mixed media in media

I like how media in japan has gotten more mixed up these days. in america we get an action movie, and then we get a video game to go along with it. or the other way around, in the case of doom or bloodrayne. the results are not always sweet.

even though I understand japanese, I like that now I can see battle royale: the movie, battle royale: the novel, and battle royale: the manga, all in english now. it shows a real dedication to promoting and translating good stories, despite their possibly offensive subject matter.

In july the japanese manga oldboy will come out in english mostly because the original japanese manga was made into a korean movie that was pretty popular internationally. whatever it takes, you know.