Japan isn't what you think it is.
Japan has never been what you fantasize it was.
Japan is a real place. Japan gives of its culture freely & has been an advocate for open exchange of culture since its borders were ripped open by Europeans.
It is not for you to just take. [1/3]
To everyone's surprise, there was a very upbeat discussion about the #CallOfCthulhu#RPG on Japan's #NHK this afternoon (the Japanese equivalent of the BBC), and this tweet about it is now ranking #14 on Japanese Twitter.
More LOTR: Middle Kingdom!
Some thoughts on how the armies would dress themselves, with inspiration from the central Asian steppes for the Rohirrim, and more scholarly, Tang Dynasty influences for the Elves.
Also soft yang guifei-esque Arwen because that brings me joy.
@wolfniya@sharkstomeetyou True, but rightholders are always allowed to stop artists who create/sell dojins and other stuff. The rare thing here is to see a japanese rightholder making such a statement. But of course it's also a communication strategy for celebrating the 20th anniversary of the show.
@wolfniya@dascritch Yeap, but this is how NBC Universal calls it. And funny thing, the "open source" term was created in 1998, like the series (which had also a visionary story about internet and online community).