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Himeko90 wrote:

mdo7 wrote: I'm not going to go off-topic over this, but I'm fine if you ignore any post if I mention K-whatever, but other people may bring this up because Answerman already mention J-dramas, so other people may bring up K-dramas as example, so it's unavoidable, so it won't be me only. No, it's usually only you that brings it up.

So what about other people like Poonk, he would usually bring that up too from time to time. I said other people, what if they brought that up, are you going to criticize them too like you did to me.

VIZ Pictures is the first division of the company pursuing live-action entertainment - any chance you'll consider releasing live-action Japanese dramas here in the US?

Actually that's been my long time dream... I check out Japanese TV dramas every week--not only dramas but all kinds of variety shows as well, just because they're so much fun! Unfortunately, releasing Japanese TV dramas in a packaged product like a DVD is pretty difficult due to rights issues, which is the case in Japan too. It could even be said it's a cultural issue... So nobody has done much with them here besides broadcasting some shows on TV...that's much easier. But our mission is to do something nobody else has done, so I'm willing to challenge that. We still don't know if it will be through the Internet or another medium, but keep your fingers crossed for us.

I'd like to think that Japanese dramas in North America would work well. In many ways you already have a dedicated audience in many of the anime fans here, as the anime club example mentions. On top of that, the motivation for a lot of anime fans is an interest in Japanese high culture and pop culture. Companies such as Media Blasters, Tokyopop and CPM already have live action labels. In many ways this would be an extension or opportunity for them. Most of the talked about drama series aren't all that long; on average they would be about 12-13 one hour episodes (with the most popular ones spawning an extra special and maybe even a motion picture), so there wouldn't be too big a commitment in comparison to a long running anime series. In remote ways it would also be another way to start cashing in on the increasing popularity of Asian actors (specifically HK actors) in North America.

Of course the argument exists that live action Japanese TV shows would still be a hard sell. Japanese Anime and Manga in their original forms are a hard enough sell here in North America. Hollywood is still the dominant entertainment force in the world (forget just North America), so there is still a domestic industry to consider. In addition, for as much curiosity there would be in American shows and movies in Japan, you cannot say the same for Japanese stuff here in North America, at least to the same degree. In the end, the costs to license these shows, package and market them, and the likely consumer return might make it too much of a risk for any company to consider.

Korea

mdo7 wrote:

Korea

It seems that you were officially recognized by 2channelers as an annoying broken-record astroturfer working for Korea.

shosakukan wrote:

mdo7 wrote: Korea It seems that you were officially recognized by 2channelers as an annoying broken-record astroturfer working for Korea.

I've told him to knock it off a couple times as well.

Knock it off, mdo7.

If they hack into my account and find out who I am, isn't that illegal and probably a violation of international law?? Anyway, I'm not throwing anymore K-whatever for this thread.

mdo7 wrote:

If they hack into my account and find out who I am, isn't that illegal and probably a violation of international law?? Anyway, I'm not throwing anymore K-whatever for this thread.

If you google your user name, the second result is your YouTube account which shows your real name. Even if that one wasn't, there's probably more to link your user name and real name. You need to be careful about how much information you leave on the internet.

^Not to mention the profiles you get from that search nets even more names to base a search on, leading to several other linked accounts on various sites, and, well, you get the idea... As consignia said, no hacking necessary. You just need to be more careful in the future.

Well not my fault, since Google started to make some changes (including the real name thing) I guess that's how this all happen.

mdo7 wrote:

Well not my fault, since Google started to make some changes (including the real name thing) I guess that's how this all happen.

It's not just youtube, though. There's at least 2 or 3 sites that I saw which link mdo7, your real name, and anime. Have at look for yourself, and see how much personal information is shared. You might be a little shocked.

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It's 2Ch, what do you expect? And there have been a lot more incidents than just one.

FYI, 2Chan (AKA Futaba Channel) and 2Channel (AKA 2ch) are two completely separate sites. That said, they are indeed related, in that the former is an offshoot of the latter. Still separate sites though. I too thought they were one and the same until someone corrected me.

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You don't seem to understand. -Chan sites aren't supposed to be like usual forums. They are anonymous and have only the most basic of rules. That's what makes them so mind-bogglingly popular. They are the armpits of the internet, that much is true. We talking about sites so uncouth that - as someone else mentioned - the word "faggot" is used as a term of endearment.

However, that said, I think you need to grow some thicker skin. Learn to let the insults roll off your back a bit; either just shrug it off or outright ignore them. -Chan sites have so much trash talk that - memes and the odd sensationalist headline aside - such sites are essentially little more than background noise to the rest of the internet. In other words, don't worry about what they say because their opinions are worthless.

Finally, 2Ch is notorious for housing a lot of very right-wing men who are outspokenly racist and xenophobic. And the country they like to hate on the most is Korea (with China being second). So of course they're going to be extremely biased against you; that's just the kind of pricks they are. Since they are so biased in this regard that just shows that their opinions are even more worthless than usual. Just don't pay attention to them and don't care what they think and you'll live a much happier life.