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Catching the Wave

UC BerkeleyInstitute of East Asian Studies

October 5, 2007

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crisis in global media

Shinseiki Evangelion(1995)

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Duke University Press, 2006

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K Dub Shine

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pop culture / real politics

Shueisha ceases publication ofKuni ga moerumanga (2004) afterprotests re: Nanjing representation

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Danish cartoons depictingthe prophet Mohammedspark protests

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Tak Toyoshima www.secretasianman.comThe Weekly Dig(Boston), 3/27/07

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"soft power"

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gathering military intelligenceCamp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay

advertising Abu Ghraib

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Blood+

Blood+(2005-06), Episode 46

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Cosfest V (Singapore, 7-06)http://animedesho.animeblogger.net/?p=194

perversepolitics

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the making of anime

NoSide Studios, key frame checkTokyo, Japan, July 2007

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Gonzostudiosentryway(Shinjuku)

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Red Gardenstaff at script meeting, 8/06 (Gonzo)

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GonzoStudios8/06

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Red Gardendirector Matsuo drawing storyboards, 8/06 (Gonzo)

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Animation director (sakkan) Red Garden(Gonzo, 8/07)

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Gonzo studios Red Gardencut folders, 8/07

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Must-Download TV

AnimeStation website June 2004

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Peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharingconsitutes majority of Internet traffic

P2P trafficoutpaces

Web trafficfrom 2003

P2P traffic

growingsteadilydespitelawsuits

Source: CacheLogic P2P in 2005 report (accessed 9/18/05)

http://www.cachelogic.com/research/p2p2005.php

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AnimeSuki.comRecently added

July 1, 2006

Captain Harlock,

1978(10)

Major47

(2,

?

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Samurai Champloo, Episode 1

A culture of piracy?

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Blood+ Ep. 1 (2005) Live-Evil fansub

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Sayonara Zetsub Sensei, Ep. 1 (2007)

a.f.k fansubs

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Fansubber ethics (1): non-commercial"Free fansub, not for sale, rent or eBay"

"Please terminate distribution after licensing"

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yutsu

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Fansubber ethics (2):

self-policing by anime fan groups remove links once show is licensed

letters to websites generally receive quick

compliance (e.g., 12/04 Media Factory Inc.)

AnimeSuki.com

This series is

licensed and has

been removed

from this site.

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Two robots question their identity

Ghost in the Shell (manga)Masamune (1991)

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iancondry.com

wallpaper from Samurai Champlooofficial website