Oh I knew they weren't the same, but when I was an impressionable teenager, I remember reading a book about anime, and picking out the ones I thought were interesting (but at the time thinking I would never have a chance to watch them, because this was mid-nineties Britain and anime was rarer than hen's teeth). I definitely remember Nadesico being one of them (Escaflowne was another, and I didn't watch that until about five years ago, but was glad when I did).
Oh wow, that would be really kind of you! Is there anything I can do for you in return?
particularly since you seem to know way more about anime than me! Ahaahahahahahahahahaha I don't know about that! I'm less into anime than I was (not that you'd know it from looking at my TV tag right now, though!)
You know, it could've been that you just liked it, and it caught my eye in the sidebar on your blog? I think it just looked interesting, so opened it up in a new tab - in fact, that's probably it.
It is a really good book, and while it may not mean you completely understand Japanese culture (I certainly don't! Nor would I claim to), it sheds light on certain stuff (fr'ex like why drunken fathers are such a trope, and why Japanese people do certain things, but obviously it covers more than that).
No, don't bother with Nanoha. It sounds interesting, but I just...there's some stuff I can deal with, but with the sexualisation and some other stuff, I was just, "nope".
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Date: 2014-03-15 08:23 pm (UTC)Oh wow, that would be really kind of you! Is there anything I can do for you in return?
particularly since you seem to know way more about anime than me!
Ahaahahahahahahahahaha I don't know about that! I'm less into anime than I was (not that you'd know it from looking at my TV tag right now, though!)
You know, it could've been that you just liked it, and it caught my eye in the sidebar on your blog? I think it just looked interesting, so opened it up in a new tab - in fact, that's probably it.
It is a really good book, and while it may not mean you completely understand Japanese culture (I certainly don't! Nor would I claim to), it sheds light on certain stuff (fr'ex like why drunken fathers are such a trope, and why Japanese people do certain things, but obviously it covers more than that).
No, don't bother with Nanoha. It sounds interesting, but I just...there's some stuff I can deal with, but with the sexualisation and some other stuff, I was just, "nope".