Okojo-san!

[rain_gryphon]

Okojo-san, the Ermine.

I've got a crush already. He (she?) looks like Kimba - same determined Stare of Destiny, same blue eyes, etc., but much better drawn, and with that grace that only mustelids can manage. The plot summaries I've seen are unhelpful, although one did describe it as being "like an adult version of Hamtaro, except with weasels".

Now I need to figure out how to get a copy.

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A curious tale of French villainy and remorse.

This has possibilities. I've got all sorts of mysterious bits of junk that I could "return" anonymously to museums, and cause no end of puzzlement.

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Tragically, the link was 404. The description is going to stay with me for a while, though: Free online Bible Adventure Game where you battle as a Rhino. I'd have spent more time in church had they preached more about Rhino battles.

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That flaming dumbass Robertson has embarassed the nation again, I see. One has to wonder if he's become senile.

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If a store-bought urinal can be considered a great work of art, I can't see why busting it up with a hammer isn't performance art. If I were on the jury, he'd walk.

Comments

[whitetail.livejournal.com]

Wow, Okojo is cute! The comparisons with Kimba appear very apt. I'd love to see this, too!

[xolo.livejournal.com]

Isn't he just a sweetheart? I'll be sure to share if I can find a copy. :)

[rabbitboy.livejournal.com]

Here you go. (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/search.html?type=AC&restrict=ALL&word=Shiawaseso)

[xolo.livejournal.com]

*blink* Kinda pricey, aren't they? Still, thanks - I'll have to see about those.

[rabbitboy.livejournal.com]

Two episodes for eighteen bucks? Kinda steep, yeah. Especially if they're not even subtitled, which isn't made clear in the description. But the harder something is to find, the more you're going to pay for it. It looks like this used to be on Amazon.com, and if it ever gets there again, it'd probably drop down to the ten dollar range. With the way japanese animation is gaining popularity in the States, it might wind up there again, or maybe even wind up being on a Wal-Mart DVD shelf. I've seen stranger things happen.

I'm assuming you'd want to pay for it, of course. I didn't bother to do any torrents searches, though it may be out there that way too. Better be quick though... The Man™ is really starting to come down on torrent downloads, and all the big-time torrents websites have been getting steadily neutered and emasculated one by one.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

When I went to the site, it showed me the first volume for $17, which seemed reasonable if a bit high, but the second and subsequent ones for $32, which seems extortionate.

[mahto.livejournal.com]

I think I agree with the hammery fellow, that Duchamp would be quite amused by the whole affair. Of course, I think he'd be having quite a laugh in general at the current state of fine arts, but that's anothe story. :)

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I don't really know much of anything about Duchamp, but if his buying a urinal then reselling it at markup as a sculpture was an expression of contempt for the people who'd buy it because it was him selling it, I'll prolly wish to learn more about him.

In general the idea that a found object becomes art simply because a particular person asserts it to be art bothers me deeply. Art shouldn't depend on priveleged observers. The virtue of art should reside in the meaning of the piece to the viewer, not by one viewer dictating its meaning to others.

This whole thing has the strong look of people so desperately wanting to be part of the aretist's in-group that they didn't have the security to laugh when he made a joke with a straight face. This isn't that same guy that sold those little cans of shit, is it?

[davehyena.livejournal.com]

Duchamp just used his urinal as a “giant yah boo sucks to you!" to peoples ideas of what art should be.

Of course, now it’s come full circle and the oppressed are now oppressors and all that.

Of the work in that sort of vein, my favourite was Joseph Beuys’ “I love America and America loves me”.

He flew to America: he was put onto a gurney straight from the plane and wheeled to a New York art gallery, never touching the ground.

He was then imprisoned in a room with a tame coyote and hundreds of newspapers and magazines, and wrapped himself up in a blanket and spent several days there.

Then he was put back onto the Gurney and wheeled back the airport.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

O_o Who pays the bill for stuff like this to get done, anyway?

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

I believe I've got three episodes around here somewhere, although actually finding them might be another matter. ^_^; Sadly, those seem to be the only ones ever subtitled, by "Undercut", though you could always try buying a few of the DVDs if you can interest one of the many fansub groups in handling the show. And as an outside shot, it's possible okojosan knows more about the show.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

Oooo! If you could find and copy your episodes, I'd be very grateful.

I've never dealt with fansub groups (in general what anime I see is what my friends show me). Is it the usual practice to buy an untranslated video then give it to them in exchange for a subbed copy? How would one find them - is there a centralized sort of board or anything?