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metalcoola
Joined: 08 Dec 2015
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 Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 8:29 am
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"I never imagined that the term "baking soda-chan" would become so widespread, even at the time of the release of the Japanese version. I am very curious about how people in the U.S. understood the joke using Japanese words, jūbyо̄ (ten seconds) and jūsо̄ (baking soda)." In Polish manga release, they changed it to similar sounding "Płakać na zawołanie (cry on cue) Bekać na spontanie (spontaneous burp)"
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FilthyCasual
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 9:07 am
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I'm unsurprised that Mengo gives Aka ideas. Kawaii is definitely in a similar vein to Oshi no Ko. Given Aka's stated preference for drama, that must be why he put some in Kaguya. I wonder who the lookalike was.
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Shay Guy
Joined: 03 Jul 2009
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 1:24 pm
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| Quote: | | At that time, one of the assistants and I talked about wanting to be reincarnated as an idol's child. That is a famous joke in Japan, often tweeted as a set piece when news of an idol's marriage breaks. |
Ooh, I did not know this! Good piece of context.
Also:
| Someone in the OnK TWIA thread wrote: | | The reality is westerners have very limited knowledge of the industry and overblow things based on the media they consume and cherrypicked news headlines they hear about. No one ever questions why people would still want to be a movie star after seeing films like American Beauty or reading about Harvey Weinstein and other Hollywood creeps.
There's no more or less corruption and bad faith players in the idol industry than there are in every other area of life. |
| Aka Akasaka wrote: | | I have heard that the entertainment industry in the U.S. and Japan are completely different. In the Japanese entertainment industry today, there is no union for talent and writers, there are no guarantees, auditions are disregarded in casting, opportunities are given based on the balance of power between companies, and basically, you can't go against the office manager…those sorts of things. And they continue to happen. If you, American readers, can enjoy reading Oshi no Ko with the knowledge of this unique Japanese situation, you may deepen your understanding of this story. |
…I wonder how much coverage the WGA strike has gotten in Japan.
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JohnRhogan
Joined: 27 Mar 2018
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 3:02 pm
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While I haven't read the manga, I've been following the anime adaptation, and I'm impressed so far. The anime character designs are what obviously drew me in, but then my guilty pleasure alarm went off. Idol anime is my guilty pleasure. I'm interested to see where the anime story goes.
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luisedgarf
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2023 5:09 am
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| Shay Guy wrote: | |
…I wonder how much coverage the WGA strike has gotten in Japan. |
Historically, Japanese media avoid or downplay reporting about stuff that either is not of the interest of Japanese viewers or when it is in their best interests to avoid dealing with issues that may affect various interest groups that do not suit them for something similar to happen in Japan.
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