Otaku, not weeaboo

I finished watching Akihabara@Deep a couple of days ago, and found it did get considerably better. I don't know if was because it relaxed and stopped trying too hard or because I got used to it, or a combination of the two, but I'm glad I stuck with it as it was amusing enough throughout. I got to really like the characters of the series, and it did have a few bits that had me absolutely cracking up, so despite its initial bizarreness I did come to quite enjoy it.
/jp/ helpfully threw some suggestions my way for what to watch next, with My Boss, My Hero and Ikebukuro West Gate Park being the two that interested me most, and both coincidentally having the same lead actor.
My Boss has proven itself to be both highly amusing and quite touching, as it follows an incredibly stupid 27 year old yakuza whom is told if he doesn't go back school and graduate he'll be disowned. The obvious comedy comes from all the wacky situations he gets himself into, but it is also rather emotional to watch him struggle through situations in which for the first time in his life he can't resolve with violence. It's quite a simple premise with the obligatory love interest and nerdy sidekick, but it makes me smile, so I'll be sticking with it.
IWGP has absolutely grabbed me, it's a much more serious series which candidly follows a group of friends as one of them is killed in a string of murders, it shows the life of an area rife with gangs and delinquents as they lose faith in the police and try to take down the perpetrator themselves. It doesn't follow the obvious episodic development of most dramas and seems to have some interesting lead characters, along with an interesting story and unique setting I'll definitely be sticking with this.

A couple of days ago I decided to try out the highly acclaimed Kaiji, after constantly hearing it praised as an inspirational and uplifting anime, similar to the effects of Gurren Lagann, I got a bit pumped and wanted to join in the fun. I was motivated to download a few episodes after I was told about how Kaiji cuts off his own ear with a shard of glass after losing a bet, and entertains other such manly pursuits throughout the series as he gambles to remove his debt with the mob. Unfortunately the production costs are far too low, and with so many other good shows on the run I really don't have any motivation to force myself through it, so it was binned.

The night before last I watched There Will Be Blood, vaguely boring for a little bit too much of it. It simply struck me as one of those movies that gets embellished at film festivals so that pompous rich assholes can hand eachother a plethora of awards and pat themselves on the back.
Daniel Day-Lewis, however, did put forth a rather good performance, and I certainly enjoyed the development enough to sit it out. But regardless of any redeeming qualities the film may have, I would say that it remains to be yet another entirely unnecessary adaptation of what is most probably a reasonable novel.

Yesterday I did my annual mass clothes shopping, I was motivated to get to it after reading chapter 25 of Genshiken, as Saki convinces Madarame and Ogiue to buy some new threads. I burned through a little too much of my earnings over the last couple of weeks on it, but I got some pretty cool stuff, and now that I have a decent income I don't feel too bad about it.