Glorious Escapism Roleplay

Rabukurafuto · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:58 pm Post subject: Seikon no Qwaser

I heard an English version of the manga, directly translated to The Qwaser of Stigma, was released. I wonder how book stores would handle it? Behind a shelf like Phil thought it would be? Or in plain sight?

A role-play of this would be fun...
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Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:00 am Post subject:

I hadn't heard about the manga. I imagine it will be kept off shelves, or at least plastic wrapped if it's on them.

I'd be up for a roleplay.
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Rabukurafuto · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:03 am Post subject:

Well it's good something like that can be officially translated.

I should read more of the manga and try coming up with something. I find it fun to translate the Russian with my Russian dictionary.
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Toutaku · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:51 pm Post subject:

I've found hardcore yaoi hentai manga in the teen/childrens section of my library before.

In this part of the country, the generally held belief is that anime = cartoons = children-safe.

Means I never get ID checked though. XD
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Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:54 pm Post subject:

You guys sound a lot less strict about it then over here. There are stories about libraries getting sued for having even somewhat risque manga here.
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Toutaku · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:57 pm Post subject:

You yanks sue at everything. XD

We've had lots of yaoi, and some normal sex manga.
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Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject:

I guess that is the stereotype...

Yeah; libraries aren't going to even try and stock hentai manga. They would not be able to keep it very long.
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Toutaku · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject:

Tha majority of the manga in the city nearest me is at least 16+. A few 18+ appear as well.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer the majority of this nation being blind to it. This way, half the shoddy imitations are held back, and I can buy things the majority of my friends have no idea about.
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Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:09 pm Post subject:

It does sound better that way.

I'd be happier if there weren't as many stories of crazies who think anime/manga is evil as there are here.
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Toutaku · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject:

Like Narutu: Sand Ninjas.

Jesus...
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Rabukurafuto · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:49 pm Post subject:

Narutu Sand Ninjas!

To be far, Masahi Kishimoto once wrote "Narutu" and "Narutū" in English in the book Naruto Hiden: Rin no Sho Character Official Data Book. However, he meant that as a portmanteau of Naruto and tsuushin (通信), meaning "news", and in Japan some people write tsu as tu instead (tunami, Tujido Miyuri, tubasa...).
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Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:05 pm Post subject:

Heh. Sad story; if only kids weren't so stupid.

It does rather bug me though that the reporter on the story Akiko Fujita, obviously a Japanese American, and one not so far removed from her culture as to still have a distinctly Japanese name, really has no excuse to pronounce it like that, where I'd just excuse it as simple ignorance otherwise.
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Rabukurafuto · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:18 pm Post subject:

People are weird...
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Phil the Time Wizard · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject:

Yeah.
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Rabukurafuto · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:42 pm Post subject:

It is a sadly common occurrence.
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