Episode 68 - It’s 2012, and there’s no Snow… Apocalypse!

DJ Ranma S, Kuro Usagi, and Sailor Flare talk about the first con of 2012, Kotoricon!  Also, the staff discuss the downfall of Bandai, the downsizing of Media Blasters, and the 8 million dollar lawsuit that FUNimation smacked ADV Films and all subsiduaries with!  And Ranma finally watched the live action Ranma 1/2 special... And he tells everyone what he thought of it!

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Ari Rockefeller presents Kotoricon 2012 — A High School By Any Other Name Would Still Suck

                No doubt after reading just the title of this article, you’re probably wondering what something like high school could have to do with reviewing an anime convention. Well, first of all, allow me to sum up my entire four years of high school in a single sentence—“Fuck all of that shit.” My high school experience was a journey of suck from beginning to end. When given any kind of reminder of that time, be it people, places, things, tropes related to high school, I have a deeply negative reaction, and generally disassociate myself with it at all costs.

                But then again, you’re probably still wondering what any of that has to do with the report on an anime convention. Well keep calm and read on, because I’m about to get into that.

Ranma 1/2 Live Action Special : A Review

Upon hearing that there was going to be a two hour live action Ranma 1/2 tv special, I for one was quite ecstatic about it.  I constantly heard fans mixed thoughts about about it.  My main thought was this, "It's being done by a Japanese company, so it can't be that horrid."  But after watching it, my thoughts were correct.  There were some minor changes to the series, only a true Ranma-fanatic would nerdrage about.  But in the long run, it was a very good and on par with the manga and anime.

Before we continue, I will be referencing more from the anime than manga because I remember more from the anime and my manga is in storage.

SOPA and PIPA, Where We Stand

The staff here at Anime Jam Session fully believe in free speech.  We also feel that the government shouldn't stifle that.  Which is why we are against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act).  But we aren't turning our website black and making our content inaccessible.  I do understand why other sites are doing it, to make a stand as an example what would happen if both laws passed.  We aren't doing it because we still want our information accessible to you all today.

We do not support SOPA/PIPA, but we are not denying our information from you all.

More information on SOPA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
More information on PIPA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act

Google has put up a link where you can take action and show that you are against SOPA/PIPA here - https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

Kotoricon 2012

Here is our Kotoricon 2012 video and photo coverage!  Con report to come soon!

Photos:

• General con photos - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150445430231370.354368.358170776369&type=3
• Sneko on stage - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150445475206370.354374.358170776369&type=3
• Elderberry on the Demo Stage - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150445522071370.354380.358170776369&type=3
• IchiP! Dansu on the Demo Stage - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150445549161370.354384.358170776369&type=3
• Masquerade Photos - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150445627236370.354391.358170776369&type=3
• Eyeshine Concert - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150445643861370.354398.358170776369&type=3

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