Jesus. Well. Look, I just love capitalism just like the next snag that blogs for a living, but what about the efficient allocation of the earth’s precious resources?
Let me paint a word picture for you. Youtooz, the company that made a statue of stonks, has now created a one-foot-tall version of the lo-fi chill beats anime girl, complete with desk and study materials. You know her; she always studies while listening to said beats. According to Hypebeast, the statuette drops for public consumption on April 2 at 15:00 ET.
In theory, I like everything that goes on here. Before it became something of a meme, lo-fi chill anime beats to work and study were an inaccurate description of the post-Nujabes diaspora – you know, the things Jun Seba did Samurai Champloo Music Recording: Departure, the soundtrack of Shinichirō Watanabe’s brilliant anime. Whatever happened between 2004 (when the TV show and the record were released) and now must have been pretty traumatic; the sound has gone through numerous producers and turned into something like Muzak – music to be productive.
Anyway, we’re in the deep end right now. On YouTube, ChilledCow is probably the most recognizable channel for lo-fi goodness, and it streams just like ten minutes on any given day to tens of thousands of listeners. And yes, the Youtooz statuette is a replica of their study anime girl. It looks cool; she has a backpack.
But that still does not answer my question. I think it does not matter? I do like the statue, but I’m not sure it should exist.
Whatever. Do Canti from FLCL next, cowards.