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INTEREST: Hayao Miyazaki is Not an iPad Fan

Doesn't anyone remember the Spirited Away DVD extras? During "The Making Of," he chastised his staff because none of them ever owned dogs... he's clearly a very cranky, albeit talented, old man. I think he was hating on Gundam a while back, too.

Personally I think the term "self gratification" would be a better translation of 自慰 in this context than masturbation.

The image here is not that ipad gestures actually resemble masturbation... In fact I highly doubt Miyazaki has any idea what they really look like.
The point here is that people are "pleasuring themselves" with these portable devices, an inward act of isolation despite being in a public place like a train surrounded by other people.

I think anyone that understands Miyazaki's philosophy on the world well enough would understand why he finds that so distasteful.

Interestingly enough, I actually do own SF IV for the iPhone, mainly because I was just overwhelmingly curious as to how it would even work.

DKL wrote:

Interestingly enough, I actually do own SF IV for the iPhone, mainly because I was just overwhelmingly curious as to how it would even work.

I can understand the curiosity, but from what little I've heard, it seems like an incomplete version of Vanilla SF IV. So personally, I'm not that interested.

samuelp wrote:

Personally I think the term "self gratification" would be a better translation of 自慰 in this context than masturbation. The image here is not that ipad gestures actually resemble masturbation... In fact I highly doubt Miyazaki has any idea what they really look like. The point here is that people are "pleasuring themselves" with these portable devices, an inward act of isolation despite being in a public place like a train surrounded by other people. I think anyone that understands Miyazaki's philosophy on the world well enough would understand why he finds that so distasteful.

So, Miyazaki specifies that he finds iPads excessively distasteful, specifying in that the way in which one "strangely strokes" them makes him "ill" and that people acting about this manner will soon occupy the train "toching as if comforting themselves" (to quote with the greatest conservative interest) and that doesn't evoke a particular image in you? Talk about masturbation. Here's a word for you: 婉曲語.

It's fun to have to pass time, but, yes... it is very incomplete; you have like one punch and one kick button, a focus button and then a button used for EX/Ultra (I think... I can't remember any more).

You can only throw out the strongest Shoryuken, which is kinda ridiculous since you get punished on that.

dewlwieldthedarpachief wrote:

samuelp wrote: Personally I think the term "self gratification" would be a better translation of 自慰 in this context than masturbation. The image here is not that ipad gestures actually resemble masturbation... In fact I highly doubt Miyazaki has any idea what they really look like. The point here is that people are "pleasuring themselves" with these portable devices, an inward act of isolation despite being in a public place like a train surrounded by other people. I think anyone that understands Miyazaki's philosophy on the world well enough would understand why he finds that so distasteful. So, Miyazaki specifies that he finds iPads excessively distasteful, specifying in that the way in which one "strangely strokes" them makes him "ill" and that people acting about this manner will soon occupy the train "toching as if comforting themselves" (to quote with the greatest conservative interest) and that doesn't evoke a particular image in you? Talk about masturbation. Here's a word for you: 婉曲語.

Yes, but he was being somewhat poetic about it.
Hence why I think "self gratification" (which also evokes masturbatory images) is a better translation for what he said.
Basically I think masturbation is too specific here.