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Forum Post VHS sales being phased out in Japan?
I do remember someone in Japan told me that VHS are still quite alive especially for video rental stores. Some are released for that purpose and the price are pretty high.....
Forum Post Newtype Japan March
...es. With the release of the 11th DVD, more than 1 million 'Gundam SEED' DVDs have been sold in Japan, with three more volumes yet to come. Source - http://www.animenation.net/news/index...
Forum Post Shonen Jump USA
Even females in Japan are into pro-wrestling. Watasse Yuu, the author of the very very very shoujo Fushigi Yuugi has Miaka do pro-wrestling moves of a famous female pro-wrestler and I think Rumiko Tak...
Forum Post anime Laserdisc source?
...(and usually no dub except for some Pioneer releases), laserdiscs are insanely cheap and easy to find in Japan. Plus there's lots of stuff that doesn't yet have a DVD release over here, or w...
Forum Post I guess the overwhelming fan demand made CN give in
...out that one about the kid who ate glue and got picked on for it? So droll). But it's true that Japan doesn't always beat America. Japan doesn't have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles......
Forum Post Im bored so I write a story
Greg Macdonald and fj.life.in-japan is a baaaaaaaaaaad combination: (Aside: Which one would that be?)
Forum Post the sign
When I lived in Japan, it was explained to me as being like a 'thumbs up' deal
Forum Post Next time someone complains about anime DVD prices . . .
Would you be willing to send some money to the company in japan, just to say thank you for doing such a wonderful job?
Forum Post (POLL) Best Anime Themes/Theme Songs?
It's 'Respect', the opening theme to the just-premiered (in Japan) 'Big O' Season 2.
Forum Post Lazy persons check.
Can anyone suggest a good site / way to check if a series is licensed outside of Japan yet?
Forum Post (Poll) Personal Connections to Anime
Shit, *I've* destroyed Tokyo Tower and I haven't even been to Japan!
Forum Post More trailers for upcoming (Jan 2003 beyond) anime.
... no idea. I wouldn't be too surprised if they imported it, though. Wallace and Gromit is playing in Japan this year, too, isn't...
Forum Post Rob Kelk, I thank you!
...nimecornerstore.com/> If you're seeing vol. 2 advertised for $50, you must be looking at the Japanese release. It sells for 4700 yen in Japan (about $37 US), and any American retailers who...
Forum Post One Piece: Fun Stuff!
Currently, it's still running in Japan at 130+ episodes now and 3 movies and a few specials IIRC. No wonder Funimation wanted to pick it up... Something to replace DBZ with... ^_^ (Not that I...
Forum Post New Years Fluff - BGC done by different people
...laying Princess Maker a while back, and think that it would be nice if they brought out the next one for Japan and North America, though I doubt that it would happen....
Forum Post R2 DVDs with Subtitles
Hi guys. I haven't written for a while but I am finally making some money from my teaching job in Japan. Can anyone here give me a list of Japanese anime DVDs with English subtitles.
Forum Post More Rahxephon OSTs?
Well, according to CD Japan, there is only three OST's, but there is a Rah Xephon Drama album. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICL- 60907
Forum Post Truth is stranger than anime....
Sasuke is either the fourth or fifth professional wrestler to be elected to public office in Japan. Sasuke is no luchadore, though... the legendary El Santo was buried with his mask on...
Forum Post Super Doll Licca-chan
...xists solely as a vehicle for advertising the doll, which is apparently the most popular fashion doll in Japan. Think 'My Little Pony', or 'Jem' and you'll have a good compari...
Forum Post Transformers Season 2 Part 2 is out!!!!
What about the one with the electric devil who jumped through power lines and destroyed Japan? Or when Megatron cloned Optimus Prime to lead the Autobots into a deathtrap? Or the time the Decepticons ...
Forum Post Plasta World - Episode 1 - new anime
... my friend's plans for the future work out - if things go well for her she will be moving away from Japan. Good for her, not for me, but then I've been really, really fortunate that this exc...
Forum Post Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust possibly reissued
...son, who doesn't mind it being in English, since that's how it was released in the theaters in Japan....
Forum Post Love Hina question
...me sometimes look like they were drawn after a real setting. I'm interested because I plan to visit Japan and if it exists I'd really like to visit Hinata....
Forum Post Thoughts on Kagome?
...n stereotype of a high-strung high school girl. I don't know how 'stereotypical' it is in Japan, though. Personally, I like her. But what do I know: I like Motoko from 'Love, Hina&...
Forum Post Those Who Hunt Elves II
...#039;s, I'm surprised there isn't more out there on the web. Anyone know who the series did in Japan?...
Forum Post Japanese hero Lupin the Third going Hollywood
TOKYO (AP) - Master thief Lupin the Third, a comic book hero in Japan for more than 30 years, will soon make his Hollywood debut. Gerald Molen, producer of the Oscar-winning Schindler's List,...
Forum Post Piano - my take ( no spoilers )
The thing is, Dave, that's 100% your opinion. To Heart is extremely popular in Japan. Just because you don't like it, doesn't make it objectively bad. I for one liked To Heart quite...
Forum Post Devil Hunter Yohko questions
says... It was released in Japan as Mamono Hunter Yohko 2, OVA 1. Apparently the start of a second OVA series. AFAIK no more episodes were ever made. Possibly the photo showed Madoka younger t...
Forum Post animechecklist
.../www.animechecklist.net It's a check-list as much complete as possible of all existing animes (Japanese animated figures) produced in Japan since 1917 and it's the result of a work begu...
Forum Post Japanese symbols
...ou abandon the project. This is not me being mean. Mean would be me bouncing the message to sci.lang.japan with an attached note suggesting that you were some sort of otaku looking for a tattoo....
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