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Re: Anime Dances at AnimeNEXT 2008!

Youkuro — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:19:32 -0000

the haruhi dancer didn't organize the dance group, i did. the hiei cosplayer. i enlisted her for my show only because she can have the others follow her move if they didn't know the hare hare yukai. watch my show "Re-Anime" and you'll see us and me planning the event.

(-)Youkuro

Re: E3 is officially dead

Matty Fo — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:08:40 -0000

Yeah what you missed and aren't aware of are the companies making deals in the backroom. I know because I work for the third largest distributor of video games in the US and that's why we go there.

Don't get me wrong, I would love to see another consumer show pop up with lots of glitz and glam and cool stuff going on but that stuff gets in the way of getting down to business.

Re: CERN rap video eases worries that the end is near

JTankers — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:37:33 -0000

Abstract from Dr. Rosslers plea to the world, copy available on LHCFacts.org.

A nightmarish situation, that can still be hoped to be averted in time through communication within the scientific community, is drawn attention to. Only a few weeks remain to find out whether the danger is real or nothing but a mirage. After this time window is closed, it will take years until we know whether or not we are doomed. The story line has all the features of a best-selling novel. The reader is asked to contribute constructively.

Quote from Dr. Otto E. Rossler, Professor Theoretical Biochemist, visiting Professor of Theoretical Physics, inventor of the Rossler Attractor, founder of Endophysics, winner of the 2003 Chaos Award of the University of Liege and the 2003 Rene Descartes Award.

Re: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Gundampilotspaz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:30:21 -0000

Fillion's character stopped being fun at the end of Act 2. That kind of depressed me. How can you not be rooting for Dr. Horrible at this point?

Re: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

annoyinglyboring — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:34:42 -0000

act I was better than II (gonna be hard to top the first number for me) but still super solid

Re: Greg Ayres and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad fansubbers.

Siendra — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:11:22 -0000

For the last three years, yeah. I wasn't in costume or anything this year, but the year before I was one of the guys in the SEELE monoliths.

Re: Lucky Star figures make me regert getting that credit card

GummyBearOfDoom — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:57:36 -0000

Weaboo

Re: Lucky Star figures make me regert getting that credit card

NJURG — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:13:49 -0000

THIS IS GAY

Re: Lucky Star figures make me regert getting that credit card

BakaTanuki — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:23:20 -0000

Do want. I like Konata as a character best, but I like the Tsukasa figure more.

Re: Lucky Star figures make me regert getting that credit card

notasandwich — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:51:18 -0000

>>All Otaku like Lucky Star.

Oh boy, you've obviously never been to /a/, have you?

Re: Greg Ayres and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad fansubbers.

jpmeyer — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:51:55 -0000

Captions ++

Re: Greg Ayres and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad fansubbers.

Meows — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:21:36 -0000

ZOMG you went to the calgary one? Yea, i went there, haunted the vendor's hall there. dropped $400 and and left with couple of bags of merchandise ^^ and out of that only 10% was DVDs. Yea, figurines etc. sold very well, i actually had to ask guys to hold some stuff for me while i run take out moneys. The dvds just sat there.

Re: Greg Ayres and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad fansubbers.

pamuya — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:06:48 -0000

his brother is better, chris ayres. i saw him at mtac, (greg, not chris) he was funny.

i buy anime when i can AFFORD IT. it's ridiculously overpriced. i prefer buying novelty stuff, like dolls/figurines, and artbooks.

Re: Greg Ayres and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad fansubbers.

Siendra — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:37:30 -0000

You know, I'd be completely willing to pay a subscription fee, or a minimal price to DL subbed content directly from the Japanese license holders or their American counterparts. If, lets say, Bandia Visual wants to charge me $12 a month to view any of their content, and they can get sub schedules running that can compete with Eclipse, Shinen, Doremi, etc... then I would be fine with that. For a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is simply that supporting an industry I adore just makes sense.

One thing I have noticed over the last couple of years that I assume licenser's somehow missed, is that a large number of fans (myself included) are spending much, much larger sums on merchandise now. Hell, I've probably dropped $400 just on figures, clothing, posters, and even pencil sharpeners this year. Erstwhile I've probably only spent $150 on DVD's. This merchandise market is extremely valuable, and yet in large part completely ignored in the North American market. Even when I'm looking at a product released in Japan for a series that is getting a domestic release here, I know in the back of my mind it's probably only got a five percent chance of seeing our shores. I just don't get it. I really don't. The last anime convention I was at (Otafest '08, Calgary) really proved my point. Talking to some retailers on the dealers floor, they all agreed merchandise had sold better then DVD's, some going as far as to say five times better. So why the hell is it still hard for me to find the stuff here?

Blugh.

One thing I will disagree with you on is a lack of DRM. That's just not feasible for several reasons. Rather then removing it entirely, the entertainment community as a whole needs to strive toward better software that doesn't inhibit the end consumer while at the same time making life miserable for those idiots who still steal content even when it is cheaply and easily available.

Regardless, this is just like the Music Industry. Stop scapegoating and objectively examine the issue. All it takes is one licenser standing up and at least giving it a shot. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, while at least you tried, and you probably pulled in some new business regardless.

Re: Slayers Revolution opening

Gundampilotspaz — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:16:09 -0000

My mistake! I blame ANN using non-American date structure!

Re: Slayers Revolution opening

Notasandwich — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:06:27 -0000

Don't you mean Summer season? Episode 1 subs are already out on TT

Re: DragonBall Z: Burst Limit recreates internet meme….. poorly

Notasandwich — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:49:24 -0000

Some fun facts the you didn't point out:

-The dub used in the game is using the voice actors from the Funimation re-dub of the series

-The original Japanese dialog states that Goku's power level is over 8000, not 9000. Saban (the company that originally held the rights to DBZ before Funi took over) must have made a translation mistake or changed the dialog for dramatic effect or something. This was even corrected when Funimation redubbed the entire Vegita story arc when releasing the "uncut" box sets of the series. Why the people behind the Burst Limit dub decided to re-record the dialog to fit with this silly internet meme we'll never no

Lastly: GIVE UP, GPS! YOUR (otaku) POWER LEVEL IS WAY TOO LOW TO DEFEAT ME

Re: Anime NEXT 2008 Masquerade Skits #2 and #3

Kordiak — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:07:22 -0000

i like the facelift of the site

Re: DVD playing Wii delayed again

Gundampilotspaz — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:16:55 -0000

Exactly. It's silly to want every device that you own to be an all in one device. I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo is using this claim to show the shareholders and fanboys that they don't really need the device to play DVDs.

Re: DVD playing Wii delayed again

thescott18 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:44:55 -0000

What's the point of putting a DVD player in it? I'm sure that there is already many devices plugged into anyone's TV that is able to play back movies. I've got 4 right now (PS2, PS3, Xbox360, and a Mac Mini).

Re: What do you want in Convention coverage

Mochi — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:31:30 -0000

Photoshoots of cosplay first of all. Then, stories about panel speakers, in case there's one I was interested in that I missed. People talking about their favorite part of con. Interviews with artists, comic book authors, etc. who are selling things at con.

Re: What do you want in Convention coverage

LoveAnime18 — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:08:56 -0000

Covering photoshoots, masquerade, cosplayers, etc.
Get to know the fans and some stuff done at the con.