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0|0|0|||||This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Laudre||19:31:58|02/06/2002|So I%27ve renting movies from my local video store %28one that isn%27t Bl%2Ackb%2Ast%2Ar or H%2All%2Aw%2A%2Ad%2C both because of the broader catalog of older titles and on the principle of avoiding Evil and supporting local merchants%29%2C and in particular older %28say%2C generally speaking%2C late 80%27s to mid 90%27s%29 anime that they happen to have and that I haven%27t seen but would like to. %28Tonight%27s selections%3A %5Bi%5DNew Cutey Honey%5B%2Fi%5D vol. 2 %28dubbed rather than subbed%2C which is odd%2C since their copy of the first volume is subbed%29 and %5Bi%5DDragon Half%5B%2Fi%5D Parts 1 %26 2%3B haven%27t watched them yet.%29 Anyway%2C I bring these along with a couple of other videos up to the front counter%2C and have this conversation with the guy working there%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AGuy Behind The Counter%3A %22If you like Japanimation%2C you should see %5Bi%5DNinja Scroll%5B%2Fi%5D.%22%0D%0AMe%3A %22I%27ve seen it. Have you seen %5Bi%5DPrincess Mononoke%5B%2Fi%5D%3F%22 %28I usually bring this up with people who don%27t seem too anime-savvy%2C as it%27s relatively mainstream in North America -- hell%2C Miramax distributes it -- and the dub doesn%27t suck.%29%0D%0AGBTC%3A %22That%27s American.%22%0D%0AMe%3A %22No%2C it%27s not. Studio Ghibli is Japanese.%22%0D%0AGBTC%3A %22Check the list of producers.%22%0D%0AMe%3A %22Well%2C Disney did do the dub%2C and Neil Gaiman wrote the screenplay%2C but -- %22 %28would have continued to point out that it was written and directed by a legendary figure of anime%2C made at a Japanese studio%2C and became one of the highest-grossing films of all time in Japan before it even had an American distributor%2C but GBTC interrupted me%29%0D%0AGBTC%3A %22I know my movies. In fact%2C I%27ve got two movies showing at blah blah blah...%22 %28No%2C he didn%27t say blah blah blah%2C but at that point I%27d stopped caring about what he had to say%2C and decided to make my exit. The old retail training came back... nod and smile and escape...%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22  -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D%0D%0A
1|1|0|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Wedge||19:57:44|02/06/2002|%3EGBTC%3A %22I know my movies. In fact%2C I%27ve got two movies showing at blah %0D%0A%3Eblah blah...%22 %28No%2C he didn%27t say blah blah blah%2C but at that point I%27d %0D%0A%3Estopped caring about what he had to say%2C and decided to make my exit. %0D%0A%3EThe old retail training came back... nod and smile and escape...%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AAhhhh%2C the video store filmmaker.  Hey%2C it worked for Tarintino%2C right%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m actually saved a little bit of that kind of thing living in LA mainly because there%27s a general understanding that the next customer you get chummy with and start bashing%2Fspouting incorrect information to might very well be %5Bi%5Dinvolved%5B%2Fi%5D with what you%27re talking about.  But what%27s fun is to go to any popular restraunt out here and just tune into other conversations around you.  Hours of entertainment.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fhomepage.mac.com%2Fwedge%2Fstuff%2Fnall.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ADigital Bitch%0D%0AJ. Random VFX Company%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DRCW %231138%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
2|2|1|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Laudre||20:01:04|02/06/2002|%3EAhhhh%2C the video store filmmaker.  Hey%2C it worked for Tarintino%2C %0D%0A%3Eright%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI think he%27s a college student%2C possibly at UNCG or one of the other myriad colleges and universities in Greensboro.  He did mention something about school%2C said he was mixing live action and animation.  %28I decided not to mention Ralph Bakshi%27s slaughter of %5Bi%5DLord of the Rings%5B%2Fi%5D.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22  -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D
3|3|2|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Wedge||20:07:53|02/06/2002|%3E%3EAhhhh%2C the video store filmmaker.  Hey%2C it worked for Tarintino%2C %0D%0A%3E%3Eright%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI think he%27s a college student%2C possibly at UNCG or one of the other %0D%0A%3Emyriad colleges and universities in Greensboro.  He did mention %0D%0A%3Esomething about school%2C said he was mixing live action and animation.  %0D%0A%3E%28I decided not to mention Ralph Bakshi%27s slaughter of %5Bi%5DLord of the %0D%0A%3ERings%5B%2Fi%5D.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C true%2C there is a film school up there somewhere.  Can%27t remember where off the top of my head.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd there%27s %5Bi%5Dnothing%5B%2Fi%5D more annoying than a film student.  %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fhomepage.mac.com%2Fwedge%2Fstuff%2Fnall.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ADigital Bitch%0D%0AJ. Random VFX Company%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DRCW %231138%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
4|4|3|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Shadowhavoc||22:11:08|02/06/2002|%3EAnd there%27s %5Bi%5Dnothing%5B%2Fi%5D more annoying than a film student.  %3B%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AHowabout the people that call your house to sell stuff%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Only follow the rules that make sense.%22
5|5|4|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Nathan||22:31:25|02/06/2002|%3E%3EAnd there%27s %5Bi%5Dnothing%5B%2Fi%5D more annoying than a film student.  %3B%29 %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3EHowabout the people that call your house to sell stuff%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThem%2C you can pity. They have one of The Jobs From Hell.%0D%0A%0D%0AFilm students%2C well...%0D%0A%0D%0ABlessed be.%0D%0ANathan Baxter%2C TGHEotL%2C RCWaL %23232.%0D%0A%28Of course%2C you shouldn%27t let pity stop you from hanging up on them...%29
6|6|5|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Shadowhavoc||22:39:15|02/06/2002|%3E%3E%3EAnd there%27s %5Bi%5Dnothing%5B%2Fi%5D more annoying than a film student.  %3B%29 %0D%0A%3E%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EHowabout the people that call your house to sell stuff%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThem%2C you can pity. They have one of The Jobs From Hell. %0D%0A%0D%0AKinda like tech support.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EFilm students%2C well... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EBlessed be. %0D%0A%3ENathan Baxter%2C TGHEotL%2C RCWaL %23232. %0D%0A%3E%28Of course%2C you shouldn%27t let pity stop you from hanging up on %0D%0A%3Ethem...%29 %0D%0AHeck with that%2C have a bit of fun with them. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Only follow the rules that make sense.%22
7|7|6|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Ardaniel||04:27:00|02/07/2002|%3EKinda like tech support. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EFilm students%2C well... %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AI lived on a floor that only had three kinds of students%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AFilm majors%0D%0AJournalism majors%0D%0AUndeclared communication arts majors%0D%0A%0D%0A%28We also had an accounting major and a biomechanical engineer.  Go figure.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AWithout a doubt%2C when you wanted to know who was being the most obnoxious twit on the floor%2C it was a film major.%0D%0A%0D%0ALast year%2C I flipped on the TV and Sci-Fi%27s %5Bem%5DExposure%5B%2Fem%5D came on... and it took me twenty minutes to explain to Neal why I was frothing at the mouth and swearing at the screen.  One of my former floormates-- the bigoted%2C obnoxious%2C loudmouthed film-major asshole who kept asking me and my roommate to write his papers for him that entire year-- was being hailed by Roger Ebert as the Next Big Thing.%0D%0A%0D%0ATANJ%2C I%27m telling you.  %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable columns%3D1 rows%3D3 frame%3Dhsides%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%23CC3300%22 size%3D%22%2B1%22%5DArdaniel%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%23333333%22 size%3D1%5DRedheaded Swordfighting Crypto-Vuawzy%27k Usual Suspect%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%23333333%22 size%3D1%5DEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%0D%0A
8|8|7|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Blob||07:31:22|02/07/2002|%3ELast year%2C I flipped on the TV and Sci-Fi%27s %5Bem%5DExposure%5B%2Fem%5D came %0D%0A%3Eon... and it took me twenty minutes to explain to Neal why I was %0D%0A%3Efrothing at the mouth and swearing at the screen.  One of my former %0D%0A%3Efloormates-- the bigoted%2C obnoxious%2C loudmouthed film-major asshole %0D%0A%3Ewho kept asking me and my roommate to write his papers for him that %0D%0A%3Eentire year-- was being hailed by Roger Ebert as the Next Big Thing. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AOuch%21%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A----------------%0D%0ABenjamin Brill%0D%0AWannabe Emperor%0D%0AMaster of the Turtle%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %23667 
25|9|8|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|The Child||17:04:31|02/14/2002|Well%2C personally%2C I think I%27d be an excellent film student%2C considering that I could get A%27s%2C maybe%2C make great works and still not know a DAMNED thing about it%2C and I%27d never tell anybody anyway.  Call me an asshole or what not but I like to get people feeling emotions that they don%27t like%2C like surprise.%0D%0A%0D%0AOf course%2C even in the world of music you have obnoxious people.  Let me just say this%3A  %22I will never be a film major%22 and %22I don%27t care if you have been taking voice since you were five%2C you STILL have sucky vowel shape%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0AHmmm...tangent%2C yes%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%7EYes%2C the CHILD.
10|7|6|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Pangaro||19:15:53|02/11/2002|%3E%3E%3E%3EAnd there%27s %5Bi%5Dnothing%5B%2Fi%5D more annoying than a film student.  %3B%29 %0D%0A%3E%3E%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E%3EHowabout the people that call your house to sell stuff%3F %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EThem%2C you can pity. They have one of The Jobs From Hell. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EKinda like tech support. %0D%0A%0D%0ANot really. Tech support isn%27t %5BI%5Dfrom%5B%2FI%5D hell%2C tech support %5BI%5Dis%5B%2FI%5D hell.%0D%0ATrust me. I%27ve been there%0D%0A%0D%0APangaro%2C Relaxed Marijuana Weasel %2322%0D%0APaying attention to the wrong part of the speech since 1986...%0D%0A
9|1|0|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Blob||07:41:49|02/07/2002|%3EGuy Behind The Counter%3A %22If you like Japanimation%2C you should see %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DNinja Scroll%5B%2Fi%5D.%22 %0D%0A%3EMe%3A %22I%27ve seen it. Have you seen %5Bi%5DPrincess Mononoke%5B%2Fi%5D%3F%22 %28I usually %0D%0A%3Ebring this up with people who don%27t seem too anime-savvy%2C as it%27s %0D%0A%3Erelatively mainstream in North America -- hell%2C Miramax distributes it %0D%0A%3E-- and the dub doesn%27t suck.%29 %0D%0A%3EGBTC%3A %22That%27s American.%22 %0D%0A%3EMe%3A %22No%2C it%27s not. Studio Ghibli is Japanese.%22 %0D%0A%3EGBTC%3A %22Check the list of producers.%22 %0D%0A%3EMe%3A %22Well%2C Disney did do the dub%2C and Neil Gaiman wrote the %0D%0A%3Escreenplay%2C but -- %22 %28would have continued to point out that it was %0D%0A%3Ewritten and directed by a legendary figure of anime%2C made at a %0D%0A%3EJapanese studio%2C and became one of the highest-grossing films of all %0D%0A%3Etime in Japan before it even had an American distributor%2C but GBTC %0D%0A%3Einterrupted me%29 %0D%0A%3EGBTC%3A %22I know my movies. In fact%2C I%27ve got two movies showing at blah %0D%0A%3Eblah blah...%22 %28No%2C he didn%27t say blah blah blah%2C but at that point I%27d %0D%0A%3Estopped caring about what he had to say%2C and decided to make my exit. %0D%0A%3EThe old retail training came back... nod and smile and escape...%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AThatreminds me of this guy I knew a few years back.%0D%0A%0D%0AGUY%3A Hey look at this%21 I%27ve picked up this awesome new american comic %22Battleangel Alita%22.%0D%0A%0D%0AME%3A Um... Sorry to pop your bubble man but thats a japanese manga not an american comic.%0D%0A%0D%0AGUY%3A %2Astares at me%2A Really%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AME%3A Really.%0D%0A%0D%0AGUY%3A %2Athrows the manga away%2A Thanks that you saved me from this japanese crap.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AAfew days later the same thing happened again. That time with Akira.%0D%0A%0D%0A----------------%0D%0ABenjamin Brill%0D%0AWannabe Emperor%0D%0AMaster of the Turtle%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %23667 
11|2|9|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Matrix Dragon||02:42:59|02/12/2002|%3EGUY%3A %2Athrows the manga away%2A Thanks that you saved me from this %0D%0A%3Ejapanese crap. %0D%0A%0D%0ATell me you grabbed the manga for yourself. Throwing away %5Bu%5DAlita%5B%2Fu%5D%2C what%27s the world coming to...%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAfew days later the same thing happened again. That time with Akira. %0D%0A%0D%0ANow that%27s going too far. Ah well%2C you can%27t teach them all.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s one of my pet hates. People that think all anime and manga is like Pokemon and DBZ%2C and then bag the hell out of us for it.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123.
12|3|11|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Blob||09:10:10|02/12/2002|%3E%3EGUY%3A %2Athrows the manga away%2A Thanks that you saved me from this %0D%0A%3E%3Ejapanese crap. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ETell me you grabbed the manga for yourself. Throwing away %0D%0A%3E%5Bu%5DAlita%5B%2Fu%5D%2C what%27s the world coming to... %0D%0A%0D%0AWhat do you think I am%21%3F Ofcourse I took it%21 %5E_%5E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EAfew days later the same thing happened again. That time with Akira. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENow that%27s going too far. %0D%0A%0D%0AYou know that and I know that but HE didn%27t know that. I was very tempted to use that manga to beat the living shit out of him.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAh well%2C you can%27t teach them all. %0D%0A%0D%0ATrue. Sad but true.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThat%27s one of my pet hates. People that think all anime and manga is %0D%0A%3Elike Pokemon and DBZ%2C and then bag the hell out of us for it. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AWell over here it%27s Pkemon and Sailormoon but otherwise exact the same situation. %3A%28%0D%0A%0D%0A--------------------%0D%0ABenjamin Brill%0D%0AWannabe Emperor%0D%0AMaster of the Turtle%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %23667 %0D%0A
14|4|12|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Astynax||13:43:09|02/12/2002|%3E%0D%0A%3EWell over here it%27s Pkemon and Sailormoon but otherwise exact the same %0D%0A%3Esituation. %3A%28 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AYou were spared the horror that is DBZ%3F Consider yourself fortunate and pray you never incur the wrath of any deity foul enough to alter that situation.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmembers.aol.com%2Ferulogos%2Fgfx%2Fxsig.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22Going to a video store and seeing %5Bb%5DHALF%5B%2Fb%5D the %5Bbr%5Danime section taken up by DBZ is a bit irritating%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D
15|5|14|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Blob||17:18:18|02/12/2002|%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EWell over here it%27s Pkemon and Sailormoon but otherwise exact the same %0D%0A%3E%3Esituation. %3A%28 %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EYou were spared the horror that is DBZ%3F Consider yourself fortunate %0D%0A%3Eand pray you never incur the wrath of any deity foul enough to alter %0D%0A%3Ethat situation. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ANo. We weren%27t spared. It has hit TV last august. It%27s just not around here long enough that people say %22Anime%3F You mean like DBZ%3F%22 Over her SMoon is in the nth%2B1 rerun and Pokemon has mearchendise _EVERYWHERE_%2C so when people around here hear the word anime most of them think SMoon%2FPokemon. Whydoesn%27t anyone remember the old animes like %5Bi%5DCaptain Future%5B%2Fi%5D or %5Bi%5DQueen Millenia%5B%2Fi%5D or %5Bi%5DOdysseus31%5B%2Fi%5D anymore%3F %3A%28 %0D%0A%0D%0A--------------------%0D%0ABenjamin Brill%0D%0AWannabe Emperor%0D%0AMaster of the Turtle%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %23667 %0D%0A
19|6|15|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|drakensisthered||04:32:03|02/13/2002|Whydoesn%27t anyone remember the old animes like %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DCaptain Future%5B%2Fi%5D or %5Bi%5DQueen Millenia%5B%2Fi%5D or %5Bi%5DOdysseus31%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3Eanymore%3F %3A%28 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AAh well%2C back at university our Anime Society got started mostly because the organiser promised to show %5Bi%5DMysterious Cities of Gold%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DUlysses 31%5B%2Fi%5D %28same as Odysseus31 I think%29. Four _hundred_ people joined in the first week. Average meeting attendance%3A 100.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0Adrakensisthered%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Only one human captain has ever survived battle with the Minbari Fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives%2C %5Bi%5Dbe somewhere else%5B%2Fi%5D.%22 - Satai Delenn%2C 2261
16|5|14|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Matrix Dragon||00:59:26|02/13/2002|%3E%22Going to a video store and seeing %5Bb%5DHALF%5B%2Fb%5D the anime %0D%0A%3Esection taken up by DBZ is a bit irritating%22%0D%0A%0D%0AHalf%3F Is that all%3F Down here%2C I%27ve seen entire video stores with nothing but that show in their anime section. When I asked the guy at the counter if he was going to get some decent anime in%2C he just looked at me like I was crazy and said %27we%27ve got the entire Cell saga%2C what more do you want%3F%27%0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s not something to be proud of.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%2C who%27s used DBZ characters in a fanfic before%2C so maybe he should shut up.
17|6|16|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|bbassett||01:18:58|02/13/2002|%3EMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%2C who%27s used DBZ characters in a fanfic before%2C %0D%0A%3Eso maybe he should shut up. %0D%0A%0D%0AWe will forgive you if they were on the receiving end of a thermonuclear detonation.  Or a vivisection.  Your choice.  %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0ABrian Bassett%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %2376%0D%0A
18|7|17|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Matrix Dragon||01:52:40|02/13/2002|%3E%3EMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%2C who%27s used DBZ characters in a fanfic before%2C %0D%0A%3E%3Eso maybe he should shut up. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWe will forgive you if they were on the receiving end of a %0D%0A%3Ethermonuclear detonation.  Or a vivisection.  Your choice.  %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AIt was an AU%2FFusion. I wiped up all the flying%2Fenergy blasts%2Ftransformation crap and made them normal soldiers. Oh%2C and I actually gave them real characters. I did blow one of their arms off%2C and some of them are going to die. Does that count%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%0D%0A%22Posistion Vacant%3A One Image and%2For quote.%22
23|8|18|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|bbassett||22:00:59|02/13/2002|%3E%3E%3EMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%2C who%27s used DBZ characters in a fanfic before%2C %0D%0A%3E%3E%3Eso maybe he should shut up. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EWe will forgive you if they were on the receiving end of a %0D%0A%3E%3Ethermonuclear detonation.  Or a vivisection.  Your choice.  %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIt was an AU%2FFusion. I wiped up all the flying%2Fenergy %0D%0A%3Eblasts%2Ftransformation crap and made them normal soldiers. Oh%2C and I %0D%0A%3Eactually gave them real characters. I did blow one of their arms off%2C %0D%0A%3Eand some of them are going to die. Does that count%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI do believe that is sufficient for redemption.  %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0ABrian Bassett%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %2376%0D%0A
20|6|16|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Astynax||08:36:47|02/13/2002|%0D%0A%3EMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%2C who%27s used DBZ characters in a fanfic before%2C %0D%0A%3Eso maybe he should shut up. %0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C I dunno%2C I can see uses for them... gotta have target practice sometime or other%2C may as well make the targets fun%3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmembers.aol.com%2Ferulogos%2Fgfx%2Fxsig.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22Darkness beyond Twilight%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D
21|5|14|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Blob||09:27:49|02/13/2002|%3EGoing to a video store and seeing %5Bb%5DHALF%5B%2Fb%5D the %0D%0A%3Eanime section taken up by DBZ is a bit %0D%0A%3Eirritating.%0D%0A%0D%0ANot as irritating as this%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AThe anime section of the only video store around here is about 80%25 hentai and animes like %5Bi%5DAkira%5B%2Fi%5D or %5Bi%5DGhost in the Shell%5B%2Fi%5D can only be found in the adult section of the store. %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A--------------------%0D%0ABenjamin Brill%0D%0AWannabe Emperor%0D%0AMaster of the Turtle%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %23667 %0D%0A
22|6|21|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Astynax||20:50:07|02/13/2002|%3E%3EGoing to a video store and seeing %5Bb%5DHALF%5B%2Fb%5D the %0D%0A%3E%3Eanime section taken up by DBZ is a bit %0D%0A%3E%3Eirritating.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENot as irritating as this%3A %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThe anime section of the only video store around here is about 80%25 %0D%0A%3Ehentai and animes like %5Bi%5DAkira%5B%2Fi%5D or %5Bi%5DGhost in the Shell%5B%2Fi%5D can %0D%0A%3Eonly be found in the adult section of the store. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AHrmmm%2C that%27s somewhat irritating%2C but the apparent variety overcomes the miscategorization %3Chmm%2C have I just invented another word%3F%3E. In my book%2C as long as they -have- decent anime%2C I really don%27t care so much where they stick it. YMMV%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmembers.aol.com%2Ferulogos%2Fgfx%2Fxsig.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22Darkness beyond Twilight%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D
26|5|14|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|The Child||17:10:55|02/14/2002|%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EWell over here it%27s Pkemon and Sailormoon but otherwise exact the same %0D%0A%3E%3Esituation. %3A%28 %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EYou were spared the horror that is DBZ%3F Consider yourself fortunate %0D%0A%3Eand pray you never incur the wrath of any deity foul enough to alter %0D%0A%3Ethat situation. %0D%0A%0D%0AUgh.  All the staring.  That%27s all they do.  They stare%2C for episodes at a time%2C and people are religious about it%21  If I wanted to see people stare at each other I%27d eat dinner at the house of people who are getting a divorce.%0D%0A%0D%0A%7EYes%2C the CHILD.
27|6|26|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Astynax||19:43:11|02/14/2002|%0D%0A%3E%3EYou were spared the horror that is DBZ%3F Consider yourself fortunate %0D%0A%3E%3Eand pray you never incur the wrath of any deity foul enough to alter %0D%0A%3E%3Ethat situation. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EUgh.  All the staring.  That%27s all they do.  They stare%2C for episodes %0D%0A%3Eat a time%2C and people are religious about it%21  If I wanted to see %0D%0A%3Epeople stare at each other I%27d eat dinner at the house of people who %0D%0A%3Eare getting a divorce. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ANot just staring%21 They also make rather obnoxious grunting noises%2C as though they ate too much Taco Bell the night before and are suffering the consequences. They also quiver a lot%2C like a crack whore going through withdrawl. And on another note%2C what%27s with the Super Saiyan transformation%3F I mean%2C when they become more powerful they suddenly turn into Aryan Nation poster children%21 %3CBlond hair%2C blue eyes%2C bad attitudes... think about it%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmembers.aol.com%2Ferulogos%2Fgfx%2Fxsig.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22Next time%2C on Drag-on Brawl%2C ZZZZ%21 More of Goku grunting%0D%0A at Vegeta while Gohan searches for the laxatives%21%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D
28|7|27|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Laudre||20:13:36|02/14/2002|%3EI mean%2C when they become more powerful they suddenly %0D%0A%3Eturn into Aryan Nation poster children%21 %3CBlond hair%2C blue eyes%2C bad %0D%0A%3Eattitudes... think about it%3E %0D%0A%0D%0ABuddy Hackett once said that he noticed that all the ski instructors had blond hair%2C blue eyes%2C and 26%22 waists.  So%2C when he went to learn how to ski %28Buddy Hackett was short%2C squat%2C and very dark%29%2C they put him into a pair of ski pants with a 26%22 waist... and when they zipped them up%2C his eyes turned blue and his hair turned blond %3A%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22  -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D
13|3|11|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Mephron||12:41:27|02/12/2002|%3EThat%27s one of my pet hates. People that think all anime and manga is %0D%0A%3Elike Pokemon and DBZ%2C and then bag the hell out of us for it. %0D%0A%0D%0AMy brother was like that.  He%27d give me some joking about it.  %28On the other hand%2C he%27s the one that regularly buys me anime DVDs for my birthday%2C so I can%27t complain too much about him.%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASo one night%2C I went over to have dinner with him and his wife%2C and they said%2C %22Bring a movie.%22  So I brought... %27Princess Mononoke%27.%0D%0A%0D%0AAt the end of the movie he said%2C %22Well.  Now I kinda understand why you like that stuff.%22  And then he asked if I had anything kinda like a western.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe%27s working through Trigun now.  I think I%27m converting him.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AGeoff Depew - Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Malakite of Lightning and Angel of Tech Support Professionals %0D%0AEPU RCW %231
24|4|13|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Kokuten||12:51:23|02/14/2002|%0D%0A%3ESo one night%2C I went over to have dinner with him and his wife%2C and %0D%0A%3Ethey said%2C %22Bring a movie.%22  So I brought... %27Princess Mononoke%27. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAt the end of the movie he said%2C %22Well.  Now I kinda understand why %0D%0A%3Eyou like that stuff.%22  And then he asked if I had anything kinda like %0D%0A%3Ea western. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EHe%27s working through Trigun now.  I think I%27m converting him. %0D%0A%0D%0AMephron- %0D%0A%0D%0Amebbe he%27d like Cowboy Bebop%3F Kinda like a cross between Bonanza and Star Trek somtimes..  %27course%2C I%27m sleepy and caffeine free at the moment%2C so take this statement at face value..  %0D%0A%0D%0Apreferrably someone elses face%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0AKokuten Daysleeper%0D%0ARCW %2313013
29|3|11|||||RE%3A This Must Be News To Studio Ghibli|Blob||09:50:23|02/19/2002|%3EAh well%2C you can%27t teach them all. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd another example for that%3A%0D%0AAs some people here might know %5Bi%5DSen to Chihiro%5B%2Fi%5D won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale toghether with %5Bi%5DBloody Sunday%5B%2Fi%5D. Now while hte reaction of most newspapers was quite positive there were still some that wrote stuff along the lines of %22What the f%2A%2A%2A was the jury thinking when they decided to give the Bear to a _CARTOON_%21%21%21%3F%3F%3F%22 %0D%0A%0D%0AWell they didn%27t say it this open%2C but it was clear that this was%2C what they meaned.%0D%0A%0D%0ASome people are just idiots. %0D%0A%0D%0A--------------------%0D%0ABenjamin Brill%0D%0AWannabe Emperor%0D%0AMaster of the Turtle%0D%0ARabid Crack Weasel %23667 %0D%0A