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walw6pK4Alo
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That tells me the market is dictated by who's dumping in the most money. There doesn't have to be 40 new series every three months. If otaku bought less otaku-oriented anime, those show numbers would come down and and things would even out between male, female, kid, and neutral, like what was common before the late night model took off. But it doesn't mean those other numbers would go up, likewise. Is X otaku-oriented anime occupying a finite slot, or would that slot have not existed in the first place? |
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Spotlesseden
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kuroko no basuke proves this type of show can sell and it can be very popular with girls. I wonder if this will get death threat letters from ANN community people.
Any question is why all the main characters' names only have 3 Kanji characters and girly names too? really 七瀬 遙(Nanase Haruka)? |
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championferret
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You see, it SHOULD be old. We shouldn't HAVE to use it and the only reason we do is because misogyny is still a thing, and one running rampant in this thread. Also 'my female friends are happy with the shows they have! So they shouldn't need any more!' Do you actually read the things you type? Do you sit and think 'hmm, maybe I shouldn't be saying women don't deserve a show just for them just because they have a small number shows already. Maybe, just maybe, it may make me seem like a whinging dudebro who is sad that 80% of anime caters to his penis instead of 100%.' If men feel """uncomfortable""" about a show that may (may!) feature male fanservice, then GOOD. I HOPE you do. Because maybe, just maybe! you'll understand how it feels to be female and be an anime fan or hell a fan or just about anything. If I can deal with countless shows, many of which are favorites of mine, suddenly shoving boobs in my face or a sexualized scene of a junior high school girl or any other example of the blatant male gaze included solely to boost sales, if I can learn to deal with it so it no longer bothers me (because we all know any woman it bothers is just an 'annoying feminist', right?), if I can learn to ignore the fact that so many female characters nowadays are created solely as wankbait... Then you can man the hell up and do so too when it happens with your own gender instead of carrying on like some kid who ate five candy bars and then threw a tantrum because his mother made him give the last one to someone else. |
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Fencedude5609
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A++ Would read again.
Exactly that. |
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phoenixalia
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this person is my hero. |
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Maidenoftheredhand
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Excellent post Championferret!
The way people act because one show is stuff they may not like in one season is ridiculous. If you don't want to watch fine but there is no need to say women are content with what they have (funny how the people saying that are not women) . |
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dtm42
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/thread (because no-one can top that) |
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st_owly
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You just won at the Internet, madam. |
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DissonanceCog
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And thus this becomes a thread in which everything that needs to be said about the matter is said in a single post. |
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Key
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I'll also tag in my agreement here, and I hope that post puts an end to the whining about Free! There have been many occasions when I've enjoyed a series but at the same time thought that there's no way in hell I'd show it to (or recommend for) a female viewer, so I've never understood why a few prominent series that might make guys uncomfortable to watch are such a big deal.
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Shiratori1
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Nonsense. ANYTHING (whether it is within the Anime universe or not) can become a fetish if a person who likes that particular thing or subject becomes obsessive about it to a certain level. It is unfair for people to single out "moe" as a fetish considering how broad the definition of "fetish" is (if you are going to call moe a fetish, you might as well call everything else (Anime-related or not) a fetish). Additionally, the idea that all of the individuals and companies that produce works that feature "moe" are doing so without any honest interest in telling the stories that they are telling and are just "pumping the stuff out" solely on the basis that it's "moe" and it will sell is absolutely ridiculous and truly only reflects cynicism, anger, and jealousy held by the anti-moe lobby (particularly outside of Japan) based on their nonsensical opinion that "moe-type" shows are "blocking" their favorite types of shows from being made. |
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
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Funny you should mention that, I have an appointment with Senator Kanoko-chan (R, MI) on Tuesday that I managed to book by donating heavily to her campaign using funds from the Family Strength Campaign superPAC I founded a few years ago to further the cause of the Anti-Moe Lobby. I intend on discussing our legislative agenda, which is the repeal of the Moe Fan Rights Act of 1993 and potentially the elimination of the 28th Amendment, which states "The right of citizens of the United States, who love moe girls above all else, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of moe." |
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Rahxephon91
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Not really seeing how that statement is nonsense.
You wana tell me that all those shows are produced without the sole intent of making money? That they aren't cynical productions. Then why so many shows that feature the same types of character designs, the same types of settings, the same kind of characters? Why do we get a Last Exile 2 seemingly invaded by these conventions? Because it is whats popular today and what makes money. If it didn't, I bet more then half of these "moe" shows would not exists. I mean few of us here know anything about the actual behind the scenes production. So we can't say the people behind them don't give a crap about them, but likewise I find it faulty to argue the other side. And I bet it's pretty delusional that the people behind these shows always give a damn. but hey I have a bias. Last edited by Rahxephon91 on Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:48 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Shiratori1
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The SAME argument could be made towards female fans who will balk at and avoid a show because the majority of its characters are cute females and it features a slightly-notable amount male-oriented fan service(pure hypocrisy). |
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Shiratori1
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Are you really THAT bored pal? 
When someone believes in something that is nonsensical they tend not to believe that it is nonsense. 
Last edited by Shiratori1 on Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:47 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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