Anime/relationship/life blogger Koji Oe has called it quits, with a final blog post titled “Poe’s Law.” Overall, Oe’s story is one of hilariously exaggerated boorishness and horrified reader reactions.
Indeed his relationship with his readers seems to have suffered greatly from matters of misinterpretation, culminating in his infamous ‘I’m dating an ex-fujoshi‘ post and her resultant public breakup with him.
We all value Twitter for its ability to bring us information. But is there such a thing as too much information?
No? Then be prepared to delve into the minds – and lives – of twitterites.
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Just as the anime blogosphere’s Oppai Taisen appeared to be dead – the energy and vigor having leached out with the high-profile defection of shinn87 – real life stepped up to intensify things.
Mother Jones reported:
Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi claimed that scantily-clad women were responsible for earthquakes: “Many women who do not dress modestly…lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes.”
Female blogger Jen McCreight posted in response to Sedighi:
In the name of science, I offer my boobs.
Before Hideyoshi, before shinn87, before lolikitsune, people knew who you referred to when you said “that aniblogging trap.” Impz was the undisputed master of his craft, and across the globe, men and women alike openly pined for his soft touch. His widely acknowledged sex appeal secured him an appearance in the RenAi Blogger visual novel and spawned the fan site Everyone’s Gay for Impz.
Now, however, Impz fans will no longer be able to entertain fantasies of a future with him. Just hours ago in a post at THAT Anime Blog, Impz announced his marriage to otome gamer Thirteensugars. Thirteensugars’ blog entry on March 30th goes into further detail about the March 26 wedding, which took some of Impz’s own staff by surprise.
“I confess, without shame, I am sick and tired of fighting—its glory is all moonshine; even success the most brilliant is over dead and mangled bodies, with the anguish and lamentations of distant families, appealing to me for sons, husbands and fathers… ” – WT Sherman
“Ragequit is the highest form of compliment to one’s enemies.” – Michael_Fan
Two writers embroiled in drama have publicly considered quitting. CJ Blackwing, the aniblogger behind the ABC civil war, more recently entangled in the Janette-Rakuen dispute, has announced her retirement. Panther, faction leader in the Oppai War, is questioning his place in things now that DFC leader Shinn87 has apparently converted to the promotion of oppai.
rakuen42 Well, the owner of Borderline Hikikomori is retiring. I’ll be taking over for the foreseeable future. ^_^;
PantherRH So I think I should just give up on blogging. Not that I contributed anything, EVER, anyway.
Will this herald a new era of peace for the aniblogosphere? Or is it merely the lull before an even greater war is upon us?
Have you ever fought to protect what is right?
Have you ever known something to be so good and pure that it was worth sacrificing for?
For one man and his followers, the answer is yes. And that thing worth protecting . . . is breasts.
pantherrh Calling for all Boob Warriors on Twitter, unite! We will beat down these insidious DFC lovers!
On Twitter, everyone knows your name.
NanoPulp Every time I go to @shinn87′s Atarashii Prelude, it’s like getting baptised. Only backwards. In terms of process and your standing in heaven.
1. Equality Now – Also known as “Rage Against Eroge,” the feminist organization set off a campaign that precipitated questionable legal revisions across the globe, including a proposed act in the UK, a new law in the Phillippines that failed to distinguish between hentai and other forms of anime, and a new set of voluntary restrictions in Japan itself. Chilling effects were seen in the US as well.
Presumably legitimate businesses were far more important targets than actual criminals, as it took months for EN to go back to things like attempting to bring justice to rapists.
2. The FCC – Taking a step closer to its future role as the GOTT, the FCC proposed sweeping changes to blogging, and the huddled masses could do naught but obey.
3. Kyoto Animation – With the infamous Endless Eight arc, Haruhiists were forced to cry, “Why have you forsaken us?” “Kyon-kun denwa” became a hissing, a byword, and a song. At least some took comfort in it:
At last I decided to take the pettan song, @moritheil‘s ‘Kyon-kun, denwa,’ some public So-called videos, and an @Anime3000 podcast ep
4. Yutaka Yamamoto – With his apology for Endless Eight and sniping at what he felt were undesirable trends in anime, Yamamoto secured infamy for himself in 2009.
5. Colony Drop – Their trolling ranged across the blogosphere, provoking wars with the likes of Plot Shield and ANN. Individual members managed cameos in even the most unlikely situations.
6. Shinn87 – While other fans have also wished they were lolis, none have exhibited Shinn’s relentless dedication to making his views known.
7. Otaku Elimination Game – Whether you reacted to them with love, hate, amusement, or scorn, there’s no denying that OEG made a big splash this year in the anime blogosphere.
8. Wildarmsheero – Like a cook, WAH kept the pot of drama simmering, though it occasionally boiled over.
9. Koji Oe – At great personal cost, he kept it real.
10. Yamila Abraham – The proprietor of Yaoi Press kept a cool head even as rumors flew on Twitter. Her twitter feed combined stark professionalism with . . . somewhat less than stark professionalism.
Is ‘passage’ an acceptable word to use for a guy’s bum hole in erotic writing?
11. Michael Pinto – Well known for his different takes on events that often cast light on issues that threatened to slip into obscurity, the proprietor of fanboy.com maintained a dignified status as mentor to up-and-coming sites. Most recently, he was called out for his rampant fanboying.
12. Extrange – Known for his ability to devour volumes of manga in one sitting, Extrange found time to war with Crusader and compare his life to a shoujo game.
Truly, we give thanks for our dorama generators, for without them, the anime blogosphere would be a much more boring place.
Credit to CCY for starting the “12 moments in anime” movement.
Disagree? List your own top twelve below!
Yes, that’s right. Zen monk, mad philosopher, and socially inappropriate tweeter shinn87 has once again done something so bold that attention must be paid. Scroll down for a manifesto on how he not only loves loli girls, he wishes to be one.
Loneliness abounds on Twitter, and with it, improbable pairings. So powerful was shinn87′s earlier suggestion of moe daughters that it struck a chord with many throughout the blogosphere, causing them to muse on love.
“So ronery,” wrote lelangir. And indeed it seemed that many were looking for love. Icystorm pondered,
OH LOLOLOL PLAYING WITH YOURSELF? HOW CAN ANYONE GET TIRED OF THAT?
Ghostlightning chimed in:
A note for everyone: @icystorm faps to fruit
WAH sought an alternative:
I should go to the Imouto Cafe and ask for a happy end
Mightyatom decided to board this bandwagon as well:
HEY WEST COASTERS WILL YOU COME TO OTAKON IF I PROMISE TO GOBBLE YOUR KNOBS wow typo
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