[Discussion] The Moon Embracing The Sun

Feb 19, 2012 02:31 pm

NinaJade82 wrote: Well... hello forum, and cityhunter this is the first time we meet, but I read this and was too shocked to even let it go. Where is the part in America in which mangas are prohibited? When you make a statement like that you must give especifics. Also, Im an avid fan of mangas, I buy them all the time from 6-10 dollars, thats not expenssive considering it is a form of art, you are not just buying a story, you are buying art. However, whatever happend to Ebay? You can buy mangas there for less than 4 dollars.
There are tons of books translated to English from other countries haha... I dont know what you read, and where you go to buy your books, but yeah. Do research before bashing out America, go to Amazone and look for them, you will find them. I dont know about this particular story, but there many others that are translated so your statement has loopholes somewhere.

I must say, while it is true Americans (not all of them but some) live in their own world, it is true of any other person in any other part of the world. Problem is, America is center of lots of discussions and so it is only said that Americans do this, or act this way, and so on... lets put another country under the magnifying glass and see what happens.

Hey Nin-ja :) I agree, I have found lots of books from Japan and Korea that are available in English. And in actuality there are plenty of manga available here. Tons. They might be considered expensive, but if you know how to shop around you ca find great deals on them. Especially Amazon. And anime/manga has by no means a small audience. The audience is huge and growing each day. I started going to this small convention that had maybe at the most 500 attendees and was hosted by a hotel in 2001. Now the convention has grown by leaps and bound and is help at the Raleigh Convention Center. So the number of attendees has probably grown to 5,000? (IDK it's probably a lot more than that) This is just one small example, but all over the country the anime/manga fandom is growing. And I have seen no sign of it stopping.

Sleepninja MOD

Feb 19, 2012 02:31 pm

lol BTW I came in here to get some advice, how is this drama so far? Worth keeping on my list?

Grumpy Witch VIP

Feb 19, 2012 02:35 pm

I hadn't read that post about the manga, but I've seen walls in bookstores filled with them even in smaller towns (in the US).

Sleepninja wrote: lol BTW I came in here to get some advice, how is this drama so far? Worth keeping on my list?

I think it is.

Yeona

Feb 19, 2012 02:36 pm

Sleepninja wrote: lol BTW I came in here to get some advice, how is this drama so far? Worth keeping on my list?

It is a must watch until episode 7 then the story is a bit ruined by the acting but it get better again from episode 14. :D

Sleepninja MOD

Feb 19, 2012 02:40 pm

LisNoir wrote: I hadn't read that post about the manga, but I've seen walls in bookstores filled with them even in smaller towns (in the US).

I think it is.

Yeona wrote: It is a must watch until episode 7 then the story is a bit ruined by the acting but it get better again from episode 14. :D

Alrighty, then I will leave it on my list.....

cityhunter VIP

Feb 19, 2012 03:18 pm

NinaJade82 wrote: Well... hello forum, and cityhunter this is the first time we meet, but I read this and was too shocked to even let it go. Where is the part in America in which mangas are prohibited? When you make a statement like that you must give especifics. Also, Im an avid fan of mangas, I buy them all the time from 6-10 dollars, thats not expenssive considering it is a form of art, you are not just buying a story, you are buying art. .

not to sound snarky, but i did not say that the purchase of manga was PROHIBITIED, i said the COST of purchasing manga is for many fans PROHIBATIVE, which simply means the high cost stops many fans from being able to purchase. for most people it simply isnt an option to spend $10 (usually more if you want it new) for a book they will read in 20 minutes. there are of course the avid fans and collectors who dont care about that kind of thing, but your average person isnt going to be willing to invest that kind of money. even when i've gone online and gotten good deals once you factor in shipping i've personally never paid less than $15 dollars for a single book in new condition.

america has a VERY homogonized pop-culture sceene. there is a small pool of other nationalities (like latino and some european) that have been folded in but there is very little beyond that. in the main stream asian culture is rarely consumed beyond anmie and video games. finding things like a korean novel translated into english certainly isnt an impossible task, but a very difficult one b/c most americans have no interest in historical korean fiction. why? well it has to be at least partially due to the fact that americans (general) place an over exaggerated value on all things american.

i cant speak to what goes on in other countries and how thier citizens feel, b/c i am an american and have neer been to another country.

NinaJade82

Feb 19, 2012 04:16 pm

I have moved mine to the rant thread as well... sorry for the trouble.

Grumpy Witch VIP

Feb 19, 2012 04:37 pm

As interesting as all your view points are, could you please take it elsewhere? I wouldn't care if it was actually relevant to the drama, but it isn't.

Sleepninja MOD

Feb 19, 2012 04:39 pm

LisNoir wrote: As interesting as all your view points are, could you please take it elsewhere? I wouldn't care if it was actually relevant to the drama, but it isn't.

Gotcha! I shall move my reply to the Rant thread then. Since I can't think where else to put it...........

cityhunter VIP

Feb 20, 2012 01:43 pm

LisNoir wrote: As interesting as all your view points are, could you please take it elsewhere? I wouldn't care if it was actually relevant to the drama, but it isn't.

sorry, it sort of grew out of discussion aboutt he drama :) i dont know how to move it though.

PrettyBrown_Eyes

Feb 20, 2012 11:37 pm

OH MY GOD!! How amazing was episode 14!!! Yeo U's come was epic and perfectly executed. Loved how they had the eclipse and her return to Moon Pavilion brought her back!! LOVED IT! Best episode so far! That episode has totally put me into a hype/frenzy!! BRILLIANT!!

Mirichan

Feb 20, 2012 11:38 pm

Still haven´t watched it..LOL even though it is perfectly fitting my taste in Dramas :D

PrettyBrown_Eyes

Feb 20, 2012 11:39 pm

OOH does anyone know where I could get the translated version of this series?! Im really interested in reading the novel...I've found the korean version but unfortunately I dont know Korean :( anything would be much appreciated :)