[Torg] Torg Timeline + A United Living Land

[Kansas Jim]

James Knevitt wrote:

> Well, it's not really the content that's important-- it's accepting
> the presence of Japanese culture. How else would companies like Ichi
> be able to just waltz into LA and very publically start buying up like
> crazy in any modern politico-ecomonic climate?

I'd say they would do it exactly the same way they did in the late 80s
and early 90s, by throwing giant piles of money around! Especially since
present-day Japanese corporate culture is a lot more like American
corporate culture, it's not all insular, protective zaibatsus like in
those previous days.

Plus if you're actually sticking with Nippon Tech as a mega-corporate
reality, I'd think that the Law of Intrigue would actually discourage
doing anything very publicly; sneaky behind-closed-doors business
meetings and deals is much more the style.

(Not to mention that realistically speaking, anime is still a very niche
market, if you want to make the masses more accepting of Japanese
culture that's probably not the most effective vector to use. Take over
American movie studios and start producing movies and TV shows which
deal a lot with Japanese culture, that would be more effective. And hey,
Sony's already firmly established in Hollywood....)

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