Message-ID: <200003021026420884.0E2E81BD@smtp1.sympatico.ca> In-Reply-To: <200003021015.TAA02552@top.win.ne.jp> References: <200003021015.TAA02552@top.win.ne.jp> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 10:26:42 -0500 From: "Psyfire" To: ranma@ML.usagi.org Subject: Re: ranma ML 1 hour matome okuri Reply-To: ranma@ML.usagi.org X-ML-archive: http://www.win.ne.jp/~doi/ML/ Precedence: bulk newbie once again decides to use her terrible typing skills *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 3/2/00 at 7:15 PM ami@ML.usagi.org wrote: >The Subjects are: > "Hiroe" Don Wang >------- Message > >Message-ID: <007b01bf842c$d31290e0$56232818@wall1.pa.home.com> >From: "Hiroe" >To: >References: <200003012115.GAA31528@top.win.ne.jp> >Subject: Re: Viz, Otaku >Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 04:51:04 -0500 >Reply-To: ranma@ML.usagi.org >X-ML-archive: http://www.win.ne.jp/~doi/ML/ >Precedence: bulk > > >> From: FriTzsama: >> Yes. . . yes we did. -_- >> >> For you see, most of the vets are like myself. . . lurking, waiting >> for some kind of interesting topic . . or perhaps we're just bored >> with the current conversations. A lot of us are still subscribed >> but we rarely post. > >That sounds about right, actually. That, and lack of time is another big >contributor to low postings. (At least on my behalf.) Looks like us newbies will have to take up the slack *heh* > >Bradster: >>About the anti-Viz stuff, what can I say, since you know I agree with you? >Viz >>still thinks it's 1992 and they're the only game in town. Didn't someone >here >>even experience their fan-snubbing firsthand with something that ended up >>essentially as "Go to hell, we're Viz?" > >That would have been me, actually. >At one of the conventions a few years back, we (friends and I) tried to >approach viz with specific questions/suggestions, and were pretty much >handed that very response. Much to our chagrin. Don't you just love big companies.. they don't give to cents for what the fans want, long as they are making money. > >>I think their main problem is overextension- too many series, too many >>magazines, too much anime to handle. > >I think their main problem is too many people, employed by them, who lack >clue empowerment. that sounds like a big percentage of the human race, at least those in corperations. > >Re: starting your own company......... friends of mine, and I, are >seriously considering that very option......with the primary goals of low >prices, and Customer Satisfaction. Tips, anyone? DON'T DO IT! my father owns his own business, and it's nothing but one headache after another.. win the lottery first, that would help. > >I hate quite a few of the companies. Does anyone here *Not* hate at least >one? I hate Microsoft and Viacom (blockbuster video) does that count? > >Dubs don't necessarily suck; that depends on the talent and money invested >in the work. The pokemon dubs suck... why they have to change all the Japanese items to 'American' is beyond me... they also refuse to release any ep that has religious signifiance.. gee don't show the american kids any culture now, that would defeate there brainwashing... > >As for hating english, I don't. I see english as a thing of beauty, >actually. Total Chaos, out of which comes organized communication. I'm >thankful as hell that I grew up speaking it, for learning it later in life >would be an excercize in frustration. (How many of you appreciate how truly >f***ed up english really is?) Japanese is a cakewalk in comparison. Can you >correctly pronounce "ghoti", "Llewllyn", or "Bryn Mawr"? (Let's see you >write them in katakana, and convey the correct pronounciation.) Some english can be beautiful.. Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson knew how to do it.. I wouldn't say Japanese is a cakewalk though, not if you were raised to speak english... from what I understand, the two languages about as different as humanly possible.. mind you I never tried to seriously learn Japanese > >I'm not overweight, and I'm not 35. >do I still fit the definition of Otaku? (^_-) Ok, now Otaku means what? American fanboy or something like that? and what exactly is a 'fanboy'? > >Oh, and a shout out to Miyu, and Frank. Miyu.. I LOVED your fan art section.. if you did most of those then you are WAY to talented ;) > >I had some other replies, but they can wait, seeing as how it's 4:47AM, and >I need to go job-trolling tomorrow. > >--Hiroe > Good luck and nice to meet ya :) Psy.