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RSU 1741 said:
I hope that's a troll.

Yoko Taro is an absolute merc that would gladly do anything for money (and I respect him for that) but .... let the fucking thing rest. The remakes were already senseless abominations, this is simply reaching Star Wars levels of not letting the fucking thing go.

Considering that the message that Anno wanted to leave is "grow up and get a real life so you'll get your big tiddies glasses girl without even trying" they should simply stop
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Unfortunately Anno's message is outdated, if not wrong.
 
regalterry said:
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Oh dear God, no, not again, I thought I was finally free, I thought it was finally over, and then they pull me right back in.
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I see modern Eva as the same as modern Halo: a desperate attempt to skinwalk the IP only to fumble and be used as a condom for collabs.
 
Gravityqueen4life said:
Anyone watches Darwin Jihen?
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The best way to describe it is that it feels like a Japanese interpretation of modern Americana—basically what you’d get if Hideo Kojima decided to make a manga. It’s pretty rudimentary and can be hard to take seriously, even if the author’s intentions seem to be in the right place. Still, no matter which side of the political aisle you’re on, it remains largely inoffensive in the way a lot of Japanese media tends to be. Evil Obama is a trip though.
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Did anyone of you watch the new Evangelion Short movie? What did you think of it?
The new short Anime which was released as an exclusive video that only fans who visited the venue in Japan could see.
There's a leaked camprip available.
If anyone wants it, I can provide it with EN subs. But like I said it's just a camrip, so the quality isn't the best.
 
Piava said:
Did anyone of you watch the new Evangelion Short movie? What did you think of it?
The new short Anime which was released as an exclusive video that only fans who visited the venue in Japan could see.
There's a leaked camprip available.
If anyone wants it, I can provide it with EN subs. But like I said it's just a camrip, so the quality isn't the best.
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Sure, go ahead. It's better than uploading it to youtube, which it was before it got taken down.
 
numetalborder said:
Sure, go ahead. It's better than uploading it to youtube, which it was before it got taken down.
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It was also on Dailymotion. Seems like it's still up. I would recommend downloading it though and transfer the file to a HDD used for long time storage.

Edit: Compared the Dailymotion version with the torrent version. The torrent seems to have a slightly better quality.
 
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FSF is gonna be crazy this saturday.

Chocolate Rain said:
The best way to describe it is that it feels like a Japanese interpretation of modern Americana—basically what you’d get if Hideo Kojima decided to make a manga. It’s pretty rudimentary and can be hard to take seriously, even if the author’s intentions seem to be in the right place. Still, no matter which side of the political aisle you’re on, it remains largely inoffensive in the way a lot of Japanese media tends to be. Evil Obama is a trip though.
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MATALO LA CREATURA!!!!
 
Piava said:
Did anyone of you watch the new Evangelion Short movie? What did you think of it?
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It was cute. Eva is one of the few ongoing series that can go full meta in an entertaining fashion and for what amounts to funny shitpost the quality was great especially the recreations of the original TV series. Miyamura's voice doesn't sound as strained as it has been within the last decade and she pulled it off well.


The new series seems like another nothing burger honestly and it doesn't help that its being helmed by two people who have longed since exhausted all their good will. Anno wants Eva to be another Gundam so he can push off the franchise to other creatives but it just doesn't work because nobody gives a fuck about Eva's setting and world and its why people are STILL arguing over which girl won the Shinjibowl 30 years later, its the characters and metanarrative that makes the franchise and he's a significant part of it all so you can either die with him or die of general indifference like the rest of the spinoffs.
 
Chocolate Rain said:
The new series seems like another nothing burger honestly and it doesn't help that its being helmed by two people who have longed since exhausted all their good will. Anno wants Eva to be another Gundam so he can push off the franchise to other creatives but it just doesn't work because nobody gives a fuck about Eva's setting and world and its why people are STILL arguing over which girl won the Shinjibowl 30 years later, its the characters and metanarrative that makes the franchise and he's a significant part of it all so you can either die with him or die of general indifference like the rest of the spinoffs.
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Not sure how to feel about this. On one hand I'm happy, on the other hand I'm aksing myself: "how long will they continue milking the franchise?"
 
Piava said:
Not sure how to feel about this. On one hand I'm happy, on the other hand I'm aksing myself: "how long will they continue milking the franchise?"
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I cant even see it being an amusing trainwreck to doompost about it. I'm not even sure why Yoko Taro's name is a selling point he's essentially been on auto pilot since everyone collectively sucked his dick for his first successful game.
 
I'm actually excited for the EVA redo Yoko Taro is actually a really fucking good writer so I'm genuinely interested in what he does with EVA.
 
so for a set of bad news, mangadex is going corporate
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Manga Piracy Website MANGADEX is Going Corporate
Mangadex, the household name for one of the world's largest Manga Piracy websites that is still running (if not the largest after the shutting-down of (bato.to), is Going Corporate, but says it "promises not to become another Crunchyroll"

Most of this information is not entirely new, but this is meant to compile what we have known and contextualize it with newer information.

Legal advice from NamiComi, current owner of MANGADEX UK LTD, is likely the decision-maker for recent changes in Mangadex regarding censorship.

While it is not 100% certain whether or not Mangadex UK is the same legal entity as the website Mangadex, this is the company registered to limit liability on the owners. By definition, a corporation with privately owned shares. And the framework of MANGADEX UK LTD directly affects the website from a legal standpoint.

While Mangadex UK LTD is already a legal corporation, "going corporate" refers to the process of becoming a fully legitimate, legal business.

Retracing back to last year, Mangadex handed the management of their platform to NamiComi after being hit with over 7000 DMCA takedown notices. They stated that NamiComi has the legal framework to ensure long-term sustainability for the Mangadex hosting platform.

"NamiComi has accepted to take management of the site and its domain; no transaction was performed.The recent shutdown of various aggregators has driven an accelerated growth of MangaDex. While we have historically received low volumes of takedown requests, that number has increased to such a degree that we can no longer handle it ourselves. NamiComi has the necessary legal framework to move forward and ensure the long-term sustainability of MangaDex."

When Mangadex says that they will not become a Crunchyroll, what does this mean?
They're likely referring to the subscription service behind Crunchyroll and trying to make a generous profit off of consumers:
"MangaDex has long defended that the content should be accessible for free."

The framework of trying to remain non-profit means that they are using ADs to stay afloat. That being said, a LTD is a for-profit company registration type. Whether that is just so that authors can still receive profits while they receive the minimum for operation costs is not clarified.

According to their FAQ, it appears that they will remain non-profit to not "turn into a Crunchyroll."

Update: One of the Mangadex staff that pushed for this shift, presumably Dr. Henry Hanxuan Lin, one of the legal shareholders, is reportedly set to make money in a for-profit sense from this corporate shift as one of the officers listed with NamiComi.

Now, the other main issue for many now becomes censorship.

As the company is currently subject to the laws of the United Kingdom, the UK’s Online Safety Act is likely a reason for the accelerated removal of sexual content by Mangadex that appears to involve minors, because the Act pressures platforms to avoid harmful/illegal material, as it has gone into full effect as of this year.
In addition, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 — Sections 62–65, prohibit the sexual depiction of anything depicting the appearance of a child, including drawings, (by either age or appearance) and has clauses to include images/video for non-photorealistic depictions as well. And in the UK, they ultimately define a child as anyone with the physical possible appearance of being under 18 if not stated otherwise.

Ultimately, what we know is that Mangadex has gained the legal framework to inch towards legitimacy, leaving piracy slowly over time by gaining indie author permissions and legitimate licenses. And doing this requires them to follow UK censorship laws if they are to run a legally-protected business and not another bato.to

There is a bit of gray area as NamiComi follows US law, as well. Which may have Mangadex in certain circumstances be subject to one or the other or both, as the website per its terms and conditions states that it is subject to US Law.

Sources:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/prohibited-images#:~:text=62Possession of prohibited images,a series of images, and
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https://repository.essex.ac.uk/20451/1/akantoniou_pioc_2013_77(4)_JCL_337-253.pdf#:~:text=Section 62 of the Coroners and Justice,conversion into a moving or still imageor still imagehttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/prohibited-images#:~:text=62Possession of prohibited images,a series of images, and
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https://repository.essex.ac.uk/20451/1/akantoniou_pioc_2013_77(4)_JCL_337-253.pdf#:~:text=Section 62 of the Coroners and Justice,conversion into a moving or still imageor still imagehttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/prohibited-images#:~:text=62Possession of prohibited images,a series of images, and
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https://repository.essex.ac.uk/20451/1/akantoniou_pioc_2013_77(4)_JCL_337-253.pdf#:~:text=Section 62 of the Coroners and Justice,conversion into a moving or still imageor still imagehttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/prohibited-images#:~:text=62Possession of prohibited images,a series of images, and
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https://repository.essex.ac.uk/20451/1/akantoniou_pioc_2013_77(4)_JCL_337-253.pdf#:~:text=Section 62 of the Coroners and Justice,conversion into a moving or still imageor still image

e: and don't forget that it's on top of this
https://www.animesenpai.net/700-manga-wiped-overnight-manga-industry-declares-war-on-piracy/ (archive)
 
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piombo said:
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Don't forget. This all started when people started to scanlate Gook comics from Korea and started to intermix with Japanese series.

Gook comics should've had their own platforms and own sites.
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For literal DECADES, the Japs barely cared but now the Japs saw how litigious Gook companies are and wanted in on it. That single LINE was crossed and there is no going back. WE HAD A GOOD THING GOING!

Fucking Korea, man. The moment coal like Solo Leveling became popular cuz third worldies started to get into "Manhwa" (YWNBM - You Will Never Be Manga) like Solo Leveling I can tell the Korean companies are gonna come in at full force cuz they're just as litigious as jews.
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DO IT AGAIN HIROBUMI! WIPE OUT CHOSON FROM THE MAP!
 
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OK, IDK where to put this but it seems AmiAmi is going cuck mode on Trump and pulled the "WE'RE BOYCOTTING YOUR STUPID DUMB TARIFFS DRUMPF" card by blocking American shipments.
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Danann said:
OK, IDK where to put this but it seems AmiAmi is going cuck mode on Trump and pulled the "WE'RE BOYCOTTING YOUR STUPID DUMB TARIFFS DRUMPF" card by blocking American shipments.
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source on this tweet, with another one that has had a longer reply, and the reddit thread that has had this PSA
Its being reported that AmiAmi is suspending all US orders due to the recent 15% global tariff enacted by the Trump Administration
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Longer response that I got this morning
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end result is that there's nothing concrete to be said yet, so have some extra hearsay from the reddit PSA in the while the new announcement happens

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