Hello everyone and welcome to Squee!
I'm Shannon and this is my brand new blog. This blog is going to be used for Critical Thinking Gifted, a course I am enrolled in for Freshman year. This year we were told to pick a topic we were excited about and research it, and then blog about our progress while we learn. For the entirety of first semester I studied art history. This semester I have decided that I don't want to reasearch that topic anymore and swapped over to something that I am much more passionate about: anime and manga.
I feel as though I should define the word 'squee'.
To do that I need to explain what a fangirl is.
A fangirl is a girl who is very excited about a specific topic. I've typically heard it used to describe fans of anime and manga, but I've also heard it used for fans of television shows, movies, books, etc. One thing is certain: fangirls are crazy about whatever it is they're a fan of.
Occaisionally the term fanboy is used, but it is more common to hear fangirl.
So now, onto the word squee. Squee is a term typically used by fangirls to describe the squealing that ensues whenever they discuss the thing that they are obsessed with. It's exactly like squealing except more specific to fangirls.
I suppose I'm going to have to create an entire post on the vocabulary of fangirls. We have a lot of words that don't make much sense to the outside world. That will come soon.
So, the title of this blog pretty much sums up every anime out there. Every single one has a set of people who freak out at just the thought of it.
I suppose the reason for this entry is to explain how the blog is set up (the real reason is actually that I can't wait to get this started. I'm so excited).
When viewing this blog on the web version (the mobile is a bit different, as I've learned when viewing the blog from my iPad) there are multiple different links.
Along the top you'll notice links to my YouTube and my DeviantArt. Those will both be put to use during the course of my research.
My deviantart will be used to share any art I have, most of which is anime based. It always takes me some time to post my art there though. We don't have a scanner so I have to rely on my dad to scan all my art. So it gets posted a while after it is created. Ill be sure to take pictures and post them here anyways. They'll most likely be bad quality though.
As for the YouTube, I will be creating Vlogs to talk about anime. I'm not sure how often I'll vlog or what I'll talk about, but I will.
On the left hand side of the blog you can see my pageviews and my blog archive. There you will be able to find previous blog entries.
On the right you'll see a picture from one of animes that I've watched, Ouran High School Host Club, in which there are many fangirls. You'll also find my top 5 most popular blog posts and a list of all of the animes and manga that I've watched or read. If you hit any of them you'll be led to the Wikipedia page for each, so that you can learn what it's all about. I may be starting a separate blog/ page to review all of them eventually.
That's it for now. Look out for a new post soon.
Thanks for reading!
~Shannon
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