Wed 2007/12/26 09:21
For some reason, I've been seeing anti or "stop Christmas" slogans around the otakushpere. Here is a pic of some folks walking around Akiba with these anti Christmas slogans on fancy pieces of cardboard. Some otaku even went through the trouble of making Hatsune Miku sing anti Chistmas jingles below. Thanks to AS for sending in the video and more pics at Akiba Blog.
Posted on Wed 2007/12/26 09:21 by
Link Cosplayer, Video Gamer, Amatuer Programmer, and Artist
Those Bas****s! Why would they stop Christmas?! It's like trying to smuther happiness. :'(
(ID #17313) Posted on 2007/12/27 00:31
Damm, What`s their problem.
(ID #17314) Posted on 2007/12/27 00:31
wow ? lol y do they want to stop christmas ? even if they r otakus isnt like there a sale on the anime figurines ? it helps them save more and get more XD lol if u know the reason u have to tell me danny lol XD
(ID #17317) Posted on 2007/12/27 00:36
i do like the song lol even tho i dont know wats its sayin on most parts if any1 got free time can make some subs for it ? ( sry for double posting )
(ID #17319) Posted on 2007/12/27 00:37
Well, it's not by wearing cardboard and Jason masks (Good for Halloween though) that you can persuade people to stop having fun during this period. Boycott never works, anyway (Unless millions of people do it at the same time). Unless they begin wreaking havoc, there is nothing to fear from those weirdos. :)
(ID #17318) Posted on 2007/12/27 00:36
Afro-ed Student
.... Anti-Christmas jingles? That's rather ironic, don't you think? Especially since Miku-chan is in Santa gear..
(ID #17320) Posted on 2007/12/27 00:37
i cant wait till they have these protests in my neighborhood, i am so there if they do. stupid xmas with its lack of purpose.
(ID #17324) Posted on 2007/12/27 00:59
Part human, part student, 100% loser
LOL why would they even do that? Do they get caught by the police afterwards? I guess to some, Christmas may be just a day where people have to waste money buying gifts for other people but why do this? I don't think it'll change anything...
(ID #17328) Posted on 2007/12/27 01:15
Student
People have the right to celebrate what they want! It's perfectly fine for people to NOT celebrate Christmas. It's just as bad for someone to pressure anyone into not celebrating it, as with someone pressuring people to celebrate it. Why can't we live in peace and do whatever the hell we want? I would probably go super sentai on them if I was there.
(ID #17330) Posted on 2007/12/27 01:18
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.
It's an attack on a religon!!! Too bad I can't find my all-in-one bazooka...
(ID #17866) Posted on 2007/12/30 03:37
I don't get why they would be anti Christmas other than the fact its just commercialism in action in Japan with next to no religious significance. Maybe they are just being dicks because they have nobody to spend Christmas with. That or having to buy their mom a present prevents them from getting that new body pillow they have been wanting. But yeah Danny if you find out more about this and can elaborate on it please do so.
(ID #17332) Posted on 2007/12/27 01:25
Secondary Student~
because no 2d girls fall into their chimney
(ID #17334) Posted on 2007/12/27 01:28
Part human, part student, 100% loser
LOL but it's their fault, their houses don't have chimneys... Don't blame Christmas, blame the architect who built their houses LOL
(ID #17537) Posted on 2007/12/28 01:40
Procurement officer / Teacher
You do stumble on anti christmas stuff in Tokyo from time to time. I've never seen anything like this though. And I can fully understand why they are like this. Christmas here is NOTHING but commercial profit. There is no celebration of the true meaning of christmas. Hell even the lighting displays at various places are commercially sponcered. They just feel they need to inform people of the meaning of christmas in Japan. I know what they are saying, I dont agree with stopping it. It's simple really :) Now the radical Pro Empire group that drives around... thats another story :(
(ID #17337) Posted on 2007/12/27 01:56
There's a name that's given to those who hate Christmas. We call them liberals. Oh, sorry. Most of my relatives tends to watch Fox News and I try to keep from having it eat at my brain, but I fear I'm losing the battle.
(ID #17340) Posted on 2007/12/27 02:12
All people over the age of 14 secretly hate Christmas. Just admit it. It's no fun having to waste the money you earned buying gifts for people simply because you feel obligated to.
(ID #17342) Posted on 2007/12/27 02:28
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
lol. As long as Christmas generates money, celebrations of Christmas won't be stopped. Business is business. If they want to stop Christmas they should encourage people not to spend their money on Christmas stuffs, rather than campaigning like that.. or maybe they're campaigning to tell people to stop buying Christmas stuffs? ^^
(ID #17352) Posted on 2007/12/27 03:10
maybe that's the reason....
(ID #17365) Posted on 2007/12/27 04:29
Aimless Traveler
Looks more like they did it for the lulz.
(ID #17354) Posted on 2007/12/27 03:26
I think those guys are just lonely or probably bored.
(ID #17362) Posted on 2007/12/27 03:56
I am not for it, but i am not against it either. For me xmas is quite boring -_-;
(ID #17371) Posted on 2007/12/27 04:55
Unemployed - Studying for Game Design
I don't celebrate Christmas, since I'm not Christian. I celebrate Yule, however, and eat a ham on January 1st. Yule begins on Mother Night, which is December 20th, and lasts for twelve days (like the twelve days of Christmas). We celebrate the return of the Sun, which tells us that there will be no Fimbulwinter, since the days begin to get longer again. So, yeah. They can protest Christmas all they want, since it was stolen from the Old Norse, anyway.
(ID #17375) Posted on 2007/12/27 05:25
Ecchi Artist of ....... [Fill the blank space >)]
LoL, Holidays in general are interesting days.
(ID #17379) Posted on 2007/12/27 06:25
If they don't celebrate christmas is Ok. But don't protest and demonstration in the street if they otaku they must know a whole anime have christmas story in their episode. and why they using jason mask? they look stupid people in the stupid action.
(ID #17396) Posted on 2007/12/27 07:46
Now that's what I call epic trolling.
(ID #17398) Posted on 2007/12/27 08:02
christmas suck, every year here in milan there is a anticlerical christmass, that's good
(ID #17404) Posted on 2007/12/27 08:36
It's a news for me!Allora Milano è una grande città anche per questo! ^_^
(ID #17420) Posted on 2007/12/27 10:31
Student, Writer and Graphic/Web Designer
Are they nuts? If they don't want something, then they just have to ignore it. It is fun for other people. (this applies for most situations in life when you dislike something and try to encourage others to leave it)
(ID #17406) Posted on 2007/12/27 08:45
Well, I have to disagree a little here. Christmas is so overwhelming in many parts of the world you can hardly escape it - you are forced into the whole commercialized gathering of sheep. What has our christmas to do with the real meaning behind it, if there is any? Cheesy decoration everywhere, christmas goodies for lots of money, the everliving christmas "hits" being played on the strees. If one doesn't believe in the whole thing or simply doesn't like it, I can perfectly understand how it can be quite disgusting for them. But then again, I'm an atheist too and couldn't care less. Have fun and enjoy your holidays they way YOU like it folks.
(ID #17418) Posted on 2007/12/27 10:18
I think the reason for them to anti-christmas is because christmas is a creation from west world..while in the far oriental, we all have our own tradition and history, we have our way of celebrate the new year. however the world are impacted and commercialized too much by the west culture, we eat KFC and McDonald, we listen english pop crap and we begin to celebrate Christmas, which actually has nothing to do with our cultural background .. at the same time ,the traditional festivals are gradually lost its charm among new generation...I guess these guys are not really hate Christmas, they just want to draw others' attention to sustain the tradition .. people are different, for most of us in China, christmas is just another day.. but i myself don't mind to have a good excuse to spend some time with friends or family...
(ID #17439) Posted on 2007/12/27 13:03
trying to stay relevant
Xmas is a time of crappy shop decorations, crappy Xmas muzak, and people buying stuff no-one wants, let alone needs. I'm glad when the New Year finally begins (about January 20th in this country...)However I appreciate the two days or more not having to do anything but eat.
(ID #17440) Posted on 2007/12/27 13:31
Live and let... Die... I guess...
(ID #17445) Posted on 2007/12/27 14:01
I wonder what their rationale is. How do they feel about Saturnalia or Brumalia? Solstice celebrations are older than recorded history.
(ID #17464) Posted on 2007/12/27 18:30
maybe they wanna stop christmas cuz they found out that Santa Claus was really their father XD
(ID #17548) Posted on 2007/12/28 02:03
anime/cosplay events organizer
people has the right to speak what they want ^^ probably "THE MAN" is merely using this festive season lolz
(ID #17564) Posted on 2007/12/28 03:51
What's wrong with Christmas? If they don't like it then simply don't celebrate it, but don't don't push your beliefs on others.
(ID #18674) Posted on 2008/01/04 00:00
I don't mind Xmas. Another holiday, another reason to have some fun,.. but it's getting too annoying. We don't celebrate Christmas, but New Year, which is pretty much the same except for the religious stuff (that and the fuss around what ticks me).
(ID #20616) Posted on 2008/01/13 11:30
only evil communists would want to stop christmas :(!
(ID #188687) Posted on 2008/05/16 06:43
Wait, what? Stop Christmas? Do these nuts love work so much they'd rather go back to office than take the day off? Looking at their cheap cardcard placards, these are probably NEETs who don't know the value of holidays.
(ID #191106) Posted on 2008/05/19 10:20
whats so wrong about christmas? it's fun and the only time when we get presents it's the birthof Jesus for God's sake man even if you have different religions you should still respect others with different beliefs!! i mean that's one of the things that makes the world more interesting
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