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INTEREST: Voice Actors Raise 2.5 Million Yen in Akiba for Quake Victims




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e-imi



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:48 pm Reply with quote
I'm pretty sure there is an error in that conversion. 2,450,568 yen should convert to 28,887.3 USD. Razz
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:19 am Reply with quote
I'm surprised it didn't raise much more, considering how much disposable income otaku spend on their stash.... Confused
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Lightning Leo



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:44 am Reply with quote
Wow, those are some big names out there, must've been cool just to randomly meet all these VA's/singers. It would be interesting to see videos of this, anime stars/starlets with street-cred takin' their activism to the streets. Smile
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casenumber00



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:39 am Reply with quote
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/04/04/the-charity-of-aya-hirano-pure-confusion-chaos/
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Redlinks



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:01 pm Reply with quote
Really awesome that they were able to raise this much!
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darcerin



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:21 pm Reply with quote
I can't fault them for raising only $30K, that's still a lot of money, but I'm sure a lot of people gave before this event, and are probably tapped out.

It doesn't help that it was also chaotic there...
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Lightning Leo



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:31 pm Reply with quote
casenumber00 wrote:
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/04/04/the-charity-of-aya-hirano-pure-confusion-chaos/


Those were great pictures, thanks for the link! On a side note, that site's NSFW, viewer discretion is advised. Shocked
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Echo_City



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:11 pm Reply with quote
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On a side note, that site's NSFW, viewer discretion is advised.

Definitely. What's funny is that on that article's sidebars, you're greeted with a nudist statue of Hatsune Miku and a woman engaging in onanism, and a bevy of other very NSFW images...and apparently that is NOT considered "mature content" as "mature content visible defaults to off".

$30k in Akihabara, an easily accessed location, seems rather low. Vic Mignogna & Todd Haberkorn could raise more than that if they had a fundraiser in Barrow, Alaska (hyperbole) Wink They have Dethklok-like powers in that regard. Sadly, these Seiyuu don't...I am amazed.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:31 pm Reply with quote
Echo_City wrote:

$30k in Akihabara, an easily accessed location, seems rather low. Vic Mignogna & Todd Haberkorn could raise more than that if they had a fundraiser in Barrow, Alaska (hyperbole) Wink They have Dethklok-like powers in that regard. Sadly, these Seiyuu don't...I am amazed.


The 24-hour podcast did raise more than that.
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