serial experiment lain directed by Ryutaro Nakamura made in 1998 is what some people say cyberpunk in the decade . The series revolves around a world similar to our own but instead of using the internet uses a communication system called the wired which itself is a anagram for the weird Lain is a normal yet naive girl who becomes entrapped in series of strange events involves her school and family members .The series back then may have been cyberpunk and fantasy but in now a days its normal using terms such as apps and the wired to do so many things compared what the internet could do back then I believe the series explains the reason why a god could exist in this reality . As the series progresses it shows more symbolism involving what is your identity and social masking . The general plot of the series gets stranger mixing  facts and real live snippets creating a sense where you question yourself as an identity and self worth . As for animation they use a dull bleak style of artwork using elements of small computer graphics to enhance the cyberpunk feel of the show enforcing the story even more . the music is a solid mixture of techno and the opening was done by a british group called boa called duvet which feels similar to alot of the musician dido

Insanity traps drink and anime goodness Nomcon 2011

The Nom-con was held last weekend at Ballsbridge Inn in Dublin which in its second year has already broken the record for attendees compared to other conventions . I hate to give a half ass review but reviewing conventions is a hard task since I missed the first day of events So Saturday I shall begin i started by attending Veronica Taylor panel which was held in the stage room. One word could describe it absolutely amazing she gave one of the best panels I've ever seen the room was so packed barely anyone could go in or out which didn't surprise me much next event was the major event of the prom and rave which was excellently held by the staff everyone was pleasant and no one was rude at times it was a bit isolating since I'm single and slightly older than alot of attendees but that is usual occurrence but I had 2 dances with one of the kings of the prom and a lovely Norwegian girl who was dressed as a character from naruto . Day 2 I participated in weakest loli which having very little knowledge in the fashion world was funny to attend. Then I attended anime murder mystery which was interesting trying to find out who killed a anime character using guests voices and the staff I thought the only problem was having so many huge groups the murderer was convicted before you give a guess maybe breaking the groups smaller would've helped that one . The sketch show was excellent with a mixture of cosplay and pure talent of guitar juggling and dancing absolutely amazing one girl sang a version of when September ends with anime references in it and ended it with screaming on motorcycles that blew the crowds away. The covention in whole was professionally organized with a couple of small problems from some security problems dealing with a person that shouldn't of attended the convention anyway(a skanger who started punching a wall after he got kicked out) and problems with the staff with the hotel but that is usual problems that any convention has to deal with Cosplayers were a mix of amazing talent and beginners not leaving anyone out . Convention funk was at a low levels thank god . For being a convention in its second year it was amazing run and I'd like to running a panel for it next also interviewing the staff and how this brilliant convention began.This con gets my highest rating ever 5 out of 5 tentacle demon from the Skima realm . On a further Note Id like to thank some of the grunts and committee members and attendee i talked to and made me feel i wasn't a creeper for attending a convention

Drugs alcohol and Hikimori - welcome to the nhk

This series and manga it was based upon was created by the disturbingly realistic and talented Tatsuhiko Takimoto . This story is based on the main character Sato who is a hikimori a person who is a young reclusive shut in and his friends which involve a otaku next neighbor college student named kauri and a mysterious young high school student named Masiki who tries to improve the main character get out of his self destructing lifestyle. The author himself uses themes dealing from attempts to cure himself to suicide drawing on his own shut in personality The series is a mixture between comedic moments and sick self realization that you don't want to be that main character but you share traits of him whether a lack of confidence or feelings of isolation this show deserves the highest awards possible for not creating such a good show but breaking the molds of contemporary views of society and otaku /Japanese lifestyle 5/5 golden magical girls