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Hey, Answerman! - Middle-Bräu

So, I actually wanted to make sure I knew what you were talking about, so I hopped by my local bookstore on my way home from work - just as they were about ready to close up, much to the annoyance of the staff (I PUT MY TIME IN THE TRENCHES OF THE BOOKSTORE WORLD, SUCK IT UP AND MOVE ON, SIMPLETONS) to check it out.

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So, I actually wanted to make sure I knew what you were talking about, so I hopped by my local bookstore on my way home from work - just as they were about ready to close up, much to the annoyance of the staff (I PUT MY TIME IN THE TRENCHES OF THE BOOKSTORE WORLD, SUCK IT UP AND MOVE ON, SIMPLETONS) to check it out.

Just because you worked retail doesn't excuse you for doing such a dick move. Either learn to go during normal store hours or find some scanlations online and just fib it.

By and large, the general populace isn't marching in the streets in anger when two men have playful homoerotic jokes in The Hangover movies. Aside from the ardent bigots, that is. But gay marriage? Gay couples being allowed to adopt kids? Suddenly, the homophobia manifests itself, in what you would otherwise assume is a completely logical, rational human being. Now a nerve has been struck. Cuddly Hetalia comedy? No problem. They endorse it! Achingly real, emotional love? Hey now, wait a minute - I haven't processed that yet, because I'm a small-minded idiot. I don't know what that is and the mere notion of it is confusing my brain, and I feel like a chicken being judged by the Werner Herzog's of the world, admiring the "enormity" of my stupidity.

I'd say a larger factor for the Ultimo backlash is a Pavlovian reaction trained into the manga reading populace by slashfiction and yaoi fangirls. Slashfiction tends to be of much lower quality than other fan fiction, and delayed slash is often marked by a massive decline in quality the second the homosexual themes are introduced. Both the fanfiction and yaoi people often rely on wrongheaded and frankly creepy interpretations based on an apparent lack of belief in platonic relations.

This, of course, means that readers willing to accept homosexual overtones if presented early are much less likely to tolerate them if introduced late or as a plot twist.

For those who are wanting to back up their DVDs to a video file, check out Handbrake. Many anime DVDs do not have the security layer, so ripping them is legal as a backup. As Justin said, don't be sharing the video files once they're ripped.

Handbrake will notify users if there's a CSS (security) layer and it will not perform the backup if it runs across it.

It's a good tool and you can even select several video options for the output. You can even create a video format for tablets/pads.

Oh, and it's free.

If you wish to make additional backup DVDs, you can also download DVD Flick, which will burn video files to DVD.

It's also free.

I definitely recommend backing up older DVDs that are OoP. I also recommend an external HDD as to reduce the wear on the system's drives when the videos are being produced.

Enjoy the info.

As to the anime most in need of remastering: MACROSS PLUS!!! My god, does that look awful.

I suppose that's why I tend to avoid yaoi fangirls. Between their crazed shipping and unhealthy obsession with the pretty boy uke/seme tropes, I wonder what they believe about real-life gays. It's almost demeaning how some treat homosexuality.