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casualfan
Joined: 24 Jul 2012
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 Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:17 pm
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While it sucks for the fans, lives are still more important than freakin' doujins. What the comiket is doing is the best solution at this current situation. It's easy to just ignore terrorist threat when your butt is not on the line. The only one to blame right now is the cops for being incompetent for not catching the culprit yet.
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eveil
Joined: 08 Dec 2012
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:28 pm
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I still challenge this guy to fight me in person.
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configspace
Joined: 16 Aug 2008
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:51 pm
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| Megiddo wrote: |
| Keichitsu0305 wrote: | | (almost 1/3 of the doujin artist were for Kuroko) |
100% incorrect. Tiger and Bunny alone has 2x the amount of BL circles than Kuroko. |
Nonetheless it's still a lot of booths affected
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| boznia wrote: | If I'm not mistaken, there were a few hundred circles for Kuroko expected to be there. Even as someone not interested in Kuroko dōjinshi, that's a terrible loss.  |
A map of Kuroko-related circles. If I count it correctly, there are about 450. |
Do they have other doujinshi to offer? If not, are they going to be replaced? Isn't the selection by lottery? so I must imagine there are others who wanted to get in but couldn't?
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scineram
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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Location: Green Hell
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:26 pm
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The terrorists have won.
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Crispy45
Joined: 23 Sep 2012
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:38 pm
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| Jaymie wrote: | | This is crazy. On the other hand, it took 7 years for the United States to declare the culprit in the anthrax case (which actually killed 5 people), and they had no evidence that he actually did it. They just took the fact that he committed suicide as a confession. |
Shh! Don't list that incident. Then we can't berate and single out Japanese police as being 'useless' like we love doing despite apparently all being here for Japanese culture apparently 
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Kikaioh
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
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Location: Antarctica
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:26 pm
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I think the heroic voice in me says that they should allow for the Kuroko's Basketball Circles to attend Comiket, and let the attendees decide for themselves if they're willing to take the risk of attending in defiance of the terrorist threat. I can understand the pragmatism in not wanting lives to be hurt or killed over comics, but there's wisdom in the saying that it's better to die on your feet than on your knees.
For the record, properties like Kuroko's Basketball annoy the heck out of me (I much prefer varied character designs like in Slam Dunk to the pandering pretty-boy designs of Kuroko) but I stand by artists rights to make and sell what they want regardless of what kinds of works they choose to make.
As for police criticism for not catching the criminal, I think it may be a bit unwarranted. The Unabomber mailed explosives across the United States for almost 20 years without getting caught, and that was only because his brother turned him in. I'm sure Japanese police are doing everything they can to catch this guy, and without being there on the ground to see the work they're doing I think it's unfair to criticize them.
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lostrune
Joined: 09 Jun 2012
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:48 pm
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| gsilver wrote: | | The main reason that there is policy to not comply with terrorist demands is because that encourages them to keep making them.
Stop doing that, Japan. Concentrate on finding and stopping this guy, not giving in constantly and encouraging him to make ever-bolder moves.
Though hopefully, they track him down before long. |
| luisedgarf wrote: | | American/Western logic doesn't work in Japan, dude. |
Hey. hey, don't lump the rest of the west in with America!  Not all of us prioritize sticking a huge middle finger up at terrorists 
Being concerned with safety should never be considered weak or foolish. It's easier to criticize people for giving in when it's not you or your family in danger of such threats. We should just be thankful there's no victims so far. Maybe once you get older you'll realize there's more important things than your pride, such as the safety of those you care about.
But all is not lost, basketball lovers, people can still sell their doujins are popular sites like Toranoana and DLsite. Lots of people who cant go to Comiket or sell in the off season use a variety of sites to sell their creations. The smut will live on
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dtm42
Joined: 05 Feb 2008
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 6:56 pm
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| Joe Mello wrote: | | It's easy to call other people out for being risk-averse when it's not your butt at risk. |
Don't be like that. I know I wouldn't feel unsafe going to Comiket, even if no extra security was put in place. You have a higher chance of being struck by lightning than being hurt by one of his almost harmless packages; there is such a thing as acceptable risk.
This guy has no displayed any ability to actually hurt people on a mass or even moderate scale. The worst he could do is cause a panic and hope that it turns into a stampede, but even that can be done by simply hitting the fire alarm. Giving in to him is the stupid option, as this just lends him credibility and encourages him and others to pull further stunts.
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Yttrbio
Joined: 09 Jun 2011
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:03 pm
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| lostrune wrote: | Being concerned with safety should never be considered weak or foolish. It's easier to criticize people for giving in when it's not you or your family in danger of such threats. We should just be thankful there's no victims so far. Maybe once you get older you'll realize there's more important things than your pride, such as the safety of those you care about. |
Here's the problem. If threatening and attacking people becomes an effective way of getting them to behave in the way you want, then it is ourselves and our famlies in danger. It's not a matter of pride, it's a matter of public safety.
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dtm42
Joined: 05 Feb 2008
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:26 pm
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Exactly. The more you give into them the more they'll bully you.
And it is especially stupid to give in to the offender's demands when he has displayed no capability to actually hurt people using this substance.
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catbert
Joined: 15 Feb 2009
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:40 pm
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Shippoyasha
Joined: 28 Aug 2007
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:27 pm
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The horrible thing now is that some people suspect the manga and its fans in non anime oriented sites. Absolutely disgusting. Way to show your backboned, comiket.
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opn
Joined: 23 Dec 2010
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:19 pm
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Read it earlyer but man that guy is f***** up. I strongIy suggest everyone read that.
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Divineking
Joined: 03 Jul 2010
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:26 pm
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Well that was creepy. Provided those posts are actually legit it just makes the cops seem even more incompetent for not being able to track down the person if their being this showy about the whole thing.
From some of those posts it almost sounds like the culprit's female...but that construction job thing makes it hard to say...
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Maidenoftheredhand
Joined: 21 Jun 2007
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:44 pm
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| Fencedude5609 wrote: | | She's not a Fujoshi the same way a lot of the Otaku on this site will swear up and down that they aren't otaku. |
If she said she is not into BL then she is not a fujoshi. Fujoshi is not the female equivalent of Otaku.
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