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[Codus N]

I believe this quote best sums up my feelings about the manga releases and I'm sure others feel this way too:

That being said I'm glad that the ones that have been confirmed as "in good shape" are safe, but that's because they are alive and their story still holds a future, not because I want them to get to work asap.

[ciardha]

NHK have been doing some stories about rescues and reunions after the tsunami today. A 4 month old baby girl was found unhurt Tuesday morning Japan time, dressed in pink fur winter cover-up (that would cushioned her and kept her warm, it had a hood too)

They showed an emotional reunion between a grandchild and her grandmother and said that family had just discovered the whole family had survived and were unhurt.

A small business owner in Iwate has lost his shop in the tsunami and had found 22 of his 50 employees, he's been going from shelter to shelter searching for the others, they showed him finding 4 more employee and crying with happiness.

Codus, I understand that, which is why I've been posting any information I've been able to find out about manga releases as well as the vastly more important news. What is repulsive are those making whining impatient comments or even worse posting what is grossly insensitive so called humor.

On the manga front, Asamiya's statement that his publisher believed there would be little to no delays for any publishers appears to be true, Ohana has posted manga spoilers for chapter 532 today, they've been posted on Narutofan.

Edited by ciardha, 15 March 2011 - 04:20 PM.

[Kag19]

I just hope everyone in Japan is well and safe. That's the most important thing, they're safety and lives. I'm really concerned about all the images I'm seeing of the earthquake. It breaks my heart to see so many people suffering. I know that Japan will overcome this tragedy.

[Sakura Blossoms]

Tokyo braces for nuclear radiation:

http://news.yahoo.co.../us_japan_quake

[ciardha]

A number of Japanese people are very skeptical about anything Tepco says about the Fukushima plant. Tepco has been caught lying about the level of radiation leaks after a quake before and plant safety. Fukushima was already their plant with the most safety issues before this. I hope this makes them shut that plant down entirely. I want to see more top level resignations too. The government is coming off pretty bad too, basically going along with hiding the extent of the danger.

[Nee-sama]

Thanks for the link ciardha. I donated today. I know it's not much but it is the least I can do.
I also can't believe the selfishness and insensitivity of some people. When the next Shonen Jump release comes out I hope it's because of a hopeful attitude about getting back to business as usual and not because of any other reason.
Hopefully the nuclear plant cools back down soon and the radiation stays at a minimum. I know if me and my baby were near there I would be going crazy with worry about how it would affect her. I can only sympathize with the mothers in Japan right now.

[Sakura Blossoms]

Here is a very good, detailed explanation of a partial and full nuclear meltdown:

http://news.yahoo.co...XRpc2FmdWxsbQ--

I know if me and my baby were near there I would be going crazy with worry about how it would affect her. I can only sympathize with the mothers in Japan right now.

And I bet the mothers must be terrified about their babies developing cancer if radiation enters food supplies:

http://news.yahoo.co...mFwYW5yYWRpb2Fj

[ciardha]

Yeah, you are right to have that feeling of concern. Our media is also downplaying the danger if a plant was to have a similar thing happen in the US. They are even leaving out from their news reports that Harrisburg, PA (where Three Mile Island was, and is still in operation too) has had statistically significant higher rates of cancer, leukemia, thyroid disorders and birth defects in the 32 years since the meltdown. It takes a while for these things to show up- cancers often 20 or more years later, and the rates are still higher than even other cities in PA. Did you know that there is a nuclear power plant in CA that is right over the San Andres faultline?!

[alexander]

Now, forgeting about our own demands of manga for a second, don't you guys think it would be nice have some releases over there in Japan? After all the trouble and frustation people had there, wouldn't be nice to have some sort of relieve for the people over there, even if is just for an moment? After, how much of us must have had an very shi**y day, and then, we would sit in our computers and read our favourite mangas and feel much better? I think keeping the morale up is an good thing too.

[Sakura Blossoms]

Now, forgeting about our own demands of manga for a second, don't you guys think it would be nice have some releases over there in Japan? After all the trouble and frustation people had there, wouldn't be nice to have some sort of relieve for the people over there, even if is just for an moment? After, how much of us must have had an very shi**y day, and then, we would sit in our computers and read our favourite mangas and feel much better? I think keeping the morale up is an good thing too.

I think finding a family member alive and well would be a bigger relief. Sitting in front of a computer screen (when the computer has probably floated a mile away because of the tsunami) doesn't really cut it. Also the Japanese tend to actually look down on those in their society who read manga/watch anime. It's considered childish to them. Most people will most likely want to huddle together in whatever shelter they can find, or try to find missing family and friends in the rubble.

[Insurrection]

A number of Japanese people are very skeptical about anything Tepco says about the Fukushima plant. Tepco has been caught lying about the level of radiation leaks after a quake before and plant safety. Fukushima was already their plant with the most safety issues before this. I hope this makes them shut that plant down entirely. I want to see more top level resignations too. The government is coming off pretty bad too, basically going along with hiding the extent of the danger.

I feel ignored.

But enough about my self esteem; yeah, Tepco and the Japanese nuclear plant aren't new to nuclear coverups. The Company had falsified records on nuclear plants in 2002. The Fukushima plant actually has the worst record http://www.cnn.com/v...rups.cnn?hpt=T1

http://www.reuters.c...E72E1TJ20110315

Russia's Nuke Chief is warning that Japan's Fukushima reactor could face meltdowns in all 6 reactors.

Edited by Insurrection, 15 March 2011 - 06:07 PM.

[ciardha]

News reports say the 6.4 quake centered near Tokyo earlier today was from another fault line going off, not an aftershock. Thankfully, no property damage is reported, but I'm sure it was another psychological shock for the Japanese. This horror just keeps going on and on.

And Shauna, exactly. Otaku has a negative meaning in Japan, worse than our terms nerd, geek, etc... think of the most negative connotation of the term fanboy and you'll be close. 50% of adults might read manga, but it's like people read the comics in newspapers here. Being a manga otaku is viewed as freakish as being a Trekkie here, being an anime otaku even worse.

Edited by ciardha, 15 March 2011 - 06:17 PM.

[alexander]

I think finding a family member alive and well would be a bigger relief. Sitting in front of a computer screen (when the computer has probably floated a mile away because of the tsunami) doesn't really cut it. Also the Japanese tend to actually look down on those in their society who read manga/watch anime. It's considered childish to them. Most people will most likely want to huddle together in whatever shelter they can find, or try to find missing family and friends in the rubble.

Isn't a little hipocrital for them to act that way for one of their biggest source of merchandise? Anyway, that's not what I mean, we are the ones who read manga on our computers, they read it on magazines. Well, I suppose they can't even get out of their homes because they are afraid of the radiation, well, I was just trying to be a little positive here.

[Insurrection]

Isn't a little hipocrital for them to act that way for one of their biggest source of merchandise? Anyway, that's not what I mean, we are the ones who read manga on our computers, they read it on magazines. Well, I suppose they can't even get out of their homes because they are afraid of the radiation, well, I was just trying to be a little positive here.

Probably not the best reference, but I see where you're going with the deal that them fighting through their ordeal by continuing daily life as if nothing happened or to still work through it as a moral victory, but with the way things are right now it's kinda of hard. And by hard, I mean nearly impossible.

Edited by Insurrection, 15 March 2011 - 06:36 PM.

[alexander]

Probably not the best reference, but I see where you're going with the deal that them fighting through their ordeal by continuing daily life as if nothing happened or to still work through it as a moral victory, but with the way things are right now it's kinda of hard. And by hard, I mean nearly impossible.

It's not really about keeping the daily basis, but it's more about to be able to keep the preassure off their sholders.

[dl316bh]

Being a manga otaku is viewed as freakish as being a Trekkie here, being an anime otaku even worse.

Wait, being a Trekkie is considered freakish? I mean, I'm aware the word can be used in a negative context, but I've never considered Trekkies to be freakish.

Now, forgeting about our own demands of manga for a second, don't you guys think it would be nice have some releases over there in Japan?

Not while the danger is still present; I'm sure it will be nice to have a comforting routine still waiting in the aftermath, but in the midst of trouble things like that tend to lose a lot of meaning when friends, family and loved ones are missing.

[Insurrection]

Okay let's see what we have now.

9.0 Earthquake
Tsunami
Possible Nuclear Meltdown
Economic Meltdown
Aftershocks

Now this Second Earthquake underneath Mt. Fuji.

http://www.bloomberg...mount-fuji.html

Edited by Insurrection, 15 March 2011 - 08:11 PM.

[Insurrection]

Might have good news on the Nuclear Front: The disaster could receed quickly.

http://www.reuters.c...id_dest=Twitter

However this also comes as news that the roof of the 4th reactor has a crack in it. And the disaster is now the most expensive ever, over $180 Billion Dollars. Hurricane Katrina did an Estimated $81-150 Billion dollars.

Edited by Insurrection, 15 March 2011 - 09:29 PM.

[dl316bh]

San Andreas is due for a quake to rival the one in Japan, and I just heard that if it were to happen, the whole state of California would be devastated (to top it off, I live only a mile from the SA fault line). As much as I loved California growing up, I may have to seriously consider moving into another state soon. Any recommendations?

The thing is... the fear and specter of "The Big One" has loomed for a long time now. It's been predicted over and over. Apparently, technology is advanced enough to predict a big Earthquake - over 7 at least - is almost certain in the next twenty or thirty years, but who really knows how much damage it will do? Or when it will even happen?

Otaku on both sides though seems to be looked down upon quite heavily

I think that's because the term has become associated with the really obsessed crazies, sort of like fanboy is for us.