Originally Posted by ZENRA

Dude, I've never met you in my life. You probably have me confused with someone else. In fact I'm sure you do. I've never told anyone I lived and worked out of Vancouver. I've never even been there let alone Canada. I've never even met another non-Japanese industry person in person (I'm assuming you're not Japanese and if you are, my apologies for the mistaken assumption).


"You mentioned on JSCOTT's "board" you spend low 6 figures on content. You should have come to me. I can get that same stuff for next to nothing. I mean, come on."

See, right here? This is what why I'm feeling conflicted. I feel like you're upset that someone else on GFY works within the JAV industry and is telling a different story than you. You seem to have a really negative slant on the industry: "The industry sucks! Foreigners aren't welcome! However, if you want content, come to me and nobody else! Who do I shoot for? Can't say, but we've the best content because I know people."

I get the feeling that your intention is to make it seem like the JAV industry is totally closed off and close-minded so foreign webmasters will just go through you for content. Nine out of ten times, you'll get a better deal through the studio and also foster a much closer relationship which will open many doors.

I feel the industry is much more open and anything is possible so long as one is determined. What I have in my sig regarding studio introductions is not something I am looking to make money off of. I don't plan to charge a cent so long as the help needed from me is all email-based (meeting in person is a different story). I want foreign webmasters to have an easier go at licensing content direct from the source and I want studios to have a better relationship with foreign webmasters. It's a win-win for everyone.

It seems like you really do have me mistaken though for someone else. I hope we can somehow make amends in the future and maybe even meet sometime in Tokyo.