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Why Does Manga Succeed Where American Comics Fail?
Otaku_0245 writes "I read a really interesting article at slushfactory.com entitled 'Why Does Manga Succeed Where American Comics Fail?' discussing/comparing the comics industries in Japan and the US. It's basically a 3-way conversation including Frederik Schodt (author of 'Dreamland Japan' - one of my favorite books about Japanese pop culture), and very thought-provoking."
>Why Does Manga Succeed Where American Comics Fail?
It doesn't.
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Timothy: But Rob, I need this job! You know they won't hire me back at Burger King since that peeing incident! And my parents are having the basement fumigated right now! You know Pudge doesn't need a job. Isn't there something I can do?
Malda: Hmmm. Well, if you give me a blowjob, or let me fuck you up the ass, I won't fire you. Whips out his penis
Timothy: starts sucking Hey, your dick tastes like shit!
Malda: What do you expect? Michael didn't want to be fired either!
For many (most?) of us, no sort of comic "book" succeeds, no more than Saturday morning cartoons do. Pictures are not necessary if a real writer is involved. Sorry. I'd rather read a book. Anytime.
Hmmm, you mention Germany, Italy, Japan, and France -- all the fascist governments
during WWII. Manga and retro facism a coincidence? I don't think so.
2.'Anus' mouths.
"Get off the cross - we need the wood" - Tori Amos
If forced to choose, I'd rather shave my legs with a potato peeler than read a comic book -- *any* comic book. We're not all parent's-house-basement-dwelling 37 year-olds who dress up as our favorite character whenever we go to a, say, 'Harry Potter', 'LotR' or 'Star Wars' movie ...
30 feet demon grabs little schoolgirl making love to her from behind.
the Japanese are retarded and so enjoy reading comic books.
I totally agree.
I was stationed there for 3 years and disgusted the entire time. As if America's perpetually-adolescent adult comic readers weren't sickening enough, Japan's industry is nothing but porn.
Sadly, porn sells to the multitude of sickos out there.
Anime is totally fucking gay.
Faggots.
Anyone who debates the differences in anime deserves an ass kicking.
Faggot.
That's it.