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Teriyaki Terrier
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
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Location: Chiwawa Island
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 Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:11 pm |
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| Wow, I am just surprized this series is still popular after so many years. One would belive this type of show would be forgotten in today's anime world. |
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Mohawk52
Joined: 16 Oct 2003
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Location: Diamond Geezer in Basingstoke, UK. The birth place of 1080i
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:22 pm |
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| Hello Kitty is worth billions, and is one of, if not the, most recognised Japanese icon in the world. Considering the current frosty relations between China and Japan, this makes a lot of sense, but it's also short term. |
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Zin5ki
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Joined: 06 Jan 2008
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Location: Bradford, UK (The grim North)
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:24 pm |
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| A non-existent cat now holds an official state position. I think I had a dream where that happened. |
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Mohawk52
Joined: 16 Oct 2003
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Location: Diamond Geezer in Basingstoke, UK. The birth place of 1080i
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:45 pm |
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| Zin5ki wrote: | | A non-existent cat now holds an official state position. I think I had a dream where that happened. |
I vote Hello Kitty for Crewe Bi-election.  |
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Teriyaki Terrier
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
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Location: Chiwawa Island
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:00 am |
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| Zin5ki wrote: | | A non-existent cat now holds an official state position. I think I had a dream where that happened. |
Quoted because of the interesting statement. Or a parody of some sort. |
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ENJN
Joined: 25 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:02 am |
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| Zin5ki wrote: | | A non-existent cat now holds an official state position. I think I had a dream where that happened. |
Every time a Tibetan is jailed, God kills a hello kitten. |
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samuelp
Joined: 25 Nov 2007
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 3:29 am |
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I'd rather more fictional characters get all the cushy ambassadorships... less of the tax-payer's money wasted on political paybacks.
Plus I find it hard to believe that Hello Kitty will royally screw up and cause an international incident, unlike some REAL ambassadors. |
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Moomintroll
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
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Location: Nottingham (UK)
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 5:06 am |
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| samuelp wrote: | I'd rather more fictional characters get all the cushy ambassadorships... less of the tax-payer's money wasted on political paybacks.
Plus I find it hard to believe that Hello Kitty will royally screw up and cause an international incident, unlike some REAL ambassadors. |
Moreover, now Hello Kitty can make a public apology to China for the Rape of Nanking (thus smoothing relations between the two countries without forcing any Japanese politicians to subject themselves to a bit of unthinkable public awkwardness).
And if that works, maybe Pikachu can tour the world as the ambassador of the Japanese whaling industry.
So I too see a bright future for anime ambassadors. The US has experimented with using muppets as ambassadors (e.g. John Bolton and Robert H. Tuttle) but Japan's 2D method seems to work so much better... |
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penguintruth
Joined: 08 Dec 2004
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Location: Penguinopolis
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 6:28 am |
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| I hope their tourist ambassador to the United States will be Badtz Maru or Tuxedo Sam. |
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Tomibiki
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:28 am |
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"Tired of earthquakes? Come to Japan!"
...oh but little do they know..if they only knew!! TURN AROUND IT'S A TRAP!!!!
...Too soon? |
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Zin5ki
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 5:08 pm |
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| Tomibiki wrote: | TURN AROUND IT'S A TRAP!!!!
...Too soon? |
I see what you did there. |
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