
Dragonball fans have been disgusted to see errors of the most egregious sort creep into the recently broadcast remastered edition of the classic anime.
2ch’s attention focuses on the OP:
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A recent comment by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao decrying the lack of Chinese anime has incited a flurry of online support, with Chinese net users vigorously denouncing Japanese anime.
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Above you see four Japanese children asked what it is they want from life (presumably in adulthood).
Below are their answers:
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TV stations have now not only confirmed that the “new” season of Haruhi will start with a rerun, but also that it will amount to 28 episodes, finally confirming the “new episodes mixed in with or ont the end of the old episodes” theory.
Fans rejoice at the news, although they must by now be wary of unpleasant surprises…
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TV listings have updated in preparation for the broadcast of the “new” season of the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, revealing the first episode to be none other than the very familiar “Asahina Mikuru no Bouken Episode00”, which of course has already aired and is number one in the “broadcast” order.
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Japan may be host to the world’s most vibrant visual culture complex, but all areas do not share equally in this bounty. In fact, outside the likes of Tokyo and Osaka, there are vast areas of the country where anime begins and ends with Doraemon and Naruto.
2ch analyses the subject in the ranking you see below:
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Upcoming oppai anime Queen’s Blade is set to air soon, but one question on the minds of many was whether the title would suffer a DVD marketing drive leaving its erotic credentials in tatters.
Happily for fans, liberal broadcaster AT-X is now trumpeting the fact that it will be airing the “raw” version, which is the same as the DVD. That means it has uninterrupted views of Reina’s nipples.
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The American distributors of Naruto, Viz Media, will shortly be starting belated but promising provision of Naruto Shippuden episodes streamed simultaneously with the Japanese airing (“simulcast”).
The release schedule begins March 26th with the 101st episode of Naruto Shippuden, airing on Viz’s official site Naruto.com. Episodes will of course be subtitled only, and entirely free. The previous 100 episodes are also available for viewing.
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More sordid details are emerging about the suicide of Hana Yori Dango actress Jang Ja-yeon. Along with notes which detailed the sexual encounters she was forced into, being beaten if she failed to perform, police have uncovered what appears to be a full service brothel at the offices of her management agency.
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Recent research conducted by Yahoo suggests Wikipedia is the third most trusted source of information for the Japanese, being beaten only by newspapers and radio, and managing to beat TV.
The survey can be taken as demonstrating that the authoritative nature of the traditional mass media (in Japan at least) is being gradually eroded.
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A scene from Japanese TV which defies easy interpretation; it appears this lady is daubing her nude body with paint in order to make “art”, but why she is enthusiastically embracing the young girl is not clear. Healthy skinship?
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In the Land of the Rising Sun, cupping a man’s sexual organs is just another way of saying hello, or so it would appear from the usual sex chaos of Japanese TV.
You can the see the popular actor surrender such dignity as he possessed on Japanese TV below:
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