Forum - View topicNEWS: Japanese Leader Invokes Sailor Moon During Korean Visit
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Ktimene's Lover
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What a way to compare.
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v1cious
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ok, NOW it's getting old.
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mangaka-chan
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Um...okay.
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2DOtaku
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Of course!
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hexenkessel
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he actually makes a pretty good manga character himself in Mudatsumo.
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vashfanatic
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What?!? Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts aren't real?!?! *gasp!* My world is crushed!!!
... well, I guess every nation's leaders know how to make idiotic statements. And here I was thinking my good ol' United States had a monopoly... |
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Despite stating the obvious fact the Sailor scots don't exist (I am not even going to go there on that subject, way too bizare for my tastes) there must have been a reason for saying that.
Slightly off topic but, is Sailor Moon still popular now and days? I thought that series concluded years ago. |
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GATSU
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I don't even know what he's saying. Learn how to use analogies before making them.
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kokuryu
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Oh no! The world is going to end! Oh wait... Sailor Moon IS the World Destroyer... 
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enurtsol
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This is just a passing remark.
It's like Mitt Romney remarking "Who let the dogs out? Whoo! Whoo!"............ and probably just as passe and awkward. 
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Princess_Irene
ANN Associate Editor
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The manga and anime ended in the 1990s, but there was a recent (well, relatively) live-action TV series and I believe a new edition of the manga as well. Last I checked, the series was still in print in French, Italian, and German. |
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aluria
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Lucky bastards, I wish TokyoPop was still printing it, I would love to own the series. 2005 was the last year where something new for Sailor Moon came out I believe. It was the specials for the live-action show, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. |
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GeneralArrow
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Why the heck would you even consider using a kids show as a reference? This guy is nuts. No offense meant but it is a kids show.
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Axe-336
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I like that he says "In Japan I'm more well known for being a manga geek." I say no wonder he won the election then, all the hard-core otakus skulked out to the voting booths to elect him, clutching their collectible trading cards of Aso afterwords.
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Dargonxtc
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I don't know what everyone is getting worked up about. It is an extremely easy analogy to understand, and one that is made all the time all over the world. Just insert a different TV show. Don't get sucked into non-reality, human interaction is the key to understanding each other. This point is made all the time. If the translation in the article is accurate, then it sounds like he said it either off the cuff, or at least with a smile on his face as a way to connect. Sure maybe Sailor Moon might not be in it's apex of popularity right now, but it is something guaranteed that students will know of. Ridiculous, maybe, but if you can't laugh together then all is lost.
My question is how many of those hardcore otaku are the exact opposite of the point he was trying to get across? |
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