January 21, 2006
Turning Otaku
Yes, I thought I was too cool for Japanese cartoons (anime). In fact, even when I do plan to watch, I kept one thing in mind, it’s just a show. It’s not real. It’s just entertainment. As much as I tried to control myself, I’m slowly slipping away into an otaku realm.
Recently I got myself Chobits collector’s DVD set that comes with free OST CD (Original Sound Track). What’s more it’s cost only RM30. It’s quite a bargain since it contains 3 DVDs of the entire Chobits season (24 episodes) plus three recap episodes. However, I do find the recap episodes a total waste of space, but what the heck, it’s free anyway. What else if free? Loads of Chobits artwork and trailers of Pioneer upcoming DVD titles. So, as you can tell, I buying Chobits was purely on economical grounds and a little hint of curiosity due to the fact Chobits was a huge phenomenon in 2002 and I wanted to know why it’s so hot not only in Japan but also other parts of the world that got so drawn into it.
However, after three days from date of purchase, I was so into the anime. Even when I’ve finished the entire series, I wanted more. In fact, I think I’m becoming obsessed. I never knew I’d beat my younger brother to it. He was already watching Pokemon, Vandread, Rave, E.V.A, Tenjo Tenge and other various titles while I was still stuck with Initial D. That was about one year ago. Now, (I’d call it life post-Chobits) has me questioning my level of otaku-ness. I’ve been googling for Chobits figure and burned myself an extra Chobits OST CD (didn’t want to scratch the original) to be used in my car. Guess, I can consider myself pretty hardcore, something that I’m not very proud of. O_o
this post was written with the aid of Sumomo
