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v1cious



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:21 pm Reply with quote
seriously, do people actually watch this crap?
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Vigilante024



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:24 pm Reply with quote
well since they keep making shows about it I would guess: YES

I myself have seen Hand Maid May...

its a story line that some people just like.
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Haiseikoh 1973



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:48 pm Reply with quote
v1cious wrote:
seriously, do people actually watch this crap?


If I explained it, let's just say John Ashcroft would deport me to Gitmo under the Patriot Act.
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The Ramblin' Wreck



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 6:02 pm Reply with quote
Haiseikoh 1973 wrote:
v1cious wrote:
seriously, do people actually watch this crap?


If I explained it, let's just say John Ashcroft would deport me to Gitmo under the Patriot Act.


??

umm. okay?
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Shiki MSHTS



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 6:13 pm Reply with quote
Hey. There are some good ones. You can't generalize them all as trash, as it is unfair.

And yeah, people do watch them, as they all aren't that bad, and some people have different tastes.

It's like saying Stupid Pirate shows. Why do people watch this trash?

It just isn't quite fair.
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v1cious



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 6:18 pm Reply with quote
Shiki MSHTS wrote:
Hey. There are some good ones. You can't generalize them all as trash, as it is unfair.

And yeah, people do watch them, as they all aren't that bad, and some people have different tastes.

It's like saying Stupid Pirate shows. Why do people watch this trash?

It just isn't quite fair.


yeah but this particular genre just doesn't have any redeeming value except maybe fanservice. even shoujo fans must find it degrading.


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Shiki MSHTS



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 6:22 pm Reply with quote
v1cious wrote:
Shiki MSHTS wrote:
Hey. There are some good ones. You can't generalize them all as trash, as it is unfair.

And yeah, people do watch them, as they all aren't that bad, and some people have different tastes.

It's like saying Stupid Pirate shows. Why do people watch this trash?

It just isn't quite fair.


yeah but this particular gene just doesn't have any redeeming value except maybe fanservice. even shoujo fans must find it degrading.


The genre in itself, maybe. I know of a few exceptions, but yeah. Redeeming qualities come from the indivisual shows of the genre

Fanservice? Redeeming? I guess from certain aspects. =P

And last I checked, I don't think the maid Genre exactly fits under the shoujo label. =P

And do you mean that Shoujo fans don't find many things degrading? =P
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Luff-Chan



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:10 pm Reply with quote
v1cious wrote:


yeah but this particular genre just doesn't have any redeeming value except maybe fanservice. even shoujo fans must find it degrading.


I'm a shoujo fan, and I happen to really like the maid related shows. Especially Mahoromatic. I love its art, story, characters. Sure a little "fanservice" here and there, but there isn't anything wrong with that. I have seen worse in real life.

So, yes to your original question. I love watching it. And I think its not crap, and better than a lot of other genres.
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graywolf



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:38 pm Reply with quote
this is the first time i cant think of any ting to say to defend the human race. Sad old guys just have diffrent tast i guess Smile

now that i think about it i have seen a cuple too
hands maid may (wich wasnt to bad...) was one of them.
i cant remember the other it was a long time ago.
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jfrog



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:47 pm Reply with quote
I dunno. Porn is cheaper than fanservice anime, and the stories are about as believable.
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graywolf



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:50 pm Reply with quote
im i ..... on the wrong subject????
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Onmyoji



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:03 pm Reply with quote
it can be simply put as "fanservice sells"

and plus it seems that many older men have an obsession with either school girls and french maids.
the outfits can go on pretty much any woman, they could probably care less.
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:06 pm Reply with quote
v1cious wrote:
seriously, do people actually watch this crap?


Um yea.

*goes off watching Steel Angel Kurumi 2*
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graywolf



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:07 pm Reply with quote
well guys arnt that complex.
they sleep find food find female company and or entertanment.
and in that order. seems simple dont it. Smile
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Kazuki-san



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:15 pm Reply with quote
darkchibi07 wrote:
v1cious wrote:
seriously, do people actually watch this crap?


Um yea.

*goes off watching Steel Angel Kurumi 2*


Good Idea!

*runs off to watch:
Steel Angel Kurumi & Kurumi 2 & Kurumi Zero
Mahoromatic
Hand Maid May*
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