The North American manga publisher Tokyopop will be touring the U.S. this summer to promote the company and film a reality show called "America's Greatest Otaku," in which Tokyopop CEO Stu Levy, Associate Producer Daisuke Kinouchi, and six interns will "search America for the #1 otaku."http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-11/tokyopop-to-tour-u.s-film-reality-show-this-summerhttp://tokyopoptour.ning.com/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/43131-tokyopop-s-america-s-greatest-otaku-goes-on-the-road.htmlDoes it get any better than this?
Tokyopop, you never fail to live down to my expectations.
Oh, come now. So we have the chance to be to anime geeks what those queer eye guy were to gay people?Yeah, I fail to see how this could POSSIBLY go wrong.
I think i just became retarded by reading this.I hope whatever they use to "Search America" breaks down in a desert.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7704737/Anger-over-reality-television-virgin-auction.htmlThe winner will be appearing on this show.
That's. . .brilliant.That's guaranteed to make for grade-A reality television. Granted, it'll still be something I utterly despise, but I've got to respect their business savvy.
What is this I don't even
Saw this yesterday on /a/. First three comments mirror my feelings exactly.
This is gonna be the greatest thing ever. It's so fucking stupid that it's BOUND to be awesome.
If they can make interesting television out of anime geeks, my hat goes off to them. Bit of a tall order if you ask me.
I'll give the first episode a watch, or perhaps a listen since my hand may get stuck to my face permanently.
I want this to be shown on Japanese TV.Then, I want to see audience reactions to it.
>>42420I'll spoil it for you: it'll be racism.
Now I know what it feels like to be an African America at a minstrel show.Popular culture must stop appropriating the cultural identity of "otaku" and turning into some inoffensive Hollywood pap.
Come on CWC....
I can't wait for these people to be on.
>>42667>Sugoi>Favorite animes>Avatar: The Last Airbender>Love parings Guy>"Thespians" doing a OP drama
>>42667
>>42667How do you misspell a name when the man's signature is RIGHT FUCKING NEXT TO YOU?
>>42730In their defense, it's in cursive.
>>42766Yeah, it could be Eüchiro for all they know.
>>42667>cola>$2
http://tokyopoptour.ning.com/video/app-vidago-at
>>44700Why-But why would you-Are these people incapable of feeling shame or something? Because I am getting a serious case of second-hand embarrassment just watching this shit.
>>44700Hit it, but never tell anyone about it.
>>44700>Ramen & Pocky>Traditional Japanese food