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March 1, 2024
Visual Culture
Chris Haughton
Lessons from Gundam - Beware the Zabis

Beware those who attack when it’s time to build. There is a time to keep the opposition at bay, but there is also a time to build what comes next.

Lessons from Gundam - Beware the Zabis
March 29, 2022
Otaku Lifestyle, Visual Culture
Chris Haughton
Lessons from Genshiken - Make People Live in ...

He may very well be the biggest, highest-level otaku in the Genshiken, but he’s also somehow the most stylish, most sociable, and most conventionally attractive.

Lessons from Genshiken - Make People Live in Your World
January 3, 2022
Otaku Lifestyle
Chris Haughton
How To Avoid Troublemakers In Subculture

When you’re flying around DCS World in the Weebjet 5000, you don’t get to take yourself seriously, no matter how much money you spent on your flight sim setup.

How To Avoid Troublemakers In Subculture
January 2, 2022
Otaku Lifestyle
Chris Haughton
17 Sustainable Otaku Goals

Obviously, otaku pursuits can be life-encompassing endeavours. The 17 Sustainable Otaku Goals serve to help otaku integrate their passion into a healthy lifestyle, thus avoiding burnout and conflicts both inside and outside the subculture.

17 Sustainable Otaku Goals
October 24, 2021
Otaku Lifestyle
Chris Haughton
The "No Politics" Rule

Unlike many of the other servers I’m a member of, the Iyashikei Discord server doesn’t have a “debate” or “serious discussion” channel.

The "No Politics" Rule
Chris Haughton
September 16, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle

Why "Otaku" Isn't A Dirty Word - Part 3

Chris Haughton
September 16, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle
Why "Otaku" Isn't A Dirty Word - Part 3

Without the extended internal questioning about otaku identity, nor any immediately visible effort to enforce standards of behaviour or change their image to the outside world, the otaku community invites a lot of skepticism and criticism from the outside looking in.

Tagged: Otaku, History

Chris Haughton
September 10, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Amagami Challenge

Emotional Intelligence - "Turn Your Brain Off" And Enjoy Things In The Moment

Chris Haughton
September 10, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Amagami Challenge
Emotional Intelligence - "Turn Your Brain Off" And Enjoy Things In The Moment

There’s a very peculiar problem that affects nerds. Many of us are obsessed with approaching media from a critical, analytical, sometimes cynical standpoint, often to feel smarter and impress other nerds.

Tagged: Presence, Mindset, Social Skills, MIND, SOCI

Chris Haughton
August 29, 2018
Weeb-onomics, Visual Culture

Weeb-onomics: Why "Supporting The Industry" Is Hard

Chris Haughton
August 29, 2018
Weeb-onomics, Visual Culture
Weeb-onomics: Why "Supporting The Industry" Is Hard

When people talk about “supporting the anime industry,” they’re usually taking about financially supporting the studios that make the anime.

The problem is: The “anime industry” is much bigger than just the studios.

Tagged: Business, Industry

Chris Haughton
August 25, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle

Why "Otaku" Isn't A Dirty Word - Part 2

Chris Haughton
August 25, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle
Why "Otaku" Isn't A Dirty Word - Part 2

When otaku get together, however, magical things can happen. Combine plenty of time to develop a talent with the undying passion and drive to see one’s dreams come true and we get things like the Daicon IV animation.

Tagged: Otaku, History

Chris Haughton
August 21, 2018
Media Mix, Otaku Lifestyle

Media Mix: C3-bu - An Airsofter's Perspective - [Otaku X Airsoft]

Chris Haughton
August 21, 2018
Media Mix, Otaku Lifestyle
Media Mix: C3-bu - An Airsofter's Perspective - [Otaku X Airsoft]

The entire experience that encompasses “airsoft” is much more than just the game. It’s the gear, and the people you play with, as well.

Tagged: Airsoft

Chris Haughton
August 21, 2018
Media Mix, Otaku Lifestyle

The Media Mix

Chris Haughton
August 21, 2018
Media Mix, Otaku Lifestyle
The Media Mix

Gearheads with anime girls on their cars, photographers obsessed with anime figures, academics who study anime and anime culture, all kinds of people whose passion for anime transcends anime itself and slips into other hobbies and unrelated parts of life.

Chris Haughton
August 14, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Weeb-onomics

Weeb-onomics: Why Dakimakura Come In Two Sizes

Chris Haughton
August 14, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Weeb-onomics
Weeb-onomics: Why Dakimakura Come In Two Sizes

It seems natural for products to come in multiple sizes, but dakimakura have the odd distinction of their two primary size options being only 10cm apart from each other.

It’s a weird choice, but there’s a reason for it.

Tagged: Economics, Business, Dakimakura

Chris Haughton
August 4, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Weeb-onomics

Weeb-onomics: Why Anime Costs So Much In Japan

Chris Haughton
August 4, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Weeb-onomics
Weeb-onomics: Why Anime Costs So Much In Japan

You might’ve heard about the big difference in price between American and Japanese anime releases.

There are a couple interesting reasons for this.

Tagged: Economics, Business

Chris Haughton
August 1, 2018
Visual Culture

The Subtle Ecchi of Amagami SS (And Others)

Chris Haughton
August 1, 2018
Visual Culture
The Subtle Ecchi of Amagami SS (And Others)

Amagami SS is not an ecchi anime.

Despite this, however, it has some of the most effective subtle eroticism I’ve encountered in the medium.

Tagged: Ecchi, Sexuality

Chris Haughton
July 23, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Visual Culture

The Consumerist Perspective

Chris Haughton
July 23, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Visual Culture
The Consumerist Perspective

In a world where being able to merchandise a show can be a determining factor in that show’s fate, it’s counterproductive that so many outspoken anime fans in the West seem disdainful of anime made to appeal to people and sell.

Tagged: Criticism, Anime

Chris Haughton
May 19, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle

Why "Otaku" Isn't A Dirty Word - Part 1

Chris Haughton
May 19, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle
Why "Otaku" Isn't A Dirty Word - Part 1

There’s a cycle that plays out in anime fandom that, on the surface, looks benign, and mostly is benign. Despite that, however, there are subtle issues with it that bother me in that it tends to prevent a real discussion from occurring.

Tagged: Otaku, Culture, History

Chris Haughton
May 7, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle

The Secret Guide To Running An Anime Club

Chris Haughton
May 7, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle
The Secret Guide To Running An Anime Club

Or: “How To Run An Anime Club Like Char Aznable”

Tagged: Anime Club, CHAR

Chris Haughton
April 29, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle

What Do People Think About Otaku?

Chris Haughton
April 29, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle
What Do People Think About Otaku?

It’s surprising how easy it can be to push a false narrative to the level where it becomes accepted by default by many within a population, despite not representing reality.

Tagged: Otaku, Japan

Chris Haughton
April 24, 2018
Amagami Challenge, Visual Culture

Lessons from OreImo - Grow Together or Grow Apart

Chris Haughton
April 24, 2018
Amagami Challenge, Visual Culture
Lessons from OreImo - Grow Together or Grow Apart

Manami and Ayase are different versions of the same paradigm.

The underlying dynamic of both is "I want to reign this person in from their passion because I want to satisfy my ideal of them."

Tagged: OreImo, Mental Health, Friendships, Relationships, SOCI, MIND

Chris Haughton
April 8, 2018
Amagami Challenge, Visual Culture

Lessons From School Days - Treat People Well

Chris Haughton
April 8, 2018
Amagami Challenge, Visual Culture
Lessons From School Days - Treat People Well

A series of selfishly-made bad decisions. A downward spiral of people treating other people badly to satisfy their own ends. A tragic story of people callously taking advantage of one another.

All three describe School Days.

Tagged: School Days, Dating, Mental Health, MIND

Chris Haughton
March 22, 2018
Amagami Challenge, Otaku Lifestyle

Recommended Reading - The Notenki Memoirs

Chris Haughton
March 22, 2018
Amagami Challenge, Otaku Lifestyle
Recommended Reading - The Notenki Memoirs

If you’ve seen Otaku no Video, you know this story.

Kind of.

Tagged: Gainax, Book, Recommended Reading

Chris Haughton
February 28, 2018
Amagami Challenge, Visual Culture

Examining Amagami - Haruka's Arc

Chris Haughton
February 28, 2018
Amagami Challenge, Visual Culture
Examining Amagami - Haruka's Arc

Haruka Morishima is weird.

In a good way.

Tagged: Anime, SOCI

Chris Haughton
February 6, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Visual Culture, Amagami Challenge

Stop Dating Tsunderes!

Chris Haughton
February 6, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Visual Culture, Amagami Challenge
Stop Dating Tsunderes!

For what’s portrayed by so many as a wish-fulfillment genre for lonely men, harem anime protagonists seem to have a penchant for choosing some pretty hostile women.

Tagged: Dating, Tsundere, Mental Health, MIND

Chris Haughton
January 22, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Amagami Challenge

Internalized Antisociability

Chris Haughton
January 22, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Amagami Challenge
Internalized Antisociability

They build an identity around how antisocial they are, making themselves feel superior and absolving themselves of responsibility for being unable to make friends or form and maintain relationships.

Tagged: Mindset, Mental Health, MIND

Chris Haughton
January 15, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Amagami Challenge

Inspirational Characters From Anime

Chris Haughton
January 15, 2018
Otaku Lifestyle, Amagami Challenge
Inspirational Characters From Anime

Fictional characters can make good role models, as their existence is as a set of boiled-down concepts, making them free from the many intricate shortcomings of being human.

Tagged: Inspiration, Mental Health, Character, MIND, COMP, CONF

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