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INTEREST: Madoka Magica Matchmaking Canceled Due to Not Enough Females


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championferret



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:27 pm Reply with quote
Doesn't mean that there arent enough female fans of MadoMagi (there's a -lot-), just that most are capable of finding partners without having to pay a fee.
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EnigmaticSky



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:29 pm Reply with quote
Saw that coming. So...
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machetecat



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:37 pm Reply with quote
Just a thought, but...

What if they hosted a matchmaking event based on a show that would get the Fujoshi (or however you spell it) crowd excited. Maybe?
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:42 pm Reply with quote
machetecat wrote:
What if they hosted a matchmaking event based on a show that would get the Fujoshi (or however you spell it) crowd excited. Maybe?

The article mentions a Tiger & Bunny matchmaking event.

I wonder if the K-ON! applicants who don't get in the event get refunded o_0
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Gon*Gon



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:44 pm Reply with quote
I just don't get these matchmaking events...how's it supposed to have anything to do with the anime's?

Do they cosplay during their matchmaking? The men all dressed like Kyubey and the women dressed as gullible little girls?

"If you give me your soul and body, I'll make ONE of your wishes come true!"
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LagannImpact



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:47 pm Reply with quote
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! No surprise that Japanese women don't want a bunch of demented otaku with smelly feet!

Megiddo wrote:
machetecat wrote:
What if they hosted a matchmaking event based on a show that would get the Fujoshi (or however you spell it) crowd excited. Maybe?

The article mentions a Tiger & Bunny matchmaking event.

I wonder if the K-ON! applicants who don't get in the event get refunded o_0


Probably not. At Visual Kei concerts, most tickets are given on a lottery basis, 50 bucks to buy in, and you don't get a refund if you lose.
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:59 pm Reply with quote
Aren't these events usually better to have the guys pay but have the girls get in for free?


Gon*Gon wrote:
I just don't get these matchmaking events...how's it supposed to have anything to do with the anime's?

Do they cosplay during their matchmaking? The men all dressed like Kyubey and the women dressed as gullible little girls?

"If you give me your soul and body, I'll make ONE of your wishes come true!"


Or better yet, have the girliest-looking male otaku dress up as the magical girls and take the place of the real females. Laughing
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Getsuga311



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:00 pm Reply with quote
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Probably not. At Visual Kei concerts, most tickets are given on a lottery basis, 50 bucks to buy in, and you don't get a refund if you lose.


really? i don't think i could bring myself to pay that much just for a lottery no matter how much i liked a band, especially given the avid female fanbase alot of bands have these days, odds are you probably wouldn't get a ticket anyway
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:17 pm Reply with quote
You know, there probably are female fans of Madoka, just not of the legal age of consent there. Rolling Eyes
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firedragon54738



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:18 pm Reply with quote
Well thats a shame but funny as hell
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Surrender Artist



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:53 pm Reply with quote
This is in fact even less surprising than the announcement of an English dub for Tiger & Bunny.
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jmaeshawn



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:08 pm Reply with quote
Surprised that no one sued the event holders for gender discrimination, since the guys have to pay an arm and a leg to get in, and the women get in dirt cheap.

Demand equal treatment!
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Kruszer



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:26 pm Reply with quote
Ahhaha! This headline made me laugh pretty hard. Thanks for the gutbuster, ANN. Laughing
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ikillchicken



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:49 pm Reply with quote
Well gee, I certainly never saw that coming. Rolling Eyes
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Zac
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:00 pm Reply with quote
jmaeshawn wrote:
Surprised that no one sued the event holders for gender discrimination, since the guys have to pay an arm and a leg to get in, and the women get in dirt cheap.

Demand equal treatment!


Someone doesn't understand roughly 200+ years of nightclub economics
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