Silly Japan thread

[Zarhan]

Well, then I guess you might like the more attractive freaks more

Well, Finncon is a sci-fi con co-located with Animecon, so the latter was a bit more...prominent - basically teenagers cosplaying kinda stood out from grizzlied old Isaac Asimov fans. Organizers now saying that event had over 15000 visitors which seems more or less accurate, place was bursting..

[Solisil]

Hehe! Nah, I liked the first one better! *grin* Green is more my colour...

[Jaera]

Well, then I guess you might like the more attractive freaks more

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Well, Finncon is a sci-fi con co-located with Animecon, so the latter was a bit more...prominent - basically teenagers cosplaying kinda stood out from grizzlied old Isaac Asimov fans. Organizers now saying that event had over 15000 visitors which seems more or less accurate, place was bursting..

aye.. improvement

[Zarhan]

Have you seen a Christmas Totoro before?

[Rhaena]

Have you seen a Christmas Totoro before?

Want!

[Zarhan]

It from the window of a Ghibli store

[Alikh]

Are you in Japan right now then? Thought you went in august somewhere like me.

[Rhaena]

It from the window of a Ghibli store

My bank account is extremely pleased that I have not had the chance to visit a Ghibli store.

I want a cat-bus! *sulk*

[Jaera]

no idea what you lot are yabbering about

[Rhaena]

You must have seen Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke or something?

It's anime - but not in the transforming-robot / ninja-catgirl being raped by a tentacle-penis-demon kind of way.

[Jaera]

thats lucky i was about to get banning for being puchikos alt!

[Alikh]

To put it plainly, Disney is like the US version of Ghibli. They are working together a lot today by the way.

[Vladimar]

You must have seen Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke or something?

It's anime - but not in the transforming-robot / ninja-catgirl being raped by a tentacle-penis-demon kind of way.

I looove anime! and i have seen those both too
but what you say about that ninja catgirl stuff is not anime

thats lucky I was about to get banning for being puchikos alt!

Go and make yourself familiar with the many great tales in the anime worldz

[Zarhan]

Yes, I'm back in Japan (heading back soon).

Did someone mention catbus? Indeed. This was bought out by a friend during our previous trip in August:

[Kalitari]

I looove anime! and I have seen those both too
but what you say about that ninja catgirl stuff is not anime

Saying that is not anime is an interesting opinion but hardly corresponds with the actual meaning or use of the term anime in japanese or in english:

In Japan, the term anime does not specify an animation's nation of origin or style; instead, it serves as a blanket term to refer to all forms of animation from around the world. English-language dictionaries define anime as "a Japanese style of motion-picture animation" or as "a style of animation developed in Japan". (snatched this from wikipedia)

[Alikh]

Anime is an abbreviation of animeeshon (romaji) or animation (normal english), just like dijicam is an abbreviation of digital camera (or dijitaru kamera in romaji).

I wonder though if Japanese use the term anime for outlandish animation as well.

[Solisil]

A cat bus! And it's even got that silly expression from the
movie! *grin* Excellent Zarhan!

I'm so glad I got the Ghibli DVD box from Japan before
they decided to start selling them here in Sweden.... in 2
boxes hillariously expensive and even then you don't get
all the movies!

[Zarhan]

I wonder though if Japanese use the term anime for outlandish animation as well.

Yes they do. It just us gaijins using it to mean specifically Japanese animation. If they specifically mean outlandish, then it's "western anime" or similar.

[Zarhan]

Verdisil, in Osaka you can find Ghibli store in Tempozan mall area, in Hiroshima it's in the Hondori shopping street. In Tokyo - well, you can just visit Ghibli museum near Mitaka

[Jaera]

really dont understand you guys weird obsession.

im going to call you, japanophiles.