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NEWS: Haruhi Lookalike Appears on Belarusian Waffle Packaging


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Zin5ki



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:12 pm Reply with quote
At least I can now add Belarus to my "places which sell waffles" list.
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fokkusuhaundo



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:28 pm Reply with quote
Lookalike? That's practically an exact copy with differences in the color of her outfit and facial expression.
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roxfan



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:32 pm Reply with quote
The original scan for your viewing pleasure Smile
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3332/61130351ho7.jpg
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v1cious



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:41 pm Reply with quote
wow... that is blatant copyright infringement.
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Viga_of_stars



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:08 pm Reply with quote
Lawsuit.

Also, I like the original Haruhi best.
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kokuryu



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:24 pm Reply with quote
heh, fun advertising on the original story website - includes Amazon and YouTube of all places among several others.

Anyways, I couldnt find this for sale anywhere in their catalog - did someone see it on their website or their distribution lists? Makes me wonder if this is actually a counterfiet product being produced.
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Full_Metal1923



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:06 pm Reply with quote
That image creeps me out a bit, nothing matches the original. Very Happy

I'm pretty sure, a lawsuit will come of this, and that those waffles, or at least the packaging will probably become a sort of collectable for Haruhi fanatics. Laughing
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Hellfish



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:47 pm Reply with quote
At least they could have changed some details, not only the color. Anime hyper
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Satiety



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:07 pm Reply with quote
Oh...my...gosh... my eyes, it burns...with that color Confused I'm sorta disgusted by the usage of color there. Sad!

Seriously, same pose, same ribbon hairstyle... who can't say that's not Haruhi?
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samuelp
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:09 pm Reply with quote
Hmm, this news item has inspired me to create a joke:

What do you use to make a Belarusian Waffle?
spoiler[A Waffle Iron Curtain!]

Badabing!
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scottjam65



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:22 pm Reply with quote
Actually saw this a couple days ago at www.dannychoo.com, which directed to this link: http://jabro.jp/Entry/577/

I wonder how much will be too much...
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MorwenLaicoriel



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:42 pm Reply with quote
Animastryfe wrote:
Assuming the candy makers didn't ask for permission, I predict lawsuits.

This reminds me of a Bollywood (Indian) movie that was almost exactly the same as the South Korean movie Old Boy. The Indian makers didn't ask for permission. They're under investigation for copyright.


Not just Old Boy. I lived in India for a while and I was very, very amused by how many Bollywood movies were basically Indian musical versions of Hollywood movies that came out a year ago. (Not that they're all like that, of course, but there was a surprisingly high number.)

As for the actual news story...the image cracks me up.
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TestamentSaki



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:03 pm Reply with quote
I find this quite pathetic... What's going to be next? Lucky Star underwear?
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Proman



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:05 pm Reply with quote
So yeah, this makes the news but Yoko Kanno ripping off dozens of artists doesn't.

Big deal, so they liked the image. I'm not saying that what they did was a good thing but let's not blow this out of proportions. Also, the fact that the Japanese side couldn't tell the difference between Russia and Belorus is a lot more offensive, imo.
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Animastryfe



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:42 pm Reply with quote
Proman wrote:
So yeah, this makes the news but Yoko Kanno ripping off dozens of artists doesn't.

Big deal, so they liked the image. I'm not saying that what they did was a good thing but let's not blow this out of proportions. Also, the fact that the Japanese side couldn't tell the difference between Russia and Belorus is a lot more offensive, imo.
I don't think any of the posts here are blowing it out of proportions. We're just saying that a lawsuit will come out of this, which it will, unless Belarus doesn't care about international lawsuits.

It's not about offensiveness, it's about legality.
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