"Hall-of-Fame" for Anime, Manga and Video Games to be built in Tokyo.
When finished this will be the first national facility focusing entirely on these art forms.
Japanese source: The Asahi Shimbun
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Update to this post : 2009-05-10
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The Chief Secretary for the Democratic Party Yukio Hatoyama openly criticized the budget for building the "Hall-of-Fame". He described prime minister Taro Aso as being part of the "National Tea Cartoon" and for being very wasteful and ridiculous.
Source: IZA News
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This "Hall of Fame" is a brilliant idea!
(^_^;)
May 13, 2009 1:32 PM by Kira01
At the same time there will be plans to improve the transportation in central Tokyo.
Combine these two things, and it will be a great effort to save Japan's economy. Hope to see it someday.
May 13, 2009 7:33 AM by YuaLaurant
May 12, 2009 10:48 PM by Animegal9215
May 12, 2009 11:26 AM by Tenori
Ha! Pop culture taking over the world, I have hope in the future now!
May 10, 2009 1:21 PM by NeverSleep
May 10, 2009 2:04 AM by Zirgo
Apr 12, 2009 2:54 PM by Chimichoco
I expect to see: Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, some Nintendo game characters other than Mario, Naruto, One Piece and Bleach, the longest running manga out there.
Apr 12, 2009 1:42 AM by Rebella
Apr 11, 2009 11:46 PM by kenny35
I don't know how they'll decide this, but I'm pretty sure Cowboy Bebop will be the first inductee.
No, the first one will be some Miyazaki movie. The second will be some Miyazaki movie, and the third, well, some Miyazaki movie. That's obvious.
Astro Boy will be the first. This should be obvious.
Also, is there a need for such a facility? Sounds like a waste of tax money to me.
hmm i can think of thousands of tax money waste dumps that nobody even cares enough to know about. people actually like anime. besides...in this deep recession, it will create jobs :P
Apr 11, 2009 11:17 PM by kisami
wow, doesn't seem like a good idea since we are in a recession, and they did just spend about 99 Billion I think on a stimulus package
Why not?
it's a tourist attraction that will make them a lot of money
Apr 11, 2009 7:22 PM by Hamel
:)
Apr 10, 2009 10:01 PM by Rikko_Teardrop
Apr 10, 2009 7:45 PM by iTom
But yeah, I better see some damn Pokemon and FF.
Apr 10, 2009 5:34 PM by HappyPear
I hope Code Geass is in it.
Ohlala Lelouch. Yummy.
Apr 10, 2009 5:33 PM by Kittenia
lol, nice.
Anime is slowly taking over the nation
It already has.
<3 your avatar
If it's some form an art gallery, then I think it's a really neat idea. Investing in the arts is always a great idea lol
Apr 10, 2009 5:23 PM by panda_general
lol, nice.
Anime is slowly taking over the nation
It already has.
Apr 10, 2009 3:49 PM by tondake_omake
Anime is slowly taking over the nation
Apr 10, 2009 3:22 PM by BlackAssassin
Apr 10, 2009 2:40 PM by Yandere
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From Wikipedia
Aso argues that embracing Japanese pop culture can be an important step to cultivating ties with other countries, hoping that manga will act as a bridge to the world.[56] He is referred to as an Otaku.[57]
Aso is a fan of manga since childhood. He had his family send manga magazines from Japan while he was studying at Stanford University.[58] In 2003, he described reading about 10 or 20 manga magazines every week (manga make up only part of Aso's voracious reading) and talked about his impression of various manga extemporaneously.[58] In 2007, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, he established the International Manga Award for non-Japanese manga artists.[59][60][61]
It was reported that Aso was seen reading the manga "Rozen Maiden" in Tokyo International Airport, which earned him the sobriquet "His Excellency Rozen".[62] He admitted in an interview that he had read the manga; however, he said he did not remember whether he had read it in an airport.[63]
Aso's candidacy for the position of Japanese Prime Minister actually caused share-value to rise among some manga publishers and companies related to the manga industry.[56]
Ah. The perks of being prime minister.
May 16, 2009 4:56 AM by Unregistered00