We’ve Moved! (And: Oh the Shame! I Changed My Name!)

The new blog is at this location and will contain all new posts.
It also signals my change of name from newgeekphilosopher to Asperger’s Anime Blogger. I will express the reasons why I am doing this.
The change of hosting gave me an opportunity to change my username, which many bloggers found pretentious. It was a persona [...]

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What I picked up today at Kinokuniya

Whenever a girl rejects me for a lunchtime date, Kinokuniya is usually the place I go to sulk in Romance/Comedy manga. Today was no exception.
But I had other motives for going there, because I wanted to see if the R.O.D. Vol 2 copy I ordered had come in yet. Turns out it was there, so [...]

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The Pencil Vs. The Eraser: Tips for Mangaka and Illustrators

There’s a difference between “aspiring mangaka/illustrator” and “practicing mangaka/illustrator”. That difference is that aspiring mangaka and illustrators tend to give drawing a try but keep abandoning their projects because it’s never quite good enough. Practicing mangaka and illustrators in my mind are people who draw and improve on their drawings gradually over time, whether they [...]

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Akihabara Massacre (and reflections on Geek Life)

This is terrible.
There are times when even the Anime Geeks of this world are affected by a tragedy in what is known as their most sacred of districts. And this really floored me.
They say that Asperger’s people have difficulty empathising with other people around them. As an Asperger’s person I don’t think this is true. [...]

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Consumerism in Anime fandom: The Aesthetics and Ethics

Now I am as guilty of materialism as the next Anime Geek, but what role does consumerism play in my hobby?
I’ve caused a ruckus with my critique of the Otaku Room Post phenomenon, but what remains interesting to me after offending so many people and feeling so awful about it, is the matter of consumer [...]

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Whenever I put on my “Professor” hat I get into trouble

Clearly there’s a pattern in my postings. Whenever I try to don the “Professor” hat when it comes to blogging, I usually come off as pretentious or smug. You know what kind of Professor I mean, tweed jacket and pipe sitting in a library. But what consequences occur when the Professor hat is Oxford donned? [...]

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The Meaning of Geek Philosophy

Nothing says “philosophy” quite like a picture of Carl Jung. Just look at him, it’s like he’s got philosophy written in his wrinkles!

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Anime Schedule Update: June 7th 2008

I haven’t watched an episode of Speed Racer for two weeks but I intend to pick it up again. Especially since I’m using it as an example of how Animation is popular culture for my Society and Culture assignment. Hey, if you have a better example that fulfills the curriculum criteria of a commercialised, easily [...]

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Asperger’s Anime Blogger: Looking at Lucky Star the Aspie Way

Lucky Star: Exploring the minute details of life from dining habits to studying.

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Technical Difficulties

Having problems with my internet connection. Will post soon.

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