Forum - View topicHey, Answerman! [2007-05-04]
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teh*darkness
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Hm... not much worth saying this week... Zac handled it pretty well.
The rant was good. I personally don't have problems with anything being censored, unless it's the DVD release, but it's true that too often, american otakus jump at shadows in the dark. And the fact that their arguments are usually illogical doesn't help them either. |
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
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On the poor English (or any foreign language) of the Japanese part: if you have read the original release of Gunslinger Girl manga, a chapter has "Spanish Open Space" as part of its title. I thought "where the heck is that place" until I later realized it was a very literal, double translation of Piazza di Spagna. Glad to see ADV corrected the error.
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ikillchicken
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The Flake: I think he confusing people who write reviews with crazy people who come up to you in the store and tell you which stuff you should and shouldnt buy and why. Let me edit his comment to make sense:
here is why people even write reviews, i mean even to spite getting obnoxious responses like this I dont need to hear what people think of anime, I just watch what I want to watch and that's it, why do I need someone telling me what is worth checking out? I like wasting money on Anime that sounds interesting but actually sucks and missing out on anime thats really goood but not very well known. I dont read reviews because I never know when my feelings might be hurt because I lack the ability to deal with someone saying a series I like is bad. I totally see why others find reviews very helpful because it will allow them to get an idea of what might be worth seeing. we the anime fans decide wether we want to read reviews. No one is forcing us.
That just struck me as funny. Talking about a fictional show "puncturing reality". I also gotta give that analogy a big old "what the heck?". In what way is that similar?
Shouldnt you be in out on a ledge somewhere? Or perhaps more appropriately, In a bookstore bothering some poor guy who just wants to buy a copy of Karekano? |
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Bluestreak2
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Oh yes, this happens EVERYWHERE to my knowledge. I have infact seen Borders put up signs along their manga section asking poeple to not sit and read in the aisle. And of course at the same time see 3 poeple sitting along there RIGHT infront of the section I would like to browse. -_- |
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Jerseymilk
 Posts: 157 Location: Wouldn't YOU like to know. |
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It's from the new anime "Claymore". |
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Eruanna
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Talk about elitism. Lets break that down a bit. You want people who dont share your taste in TV to feel inferior to you because you like watching anime and they dont? What the heck is that? There are many things I like. But I dont go around claiming to be superior to everyone else just because they dont happen to share my interests. And to say that anime fans should be put on the same pedestal as professors and scientists? "Because I watch alot of Japanese Cartoons, I am just as impressive as someone who has devoted their entire life and career to science and has studied extensivly to get where they are"? I think not. |
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
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Hahahahaha. Oh Steroid, you so crazy. |
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PantsGoblin
 SubscriberEncyclopedia Editor  Posts: 2969 Location: L.A. |
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Good old Steroid, you never cease to amuse me... And I can't stop laughing at this... |
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Moros
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Last edited by Moros on Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:49 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Acinom
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T'would be Claymore. Superb rant. However there isn't much that can be done (once a person in our subculture becomes convinced that they're a victim they gain a sense of self-importance and it becomes very hard to convince them otherwise and that society, in general, just doesn't give a shit) . One can only hope that such people will one day mature enough to start worrying about and contemplating subjects of greater value. These types seem to forget that it would not benefit anime/manga distributers to harass their consumers (as much fun as it is). But then again it's probably better that the whiners and bitchers of our subculture remain ignorant. Perhaps we'll have the pleasure of reading their names in the Darwin Awards someday. |
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fighterholic
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Fearing us would be like fearing every other thing that paranoid soccer moms don't understand as well as people petitioning to get things banned from TV and so forth
I see where the flake is going as far as their opinion on reviews, because I've seen reviews here on ANN that I can't agree with, but the way they wrote it, doesn't make themselves look good. |
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sabriyahm
 Posts: 291 Location: Georgia |
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As far as the RANT-Preach it. This mass persecution complex drives me crazy!
Ah My Goddess- Well I am pleasantly surprised to hear so many come to the defense of strong woman and reject the passive doormat as the ideal. Maybe there is hope for my love life after all. |
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Jedi General
 Posts: 2485 Location: Tucson, AZ |
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'Tis Claymore. That banner was made by yours truly by the way.  Funny that Zac mentioned the size thing. I had to shorten/speed up the Claymore banner because it was over 2 MB initially.
I got a chuckle while reading the rant. The girl described might even be "Flake of the Week" worthy. But still, I agree. This whole "persecution complex" doesn't make any sense to me. As pointed out in the rant usually there are reasons for manga being removed or shows being preempted and whatnot. It's just part of society. We're not being targeted at all. But, like the rant's author said, if we keep crying bloody murder, it will most like become true eventually. |
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WorldofElegance
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That was a fabulous rant. I remember browsing through the forums during the whole Eureka 7 rant and thinking people just needed to relax a bit. Some were acting as though it was the end of the world. It was a little sad.
And I for one love anime reviews...gives me a good idea as to whether or not the DVD is worth buying. Thanks to the recent Peach Girl review I know that the dub isn't that great and that there's an dubbed english opening on the dub track. It was rather informative. The kiwi bird is love. 
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LydiaDianne
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Nice job on the banner Jedi General. Sort of nice to see Zac mention someone else's name...not to knock the several other excellent banners done by the other person.
I didn't realize that we the few, the persecuted. Why wasn't I told about this. I mean really, one would that that such a serious anime fandom problem would have been ANN front page news by now.
Hey, like JG and others said, stuff gets removed from libraries all the time. I read a book that was labled Young Adult...trust me, nowhere near. I brought it to the attention of the librarians and the book was removed from that section and in the section it belonged. So, if some parent saw nudity and/or language that they didn't approved of for the age group, then yes, it will be removed. |
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