orange cat looking upset

you can barely tell it's 1 hour til dinner time

The protagonist's mom and dog are on electrified crosses. Her grandmother, in the maid dress, betrayed them and is on the rival's side now (maybe).

guess I'll catch up to whatever's going on in the dodgeball manga no-- THEY CRUCIFIED THE DOG!?!?

fiction lets us present things as very fun and cool when in reality they are quite evil, such as pirates, cowboys, mediaeval knights, and the sport of golf.

sooooo true. let's convert to a toys-based society.

a better world is possible!!!

That is an important exception! This justification has fueled us through the forums and 4kids era.

We're lucky that it's less relevant now with improved dub quality, but it still comes up occasionally... plus issues of publishers putting out subpar products to skimp on costs.

...fandoms are definitely a mistake christ. talk about asking for trouble.

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orange cat laying twisted around

this pose.....

can somebody put amano nagare on their tomodachi life island for me. i think it'd be funny

if you're lucky enough that the book/show you like is legally available in your region in a language you understand, buy it or get it at a library. use legal avenues and don't draw attention to yourself.

what's your impression of the average english user's age? minors or 20+?

In short: anime/manga piracy has to go back underground before publishers and governments act.

There's a long history of animanga piracy that stems from anime club tape circulation (at least in the US), plus affordability and censorship elsewhere. I believe that's part of our identity as foreign fans. JP users don't know about this history... but it wouldn't change their opinions if they did.

I'd like to argue that the Anglosphere internet has a lot of minors who don't know better... but there are grown adults doing this too. It's an entitlement issue.
Legally, nobody has a right to read or watch things just because they exist. No matter how much we love the property!

I love being a pirate, but goddamn if it isn't embarrassing to be grouped in with idiots who don't know the damage they're doing. I feel ashamed to interact with JP users lately. Being visible puts us in danger.
Anyone remember "stop distributing once licensed in your territory" disclaimers? Anyone?

I've seen some JP people with legitimate concerns remark that it's difficult to not tread into xenophobic territory while criticizing overseas piracy. Which is very worrisome! Int'l communities have gotta learn basic etiquette like "don't tell the author you're pirating" before consequences happen!

Goddamn, I was not aware of this. This is even stupider than I previously believed.

yes!!! continue!!!!

duel masters 2019 was a class example of nature vs nurture and in this essay i

Anime/manga piracy has apparently been a hot topic in Japanese circles lately. The biggest issues I've seen have been Beyblade X leaks hitting the foreign internet before the magazine goes on sale, and some people blaming scanlation readers for harassment of Syundei.

*"are you saying loli/shota is okay behind closed doors" absolutely not. i'm saying that it's extremely gross to randomly come across untagged, uncensored stuff while innocently browsing twitter, pixiv, etc. the visibility makes it look socially acceptable.

Piracy and shota/lolicon are two subjects where the Anglosphere and Japanese culture vehemently clash, and I don't think we'll come to a mutually accepted stance on either subject for several decades. However, if we could all not flaunt it in public*, that would be a solid first step.

NEVER!? Faiz panda is iconic!
Well, now you're lucky to see it :)

Tbqh if the Phantoms were defeated by the halfway mark/by the time of the prophecy and we get a new enemy group after that, it'd be very fresh for the franchise. I don't know if we can keep up this tension for 50 eps.

lrp: a ribbon no kishi reimagining? it better be more woke and trans

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「THE RIBBON HERO リボンヒーロー」
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