Forum - View topicNEWS: Controversial 'Anime Hall of Fame' Officially Canceled
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alp227
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Wow this sucks...not surprising given it's a recession, and the economy's so bad that an anime hall of fame was unconceivable. Oh well let's save money on more important things and wait until there's enough money.
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jr240483
 Posts: 4456 Location: New York City,New York,USA |
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True but i have a nasty feeling that politics were involved in this.
I really hoped it happened though.Would've loved to see that. |
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Mohawk52
 Posts: 8202 Location: England, UK |
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This is not surprising as that project was a white elephant anyway. If it did go ahead, what would that make, the third, or fourth anime museum there?
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Tyrenol
Posts: 398 Location: Northern California |
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I'm already liking Japan's new PM and his new "leadership attitude.
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Ktimene's Lover
 Posts: 2242 Location: Glendale, AZ (Proudly living in the desert) |
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What was so controversial about it anyway? The only controversy I see is spending all that money on anime instead of more important matters like education and health.
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Mohawk52
Posts: 8202 Location: England, UK |
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Ktimene's Lover
Posts: 2242 Location: Glendale, AZ (Proudly living in the desert) |
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So I was a little off. However, I agree that the location should have been for education or health. Put the museum near someplace like Akihabara.
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The Xenos
 Posts: 1519 Location: Boston |
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Yeah, it's more so about politics and that the outgoing party and their PM was for this. I find Japanese politics rather foreign yet interesting. While browsing at a market, I noticed the cover story of The Economist was about the new election. So I picked it up. Interesting read.
Found the articles from the issue online if anyone's interested. http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14363159 http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14363169 http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14376289 |
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Ktimene's Lover
Posts: 2242 Location: Glendale, AZ (Proudly living in the desert) |
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Mixing politics with anime fandom is a really screwy combination. I wish we would get a big anime museum in the US. Heck, if it was in Arizona, it would be more convenient for me.
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John Casey
 Posts: 1853 Location: In My Angry Center |
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Good. Glad they screwed their heads back on their shoulders. There's better shit to spend money on. Like, you know, maintaining the economy?
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Zin5ki
 Posts: 6680 Location: London, UK |
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I am not particularly saddened to hear this news. In the Japanese case, less speculative options for economic recovery exist, anime fans presumably having other means to support both their fandom and their economy.
Elsewhere, in the foreign markets from which the "soft power" of anime can potentially profit, I'd assume a museum would have been of little effect. |
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