Oh yeah, I love those posters of Blade killing Edward Cullen (okay, maybe he hasn't actually kill Edward, but you know what I mean).
And Alucard has got to be the most awesome vampire of all times, right next to Arcueid (probably spelled her name wrongly, but she's from Shingetsutan Tsukihime) and Akasha Bloodrivers from Rosario Vampire. I bet he's even better than Blade.
Now that I think about it...vampires in Japanese manga are always so much stronger than their Western counterparts. I guess the Japanese authors over-idealize them too much.
Yeah, I guess I meant over-idealizing in terms of strength and power. Stuff like Rosario Vampire and Tsukihime, vampires are like the MOST powerful creatures in their universe (or Nasuverse in the case of Type Moon). Alucard is also the single most powerful character in the Hellsing universe as well.
But in Western popular culture, vampires have and will always be beaten by humans, either by crucifixes, fire, guns, wooden stakes and holy water, sometimes even silver or hi-tech weapons. In Japanese popular culture, most of the times vampires are godlike entities that basically destroy the human cannon fodder PLUS the other monsters and demons. So yeah, overidealizing them in terms of strength rather than beauty.
Sorry about the Venkys comment, I know the post wasn't solely about them, I was just adding my two cents on that bit and keeping my silence on the rest of the stuff because I'm not qualified to talk about those since I have no idea how the politics work for other clubs. But yeah, Sam Allardyce coming back is a big blow and a kick in the teeth. I was praying the Premiership wouldn't show the likes of his football again, and poof! He brought West Ham back up to the Premiership in his first season. I won't take anything away from him though, he is an excellent manager. However, I much prefer Ian Holloway's and Blackpool's football style than Allardyce's physical and hoofball tactics. DAMN IT!
Oh yeah, I love those posters of Blade killing Edward Cullen (okay, maybe he hasn't actually kill Edward, but you know what I mean).
ReplyDeleteAnd Alucard has got to be the most awesome vampire of all times, right next to Arcueid (probably spelled her name wrongly, but she's from Shingetsutan Tsukihime) and Akasha Bloodrivers from Rosario Vampire. I bet he's even better than Blade.
Now that I think about it...vampires in Japanese manga are always so much stronger than their Western counterparts. I guess the Japanese authors over-idealize them too much.
Yeah, I guess I meant over-idealizing in terms of strength and power. Stuff like Rosario Vampire and Tsukihime, vampires are like the MOST powerful creatures in their universe (or Nasuverse in the case of Type Moon). Alucard is also the single most powerful character in the Hellsing universe as well.
ReplyDeleteBut in Western popular culture, vampires have and will always be beaten by humans, either by crucifixes, fire, guns, wooden stakes and holy water, sometimes even silver or hi-tech weapons. In Japanese popular culture, most of the times vampires are godlike entities that basically destroy the human cannon fodder PLUS the other monsters and demons. So yeah, overidealizing them in terms of strength rather than beauty.
Sorry about the Venkys comment, I know the post wasn't solely about them, I was just adding my two cents on that bit and keeping my silence on the rest of the stuff because I'm not qualified to talk about those since I have no idea how the politics work for other clubs. But yeah, Sam Allardyce coming back is a big blow and a kick in the teeth. I was praying the Premiership wouldn't show the likes of his football again, and poof! He brought West Ham back up to the Premiership in his first season. I won't take anything away from him though, he is an excellent manager. However, I much prefer Ian Holloway's and Blackpool's football style than Allardyce's physical and hoofball tactics. DAMN IT!