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jenthehen
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I wasn't referring only to KnJ specifically or to anime and manga or any of the super otaku stuff ... it's more like ... when you're watching a show and someone drops a "Well, she's acting this way because she's a woman" or "Because he's a man ..." in a 'it is known' way. That's got to come from cultural differences. It's usually in a context that is very clearly different from American culture, as well. I'm not saying that cultural differences make a piece of art sacred or neutralizes "iffy"-ness, but rather that if a story with similar levels of iffy-ness (so to speak) were written by an American, it would be presented in a different way. It seems that you enjoyed KnJ before the ending, so it may be fair to say that even a small component of the ending that bothers you might be due to cultural differences. That's not saying you can't criticize it, but it is a possible explanation to help make it a bit more palatable if you enjoyed the story up to that point. One of these cultural differences is the age of consent and when women are considered more mature/ adults. Just look at idol culture to see cultural differences. I realize that anime/manga, idol culture, etc. are niche even in Japan (although still wildly popular compared to the fanbase outside of Japan), but these pieces of entertainment still fit within the greater cultural bubble of the country. |
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jenthehen
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If KnJ were an American story taking place in the states and a former student ended up marrying a teacher, it would be far more unusual and scandalous. When this happens even with university students, people raise an eyebrow.
Clearly, in Japan, this ending would raise far fewer eyebrows since it appears to be so common and a "so what?" sort of thing - so it comes off as a more typical romance rather than something SUPER taboo (at least the marrying / ending up with your former teacher thing!) |
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yurihellsing
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Just like to remind the folks getting their panties in a bunch over this series that 120 days of Sodom is available for under $6 at amazon.com. In terms of content and themes covered is far far worse.
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Parsifal24
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I donated so now I will get the whole series I was kind of hoping that the stretch goal that got the paper stock switched to white text got funded. but that is not going to happen but at least I'm getting the whole thing and Houkago as well as some nice merchandise and a tote bag. Hopefully this will stop this series from being a sore spot for people still really excited to have this been acomplished
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Blanchimont
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With a few hours left it just passed the second stretch goal (color inserts) at $180.000, after passing the first one (color pages, same ones as in the Japanese release) earlier today.
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Mr. Oshawott
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Now that's what I call "A Triple Victory!"
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Genet
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I agree and agree. I was so, so disappointed by the last bit of the series and the ending really bothered me. The series really did an amazing job at times exploring the mind of a kid who, from my fuzzy memory, was forced to grow up too soon spoiler[(IIRC wasn't she being sexually exploited by her cousin who was her guardian, planned to marry her, etc. all sorts of weird shit)]. Kids who are in those situations often act out innapropriately and that's how I always viewed it. What a letdown the ending was to me :I I really related to Rin and I had been holding out hope spoiler[Daisuke would take the high road and serve as a great role model for her and not just sleep with her. Sigh.] And I'm honestly kind of tired of all the comparisons to Nabokov's Lolita. That was not a novel justifying sexual relations with children, or in favor of pushing social norms or whatever people misread into it. It was literally about a dangerous sexual predator abusing a young girl, and narrating it in flowery, poetic language. The whole point of the novel was that the narrator was unreliable. |
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razisgosu
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Glad to have helped. This should have been localized years ago.
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Blanchimont
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Aaand it finished at $185.725, and as the most funded graphic novel in Kickstarter history!
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jenthehen
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Hooray!! I'm so excited!
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Mr. Oshawott
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...and now that makes it a Quadruple Victory! Such amazing luck that the Kickstarter of KnJ ended on a high note!
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Polycell
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TsukasaElkKite
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It's been completely funded! $185,725 which means we get color pages AND all color inserts from the magazine serialization! I was really nervous that people would back out.
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Halko
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She wasn't exploited by her cousin exactly but if left alone it was possible it could have happened. He was really stuck on kinda grooming her to be a replacement for her mother. And as far as the ending goes I think it was more of the fact that spoiler[after being separated for so long he noticed that his feelings of wanting to protect and see her mature was actually romantic feelings he denied seeing because she was so young. Seeing her older made him realize that I think. But that's just me.] And as far as lolita goes it's not being referenced in its content but instead on how it influenced modern publication and censorship. It was a pretty big influence on those fronts. The content always has been and will be about a vile man. |
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Judge Of Toyama
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Could we get another article about this kickstarter?
It's been 8 years and they still have not fulfilled anything. They mentioned in their last update on 6/8/23 that they were aiming for an early 2024 printing but we've not heard anything else. |
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