Forum - View topicHey, Answerman! [2006-11-10]
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Deltakiral
 Posts: 3338 Location: Glendora, CA (Avatar Hei from Darker than BLACK) |
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As always good job Zac, and most importantly I really want to know what the cost are for the production of anime. It would be extremely interesting to compare dubs of FLCL, GITS:SAC to other popular titles....Naruto, FMA, Bleach etc etc etc.
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roujin
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as long as there is no dumb 4chan meme cosplay, everything will be right with the wolrd.
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saiyajedi
 Posts: 104 Location: Osaka |
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After these two sentences, I started laughing hysterically. The rant had its ups and downs until that point, but that basically clinched it on the side of "uninformed fanwank." 
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Wolverine Princess
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I stopped reading immediately after this sentence. Was this really the best rant you got from this week? How disappointing.  Out of curiosity, could you give us a rough estimate of the percent of rants you receive per week that exercise proper grammar and capitalization, Zac?
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SharinganEyes92
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Ya' know, when I went to MangaNEXT, there was a guy cosplaying Captain Planet... CAPTAIN PLANET! But, I guess it's not that uncommon. I wouldn't have known though, had Zac not mentioned it, because MangaNEXT was my first con, and the only one I've ever been to. Good article, though. Each article, I learn more and more about the anime industry and cons.
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
 Posts: 7912 Location: Anime News Network Technodrome |
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Sometimes I publish something in that section that I violently disagree with. I also don't bother editing their spelling and grammar; I am a firm believer in the notion that what you type online is very indicative of your voice. Which means I'm more than happy to let someone's dumb argument sound even worse by presenting it in its original form. 
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Wolverine Princess
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I've seen a few excellent 4chan meme cosplay photos on the ‘net, and no matter how many times it's done before I still laugh out loud whenever I see Raptor Jesus. |
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Someone_II
 Posts: 167 Location: Right behind you, watching you as you type... |
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*I've never actually read it but, judging by what people say, it is an amazing series. |
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HitokiriShadow
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A rather disappointing rant. However, I'll answer his/her question, to the best of my ability, just in case he/she is reading this thread.
Because titles like Berserk and Basilisk are clearly adult titles and no amount of editing could make them less so; editing would simply take time and effort (i.e. money) and would only result in losing customers. In titles being aimed at kids and teens, its a bit more complicated since younger audiences are going to be reading them. I think the editing is unneccesary most of the time, but their reasoning seems to be A) they don't want parents protesting what their precious innocent children read in books they failed to check beforehand (i.e. proper parenting) and B) some people will simply refuse to buy books with certain content and they think that removing the content will result in more sales than leaving it in. As a result, they tend to edit content if they think it will increase sales. The FullMetal Alchemist edit seems unneccessary, but one can at least see where Viz is coming from in that case. Sometimes you get edits that are just strange. Like the edits in Moon Phase (sexual assault is fine as long as there are no nipples, apparently) and [b]Flame of Recca[/b (nudity is okay around volume 13, but not in volume 20). |
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Vash024
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Oh believe me, there's much more to it than that. This person clearly doesn't understand the creativity of Miura. I bet my life on it that he hasn't read any of it or enough of it. |
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Disco Pete
Posts: 19 Location: In Kelso, Washington. Ugh. |
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I've only gone to my first con this last spring (Sakuracon in Seattle), so I never really thought about it, but yeah, I could see someone getting burned out on cons, especially if they don't have their friends to hang with.
When I went I really didn't do much. Wandered around a lot; did a little shopping. Didn't attend any panels, and the only major events I went to were the cosplay skit contest and the AMV contest. Watched some anime in the theater rooms. Sat around and watched the cosplayers. I was still having fun, but I don't think I'd like to do the same thing next year. I noticed that I had a lot less fun when my friends weren't around. But I met some peole, and it was fun talking with them. Perhaps a panel on meeting people at the con, or something like that. A panel on modeling sounds interesting. I wonder if Sakuracon will have one next year? |
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redcomet15
 Posts: 42 Location: I just don't know anymore. |
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Fix'd. Hahaha, sorry, sorry, old habits die hard. Seriously though, if people are having fun dressing up as Internet memes at conventions, why should it be a problem as long as they aren't causing harm to themselves or anyone else? Sure, some might claim such cosplay is offensive to their tastes and that's harm enough, but personal taste is purely subjective amirite? (Oops, let another one slip~) Oh well. To each their own, eh?
Oh wait--you weren't joking? |
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britannicamoore
 Posts: 2618 Location: Out. |
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I can understand why a person can be upset with edits though. They are annoying especially when they ruin the whole idea of the show or charcter histories. *cough*onepiece*cough*
might cost more but it seems like comapines could sell uncut mangas online only. That way people can get their fix without having to see nipple-less females or random edits. Or maybe take orders for only a certain amount and then sell those. maybe even charge a dollar or two more for thr effort. (and yes I do know that they released unedited yugioh and shaman king dvds and it failed) As for naruto...it is sad they edited it but they do have the uncut half season dvds. edit: enjoyed the column. i wish people would quit about the naruto fillers though. Last edited by britannicamoore on Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:24 am; edited 1 time in total |
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minakichan
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Ew, terrible rant. I agree with some of its basic premise, but reading things like this makes me embarassed about my preference sometimes.
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Abarenbo Shogun
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I totally hate the "Habbo Raid/Nigra/POOLS CLOSED/CON'S CLOSED crap as of late. One question: Why? |
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