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Ms. Answerman: Revenge of the Anime Nerds

I think Tokyopop's contract for Kodocha may of run out or something. I think they took it off their website.

I mentioned a few times that I believe that Detective Conan is one of the most overated titles in the market, but I never gave a reason why. Here's why I think Conan is overated: It's too repetitive.

Haiseikoh 1973 wrote:

That Momotaro Story is completely different from what I read once. Am I seeing things? The one I remeber was that the Old Couple found a giant Peach in the river and took it home to eat. The Man took the first bite and instantly turned into a Younger Man. Surprised by this, the woman ate the Peach and also turned into a Beautiful Woman. Later that night, they...."did the nasty." A while later, they had a baby boy, and they named him Momotaro because of the Peach they ate.

Could I ask you where you heard that one from? Sounds interesting...but i think the one that most people probably hear is where the old couple find the giant peach and right when they are about to cut it, the baby boy pops out as a gift from the heavens because the couple was childless. Something like that.

Sir_Brass wrote:

Well, if they're bringing over Kodocha, I wonder when they'll bring over Full Moon wo Sagashite.

The Full Moon manga is licensed by Viz now, so that at least makes a better chance for the anime to come here too.
Though come to think of it, Kodocha's manga's been here for a few years now but I don't think TokyoPop even put it into right to left format yet...

Mohawk52 wrote:

Pat Payne wrote: Quote: Punctuation, spelling, and capitalization are our friends! They really do love us and wish we’d use them more when composing emails, writing those difficult essays for school, and otherwise using the written word to communicate with others. Thank you! Reading some of these questions make my head hurt, and I'm glad someone's finally decided to stand up for clear writing. I got called a "spelling nazi" for pointing somewhat the samething at a UK anime site.

Forgive me, but I find a certain delicious irony in the fact that you mangled that sentence.

-abunai

Sir_Brass wrote:

Well, if they're bringing over Kodocha, I wonder when they'll bring over Full Moon wo Sagashite.

I'm surprised everyone is saying Detective Conan was a failure here. I knew a TON of people who loved the show when it was on. (Still know many now.) It was the second most popular anime on AS then. Unfortunately, most of these people were teenagers. Since Adult Swim is marketed towards 18-25 year old males, kids between the ages of 12-17 don't matter. I'm unaware if the fact it did have a lot of fans that weren't within the demographic matters, but I'd hardly speak as if it was a disaster like Super Milk Chan.

Michi wrote:

Sir_Brass wrote: Well, if they're bringing over Kodocha, I wonder when they'll bring over Full Moon wo Sagashite. I'm surprised everyone is saying Detective Conan was a failure here. I knew a TON of people who loved the show when it was on. (Still know many now.) It was the second most popular anime on AS then. Unfortunately, most of these people were teenagers. Since Adult Swim is marketed towards 18-25 year old males, kids between the ages of 12-17 don't matter. I'm unaware if the fact it did have a lot of fans that weren't within the demographic matters, but I'd hardly speak as if it was a disaster like Super Milk Chan.

If what you're saying is true, it might be an interesting idea for AS to revive Conan over the summer, since they could get back the 12-17 audience who now suddenly have much later bedtimes. But still, with all the new stuff that's now out, it wouldn't really be necessary. They can just run FMA and laugh all the way to the bank.

hkrok76 wrote:

Haiseikoh 1973 wrote: That Momotaro Story is completely different from what I read once. Am I seeing things? The one I remeber was that the Old Couple found a giant Peach in the river and took it home to eat. The Man took the first bite and instantly turned into a Younger Man. Surprised by this, the woman ate the Peach and also turned into a Beautiful Woman. Later that night, they...."did the nasty." A while later, they had a baby boy, and they named him Momotaro because of the Peach they ate. Could I ask you where you heard that one from? Sounds interesting...but i think the one that most people probably hear is where the old couple find the giant peach and right when they are about to cut it, the baby boy pops out as a gift from the heavens because the couple was childless. Something like that.

I first heard it on a TV show called トリビアの泉 (Toribia-no izumi(sp?)).

"Okay....I posted my source, anyone want to prove my source is bunk?"

I tried looking around on the internet for this other story, but had no luck

Rebecca wrote:

"Okay....I posted my source, anyone want to prove my source is bunk?" I tried looking around on the internet for this other story, but had no luck

I figured out the show I watched is called Hey! Spring of Trivia. They apparently aired the episode I watched in Japanese format in Episode 17 of the US Series.

Tvtome mentions the segment as Japanese Boy Not Born from Peach.

Perhaps that can help?

Haiseikoh 1973 wrote:

Rebecca wrote: "Okay....I posted my source, anyone want to prove my source is bunk?" I tried looking around on the internet for this other story, but had no luck I figured out the show I watched is called Hey! Spring of Trivia. They apparently aired the episode I watched in Japanese format in Episode 17 of the US Series. Tvtome mentions the segment as Japanese Boy Not Born from Peach. Perhaps that can help?

Actually it did in a way. Watching clips from the show, I noticed that the claims made by these people are pretty outrageous (the barking frog is a new type of cross-breed? An SBD isn't a fart because it doesn't make a sound?). I'm guessing that the peach story is the same way: someone claims that the story of Momotaro was toned down for children and that the original was much more risqué. Peaches in Chinese mythology represent immortality, so it makes sense (as far as myths go) that eating one would restore the couple's youth.

Rebecca wrote:

Haiseikoh 1973 wrote: Rebecca wrote: "Okay....I posted my source, anyone want to prove my source is bunk?" I tried looking around on the internet for this other story, but had no luck I figured out the show I watched is called Hey! Spring of Trivia. They apparently aired the episode I watched in Japanese format in Episode 17 of the US Series. Tvtome mentions the segment as Japanese Boy Not Born from Peach. Perhaps that can help? Actually it did in a way. Watching clips from the show, I noticed that the claims made by these people are pretty outrageous (the barking frog is a new type of cross-breed? An SBD isn't a fart because it doesn't make a sound?). I'm guessing that the peach story is the same way: someone claims that the story of Momotaro was toned down for children and that the original was much more risqué. Peaches in Chinese mythology represent immortality, so it makes sense (as far as myths go) that eating one would restore the couple's youth.

If their outrageous, then howcome they go outta their way to get Experts to verify the trivia?

Peaches in Chinese mythology represent immortality, so it makes sense (as far as myths go) that eating one would restore the couple's youth.