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Oh lord. I could never have guessed how difficult it could be, looking at doujinshi~! Surrounded by so much porn stuff, it's impossible to pick what could be good. :3 So in the end, I made myself a rule - just pick something random and buy it. If you see something better, then buy that too. Then stop. Stop, and get the hell out, because otherwise it could get dangerous.
Yes, I found Mandarake in Namba. XD But much better than Mandarake in some ways was K-books, a couple of shops along. :3 They had some reeeeeally nice-looking manga, but I was strong, and thought No, limit yourself to English manga, it's a handy way of narrowing down the choice! XD I did, however, buy a few dj, including a gorgeously cutesy Shuji/Akira one, one as a pressie for someone, and a K8 one (I HAD TO, IT WAS THE ONLY ONE IN EITHER SHOP, OK???). Some of the nicer-looking JE ones were really expensive (well, over 1000yen XD), and there weren't nearly as many modern ones as there were SMAP ones. ^^;; I wonder if that's a comment on the fanbase, or just that Johnny has clamped down on such slanderous doings more recently. But hey, if Bandai don't, why should he? But then, he is a megalomaniac.
But anyway. *cough* In more intellectual pursuits, I went to the aquarium this morning (expensive, but they had some damn big fish XD), then Liberty Osaka this afternoon. Liberty Osaka is a museum looking at human rights in Japan, and it was fascinating - they talked about the Ainu, women, "sexual minorities", Okinawans, Koreans, homeless people and several others I'd never heard about before. All the videos were English-subtitled too - I stayed till it was closing, but I could've spent at least another half hour looking at stuff, it was very interesting.
Then I spent a loooong time wandering around Namba, which was brilliant, and came back here just in time for Utaban! :D Nakai spent a lot of time taking the piss out of Yasu for beinggay girly, it was cute. And Yoko's reactions were gold, as usual. :D It was more amusing than I was expecting, actually, in a way I can't quite pin down, except that, well, it's Kanjani8! ♥
Now I better eat food. :9 Osaka operates on different hours to Tokyo - nothing really gets started till 11am, but eating-time seems to be a lot later in the evening. Suits me!
Yes, I found Mandarake in Namba. XD But much better than Mandarake in some ways was K-books, a couple of shops along. :3 They had some reeeeeally nice-looking manga, but I was strong, and thought No, limit yourself to English manga, it's a handy way of narrowing down the choice! XD I did, however, buy a few dj, including a gorgeously cutesy Shuji/Akira one, one as a pressie for someone, and a K8 one (I HAD TO, IT WAS THE ONLY ONE IN EITHER SHOP, OK???). Some of the nicer-looking JE ones were really expensive (well, over 1000yen XD), and there weren't nearly as many modern ones as there were SMAP ones. ^^;; I wonder if that's a comment on the fanbase, or just that Johnny has clamped down on such slanderous doings more recently. But hey, if Bandai don't, why should he? But then, he is a megalomaniac.
But anyway. *cough* In more intellectual pursuits, I went to the aquarium this morning (expensive, but they had some damn big fish XD), then Liberty Osaka this afternoon. Liberty Osaka is a museum looking at human rights in Japan, and it was fascinating - they talked about the Ainu, women, "sexual minorities", Okinawans, Koreans, homeless people and several others I'd never heard about before. All the videos were English-subtitled too - I stayed till it was closing, but I could've spent at least another half hour looking at stuff, it was very interesting.
Then I spent a loooong time wandering around Namba, which was brilliant, and came back here just in time for Utaban! :D Nakai spent a lot of time taking the piss out of Yasu for being
Now I better eat food. :9 Osaka operates on different hours to Tokyo - nothing really gets started till 11am, but eating-time seems to be a lot later in the evening. Suits me!
