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Hey, Answerman! [2009-11-06]

No, he wasn't aware of that and neither was I when I edited the article.

I don't read every single thing published on every other anime site. Neither does Brian.

(I haven't read his article- think ill go do that now, but I gotta say- in general I find american animation ugly and plain. Batman? Spongebob? Aquateen hungerforce? Okay that last one is funny...)

So...retraction/edit then?

This probably has more to do with something Mania wanted Chris to do, then Chris himself. I can't remember one article Chris wrote, back when he had AnimeonDVD, that was so blatantly flamebait.

This probably has more to do with something Mania wanted Chris to do, then Chris himself. I can't remember one article Chris wrote, back when he had AnimeonDVD, that was so blatantly flamebait.

I do wish they'd make a Shenmue III. 8/

Ranma824 wrote:

So...retraction/edit then? This probably has more to do with something Mania wanted Chris to do, then Chris himself. I can't remember one article Chris wrote, back when he had AnimeonDVD, that was so blatantly flamebait.

Well, it's a tough call there, isn't it?

Brian answered the question as if the article were published on some random anime blog - it certainly sounds like something that would pop up on the blog of a newbie fan - and so in context, the answer stands, because that's how Brian feels about bloggers who go on about that sort of thing. In context it is quite clear who Brian is referring to - teenage anime bloggers who think ragin' against American cartoons makes them even 'more authentic' anime fans or some such nonsense.

Then it turns out that it was an AOD article the question was referring to - hardly a random anime blog. Nobody would describe Beveridge as a 'teenage anime blogger' or a 'child' or any of that. So to me it is very clear Brian didn't know that it was an AOD article, and instead assumed what any reasonable person would, that such a piece would be found presumably on a random blog.

So 'retracting' the answer would require that Brian's opinion on such an article would totally change were it written by a professional rather than a random teenage blogger. I would argue that while his language would likely change - he wouldn't be quite as blunt or insulting about it - his reaction to said article would be similar, that it is a foolish thing to say. I would agree with him. I didn't like Chris's "10 reasons anime is superior" article one bit; I respect the man greatly but that article was way below his usual standards. I'm the last person to throw stones - I've published my fair share of crap and have let my standards slip on one too many occasions, but I'd also expect any of my peers to be honest with me about it when I have. They usually are.

So, in context, the answer stands, and the only reason to change it would be to ensure that Chris knows the answer was not intended to be about him (I'm relatively positive he doesn't read Answerman in the first place). Perhaps just a footnote explaining the simple context that Brian answered the question as if the article being asked about were published on some random blog? Hm.

I guess he doesn't realize that WB contracted Sunrise to animate Batman: TAS. The only scenes that weren't done in Japan were from Bruce Timm's pilot.

First of all, dude, my first piece of advice: don't get worked up over Top 10 lists on some loser asshole's anime blog. There are other, far more salient issues currently plaguing our world that deserve your ire than what a dumb baby with a blogspot account and a brain STD has to say about cartoons.