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  1. My two cents. For those of you saying that fans should be patient and just wait for the shows to be released how about this argument. Would you buy a car from Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Subaru, etc. if you knew that it was a two to three year old model from Japan? Would you buy electronics or computers from Japan that are three years old? No you would not. It's strange that a country that whole economy is focused on exports cannot do the same with it's entertainment media (anime, drama and movies) during a time when they have become very popular around the world. My solution: Japanese production studios produce subbed versions in English, French, German, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian (about 90% of the world speaks these languages and it's higher if you include these languages as a second language) at the same time the shows are in production. NHK, Fuji TV, TBS, NBS, etc. buy spots on satellite stations around the world that would get their product 100% world saturation(of course I mean 100% saturation of accessible markets and economically viable markets, most likely you would want to focus on N. & S. America, Europe, Middle East, South East Asia, Australia as your main markets). When the shows are release in Japan they are also release via satellite. The companies make their money for production from the sale of subscription and from commercials run during programming (the commercial are region and country dependent so that viewers will see commercials for products available in their area). This will be the first showing. All DVDs and like media sold in Japan will be region zero and available with same subs for export. Popular shows can then be licensed for dubbing in their respective markets and released on mainstream media bringing in a second source of revenue. DVDs and like media of Dubs will be another source of income. Down the road you would focus on downloads when someone figures out a way to make money (subscription service seems the most likely or free with commercials that are tailored to your profile, i.e. targeted marketing). Would this work? Well even if the shows got a 1 or 2 share rating in the US market it would bring in more revenue then the productions companies are making for licensing (as stated in the article). Even more if you accounted for reruns and alternative time slots. Consumers who refuse to watch subs would also benefit since only high rated shows would be dubbed. These shows in turn would bring in more revenue since a high rating is already assured. Now this would not stop downloads but it would end fansubs since they would not have a legitimate reason to exist. This would not be a perfect system but it would most definitely exploit all of the current revenue streams for video and film media. Finally, I think this model should be implemented for all other countries, for all media. I know that I would like to have a choice in watching programming from Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, etc. Exactly what I thought would happen when the 500 channels of television were announce way back when. F.
  2. I didn't know that Sky Girls (a lolicon show) was so popular: http://www.konami.jp/visual/skygirls/ I still don't understand the link to the R-Types. Are they in the same universe? F.
  3. Why not see how it's done on a video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=F30RL-wlYGw&amp...ted&search= or on a VF0 http://youtube.com/watch?v=fU4W0ncGWxw&amp...ted&search= They are both using enamels on top of lacquers but you can get the same effect with enamels on top of acrylics. F.
  4. Okay, I work at UC Merced in the housing department. Right now we are trying to figure out what games would be popular for our students. Even though I play games on my pc and played arcade games growing up, I'm now 40 and haven't been to an arcade in a long time. So if your 16 to 24 or have a vast knowledge of what's hip (very marketable skill I might add) please let me know what your top three choices would be. Oh, and just to make it Macross related, I found this poster when looking for games on the net (see below). Thanks, F.
  5. When your done, we should each donate a completed 1/200 Nichimo that you can put on deck. It looks huge by the way. F.
  6. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_quer...p;search=Search F.
  7. This is just like M7, monsters and mecha but without the singing and monsters that never die. F
  8. Why buy DVDs when HD is right around the corner. I wouldn't buy the first round of HDs either since they are to be 1080i and 1080p is also just around the corner. So I'm going to wait until the original SW trilogy is available on HD 1080p. F.
  9. Sounds like Gunsmith Cats. I would have to see the scene again to make sure. F.
  10. Here's my take, the mighty Boldolza Fleet gets annihilated by microns thereby reinforcing the myth that Zhentradi should stay clear of microns. That is why the other fleets did not attack. Zhentradi that comes into contact with the micron fleet either gets destroyed, assimilated or escape. Any escaping ships get immediately destroyed by other Zhentradi because they were contaminated by micron contact. This also explains why, knowing this, Kamjin never left our solar system. F.
  11. I thought this was another anime about bread. F.
  12. If you can't get Mr. Color Thinner go to a auto paint supply store (check your yellow pages) and ask them for premium lacquer thinner. It has a different formulation than regular store bought lacquer thinner and is closer in formula to Mr. Color Thiner (cheaper too).
  13. HG seems to have many shows that are in production but they don't actually know how to get them released. So it doesn't matter what they say nothing is ever going to happen. F.
  14. Here's my list for 2005: Amaenaideyo!! - a 15 y.o. monk gets super monk powers to fight spirits by seeing girls naked. At least the girls are drawn well. Gallery Fake - I only watched the first episode and it was so bad I didn't watch another to see if it would get better, it's about a guy fighting the corrupt world of art, I think. Gunparade Orchestra - let see, mech's, girls, aliens, with no story line and bad acting. Why? Iriya no Sora UFO no Natsu - it started out strong but the last three episodes were awful, kinda like star wars. Starship Operators - I actually watch all 13 episodes of this pointless exercise. The Law of Ueki - boy fights by turning garbage into trees, what the hell. Xenosaga THE ANIMATION - I watch this because I heard it was good, perhaps if I was 8 y.o. and dumb as a board but I don't think I would have liked it when I was 8 either. I also nominate all the Ai Shonnen that came out in 2005 but I guess it wasn't made for me anyways. It's like going to a party in High School where there are no girls. F.
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