'Hating the Chinese wave'

Submitted by nele on Tue, 2008-08-19 09:58

Still alive, just busy (but still happily bookmarking on Diigo). Yamano Shirin, author of the infamous 'Ken Kan Ryu' set of Korea-bashing bestselling manga, has published a new manga using apparently much the same tactics to denounce China.

'Otaku murderer' executed

Submitted by nele on Tue, 2008-06-17 07:37

Miyazaki Tsutomu, perpetrator of the infamous young girl killings (Tokyo-Saitama renzoku yoji yukai satsujin jiken, 東京・埼玉連続幼女誘拐殺人事件) that triggered a large-scale media hysteria about otaku and the supposed dangers of their antisocial tendencies ('otaku panic') in 19

US Navy manga distributed, available online

Submitted by nele on Tue, 2008-06-10 15:07

Today, distribution began at Yokosuka Naval Base of the US Navy's manga about nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington. An English-language PDF of the manga is available here, Japanese here. The event was a success, with Japanese citizens forming a long line to receive their free copy.

New filesharer arrests spark concerns about fansubs

Submitted by nele on Wed, 2008-05-21 08:06

Still catching up. Canned Dogs mentions that the three filesharers arrested in Japan on May 9th were some of the most high-profile providers of anime on peer-to-peer networks, and voices concern that other Japanese users will not dare to upload any more anime. The comments section highlights a consequence probably not envisioned by the Japanese police: non-Japanese fansubbers are in danger of losing their main source of raw anime to translate.

US Navy manga does not address prime concerns about new Yokosuka carrier

Submitted by nele on Mon, 2008-05-19 12:35

In order to smoothen the upcoming arrival of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Yokosuka, the US Navy has commissioned two Japanese artists to create a manga about the ship.

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