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INTEREST: Manga/Anime Hero Leaves Gifts on Christmas Morning


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Apollo-kun



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 3:51 pm Reply with quote
Otaku with a heart of gold FTW!!!! :3
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pasteloverdose



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:23 pm Reply with quote
Wow, that's so sweet! I teared up a little there. Not only is this such a kind thing to do, it's nerdy and creative to boot!
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Banken



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 9:15 pm Reply with quote
You guys realize it's probably a PR stunt by the makers of the backpacks, right?

Most real otaku with $3,000 to spend blow it on dakimakura and eroge. If they didn't, they wouldn't be otaku, they'd just be anime fans.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:57 pm Reply with quote
Banken wrote:
You guys realize it's probably a PR stunt by the makers of the backpacks, right?


Heheh, and Sarah Palin was raising awareness for Haiti relief, so...? Laughing
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ZipZapZopTitania



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:07 pm Reply with quote
*jumps on bandwagon* AWWWWWWWW!!

Yeah, Mr. Mysterious Otaku! Do it for the orphans! Epic win, Naoto Date!

See, world? We're not all psycho murderers~
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v1cious



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:30 pm Reply with quote
Banken wrote:
You guys realize it's probably a PR stunt by the makers of the backpacks, right?


I was thinking the same thing, but i didn't want to be the Debbie Downer. In any case, The kids benefit.
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:32 pm Reply with quote
Banken wrote:
You guys realize it's probably a PR stunt by the makers of the backpacks, right?

Most real otaku with $3,000 to spend blow it on dakimakura and eroge. If they didn't, they wouldn't be otaku, they'd just be anime fans.


Ok, he's a casual fan with morals. Still doesn't diminish what he did.

A company would take credit.
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Banken



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:33 am Reply with quote
Not if it gets their name out there for less than the cost of a 30-second commercial.
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Egan Loo



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:46 am Reply with quote
Banken wrote:
Not if it gets their name out there for less than the cost of a 30-second commercial.


So far in the Japanese news coverage, the maker(s) of the backpacks has not been named.
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Banken



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:36 am Reply with quote
If it was an individual, I imagine someone will eventually figure out who it is, seeing as how someone had to have remembered someone ordering a set of 10 identical top-grade randosel... can't imagine they'd go to the trouble of getting them from different places just for the sake of anonymity.
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jtiskool305





PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:21 pm Reply with quote
Who cares on who got the backpacks?

I'm just glad there are very kind people out there who are willing to do this kind of thing and with an allies to boot.
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Zin5ki



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 7:48 pm Reply with quote
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The card was signed Naoto Date — the alter ego of Tiger Mask, a manga/anime pro wrestler who fights for children in an orphanage.

New Japan should follow suit. Let us hope that similar acts of charity are soon undertaken by Jushin Liger.
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