tatsunokofan
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Hi all!
| quote: | | Still waiting for the 'awesome' weapon James mentioned. |
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You've misinterpreted my words. What I said was "There's actually a weapon coming up later this week that, at least in its usage, ends up being far more memorable than the Mentos & Pepsi weapons."
The key part of that is "in its usage." I never said the weapon itself was overly memorable, only that it is memorable when we see it being used.
So, to clarify, I was referrring to the weapon in the current episode (#14) of Gatchapin. I can't help but get a laugh out of seeing Gatchapin's numerous attempts to use the weapon properly, the production crew (And the villain!) having to chase the weapon down and return it to him, even having Gatchapin hitting the cameraman with the weapon at one point, all before Gatchapin manages to use the weapon in a manner that will make certain that this is one Mystery Man who will think twice before returning to a life of crime. To me, that is far more memorable than simply seeing a guy sprayed with soda.
Lowbrow humor to be sure, but still funny.
I'm also sort of surprised that no one has mentioned the moment when Gatchapin bangs his head against the game machine...
James
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16-04-2009 16:16
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lborgia88
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| quote: | Originally posted by Transmute Jun
I have to say that this 'last' crime is one of the funniest to me! I remember seeing all of that plastic food in Japan in the restaurant windows, and it was so helpful! And it's so common to see it...
And then, all of those people (especially the poor 'American' boys who can barely speak Japanese) being confounded by it, as if they've never seen the plastic food before!  The 'American' boys were snickering so hard as they spoke their lines!
My DD was watching the scene where Gatchapin gets the plastic ice cream, and she was so disappointed that his tooth didn't break. Now *that* would have been funny, if Gatchapin's tooth had fallen off!
And then Gatchapin just sits there and whines... DD was yelling at Gatchapin to 'throw the ice cream at the bad guy'! I think that would have been a far better weapon than the paper snaps! JMHO...  |
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Maybe, after the previous episode, he's afraid that if he throws anything, he'll just miss his target?
I think I would have felt sorry for Gatchapin if he'd broken a tooth off!  Of course, he could probably just grow a new one, or Dr. Muuken could reattach it.
Those two American boys were certainly complete goofs! I hope they aren't a representation of how young North Americans are perceived in Japan.
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17-04-2009 15:31
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tatsunokofan
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Hi all!
For those who missed any of the Gatchapin episodes that were available this week, all five episodes are now available for viewing over the weekend.
They can be found at:
http://www.fujitvkidsclub.jp/webchannel/index.html
The member ID and password you'll need to view it is:
Member ID Number: 15023448
Password: gatchapin
Since Fuji Kids posted the final five episodes last week, these were the last new episodes in the series. Come Monday, I'd expect them to be returning to the beginning with the first episodes of "Go Go! Gatchapin." You are, of course, more than welcome to continue to use the ID and password to watch these, but this will be the last of these reminders I will be posting regarding the latest episodes (Unless, of course, they produce new episodes. But, since it's been nearly a year since the last new episode aired, I think this is fairly unlikely). Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed them!
James
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18-04-2009 00:17
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- as long as I remember which days/weeks they were.