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http://mytown.asahi.com/hyogo/news.php?k_id=29000001007150001Otemae University placed a giant picture of Lupin on a wall next to Shukugawa station. It's an attempt to replicate the Moomin boom* and create some sort of buzz among the people to look at Lupin, think hard, feel inspired and do something great in the time of low birthrates and what not.*I had to look this up because this made no sense to me at first. Apparently there is a Swedish cartoon animal (...? kinda looks like a cow I dunno) that became the mascot of a big supermarket chain in Japan. It was plastered everywhere and Moomin became a bit of a craze that got a little out of hand.And I don't know if it's just me but it feels that they're suggesting that students partake in certain Lupin-esque activities that can be associated with increasing the birthrate.............. I mean why else would you throw that sentence in there? I know it's a serious issue that pops up in everything but it's just a bit odd...Fun tidbit for you all though: Monkey Punch holds bi-monthly lectures and teaches aspiring cartoonists at Otemae.
Quote from: JoYi on July 15, 2010, 03:26:52 amhttp://mytown.asahi.com/hyogo/news.php?k_id=29000001007150001Otemae University placed a giant picture of Lupin on a wall next to Shukugawa station. It's an attempt to replicate the Moomin boom* and create some sort of buzz among the people to look at Lupin, think hard, feel inspired and do something great in the time of low birthrates and what not.*I had to look this up because this made no sense to me at first. Apparently there is a Swedish cartoon animal (...? kinda looks like a cow I dunno) that became the mascot of a big supermarket chain in Japan. It was plastered everywhere and Moomin became a bit of a craze that got a little out of hand.And I don't know if it's just me but it feels that they're suggesting that students partake in certain Lupin-esque activities that can be associated with increasing the birthrate.............. I mean why else would you throw that sentence in there? I know it's a serious issue that pops up in everything but it's just a bit odd...Fun tidbit for you all though: Monkey Punch holds bi-monthly lectures and teaches aspiring cartoonists at Otemae.Moomins are Finnish, tut tut it's big thing in the Japan when they did animeversion back then...yeah.. Just ask about it, fellow Finnish knows.But wow that size of the Lupin - niiceee...
Japanese cosplayers re-enacting one of the openings.
