Forum - View topicNEWS: Tokyopop to Ship Gothic & Lolita Bible in February
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minakichan
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...Really?
Is this really going to be successful? I mean, there's a GosuLoli following in the West, I'm sure, but it can't be very big, right? It's a niche of a niche. |
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Horitsuba
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Yay!
I've been waiting for this announcement for awhile. 
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Hon'ya-chan
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Translation: We need another way to whore out Princess Ai and make her legit as a form of Gothic Lolita to the Hot Topic masses. |
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Unholy_Nny
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Yay!
Maybe... |
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kokuryu
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Cool! I know plenty of young goth girls who are dying for a magazine like this - I think Tokyopop has a winner here beyond their wildest dreams!
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aluria
 Posts: 367 Location: New Westminster, B.C., Canada |
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I think this magazine has a chance. The big mall for British Columbia, Metrotown has a Lolita store in it. And I know quite a few people in the area who dress the style.
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crescendoll
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I really hope Tokyopop doesn't botch this; it would be such a shame. A localized version of G&LB has such potential. I'm anxious to see what they come up with...
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midorihebi
 Posts: 26 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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I asked the associate editor of the GLB, and she said that she thinks Princess Ai was only mentioned once in one of the articles, and that was because the article was about manga. |
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Hon'ya-chan
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Doesn't mean jack ****. For all we know, TP could mess it up later on down the road. And DJ Milky is hell-bent on giving his pet project as much exposure as possible. |
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CatzCradle
 Posts: 230 Location: Canada |
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Do you mean Westmend? I know one gothloli person going as far as dressing in Baby, the Stars Shine Bright clothes everyday at school. 
edit: phrasing |
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Kimyo
 Posts: 101 Location: In my own world. |
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I was thinking of getting a subscription to the Japanese one. This would save me a hassle! But I hope they don't Americanize it too much-- I want to see genuine Goth Lolis, not mainstream pandering, and certainly not Princess Ai! Have I read Princess Ai? No. But having it shoved in my face is so unappealing. Just give me my goth-loli and yaoi and save your mainstream crap for someone else! |
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Angel_White_Wings
 Posts: 40 Location: Up Above |
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Instead of Westernizing it, wouldn't this be a similar example of NewType? I'm sure it will be a lot of the original junk. :3
By the way, does anyone know the exact day in February of next year it will be out? I don't see it listed in the release section. |
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midorihebi
Posts: 26 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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February 12, 2008 is the current release date. |
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VentureExplicitIdeas
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Well, isn't that wonderful? Now, all sorts of people will buy the magazine, think, "awww, that's cute!" Then, start buying and dressing like what they see and say, "awww aren't I cute?"
It's going to lose it's roots in Japanese culture and all meaning behind it because a vast number of stupid girls and even boys will turn it into the newest conformist trend of America. Or, if we're all lucky, it will keep it's obscurity because no one knows what kind of impact the magazine will have on everyone.. cross your fingers, spit in your hat. that's my two cents anyway. |
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