

Asian fantasies

No Mao suits here

There is cash in Chinese comic-book conventions

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(I do not see my post below violating any comment code, why was it removed? it had several 'recommends' too. their opinion too, got removed as a result.)

kommonsenses wrote:
Aug 7th 2011 7:16 GMT

@Jasiek w japonii

and you need seek help.

a maimed mind is never good for any society, or magazine.

Heart of black crystal

Actually Play Station and PSP are quite popular in mainland China and they are very accessible in electronic device market. I also see people play COD on X-Box but not too many. I think the main reason is rather the intellectual property proetection than the rigorous censorship(that explains why you cannot get those game station in big and formal malls and stores but in private-own game store or 'black market', and most game discs are illegal copies). After all, Chinese people earn less than you guys outside, and they are more tend to play games on PC since it is more easier to accquire games from the net.


"The Economist finally reveals the identity of its editors"

I have never laughed so hard reading the economist before :) Good one.


I suppose it’s indeed all fun, money making and good development in china, as the article seems to suggest.

and who says a mao suit has to be drab and blue? They suit for the times (otherwise known as "fashion" today right?). all mao suits are not equal and they could be anything these days. perhaps that’s the living spirit of mao suit.

Jasiek w japonii

I think the guys in the first and sixth photos are Japanese while the ones in the second are Chinese. The looks of the former are clearly different from those of the latter.

Also, you can't say this is typical of Asia: The anime/manga movement is much more intense in some European states – such as France – than China so far.


when did anyone ever see a Mao suit in Hong Kong, for crying out loud!

How can Economists show credibility with such sleazy statement?


And the inadmissibility of Xboxes (and I assume PlayStations and Wiis, too) is a grave injustice. What's the rationale behind that one? Made in Japan? If it's censorship and decency they care about, they could always just apply the Australian game censor's rules (aka the dictates of the fun Nazis).


"Cartridge-style computer games are illegal, a rule that conveniently shuts out Microsoft’s Xboxes."

Huh? I'm not sure if the author plays video games very frequently, but the last major cartridge-style computer game system was the Nintendo 64 back in the '90s and early 2000s. Everything since, including the Xbox, runs on disk media (a type of DVD for the Xbox, I believe).

Seems like a typo to me. It's just a simple flub, but I guarantee everyone under 25 (at least) is going to notice. It's too late for the print edition, but you might consider amending this online article.



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