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Jonathan Ross Japanorama - Otaku Anonymous
http://www.mininova.org/tor/435511

Jonathan Ross Japanorama - Otaku (BBC3)

"Jonathan investigates the rise of the Otaku or Japanese nerds.

Long scorned worldwide, the nerd has in recent years become the toast of Japan, with women queuing up for his geeky charms. Jonathan immerses himself in Otaku culture and discovers why so many young Japanese men can only feel love for manga, anime and model collecting.

He investigates the phenomena of Cosplay, or mass fancy dress, and why it is such a hit with the nerds. Jonathan discovers why the nerds like a lady in a Victorian maid costume as he visits one of the many 'maid cafes' currently taking over Tokyo."

The best documentary I've seen on otakus from a mainstream channel, Johnathan starts with Densha Otouko.
>> Anonymous
>the nerd has in recent years become the toast of Japan, with women queuing up for his geeky charms.

gurr does not compute.
>> Anonymous
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He meets an otaku who suddenly takes a condom and blows it up for no reason.
>> Anonymous
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Ouran Host Club cosplay
>> Anonymous
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Lol
>> Anonymous
This is still going on BBC3 anyone in the UK

I have season 1 downloaded too (get it from torrentspy if you want it)

New series is saturdays on BBC3, don't miss it.
>> Anonymous
Just how many episodes of Japanorama ARE there? I remember about a year back someone posted a torrent of 5 or 6 eps but I thought that was the end of it
>> Anonymous
>>126856
That was the first season (6 eps). This year another 6 episodes are airing as we speak.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/tv/japanorama/episodes.shtml
Those are this years episodes (season 2).
>> Anonymous
Anyone have a torrent for ep2?
>> Anonymous
>>126859
hehe, The Otaku episode IS ep 2
>> Anonymous
>>126858

Ok, awesome. Now does anyone have a torrent for Episode ONE of season 2? torrentz provides me with nothing!
>> Anonymous
>>126862
Gomene~ I only started capturing from ep2+
Ep3 kinda sucked anyway <.<, I might encode that if any1 wants it.
>> Anonymous
>>126864
SHIT! That means one episode is forever lost to the net unless you can catch it on a repeat. I know I would personally enjoy having each and every ep of the series, lame or not. It must be complete before I can add it to the archive, you see. Also I want to see them all anyway.
>> Anonymous
Oh man that was great
>> Anonymous
episode 1 (assuming, the "COOL" episode) is currently on alt.bin.multimedia.japanese
>> Anonymous
>>126881
Great, now does any1 know a good usenet server?
>> Anonymous
You can get the 1st, 2nd and 3rd episode from uknova.com. Sadly, it's a private tracker and only 30,000 members are allowed....
>> Anonymous
If you don't already, get the 2002 series
http://torrentspy.com/torrent/162113/Japanorama_2_2_TVRip_BBC
>> Anonymous
>>126847Long scorned worldwide, the nerd has in recent years become the toast of Japan, with women queuing up for his geeky charms.
What a load of shit. I lived there, and most girls hate nerds there just like they do in the US.
>> Anonymous
>>126889
Truth.
>> Anonymous
>>126889

You know, maybe he's being sarcastic.
>> Anonymous
>>126889
It can also be hyperbole (wee~ all those years of english haven't been a waste of time >.>)
>> Anonymous
>>126889
Not when that nerd runs bapesta.
>> Anonymous
>>126889
I am also quoting this post
>> Anonymous
>>126889

bandwagon
>> Anonymous
>>126866

you're the exact fucking nut this documentary is about. except you're non-japanese speaking and caucasian.
>> Anonymous
>>Long scorned worldwide, the nerd has in recent years become the toast of Japan

Are they talking about Jonathan Ross (the nerd) or are they talking about "the nerd" in general? because that's utter bullshit if he thinks they're "in" or remotely popular.
>> Anonymous
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omg, y didn't someone tell me about AKB 48 before!?!
>> Anonymous
>>126920
They probably just found out that there are some women that like nerds and then they just over exaggerated it for TV because it sounded better
>> Anonymous
>>126926
I don't think people were supposed to take that part seriously but who knows.
I think they should do a bit on rorikons and how they should be behind bars. Honestly u damn rorikons!
>> Anonymous
It's called British humour. It is made from wit and subtlety.

AMERICAN'S AREN'T SUPPOSED TO GET IT

and non-english-natives don't stand a chance.
>> rko
For those that have newsgroup access with at least 6 days retention in "alt.binaries.multimedia" you can grab episodes 1-3 of season 2.

moe
>> Anonymous
That man's accent is not only british, but also strange. Some kind of talking disorder?
>> Anonymous
That scene in which the guy puts his head in an "artificial lap" and goes "moeeeee..." was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen on TV (of course I've watched it on my computer, but you know what I mean).
>> Anonymous
>>126935
he speaks "estuary english" (a type of non-regional southern english accent) and also has trouble saying "r"
he's big here in england. also as weaboo as they come (god love him)
>> Anonymous
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I think it was quite funny actually.
"Heaven knows once you start on this kind of thing; it's a slippery slope."
>> Anonymous
For all those people in the UK. Don't know if you remember Adam and Joe Go Tokyo, but Jonathan Ross was the executive producer for that show.
Shame they didn't continue the series, it was really good.
Just goes to show that despite Ross being a huge celebrity here in the UK, he is infact an Otaku.
>> Anonymous
Am I the only one who can never see themselves ever coming close to endulging that far into Otaku culture? I have like 60 gigs of h-manga/h-doujin that I've spent much, much too many hours organizing, but I can't even compare myself to these guys. Dolls, pillows, posters, figurines; it's all so overboard. And it's not as though I consider myself above it; it's just that it holds absolutely no interest for me, despite how my life style would so easily accommodate it.
>> Anonymous
>>126946
both watched and downloaded all the a&j episodes including go tokyo.

they have POLYSICS play in the studio one ep.
>> Anonymous
>>126947
Maybe if you had easy access to dolls, maid cafes etc like the otakus in japan your collection might look a whole lot different.
You work with what you've got.
>> Anonymous
>>126946
Hold it, the episode OP was kind enough to let us know about shows what a REAL otaku is. He's nowhere near that.
>> Anonymous
>>126951
agreed. Of all the time this summer i spent backpacking in Japan, easily 50% of my time in Tokyo (waking time) was spent in Akihabara.
It's fucking paradise.
>> Anonymous
>>126957
Lucky bastard >.> Show your hentai collection!
>> Anonymous
>>126902
Anyone who buys a $300+ t-shirt is stupid.
>> Anonymous
oh man
someone torrent ep1 and 3 pls
>> Anonymous
Jonathan Ross also produced a one of on Anime and Manga during the early 90`s.
Back when the BBC first showed Akira, infact it was the lead in to that.

Most of that was centered around the UK scene, both Helen McCarthy and Steve Kyte where in it.
>> Anonymous
>>126947
I agree. I have tons of weird shit on my computer, but I don't own a single piece of anime related stuff, nor do I have an affinity for japanese girls. No posters, no figurines... well, I do own something. I have some Tenchi Muyo manga and the OAV box set I bought back in 1999, but that's basically it.

Still, I'm well on my way to becoming a hentai/comic artist (I'd say manga artist, but I'm European). I figured if I'm going to be part of this retarded culture, I might as well be on the top of the food chain.
>> Anonymous
>>127019
Clearly you are superior.
>> Anonymous
>>127019

too bad the top of that food chain is still far substandard to any other. Manga artists work long hours and get paid very little because everyone in japan can draw anime.
>> Anonymous
>>127024
I believe you are referring to animation, which is a dead end job. I don't know whether you were being sarcastic or not, but very few japs can actually draw manga.
Still, you apparently fail to realize I don't plan to work under Japanese conditions, and I don't care much about pay, as there are always other ways to make money. But being able to publish my crap and have geeks craving my deprived art is fun. Still got a long way to go, though.

>>127023
Yes. Yes I am.
>> Anonymous
>>127039
Before you agree with some1 about you being superior, care to shar your work?
>> Anonymous
>>127090
I've posted it in /u/ and /e/ in the past, but I'm not quite content with the quality of the material myself, so.... nah. I need to get better. I will eventually post a bunch of stuff on 4chan, but by then you'll obviously not know it's me.
>> Anonymous
ya well in art class in japan, u learnto draw anime....not wierd abtract my eye is attached to my ass sorta thing. i must see more of this
>> Zugzug
Well, that was interesting. I'd be lying if I daid it didn't give me a nice feeling of schadenfreude thinking I'm not too far down the drain compared to those guys...

>>126922
Might I say they are bloody cute.

>>126936
More like pathetic.

>>127039
Go east and fly high young man, I applaud thee!

I for one am currently studying to become an English teacher/writer/GK sculptor...
>> Anonymous
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whoever the superseeder was this morning thank you
>> Anonymous
moe
>> Anonymous
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lolz
>> Anonymous
I wonder about myself sometimes. All of the video games I play anymore come from Japan. 90% of the television I watch is anime and Japanese dramas downloaded from the internet. My walls are covered with anime pics and wallscrolls. I have about 200 anime DVDs I've collected, and almost as many manga. I own a few JPOP/anime soundtrack CD's as well.

It wasn't until recently I started collecting figures. I got a Belldandy, KOSMOS, Yuna, Asuka, all in 1/8 or 1/6 scales. Various miniature scale models of Cardcaptor Sakura, Ai Yori Aoshi, Galaxy Angel, and some others.

I'd love to see what an anime/manga convention in Japan is like.

But I think that just makes me a weeaboo. :(
>> Maikeroppi
?????
>> Anonymous
>>127301
You're beyond hope. Go die and give your stuff to some starving African.
>> Anonymous
>>127301
I'm like you. Only difference is i went to Japan this summer and attended comiket.
I bet you're jealous.
>> Anonymous
>>127305

sure you did.
>> Anonymous
>>127305
Should of gotten some sort of 4chan gathering..
>> Anonymous
>>127318
I'm hoping to have a booth there next year. Just have to find some jap to team up with when the time comes.
>> Anonymous
>>127321
Promise to cosplay. I'm sure some crazy westerner cosplaying will seal the deal.
>> Anonymous
>>127265
I second that...moe~
>> WhiteUsagi
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Ohno Kanako is the best cosplayer evar!
>> Anonymous
>>127305
Going to Japan and especially Tokyo during summer it TEH fail, too many weaboos, too many tourists in general and the weather's too hot and humid.
>> Anonymous
>>127361
Comiket is twice, sometimes thrice a year
>> Anonymous
Why the fuck was Big Mama Cass in this? That segment about the UK band playing in Japan made no sense, since there weren't any otaku there, just Japanese hipsters.
>> Anonymous
>>127373
You do understand that the whole series is not about Otaku but about the whole of Japanese culture. The japanese customes and saying + the band touring Japan is something that spans the whole series showing a bit of it in each ep.
>> Ken Roundhouse
Anyone have a picture of Ross with HG?

I Loved that ep hehe
>> Not really related... Anonymous
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...But 'Wossy has a fucking fine wife
>> Anonymous
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just thought i'd share to keep the 'wossy love going.
>> Anonymous
Question. What was that video viewer and the icon was a traffic cone? I reformated and I can't seem to quite get this .mkv file to work.
>> Anonymous
>>127515
Just install K-lite and use MPC, no probs
>> Anonymous
>>127515
Traffic cone is VLC
>> Anonymous
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, hehe, he talks to Adam Sandler about his japanese toilet XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtbHaIQRQnI
>> Anonymous
isnt the manage of AKB48 (Akimoto) one of the common guest judges on Iron Chef?

cuz if thats the case, much lol.

on a side note: this doco owned, i lolled like 4 times.
>> Anonymous
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wasshoi!
>> Anonymous
I love this show
Xine and MPlayer work great for playback
>> Anonymous
so i take it there's no eps 1 and 3 yet?

This thread should be pinned until such torrents exist! The internets demand it. All of them.
>> Anonymous
>>127822
WHAT EPISODE IS THIS?!
>> duoikari
>>126948
HOLY SHIT !! Torrent of Adam And Joe Go Tokyo please.
>> Anonymous
>>127961

no idea on episode number, but the hard gay interview segment is here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2qErQbPf9s
>> Ep 3 and 4 WhiteUsagi
Alright, since alot of u seem to want it, i'm gonna encode ep3 and 4.
Ep 3 kinda sucked, unless u like the yazuka and stuff then meh.
Ep 4 was funny because of hard gay man XD.
Ep3 tonight around 9:30pm GMT 00
>> Anonymous
>>127361
>>127301
What in christ's name is a Weaboo?
>> Anonymous
>>127992
Lurk moar.
But, since I'm a nice person, it's a 4chan in-joke. It's another word for "wapanese".
>> Anonymous
>>127991
hey buttfuck, it's already encoded on usenet, so make these weeaboos work for it
>> Anonymous
>>127997
don't listen to this faggot plz
>> Anonymous
>>127997
GB2 1997
>> Anonymous
>>127997
Please don't listen to this piece of shit, WhiteUsagi. We adore and worship you for your limitless torrenting potential. We thank you for your gifts of Japanorama and ask that you ignore assholes that like to ruin things for everyone.
>> Anonymous
Hahaah this is quite funny because I saw this a few days back, and I thought "Damn, I bet this will be on 4chan". I was right :D

Anyways, here is a torrent to the 2002 episodes
http://torrentspy.com/torrent/798734/Japanorama_2002_TVRip_BBC

As for the new ones, I'm not sure yet.
>> Anonymous
>>127997
Not everyone is gay enough to pay to download free stuff. Gb2 oldnet.
>> Anonymous
Why the fuck do people insist on creating and using a completely new video format for every single individual movie file ever placed on the internets?
Not sayin' I don't appreciate the torrent, but jeez, can we just pick a good one and stick with it?
>> Anonymous
.mkv isn't that new, try getting a decent media player.
>> Anonymous
>>128033
Maybe because MKV lets u have different audio streams and ASSA sub files?
>> MKV Sucks Rocks Diana
MKV may be great, but if you don't have the right media player, it SUCKS ROCKS. It's impossible to burn to DVD without a lot of work. AVI does the same thing and everyone can use it. IT's like people using BETA when everyone else uses VHS.
>> Anonymous
>>128043

Because MKV is superior to AVI. That's why.
>> Anonymous
>>128048

Buddy im not even wearing pants
>> Anonymous
anyone know where i can get all of these? i've already got the first "season" or whatever
>> Jesus !z.LOLm8x3o
>>128043
Actually...it's more like using DVD when everyone uses VHS, following your analogy. MKV isn't a video/audio "format" per se, it's actually a container...which is why it's used mainly for HQ DVD or HD rips. This is because it can support multiple language and subtitle tracks and can also use the H.264 codec (for HD).

tl;dr: NO. In this case...maybe, but overall, NO.
>> Anonymous
man what lame-o's
>> Hebikage
>>126854
o_o thats creepy
>> Anonymous
That was fun, shame the Zoku and Owarai ep wern't as good