Monday, April 25, 2011 0 komentar

The Meanings of Kamen Rider Names

Kamen Rider = Masked Rider, self explanatory.

Kamen Rider V3 = Depending on who you ask, it stands for "Version 3"(because he's the third Rider) or "Victory 3" (the third and final triumph over Shocker, since Gelshocker and Destron are direct descendants.) Or both.

Kamen Rider X = You ready for this? It's complicated: The idea was that since he was the 5th Rider, they'd use the Roman Numeral for 5. Coming so soon after V3 though, they couldn't just call him Kamen Rider V. An early title for the series was in fact Kamen Rider W! Read as Kamen Rider Double-V though. Eventually they messed around with it enough and someone realized that if you put one V on top of an upside-down V, it looks like an X. And there you go (the opening theme lyrics even make mention of the "V & V" thing.)

Amazon = He's from the Amazon. Hey, what other Rider is?

Stronger = Not sure of the history of this one, other than that an early name was "Kamen Rider Spark" so it was going to start with an "S" for a while. Stronger also just is catchier than "Strong".

New Kamen Rider = The show's just called "Kamen Rider" onscreen. Toei started denoting it with the "New" to differentiate it after the fact. "Skyrider" comes from the fact that he flies.

Super-1 = was the original codename for Oki's new cybernetic self. Outside of the show, earlier titles were Kamen Rider V9 and Technorider (!) They settled on Super-1 because he was intended to be the "New Kamen Rider 1 of the next generation", aka the 80's.

ZX = Beats me, fans made it up. Considering the "X" is read as "Cross" I think it has a lot to do with the cross-like designs on his weapons. It can also mean Silver Cross, ZX's Badan name. First became a radio show before it have a TV special.

Kamen Rider 0
BLACK = Gorgom called him Black Sun, he rejected the name and became Kamen Rider BLACK! (Ishinomori's manga uses lower-case, but the TV character is generally addressed in either caps or katakana.) As for how they picked the name in real life, I think it's pretty self-explanatory.

Kamen Rider Black is supposed to be called Kamen Rider 0 which is supposed to be a new origin story to Kamen Rider, hence the number "0" or "zero." Not sure how it ended to BLACK.

BLACK RX = I actually don't remember the real story is behind the RX. The logo on his chest is a heavily stylized RX though (BLACK's was supposed to be a heavily-stylized Gorgom snake-eating-an-orb.)

Shin = Because he's the true Kamen Rider and everything before and after him did/does it wrong!

ZO = It was long thought that "ZO" just looks like "20" since this was the 20th Anniversary commemorative movie... except then people remembered that ZO came out in 1993. The real meaning behind the name, according to Ishinomori, is that since this was sort of a back-to-basics scaled-down retelling of the original story (again) it's Z = Ultimate O= Starting point (it's supposed to double as a zero.)

J = Multiple stories exist for this one too. The obvious meaning is "Jumbo" but apparently Ishinomori also said it was for "Judge". Then some book went on to add "Jupiter" since he's the biggest Rider ever and all that, and some fans in the 90's thought it stood for "Justice".

Kuuga = 'Kuuga' is of course derived from "Kuwagata" or Stag Beetle, but the bigger reason behind it is Toei wanted something you could also write in Kanji, since of course it would end up being an episode title. The fact that it also means "Empty Self" (or an approximate) is one of television's miracles. Consider, earlier names were Kamen Rider Guardian, Kamen Rider Ouja (!) and Kamen Rider Otis (which I always assumed was meant to be a corruption of "Odyssey".)

Agito = Agito means "I move", which was supposed to represent how Agito kept evolving. The A in Agito is Alpha and the o is Omega. Agito is also an obsolete word for chin.

Gills = The very same kanji for agito/chin could also be for the word gills. Gills was more or less an incomplete Agito.

Ryuki = 龍騎 as it's written in Japanese. 龍 (ryu) means dragon, 騎 means roughly to mount. The guy does ride a dragon bike.

Hibiki = 響(Hibiki)- echo/sound 鬼(ki)- demon/ogre. Sound is a key element and the guy is supposed to be an ogre.

Kabuto = Kabuto is based on the kabuto beetle, but his early name was 甲斗, which is pronounced Kabuto as well. 甲(Kabuto)-Helmet 斗(to)- it's a type of measurement. His final name in Japanase was カブト, so it was slightly different.

Sasword = From the word sasori, which means scorpion, and the word sword.

Gatack = From kuwagata, the type of beetle he was based on, and attack.

Den-O = Train King. He's based on trains.

Zeronos = From the word zero and Chronos, which was supposed to show that everyone would eventually forget about him. Chronos was some sort of time god or something.

Kiva = King of Vampires, pun on the word kiba which means fang.

IXA = Read the same as the word 戦 (war, fight).

G = Because he is the true OG
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 0 komentar

Otaku and I

pengertian Otaku sendiri sebenarnya gak selalu sihh yang punya hobi yang kejepang2an..kaya anime dsj .. tapi intinya lebih kepada Orang yang sungguh sangat terlalu fokus sama hobinya .
tapi yang dibahas disini adalah terbatas pada kategori otaku penggemar Anime , Idol ,dan Game ..(alias Otaku tipe Dreamer) karna klo Otaku selain itu cirinya udah beda
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kebanyakan menganggap mereka itu weird , geek , freak dan hal2 aneh lainnya .terkadang juga diidentikkan dengan kuper karena mereka cenderung punya dunia sendiri ..


Tapi tahukah anda bahwa Otaku juga memiliki kelebihan-kelebihan tersendiri..

karena judul pembahasan kali ini adalah Cowok Otaku , maka yang ane bahas adalah masalah cowoknya saja

Cowok Otaku biasanya memiliki kelebihan-kelebihan berikut dibanding cowok lainnya.

berikut hasil penelitian ane dari dunia maya maupun dengan penelitian langsung mendatangi tempat2 yang disinyalir merupakan sarang pria2 Otaku (Toko Game ,Taman Bacaan , Toko mainan yang jual produk anime,Toko Buku,)


KELEBIHAN COWOK OTAKU

1. Cowok Otaku umumnya tidak merokok bahkan jarang sekali diantara mereka yang merokok
contoh: ketimbang membeli Rokok mereka lebih suka mengumpulkan uang buat beli komik , figure , gadged game , cd, dvd , dan sejenisnya .. dan ini semua adalah asset ,,daripada rokok yang cuma buat dibakar n dihisap sia2 , udah gitu bau (menurut penelitian saya ,, rata2 cowok otaku benci bau rokok)


2. Cowok Otaku biasanya mempunyai perasaan yang halus dan sensitif. umumnya para Otaku Cowok ini sangat mengerti perasaan wanita , dan kebanyakan Cowok Otaku lebih mementingkan Cinta daripada Nafsu.. yahh sesuai lah dengan hobinya
from kaskuser: tu karena rata-rata cowo otaku adalah seorang "dreamer", jadi mereka mengharapkan hubungan yg bener-bener pure, hubungan yg berdasarkan cinta

3. Cowok Otaku biasanya lebih menjaga pandangannya dan tidak mempan rayuan

tambahan dari kaskuser: mereka bener2 fokus dan ga mau diganggu gugat.. dan kadang lupa waktu  (contoh=marathon nonton anime 26ep dalam 1 hari ga sadar udah tengah malem)

contoh konkrit : cobalah anda pergi ke taman bacaan (komik) ..dan perhatikan, walaupun saat itu sedang melintas cewek secakep bidadari turun dari kahyangan yg pake baju terbuka ,klo cowok kebanyakan akan bersuit2 dan bertingkah laku ababil maka yang terjadi sama co otaku adalah jangankan melihat melirikpun mereka tidak , karna mata mereka lebih fokus sama komik yang mereka baca..

dan jangankan melintas bahkan klopun si cewek duduk tepat disamping mereka , mereka tetap tidak akan melepaskan pandangan dari komik yang mereka baca.. bahkan ketika si cewek cakep bin semok mengajak mereka ngobrol ,, boro2 menanggapi yang ada tuh cewek bakal dipelototi n si Cowok Otaku memilih buat pindah tempat (kejadian ini terjadi di depan mata ane sendiri lho .. n udh sering liat hal seperti ini ... kbtulan ane juga penggemar komik n sering ke taman bacaan)

4. Cowok Otaku hampir tidak pernah terlibat perkelahian , dunia malam , dan Drugs ...

alasan : mereka lebih senang berkutat dengan hobinya ketimbang melakukan hal2 semacam itu.

5. Mereka juga penggemar Idol (semacam Girlband dan sejenisnya) , mungkin banyak juga cowok lain yang juga suka Idol , tapi yang membedakan cowok Otaku dengan cowok lainnya adalah:

fakta : klo bagi cowok lain Idol2 yang seksi itu dkagumi sebagai simbol Kecantikan n simbol sex (yakk bisa dilihat dari kebanyakan cowok2 bahkan menjadikan Idol seksi itu sebagai Bancol / Bantuan Coli ..bahkan terkadang mereka cuma suka tampang n kemolekan tubuhnya aja)

tapi bagi Cowok Otaku , jika mereka suka Idol ,,mereka bahkan mencari tau sedetil2nya tentang Idol tersebut ..dan mereka tidak memandang Idol seperti cowok lain (simbol sex),, mungkin mereka suka kecantikannya.. tapi bagi mereka Idol dan Figure anime itu sama.. kesukaan mereka pada Idol sama seperti Anak kecil yang jatuh cinta pada boneka Barbie .
tambahan dari kaskuser: mereka menyukai sesuatu dan fokus terus dgn apa yg mereka sukai,mungkin bg kebanyakan org aneh ngapain berjuang nyari2 wallpaper(yg dipasang di dinding bkn di kompie) cewe anime,ampe nyari2 nendo,figma,dll ampe nyari seiyuunya jg,tp sekali mereka menyukai sesuatu mereka akan fokus dan menggali terus segala sesuatu yg mereka sukai sampe mereka puas


6. Cowok Otaku susah jatuh cinta pada cewek 3D (maksudnya cewek dunia nyata) , tapi sekali jatuh cinta mereka akan setia ..dan dijamin tidak akan selingkuh.. paling2 saingan terberat anda cuma koleksi2nya.
tambahan dari kaskuser: cewe 2d lebih menarik bg mereka ampe2 nyari segala sesuatu yg berhubungan dgn itu(wallpaper,seiyuu,figma,nendo,etc),sekali jatuh cinta ama cewe 3D mereka akan bener2 setia dan rela melakukan apa saja

7. Cowok Otaku biasanya gak gombal (karena mereka emang gak ngerti cara merayu) , dan gak posesif /cemburuan (mereka malas ngurusin hal2 seperti itu)


8. Entah ini kelebihan atau kekurangan , cowok Otaku biasanya lebih jujur dalam mengungkapkan sesuatu dan cenderung blak2an .. (intinya mereka jarang ngomong tapi sekalinya ngomong nyelekit )
 
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