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Cake day: June 21st, 2023

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  • Sorry if the pictures are low res. I couldn’t use my camera to take photos. Only phones were allowed and my hands were shaking from the excitement and nervousness lol.

    The exhibit goes on until January 12 at Roppongi Hills. Tickets are ~2000 JPY.

    edit: I should mention that these photos were taken on November 24. I wanted to post this on the same day but I kept falling asleep while trying to upload everything

    editedit: I REALLY REGRET not buying the shopping back merch at the gift shop. I was disappointed that the Asuka posters were sold out. I was considering the shopping bag (it had a print of a keyframe of Unit 01) but when I picked it up, I heard Anno’s voice whisper to me “Really???” so I put it back down and walked away. The moment I stepped outside I realized that the one thing I don’t have and always forget to bring with me is a shopping bag like when buying groceries. Sorry Anno but it doesn’t seem like I’m ready to grow up yet.










  • I finally got the courage to finish Madoka Magica (after talking to someone in class about anime, she recommended Madoka Magica, THANK YOU!). I always get stuck at ~episode 4. I can see why this is very popular and sometimes compared to Evangelion. It’s going to be up there in the my “masterpiece” tier of anime.

    spoiler

    I really like how Madoka is essentially the definition of what a magical girl is, a symbol of hope. The writing is incredible.

    I like Mami.







  • I was watching this late last night so I missed the first part and I didn’t realize that it was Patrick Galbraith on screen! I’ve been reading some of his works lately like Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan and his articles like Lolicon. I think everyone here on !anime should read his works.

    Anyway, I’m too young to know what much of anime culture was like two decades ago, and my only trip to Akihabara was a few years ago so I never really saw what the “old Akihabara” was like. Though my experience was pretty much exactly described as the “current Akihabara” in the video so it’s pretty cool to learn more about it.

    I should probably go back with a friend because I mostly just went around for a few hours looking at figures, searching for a particular monochrome Hitagi figure. Though it is true, there was a lot of ehh… sex industry stuff lol. Kind of funny how Galbraith mentions it in the video with such an ominous tone lol.