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CNN: “Hollywood Steals Asian Jobs for Whites”

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CNN has been reporting controversial complaints about Hollywood’s unwavering propensity to plunder Asian anime and cinema and recast all the characters as whites, quoting complaints that this amounts to “stealing the jobs of Asian actors and insulting their origins.”

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  • tomoemami commented on January 30, 2012 18:22

    Hey, when you don't have any other acting job and are offered one, you accept it even if it's shit. How do you think they pay their bills? And I'm not talking big name actors... More

  • Anonymous commented on January 28, 2012 17:31

    1. "FUCK YES, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL BECOMING A MOVIE!" 2. "Wait, fuck. . . they're making them Americans?" 3. ". . . Tom Cruise." 4. Cry... More

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The almost universally dreadful results of the 30 year history of game to movie adaptations, particularly where Hollywood is involved, are highlighted here by Japanese movie fans in this unsurprisingly abysmal ranking.

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  • Anonymous commented on December 28, 2011 14:52

    Sorry to ask, anyone have the link for tokimeki memorial, itried to find it but no luck thx.... More

  • Anonymous commented on October 14, 2011 17:52

    Hatas gonna hate Resident Evil lollololol :D... More

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Square Enix “Racist to Blacks”

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Time has accused Square Enix of racist portrayal of blacks in it recent transhuman stealth shooter Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

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  • Cú commented on September 21, 2011 10:57

    TIME isn't just read by Americans, obviously, and obviously, DX HR isn't just played by Americans. If there's something in it that is racist then, yes, people should be concerned about it. You complain, you can... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 20, 2011 18:14

    After all, DeusEx: HR is a best game of this year. Don't listen those niggers, цho simply wait for the moment once again to accuse the whole world of racism.... More

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Hollywood Plots Kite Rape

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Classic schoolgirl sex slave assassin anime Kite is to be the victim of a Hollywood movie adaptation, to start filming in 2012 and be directed by David R. Ellis.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 15, 2011 07:04

    we're screwed and i don't even like this thing, i just know we're screwed... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 13, 2011 14:38

    I loved Girls High :)... More

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The shaky production history of Hollywood’s much reviled adaptation of post-Fukushima anime Akira just got even shakier with the news that its director has quit.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 28, 2011 19:48

    ...except there's a good chance they're going to screw up the bike too... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 24, 2011 07:46

    you're forgetting the millions of people who will go to see it because its an adaptation. Just like all the marvel films and all the live action stuff that's made 'Hollywood stile'. You'll have... More

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Cobra Movie “May Actually Be Good!”

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An upcoming movie adaptation of classic space pirate manga Cobra, due in 2013 and titled “Cobra: The Space Pirate,” has the unusual distinction of actually being well received, largely thanks to the rather striking promotional image above.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 28, 2011 19:45

    I agree - it's the one classic anime which has half a chance of working as a hollywood adaption, I think. So long as they don't take it too seriously. It needs to be a... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 10, 2011 20:17

    “His gun really reminds me of a penis. I hope they don’t cast too serious an actor…” THIS... More

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Actor George Takei (aka “the guy who played Sulu from Star Trek”) has spoken critically of Hollywood’s penchant for taking Asian film, manga and anime and recasting everyone with white actors, citing the upcoming and thoroughly purified Akira as a particularly egregious example.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 20, 2011 00:06

    firenation's building look like thailand while airbender clothes somehow resemble Himalayan monk Waterbender looks like ainu tribe from japanese and earthbender is chinese... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 29, 2011 14:33

    I don't think The Last Airbender flopped because it had a white cast. Anime in general doesn't feature Japanese-looking characters, and The Last Airbender wasn't a particularly Asian story as much as it was a... More

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Earthquake Censorship Reaches New Lows…

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Eager NHK viewers who had been waiting for the steamy Brooke Shields sex scene in “The Blue Lagoon” have experienced what may be the worst timed earthquake ever…

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  • tyciol commented on April 18, 2011 11:59

    They should make up for it by airing Pretty Baby =)... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 17, 2011 19:30

    nature: the ultimate troll....... More

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“Family Guy” Producer: “Pearl Harbor > Dead Japanese”

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Joining the ranks of fellow Americans keen to joke about the misfortunes of the yellow races or ascribe racial guilt to the Japanese for Pearl Harbor/whaling/non-whiteness, Family Guy producer and writer Alec Sulkin has been caught pointing out that Japanese deaths don’t matter as their ancestors once bombed a naval base at Pearl Harbor.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 21, 2011 14:40

    We should make it where we do a search for Pearl Harbor Death Poll we get a rageface of Alec Sulkin... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 6, 2011 20:13

    nagasaki + hiroshima > pearl harbor > dead japanese > family guy... More

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Japan vs World in Blu-ray Sales

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Anime fans have been marvelling at the above comparison of Blu-ray salesrank amongst Amazon’s various regional stores, noting with mixed emotions that in Japan alone is the list 80% anime and 50% Madoka.

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  • Yamato commented on December 6, 2011 02:57

    hey, South Park's still well and good (besides which, the American list's dominated by movies, not TV shows). Honestly, with the way Hollywood gets advertised in the Japanese "mainstream", I'm kinda surprised that Japan's list... More

  • PrinceHeir commented on March 19, 2011 16:45

    fucking agree :P fuck that southpark and family guy crap. it was good in the first 3-4 seasons but it's getting stale by now... More

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And You Thought Hollywood Was Bad…

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Kiddy anime Nintama Rantarō’s live action adaptation is attracting attention for the rather disturbing nature of its characters.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 9, 2011 16:07

    I thought the blue guy was a Klingon. Had me thinking Japan was doing Star Trek.... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 9, 2011 03:21

    My kingdom for subs of the anime. ;_; I saw Rantaro as Ninja Boy Rantaro dubbed in Spanish long time ago (we're talking about 2001 or 2002, I think?) and, oh my God, I loved... More

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Meet the New Face of Kaneda…

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Leonardo di Caprio’s Hollywood adaptation of classic psychic blob anime Akira will apparently star James Edward Franco as Kaneda, with the previously reported Zac Efron having proven unavailable.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 26, 2011 16:49

    Isnt he like 30?... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 23, 2011 00:58

    It doesn't matter if there are good actors, all you need is a shitty script....look at some Uwe Boll movies, In the name of the king has loads of good actors....poor poor film.... More

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