Will the disaster in Japan affect the anime and manga industries?
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Dude, why are you worrying about anime after this large tragedy? I think we should be worried abou...
Dammit, ninja'd againSoviet Heavy said:
Defiantly yes. Even though I'm an anime fan but I foresee it will be a while till they continue back as normal (by all mean continuing the anime and Manga is a low priority at the movement). Right now the whole radiation problem is my main concern.
I like the way you made somthing sad and terrible and turned it into a lighthearted question. I'm not sure about the anime and manga companies i hope they weren't affected. If they were affected it won't be for long. The Japanese will rebuild extreamly fast. They will find a way to keep publishing manga if they were affected.scorptatious said:
On a different topic of the same topic i was told that the original game designer of pokemon was one of the many found dead. When i was told that there was a girl sitting with us that said good and that she hates pokemon. At that moment i don't think i felt so much anger towards some one. If it were a guy i would beaten him up although knowing me i throw one punch then get beaten up but i always stick to morrals to never hit women so i walked away.
If you are seriously worry about this right now i hope you drown the next time your at the beach.
And this time it has nothing to do with my dislike to all that is weabo, it just doesnt matter at the moment what the entertainment industry will be like afterwards, while everything is still destroyed and by far not the last body has been found
And this time it has nothing to do with my dislike to all that is weabo, it just doesnt matter at the moment what the entertainment industry will be like afterwards, while everything is still destroyed and by far not the last body has been found
Anime and manga is cool 'n all, but I'm more worried about that possible nuclear meltdown that Japan is facing along with the thousands of deaths and the 150 billion dollars in damages.
Of course, they are going to be affected, how could they not be? I'm more concerned with the relief effort than anything right now though.
Far from me to say it (I think someone else has mentioned it, actually), but I think the Japanese economy has bigger fish to fry than anime & manga (even though I like the media).
Let's not forget that a certain portion of the country has neither power... nor much that would need the power any more, so anime is probably the last of their problems right now.
Having said that:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10704
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Magnitude_8.0
This was an anime that was produced a couple of years ago that I found difficult to watch but considered brilliant anyway.
Let's not forget that a certain portion of the country has neither power... nor much that would need the power any more, so anime is probably the last of their problems right now.
Having said that:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10704
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Magnitude_8.0
This was an anime that was produced a couple of years ago that I found difficult to watch but considered brilliant anyway.
Hah! I kinda thought that too.. But you know us gamers.. We walk hand in hand with Japanese cartoons apparently....Generic Gamer said:
Unless the Big Wave took down every single head office like that I shouldn't see why the talented working people of Japan would completely stop doing what they do best for an unforseeable future. Give them time to handle their losses but dont offend anyone else with your fears about cartoons any more ok.
Unless they do 'an America' on us and stop the production of anything exploding because it might make a few people cry about 9/11 if thats what you're worried about.
No. Most manufacturers are located in the US, South Korea, or third world countries.MercurySteam said:
To my knowledge, Japan is not a large producer of standardized PC hardware.
I know for a fact that the high quality capacitors for many computer components are manufactured in Japan, though you're probably right that there's no cause for shortages that would affect the entire industry.AccursedTheory said:
A lot of you seem to have the impression that I'm more worried about manga and anime than I am about the lives of millions of people. I'm sorry if I gave off that impression, but that's not how I feel at all. I am saddened by how many people have died, and I do hope the country recovers. I'm just trying to make a topic worth discussing.
If you are worried about their livelihood, you shouldn't have limited the discussion to anime. There are too many people out there who care more for what they perceive to be the finest Japan has, and ignore the rest.scorptatious said:
A better discussion topic would have been to talk about how the Japanese industries as a whole are going to be affected. The country relies heavily on exports, and without the means to produce or ship everything they make, the country's economy could collapse.