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by Benjamin Haines » Thu May 28, 2009 11:30 pm
I just read this article on Sci-Fi Japan about how people in China are boycotting
Ultraman and other Japanese shows in favor of domestic Chinese programming.
http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009 ... sensitive/
Hilarious as that is, what's even more hilarious is this picture from that article:
What exactly is that from?
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by Xenorama » Fri May 29, 2009 2:09 pm
I believe August says Tsuburaya was Catholic, which would explain the crucifixion imagery that is so present in many Ultra shows. I think the planet is actually called Golgotha.
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by Mysterio » Fri May 29, 2009 9:57 pm
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