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Covnam
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Posted: Sun May 14, 2023 3:33 pm
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Looks like a good time
Ameyoko is one of the places I want to check out next time I'm there, so looking forward to seeing what you got & enjoyed.
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Gem-Bug
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 9:52 am
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This is really fun, thanks for sharing!
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nhat
Joined: 21 Jan 2008
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 10:24 am
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I would watch a youtube series on this!
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-Matthew-
Joined: 12 Mar 2022
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 10:24 am
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Thanks! I also would like to visit Otome Road and buy HUGE DIFFERENT BL MERCH!
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Shay Guy
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 11:04 am
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I'm reminded of a time when Ranma was still at the heart of English-speaking anime fandom, and especially anime fanfic. I came into the fandom around 2006, and it was on the wane then, but Ranma fic and Ranma crossovers were still a lot of the fic I came across back then. And a lot of fandom only knew Nerima as "the setting of Ranma ½", so it was often referenced in fanfic as shorthand for "wretched hive of loony martial artists". I remember at some point reading an explainer or a forum post or something emphasizing that no, it's a real ward in Tokyo, it's a perfectly normal place, and that's why it's funny that all that wackiness is happening there.
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Joe Mello
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 11:31 am
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....I still haven't opened that Wagnaria doujin I got from the Ikebukuro K-Books in 2016.
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Flameshadowwolf
Joined: 05 May 2021
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 2:56 pm
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Glad you guys found the BL merch you wanted but I do think it’s funny that you went to otome road and didn’t mention actual otome
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Norbuck
Joined: 19 Apr 2021
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 4:01 pm
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Quick typo correct- in the second last paragraph, I assume you meant vacillating, not facilitating.
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ANN_Lynzee
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Joined: 02 May 2011
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 5:49 pm
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nhat wrote: | I would watch a youtube series on this! |
It's in the works!
Norbuck wrote: | Quick typo correct- in the second last paragraph, I assume you meant vacillating, not facilitating. |
Thank you, it's updated!
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NeverConvex
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 8:14 am
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Is the reuse of Lynzee's full title in each mention of her an inside joke of some kind?
Dig the idea behind this. Am kind of a sucker for watching other peoples' Japan trips, and having an ANN-specific bent to it adds some special nuance.
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Blood-
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 9:56 am
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This is awesome, thank you Anime Aunties! I fully plan to visit Japan myself at some point, but right now it's great to be able to experience it vicariously through the eyes of some knowledgable anime devotees. Look forward to checking out the videos when I get a chance.
And of course Tokyo has a futuristic water bus designed by Leiji Matsumoto!
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ChirashiD
Joined: 11 Oct 2006
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 12:23 pm
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I've seen videos of that calico billboard during the day it really looks convincing, something about filming it at night ruins the effect.
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Beltane70
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 3:10 pm
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Blood- wrote: |
And of course Tokyo has a futuristic water bus designed by Leiji Matsumoto! |
They are just wonderful! I've had the pleasure of riding Himiko several times during my visits to Tokyo.
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Chiibi
Joined: 19 Dec 2011
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 10:22 pm
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I'm writhing in envy.
I SHOULD BE THERE DARN IT WHY COULDN'T YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU. I CAN TRANSLATE STUFF???
I was in Japan in 2014. My former friend (cut me out of his life bah his loss) talked about going to a Maid Cafe....but chickened out once we arrived.
He sucks.
Didn't know the SM shrines were based on real shrines. I DO remember a particularly geeky moment for me when I saw the a large tree wrapped in zigzag paper and crying out "OMG IT'S JUST LIKE THE TREE IN INUYASHA!!!"
Lawl.
The "zigzag paper" are 'talismans' I believe....
Sailor Moon was the first series where I learned Rei's Japanese phrase 悪魔退散!'Akuma Taisan!, "Demons, begone!" and my introduction to Shinto shrines and the anime miko archetype.
Also my fave was Usagi. Excluding the large appetite I just related to her so much. Don't want to study; want to play; me. Value sleeping way too much; me. Cry way too easily; me Missed the bus to go back home; all me.
(She is also the most petite of the teenaged senshi (4'11) Very few people know that. xD but that is MY height exactly!)
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-Matthew-
Joined: 12 Mar 2022
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 1:44 am
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Sad that you didn't buy Upa toy like Mayushi have!
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