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NEWS: NYC Museum on Anime "Big in Japan, Unknown in America"




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Roy9076



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:50 pm Reply with quote
That's good that the public will know more about anime than just the mainstream standards such as the popular Shounen Jump.
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Egan Loo



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:00 pm Reply with quote
One of the titles, Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, happens to be a Weekly Shōnen Jump title. Smile It's as mainstream as a manga can get.
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Kiriska



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:30 pm Reply with quote
Way to be on time with the news. I would have attended had I known earlier. :|
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Egan Loo



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:47 pm Reply with quote
The release came out late Friday night, separately from the museum and long after the museum offices had closed for the week. The Museum itself still hasn't updated its Event Calendar. Independent confirmation from the museum did not come until Monday morning. Early, confirmed event announcements lead to early news reports. Short-notice, unconfirmed event announcements lead to short-notice news reports.
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Tribblewing



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:56 pm Reply with quote
Kiriska wrote:
Way to be on time with the news. I would have attended had I known earlier. :|

ANN doesn't tend to be on top of announcing small events like this. If you live in NYC, I recommend you keep track of the events listings generated by local fans and organizations. It's what I do. And it ensures you get your info ASAP.

Always keep an eye out for MoCCA. They've been hosting collaborative panels and showings with the Metro Anime Club for at least a year now. (Added after seeing Egan Loo's post:) MoCCA Mondays usually get leaked to mailing lists (or their *MySpace* page) *before* MoCCA itself bothers to post it up on their *official* site. (Ugh.)

And check out New York City Anime. Clyde Adams III has been tracking NYC anime and Japan-related events on that site for the past 5 years (or more) and has done a great job in covering what's available in the City.
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TNaran



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:38 pm Reply with quote
Doraemon is available all over Asia (last I heard) but no one has even touched it for North American release. It's a fun children's series and I've never understood why no one's touched it. Very little cultural context, far less than Pokemon and Dragonball. It's puzzled the hell out of me.

Sazae-san's long run in hilarious to me because I watched several episodes in Japanese class and the episodes are about nothing. Best thing about it though is the easy vocabulary and subject matter which makes for great listening practice.

I remember someone on a forum once asking why no one's fansubbed Sazae-san. I nearly laughed myself sick. Smile
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Tribblewing



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:57 pm Reply with quote
TNaran wrote:
Doraemon is available all over Asia (last I heard) but no one has even touched it for North American release. It's a fun children's series and I've never understood why no one's touched it. Very little cultural context, far less than Pokemon and Dragonball. It's puzzled the hell out of me.

As far as cultural context is concerned, the world of Doraemon is more grounded in Real World Japanese society than DB and Pokemon. With the exception of the films, most Doraemon stories are simple and episodic slice-of-life scenarios w/ a shiny gadget tossed in.
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erinfinnegan
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:34 am Reply with quote
Despite the late notice, the panel was really well attended! We ran out of chairs.

In my research for the event I read some bilingual Sazae-san manga - it was really good! The anime does seem really boring though.

I also watched a Doraemon movie with Aztecs (Mayans?) and it was really surprisingly well animated and solidly fun, even without knowing the language.

Anpanman has a rather horrifying amount of merchandise. A typical Anpanman commercial block has ONLY Anpanman merch in the ads! That's illegal in the U.S.! Like you couldn't show G.I. Joe with only G.I. Joe toy ads for commercial breaks.
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