Yeah, I hardly visit “DC” or “Sankaku” anymore due to the attraction and distraction of Real Life. But I agree! Deleting past content is like “deleting old memories”. Or as you hinted, conveniently white-washing old responsibilities. In any case, me too, sad to know that the old ecchi will disappear. Even if I don’t visit anymore.

Hey, thanx! Quite a few Toyboxers enjoyed that otaku-y-otaku chat too! Not often do we delve into the minds of otaku bloggers in mid-stream. {Cringe} Yup, man-on-man still triggers the cringe. But I gotta admit, not as badly as others. After all, as I said above, I don’t vomit, lol. And in the following mega-casts, you’ve already seen my Blog-214 explorations into the “she-male” underworld, haven’t you? ^_^

P.S. Hmm, I wonder… Are you (ahem-ahem) “boasting” about your web-chat popularity too? Anything like my Blog-216 video-chats? Sadly, I don’t think you use Gmail’s video-chat, do you? ^_~

I seem to have missed that post from Danny. (As well as a plethora of other posts D:) I personally feel that deleting content is like denying the past, which is why I’ve never done it myself. If I say/do something, I’ve gotta live with it. Though, given his position I’m inclined to be a bit more understanding. Still, I’m sure I’ve participated in some of those “ecchi” threads myself so it’s a bit :( to see them go.

I rather enjoyed that chatlog between you and Dan :P I think I’ve yet to meet a straight guy IRL who doesn’t cringe at the mere mention of man on man action. They all shrivel up at go “Coco, why did you SAY that!?” Ah, “Clubber Dan”, the other side of “Otaku Dan”. Maybe it reflects on his split personality? lol.

(OT, but this comment is kinda hard to write. I have a webcam chat AND an instant messaging window going on and it’s taking up the majority of the screen x_x )

C&D – Cease and desist

I went nuts for Romeo X Juliet. I LOVED it. Enough to buy it immediately when it was released here. I thought it was great. It’s very well done (Gonzo does great animation). And the opening intro still gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. In Shakespeare Juliet is kind of generic; she’s certainly no Viola or Beatrice anyway (two of his strongest female characters). In the anime she kicks ass (literally; she’s this sort of Robin Hood type character, it’s great). It’s not a very traditional telling; it’s a total re-imagining, which is probably why I liked it so much.

Well, you know how I feel about the Fruits Basket anime (to remind you, I thought it was horrid, lol). So Skip Beat! is WAY better. I don’t think Skip Beat or Ouran will make you cry though. They’re both very silly and goofy. Skip Beat goes into the realm of the ridiculous from time to time, but you don’t even really notice, because Nakamura just slips it in there so expertly. Ouran is meant to be a parody of everything shojo. So, I guess…you might cry tears of laughter.
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@Duckie-chan: Nahhh, actually, I tend to enjoy more titles than I don’t enjoy. So it’s hard to “let me down”… As for “double comments”, I’ll forgive you *this* time. Now “triple comments”, that’s a different story, lol… Haha, but why scratch anything? Why can’t I watch “Ouran”, “Skip Beat!” and “Hana Yori Dango” too? Gahhh, too many titles!

@Kris-chan (again): Yup, you did recommend “Skip Beat!” before. Plus I already downloaded the first episode of “Ouran”. Just haven’t had time to watch it yet! Now if any of these titles can compare to the “Fruits Basket” or “Nana” anime, or go beyond, then I’m pretty sure I won’t be disappointed, whether it’s goofier or more melancholic. The closer to tears, the closer to 5 stars, lol.

But Ouran is still one of my favorite anime, and while the manga is good as well, the anime just has a certain extra charm to it.

Fruits Basket and Skip Beat! are my top favorite shojo manga, and I’m not really sure which I like the best. I like Nakamura’s (SB) art better as far as expressiveness goes (she can clearly convey any emotion by just drawing the eyes, and so few artists can do that), but Takaya wrote a really wonderful story. Skip Beat! gives me the warm fuzzies, but Furuba was really bitter sweet and beautifully melancholy. One is fun and goofy, the other is more serious and kind of sad.
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