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#21 07-29-09, 2:36 PM
yakyuu-addict Offline Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 4490	I was wondering why I had a strange feeling to serve after the last episode. Perhaps there are subliminal messages embedded into the anime. Hear the word

#22 07-29-09, 3:29 PM
Hato-kun Offline Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 590	Antanaru said: Nope. It manages to make earthquake boring. You know, this made me hate you quite a bit.

#23 07-29-09, 4:00 PM
Panaru Offline Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 963	Hato-kun said: Antanaru said: Nope. It manages to make earthquake boring. You know, this made me hate you quite a bit. Agreed. XD Also, cute poster.

#24 07-29-09, 4:12 PM
Antanaru Offline Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 2677	Hato-kun said: Antanaru said: Nope. It manages to make earthquake boring. You know, this made me hate you quite a bit. You made me grin. Ii tenki desu ne...

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07-29-09, 4:40 PM

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Alipio said:

dtshyk said:

Alipio said:
An army and a Ground Self-Defense Force are different things. The Japanese doesn't even have an army ever since WWII

anyway....good stuff :)

you are the first gaijin I saw who believes Japanese government's sophistry. (or are you kidding?)

well, that's what i learned at school..

lol, Well, school sucks for learning things. :P

Anyway if this wasn't Japan, that poster would be called propaganda. The show is still pretty good though. :)

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07-29-09, 5:07 PM

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it is propaganda, ment to force people into the armed forces of a nation that should be spending more money on social and economic projects instead of on military

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#27 07-29-09, 6:02 PM
saxophone Offline Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 413	yakyuu-addict said: I was wondering why I had a strange feeling to serve after the last episode. Perhaps there are subliminal messages embedded into the anime. Haha...I have only seen the Coast Guard so far in the anime, though I wouldn't really know for sure because I'm not really familiar with Japan's military/emergency structure.

#28

07-29-09, 10:40 PM

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So, how many copies is each of you gonna steal?

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#29 07-29-09, 10:44 PM
ArtRodriguez Offline Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1533	Now it makes sense. The stunning visuals, characters, plot, etc. were all funded by the Japanese government as propaganda. I didn't know the JG made anime! Alright, cool, I'm American anyway. Last blog update: 12/20/10: Number Four Anime of the Year

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07-30-09, 1:14 AM

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Since the anime is based on research and simulations of earthquakes you can asume the story is founded on reality (luckily on a smaller scale). What is wrong to show the human forces who usually tend to situations like that? Is it not realistic that you will see police- or fireman on such a scene? Do you think the country would not send soldiers to help out with an earthquake of that magnitude in a heavy populated area?

Yes it's some kind of PR, but as long as they don't fabricate a super human soldier capeable to stop the quakes with it's bare hands I don't mind the "more realistic kind of PR" at all.

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07-30-09, 6:46 AM

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renjikuchiki1 said:
it is propaganda, ment to force people into the armed forces of a nation that should be spending more money on social and economic projects instead of on military

While it may very well be propaganda, it hardly 'forces' people into the armed forces.

Japan's military budget averages about 1% of GDP, about $41B, compared to US spending of 21% GDP, about $711B. Considering that Japan is the world's second largest economy after the US, the Japanese military budget is pretty modest. And since having an armed force is an important facet of maintaining national sovereignty, imo, the spending can be justified

Modified by tanjx, 07-30-09, 7:38 AM

#32 07-30-09, 10:30 AM
CreamyVelvet Offline Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 764	That's cool.

#33 08-06-09, 2:48 PM
Silvera Offline Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 279	Hikari_Tajiri said: Mathna said: One of my favorite series of the summer. TM is the only one anime worth watching this summer >.>

#34

08-10-09, 10:20 AM

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dtshyk said:

Alipio said:
An army and a Ground Self-Defense Force are different things. The Japanese doesn't even have an army ever since WWII

anyway....good stuff :)

you are the first gaijin I saw who believes Japanese government's sophistry. (or are you kidding?)

I lol'ed.

bla bla bla

The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.

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On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard?

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09-19-09, 3:16 AM

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Mathna said:
One of my favorite series of the summer.

Double approved.

I admit first episode was quite depressing and boring but it was only because staff was very professional; making you feel like main character only just by watching. Thus, if you dropped it at the first episode or second, you are a giant F. :D

Antanaru said:

Hato-kun said:

Antanaru said:
Nope. It manages to make earthquake boring.

You know, this made me hate you quite a bit.

You made me grin.

Read above.

J-970 said:
Have the JGSDF even appeared in the series yet?

Wow, are you blind?

Modified by ShaiThan, 09-19-09, 3:21 AM

#36

09-19-09, 5:14 AM

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tanjx said:

renjikuchiki1 said:
it is propaganda, ment to force people into the armed forces of a nation that should be spending more money on social and economic projects instead of on military

While it may very well be propaganda, it hardly 'forces' people into the armed forces.

Japan's military budget averages about 1% of GDP, about $41B, compared to US spending of 21% GDP, about $711B. Considering that Japan is the world's second largest economy after the US, the Japanese military budget is pretty modest. And since having an armed force is an important facet of maintaining national sovereignty, imo, the spending can be justified

Those numbers are off by quite a bit, even if you include the supplemental spending on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars by the US and the nuclear spending by the DOE. The US military budget is 636 billion which is equal to 4.5-4.7%. Japan spends .9% of GDP on their military (49 billion)

#37 09-20-09, 9:17 AM
Gunther_ Offline Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1011	Alipio said: An army and a Ground Self-Defense Force are different things. The Japanese doesn't even have an army ever since WWII anyway....good stuff :) No. An army is simply the military forces of a nation. Japan has these. Report Rule Violations Here

#38 10-13-09, 11:29 PM
Asako Offline Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6336	Deleted quotechains. Please don't bother posting if you have nothing to contribute to the thread or discuss about this news.