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v1cious
Joined: 31 Dec 2002
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:10 pm
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100 dollars for a bed sheet?
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Wooga
Joined: 22 Jun 2007
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Location: Tucson
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:10 pm
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v1cious wrote: | 100 dollars for a bed sheet? |
You're not paying for the product.
you're paying for the experience
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Takeyo
Joined: 25 Mar 2008
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:13 pm
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The show may be aimed at girls, but something tells me those sheets are not. . . .
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darkchibi07
Joined: 15 Oct 2003
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:13 pm
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No Precure Moonlight bed sheet?
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Shichimi
Joined: 12 Jan 2009
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:19 pm
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Quote: | Toei Animation describes the Precure magical girl franchise as anime aimed at girls. |
Ah, whatever. From what I've been told, the show itself is just a cute kid's show. Yet surely, someone must have pointed out this could tarnish the franchise's reputation a little in some people's eyes?
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CareyGrant
Joined: 18 Nov 2009
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:22 pm
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Quote: | Toei Animation describes the Precure magical girl franchise as anime aimed at girls. Heartcatch Precure! airs in Japan at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings. |
Yet your avg. Precure fan (who pays $100.00 US for a bottom bed sheet) is an 18-40 year-old male.
And no, I'm not going to make the obvious Stainmaster/Scotchgaurd joke.
Shichimi wrote: | Ah, whatever. From what I've been told, the show itself is just a cute kid's show. Yet surely, someone must have pointed out this could tarnish the franchise's reputation a little in some people's eyes? |
1) Can't most anime be described as "just a cute kid's show," yet that doesn't stop the pervs.
2) From what I've seen of our Wacky Neighbor across the Pacific, I think they're more interested in acquiring (Read: Milking) as much $ as possible from said fans, rather than any possible tarnish to their reputation (See: 18-40 year-old Male Otaku Fanbase).
3) The $100 dollar price tag for a cheap cotton bottom sheet kinda tips their hat that they aren't marketing this for the show's "intended" girl audience. Again, not worried about any tarnish.
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domino
Joined: 25 Nov 2004
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:35 pm
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another painful reminder that only half of Precure's fanbase is the young elementary school girls that the show was first targeted at...
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firedragon54738
Joined: 24 Sep 2007
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:42 pm
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Sweet magical girls bed sheets now no girl will touch you
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Ojamajo LimePie
Joined: 09 Nov 2007
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:45 pm
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I usually say that there's nothing embarrassing about liking PreCure, but this is not one of those times.
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CareyGrant
Joined: 18 Nov 2009
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:05 am
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firedragon54738 wrote: | Sweet magical girls bed sheets now no girl will touch you |
It's like solving the Riddle of the Sphinx: Hello reason for low Japanese birthrate.
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Shichimi
Joined: 12 Jan 2009
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:12 am
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CareyGrant wrote: | 1) Can't most anime be described as "just a cute kid's show," yet that doesn't stop the pervs. |
Well, yeah. People will whack off to anything, but there's a difference between accepting that and pandering to it. Points 2) and 3) you're probably right, but it's nice to imagine that at least someone said 'Hold on a minute now...'
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Otaking09
Joined: 24 Feb 2009
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:32 am
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Rime of the Ancient Otaku
Joined: 03 Jun 2010
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:09 am
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Bleach character Breast-rest mousepads, eh?
Only if it had a Kon-shaped mouse to go with it...
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FireChick
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 6:02 am
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I would love to have one of those!
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egoist
Joined: 20 Jun 2008
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:00 am
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Quote: | "Cure Sunshine will brighten your bed!!" |
Reverse psychology ftw. I wouldn't want to sleep on a bright bed... but since it's a Land of the Rising Sun merchandise. Perhaps their philosophy is "The rising starts with your bed!"
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