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Knyte
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Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
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Sock
Title: Master Fornicator
Joined: Mar 12 2006
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There never was an image here, what the fuck are you talking about? |
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FNJ
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actually at the time sailor moon was just a dubbed and badly edited early morning cartoon. same with Dbz.
I think blame belongs with adult swim.
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
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I can remember Anime begining as a "underground" fad back when I was in Jr high, which was back in 1992-93. That is when I was first introduced to such videos as Akira, Appleseed, Project A-Ko, and Crying Freeman.
So, you can't blame [adult swim], since it began in 2001.
Personally, I blame NBC.
It's all their fault, as they introduced american audiences to Astro Boy in 1963.
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
Joined: Jul 24 2006
Location: Robot Boombox HQ
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I blame Japanese people for existing.
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Tebor
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Title: Master of the Universe
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Char Aznable wrote: |
I blame Japanese people for existing. |
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"If you will not tell me, I will hurt people!!!" -Nuclear Man
"Do you hear? The alpha and the omega. Death and rebirth. And as you die, so will I be reborn!" - Skeletor
8341 unread forum updates since I left (2/7/14)... Uh-oh. |
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Tishwitch
Title: PornStarExtraordinaire
Joined: Jul 01 2006
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Knyte wrote: |
It's all their fault, as they introduced american audiences to Astro Boy in 1963. |
The problem with this theory is that most people, even today, have no idea that Astro Boy was any less than American made.
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
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And, those are the same people that will be dragged out into the streets and shot, when my revolution comes...
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Tebor
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Knyte wrote: |
And, those are the same people that will be dragged out into the streets and shot, when my revolution comes... |
In Soviet Russia, you shoot the revolution... wait what?
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"If you will not tell me, I will hurt people!!!" -Nuclear Man
"Do you hear? The alpha and the omega. Death and rebirth. And as you die, so will I be reborn!" - Skeletor
8341 unread forum updates since I left (2/7/14)... Uh-oh. |
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
Joined: Jul 24 2006
Location: Robot Boombox HQ
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That was a fucking joke up there. I just think it's funny that everybody keeps looking for a cause to anime. Was there a cause to ugly-ass color patterns in the '80s? Besides colorblindness? No.
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Sock
Title: Master Fornicator
Joined: Mar 12 2006
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I think I'm the only person who's genuinely interested in what started this travesty of a fad.
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There never was an image here, what the fuck are you talking about? |
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
Joined: Jul 24 2006
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It's not worse than YoYo Ballz or Larry the Cable Guy.
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Sock
Title: Master Fornicator
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No it's not. Larry the Cable guy is on his way out, and that Yo-yo fad lasted like, six months. This shit has been going on forever, and it's showing no signs of stopping.
I suggest we replace it with a Swedish fad. We can all listen to Mimikry, The Cardigans, Hjalle & Heavy, play hockey, watch rally racing, and be pretty.
I'll go back to living in my own world where Sweden's cool. You know where to find me.
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
Joined: Jul 24 2006
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Personally, I think that that fad would be equally as destructive as anime.
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Sock
Title: Master Fornicator
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No it wouldn't. Who doesn't want more rally racing and hockey, and attractive people? Spanky? He hates everything. He doesn't count. Plus I'm already good at hockey, and if there were a hockey fad, I could just fucking destory all the kids who have only been skating for a few months. It'd be like the time when I went from Pee-wee to Bantam hockey. I was already 6'4" when I was 13, so when I went from a non-contact age group, to a contact age group where I was a foot taller and a hundred pounds heavier than most people. God, best time of my life. Seriously.
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DarkMaze
Joined: Feb 24 2006
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So what you're saying is that you would have no problem with the Japanese fads if you already liked sushi and anime since the early '80s and were a kickass amateur American sumo wrestler?
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Sock
Title: Master Fornicator
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I have a problem with the Japanese fad because people are over doing it.
Plus high pitched noises really fucking annoying me.
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
Joined: Jul 24 2006
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So what if people overdid the Sweden thing? Would you not like that fad then?
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Sock
Title: Master Fornicator
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I don't like any fads that are beaten into the ground, asswipes. I was being hyperbolic.
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
Joined: Jul 24 2006
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Well, now we have what you hate. You don't hate the Japanese fad per se, you just hate fads that were beaten to death and then beaten some more.
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Sock
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No, I hate the Japanese fad more, because it is more annoying than any other fad I've been alive for.
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
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I haven't seen any evidence of a Japanese fad ever. Just an eccentric subculture.
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
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Tishwitch
Title: PornStarExtraordinaire
Joined: Jul 01 2006
Location: Winter Wonderland
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The obsession with Japanese culture is definitely not a fad. The definition of a fad is a fashion that becomes very popular in a culture, but loses popularity quickly... the obsession with Japanese culture has been ongoing for years...
Here's some examples of real fads:
* Beanie babies
* yo-yos
* Furby
* Rubik's cube
* Hula hoop
* Lava lamps
* Sea Monkeys
* Bellbottom pants
* Troll dolls
---> And one of the most recent fads in North American Culture:
(I took an advanced Sociology class "Collective Behaviors & Social Movements", we talked extensively about fads, and I even wrote a 10 page paper on Livestrong bracelets popularity in culture)
http://www.bdavetian.com/socialmovements.html
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Tebor
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Title: Master of the Universe
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Tishwitch wrote: |
---> And one of the most recent fads in North American Culture:
(I took an advanced Sociology class "Collective Behaviors & Social Movements", we talked extensively about fads, and I even wrote a 10 page paper on Livestrong bracelets popularity in culture) |
I'll pay real money to get a white band that says "power" on it. I saw one once at a Cubs game, but, alas, I passed it up. I've regret it ever since.
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"If you will not tell me, I will hurt people!!!" -Nuclear Man
"Do you hear? The alpha and the omega. Death and rebirth. And as you die, so will I be reborn!" - Skeletor
8341 unread forum updates since I left (2/7/14)... Uh-oh. |
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