Let's be frank. I want to make a blog that is actually worth reading. Lots of people do it, believe it or not. I had to sit and think about what I could honestly and effectively contribute.
Stumped, I took to browsing the site a little more to help myself decide. Under 'Bleach,' a certain 'newest fan word' caught my eye: An essay- on Renji Abarai.
I remember what theotaku.com looked like before the most recent black, blue and orange layout. I had never seen an essay on an anime- let alone on a singular character- before. It's not as though the thought hadn't crossed my mind; it's no different from writing about a character from a regular book and certain series and video games, like Star Ocean, have such extensive in-story histories and backgrounds that you could practically teach a class about them.
I immediately- and bizarrely, considering I was also picturing Renji's tattooed mug-thought of my sophomore English teacher. The essay was pretty good, better than I expected, and because it was casual, it was also short and to the point. Formal writing is a strength of mine and I thought, 'There can't be a better way to have an intelligent discussion on an anime.'
So I want this to be a little more relaxed than my last few attempts. I think it's a trait of otakus to have so many opinions on so many of the fantastic series (saying 'manga/anime' everytime is troublesome) that we get excited and have to talk about them. We have to know everything about it, for some reason. Otaku are also victim to the desire of wanting to do everything manga and anime (and sometimes Japanese) related. We want to become mangaka, animators, translators, designers, voice actors (:cough:iamextremelyguilty:cough:), cosplayers, and maybe more.
Musen means 'wireless,' or 'radio,' and is probably associated with the Yaesu Musen Co., whom are known for their radio equipment used in Europe. I originally picked it up thinking it was the word for an AM/FM radio, but the full word for that is something like 'musen-denshin.' It was already my username, so I thought, 'Otaku are modern people. We live in the wireless era, so it's pretty fitting.' It also expressed that otaku are free to explore any of the many facets of manga and fandom, etc.
Once I get my act together (I registered maybe fifteen minutes ago) I thought I could submit some essays and see what happens. I also thought that since I'm slowly becoming a con regular I could post some photo shoot pictures and voice actor memorabilia. I'm also- man, I'm afraid to say this- I'm also working on a manga with a friend. We're trying very hard to avoid a Megatokyo-esque scandal.
There's so much to talk about. Fortunately, this seems like the place to do it.
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Oh, I'm Jen, by the way.
