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Weeb Wars - aka The TL;DR Thread & Other Announcements
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Why? We'd tell Vic to fuck off if he asked us to remove it, too.
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Social Media Front
- Anime Outsiders released their interview with Vic Mignogna:
- Dan Wills' In Plain Sight, an audiobook that Vic Mignogna narrated, was released:
The Social Media Front
- Anime Outsiders released their interview with Vic Mignogna:
- Dan Wills' In Plain Sight, an audiobook that Vic Mignogna narrated, was released:
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- Mar 9, 2019
The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Social Media Front
- In the midst of the firestorm that has engulfed the United States (as well as other countries like Canada and Britain) in the wake of the death of George Floyd, many industries and figures have made statements in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and began looking inward on how to "improve" relations with the American black community. Among the list of people includes a Twitter user by the handle @Proz (Professor Bald Nerd) (not to be confused with ProZD):
The protected tweet was screencapped and shared with the rest of KickVic's notable Twitter supporters like Jennifer Lynn Hunt.
However, Nick Rekieta released a video regarding the subject and revealed that a source came forward and told Nick that this particular person, identified as the owner of the San Japan convention, Dave Henkin, was part of a Facebook group that convention owners gathered and discussed "how to improve conventions":
The source also revealed that Dave Henkin was the one who made sure the other members did not invite Vic Mignogna with the threat of being kicked from the group and ostracized.
Other members of this group include Faisal Ahmed, who made an affidavit in support of Monica Rial and Ron Toye (courtesy of @Animegate19):
UPDATE: Dave Henkin, owner of San Japan, has stepped down along with Emma Glover and her cosplay staff (courtesy of @Nontransferable):
The Social Media Front
- In the midst of the firestorm that has engulfed the United States (as well as other countries like Canada and Britain) in the wake of the death of George Floyd, many industries and figures have made statements in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and began looking inward on how to "improve" relations with the American black community. Among the list of people includes a Twitter user by the handle @Proz (Professor Bald Nerd) (not to be confused with ProZD):
The protected tweet was screencapped and shared with the rest of KickVic's notable Twitter supporters like Jennifer Lynn Hunt.
However, Nick Rekieta released a video regarding the subject and revealed that a source came forward and told Nick that this particular person, identified as the owner of the San Japan convention, Dave Henkin, was part of a Facebook group that convention owners gathered and discussed "how to improve conventions":
The source also revealed that Dave Henkin was the one who made sure the other members did not invite Vic Mignogna with the threat of being kicked from the group and ostracized.
Other members of this group include Faisal Ahmed, who made an affidavit in support of Monica Rial and Ron Toye (courtesy of @Animegate19):
UPDATE: Dave Henkin, owner of San Japan, has stepped down along with Emma Glover and her cosplay staff (courtesy of @Nontransferable):
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Legal Front
- The legal counsel of Vic Mignogna has filed their sur-replies to Funimation, Jamie Marchi, Monica Rial and Ron Toye as well as their response to Rial & Toye's cross-appeal brief (Courtesy of @plush):
UPDATE:
Corrected version of the sur-reply to Funimation (Courtesy of @Svetlana):
The Convention Front
- John Leigh, co-owner of Anime Matsuri, posted a statement that invited Vic Mignogna to return to Anime Matsuri (Courtesy of @NadeND-001):
This comes after two weeks since Anne Brooks, a user on Change.org, started a petition to bring Vic Mignogna back to Anime Matsuri and collected over 9,685 signatures :
www.change.org
The Legal Front
- The legal counsel of Vic Mignogna has filed their sur-replies to Funimation, Jamie Marchi, Monica Rial and Ron Toye as well as their response to Rial & Toye's cross-appeal brief (Courtesy of @plush):
UPDATE:
Corrected version of the sur-reply to Funimation (Courtesy of @Svetlana):
The Convention Front
- John Leigh, co-owner of Anime Matsuri, posted a statement that invited Vic Mignogna to return to Anime Matsuri (Courtesy of @NadeND-001):
This comes after two weeks since Anne Brooks, a user on Change.org, started a petition to bring Vic Mignogna back to Anime Matsuri and collected over 9,685 signatures :
Sign the Petition
Anime Matsuri: We the Fans want Vic Mignogna back as a guest for 2020
www.change.org
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Social Media Front
- @Ron Toye appears in an interview with DA Talks & @spirit of e m o s h:
The Social Media Front
- @Ron Toye appears in an interview with DA Talks & @spirit of e m o s h:
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Convention Front
- FunimationCon 2020 is scheduled to take place on July 3-4, 2020. Discussion of the event can be found here:
The Social Media Front
- In a recent tweet, Vic Mignogna indicated that he is indeed going to be a guest at Anime Matsuri and he would be donating to the Equal Justice Initiative:
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The Risembool Rangers also reiterated this:
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The Convention Front
- FunimationCon 2020 is scheduled to take place on July 3-4, 2020. Discussion of the event can be found here:
The Social Media Front
- In a recent tweet, Vic Mignogna indicated that he is indeed going to be a guest at Anime Matsuri and he would be donating to the Equal Justice Initiative:
vic mignogna on Twitter: "Like many of you, I’m troubled and concerne…
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The Risembool Rangers also reiterated this:
The Risembool Rangers on Twitter: "This year, #VicMignogna is donatin…
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The Legal Front
- Rusty J. O'Kane, counsel for Rial and Toye, filed a Cross-Appellant Reply Brief (Courtesy of @plush):
The Convention Front
- ABC Houston-affiliate, ABC-13, reported that "the conventions that were scheduled to be at the [George R. Brown] convention center will be canceled until next year with the exception of the Texas GOP's in-person convention":
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This implies Anime Matsuri as well.
Nick Rekieta, who was planning to go to Anime Matsuri, tweeted that a statement from Anime Matsuri staff was incoming:
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(Special thanks to @Nontransferable)
UPDATE (07/09/2020): Denice Leigh, one of co-owners of Anime Matsuri, announced that Anime Matsuri has been postponed until next year (Courtsey of @theworstkindofeurofag):
The Legal Front
- Rusty J. O'Kane, counsel for Rial and Toye, filed a Cross-Appellant Reply Brief (Courtesy of @plush):
The Convention Front
- ABC Houston-affiliate, ABC-13, reported that "the conventions that were scheduled to be at the [George R. Brown] convention center will be canceled until next year with the exception of the Texas GOP's in-person convention":
Mayor Turner threatens to shut down Republican convention if they vio…
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Nick Rekieta, who was planning to go to Anime Matsuri, tweeted that a statement from Anime Matsuri staff was incoming:
Rekieta Media on Twitter: "@E_Wonder85 @_Hero_Hei_ @YellowFlashGuy @T…
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UPDATE (07/09/2020): Denice Leigh, one of co-owners of Anime Matsuri, announced that Anime Matsuri has been postponed until next year (Courtsey of @theworstkindofeurofag):
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Convention Front
- Vic Mignogna announced that he was setting up an event at the Hyatt Regency in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 18th and was doing a Facebook live broadcast for Virtual Trek Con the next day:
The Convention Front
- Vic Mignogna announced that he was setting up an event at the Hyatt Regency in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 18th and was doing a Facebook live broadcast for Virtual Trek Con the next day:
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Legal Front
- The Court of Appeals filed the date of September 22, 2020, as the date for submission without oral argument with a panel of Chief Justice Sudderth, Justice Womack, and Justice Wallach (Courtesy of @I'm not a Robot):
The Social Media Front
- Nyx, the owner of PrettyUglyLittleLiars.net (PULL), announced that the website is closing down (Courtesy of @dumbass individual59):
UPDATE:
The Legal Front
- The Court of Appeals filed the date of September 22, 2020, as the date for submission without oral argument with a panel of Chief Justice Sudderth, Justice Womack, and Justice Wallach (Courtesy of @I'm not a Robot):
The Social Media Front
- Nyx, the owner of PrettyUglyLittleLiars.net (PULL), announced that the website is closing down (Courtesy of @dumbass individual59):
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Convention Front
- As noted by @Not A Bug, Cowtown Comic Con features Vic Mignogna as a guest:
The Social Media Front
- Voice Actor David Trosko, best known for his work as Present Mic in Funimation's dub of My Hero Academia from Season 2 to the present (the character was previously voiced by Sonny Strait), faced some backlash on Twitter for his joke relating to China and the COVID-19 Pandemic:
Much like what happened to Vic Mignogna, these Twitter users began tagging in Funimation to bring attention to the situation.
The situation will be monitored to see if Funimation responds.
The Convention Front
- As noted by @Not A Bug, Cowtown Comic Con features Vic Mignogna as a guest:
Casual - Cowtown Comic Con
www.cowtowncomiccon.com
The Social Media Front
- Voice Actor David Trosko, best known for his work as Present Mic in Funimation's dub of My Hero Academia from Season 2 to the present (the character was previously voiced by Sonny Strait), faced some backlash on Twitter for his joke relating to China and the COVID-19 Pandemic:
Another Funimation VA is facing The Cancelling™ right now: David Trosko. He was in My Hero Academia, Black Clover and Tokyo Ghoul, according to his twitter profile (which he has locked, probably due to harrassment).
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His crime? Nothing metoo related this time. It's the fact that he made harmless jokes about China's involvement in the coof crisis, him being christian and his support for Trump (and being conservative in general) that got some people very angry. They got even angrier when he refused to apologize.
Here's a long thread by an angry sped. There are more posts, but this thread sums it all up quite well.
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After watching Dave's tiktoks, I think he seems genuinely sweet.
Some more tweets. They want him to lose his job. They're tweeting directly at Funimation (and posting about him in unrelated tweets by Funimation).
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☀Daniski🌑 on Twitter: "Anyway, thank you, Mr. Dave Trosko, for break…
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Ares on Twitter: "It sure is unfortunate that @DaveTrosko decided to …
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🏳️🌈Sebastian@✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 on Twitter: "I just wanted to apologize for…
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𝓛 . 🥰✨ on Twitter: "I’m laughing, @FUNimation we’re QUICK to hound …
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𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐲 🍒 on Twitter: "Do you guys intend to respond to the upris…
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It will be interesting to see how the situation unfolds from here. I don't think Funimation would be dumb enough to make a public post about Dave, accusing him of racism and cutting all ties. Not after what happened with Vic. On the other hand, if there's one thing I learned during Weeb Wars, it's that Funimation will absolutely do insanely dumb shit and throw the majority of their viewerbase under the bus if it appeases a tiny percentage of woke crybullies. I also wonder if we'll see other Funimation actors throw Dave under the bus like they did with Vic.
Anyway, I wish Dave the best. We might want to keep a close eye on this. Also on Dave's roles. Will he get replaced?
Much like what happened to Vic Mignogna, these Twitter users began tagging in Funimation to bring attention to the situation.
The situation will be monitored to see if Funimation responds.
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Convention Front
- The Risembool Rangers announced Vic Mignogna will be a guest at Savannah Collectifest on September 12, 2020 (Courtesy of @Plays With Squirrels):
The Social Media Front
- Ron Toye was the target of a gay op (Courtesy of @Nontransferable):
The Convention Front
- The Risembool Rangers announced Vic Mignogna will be a guest at Savannah Collectifest on September 12, 2020 (Courtesy of @Plays With Squirrels):
The Social Media Front
- Ron Toye was the target of a gay op (Courtesy of @Nontransferable):
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Convention Front
- Vic Mignogna made an announcement about being a guest for UltraCon this weekend (August 29-30, 2020):
The Convention Front
- Vic Mignogna made an announcement about being a guest for UltraCon this weekend (August 29-30, 2020):
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Social Media Front
- Vic Mignogna revealed at UltraCon 2020 that a FunkoPOP like figure of himself (as an amalgamation of several of his more famous roles) would be produced soon:
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2PSs4bJm0Q
Pictures:
https://twitter.com/Theepicjules/status/1299786086818942976
https://archive.vn/WpOQi
The Risembool Rangers store also made a similar announcement:
www.risemboolrangers.com
Notable KickVic personalities like @MarzGurl & @Ron Toye began tweeting their responses:
The Social Media Front
- Vic Mignogna revealed at UltraCon 2020 that a FunkoPOP like figure of himself (as an amalgamation of several of his more famous roles) would be produced soon:
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2PSs4bJm0Q
Pictures:
https://twitter.com/Theepicjules/status/1299786086818942976
https://archive.vn/WpOQi
The Risembool Rangers store also made a similar announcement:
Special Announcement | Risembool Rangers
Notable KickVic personalities like @MarzGurl & @Ron Toye began tweeting their responses:
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On a sofa, scrolling through the iPhone 11 Plus in her ever-tightening grip, Monica Rial seethes. She didn't know she wanted a shitty plastic doll made of herself and her amazing unforgettable characters until she saw that Vig is getting one.
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Social Media Front
- Funko made a statement denying rumors about any conversations with Vic Mignogna regarding the prototype figure:
The Social Media Front
- Funko made a statement denying rumors about any conversations with Vic Mignogna regarding the prototype figure:
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Convention Front
- Vic Mignogna is scheduled to be a guest for Savannah Collectifest on September 12th:
The Social Media Front
- @Ron Toye revealed the details of the failed mediation that was ordered by Judge Chupp (Courtesy of @Son of Sparda 84):
This could be brought up as a breach (Courtesy of @AnOminous):
Additionally, Ron claimed he will be releasing audio of the phone call he had with Chris Slatosch (Courtesy of @Nontransferable):
- Tammi Denbow (the SONY Human Resources Investigator who questioned Vic Mignogna in January 2019 prior to his termination with Funimation) has not been with SONY since January of 2020, according to her LinkedIn account (Courtesy of @cwcvillemayoress):
- Evan Stone, Legal Counsel in charge of Content Protection for FUNimation for over two years, has not held that position since May 2020 (courtesy of @Panera Bread):
Whether or not Stone was let go due to the COVID-19 outbreak remains to be seen.
- T. Greg Doucette claimed he was sent fan mail (courtesy of @Nontransferable):
However, upon further investigation by @FluffyTet and @Animegate19, its possible that Doucette took an old envelope and claimed it was new:
Also, Doucette is apparently going to guest star in a music video:
The Convention Front
- Vic Mignogna is scheduled to be a guest for Savannah Collectifest on September 12th:
The Social Media Front
- @Ron Toye revealed the details of the failed mediation that was ordered by Judge Chupp (Courtesy of @Son of Sparda 84):
This could be brought up as a breach (Courtesy of @AnOminous):
Additionally, Ron claimed he will be releasing audio of the phone call he had with Chris Slatosch (Courtesy of @Nontransferable):
- Tammi Denbow (the SONY Human Resources Investigator who questioned Vic Mignogna in January 2019 prior to his termination with Funimation) has not been with SONY since January of 2020, according to her LinkedIn account (Courtesy of @cwcvillemayoress):
- Evan Stone, Legal Counsel in charge of Content Protection for FUNimation for over two years, has not held that position since May 2020 (courtesy of @Panera Bread):
Whether or not Stone was let go due to the COVID-19 outbreak remains to be seen.
- T. Greg Doucette claimed he was sent fan mail (courtesy of @Nontransferable):
However, upon further investigation by @FluffyTet and @Animegate19, its possible that Doucette took an old envelope and claimed it was new:
Also, Doucette is apparently going to guest star in a music video:
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The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Legal Front
- While the deadline for submission before the panel of judges at the Court of Appeals is due today, a ruling from the panel is not expected until much later. However, Nick Rekieta prepared a Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellant Mignogna (Courtesy of @Spectre_06):
Rekieta filed the Amicus Curiae Brief (Courtesy of @I'm not a Robot):
The Social Media Front
- @Voicescarry revealed Twitter DM leaks between Kathryn Tewson and @Ron Toye
@Kari Kamiya and @Nontransferable archived the images:
UPDATE (09/27/2020):
@Ron Toye is blaming a child by the username "@jordanreapers" as the person who hacked him.
- Miles Luna, co-writer of RWBY, revealed during a Backwardz Compatible livestream that he left Rooster Teeth in March.
He still is doing contract work for Rooster Teeth as both RWBY's writer and the voice actor for Juane Arc
The Legal Front
- While the deadline for submission before the panel of judges at the Court of Appeals is due today, a ruling from the panel is not expected until much later. However, Nick Rekieta prepared a Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellant Mignogna (Courtesy of @Spectre_06):
https://kiwifarms.st/threads/nick-rekietas-weeb-wars-videos-livestreams.55354/page-1763#post-7394339
UPDATE (09/28/2020):Rekieta filed the Amicus Curiae Brief (Courtesy of @I'm not a Robot):
The Social Media Front
- @Voicescarry revealed Twitter DM leaks between Kathryn Tewson and @Ron Toye
@Kari Kamiya and @Nontransferable archived the images:
UPDATE (09/27/2020):
@Ron Toye is blaming a child by the username "@jordanreapers" as the person who hacked him.
- Miles Luna, co-writer of RWBY, revealed during a Backwardz Compatible livestream that he left Rooster Teeth in March.
He still is doing contract work for Rooster Teeth as both RWBY's writer and the voice actor for Juane Arc
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The Legal Front
- Rekieta's Amicus Curiae Brief was rejected by the 2nd Court of Appeals due to Rekieta not paying the fee for not being a practicing lawyer in Texas:
UPDATE:
- Rekieta submitted a new brief proceeding pro se:
UPDATE: The Court of Appeals rejected it:
The Legal Front
- Rekieta's Amicus Curiae Brief was rejected by the 2nd Court of Appeals due to Rekieta not paying the fee for not being a practicing lawyer in Texas:
Hello again, friends! I hope you all are well!!
Normally I try and share positive things, but today please be sure to extra kind to your friend Nick Rekieta and keep him in your prayers.
He's having an extra hard day today because he didn't read the rules and accidentally did a crime
Love and happiness to you all! Talk to you soon!
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UPDATE:
- Rekieta submitted a new brief proceeding pro se:
UPDATE: The Court of Appeals rejected it:
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