{"id":6638,"date":"2012-01-15T12:20:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-15T17:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/wp\/?p=6638"},"modified":"2012-01-15T12:20:15","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T17:20:15","slug":"sunday-morning-miscellany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/sunday-morning-miscellany\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday morning miscellany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Suppose the translators responsible for The New American Bible<\/em><\/strong> took on Shakespeare<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Existence or its opposite? That’s what I am asking myself.
\nWhether it be more or less dignified to put up with
\nThe barbs and darts of brash Luck, or to use weapons
\nAgainst distress’s oceans, to stop them from happening.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More Shakespeare, sorta: What is the connection between Interstella 5555<\/em><\/strong> and the House of Percy<\/a>?<\/p>\n

There supposedly is a genre of iyashikei<\/em>, or “healing,” anime, such as Aria<\/b><\/i> or Ikoku Meiro no Croisee<\/b><\/i>. I find most such productions irritatingly bland, rather than soothing or refreshing. ((The only example of the genre I find rewatchable is Someday’s Dreamers<\/em><\/strong>, which has a serious story underlying all the niceness.)) If you seek therapeutic anime, the works of Tatsuo Sato are much more effective<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A rewatch of Nadesico<\/b><\/i> helped me get through the first few days of living with a broken arm, and Shingu<\/b><\/i> was good for a flu and high fever.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Update<\/strong>: I just watched the second episode of Mouretsu Pirates<\/em><\/strong>. It looks like it’s going to be at least as good as Nadesico<\/em><\/strong>. Whether it approaches the level of Shingu<\/em><\/strong> remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

“You don’t have to rely on a healthy body image or self-respect any more”:<\/p>\n