Heart of the City by Steenz for October 23, 2023

Because adults are not fans of cool stuff.

While I haven’t heard of “First Inning Rookies” have read some sports Manga. Currently I’m reading “Hajime no Ippo” which is about boxing. Loath the sport but find the stories well told but with information about fighting techniques but also find the characters interesting. The series has run to over a 1000 chapters, which in itself is astonishing.

You can watch all the sports anime you want Kat. But until you actually swing a bat, it don’t mean nothing.

Well, I learned how to fight from Cowboy Bebop, and I get my butt kicked every time. I feel like I’m not wearing the tie correctly.

Pfft! Yeah, right! I’ll bet a lot of kids would LOVE to know how to change clothes simply by spinning while colorful lights flash around them!

Couldn’t this apply to any instructional videos, not just anime?

This is why kids think learning and enjoyment are mutually exclusive.

Who is that on Brent’s lunchbox?

I love animes that teach you about various subjects. K-On teaches you about instruments like bass and guitar and being a musician, Yowamushi Pedal teaches you about cycling and sportsmanship, Working gives you insight to the restaurant industry (albeit sort silly), Food Wars has a ton of cooking information (lotta fan service though so be warned) There are dozens and dozens more from teaching you about chess and mahjong to accounting and the actual animanga industry.

I learned how to replace my heart with an adorable chainsaw dog to become the ultimate human/devil weapon by watching anime. And also how to think independently, and not let others control my life.

The best would be a class on animation in general, which also shows what is produced in South America, Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East, etc, not just in Japan. One of the things I hate about anime fanatics is that for them only Japan animation exists and the rest is not interesting.

My high school back in the 60s was one of the first to offer Science Fiction Studies as an English class. Finally required reading that I liked. Hopefully the kids will get their wish.

Never heard of it. But I do have the manga and anime of “Princess Nine” What sold to for me was that Hayakawa Ryō was left handed. Normally not into sport themed manga or anime. CSUSF (California State University San Francisco) had classes on anime from the early 1980s and I audited one for a semester. Great stuff.

She wants a Genshiken?

YOOOOOOOOOOOO BRENT IS A ONE PIECE FAN!!!