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I am not a maniac! I am an otaku!
Sep. 24th, 2003 02:16 amAw, don't get me started on the connotations of Otaku. I'm not so tired anymore. I'm ranting to the editor of Tokyopop... I wonder if I'll get a reply. If you guys have anything you want to add, email the dude here. Don't email TP for titles you want to license; that's on a separate form on their webpage.
read what I had to say ( here )
I'm reading up on Nancy Drew, and it has come to my surprise that the entire series has been rewritten! NANI!? The editions I have are 1960/1988 editions that I got brand-new from Costco many years ago. The collection is nearly complete, and I am very proud of it. And if I'm ever stupid enough to have kids, I'll be sure to pass the books onto my daughter. ;) But there was originally a 1930s version that was very different, in terms of characters and plot. I really would like to read some of these-- if I could get my hands on some. ^_^ I think there's a reproduced edition of the originals-- the Nancy Drew Facsimilies, I believe. Whoo! I always thought that the series was kind of 50s-ish, what with all the girls always having such nice, trim figures and always wearing dresses. It wasn't until the Nancy Drew Files and the recent Nancy Drew series (on TV, cancelled, and later, a movie where she was a journalist!) that I really had a lot of respect for the sleuth, and not until even more recently that I decided to get back into the series. And I was under the odd impresion that Carolyn Keene was really a pseudonym for Mildred Benson, though heaven knows where I got THAT name. MysteryNet.com says that Nancy was the brainchild of a guy, who gave a female journalist the role of writing about Nancy's adventures, and when he died shortly after the first published volume, his daughter took over. o_O And apparently since, a whole SLEW of authors have written under the Carolyn Keene name, because Simon and Schuster OWN the syndicate! Now Nancy Drew sounds like a mob boss!
WHOO! Nancy Drew mysteries AND a series of games. o_O Now what am I going to do with my Paycheck? So much to get!
* Tablet/Printer/Scanner
* OtakuWorld.com account/FFnet account/LJ Account
* Nancy Drew books/games/movies
* Other books/games/movies (including manga/anime)
* Knicknacks, Journals, and the like from Borders, Great Stuff, and/or Tutti Frutti
First game on the list:
* Nancy Drew and the Haunted Mansion -- it takes place here in San Francisco!!
Books on the list:
* The Nancy Drew Scrapbook
* The Mystery of Nancy Drew: Girl Sleuth - on the couch -- sounds interesting, if a little critical. I'd say 'library,' but would I even find it?
* Nancy Drew Files #124 - Whee, it's at a ch@t cafe!
* Nancy Drew Files #123 - Wicked for the Weekend sounds fascinating! ^^; I'm so addicted!
* Kill me, Kiss me is a manga by Tokyopop that sounds interesting-- of course there's idols and crossdressing involved, but when is there NOT? ^.~ Too bad it doesn't come out till February '04. Birthday present?
Hey, I'm looking for an archive of Thalia lyrics, to her latest album. Translations, too, if possible. I tried Yahoo! and Google, but came up with msotly garbage. Can anyone help?
I'd like to work on an online manga, if I can just figure out how to get my patterns to repeat properly. Whee! I'd definitely want to get a tablet and work on "I'm Listening," my debut manga idea!
Okay, now I'm *really* done. :)
read what I had to say ( here )
I'm reading up on Nancy Drew, and it has come to my surprise that the entire series has been rewritten! NANI!? The editions I have are 1960/1988 editions that I got brand-new from Costco many years ago. The collection is nearly complete, and I am very proud of it. And if I'm ever stupid enough to have kids, I'll be sure to pass the books onto my daughter. ;) But there was originally a 1930s version that was very different, in terms of characters and plot. I really would like to read some of these-- if I could get my hands on some. ^_^ I think there's a reproduced edition of the originals-- the Nancy Drew Facsimilies, I believe. Whoo! I always thought that the series was kind of 50s-ish, what with all the girls always having such nice, trim figures and always wearing dresses. It wasn't until the Nancy Drew Files and the recent Nancy Drew series (on TV, cancelled, and later, a movie where she was a journalist!) that I really had a lot of respect for the sleuth, and not until even more recently that I decided to get back into the series. And I was under the odd impresion that Carolyn Keene was really a pseudonym for Mildred Benson, though heaven knows where I got THAT name. MysteryNet.com says that Nancy was the brainchild of a guy, who gave a female journalist the role of writing about Nancy's adventures, and when he died shortly after the first published volume, his daughter took over. o_O And apparently since, a whole SLEW of authors have written under the Carolyn Keene name, because Simon and Schuster OWN the syndicate! Now Nancy Drew sounds like a mob boss!
WHOO! Nancy Drew mysteries AND a series of games. o_O Now what am I going to do with my Paycheck? So much to get!
* Tablet/Printer/Scanner
* OtakuWorld.com account/FFnet account/LJ Account
* Nancy Drew books/games/movies
* Other books/games/movies (including manga/anime)
* Knicknacks, Journals, and the like from Borders, Great Stuff, and/or Tutti Frutti
First game on the list:
* Nancy Drew and the Haunted Mansion -- it takes place here in San Francisco!!
Books on the list:
* The Nancy Drew Scrapbook
* The Mystery of Nancy Drew: Girl Sleuth - on the couch -- sounds interesting, if a little critical. I'd say 'library,' but would I even find it?
* Nancy Drew Files #124 - Whee, it's at a ch@t cafe!
* Nancy Drew Files #123 - Wicked for the Weekend sounds fascinating! ^^; I'm so addicted!
* Kill me, Kiss me is a manga by Tokyopop that sounds interesting-- of course there's idols and crossdressing involved, but when is there NOT? ^.~ Too bad it doesn't come out till February '04. Birthday present?
Hey, I'm looking for an archive of Thalia lyrics, to her latest album. Translations, too, if possible. I tried Yahoo! and Google, but came up with msotly garbage. Can anyone help?
I'd like to work on an online manga, if I can just figure out how to get my patterns to repeat properly. Whee! I'd definitely want to get a tablet and work on "I'm Listening," my debut manga idea!
Okay, now I'm *really* done. :)
