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NEWS: How the 2020 Olympics Might Affect Comiket & More


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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:01 pm Reply with quote
So this is basically admitting that the Akihabara mafia is ruining "Cool Japan" for the rest of the country. Rolling Eyes
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kanjineogeo



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:03 pm Reply with quote
I guess we would need to an Online Petition to stop this child Porngraphy thing.
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Rederoin



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:17 pm Reply with quote
Oh nice, even more censorship. We always want more of that.
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EleutheroMaster



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:22 pm Reply with quote
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I guess we would need to an Online Petition to stop this child Porngraphy thing.


I think that's a good idea!! We NEED a petition!
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mangamuscle



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:41 pm Reply with quote
EleutheroMaster wrote:
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I guess we would need to an Online Petition to stop this child Porngraphy thing.


I think that's a good idea!! We NEED a petition!


... and freedom of speech be damned -_-;
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:55 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
So this is basically admitting that the Akihabara mafia is ruining "Cool Japan" for the rest of the country.


Mafia? We westerners decide what to take from the sketchy parts of otaku culture, they're not being pushed on us like a dealer holding a gun.
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Vapors



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:26 pm Reply with quote
I sometimes can't tell if people are serious or joking.

I plan to visit Japan next year, so I should check out some of the sites, then come back for the Olympics to compare the changes.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:28 pm Reply with quote
walw: They're being pushed on the industry at large which is forced to churn out endless moe crap based off of light novels, instead of being allowed to produce more creative and original works. But that's a type of "censorship" hypocrites like Akamatsu don't talk about.
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Rederoin



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:41 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
walw: They're being pushed on the industry at large which is forced to churn out endless moe crap based off of light novels, instead of being allowed to produce more creative and original works. But that's a type of "censorship" hypocrites like Akamatsu don't talk about.

What in the hell are you talking about?
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:43 pm Reply with quote
Apparently otaku have been strong-armed into liking moe. "Buy this figure or I break your legs, capiche?"
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:45 pm Reply with quote
You knew this was coming when they won the bid. I wouldn't be surprised if Comiket moved outside of Tokyo altogether. It won't stop doujinshi, just move it underground.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:47 pm Reply with quote
walw: No, I mean the anime industry has been strong-armed by otaku into liking moe. And it's more like, "If you produce anything which doesn't involve cartoon middle-school girls undressing in front of each other, we'll make sure your studio goes under." [See Madhouse and mid-2000s Gonzo.]

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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:52 pm Reply with quote
That's business, Gatsu. Although, I don't believe your assessment because what continues to be produced seems to completely contradict it. Otherwise, every single anime with zero exceptions would be cute girls doing stupid stuff. That hasn't occurred. Mid-00s GONZO went under because they produced a lot of bad anime that no one wanted, moe or not.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:54 pm Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
That's business, Gatsu. Although, I don't believe your assessment because what continues to be produced seems to completely contradict it. Otherwise, every single anime with zero exceptions would be cute girls doing stupid stuff. That hasn't occurred.
Much. ¬_¬
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:57 pm Reply with quote
walw:
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That's business, Gatsu.


Ok, so then putting an end to creeping out foreign tourists is also business.

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Although, I don't believe your assessment because what continues to be produced seems to completely contradict it.


You don't notice that Japanese animators are being forced to do their own start-ups and begging American fans for cash for projects, because they've basically been blackballed by the otaku jihad?

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Otherwise, every single anime with zero exceptions would be cute girls doing stupid stuff. That hasn't occurred.


Yeah, it's every other anime.
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