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Wed 2008/04/02 19:47
A few words from Fred Gallagher below after the jump.
I am thrilled that our acquisition of dannychoo.com has closed.
With dannychoo.com, MegaTokyo now has the ability to use dannychoo.com's Mirai Gaia platform to launch localized versions of MegaTokyo with ease enabling us to make MegaTokyo a truly global household brand name.
As you may already know, MegaTokyo with the help of Japanese publisher Kodansha will be releasing Japanese language titles of MegaTokyo. dannychoo.com's Mirai Gaia web application will enable us to instantly create not only Japanese but French, Spanish and other localized online communities with a push of a button and at extremely low cost due to the automation and artificial intelligence systems available in the platform.
This acquisition also means that we will be able to bring you even more MegaTokyo - 3 times a day! The automation tools of the Mirai Gaia platform mean less time preparing content and more time available to do the illustrations.
We will also be working with Azami Yuko sensei to pro actively introduce Mirai-chan into MegaTokyo as one of Piro's secret admirers.
All the MegaTokyo websites will be merged into a global site entitled "Gaia Tokyo" and the user database for Mega Tokyo and dannychoo.com will be merged together to form an account that we are calling "Orion."
Danny will continue to serve as website manager of dannychoo.com for the forseeable future and will be reporting directly to me.
With dannychoo.com, MegaTokyo now has the ability to use dannychoo.com's Mirai Gaia platform to launch localized versions of MegaTokyo with ease enabling us to make MegaTokyo a truly global household brand name.
As you may already know, MegaTokyo with the help of Japanese publisher Kodansha will be releasing Japanese language titles of MegaTokyo. dannychoo.com's Mirai Gaia web application will enable us to instantly create not only Japanese but French, Spanish and other localized online communities with a push of a button and at extremely low cost due to the automation and artificial intelligence systems available in the platform.
This acquisition also means that we will be able to bring you even more MegaTokyo - 3 times a day! The automation tools of the Mirai Gaia platform mean less time preparing content and more time available to do the illustrations.
We will also be working with Azami Yuko sensei to pro actively introduce Mirai-chan into MegaTokyo as one of Piro's secret admirers.
All the MegaTokyo websites will be merged into a global site entitled "Gaia Tokyo" and the user database for Mega Tokyo and dannychoo.com will be merged together to form an account that we are calling "Orion."
Danny will continue to serve as website manager of dannychoo.com for the forseeable future and will be reporting directly to me.
You can read this message and more at MegaTokyo. A further press announcement by Kodansha will be released later today.
I met Fred a while ago when he was in talks with my comrades at Kodansha. We discussed the business opportunities of the acquisition and agreed that it was in the interests of the users to go ahead with the move.
For dannychoo.com this means that the 5.1 million USD will be used to further develop the Mirai Gaia platform which will enrich the user experience and increase discoverability features for the first time visitor.
For those who read MegaTokyo regularly will notice how Fred (kind of) dropped a hint about our parnership by sketching me in armor in "A Better Choice" below.
I would like to thank all who made this possible and especially thank readers of dannychoo.com.
Next up from the Tokyo Anime Fair are the goodies that you can either buy or receive.
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Sun 03/30 09:42 comments (84)
Well, if I had to choose one of the suspicious post we had today and yesterday, I'ld go with this one for been an april fool joke. :P And well, I used to read Megatokyo back when it started but after a while it lost the spark I liked about it and stopped reading it since it had became too boring for me. ^^;
(ID #165084) Posted on 2008/04/02 05:11
Student
pretty much what tourak said..
(ID #165086) Posted on 2008/04/02 05:26
I kind of like Megatokyo for its story. Its been a while since i havent read any for the last 4 years or so. Have the paperback versions (volume 1-4) of the e-comic but i dont have the latest one (Volume 5). My only gripe about the comic is the slow development. But others think otherwise. Congrats on the aquisition... (hold a milli-sec, this better NOT be an April 1 Prank... XD).
(ID #165087) Posted on 2008/04/02 05:37
Aimless Traveler
(-__-") facepalm.png
(ID #165088) Posted on 2008/04/02 05:39
film student
For what it's worth, it's still April 1st here in Canada. Man, timezones are confusing.
(ID #165089) Posted on 2008/04/02 05:41
crap... i was tricked... hook, line & sinker XD. well, such is life. ;D i can at least celebrate that i was not born on this daet, coz if it did, my entire life would be one big practical joke LOL. X'D
(ID #165090) Posted on 2008/04/02 05:44
Stigmata Martyr
April fools aside, Megatokyo got boring real fast after the second or third volume.
(ID #165091) Posted on 2008/04/02 05:45
I LOL'd hard at this news.
(ID #165092) Posted on 2008/04/02 05:49
Best News EVAAAAA! LOL
(ID #165093) Posted on 2008/04/02 05:54
Games addicted
Danny that's enough...stop joking 1th April is ended! Do you want make me really upset? ^^
(ID #165094) Posted on 2008/04/02 06:02
Danny's drunk :P
(ID #165096) Posted on 2008/04/02 06:05
Student
Another joke? You do make em seem real though. NICE
(ID #165097) Posted on 2008/04/02 06:08
hey hey! its 7 o'clock there in japan! first is ended!
(ID #165100) Posted on 2008/04/02 06:24
Its still the first for soem of us I guess ^^
(ID #165105) Posted on 2008/04/02 06:33
Otaku/Computer tech/Student
Lol I love all the april fools jokes. People on the net don't seem to understand timezones though. >.< it's only 3:15 in the afternoon, still Tuesday the 1st here in cali.
(ID #165107) Posted on 2008/04/02 06:41
IT Client Support
*facepalm* You know, Traditionally, April fools jokes are only supposed to occur until 12 noon! Not entirely sure why tho. Doesn't look like anyone pays attention to that rule anymore either.
(ID #165108) Posted on 2008/04/02 06:51
I can't see Fred coming up with 5.1 mil. Nor can I see Sarah letting him part with it, not with a new baby in the house. Anyway Dom's cosplaying in Seattle at Sakura Con, not negotiating trans oceanic mergers. April Fools
(ID #165118) Posted on 2008/04/02 07:10
Please, somebody stops Danny, he`s going conquer the world! First, the Mirai eroge, and now this? You are a monster, a devil, who will be your next step, evil master?! LOL
(ID #165120) Posted on 2008/04/02 07:15
April Fool's Day everybody, this is fake.
(ID #165129) Posted on 2008/04/02 07:34
Hi all! This is my favorite site. Great job Danny! I hope this new deal does no t prove restrictive.
(ID #165136) Posted on 2008/04/02 08:00
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
Dont know what's megatokyo at all. And I will not believe anything I see today. =P
(ID #165139) Posted on 2008/04/02 08:03
Orenji (Registered on 2007/11/03 05:28)
You're a day late for April Fool's, Danny.
(ID #165140) Posted on 2008/04/02 08:04
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
this is the true april fools right? your calendar broke, danny?
(ID #165141) Posted on 2008/04/02 08:07
Software Engineer
That is insane. 5.1 million, bring it on!
(ID #165146) Posted on 2008/04/02 08:21
Mandalorian in training + Otaku...
Lol, win & win through...
(ID #165154) Posted on 2008/04/02 08:37
zoniku (Registered on 2007/11/16 06:44)
Wait....I don't understand. How are MegaTokyo & Danny Choo related?
(ID #165161) Posted on 2008/04/02 08:50
zoniku (Registered on 2007/11/16 06:44)
Never mind, I get it now. Yeah, this is gotta be a joke.
(ID #165165) Posted on 2008/04/02 08:52
Doing April Fools for the western world people, eh? Yeah, I know, I'm one of them. It is tripping me out to see people say how April Fool's is over with, though it's still April 1st here. I guess some things you just can never get used to.
(ID #165174) Posted on 2008/04/02 09:05
Policy & Research Officer
LOL your pranks are just getting abit overboard.
(ID #165182) Posted on 2008/04/02 09:28
Oiiiiiiii Danny! I'm surprised and much disappointed you ended being on the losing side and that you accepted the contract without even trying to discuss prices and conditions! How much amount of money for the bribing? I'm sure that if we create a special fund we will buy you back as well as your company! Yeah, we will save you! ...No, in the name of Suzumiya Haruhi, please don't tell me you ended broke buying a share of Nitroplus, that the latter went bankrupt and that you have been bought for a piece of bread! It's...impossible! Nooooooooooo~!! I was certain that with your funds and resources it would be YOU that would have absorbed them for breakfast. How far from the truth I was... Why has it to happen? Why?! why!!! Comrades, let us take arms! We will not let this injustice seize this community anymore! Fight the Power!!* ... ... ... and Setsuna-san, I believe that not only Danny's calendar is broken, but his comments counter is as well. XD *Of course I lied all this time, you think I've turned nuts or was geassed? Oh maybe I did/was. Guess I'm good for Arkham now. Hey Joker, 'sup man?
(ID #165184) Posted on 2008/04/02 09:31
Danny become a dominator and create a new site...DANNY YOUR THE BEST!!!!!!!!!
(ID #165197) Posted on 2008/04/02 10:02
no jowy, the truth is that Danny has been eaten whole for breakfast. He couldn't even raise the white flag before that. It was such a battle with an odd atmosphere... I still can't believe our leader fell like that... But we will not give up! Let's fight or die fighting!
(ID #165200) Posted on 2008/04/02 10:11
whisky (Registered on 2007/10/06 21:49)
ermmm...so i guess you'll be changing the website to megachoo.com eh? >_<
(ID #165207) Posted on 2008/04/02 10:28
Ahhhh taking advantage of the time differences I see......
(ID #165209) Posted on 2008/04/02 10:31
You had me going for a second, but then I thought to myself, "You know, Fred isn't really the global domination type." Plus the 3 updates a day line... :D
(ID #165211) Posted on 2008/04/02 10:33
Love the jokes, it's brilliant. Would be happy for you though, if this was a true one. ^^;
(ID #165215) Posted on 2008/04/02 10:38
Upstair ...addicted to anything related to chibi
Ahhhh I been fooled!!! lol
(ID #165220) Posted on 2008/04/02 10:54
if not a april fool prank. Iam Sure you have thought everything through and must have done a good Buisness deal(as i have thought that you have a good buisness sense). i just hope this site continues to give the entertainment to us and information as it used to.
(ID #165223) Posted on 2008/04/02 10:55
Student, Writer and Graphic/Web Designer
Danny, you should fit the two banners in only one slot, just a reccomendation ^^
(ID #165226) Posted on 2008/04/02 10:58
Student, Writer and Graphic/Web Designer
still... some oddities make me wonder xD
(ID #165229) Posted on 2008/04/02 11:02
びっくりした！ It must be a joke, it's a april fool, even the number of comment are jokes, there doesn't have 1500+ comments in Miracle Mirai post, here doesn't have 340 comments neither. ... ... I like Miracle Mirai joke, not this one
(ID #165242) Posted on 2008/04/02 11:20
alida (Registered on 2007/12/28 08:42)
Yeah... I don't think people fall for jokes anymore... esp on April Fool's megatokyo was not a fun read...
(ID #165245) Posted on 2008/04/02 11:27
~gasp~ have you read the post on the megatokyo site, danny? O_o "All that’s left now is for Danny to wake up and discover that he now belongs to me,. Dom will be telling him in person when he arrives to pack up that figure collection. :)"
(ID #165251) Posted on 2008/04/02 11:33
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
ah yes. everything is going accordingly to plan. ('~')
oh btw, george lucas called, he said he can meet you next thursday to discuss about a danny choo movie. ^^;
(ID #165256) Posted on 2008/04/02 11:45
Tokyo Trooper: The Musical ??
(ID #165267) Posted on 2008/04/02 12:33
Is this a joke I wonder... It's scary if this site close...
(ID #165271) Posted on 2008/04/02 12:43
Nice try, this April's fools joke was way too easy to catch. Didn't need to read more than the first sentence to realize it was a joke.
(ID #165273) Posted on 2008/04/02 12:50
Almost forgot...... There is no way that Fred can come up with 5million. I just can't picture that. Can anyone picture that.....besides, he has a wife named Sarah. I bet you that there is no way that she'll let him buy a website for 5million...
(ID #165277) Posted on 2008/04/02 12:57
i've had 10+ Aprils fool jokes pulled on me in the last 17hrs i'm not buying this one pretty much been desensitised nice try though
(ID #165280) Posted on 2008/04/02 13:10
This would have been awesome with a Mirai fanart piece drawn in the MegaTokyo style =D.
(ID #165281) Posted on 2008/04/02 13:11
The mirai joke was funny but this one is flying somewhere out there. The way Mega Tokyo wrote about aquiring this blog is kind of strange because this site is worth more than 5.1 million USD
(ID #165282) Posted on 2008/04/02 13:12
Online Shop
Wow, so many good April Fool's joke coming out, it's hard to believe what's real and what's not >_<
(ID #165300) Posted on 2008/04/02 13:53
I will fully consider this an April's Fool joke or else I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. I don't exactly HATE Megatokyo... but don't like them much too. Few times, I laugh on some comics... but they are nowhere near as enjoyable as this very DannyChoo.com
(ID #165319) Posted on 2008/04/02 14:10
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Dang I'm fooled again! >_<
(ID #165324) Posted on 2008/04/02 14:18
Otaku Webmaster
"2008/04/02 05:35 JST" >> The date got me for some time ! You cheated Danny !
(ID #165347) Posted on 2008/04/02 14:48
If this is real, then Congrats, your dream runway and plane is a step closer... ... but if this is an Aprils fool, then I'm sorry, the date is now April 2 so you're cheating (although it is still April 1st in the West)...
(ID #165349) Posted on 2008/04/02 14:53
Well, to celebrate, here are some bloopers from the old muppets show!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KANI2dpXLw
(ID #165350) Posted on 2008/04/02 14:55
Speedgrapher
After going to Megatokyo site, I still don't know what the hell it is. Yea yea - its an online manga. Other than the merchandise and forums, the other links lead to dead pages.
(ID #165364) Posted on 2008/04/02 15:11
film student
In all fairness, I have to say that Danny puts more effort into April Fool's than anyone else I know.
(ID #165371) Posted on 2008/04/02 15:30
Designer & Animator
I hate April 1-2 lame joke there danny... like other readers here I guess chose "WTF is Megatokyo" They had an online comic thing that is hardly close to Manga at all
(ID #165391) Posted on 2008/04/02 16:20
Akiraman, in that respect I prefer Aoi House much more.
(ID #165402) Posted on 2008/04/02 16:41
Poor Fred, 44% of the people pool ''WTF is megatokyo'' I know was a joke but i like how Fred is starting the ''promotion'' of megatokyo in a jap/ international site like this. At least de 44% know now what is megatokyo
(ID #165407) Posted on 2008/04/02 16:52
Student and Miku Guardian
Thats one good April Fool's joke Danny.. But you are cheating since its already 2nd April.. BTW, nice Megatokyo banner... XD
(ID #165409) Posted on 2008/04/02 17:01
Designer & Animator
@D_Blade thanks for the recommend their comic is quite manga type.
(ID #165410) Posted on 2008/04/02 17:06
Pharmacist, Accountant to be!
If it's real, I'm disappointed. Utterly disappointed.
(ID #165412) Posted on 2008/04/02 17:12
LOL Almost had me 5.1 million?!?
(ID #165418) Posted on 2008/04/02 17:24
radical anime fan in Singapore; starting to freeze up. Mmm, end-of-year weather. (Registered on 2007/01/25 21:20)
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Well, occasionally something fro MegaTokyo pops out in the image search... but no, I don't visit it in a regular basis like dannychoo.com. Well, at least 5 minutes ago I didn't.
(ID #165432) Posted on 2008/04/02 17:40
Part human, part student, 100% loser
LOL you almost had me there... Still can't believe I took 1 year to finally realise that the Mirai anime was a joke...
(ID #165434) Posted on 2008/04/02 17:41
website designer (currently assist. graphic designer)
Lol~ I'm sure it's just Danny's roundabout way of mentioning that MegaTokyo will be implementing the Mirai Gaia platform, for their website, in the near future ;p~ On another note, while I realise MegaTokyo is pretty popular (though generally amongst newbie anime fans), it's just never managed to capture my attention... the illustrations don't look eastern enough to relate it to anime or manga. Regardless, I wish you all the best~!
(ID #165435) Posted on 2008/04/02 17:42
Writer.
Wow. 300+ comments in a matter of minutes. EPIC. And if I remember correctly, I did point out your cameo appearance in that comic strip a some weeks ago in an E-mail you probably never read...
(ID #165440) Posted on 2008/04/02 17:48
website designer (currently assist. graphic designer)
oh and the 5.1 million USD is probably something closer to 5,100, which is -3 zeros xD;;
(ID #165441) Posted on 2008/04/02 17:49
@Akiraman: No prob! Enjoy the insanity! So many references you can't even name them all. ^^
(ID #165448) Posted on 2008/04/02 18:06
(University)Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
Ehhhhhhhhhhhh?!!?? Choo-san sold DC.com?!? For a lot of money yes, but still.... ehhhhh??
(ID #165463) Posted on 2008/04/02 18:42
shock > disgust > revelation > facepalm > checks post date > disgust.
(ID #165488) Posted on 2008/04/02 19:37
I hope that it is a joke, but if no then I'm disappointed, I visit this Megatokoy site and the the first thing that I have said was WTF -_-
(ID #165496) Posted on 2008/04/02 20:06
.NET/Web Developer
Uhm...is this for real? or an april fools joke? I've never heard of megatokyo before and just went to their site...its not that good really...just meh. But seriously...is this real? heheh
(ID #165498) Posted on 2008/04/02 20:08