Forum: Manga News & Information
12-27-2009, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,724
Re: Why has yuri manga failed in the US?
I had a big long talk with Erica at AnimeNext back in June, and she rails at the public for just not buying stuff. So that particular gripe is common across all our fanbase, not just the yuri-reading...
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
12-13-2009, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 701
Re: Eva radio drama used in jlpt lvl 1
I heard about this from a couple of friends doing JLPT1... they said they were laughing so hard when they recognised the scenario that they almost didn't hear the end of the question :sd:
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Forum: General Anime Discussion
11-01-2009, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 792
Views: 49,356
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Forum: General Anime Discussion
10-31-2009, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 792
Views: 49,356
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-16-2009, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 761
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-12-2009, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,174
Re: Japanese song covers - the good and the bad.
I am currently listening to Yesterday Once More - Tribute to Carpenters (http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICZ-4193) which is quite interesting.
Some of the versions are really...
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
09-30-2009, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 521
Re: Sazae-san
Well, it's probably *the* most popular manga of all-time.
I'm guessing that's due mostly to the simplicity of the (nearly) everyday scenes in the everyday life of an everyday character. I'm...
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
11-24-2008, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,343
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
11-12-2008, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 6,015
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
11-12-2008, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 860
Re: Parent - Child interactivity in Japan?
There was a darkly amusing strip of OL Shinkaron where a salaryman tells his colleague that he's being transferred to a different branch of the company.
The colleague asks whether he'll have to move...
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-27-2008, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 6,015
Re: How to Travel/Visit Japan?
Gah... the AUD has dropped from ~ JPY100 to JPY55 in the past few months... I think I'll postpone this trip... :knowitall:
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Forum: Region 1 (North America) Industry News & Views
10-26-2008, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,048
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Forum: Blu-ray Anime News & Views
10-26-2008, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,958
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Forum: Retail Forum
10-26-2008, 04:30 AM
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Replies: 244
Views: 20,795
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-22-2008, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,041
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-19-2008, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,862
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-09-2008, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,766
Re: Karei vs Karii
Hi Pfil!
Bring back your avatar - it was cute! :catgirl:
The reason ISO 3602 allows a circumflex in place of the macron is (I believe) that the vowel-with-circumflex is present for all English...
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-08-2008, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,766
Re: Karei vs Karii
Sorry; by "doubled vowel" I meant the happenstance appearance of the same vowel sound twice in succession (e.g. during the conjunction of 2 kanji that comprise the name of the Hiroo district of Tokyo...
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-07-2008, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,766
Re: Karei vs Karii
But a long vowel is not the same as a doubled vowel. Surely the macron (or, in the case of ISO 3602, the circumflex) is reserved only for long vowels?
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-07-2008, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 546
Restaurant turns to monkey business
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/07/2384121.htm
On the one hand, it's kinda cute. But there's the whole degrading aspect to it as well... :sd:
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Forum: General Anime Discussion
10-06-2008, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 862
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Forum: General Anime Discussion
10-06-2008, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,053
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Forum: Anime Recommendations & Must Buy Suggestions
10-06-2008, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,179
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-05-2008, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 6,015
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Forum: Japanese Language, Culture and Popular Media
10-02-2008, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 6,015
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