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rdbbb posted:Wrong, it is Super Dave's friend Fuji. Thanks for triggering long buried memories, drat. I can name 5 but I'm a huge Japanese media nerd so that's not a big shock. hell, most of this thread can name more than 5 staff members of GCCX if that counts. Of course, we're not what you call "the average American" in this context either.
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rdbbb posted:Wrong, it is Super Dave's friend Fuji. Goddamn you, I thought I finally had that theme out of my mind, kazoos and all.
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drat I was sorta disappointed to learn that he was born in California b/c I wanted to say that Pat Morita was the most famous Japanese actor in America...
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GidgetNomates posted:drat I was sorta disappointed to learn that he was born in California b/c I wanted to say that Pat Morita was the most famous Japanese actor in America... Yeah, I was going to say this. I don't know who any of these people are that the thread is mentioning.
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Andorra posted:Yeah, I was going to say this. I don't know who any of these people are that the thread is mentioning. Suzuki and Nomo are baseball players, the rest are actors of various stripes.
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Can't say I'm American but I would wager that the most well-known Japanese person in all the western world would be be Yoko Ono.
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Kanfy posted:Can't say I'm American but I would wager that the most well-known Japanese person in all the western world would be be Yoko Ono. Oh my god you're right
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What about the masters of culinary arts, Hiroyuki Sakai and Rokusaburo Michiba?!?
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Azazell0 posted:What about the masters of culinary arts, Hiroyuki Sakai and Rokusaburo Michiba?!?
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Allen Wren posted:Suzuki and Nomo are baseball players, the rest are actors of various stripes. Is it wrong that I only know of Nomo because he was referenced in a Japanese Pokemon episode once?
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Kanfy posted:Can't say I'm American but I would wager that the most well-known Japanese person in all the western world would be be Yoko Ono. (OBLIGATORY GODZILLA MENTION.)
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:(OBLIGATORY GODZILLA MENTION.) Hey man, can we keep the jokes about Yoko Ono's music out of here? No need to get nasty, just because it sounds like she's screeching wildly while John Lennon plays on in the background.
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Crotch Bat posted:In our little world Arino is king but in the vast sea of Japanese comedy he's nothing more than a medium-sized tuna at best. I think that's understating things a tad; Yoiko has plenty of shows on TV, and according to the Japanese wikipedia on such their yearly 0-yen survival specials typically get a 10%-20% share during primetime. He's certainly not a Downtown blue whale, though - not that Downtown's ratings have been stellar as of late.
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Azazell0 posted:What about the masters of culinary arts, Hiroyuki Sakai and Rokusaburo Michiba?!? I just want to point out something interesting. I worked for a company that was contracted out to Chrysler. We did work on the networks at Chrysler dealerships and their diagnostic systems for the computer parts inside their cars. Since I speak Japanese (I have a JLPT N2 cert, but didn't at the time), I was the only one who could handle their Japanese market. The head technician for Chrysler Japan is named Hiroyuki Sakai. Not the same guy, obviously. I never bothered checking into the kanji to see if they were different or not. But as an Iron Chef fan I totally had to do a double take when I got an email from him for the first time. "Wait. Not THE Hiroyuki Sakai, right?" XD
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I wonder if Downtown would get some callouts here in USA. I mean, it seems like as many people get into the batsu games as people that watch GCCX. And a good bit of overlap between the two audiences.
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Ineffiable posted:I wonder if Downtown would get some callouts here in USA. I mean, it seems like as many people get into the batsu games as people that watch GCCX. And a good bit of overlap between the two audiences. Most likely, yes. Crotch Bat fucked around with this message at 04:34 on Apr 1, 2013 |
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Ineffiable posted:I wonder if Downtown would get some callouts here in USA. I mean, it seems like as many people get into the batsu games as people that watch GCCX. And a good bit of overlap between the two audiences. I highly doubt it. GCCX has spread to America (through means of translated episodes and DVDs) way more. Also I guess for most Americans it'd just be "another Jackass". Plus 6 hour long episodes, that's a lot of commitment compared to GCCX.
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You can't really say GCCX has "made it" in America until they announce Guy Fieri's Retro Game Master USA!!!!! or something.
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Grawl posted:I highly doubt it. GCCX has spread to America (through means of translated episodes and DVDs) way more. Also I guess for most Americans it'd just be "another Jackass". Plus 6 hour long episodes, that's a lot of commitment compared to GCCX. That's understandable. GCCX has probably blown up like crazy in the last 2 years (especially due to the AWESOME efforts of the SA-GCCX team) And they managed to get an English DVD released. Which Downtown hasn't achieved as far as I know. But Downtown has some of their videos floating around the internet for years, and don't forget it's not about just the batsu games, some of their other stuff like Absolutely Tasty can have quite some appeal. They have a ton of translated content. (http://gakifiles.blogspot.com/p/complete-download-list-page.html) But I'm kind of discussing representation of Japanese tv people. Can't count actors if they show up in American movies while being Japanese born. Downtown stands a good chance of getting a callout even if it's behind in GCCX in popularity. More than any other Japanese tv personality(ies). Except Hard Gay. I forgot about Hard Gay. edit: Okay to be fair, I don't think anyone would call out Hard Gay... That would be too dangerous. Ineffiable fucked around with this message at 04:59 on Apr 1, 2013 |
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:You can't really say GCCX has "made it" in America until they announce Guy Fieri's Retro Game Master USA!!!!! or something. That reminds me, what episode had the okonomiyaki restaurant that had video game themed dishes?
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Ineffiable posted:edit: Okay to be fair, I don't think anyone would call out Hard Gay... That would be too dangerous. Are you kidding? If I showed up in a clip on Japanese TV with Hard Gay grinding his crotch on me, I would feel like I had finally accomplished something worthwhile in my life.
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Ineffiable posted:That's understandable. GCCX has probably blown up like crazy in the last 2 years (especially due to the AWESOME efforts of the SA-GCCX team) And they managed to get an English DVD released. Which Downtown hasn't achieved as far as I know. More people have probably seen the chinko machine clip and Jimmy Onishi counting to 100 than I think most realize. Those are 2 insanely popular clips and the chinko machine in particular is basically a top 5 "funny poo poo Japanese people do" clip you might find on some website's list. And the reason Downtown's never seen non-Japanese media releases is because they don't care about it. They've repeatedly stated they make comedy for Japanese people and have zero interest in how popular the show is amongst foreigners and don't care about releasing subbed DVDs for gaijin.
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But what about! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qSs7cGNXUU
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Let's not forget the Chief Arino persona is highly visible and unmistakably him. If I ever spotted a Japanese celebrity I would probably think "wow, they look a lot like ___" but be too shy to say anything in case it's not actually them. Chief Arino though, not only does he stand out on the streets thanks to that uniform (especially in a foreign country), you'll know right away he's the real thing. If Ken Watanabe wore the same outfit in all his movies he'd get called out on the streets more often.
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:You can't really say GCCX has "made it" in America until they announce Guy Fieri's Retro Game Master USA!!!!! or something. Also, thanks for making me imagine the possible smell after Fieri mimics Arino's "victory pose" where he sticks one arm up in the air. 
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Obeast posted:Also, thanks for making me imagine the possible smell after Fieri mimics Arino's "victory pose" where he sticks one arm up in the air. Wait, we need some Oriental flair.  There, that'll do.
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Fooley posted:That reminds me, what episode had the okonomiyaki restaurant that had video game themed dishes? That was Fuji in episode 75.
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 Silly Nakayama, what are you doing playing Catch Copy by yourself?  Nakayama?  NAKAYAMAAAAA!  This doppelganger, driven insane by being kicked off production of the show, has apparently stolen Nakayama's identity and hidden the real Nakayama in a well. He gave us this new Catch Copy segment, and promised Nakayama's release unharmed if we subtitled it. Download torrent81 (1 file; 99.36 MB) View torrent stats Direct Download
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This is magnificent. And it fooled me initially.
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This video is... superb. On the subject of this segment, I've always wondered why the name was left using the Japanese term "Catch Copy" when the parallel phrase in English matches up so perfectly to an identical pun: "To Tag a Tagline". xamphear fucked around with this message at 14:06 on Apr 1, 2013 |
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Okay that was a really good To Catch a Catch Copy. And What a great inside joke/aprils fools day joke
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Absolutely brilliant.
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Random Stranger posted:
What is it about the decorators and set designers for these Japanese variety shows that makes them put all sorts of things everywhere and in clashing styles right next to each other? It's just a difference in taste, right?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIqKjSrh0YM Here you go, folks. 
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univbee posted:
This was absolutely amazing. I have to commend you guys for this, since this is basically the same thing you guys were talking about in the thread a while back. All of the ads and all of the right reactions. However, small complaint. I appreciate that you guys translated the stuff into Japanese, but it was easy to tell when you were taking scenes from different segments because the catch copy in the upper right corner always changed. You should've put the translations there too so it would be harder to tell. And for some reason, zari-gani's (I assume it was her voice) voice sounded really close on the first two, but the audio quality cracked up a bit on the third one (too close to the mic, or something?, I dunno). Otherwise, amazing. I died laughing.
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Are those even real games? "U.S. Presidential Election"? "President's Day"? Whether they are or not, this is pretty much the best April 1st thing ever.
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Maxwell Adams posted:Are those even real games? "U.S. Presidential Election"? "President's Day"? Well there is this game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Dait%C5%8Dry%C5%8D_Senkyo Great video! It's a good show of how dumb video game marketing is regardless of culture.
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That video was nothing short of amazing.  Also, after that segment aired, Nakayama and Toujima are now required by law to never come within 100 feet of a dinosaur school or museum with dinosaur fossils.
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