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GATSU



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:11 pm Reply with quote
Personally, I'd like to see a bonus crossover strip with Green Lantern actually in Kinnikuman. Laughing Not sure why DC chose to cross-promote with that manga, considering GL's a little less low-brow, but I guess with all those aliens in the movie, that was the closest similar title they could think of on the Japanese end. And I'm amused by the irony of CMX choosing to remove a manji from one of their manga, while DC has no problem teaming up w/ a property which spawned Brocken, Jr..
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:28 pm Reply with quote
green lantern what? the people of japan have better things to do than watch this travesty called "Green Lantern".
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:48 pm Reply with quote
gokuthamonkeyking wrote:
green lantern what? the people of japan have better things to do than watch this travesty called "Green Lantern".


Do they?

Do they really?

Ok, yeah they do, but still. Cheesy/bad superhero movies tend to do pretty well there, they find them amusing.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:01 pm Reply with quote
I'd give it to the Green Lantern, he's got magic powers Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:25 pm Reply with quote
So does anyone know if Green Lantern even has a following in Japan? I know there was a Lupin spoof of JLA in Mamo, but that pic featured Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:50 pm Reply with quote
In all seriousness I'd like to see Green Lantern take on Sunshine.

Obviously Kinnikuman himself will win the tag choice.

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enurtsol



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gokuthamonkeyking wrote:
green lantern what? the people of japan have better things to do than watch this travesty called "Green Lantern".


Yeah, the Japanese people were instead too busy making the travesty called Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides their #1 movie for 7 out of 8 straight weeks! Laughing


TitanXL wrote:

Ok, yeah they do, but still. Cheesy/bad superhero movies tend to do pretty well there, they find them amusing.


That may explain One Piece too........ Or maybe it's just pirates obsession again. Laughing
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GATSU wrote:
So does anyone know if Green Lantern even has a following in Japan? I know there was a Lupin spoof of JLA in Mamo, but that pic featured Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman.


I don't think the movie even came out in Japan yet, this might just be promotional stuff.

American Superheros and Japan have an interesting relationship. The more goofy and campy it is, the more they'll take to it. It's kind of why Batman Begins/Dark Knight flopped in Japan. To them, superheroes should be silly and over the top and not taken seriously.

“The story [of the Dark Knight] is very pessimistic. It has a dark and gloomy texture that Japanese movie fans do not find appealing in an American superhero film… Japanese movie fans expect such films to be fun and action packed, for the hero to be attractive, for the villain to be loud and outrageous, and for the movie itself to be easy to understand and light." - Chika Minagawa, Film Critic


I suppose you can say the same for On Stranger Tides.. silly and nonsensical, just like they think American films should be. Razz

Now I wonder how they felt about the Schumacher films
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TitanXL wrote:

American Superheros and Japan have an interesting relationship. The more goofy and campy it is, the more they'll take to it. It's kind of why Batman Begins/Dark Knight flopped in Japan. To them, superheroes should be silly and over the top and not taken seriously.


Hmmmm....... that is an interesting take......... Come to think of it, it's the inverse of America's take on Japan's superheroes a.k.a. super robots - just replace "superheroes" with "super robots" in your statement, and it's the same. That's interesting how they reflect each other in this case.......


TitanXL wrote:

“The story [of the Dark Knight] is very pessimistic. It has a dark and gloomy texture that Japanese movie fans do not find appealing in an American superhero film… Japanese movie fans expect such films to be fun and action packed, for the hero to be attractive, for the villain to be loud and outrageous, and for the movie itself to be easy to understand and light." - Chika Minagawa, Film Critic


Now who's being shallow?! And people blame Hollywood for popcorn flicks! Laughing


TitanXL wrote:

I suppose you can say the same for On Stranger Tides.. silly and nonsensical, just like they think American films should be. Razz


Silly and nonsensical......... just like Americans think of anime. We've all seen the parodies. Laughing


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Now I wonder how they felt about the Schumacher films


That would also be interesting.........
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:47 am Reply with quote
I don't think this thread is complete without mentioning a certain "news report" from The Onion. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:34 pm Reply with quote
If we're talking about Jordan, then his natural adversary should be Benkiman.

I'd like to see Gardner team up with Terryman. I guess Guy would hate him, and the poor Terry won't even notice and call him a friend.

Ramenman vs Sinestro in a epic mustache fight..
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:52 pm Reply with quote
Personally, I'm surprised there wasn't a cross-promotion deal with Hulk and/or Thor.
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