on genre as a process

The genre as a concept arises from the accrual of texts and conventions. This includes texts and conventions both within a specific genre and texts and conventions in otherwise unrelated genres. The addition, transformation, variation, alteration, and/or reproduction of these texts and conventions causes the genres to shift in composition, creating a malleable form which can vary significantly from viewer to viewer and when looked at during different historical contexts.

Japan April Fool’s Roundup

This isn’t a comprehensive list or anything, but more like my list of the sites I visit or ones that I found that happen to be participating. So let’s start the fooling!

NicoNico Douga goes monochrome.

King of Eden gets Lost in Paradise.

This is a post about the 2 Higashi no Eden movies since I finally saw the first one and as you all know I saw the 2nd one in Japan. I figured some friends/readers might want to know what happens in case they didn’t understand the Japanese raw etc. Remember this will contain spoilers so read at your own risk.

what i was forced to watch this week #69: mahou sensei negima

Shotarape!

Naruto Ch. 488

You know hell has froze over when TenTen has a line of dialogue

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge Final Thoughts

You know when I first saw this drama I was like wtf is going on. I then decided to backlog it after ep 3 and so I pretty much marathoned from 4-10 and I really ended up liking it. The buildup for Kyohei and Sunako was really cute too. I never followed the anime or manga and because of the hideous character designs I probably never will, but I’m glad I was able to enjoy the drama. I think these kinds of things are best when marathoned vs weekly watching anyway.

Japan leftover goodies close-up

Came back to NYC today and was reminded how much I miss the super clean Japanese subway stations vs the dirty full of piss stank in the NY ones. Also missed how everyone was neatly organized while here all these retards were walking in all sorts of directions while I blared out EXFUCKINGCUSE ME while plowing with my suitcase. Sigh. I hate you New York, but on the other hand, the thought of living in Japan sends shivers of horror down my spine. Anyways what the real point of this post is…more pics! xD

My phone is gonna feel heavy..

Japan Day 7

Today basically concludes our trip. Tomorrow we’re just packing our bags and heading to the airport. Today’s feature includes Yokohama and the rage that accompanies it.