Oishinbo - Vol. 33 Ch. 301 - The Right Balance (Part 2)

[BippidiBoppetyBoob]

I can give him the benefit of the doubt that he's not lying on purpose, and dude's just a big idiot who doesn't always do good research. Like, we just established that this guy didn't used to know about the salt laws, and he's messed up descriptions about Japanese food in other chapters as well. If he screwed up even domestic Japanese subjects, I fully expect that he's going to be even more stupid about international stuff. It's just of course super annoying he often writes like he's the omniscient source of knowledge and his words are the truth.

Remember how in another chapter he has a bunch of Americans being confused about rock-paper-scissors? When it should have been something that Americans know and wouldn't really sit around and quibble/nitpick about it. Is it so hard to find a random American expat in that day and ask? I do get that manga are often vibes over facts (still sometimes is like that even to this day, even though facts are more scrutinised). We all wouldn't be here otherwise, but yeah, that's why I dunk on this author plenty.

Oh yeah, that one really annoyed me. As an American, I was playing that game when I was three years old! But yeah, I agree.

 

[LavTheBurger]

I totally don't want to relitigate that because that whole arc drove me nuts because he just outright lied about things. The biggest one for me is comparing it to indigenous populations in Canada and Alaska. The number of whales caught by indigenous populations both here in the US and Canada are strictly regulated. Kariya simply wanted Japan to reserve full scale commercial whaling, which is not what those indigenous populations are doing.

Anyway, sorry. Like I said, I really don't want to have to go through that again since I went through it at the time. That's the one arc I've never re-read after doing the TL.

Oh, I get it. Sorry if bringing it back up irritated you or anything. Just was it felt like a good example of Kariya's selective stubborness.

I do feel its prob overall the most egrecious the series gets given its also like..the one thing the anime doesnt cover, if I recall correctly.

Unless we got something ahead that as controversial. Oh boy.

 

[BippidiBoppetyBoob]

Oh, I get it. Sorry if bringing it back up irritated you or anything. Just was it felt like a good example of Kariya's selective stubborness.

I do feel its prob overall the most egrecious the series gets given its also like..the one thing the anime doesnt cover, if I recall correctly.

Unless we got something ahead that as controversial. Oh boy.

No, not at all. You were right to bring it up.

Well, the anime did do the whaling arc (and they’re the only ones I haven’t watched. My girlfriend, who was watching with me, felt even more strongly about it). They just haven’t replayed it in years on any official streaming site.

I think other than the Fukushima incident, that’s pretty much the most controversial as it is. Unless you’re really into Microsoft, because Kariya makes his loyalty to Apple computers very plain lol.

 

[LavTheBurger]

No, not at all. You were right to bring it up.

Well, the anime did do the whaling arc (and they’re the only ones I haven’t watched. My girlfriend, who was watching with me, felt even more strongly about it). They just haven’t replayed it in years on any official streaming site.

I think other than the Fukushima incident, that’s pretty much the most controversial as it is. Unless you’re really into Microsoft, because Kariya makes his loyalty to Apple computers very plain lol.

Actually....IS it streamed anywhere official? Or was it?

If you dunno, thats cool.

 

[BippidiBoppetyBoob]

Actually....IS it streamed anywhere official? Or was it?

If you dunno, thats cool.

You can find it on YouTube. Oishinbo does have an official YouTube channel, but it's not English subbed, so you'll have to rely on the fan TL for it.

 

[feignedremoteness]

real, naturally-made salt does actually live up to the hype. I’ve had salt from the Colima salt flats. it has a flavor that spreads across your tongue and is somehow “saltier” (or like the ideal of salt?)