Tag: Anime

HENTAI: OK but why tho?

July 25, 2017

For the first time ever, Questions: We Don’t Have Answers is recorded live in front of an (unwitting) audience! The topic: Hentai and Japanese Sexuality. Donovan and Harry unite to discuss the shared DNA between Anime and Hentai, their effects on the male psyche and their views on women, the normalized pattern of sexual abuse in hentai, comparing and contrasting with American portrayals of women in media, the Nerd identity and the Chronicles of Gor. … More HENTAI: OK but why tho?

Do Creators have a Responsibility to their Audience?

January 22, 2017

This time out the boys discuss the ongoing war between Creators and their Audiences, from all angles. What moral responsibility, if any, is owed by the creator? What should audiences keep in mind about them? What about the workers for hire, or the fans who turn into creators? A lot of television shows, movie franchises, video games and comic books are brought up as examples…because it’s Donovan and Harry. … More Do Creators have a Responsibility to their Audience?

Is it okay to fall in love with Fictional Characters?

December 9, 2016

In this episode Harry and Don tackle the unspeakable subject of fandom. Like patients stricken with an illness, they discuss their own imaginary loves before turning an eye to the far reaches of the fan’s psyche, discussing legitimate love for the fictional, television and comics, how fandom can become obsession, reality and real life love. … More Is it okay to fall in love with Fictional Characters?

Are Fictional Characters Ever Meant to be a Certain Race or Gender?

September 16, 2016

Race. It’s back, continuing to haunt our non-white hosts. But Don and Harry came prepared, and are equipped with flamethrowers on this one. Subjects discussed include the Spider-Man films, the Spider-Man comics, Films, actors, writers and creators, video games, Japan, Star Wars and the upcoming Ghost in the Shell film. The episode concludes with a lovely first email! … More Are Fictional Characters Ever Meant to be a Certain Race or Gender?