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Post by ironnikki on Feb 3, 2012 12:40:43 GMT -8
Not entirely safe for work, or anywhere outside of Japan, really.
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Post by fray on Feb 3, 2012 17:08:14 GMT -8
Now... *THAT'S* a back log!
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Post by inflatus on Feb 3, 2012 20:27:35 GMT -8
Japan FTW!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2012 23:20:36 GMT -8
wow why the fuck are they so weird? I mean really..I just don't understand it..
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Post by mook on Feb 4, 2012 1:50:17 GMT -8
wow why the fuck are they so weird? I mean really..I just don't understand it.. They definitely produce some of the most "WTF?" kinds of culture shock. What I've never got around to researching is why the heroes in so many manga have huge round eyes - some kind of national self-loathing, or is it something a bit nicer I wonder.
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Post by azuretalon on Feb 4, 2012 5:49:07 GMT -8
I seem to think it is a national self loathing or an obsession with American culture. Notice how many main characters colors are red, white, and blue (sailor moon, the main dude in ronin warriors, casshan: robot hunter) and a lot are blonde haired and blue eyed too (again, Sailor Moon jumps to mind.) Also, their is a class of "punk" called Gankee (sp?) that is basically "Yankee" who die their hair blonde and ride motorcycles.
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Post by ironnikki on Feb 4, 2012 10:26:16 GMT -8
I seem to recall that large eyes signify innocence in Japanese culture, or something to that effect.
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Post by HyveMynd on Feb 7, 2012 2:46:29 GMT -8
Yup. And this is exactly why I don't have a TV. Frankly Japanese TV shows absolutely suck. They're either about restaurants, a special kind of food, celebrities eating food, a clip show (like America's Funniest Home Videos) that celebrities watch on air and answer questions about to win food prizes, or really crappy dramas that usually involve more food in some way.
Though Japan did produce this. You may want to mute the sound before watching this. Fair warning.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2012 5:11:31 GMT -8
I wonder if it's a coincidence that the Google ad for that last video was for an "Online Christian College."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2012 7:14:06 GMT -8
Yup. And this is exactly why I don't have a TV. Frankly Japanese TV shows absolutely suck. Speaking of something that you don't want to see sucking on television, Chris from Osaka, how's your mother? Re: Actual Topic I will never understand completely. I just won't.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2012 11:57:00 GMT -8
This looks like something Tappy would get off to and then right a con game about.
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