Comments on: On the NICE FOOD Higurashi Fiasco

By: alafista

alafista — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:22:01 +0000

Well lets keep our fingers crossed cause they might be showing the final episode of school days after all

By: DS

DS — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:05:22 +0000

Orion >> I know they had their business reasons, I just wonder how necessary it really was, particularly if the next episode did not even have violence in it. Then there would not even have been a real danger of outraging channel surfers.

Tyrenol >> I don’t know if it will return to TV or not. Maybe it will if the current bad publicity dies down, but I don’t know enough about the climate in Japan for these sorts of issues or if there are any past precedents. At the very least, I’m sure it will appear on DVD.

lanie-emon >> Otaku culture seems to be in an odd position in Japan: on the one hand there’s a lot of negative perceptions of it, but at the same time there’s the increasing popularity of Akiba and maid cafes and the like. And then there’s the government promoting anime and manga, and seeking to use them in cultural relations with the world.

By: lanie-emon

lanie-emon — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:29:15 +0000

Well, one can argue that this is part of the ongoing smear campaign against otaku culture. Blame the visible while not addressing the true problem. Far easier to do that…

By: Tyrenol

Tyrenol — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:10:56 +0000

So they won’t be showing any more Higurashi Kai episodes?

By: 0rion

0rion — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:47:30 +0000

I think the problem is less that the stations don’t understand the show and more that random non-fans who might be channel surfing don’t understand the show.

I’m sure the TV stations would be more than happy to stick to their regular broadcasting plans if they weren’t worried that somebody would try to sue them, or that the media would latch onto the issue and give them a ton of negative press.

They’re just trying to protect their business interests - their bottom line.