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06-20-2007, 03:17 AM
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Another Article About Foreigners In Akihabara
 AFP: Japanese manga culture draws devotees as it gains global foothold Wading through Tokyo's crowded shops crammed with the latest cartoons and animation DVDs, 20-year-old Charles Mortreuil clicks his camera feverishly as he finally performs a pilgrimage he has dreamt of all his life. Having grown up on a diet of "anime," as Japanese animations are called, and "manga" cartoons, the young Frenchman has an expert's knowledge of Japanese subculture and carefully selects DVDs to add to his collection of hundreds. "I have been fantasizing about Japan for a long time through what I read and watch, and I was eager to see the real Japan with my own eyes," said Mortreuil, who workers for a French toy company. "Japanese people have a wonderful imagination, coming up with such a countless number of story ideas and drawing designs. It is amazing"...more... 
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#2
06-20-2007, 03:40 AM
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You could also have titled this thread "Losers with a capital L".
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06-20-2007, 10:43 AM
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thats what a lifetime of masturbating to comic books will give you.
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06-20-2007, 10:46 AM
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You can't wank over a manga? 
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06-20-2007, 02:18 PM
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Charles Mortreuil smiles with costumed waitresses at a promotion of their cafe in Tokyo during a tour of Akihabara, the Tokyo haven for manga and anime enthuiasists in May 2007. A growing number of foreigners are flocking to Tokyo as Japanese subculture gains a foothold around the world.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
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06-20-2007, 02:26 PM
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If he's hanging with the maids, are we sure Mulboyne didn't take him there?
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06-20-2007, 03:55 PM
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It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into. --Jonathan Swift Gin thu neuere leuen alle monnis spechen, Ne alle the thinge that thu herest singen. --Proverbs of Alfred
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06-21-2007, 09:01 AM
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It's sad - but in his world he's happy... I guess
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