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NEWS: Happy Science Founder, Anime Producer Ryuho Okawa Passes Away




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DamianSalazar



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 4:10 am Reply with quote
I remember when Geoff Thew of Mother's Basement was making a series riffing Happy Science's anime filmography, but it was abruptly halted when Happy Science did not take kindly to Geoff mocking them and their dear El Cantare. I also remember that one of Kyoto Animation's earliest material was made in tandem with Happy Science.
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Juno016



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:08 am Reply with quote
I met this man a decade ago at a big mall in my local area and without knowing who he was, he gave me a free copy of one of his books, signed, after we watched one of his films in the theater. I gave that copy to my Japanese religions professor a year later. Frankly, I'm not sad about his death. The man was kind to me and my friend, but he has too much baggage as a person to spent any of my time thinking too hard about him. When I moved out to Toyota-shi, I would get pamphlets in the mail at least once a month asking for donations. Kinda frustrated me, especially knowing what he represented.
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Hiroki not Takuya



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:47 am Reply with quote
There a number of typos, I believe everyone means to say "he voluntarily transcended and returned to his divine form" Maybe we will get an anime on him now? Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:48 pm Reply with quote
It's just me or this guy was obsessed with the word "law(s)"? Since many of the HS films had that word in their titles.
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TexZero



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:56 pm Reply with quote
Hiroki not Takuya wrote:
There a number of typos, I believe everyone means to say "he voluntarily transcended and returned to his divine form" Maybe we will get an anime on him now? Wink

Nah he's just guest starring in a self produced and acted Isekai now.
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HyperGatack



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:08 pm Reply with quote
DamianSalazar wrote:
I remember when Geoff Thew of Mother's Basement was making a series riffing Happy Science's anime filmography, but it was abruptly halted when Happy Science did not take kindly to Geoff mocking them and their dear El Cantare. I also remember that one of Kyoto Animation's earliest material was made in tandem with Happy Science.


They tried taking his video down, but he was able to appeal it.
Part 3 is coming soon m, and I am legitimately excited for it.

Speaking of hilarious media about Happy Science; this is TWICE now a political figure died when an Adult Kamen Rider story was set to mock them.
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Ryuji-Dono



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:30 pm Reply with quote
HyperGatack wrote:
DamianSalazar wrote:
I remember when Geoff Thew of Mother's Basement was making a series riffing Happy Science's anime filmography, but it was abruptly halted when Happy Science did not take kindly to Geoff mocking them and their dear El Cantare. I also remember that one of Kyoto Animation's earliest material was made in tandem with Happy Science.


They tried taking his video down, but he was able to appeal it.
Part 3 is coming soon m, and I am legitimately excited for it.

Speaking of hilarious media about Happy Science; this is TWICE now a political figure died when an Adult Kamen Rider story was set to mock them.


What was the first?
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HyperGatack



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:19 pm Reply with quote
Ryuji-Dono wrote:
HyperGatack wrote:
DamianSalazar wrote:
I remember when Geoff Thew of Mother's Basement was making a series riffing Happy Science's anime filmography, but it was abruptly halted when Happy Science did not take kindly to Geoff mocking them and their dear El Cantare. I also remember that one of Kyoto Animation's earliest material was made in tandem with Happy Science.


They tried taking his video down, but he was able to appeal it.
Part 3 is coming soon m, and I am legitimately excited for it.

Speaking of hilarious media about Happy Science; this is TWICE now a political figure died when an Adult Kamen Rider story was set to mock them.


What was the first?


Prime Minister in Kamen Rider Black Sun was a lawyer friendly stand in for Shinzo Abe.
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gridsleep





PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 6:01 am Reply with quote
I am waiting for Happy Science to collide with Scientology. Maybe we'll finally get the world war iii everyone is awaiting.
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macloud



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:54 pm Reply with quote
And now we have to ask the "important" question - Can happy science pull a Scientology and carry on without it founder? Or will it fall apart / splinter etc?
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