I don't know if you guys have already heard this.. But the man who invented instant Ramen.. Died yesterday. He was in his 90's.

Long live the great creator!

Yeah, in the late 17th century. You're a little later to the game than usual this time.

It was invented in 1958, you can't die before you're born. Read the news sometime.
"Momofuku Ando, the Japanese inventor of instant noodles — a dish that has sustained American college students for decades — has died. He was 96."

He just invented instant Ramen noodles not ramen itself Vincent. Ramen existed long before its modern microwaveable form.

Whatever. He still needs to be remembered. For atleast a week. Then we can go back to pretending he doesn't exist.

Otaku don't need things like food or sleep. We can be sustained through our obsession to watch more anime, read more manga, and play more video games. A true otaku does not need ramen the money they would have to spend on that ramen could have been spent on anime.

Hmm... So I guess those otaku who are overweight or obese are the people who read manga on their computer screens and download torrents of episodes...

Chicken ramen is the only good kind.

Nah. The best is mixing beef and chicken together, it tastes pretty damn good.

Otaku is gay.

Lets just not use the word anymore

You know there is something called being frugal. I'm an overweight otaku and I don't enjoy pirating but I think ADV and Funimation like to price gouge the fans too much so I don't mind sticking it to them. I mean they want you to pay 20 bucks for a DVD with 3 or 4 episodes on it. That is a rip off. Just recently they have started getting better about giving you more for your money. If I like something I have gotten through a torrent I will probably buy it later when I have the money.

Downloading manga is messed up its something I don't support. As much as I dislike how manga hurts the American comic book industry I do have to say the quality and variety of American comics have increased because of competition from manga.

Also I was originally talking about how when you are so deep in something you barely need to eat because you are too caught up in your obsession. This is usually a game when it happens to me. You can't stop playing the game long enough to go eat. A few years back with Vice City I would turn on my PS2 and start playing the second I rolled out of bed. I would play for hours without really ever knowing where the time went.

P.S. The fat otaku are the ones who don't play DDR.

IAWTC.
I hate using Japanese terms in English-- especially that one because I tend to associate it more with the "loser, shut-in" definition rather than the Americanized version, but, I guess "otaku" is the best word for the specific demographic... Because then I'll just have to use a bunch of different adjectives.

To Smokie: I wasn't being serious, but nice rant. Had some very good points. Although, I don't think manga has motivated American comics to be better in quality... I think manga and American comics have always matched in quality: lots of shitty to mediocre titles; some good stuff here and there.

Yeah, I understand how you can be so distracted that you're unable to bring yourself to eat sometimes.

I will mourn the man that will get me through my college years, and remember the countless college students who lived on his magnificent invention and pizza for all four years.

Meh I'm an otaku but I would be better described as a nerd.

Good point on comics versus manga. Although American comics are still reeling from Sailor Moon. I think because Neptune and Uranus were openly lesbians we have seen an increase in the number of homosexual comic characters.

Smokie: What the fuck would you know about price gouging with DVD's? Anime DVD's cost the same as any other specialty demographic DVD, and are getting pretty good about releasing a quality product full of DVD extras, including selectable language and subtitle features.

I can still remember a time where a VHS would cost you 22 bucks dubbed (29 for subs), no extras to speak of, worse dubbing jobs in general, and us fans would still buy them. The Industry is on our side, and is the biggest driving factor in the exansion of anime and a popular genre in this country. What the fuck is it with you 17 year old little shits thinking that you're being ripped off when you don't have any idea of how good you've got it.

I was always a beef person.

:[ Sad he died, but noodles are noodles. And I love noodles, but not in soup. I don't like my ramen soupy. And also, I don't even think I've eaten ramen for at least <2 years.

I agree Mike, DVDs really ARE getting better. And if you know where to look, the DVDs really aren't that horridly priced (plus, sometimes, box sets are released at a cheaper price than if you bought in individual dvds, IE, fifty bucks for Outlaw Star versus. the 100+ it would cost if you bought the dvds seperate.) Fuck, if you're that worried about the price, buy them used.

And in all honesty, the couple buck difference between an anime DVD and GOOD american stuff, since the price on that really doesn't drop on the good stuff, isn't that huge of a difference. Some places, the prices on anime isn't that much worse than the prices on new american releases. I'm all for supporting the anime so the price will go down even more <3

If Anime was cheaper, I'd be more into Anime than I am Manga.

:3
I'm more of a manga person, though. ^^ Not only coz they're cheaper, but because they give you more story, and more to understand.

True. I don't have exact numbers, I'm too lazy to think about it and I'm in class, but I've got hundreds of more dollars worth of manga than anime. Fuck, I just bought eighty dollars of it over break.

I just tend to enjoy the manga more. Not only that, it's more portable and more permanent.

I've been playing DDR for 3-4 years, I'm now on Heavy, and I'm still fat.

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Actually... DDR is known for some of my weight gain. XD