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Johnjronald
Sugar Land, Texas
Anime/manga geek who prefers dubs to subs.
Interests: Japanese anime & Manga. An American of distant Scottish decent, I majored in German language/culture and European history in college. I have a Master of Library Science and am (under)employed as a library paraprofessional.
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Anime Conventions are a great excuse for traveling!
Recently returned from Kumoricon 2022 in Portland, Oregon which I thoroughly enjoyed, and it was my first time ever to visit the city of Portland or indeed the State of Oregon at all. My friends drove down from Seattle to hang out with me for the weekend and we had... Continue reading
Posted Nov 16, 2022 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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The saddest Side Story of Outlaw Star
Posted Jun 17, 2022 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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I Want To Eat Your Pancreas / a Review.
Posted Apr 3, 2022 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Addendum: In communicating with Mike Toole privately, he has let me know he disagrees with my thesis above and that the ultimate "why" can never be known because the principle parties involved aren't talking. Fair enough. My post above, let me be clear, is pure speculation and opinion and should not be taken as definitive proof of anything.
Beyond the Boundary: Dubbed and Redubbed
I recently did a Deep Dive with this anime franchise based on a light novel series, namely Beyond the Boundary (Japanese: 境界の彼方, Hepburn: Kyōkai no Kanata). This review will spoil the series and movie so this is your chance to click away, close this tab, whatever. This review also contains pure...
Beyond the Boundary: Dubbed and Redubbed
Posted Dec 17, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Thoughts on Interpretation: a dialogue....an Addendum to Alien Nine review
Posted Jul 3, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Kathryn's comments slightly edited for spelling, grammar & style but otherwise preserved as cited.
Alien Nine Puberty is HELL
Content Note: Mature themes, sexuality, sexual assault, graphic descriptions of sexual acts, puberty, body horror, suicide. One of the most useful things about Science Fiction is its capacity to enable humans to address difficult subject matter in an oblique, abstract way that is otherwise too...
Alien Nine Puberty is HELL
Posted Jul 2, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Kill Me, Baby! : Just embrace the stupid.
Posted Jun 11, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Finally Finished MM! (aka "Abnormal Psychology 101: The Comedy Anime")
Posted Jun 8, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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I'm inclined to agree. Paprika feels like a condensed re-working of the general themes in Paranoia Agent compressed back to feature film size. This was Satoshi Kon's one and only television series and really gave him the broadest canvas to work with, much more than any one particular movie. I do like the recurring elements throughout Kon's ouvre...there are pieces of Paprika that harken back to Perfect Blue, or rather, when I re-watched Perfect Blue it reminded me newly of scenes from Paprika. But Paranoia Agent stands above all the rest in giving the fullest expression to Kon's vision.
Finished my re-watch of Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent
WARNING: This ESSAY is a Spoiler for Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent -- please stop reading here if you wish to avoid spoilers. So I just finished rewatching Satoshi Kon's one and only television series Paranoia Agent on Blu-Ray. And wow was it so much darker than I ever remembered it. In ...
Signal boost for discussion on Translation, Localization, etc.
Once again, gonna let another smart lady talk at length and encourage you to listen respectfully. As I also commented directly on this video, having translated my fair share of German-->English texts, I can confirm all of this. Word-for-word is seldom the optimal choice when engaging in translation work. German... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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This! x5000!
Imma just sit and let the smart lady talk because she says it x5000 times better than I could.... The saga of Screaming Broccoli Man is indeed a shibboleth in our Anime community, and those siding with him and his defenders are anti-woke chuds I want nothing to do with.... Continue reading
Posted May 24, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Oh yeah and I totally watched AKIRA in college my freshman year! It was DOPE, despite being the confusing 1988 dub. Thanks, Aggie Cinema!
Renamed!
So yeah, this is a book-keeping/administrative post, mainly. I finally decided to change this name of this blog to be consistent with my "Branding" on other platforms like Tumblr and also my lame-ass Anime podcast on Anchor.fm which has like 3 episodes and I really need to get on that soon....I ...
Renamed!
Posted May 13, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Don't mis-understand me, Senpai: Thoughts on extreme reactions to Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san!
Posted May 13, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Finished my re-watch of Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent
Posted Jan 28, 2021 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Against my better judgement, I created a podcast...
Against my better judgement, I created a podcast for my Tumblr. Matched the branding to there rather than here because I update here even less often. Anyway, it's a Spotify exclusive and as my Tumblr is GenXOtaku1971, the related Pod is simply GenX Otaku Pod. Real original, I know. Continue reading
Posted Oct 20, 2020 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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A farewell to Zac Bertschy
Posted May 22, 2020 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Black Lives Matter in Anime Too
Posted Sep 7, 2019 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Binged & Finished Anohana via Netflix
Posted Aug 26, 2019 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Heart in a Heartless World or Helpful Fox Senko-San
Posted Aug 24, 2019 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Asuka must be Prussian (Berlin-Brandenburg)
Posted Aug 9, 2019 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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Who would I cast in a live action NGE?
Posted Jul 26, 2019 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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SOUND! EUPHONIUM - OUR PROMISE: A BRAND NEW DAY -- English dub (7/15/19) reviewed
Posted Jul 16, 2019 at Gen X Otaku: the OG blog
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