J's Chimes: Otaku Writes Story For Romance Animes

This is something that intrigues me a lot and had been thinking it ever since I've read the article about it on Sankaku Complex. The question here is, 'how can an otaku who has no love experience be writing a storyline for romance animes in which we watch these days?' Come to think of it, otakus are despise for loving their 2D counterparts more and thus leading to many Japanese females to stay away from them... This is especially so too in Singapore in the age whereby anime is also quite condemned by people aging from 24 and above who doesn't know much about them.


A writer expresses his opinion that otaku cannot write romances as they are sad and lonely creatures with no experience. He also pointed out that otakus should get into real relationships rather than their 2D girlfriends. Though those in 2D are all ideal partners, the writer thinks that such are unrealistic and claims that they can't write anything new without these experiences.
Such has led to many netizens to discuss and backfire him for his unimpressive speech.


Though it does sound logical that Otakus can't possibly write romance, here;s what netizens have a say about such:

- "If you know the real thing you can’t make games and the like.”
- “He’s underestimating the imaginative power of virgins.”
- “I suppose you can’t make an RPG if you haven’t been an adventurer.”
- “A commoner has no qualifications to talk about otaku.”
- “So Konami must employ world class lovers…”
- “A product intended for virgins might as well be made by virgins.”

In my perspective, I'd believe that it's not really about what kind of person you are. Rather, it is about how creative and imaginative you are to be able to write a storyline that eventually captures the hearts of the audiences and become popular, just like the mangas Bleach, Naruto, One Piece or Full Metal Alchemist. The fact that Otakus do not have the experience to write a romance story is true. However this brings about things which you'd least expected in animes alike and are fantasies of what every guys or gals would like to have to be in love and doing things rarely thought of or being done in reality. Thus it brings to the point that such are considered remarkable as not many common people are able to think things out of the box that way. Well, many people have different perspectives of things around us so maybe you too have a different view of things too about such...
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J's Chimes: We Want To Love Too...

Attended my friend's wedding dinner last Saturday and I must say that this has been the second wedding dinner I've been to in my life and had learn a couple of things about life from it. Unlike anime that we see and feel, sometimes reality is kinda harsh and hits back on you pretty hard as you struggle hard to pursue your path ahead of you and finding someone who loves you the way you are. This is especially so for geeks like us who loves anime and stuff which some may despise and condemning it. The fact is that we are all still humans and we do love too. Such are especially so upon watching much of love and romance animes that made your heart skip and hoping the best in life.

While such are only fantasies, such animes give us hope, the emotions and the feelings never before felt by people who do not have a girlfriend before. And these are some of the uniqueness that draws me to anime more than soap operas or real life drama series. It's especially so because animes have a special something that attracts people and expressions that easily tell what they are feeling. What ever the case, animes brought about hope for ronery people. But of course not to the extend of marrying it but rather as a companion to keep you entertained.

Last but not least, I believe people should watch a couple of animes to understand what it actually is about instead of avoiding it like a plague it is... Thankfully, the younger generations are picking up this trend and the anime industry in Singapore is definitely growing. Was hoping to find someone who loves and will accept this hobby... Animation bonds people together, much so to fans of similar interest. Only then will we be able to cherish each other not in a world of fiction, but in reality and living life to the fullest.
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J's Chimes: The Shocking Truth About Animators

A shocking truth is being revealed to the public when research is done to find out just exactly how much Japanese animators are paid for their hard work. Animators are paid slave wages for drawing the animations, characters and tracing for a mere 200 yen per hour for 1 pathetic piece. It is been said that even a burger flipper working in Mcdonald's gets at least an hourly wage of 1000yen. Such comparison shows that even an unskilled job like that beats being a skilled animator that draws wonderful animes we see on tv.


With the plight of these poorly paid animators, their woes are even greatly increased as more of these animations are being outsource to other countries to finish the work with cheaper production costs and twice as fast. Such brings to the point that animations will be slowly diminishing in Japan, which could bring about the collapse of anime in futures to come which originated from Japan.


The average annual salary for animators and such are as stated below:

Animator (Animation) = 1,050,000yen = SGD$16,228 per year
Animator (Illustration) = 2,300,000yen = SGD$35,547 per year
Artists = 2,320,000yen = SGD$35,856 per year
Performers = 3,330,000yen = SGD$51,466 per year
Directors = 4,950,000yen = SGD$76,504 per year

With figures like this, its no wonder animators are often struggling with their lifestyle. A mere $1300 per month is not even enough to survive in Singapore, let alone Japan. With many wants and needs, desires and attractions, such contributed to the low birth rates in Japan and with such meager salary, one could only wonder how to get on with life resisting many temptations. Hopefully such are being reviewed and changed so that animators are appreciated for their job as they did it out of passion instead of the money, which we should really salute them for all their hard work...
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J's Chimes: Top 10 Lucky Guys In Anime

Today's the final day of my reservist in the army and am probably celebrating it outside now with my friends in camp. And nevertheless, am finally back too to blog more interesting stuff herein. With that, let's take a look at the top 10 most lucky guys in anime I'd believe would be. You'd be so happy and living in a life of paradise if you're one of these characters here...

1. Hanaukyo Maid Tai

The most fortunate guy in which I believe and would love to be him would definitely be Tarou Hanaukyo from the anime Hanaukyo Maid Tai. Being the master as appointed by his rich grand uncle, Tarou lives in a large mansion served by hundreds of maids on his beck and call. Even taking a leak in the toilet, you'd be serve by maids opening your fly and directing your gun at the toilet bowl... Not to mention helping you bathe or sleeping with you in a much very exciting manner...

2. Princess Lover

Once again, another anime in which the protagonist is suddenly being made a rich kid and enjoying it... Kobayashi Teppei from the anime Princess Lover is certainly a character many people dream to become. I mean who wouldn't want to be in love with beautiful princesses and idols from around the world? Sometime it just pay to be rich... Reality is painful at times...

3. To Love Ru

Yuki Rito just don't understand how lucky he is to have met Lala from the planet of Deviluke, one of the most beautiful princess of the entire galaxy. What's more, with all the girls around him and always getting into embarrassing moments, I think he'd be grateful more instead of being so unhappy about girls affecting his daily lifestyle. Seriously, if a girl would to appear naked on your bed, what would you do man?

4. Shuffle!

Suddenly, the God's and Demon's daughter become candidates of your future bride. Tsuchimi Rin can choose to marry either after getting to know them better in this eroge turned anime titled Shuffle!. With school life just as lively and being popular with the girls, everyone wants to have such wonderful high school days too. Being charismatic is nice~especially with the girls.

5. Nagasarete Airanto

Trapped on an island? How about an island full of girls who'd desperately needs a guy as a partner. Being the only guy on the island, Ikuto from the anime Nagasarete Airanto is being stalked and surrounded by girls wanting to have a relationship with him. I guess being stranded on an island like this ain't so bad at all... Now you do not need to worry about not finding a girlfriend anymore even being an introvert and all... Once again, reality hurts...

6. Isekai No Seikishi


Once again, being a popular guy whose strength is admirable and able to get in favor with the girls is another character many people envy... Kenshi from the anime Isekai No Seikishi is no doubt the copy of the previous anime done by the same company known as Tenchi Muyo. Kenshi's charisma has brought about many girls around him to his attention and would probably be in love with him just as being told in the anime. Imagine being in an alternative world and becoming popular in it.... Never would I want to return to the real world already after that...

7. Hand Maid May

the girls around the protagonist in this anime are mostly robots, but who the heck could withstand such temptations from robots who looked and feel so life like... Not to mention, they could even love and act like a normal human being who could be a replacement for the real thing to all ronery guys. Seriously if such were to be produce, it would be a double edge sword for all humankind alike. However if you'd look into the prospects of it, many guys would be happier... Who wouldn't want a partner to love them back as much as they too?

8. Tokimeki Memorial Only Love

Aoba Riku from the anime Tokimeki Memorial Only Love is also another lucky guy to have met girls one after another after being transferred into this unique school. Imagine being hooked up with the school idol and pretty girls in high school... err, you'd get the picture... How I wish my school life was like that too... once again and again,reality is a cruel thing... That's why animes give us these fantasies to think about and fills up void we do not have experience before.

9. Ichigo 100%

Another one of those school days anime in which many desires to have... Ichigo 100% tells the tale of manaka Junpei in search of a girl he saws on the roof with Ichigo Pantsu (Strawberry Underwear). And in the midst of it all, meeting up with 3 other girls in the process... My personal fav is Toujou Aya though Satsuki is one of the popular characters in this anime. Whatever the case, this guy sure is lucky...

10. Love Hina

Lastly, Love Hina is still the classic Harem anime whereby its protagonist Urashima Keitaro gets into many awkward situation with the girls living in a bathhouse. From a complete geek to a successful and matured guy, Keitaro has seen through various heart-pounding events, nosebleeds and also weird situations in almost every turn... One of the animes that gives me plenty of encouragement when my morale's low.

And so here are my top 10 most lucky guys in anime. Then again there are plenty of such animes around, from Tenchi Muyo to even the latest anime like Ichiban Ushiro No Daimaou. Such animes are normally ecchi in its genres but such are mostly popular because such are what fans love in the anime industry. Watchng such could bring smiles and laughter to make your day ahead...
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Day 12 Outside The Army: Getting Back On Track

Today's a public holiday and finally am able to spend the whole day watching the animes that I've missed out for the past week or so... Games have never been so much fun right now after about 2 weeks in the Army. Tomorrow is also the last day of service to my country and will once again be free to blog more interesting stuff for your viewing needs. For now, it's time for me to kick back and catch up with the times...
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Day 11 In The Army: Controllers From Hell

Game Controllers in the past commonly has only 5 basic buttons for games. These includes the directional buttons, select and start buttons and the A and B buttons. However the case, some controller manufacturers take things overboard and created a controller so complicated, it looks directly out from a space-age equipment used on a super classic 8-bit console like the Atari or Nintendo Genesis. One of them is as seen above where the controls are mounted on a glove... Was wondering how you'd play games with just one hand though


And in second place goes to this industrial looking controller that seems like it's a tool for industrial uses than a normal controller. Wonder what's with the wires... looks pretty pathetic too...


A little too awkward for a controller but it mimics a steering wheel or sorts... However, try playing your RPG game or Action and Adventure games with this and you'd realise just how strange this handles...


I have no idea what's with the screen but looks kinda redundant for a bulky controller like this... looks like an oversize MP3 player of the past... If there is one to begin with.


Somehow or rather, it makes you ponder why the directional pads need to be made this big... For more maneuverability? Or person for someone whose hands are so large they'll need a bigger pad for playing? Doesn't make sense for the directional pad to be this big and the other buttons to be so small...


And finally, a controller which looks like a Wii controller certainly doesn't handle as well as it should be... trying playing it when the A and B buttons are below the direction buttons... Plus, this isn't a sensor type like the Wii and certainly doesn't work if ya tilt it horizontally...
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Day 10 In The Army: Pi Pi Pizza To To Toppings

One of the most addictive chorus for a Pizza commercial with an animation twist. And a ronery ending to make up for the funny start... Makes me crave for Pizza too but what the heck, still in the army eating rations... Well, just 3 more days then will talk about that soon enough.
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