Forum - View topicHey, Answerman! [2008-11-13]
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posterior_praiser
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I am a busy person. I take a full course load in university, and work 20 hours a week. I also like to hang out with my firends. I also have time to watch anime. It just depends on what you find time for. If watching anime is something you want to make time for, then you can. I usually watch 2 episodes a night, unless i have alot of work to do or am out doing something. I think the idea that we are all so 'busy' is an illusion. People in post industrial societies have far more free time than any past generation did. If you want to watch anime, it is entirely possible to fit it in, and that goes for anything else (exercise, another hobby, family time, friends).
...Some people really do watch a staggering amount of anime though :/ |
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HitokiriShadow
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You undershot the average runtime a bit. Most shows clock in around 23-25 minutes, including credits. OP/EDs tend to run about 1:30 each, so you are looking at about 20-22 minutes per episode.
And really, keeping up with 10 shows a season shouldn't be too hard. That's less than two episodes (~45 mintues) a day, and talking about them on a forum wouldn't add too much to that. Plenty of time left over for a social life, though I won't disagree than many fans that watch a lot are rather lacking in one. |
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LydiaDianne
Posts: 5633 Location: Southern California |
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Best line EVAR! Brilliant and Beautiful response, Zac. Thank God I'm home alone right now or everyone would have thought I was insane I was laughing so hard. I LOVED it! Last edited by LydiaDianne on Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:30 am; edited 1 time in total |
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ankoku22
Posts: 73 Location: the American midwest |
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I'm still laughing at that whole Armageddon response. Absolutely brilliant. I assume that the "Messiah" was Goku, based on the description... truly a touch of genius, I must say.
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Top Gun
Posts: 4563 |
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Best. Answer. Ever.
Dear lord...the Sasuke line...I'm still trying to catch my breath from laughing... |
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JacobC
ANN Contributor
Posts: 3728 Location: SoCal |
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That thing about watching a lot of anime? Well, I don't, but I watch a fair amount more than the casual fan, just because I don't do fansubs very much. And I do have a pretty active life. The key is not to sleep.
Aw...my letter didn't get into Answerfans. Sadness. That was mah fav-o-rite topic. Que sera... Oh. My. Gosh. That vision of the anime apocalypse was one of the most amazing things I've read on ANN. Period. |
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irishninja
Posts: 344 Location: Seattle-ish |
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Zac, you are my hero.
I think I've said that before, but it bears repeating. |
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fighterholic
Posts: 9193 |
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Sheesh, I bet that a lot of people who download don't even have "buy" in their vocabulary On another thought, haven't you already asked next week's Answerfans question?
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zawa113
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I have a few worlds I'd like to live in:
1) Pokemon. Seriously, they all leave their houses at what, age 12? To journey around with complete strangers and former gym leaders? And battle complete strangers then talk about Pokemon to the point where you could count the recent stranger as a closest friend ever because they also like forcing various sized creatures to battle until fainting? Living in a world where everyone knows only of Pokemon and is too poorly educated to realize that that's Team Rocket, the only different is that James has *edited out* boobs? Heck yeah, sign me up! I'm getting a Wobbuffet! And I will not talk or battle you if you have a Luvdisc. And there's only 1 Mewtwo in the world, people, 1!! We can't both have one! And since we're all goody two-shoes here, we'd probably think it cruel to catch it for some arbitrary reason that does not apply to all the Bidoof and Rattata in the world. AND no one ages, ever! Still, I would have my Wobbuffet, and I would be happy. 2) in more seriousness: Mushi-shi. simple and elegant, yet filled to the brim with magic and fun! I remember watching it and saying "duuude, I totally would like to be a mushi-shi in Ginko's universe" while watching it 3) Princess Tutu. I'm curious as to what it would be like to spoiler[live in a world controlled by a story without even realizing it!!], it'd be an interesting experience. |
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
Posts: 9902 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
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Basically it was a story based on the fall of Shang Dynasty and the rise of Zhou Dynasty, with lots of magical and supernatural elements added. And some scholars believe that the prototype of monkey king Sun Wukong (Son Goku in Japanese) in Journey to the West came from Indian monkey god Hanuman. |
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Fermi
Posts: 8 |
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I like anime and all, but if I had the guts to even consider watching two series at once, I would have to drop out of college. Seriously, with the workload that I have right now this semester, it's impossible for me to fathom trying to dedicate my time towards more than one series.
Having five or more shows at one's disposal seems typical of fans who are on the Internet (based on the blog entries I've read and the anime forums I've visited). I guess this means that ninety percent of the otaku tend to congregate on the net? Nowhere can I find this much dedication from fans I've talked to in real life. (What a long way some people have gone from casually watching anime on Toonami, to queuing up torrents of anime such as Kannagi.) Last edited by Fermi on Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:55 am; edited 1 time in total |
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DemonEyesLeo
Posts: 844 Location: Japan |
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The Anime Revelation is, by far, one of the greatest things I've ever read. You've truly outdone yourself. Although I didn't need that image of Sasuke and Naruto... *shudder*
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AirCooledMan_2006
Posts: 594 Location: Delaware, U.S. |
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10 series? Pfft, that's nothing. I'm presently watching 20 series at once, even with a job. (At one point, I was watching up to 23 shows at once.) How do I do this? I dedicate nearly all of my time off from work to watching anime, be it on DVD, TV, or streaming sites. On an average day I get in at least 7 shows, watching at least one episode a day on the streaming sites and one DVD a day, but on a really good day I can get in 10 to 15. The anime revelation: Pretty well-spun--should serve as a cautionary tale for the neckbearded weeaboos who steal anime constantly without ever buying anything and think anime should "go back to the fans" and be "free for the people". |
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HyperGatack
Posts: 206 Location: MA |
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Yeah.. Sorry bout that. My friends kept saying if I got to first the world would end. I thought they were joking. I THOUGHT THEY WERE JOKING. ;-; |
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Hon'ya-chan
Posts: 973 |
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Someone better up Answerman's meds, he might encounter some brain-bleach moments. |
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