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  1. azrael
    Seems like the spoiler tags work like VBulletin's...
  2. azrael
    I'll just leave this here: First Look At Jason Momoa As Conan! (LatinoReview)
  3. azrael
    Yep.
  4. azrael
    PARTY!!!! PARTY!!!! PARTY!!!! PARTY!!!!
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    Someone will pay money for it. Just like the sad chap who paid money for the G4 iPhone and is now causing a whole bunch of people trouble. Paying money for a camrip...good grief. And lets keep that Alto x Sheryl vs. Alto x Ranka nonsense to Animesuki. Now Sheryl x Alto x Ranka... Oh wait....*goes to the MW pr0n library*
  6. azrael
    Boy...wearing a "kick-me" sign running 'round the 'Net like that.
  7. azrael
    Shouldn't you people be watching an M7 episode or something? *hint hint, get back on topic*
  8. azrael
    MG Wing Zero TV?????
  9. azrael
    It was a continuity error on the producers (By "continuity error" I mean the film production term where part A-> part B-> part C, but an error in production led to Part A-> Part C -> Part B). Either that or Kaitos appeared off screen and we were hearing radio chatter. The name of the other ship was Dulfim with no class given.
  10. azrael
    Submachine gun? Nah, definitely doesn't fit that description. Linear rifle? That doesn't sound right. Not with the size of that barrel.
  11. azrael
    All Desmond had to do was put the thought in his head that no matter what he would do, Sayid would never get her back. Not in this life or the alternate. Like they said in the show, "If you let him talk, it's already too late."
  12. azrael
    Well, if the island isn't done with Sayid, then he'll be back. Now for a slight break in show talk back, ABC expands 'Lost' finale by extra half-hour! (Hollywood Reporter)
  13. azrael
    It would require a complete retooling of the kit, new resin molds...but yeah...fun.
  14. azrael
    No charges have been filed, period. The DA is still investigating the matter. Gizmodo, Chen, and the parent company Gawker, are using the defense that Chen is a journalist, and therefore, protected by law from revealing his source when the police got a warrant to search his home for evidence. As I said, this probably won't have been such as big a deal as it was if there was no money exchanged.
  15. azrael
    Is it for PC as well as Xbox and PS3 or just consoles? And based on the footage...it's too early for me to tell.
  16. azrael
    Yeah, me. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=847941 Funny you should mention manga cuz someone noted this response with the first half concerning manga: http://doalchemy.org/2010/04/bowing-and-be...gh-fan-loyalty/
  17. azrael
    The item in bold... that can be argued these days. Considering some groups get out subs out in 24 hours or less, and accuracy...well, that's a matter of opinion. And that's the thing, what is that "thing" that is worth paying for? What is that item that make people go out and actually buy it. And Bri is right, it can't be something that something quality-wise that downloading over the 'Net would replace. Merchandise discounts can work, but is it enough to attract?
  18. azrael
    Again, why buy episodes of a show when I can download it for free? Why do I have to waste my money on buying something I can just get for free? And if I want a piece of merchandise, I can just wait for it to come down in price or wait for a store to put a 10%-off sticker on it. I don't waste money on a show and I get merchandise for cheaper.
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    It's important to keep in mind that shows on TV aren't necessarily free. You have commercials and sponsors jammed in there. This whole notion of "Oh it's on broadcast TV in Japan so it's free"-business makes no sense. Really, who came up with that argument? Every TV-rip I've seen has had some sponsor message crammed in there somewhere. If it doesn't, then there's a break for commercials somewhere in there. It's the same for any other broadcast TV show out there. Anybody who says it's free are kidding themselves. Irregardless of whether they're in Japan or not. As the saying goes, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." Anime in Japan will not die. Any assertion of the idea is false. But it is experiencing a bubble collapse. How will it recover, is something we're seeing. Very true. And this is affects Japan, as well as everything outside of it. So the issue of sustainability comes in. Which leads us back to the notion of getting something for nothing. You're not getting something for nothing because you're not the one paying for it. Some else is paying for it.
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    It's actually kind of sad that despite numbers of people watching these shows and people attending conventions, most don't want to spend a penny on it. A frakin penny. They won't buy any DVDs or Blu-Rays. They don't buy the digital copies like those on iTunes. Even having new series show up a day later like Inu Yasha on Hulu isn't enough. Merchandise practically doesn't exist because the return is so small that it's hardly worth putting effort into. Is Crunchyroll even making a profit with their model? Even worldwide simultaneous release isn't good enough. Anime licensors failed to adapt to modern times. That's their fault. But when you think about it, why did they fail to keep up with the times? Cuz people stopped spending money on them. Consumers found the 'Net to be a great place. It's fast. It's free. So people migrated there. Which meant lower revenue. Less revenue means less money coming in, which means cuts and layoffs, which means less people around the office. Less people working means less people to research new ways to get the product to the consumer. So companies have to rely on the time-proven method of home video releases, which NO ONE wants to buy. And it goes on and on until it shrivels and dies. So yes, anime companies get the blame for the state of things, but that's because you have a consumer-base that doesn't want to spend any money on the product.
  21. azrael
    It's not as bad as the crap-fest going on here: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-...out-fan-support (Look at the # of comments)
  22. azrael
    Bingo. The only way to know the answers is to get a look at HG's books, which, definitely, ain't gonna happen.
  23. azrael
    Overseas? Yes, sorta. In the USA? Next week (May 7th).
  24. azrael
    I'm sure they still know people at Microsoft.
  25. azrael
    Funny how they have the cooling unit extended in battroid mode. Don't need a Action Base for the Tornado pack.
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