おまけ | omake

Omake means extra in Japanese. Its primary meaning is general and widespread. It is used as an anime and manga fandom term to mean “extra or bonus”. In the USA, the term is most often used in a narrow sense by anime fans to describe special features on DVD releases: deleted scenes, interviews with the actors, “the making of” documentary clips, outtakes, amusing bloopers, and so forth. However, this use of the term actually predates the DVD medium by several years.

So, what is an omake section doing here?

Well, I found it very appropriate to include here miscellaneous things that I don’t think can fit anywhere else and yet I feel like to keep. Maybe you can enjoy them, as well.

About Daniel (the name)

Although Daniel is a very popular name in the USA, I'm actually Brazilian. Santos, by the way, is a very common surname, both in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries, so much so that, according to Wikipedia, "Portuguese slaves with no surname might take the name Santos upon the abolition of slavery" and their subsequent freedom earning — creating a long shot, probably absurd connection in my mind between the Santos and Snow surnames, indirectly linking me and one of my two favorite "A Song of Ice and Fire" characters, Jon Snow (the other being Arya Stark, just to clarify).

Quotes that define me

“I am not young enough to know everything”

This quote, by J.M. Barrie, is very meaningful for me. It reflects the nature of lifelong learning: we never cease learning during our lives, and as we age, both in human years and experience, we notice how illusory it is to believe that youth comes together with the knowledge of everything. The older we are, the most certain we become of how much is there left to explore.

“It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read”

This quote, by Lemony Snicket, pen name of American author Daniel Handler, is something I totally relate to. I love reading, it's most likely my favorite pastime of all; this, along being the constant victim of tsundoku, makes me be certain what the quote says will happen to me.

My favorite childhood (and later) cartoons

I've always loved cartoons! So why not list some of my favorite childhood episodes below? After all, it's always nice when that trip down memory lane calls and I can revisit those.

Rabbit Seasoning (1952)

This cartoon finds Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in one of their endless arguments, this time arguing over which of them is "in season", while Elmer Fudd waits and witnesses crazy stuff going on. Lots — I mean it, lots of season posters being changed all the time is very funny.

Deputy Droopy (1955)

Lots of laughter whenever I watch this cartoon featuring Droopy against a couple of bad boys trying to steal some gold from the Sheriff's office. As Tex Avery was behind this cartoon, lots of his unique gags are present.

The Three Little Pups (1953)

Another very funny Tex Avery cartoon, this one a parody of Disney's The Three Little Pigs, having a wolf after three little pups, of which the smartest one is, of course, Droopy. The tune to which the wolf whistles during most of the cartoon never left my mind, an American civil war era song some say is “The Year of Jubilo”, whereas others say it's “Kingdom Coming”. Regardless, it sticks.

Snoopy's Reunion (1991)

I love every Peanuts cartoon, but this specific one will always be in a special place in my heart, as we get to meet Snoopy's origin, when he was born at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm and formed a music band with his siblings. Amazing.

Robin's Past! The Girl who was Called a Demon! (2006)

Episode 275 of the One Piece anime series transports us twenty years into the past, where a young Nico Robin is shown, living on the Ohara island of West Blue. Her aunt, with whom she lives while her mother is away doing research, treats her poorly. Other children ostracize her. Studying in the world's greatest library, the Tree of Omniscience, in the hopes of being allowed to help the local archeologists in their forbidden research, Robin earns the rank of a scholar in archaeology at age eight. This character's backstory is, at the same time, one of the most beautifully illustrated in the series, and one of the saddest ones. I love this episode.

The Simpsons Guy (2014)

Think of the perfect crossover happening when my two favorite cartoon families happen to meet, after Peter has his car stolen and he and his family end up in Springfield, where lots of yellow characters join the party. This was probably Family Guy's most amazing season start episode, S13E01.

This page was inspired by Ruben’s Omake.