[3rd Post Pickup + SP Interview!] Introducing articles from "#LetMeTalkAboutTheObsessionYouFellInto"
Hello everyone.
It has been a while since the second installment, but we would like to continue introducing articles submitted to the "#LetMeTalkAboutTheObsessionYouFellInto" topic that the editorial department found "wonderful" or thought, "I didn't know this kind of obsession existed."
The good things about coming to love idols
This is a note that chronicles how I encountered Nogizaka46 by chance, was shocked by my first live concert, and then how my life changed after I found an oshi (favorite) in Sakurazaka46.
It's too much of a hassle!! Oh well! I'll just support them!!
If a parting comes, I'll just think about it then!
It's too much of a waste to suppress my current feelings by worrying about a parting that might happen years from now!
I decided to have an oshi.
There will be at least two years of leeway until she graduates.
If so, why not support her to my heart's content until that time comes?
That is how my life as a fan of Rei Ozono began.
Supporting an "idol" often comes with partings, and for us geeks, even if we know it, it's painful, sometimes sudden, and cruel.
However,
There are endless good things about starting to support someone.
So this time, I'd like to write about them by dividing them into three main points.
・It becomes energy for living
・You can learn how to live
・It becomes emotional support
As you have written, because you support the person you want to support straight on,you receive more than many times the energy and daily vitality to do your best yourself, which doesn't even feel like effort.
And even when a parting comes someday,
I, who have received such benefits, will still be there,
and the time spent supporting my oshi will surely not be wasted.
And while reading, I thought the assessment of Rei Ozono of Sakurazaka46 written by Shunpy-san was wonderful. It really conveyed that she is a truly charming person.
(There's not much time left until the photo book release!)
Although it's a different group, here is another article about an "idol obsession."
I, who absolutely did not want to become a geek, ended up becoming a geek for middle schoolers.
This is a note article by Shima-maru-san, who encountered middle schoolers—"Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku" (commonly known as Ebichu)—through "THE FIRST TAKE," a YouTube channel for one-take performances by artists, and became a geek after participating in their "Gakugeikai" (live concert).
I think I had always been looking at people who would say something about what I liked. I was concerned about people who denied what I liked, and I put a lid on my feelings so they would never come out of my mouth.
But.
What I like, I like.
The person I like, I like.
No matter what anyone says, I just like them. That's all there is to it.
There are many people on Twitter who tweet their love for their oshi every day. But almost no one complains about it. They like this about their oshi, they like this scene of their oshi; everyone has their own likes, and they coexist while exchanging them.
You can support them however you like. You can shout your love however you like.
I had completely forgotten such an obvious thing.
Who cares? There is no right or wrong in what you like. If you are liking what you like with the person you like, that is all that matters.
…It's a part I like so much that I ended up quoting a long passage (lol).
Even though the words "oshi" and "obsession" have become so widespread in society and their targets have diversified, there are still times when people say things about what you like (sometimes unconsciously), aren't there? (I understand this too well).
Of course, I want the people close to me to understand the charm of my oshi, and I would be extremely happy if they became a geek with me.
But even if that's not the case,no matter what anyone says, everyone has their own oshi.
There is no need or reason to suppress what you like, and even if there is no one around you who likes the same thing, it is fine if you can understand each other with fellow geeks. (I think it is a huge achievement of SNS that this has become easy to do!)
Let's say it proudly.
I like Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku! I am a geek! I am a family!
I like Noka Kazami,and although I thought I would never say these words in my life,I am a genuine dog!!
Otaku is fine, dogs are fine (!) right!
▼ Click here for idol programs and live performances currently airing on SKY PerfecTV!
The dazzling world of 2D handsome men
Changing the subject, it's the swamp of "2D handsome men".
You have introduced a dazzling 29 2D handsome men...!
Unfortunately, when it comes to my 2D favorites, it's Calcifer (fire) from "Howl's Moving Castle" or the Beast (beast) from "Beauty and the Beast" so I asked a colleague who also loves human 2D handsome men for a comment.
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The gap is the best, isn't it?
I often hear phrases like "people with unexpected sides are popular" or "gap moe" (the appeal of a gap in personality).
In our ordinary lives in the 3D world, how much do we really know about the people we interact with? There are relationships where we are close and know everything, but I think for most people, there aren't many opportunities to know their past or their inner thoughts.
However, what about in the 2D world?
We can look down from a bird's-eye view at the way of life and thoughts of those living in the 2D world. We can know the conflicts, hidden kindness, and intense passion that we wouldn't be able to know in the 3D world until we became very close.
And perhaps that is why we are struck by their gaps.
(Of course, the extraordinary strength and perfect visuals that you never see in the 3D world are also attractive, and in front of their handsomeness, "Good... no, I can't, I love them" is the only vocabulary left.)
As I read Chiyo Ohashi's article, my feelings for the handsome men living in my soul were revived.
My first love Haku-sama, Rei who I grew up with in my mind...
When I think "I used to love so-and-so" and re-watch the work, I reunite with them just as they were, and I remember the feeling of being captivated at that time over and over again.
Also, as time passes and my own way of thinking changes, I may be captivated by new 2D handsome men. (I was crazy about Hitsugaya when I was a child, but when I re-read it as an adult, I realized the charm of Kisuke Urahara // I was floored by his languid appearance, sharp insight, and overwhelming power.)
What I want to say is, in the end, the swamp of 2D handsome men is just deep.
I felt that we have no choice but to sink into that swamp.
Thank you for the wonderful article.
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Next, I will introduce the swamp of games where many such 2D handsome men appear.
The swamp of Touken Ranbu
"Touken Ranbu" is a browser game where "Touken Danshi" (sword warriors), which are personifications of "Japanese swords" as men, fight, and it is also a "media mix" work including anime, stage plays, musicals, and movies.
I will introduce two articles about the swamp of Touken Ranbu.
Since it is a media mix content, you enter from the game, and as you get deeper and deeper into the swamp of anime, stage plays, etc., at the same time,
Even if you don't have time, even if you don't use your head,
I started to slowly get hooked on the game called Touken Ranbu, which you can play leisurely by tapping.
Also, a god... or rather a friend who lives deep in the swamp, said.
"There's a pleasure called sword appreciation, you know"
What.
Are you finally trying to get me hooked on the real thing?
I won't fall for it. I won't fall for it.
(Omitted)
My favorite Heshikiri Hasebe.
Actually, I like the character, but I was completely fascinated by the beauty of the sword itself.
Honestly, even looking at a Japanese art history textbook, I didn't understand "what was made in what era?" at all, but I knew that Sanjo Munechika, the swordsmith who forged "Mikazuki Munechika," which is the main visual of Touken Ranbu, was a person from the end of the Heian period, so it was very helpful.
(Omitted)
Starting with the Genji, Ashikaga, Maeda, Oda, Toyotomi, Uesugi, I am not familiar with Sengoku warlords, but when the swords introduce themselves, I can look up what happened in that era, so I am very grateful.
The swamp of Touken Ranbu = reaches as far as "cultural history of Japanese swords" or "history of Japanese wars" (I have an image that "Uma Musume Pretty Derby" also gets deeper and wider from the game to real horse racing, but that might be the fun of personification anime/games.)
In this way, by becoming an anime or game, things that haven't been in the spotlight in a big way until now are suddenly focused on, which must be interesting and happy for those who have been dealing with them from the beginning.
But even with this, I'm not fully immersed yet.
Because I think the final swamp of Touken Ranbu is "buying your own sword"...
...It is truly bottomless (lol)
▼Click here for Touken Ranbu-related programs currently airing on SKY PerfecTV!
The World of POP Stickers Obsession
This is an article that made me slap my knee, thinking, "I didn't know such an obsession existed!"
In a typical office, under dim fluorescent lights, people are clicking their mice while running heavy Adobe software on Windows PCs.
(*The above sentence contains terrible prejudice.)
POP stickers are often limited-time promotional measures added to package designs, and I think they are often handled by the latter type of designer rather than the former main designer.
I want to gently scoop up and cherish those designs and the dedication behind them that have hardly been looked at until now...That was the thought that led me to start collecting them.
Moreover, the reason I started collecting them is quite eccentric, and I really like it.
Regardless of the actual production process or the truth about the person in charge, even though they are called "limited-time promotional measures added to package designs," we are heavily influenced by POP stickers when we buy products, aren't we?
(I was looking for milky lotion at a drugstore today, and I ended up buying it because of the "Won a ○○ Award!" slogan and the "Contains ○○ ingredients!" design touch that promotes an organic feel... although it might be because I couldn't help but focus on "POP stickers" after reading this article (lol))
I took a quick look at the hashtag on Twitter, and if you accumulate good POP stickers, I'm looking forward to the second summary on note...!
(I wish I could put stickers on SKY PerfecTV if it were a tangible thing (lol?))
Finally, I asked these three people about the "obsessions they fell into".
I also asked Rio Komiya, Asuka Kawazu, and Yume Shinjo, who appeared in the drama "Akai Ringo" (ABC Television), about the "obsessions they are into."
Komiya: Recently, I started playing Puzzle & Dragons again, and I'm into it now. I left it alone for about a year, but I'm almost at the point where I can play ranked matches, so I'm working hard towards that.
Kawazu: The Korean artist NewJeans! The moment I get home, I play their (videos), and I watch them all the time during my free time.
Shinjo: Recently, I have been collecting teacups. I look at them online, and if I think I want them, I collect them. I use them, but I also want to look at them, so I properly display them in a glass case.
―So, what are you "obsessed with" doing?
Komiya: Even in serious scenes, I end up fooling around (lol). It's like I can't suppress it... I can't suppress it.
Both: That's true! You do that. You can't suppress it (lol)
Kawazu: During the setup (before rehearsals), the director talks while we proceed, so there are quite a few gaps. I often do it at those times.
Shinjo: I end up staying up late. This set in particular had early mornings, but when it's early in the morning, I conversely (end up staying up late)... like that (lol). Somehow, halfway through, I start feeling like "Can I make it (without sleeping)?". In the end, I sleep for about 2 hours, though.
Komiya: You said, "I realized time had passed," right?
Shinjo: Yeah. I'd be thinking, "Ah, I have to take a bath," and before I knew it, it was 1 o'clock. I'm looking at the clock, but it's not registering in my head (lol)
Kawazu: That's dangerous, that's dangerous. Are you okay? You're tired. For me, I'm too much of a neat freak, so even though I'm exhausted when I get home, I start cleaning. I want to stop, but I end up doing it.
The full interview article with the three of them is published on HOMINIS! Please take a look.
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How was it?
There were many parts of the article I introduced this time that I could personally empathize with, and I ended up getting quite passionate about it... (lol)
Let's continue to have a fun "obsession life"!
I would be happy if you could look forward to future articles as well.
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