Comments on: The Otaku Bookshelf: Vampires and Vatican Edition

By: zee

zee — Sun, 18 May 2008 07:13:15 +0000

I have to be honest, most modern vampire stories just don’t cut it with me. Then again, I hate most stories that depict vampires are mincing pretty boys who have magical powers rather than blood sucking bat-like creatures or ghouls of the night.

And conspiracy theories in manga/anime are geting a little tiresome. It feels like everything is supposed to be a huge conspiracy. Why can’t it just be from point A to point B and back again if necessary? Just because you don’t have a conspiracy theory doesn’t mean its a bad story.

By: Erin F.

Erin F. — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:15:02 +0000

They are certainly are big on the Jewish conspiracy.

I liked Innocence, but I can judge it on it’s own terms. Most moviegoers are not really going to like Innocence. And by “not like” I mean “super hate”.

By: Ken Haley

Ken Haley — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:27:40 +0000

Ugh. Stupid keyboard.

Are the Japanese big on conspiracies..? Or just.. big on Jewish conspiracies..?

By: Ken Haley

Ken Haley — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:16:38 +0000

I.. I liked Innocence. ;>_>

By: Erin F.

Erin F. — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:24 +0000

Sounds pretty typical of Oshii’s work. Have you seen Ghost in the Shell; Innocence?

As for the Jewish conspiracy – there’s a book about the Jewish conspiracy that’s a perennial best seller in Japan. A lot of Japanese people I’ve talked to really believe such a conspiracy exists, but then, hardly any of them had actually met a real Jewish person (until they met my boyfriend)…

By: Ken Haley

Ken Haley — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:35:25 +0000

Awww. I had high hopes for Night of the Beasts since it’s from Oshii. Saddened to hear it’s not very good..