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Prelude to the study of lust objects – eternal courtship, attention, and egotism

Vrai’s comment has inspired me to write about the real-life modern sexual and emotional climate that produces some of the noteworthy new shows on which I report. To understand where I am going with a somewhat Manospherian analysis of lust … Continue reading

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The etymology, phonetics, and linguistics of “Nyanpasu!” could be considered funky

I presume that many of the readers of this blog have adopted the greeting “Nyanpasu!” from Non Non Biyori. The director says that this fictional greeting was inspired by Dr. Slump (full source below): --主要キャラクターの宮内れんげのせりふ「にゃんぱすー」はどういう意味があるのですか? 小学1年生が考えた「おはこんばんちわ」的な(笑い)、いろいろなときに対応できるあいさつです。また、れんげというキャラクターは1年生ですが、いろんな意味でませています。知識も多彩で通知表もオール5です。 What’s the meaning of … Continue reading

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Ero-kawaii Moe (萌), pro-sex feminism, and the respectable women of patriarchal cultures

Westerners who long for a revival of patriarchy might hope to see a day when brides no longer engage in pre-marital sex, but rather approach the altar as virgins. I will argue that while moe might promote patriarchy in a … Continue reading

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[Possibly slightly NSFW] First they came for the tentacle monsters, and I did not speak out because I was not a tentacle monster. Then they came for the porn stars, and I did not speak out because I was not Lenore Zann.

So the Daily Mail felt that it could safely publish a frame from a porn movie made by famous porn star Lenore Zann. Here it is: Lenore Zann might try to pressure WordPress to remove it, or even eliminate this … Continue reading

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A minimal manga adaptation versus a high-budget moe adventure

The first animated version of Yozakura Quartet was pretty minimal. It just showed you the important stuff. It was a little rough around some of the edges, but it was charming as all heck. And it had an awesome, awesome … Continue reading

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