Talk:Zuiikin' English

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Grey Shadow, you left a message that this article should be listed in the appropriate category. I already had it lisked as a Japanese TV stub article. What other categories did you think it should have been linked to? MK2 02:16, 14 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Youtube Videos

I see 'The Skillful Abbot' has started to put all his videos of Zuiikin back online after deleting his youtube account because '(He) was tired of not getting any credit for the caps'. Some of the videos which have been missing online for a number of months are now back online - hopefully we'll see more soon. The videos are at 'The Skillful Abbots' youtube page 20:37, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] P-Low: The Skillful Abbot

Yes. That is true. But I actually deleted my channel because people were taking the clips and uploading them again without giving me credit for the caps. I uploaded two new clips this week. I also added the Japanese titles to each of the clips.


I think it should be mentioned that "Zuiikin English" was honestly trying to teach some English and be comedic at the same time. However, it was not a full on skit comedy/spoof like "Gakitsukai" and the like. I think it should also be noted that the titles and hosts commentaries are filled with puns. For example,"円回内筋でパーティー(EnkainaikindeParty)" "円回内筋" [ENKAInaikin] the muscle's name and "宴会[ENKAI]" meaning party. There are tons of these "駄洒落" through out the series...


I added a link to my YouTube channel to the external links section. I started a cult following, can I at least have a link to my channel on the top page?



11:17, 16 January 2008 (+9 hours JST)

[edit] Questioning article content

I challenge the assertion that Zuuikin Gals was originally intended as a spoof. I have enough first-hand knowledge of Japanese culture to know that something as apparently bizarre to Western sensibilities would not necessarily be as strange to Asian, particularly Japanese, sensibilities.

I think the author of the article is making a mistake as labelling Zuiikin Gals as a parody or spoof, and I will maintain that belief until the author can provide conclusive evidence to the contrary. I will, however, refrain from editing the article, because I too cannot prove my assertion.

Anyone have an opinion on this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.248.60 (talk) 20:09, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

I think the "spoof" assertion must be verified by reliable sources per Wikipedia policies. I think any gaijin with knowledge of language shows in Japan know how utterly hilarious and bizarre they appear to Western eyes. I have even tested this on Japanese and they cannot tell if this is a spoof. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.22.3.179 (talk) 17:22, 4 December 2007 (UTC)