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Everything Burrito posted:As far as creepy stuff goes, I've read enough trashy garbage myself that I don't begrudge people their personal tastes however filthy they might be. However, I think people should have some self-awareness regarding what they talk about in public/on the open internet and maybe not broadcast that they're really into the creepy stuff. You like what you like but nobody else needs to know that poo poo. It's easy to fall into oversharing mode in a relaxed atmosphere like current ADTRW though, and I'm guilty of it myself, having posted things and then think ehhh maybe I'd rather not have people know I like that. At least regret it though -- don't just blab about whatever gross thing you're into and expect others to support it. 
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yeah let's not go into the territory of 'anime should actually be made for me, the american, because japan is dying' like yo what happens happens. maybe japan is a barren wasteland and Fist Of The North Star In Real Life or maybe, i dunno, things turn around and don't exactly follow a mathematical equation. the decisions businesspeople make are shrouded in secret contracts and mystery and we commoners may never truly grasp what drives what they do aside from 'they probably assume this will make money most of the time'
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Endorph posted:quote this post in order to gather all our energy, to dismiss those complaints
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.jpg posted:I hate anime...
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realtalk: if you want fantastical or science fictional stories in tv size, then japan probably produces more than the entire anglosphere even in the current nerd boom. like half of them are lame it's not bad for being a market maybe 1/4 the size
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Actual reply though, from what I hear from my teacher friend, SAO and Attack on Titan was big with high-schoolers last year. Which makes sense since those series are the equivalent of YA lit. And generally, the mainstream view of anime in the west usually is the shonen stuff, which is generally catered to boys who like action and boobs, so the cool stuff from the other genres tend not to be as well represented. Additionally, I feel like network TV generally does a poor job in picking up good shows for girls, so they're already disinclined to pick up stuff that's more shojo oriented. Course, sometimes good word of mouth still spreads since Fruits Basket was a success a couple years back, but it was never broadcast on any major stations. Anyways, that's my thoughts on the matter at the moment. Anime is cool, have a jelly donut everyday!
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no offense but 'the mainstream view of anime in the west... is generally catered to boys who like action and boobs' is pretty inaccurate. kurositsuji is still pretty huge and attack on titan was as popular with girls as it was with guys. and sailor moon always does insanely well. vampire knight was really popular too. it's true that shoujo doesn't really air on tv much, but there's always at least a couple of shoujo manga that are doing really well.
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Endorph posted:no offense but 'the mainstream view of anime in the west... is generally catered to boys who like action and boobs' is pretty inaccurate. kurositsuji is still pretty huge and attack on titan was as popular with girls as it was with guys. and sailor moon always does insanely well. vampire knight was really popular too. it's true that shoujo doesn't really air on tv much, but there's always at least a couple of shoujo manga that are doing really well. Yeah, hence what I meant that shoujo does have relatively good word of mouth at times like with Fruits Basket since it's usually girls I see in the manga section at bookstores. But from an outsider's point of view, what they see first is generally the shonen stuff was my point, which might skew the general opinion about anime in a certain direction.
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Feb 8, 2016 22:25
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I just want to say that Mark Twain rules and thus reading this thread was a good idea after all.
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I do not care what normies think
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Feb 8, 2016 22:33
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Anime owns, op
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Feb 8, 2016 22:45
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tbh the otaku I know are generally much more visually literate than the movie fans I know who hate anime. like it's not even close.
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why the gently caress wouldn't it be 'just like goku was determined to defeat the saiyans'
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Feb 8, 2016 23:33
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Kids these days don't even know Goku
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.jpg posted:I hate anime...
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Pretty much the only anime that ever air on TV where I live are Pokémon and toy tie-in stuff like Bakugan and Inazuma 11. When I was in high school occasionally things like Bobobo and Shaman King would make it over, but I don't think that kind of thing happens any more. So people don't really know what anime is and if you'd try to explain it to them they would probably just be thinking of kids shows. That said, there was never any moral crusade against anime out here (not even after someone went on a Death Note-inspired killing spree) so at least we've got that going for us. Anecdotally, I remember one time I was eating lunch with some classmates in college and we ended up talking about anime for reasons I don't remember. One of them watched Naruto regularly and another one read up on Bleach from time to time. They were nice dudes, the rowdy sports-y type that I didn't expect to be into anime at all. Being able to talk about anime unabashedly with people I was acquainted with but not actually friends with was a nice experience. So being an anime watcher out here isn't such a bad deal, because people are either neutral or positive about it (in my experience). That said I still keep it to myself most of the time because it's still a niche geek hobby that most people wouldn't care to hear about. 
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i'm fine with the things i like being widely regarded as disreputable, op
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My Anime Experience: I snapbuilt a few gunpla after watching Build Fighters and my dad thought that was pretty neat. After one college class period I ran into a whole crowd of people talking about SAO, and my first-year doormmates and neighbors watched a few anime on netflix. So I suppose in my experience it's been treated like any other hobby or interest? Honestly film has done more "damage" on a social level for me, but that's because my dad's a huge softie that can't handle R action movies. e: the only person to make anything of it or any of my other interests was myself back when I was an overly-conscious teen who took poo poo on the 'net too seriously Motto fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Feb 9, 2016 |
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anime has become more pandering to western sensibilities over time, some people just haven't seen enough to notice. it's just slow to adapt, much like the japanese to many things (flip phones and paper filled offices heh). the loudest complainers are western tumblrites who cant stand seeing a titty in their show or want diversity in media from a country that is 98.5% one racial group
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tbf, ainu and koreans are cool and should be in anime more edit: also native okinawans
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Relin posted:anime has become more pandering to western sensibilities over time, some people just haven't seen enough to notice. it's just slow to adapt, much like the japanese to many things (flip phones and paper filled offices heh). the loudest complainers are western tumblrites who cant stand seeing a titty in their show or want diversity in media from a country that is 98.5% one racial group lol
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I have good word that there's never been a titty on tumblr, no sir.
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Relin posted:the loudest complainers are western tumblrites Tumblr loves anime, though.
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Radio Spiricom posted:i'm fine with the things i like being widely regarded as disreputable, op Yeah, this
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Silver2195 posted:Tumblr loves anime, though. Social media sites are comprised of millions of people, and I'm better than all of them.
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american tv is sickening and degenerate almost without exception
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Zas posted:american tv is sickening and degenerate almost without exception 99% of programs are about murder and I hate it
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Orange is the New Black is good so far, I'm only halfway through season 2 though.
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the best airing american show is nathan for you, but only because hannibal got canceled
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also, deadliest catch
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K. Flaps posted:Would be chill if everyone who wants to talk about Godard would have to spend some time talking about how disgusting Serbian Film and Gang Rape Bus 69 or whatever is I watched a Serbian Film with my mom as a a prank
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americans are disgusting
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Endorph posted:american media churns out superhero movies and reboots Marvel is going to make 30 movies until 2020 and I feel like western civilization has reached its lowest point
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Feb 9, 2016 01:35
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Downton Abbey is british and Trailer Park Boys is canadian so I reccomend those
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K. Flaps posted:Would be chill if everyone who wants to talk about Godard would have to spend some time talking about how disgusting Serbian Film and Gang Rape Bus 69 or whatever is godard is one of my fav directors but i also love stuff like angst and nekromantik and own like 20 pinky violence dvds 
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the last american show i watched was 12 episodes of racist white girls being racist before half of them got killed
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Srice posted:The easiest western comparison to LNs is YA lit This, although Overlord is far superior than any stupid rear end YA has ever been made
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Radio Spiricom posted:the best airing american show is nathan for you, but only because hannibal got canceled Meanwhile in adtrw: Sharkopath posted:
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