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Tim Rogers, Editor-In-Chief of actionbutton.net, is a guy who has lived in Tokyo for the past five years doing various kinds of work in the video game industry and stuff.
Apparently, it stopped being fun over there for him, and he's written a long essay at Kotaku talking about it. A bit of an eye opener, pretty funny, and just very, very (as the celebrities in the picture-in-picture while they watch video clips say) OMOSHIROOOOOI!
http://kotaku.com/5484581/japan-its-not-funny-anymore
Excerpt:
I think, in general, the Japanese seem to be comfortable stereotyping and being stereotyped. High school students wear uniforms. Everyone knows who they are and what they are up to. In college, people are confused, because they don't have uniforms. They graduate and immediately find an excuse to wear a suit, even to companies with no dress code, so that everyone on the train might know where they stand in their life. They hit eighty, join my gym, and start screaming. That, or they go play pachinko.
If you have a long while to kill, take a read.
I gotta thank Trip for finding this one, as it's one of the best fanvids I've ever seen. It's just wacky hijinks and interactions of the Doctor and Donna, heavily integrating scenes from the show into what is all together a really fun video.
(I highly suggest watching it in the HD option if you can.)
What is it?
Remember the good old days of cartoons? The kind you used to wake up early for on Saturday mornings with the biggest bowl of cereal your parents would let you have and your favorite action figure? Well, the Super Nostalgia Power Hour was created to celebrate those heydays of animation, because they were awesome, and dammit, we want them back.
When is it?
Every Friday starting at 9:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
THIS WEEK
Pokémon Season 1: The Road to Indigo
Ash Ketchum is a 10-year-old boy from Pallet Town whose only dream is to become a Pokémon Master. Follow along, as he, Pikachu, Brock and Misty travel through Kanto on their quest to learn about the mysterious world of Pokémon and try to catch ‘em all.
In Episode 17, Island of the Giant Pokémon, Ash, Misty, Brock, Team Rocket and all their Pokémon have been separated thanks to a group of angry Gyarados. As the Pokémon journey across a deserted island to find their trainers, they discover they’re not quite as alone as they thought. In fact, they’re in for some really big trouble.
Then, in Episode 23, The Tower of Terror, Ash and Co. go in search of a Ghost Pokémon to try and defeat Sabrina’s powerful Kadabra. But as a result of a terrible accident, Ash ends up a ghost himself! Will he be able to get back into his body and continue his Pokémon journey, or is it goodbye for good?
Also, sing along with Yakko, Wakko, Dot and Dr. Scratchensnif as they explain just how crazy the Warner Bros. (and the Warner Sister) are in The Monkey Song.
You can find Island of the Giant Pokemon here and The Tower of Terror here.
The Monkey Song can be found right here.
The password for this week's room is: ashisdeadyay
Our March schedule is packed with more Pokémon than the Safari Zone…
March 12 . . . . . The Legend of Dratini & Electric Soldier Porygon w/School House Rock short “Conjunction Junction”
March 19 . . . . . Pikachu’s Goodbye & Princess vs. Princess w/Animaniacs short “Yakko Sings All the Countries of the World”
March 26 . . . . . Go West Young Meowth & Holy Matrimony! w/School House Rock short “Three Rings of Government”
