So I watched the series because I got intrigued with the statement of one of my co-workers. He said that it's an anime about otakus. For me, it's something fresh so I checked it out.
Some thoughts:
- Every episode is like a thesis written for a specific aspect of the subculture that brought about the existence of the Otakus. All of the episode titles are long and wordy. Instances are, "Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth through Consumption and Entertainment" (otaku shopping...), "The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimulation Brought on Through Makeup and Costume on Mental Obstacles" (cosplaying...) and "Concerning the Existence and Non-Existence of Explanatory Duties Under Specially Confined Circumstances" (h-games and otaku human interactions...).
- The club idea has been expounded with the fact that, every school year, new members are recruited while others graduate. This implies that new characters are introduced while some are somehow detached.
- The thinking in terms of characters attitude. The otakus look at a person as an anime/manga character. For example, if you generally look displeased, you are the unsociable character or if you are a childhood friend of someone, then you are the childhood friend character.
- The voice actress for Saki Kasukabe, Satsuki Yukino, is also the same voice actress for Kaname Chidori of Full Metal Panic! Coincidentally, both characters have similar personalities. That plus the fact that I didn't notice any variation in her voice acting made it seem like Kaname all over again.
After this experience, it would be enriching to read on papers/articles concerning dominant art forms like variety shows, telenovelas, text messages and streamline pocket books in the modern Filipino setting.
