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Mohawk52
Joined: 16 Oct 2003
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Location: Celebrating Lindsey Hawker murder suspect arrest, in Basingstoke, UK.
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| Westlo wrote: | | Mohawk52 wrote: | | Let me get this straight, there's going to be a party in a shopping district to "launch" a ship that only exists in a cartoon? Could it be just another excuse to cause mayhem to the rest of the shoppers and businesses, making otaku even more endeared? |
I suggest you look up what type of shopping district Akihabara is. |
I know what it is, and if you did too you'd know it's not strictly for otaku nerds and geeks, only a part of it. |
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Westlo
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:26 am |
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| Do tell which "part" of that district it would be held at than? Couldn't possibly be that part aimed at all the Otaku could it... nah. You know tbh I'm surprised you're whining about this considering it's Macross and all, if it was some popular moe show yeah I'll expect that but the bastion of the old school macross... shocku! |
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Mohawk52
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Location: Celebrating Lindsey Hawker murder suspect arrest, in Basingstoke, UK.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:32 am |
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| Westlo wrote: | | Do tell which "part" of that district it would be held at than? Couldn't possibly be that part aimed at all the Otaku could it... nah. You know tbh I'm surprised you're whining about this considering it's Macross and all, if it was some popular moe show yeah I'll expect that but the bastion of the old school macross... shocku! |
In closed doors preferably. Perhaps you're unaware, or just don't care, that otaku aren't held in too high esteem in Japan, or elsewhere for that matter, and having a "party" to launch an imaginary ship will only bolster that opinion. But I, being an old git, have lost my urge for teenage demonstrative behavior, so forgive me for not seeing the positive benefit of such an event. |
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GeneralArrow
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Location: United States
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:40 am |
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| Mohawk52 wrote: | | Westlo wrote: | | Do tell which "part" of that district it would be held at than? Couldn't possibly be that part aimed at all the Otaku could it... nah. You know tbh I'm surprised you're whining about this considering it's Macross and all, if it was some popular moe show yeah I'll expect that but the bastion of the old school macross... shocku! |
In closed doors preferably. Perhaps you're unaware, or just don't care, that otaku aren't held in too high esteem in Japan, or elsewhere for that matter, and having a "party" to launch an imaginary ship will only bolster that opinion. But I, being an old git, have lost my urge for teenage demonstrative behavior, so forgive me for not seeing the positive benefit of such an event. |
haha dude just have fun. No need to get so worked up. I think its great that they are inventive as they can be. |
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Mohawk52
Joined: 16 Oct 2003
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Location: Celebrating Lindsey Hawker murder suspect arrest, in Basingstoke, UK.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:10 am |
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| GeneralArrow wrote: |
haha dude just have fun. No need to get so worked up. I think its great that they are inventive as they can be. |
The only fun I would have there would be on the sidelines watching those "participants" make utter prats of themselves in public. |
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edzieba
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:28 am |
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| You appear to be missing the point entirely. Macross, like Gundam, is a pretty mainstream show (for example, Char/Amuro jokes will be made in morning TV shows and the like). And what gave you the idea that this would be an open-air event held in the middle of the street? |
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Mohawk52
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Location: Celebrating Lindsey Hawker murder suspect arrest, in Basingstoke, UK.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:59 am |
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| edzieba wrote: | | You appear to be missing the point entirely. Macross, like Gundam, is a pretty mainstream show (for example, Char/Amuro jokes will be made in morning TV shows and the like). |
So is Doctor Who here in the UK, but no one has ever had a party for it in our Oxford Street, the Akihabara UK equivalant.
| Quote: | | And what gave you the idea that this would be an open-air event held in the middle of the street? |
| Report wrote: | | a "Super Dimension Launch Ceremony" event will be held in Tokyo's Akihabara otaku shopping district next February. |
What gave you the idea it isn't?  |
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dtm42
Joined: 05 Feb 2008
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Location: NZ. 35% of the way to where I want to be.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:18 am |
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Now now, let's try and maintain a certain level of civility here.
For the record, it is my belief that an outdoor festival/ceremony will not go down too badly in Akihabara. The "Otaku murders" happened a long time ago, and there are "mainstream" Anime that even the general public know about (and might even enjoy). Gundam being an obvious one, but Macross isn't all that horrible in the eyes of ordinary folk.
Having seen and heard about all the other zany antics the Japanese get up to (full scale statues of various Mechas, that new University/Inistitute for Gundam-related technology among others), I believe that a Macross festival would hardly be ridiculed for being about an Anime. And where better to hold it than Akihabara? If they aren't used to tolerating weird and wacky events, where the heck is?
No, if there was to be any criticism of this upcoming event, it would probably be aimed at the financial cost in a time of economic turmoil. However, given that modern Japan is no stranger to economic problems, I don't really see that anyone will really care about the cost. |
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TokyoGetter
Joined: 28 Nov 2006
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Location: CA. You can tell by the low moral standards.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:44 am |
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| Mohawk52 wrote: | | GeneralArrow wrote: |
haha dude just have fun. No need to get so worked up. I think its great that they are inventive as they can be. |
The only fun I would have there would be on the sidelines watching those "participants" make utter prats of themselves in public. |
That clinched it. You've most obviously never been to Akiba. |
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Zin5ki
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:19 pm |
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| Mohawk52 wrote: | | So is Doctor Who here in the UK, but no one has ever had a party for it in our Oxford Street, the Akihabara UK equivalant. |
Bit of an unsuitable comparison. High-street fashion outlets are seldom the typical haunts for geeks or technophiles, and unless they shut the street to traffic there'll never be room for any parties there. |
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Majin Psyduck
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:33 pm |
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I wish Japan had the same dedication to making babies as they do with having weddings and funerals for imaginary characters, and now launches of spaceships.
Oh well, more girls for me... |
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edzieba
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:44 pm |
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| Mohawk52 wrote: | | What gave you the idea it isn't? |
Because Akihabara is a big place, and nowhere is it mentioned that the event will take place in the street. Judging from past Macross events, an indoor concert is more likely.
What, did you expect Kawamori to drag a giant inflatable SDF-1 through the street or something? |
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TokyoGetter
Joined: 28 Nov 2006
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Location: CA. You can tell by the low moral standards.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:22 pm |
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| Majin Psyduck wrote: | I wish Japan had the same dedication to making babies as they do with having weddings and funerals for imaginary characters, and now launches of spaceships.
Oh well, more girls for me... |
Huh?
Newsflash: you're reading an ANIME NEWS WEBSITE. |
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bacondreamer
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:26 pm |
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| edzieba wrote: | | Mohawk52 wrote: | | What gave you the idea it isn't? |
Because Akihabara is a big place, and nowhere is it mentioned that the event will take place in the street. Judging from past Macross events, an indoor concert is more likely.
What, did you expect Kawamori to drag a giant inflatable SDF-1 through the street or something? |
That would be *expletive deleted* AWESOME! (Teehee....couldn't help myself on this one...) |
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B-503_MIA
Joined: 15 Dec 2008
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Location: Green Bay, WI
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| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:25 am |
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| bacondreamer wrote: | | edzieba wrote: | | Mohawk52 wrote: | | What gave you the idea it isn't? |
Because Akihabara is a big place, and nowhere is it mentioned that the event will take place in the street. Judging from past Macross events, an indoor concert is more likely.
What, did you expect Kawamori to drag a giant inflatable SDF-1 through the street or something? |
That would be *expletive deleted* AWESOME! (Teehee....couldn't help myself on this one...) |
I agree completely, that would be awesome! Can you imagine the reaction of the folks who weren't clued in to what was going on? |
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