So, I used to post these lists of upcoming K-ON! stuff each month, figuring it was
a good way of keeping track of interesting releases. After the English language
release of season 2, there hasn’t been much point in keeping it going, but now
there’s some interesting stuff on the horizon again…
March 20th – “K-ON! MUSIC
HISTORY'S BOX” CD box set (JP)
May 20th
– “K-ON!
Season 2 Part 1” DVD (UK)
May 21st – “K-ON! The
Movie” DVD/Blu-Ray (US)
July 23rd – “K-ON!
College” manga (US)
October 29th – “K-ON! High
School” manga (US)
Jesus, being an anime fan in the UK must suck. Sure the prices are good but at what cost? This wait must be painful for them.
ReplyDelete"No grief here. I'm not at all bothered by your movie-review-turned-generic-K-on!-rant"
ReplyDeleteGiven the fact you have a blog dedicated to K-On!, it was clear that you were very much a fan of K-On!. I understand you were pressured into opening your response to Reckoner this way in order to avoid getting neg-repped at AnimeSuki. It's been a decade since K-On! The Movie released, and in that time, Reckoner was banned from AnimeSuki/the reputation system was removed from AnimeSuki. As well, the blogs that Reckoner wrote for, Nihon Review and Behind the Nihon Review, were taken down after they ran out of funds to continue hosting it.
Since Reckoner is no longer a major player, you no longer need to worry about Reckoner imposing his supposed authority on your opinion on K-On! The Movie. That is to say, you don't need to suck up to Reckoner. Reckoner's gripes about this movie are unfounded and subjective, a consequence of his own lack of worldliness and experience with travelling abroad, as well as his inherent belief that writing for Nihon Review and Behind the Nihon Review somehow made his opinions more valid and more authoritative than those of others. While you are to be commended for standing up to and calling out Reckoner, by beginning with a response to indicate Reckoner may have had a point, you also created a situation where forum member was neg-repped. This individual is a somewhat well-known blogger and was unfairly affected by Reckoner's influential position at AnimeSuki, leading them to leave AnimeSuki. Unfortunately, because you gave the impression of agreeing with Reckoner, this may have led Reckoner and another forum member to thinking it was acceptable to neg-rep someone simply because they presented a differing opinion that contradicted Reckoner's.
Since you're no longer active at AnimeSuki, and since a few people would like to hear your thoughts on K-On! The Movie without Reckoner's influence, you can do so at this blog. The author, again, ended up leaving AnimeSuki, and your agreement with Reckoner was one of the contributing factors, but luckily, this does not appear to have dissuaded them from maintaining an active blog, one that is better than Behind the Nihon Review. Please comment here, indicating 1) your thoughts on the K-On! movie, and 2) that you rescind and redact any agreement you have with Reckoner in any way.