OLH in June 2024

In an attempt to dust off this blog and get some content up, I’m going to fully embrace the early-2000s era approach to blogging by “reporting” on “news” from over a week ago[1]Or, about a century ago in current internet time. However, I am doing this because the topic...

Ancient Aughts-Era Otaku Lore – Lucky Star 17 Years Later

Before I knew it, 17 years had passed since my first and only encounter with the anime Lucky Star. I first watched it in real time on fansubs, and just a few weeks back I finished a second watch of the series. To be honest, this is something I...

Sticking it to the Man (With a Doohickey) – Revolution +1

I came up in a very liberal household, one in which there was vocal support for left-leaning policy that advocated for equality. The reason for this could be my eclectic ethnic background, with relatives on both sides of my family having either escaped or overcome oppression in one form...