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NEWS: Official One Piece 3D Breasts Mouse Pads for Sale


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John Casey



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:46 am Reply with quote
Six pages. Not exactly an ideal example... Seriously. What's there to argue about?

EDIT: Make that seven pages. And in no small part thanks to me... >.<


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Sariachan



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:47 am Reply with quote
Lol, I think I will get one for my boyfriend. *we both love One Piece*

Laughing


P.S. Many of the comments in this thread are funnier than those mouse pads themselves, though. Rolling Eyes

P.P.S. By the way, shouone, but also shoujo, seinen and jousei (and maybe others I don't know) do are demographic terms, but they are just a generic indication about the minimum age range a product is aimed too, not the maximum one. Wink
To make a western example, Harry Potter could be called a shounen novel series, yet it's enjoyed by many, many adults.


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animeboy12



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:47 am Reply with quote
Megiddo wrote:
animeboy12 wrote:

the only question I have about these mousepads, is why not bleach?

Because One Piece is way more popular in Japan.

That's the easy answer at least =\


oh................... Crying or Very sad . I really did want a rangiku mousepad
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Animehermit



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:52 am Reply with quote
KanjiiZ wrote:
1) *facedesk?* Shonen is not a genre, it's a demographic. Saying a show is shonen says nothing of the show. It does not say whether it's mecha or action.

3) "not any kind of worldwide appeal the show may have"
"We have, however been saying one piece is targeted toward a universal audience"


right form Wikipedia:

Quote:
Shōnen manga is a popular genre of Japanese comics, generally about action/fighting but often contains a sense of humor and strong growing friendship-bonds between the characters.


definition of universal via dictionary.com:

Quote:
affecting, concerning, or involving all


and in the case in which i used it i was referring to Japanese demographics, as was the previous poster.
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Sariachan



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:55 am Reply with quote
Whatever Wikipedia says, it isn't a genre. Wikipedia isn't always right, folks. Wink

Genres are things like "drama", "comedy", "horror" and so on.

Not that I'm much surprised about this confusion, though: to make another example of ignorance, many times "animation" is a term used as a genre instead of a medium, unfortunately. Sad
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egoist



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:06 am Reply with quote
Sariachan wrote:
Whatever Wikipedia says, it isn't a genre. Wikipedia isn't always right, folks. Wink

Well, in a few cases humans feel better by using something to back up their own words, in this case Wiki.

Anyhow, the discussion about One Piece itself dragged out for way too long; deteriorating the thread's charm. I say, I wasn't really interesting in buying this, but seeing how people consider it childish and perhaps utterly weird, I'll have to reconsider my interests. Mayhap it's about time to get rid of me old Razer mouse pad, join this Japanese trend and get some delicious melons covering part of my desk while supporting and pleasing my horny laser mouse and hands. I'll also be extremely happy in case they decide to make a pillow out of Nami's boobies and sell it as a kit; you know, I might even get rid of my nightmares, and perhaps dreaming about Nami's abusive honey melons could be something I've been unknowingly longing for. I do want the pillow to feature another image of hers, since this one feels quite out of place; more like something out of One Piece's pornographic fan art, though it's not bad, not bad at all, actually. I'll go with this image after all.

Edit: I wonder if the part with her boobies is fluffy. If yes, that'd be great.


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:09 am Reply with quote
One problem... I have a laptop Sad Seriously, people, is this THAT much of a blow to your morals and values? A guy actually legally married an anime character and you've compiled seven pages of astonished comments over a mouse pad. C'mon, guys.
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Animehermit



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:12 am Reply with quote
Sariachan wrote:
Whatever Wikipedia says, it isn't a genre. Wikipedia isn't always right, folks. Wink


I know what a genre is >.>

also how did i know something like this would come up? Wikipedia is right 100% of the time i use it, in fact in even used some of its sources to write many a college paper this semester.

I am not saying shounen is not not a demographic as well, i am saying that there is an alternative definition in which it is a genre.

Backup source :here


also i am so done arguing this point this has turned pointless and seems to be an exercise in futility. why must everything discussed about anime turn into some long argument over the definition of one word. I feel childish for even arguing.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:13 am Reply with quote
I know this is kind of out of nowhere, but anyone else thinks robin looks like a drag queen Shocked its always freaked me out, seriously. One piece only seems to skew younger than other big shonen jump properties because it's a comedy foremost, content wise it's not any less mature than say,bleach.
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bleachigo66



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:04 am Reply with quote
sypherman wrote:
I know this is kind of out of nowhere, but anyone else thinks robin looks like a drag queen Shocked its always freaked me out, seriously.


Yes, All she needs is a karaoke machine, a big fluffy boa, and a bad celine dion record! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:14 am Reply with quote
I don't know... I see a pretty radical difference between Robin and Bon Clay Wink
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E-Master



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:50 am Reply with quote
Megiddo wrote:
I don't know... I see a pretty radical difference between Robin and Bon Clay Wink
I agree, and as a long time Nico Robin fan, I always knew she was a woman since episode 67.
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hikaru004



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:55 am Reply with quote
I think that Shonen Jump should do something for the female fans also.... Ace, Zoro... Laughing
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Gyt Kaliba



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:20 am Reply with quote
hikaru004 wrote:
I think that Shonen Jump should do something for the female fans also.... Ace, Zoro... Laughing


I'm sure it's only a matter of time before they make some of these where it's the oversized pec muscles pushed out on the guy characters or something. Wink

I predict...Luffy, Zoro, and Ace yeah. No Usopp though. LOL.
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The King of Harts



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:49 am Reply with quote
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I predict...Luffy, Zoro, and Ace yeah. No Usopp though. LOL.

I think they'd use Usopp for something a little different...
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