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inu-liger
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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| Geez. It's almost becoming 'law' that all manga-ka suffer various 'health issues'...Anyone else think there should be a reform for manga-ka rights in Japan? |
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FeralKat
Joined: 06 Jan 2005
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:07 pm |
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I really think it's the swine flu scare that's making all these special guests cancel.  The over-hype of this "epidemic" is getting out of control. |
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Megiddo
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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Location: TX
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:38 pm |
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Haruka-onee-sama... errr, wrong person.
Hope she gets better. |
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Karala
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:33 pm |
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| FeralKat wrote: | | I really think it's the swine flu scare that's making all these special guests cancel. The over-hype of this "epidemic" is getting out of control. |
I thought so, too. It`s pretty pathetic... anyone canceling their plans because of H1N1 like this really needs to consider if they should ever bother walking outside again; anything can happen. It`s just too dangerous to risk. |
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CCSYueh
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:06 pm |
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Before anyone posted this morning, I wondered if this were more of the Japanese afraid of our H1N1.
So wear gloves & a mask!. |
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LKK
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
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Location: Virginia, USA
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:13 pm |
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| I've seen a couple of news reports indicating that the Japanese are hyper-aware and worried about H1N1. I wouldn't be surprised if she canceled because of that. |
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yblees
Joined: 10 Jul 2008
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Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:27 pm |
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My bet's on H1N1 too. 
Aren't the forums always filled with "Did anyone else catch xxx virus from yyy-con?" type messages every single year?
Still, it does seem a little *ahem* cowardly if H1N1 is the reason. Just carry a pack of Tamiflu... |
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inu-liger
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:24 pm |
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| FeralKat wrote: | | I really think it's the swine flu scare that's making all these special guests cancel. The over-hype of this "epidemic" is getting out of control. |
Huh. I didn't consider that, but it makes sense too :-/ |
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Cait
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Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:00 pm |
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| Yaoi-con really hasn't had the best of luck with their guests of honor the last couple years. First the whole Nitta thing and now Haruka Minami can't come. Honestly, I'll bet you she really is sick. If she was afraid of Swine Flu, why would she even agree to attend in the first place? Why would she write a whole blog post and let 801Media translate it for the fans about how excited she was to meet her US fans? It's sort of weird that everyone automatically assumes she's faking it... |
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celaine420
Joined: 01 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:37 pm |
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| Also, she could have a condition which would make catching H1N1 more dangerous for her health. We don't really know so the speculation seems kind of uncalled for. |
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CCSYueh
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:23 am |
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I didn't say that was it, but there was a lot of noise last spring. Everything died down, then the epidemic was declared, reminding everyone of it. She might have agreed during that lull before the Pres's declaration of our emergency state or whatever we're in.
The radio this morning was saying people are sending their kids over to play with kids with H1N1 so they'll get it & get it over with. People are crazy. |
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LiuXuande
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
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Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:38 am |
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| Megiddo wrote: | | Haruka-onee-sama... errr, wrong person. |
I have no idea who this manga-kai is and I have to say, that is all I thought when I read the article title... "Minami Haruka!"  |
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Pinkwings
Joined: 28 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:13 pm |
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| God I hate her works. Her guys look like little boys and girls. It feels like I'm reading shota or loli. Hope she feels better though. |
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