2021-04-06 13:21:00
2009 is a long time ago, but I recall very much enjoying "Bakemonogatari" (explained here) back then.
One of the lines from that show that's always stuck with me is something Hanekawa says multiple times. It's kind of become my tagline in life and work.
It matches my Jill-of-all-trades, T-shaped engineering approach. ( ^_^)
"I don't know everything, I just happen to know this."
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2012-11-10 17:16:00
Over the past few weeks I've been following one of 2012's hit anime: Sword Art Online (trailer). I love the art work, the music, the character designs, the plot and the character development. It really is an awesomely engaging show.
It is because I love this show so much that the above screencap irks me so! They put so much effort into the show, but then make such a basic mistake! If Suguha (Kazuto's niece) is such an accomplished kendoka, who's been practicing kendo for over ten years, then she would not put a shinai with its tip down to the ground! WTF A-1?!
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kilala.nl tags: kendo, japan, anime, meh,
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2011-05-23 16:49:00
There aren't many anime that focus on kendo, the most famous one being a series from the early eighties: Musashi no ken (lit. "the sword of Musashi"). Another, much more recent one, from the fall of 2007 is Bamboo Blade. The screenshot above is from the show, ridiculing one of the commonly known aspects of kendo: kendoka and their equipment stink, especially during summer (^_^);.
Bamboo Blade really isn't that good: I'd qualify the art as meh, the story as generic (though it's growing on me after a few episodes) and the animation as crude. But still, it's about kendo, it does a fair job of portraying shiai and it conveys the enthusiasm kendoka have for their sport pretty well!
kilala.nl tags: anime, kendo, japan,
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