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NEWS: FCC uses Doraemon on Site


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Erufu



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:31 pm Reply with quote
Wow... it must be a conservative Republican thing to rip off anime. It's funny that the FCC is supposed to make the airwaves "better", yet they can't even be original. (I've never really liked the FCC anyway...)

On another note, I can't see anybody that watches anime going to the FCC website. Weird....
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kusanagi-sama



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:37 pm Reply with quote
That is interesting...

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/kidszone/

But I don't think its supposed to be Doreamon, this cat has ears, Doreamon doesn't
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Jadress



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:44 pm Reply with quote
kusanagi-sama wrote:
But I don't think its supposed to be Doreamon, this cat has ears, Doreamon doesn't


No, it's just a blatant rip off. Make him pukey-tan colored and add pointy ears! No one will ever know we have no creativity or souls!
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Animefreak08



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 7:12 pm Reply with quote
They added cat ears to make him "original". Now everyone will think that the FCC came up with this seemingly familiar character. Mad
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sinistertaco



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 7:34 pm Reply with quote
Realistically, everybody probably won't care.
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Patachu
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 7:34 pm Reply with quote
Also, the use of Comic Sans on that page is horrific.

http://www.bancomicsans.com/home.html
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Tenchi



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:14 pm Reply with quote
It looks similar, but I can see it easily being within the range of possibility that it is just a coincidence, it being a fairly simple drawing of an anthropomorphized cat.

Still, I'd imagine they'll make some cosmetic changes once someone points this out to them.
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KiraYamatoX06



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:23 pm Reply with quote
It could be a coincidence. The cats appearance is not too hard to cook up.
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cyrax777



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:32 pm Reply with quote
looks to much like him but honestly who cares.
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Haiseikoh 1973



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:57 pm Reply with quote
Unlike the Wolfwood "interpritation," this is a non-event.
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minakichan





PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:46 pm Reply with quote
I don't care what you say. Even if they didn't mean it...

THEY KILLED MY DORAEMON!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

*sits in a corner and cries*
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Shiki MSHTS



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:54 pm Reply with quote
Haiseikoh 1973 wrote:
Unlike the Wolfwood "interpritation," this is a non-event.


Though the edited Wolfwood was a one shot thing. The wannabe Doraemon is all over the FCC kids section. =P
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Albright



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:01 pm Reply with quote
Erufu wrote:
Wow... it must be a conservative Republican thing to rip off anime.


As a conservative Republican, I respectfully enquire as to what exactly I have to do with "ripping off" anime.

That Ban Comic Sans site rules, by the way.
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Proman



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:10 pm Reply with quote
Jadress wrote:
kusanagi-sama wrote:
But I don't think its supposed to be Doreamon, this cat has ears, Doreamon doesn't


No, it's just a blatant rip off. Make him pukey-tan colored and add pointy ears! No one will ever know we have no creativity or souls!

I agree. It's obviously a rip-off. FCC sucks!
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The Ramblin' Wreck



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:35 pm Reply with quote
The head of the FCC is Micheal Powell, whom I seriously doubt watches anime, and thus, wouldn't notice.

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