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Kamon
Posts: 70 Location: Procrastinating |
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Since when is Witch Hunter Robin a ''big classic' series that we all know and love'?
That question in general was very thick with opinion, and rather low on actual, tangible evidence. Then again, it's foolish to expect objectivity from 'fans'. This is just another case of YOUR FAVORITE ANIME SUCKS, and I think Zac's answer was right on the mark. Last edited by Kamon on Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:47 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Kaiterra
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I don't really think it's that these companies are totally unwilling to take chances with the material aired. I mean, G4/TechTV had a lot of variety and sophistication in their lineup with Lain, RahXephon, Cromartie High School and the like, and [as] has taken some wild swings in the dark from time to time like with Wolf's Rain, Case Closed and Shin-Chan.
But the main falling-out point to me seems to be the inability to realize that there is a thriving market of teenage fans, and the continued line in the sand that continues to stand separating shows in to either Kids or Adult categories and timeslotting/editing them accordingly. Many people can't stay up until 11-12 at night or wouldn't want to to catch these shows unless they were already a fan. Drawing in new viewers becomes much more difficult because of this. It'd be nice if some shows were given more appropriate timeslots anywhere from 3 PM - 10 PM instead, and not just on the weekend. As well, I'd appreciate seeing anime mixed in more regularly with Western shows. Do they really need to be segregated? If the material is as good, give it a fair shake and offer it up to the real target demographics, not narrowcasted at existing anime fandom. |
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Kamon
Posts: 70 Location: Procrastinating |
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I always have a chuckle at that. Golden Age my ass. A Golden Age for Splatter n' Tits OVAs with stories that never actually end, maybe...but beyond that, the 80's had the same ratio of crap to good as any other point in time. |
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Ataru
Posts: 2306 Location: Missouri (Strikeman) |
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Zalis116
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Posts: 6872 Location: Kazune City |
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MorwenLaicoriel
Posts: 1617 Location: Colorado |
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Actually, I don't know if it's going to be as long of a wait as you might think. It seems a lot of people I know my age or younger watch anime, and I also know some non-anime fans that still seem to not jump to conclusions when I mention watching animation. Plus, american animation isn't just copying an anime drawing style--in some cases, they're actually starting to have a bit more character development and a feeling of continuity as well. Teen Titans, for example--while still definately a 'shonen' type show--doesn't just copy the anime 'look', it also has the characters grow throughout the show. The Raven you saw in the first season isn't quite the same as the Raven at the end of the series. I have a feeling that the slow trend in our children's animation to have more plot and character development and the growing number of anime fans will lead to animation being an accepted medium sometime in the near future. If not by the time I'm married and have children (which I doubt, that's not so long off anymore), then by the time my children are adults, I think.[/i] |
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sabriyahm
Posts: 291 Location: Georgia |
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This is actually true of most US animation shows as well. I read an interesting article in Newsweek a while back about the us animation market. A feminist group was complaining about the lack of female oriented shows for young girls. But the network and TV execs defended their actions with the numbers. Girls will watch shows with boy leads but young boys will not watch shows with girl leads. So most animation in us is action oriented with a boy lead and an occasional girl thrown in for balance (think Avatar the air bender). It is not surprising that TV execs would apply the same dynamic to anime. It kinda sucks but I don't think it is neccessarily invalid. I am more inclined to watch an action series then a shojo series and I'm a woman. I did whole heartly agree with the rant. I would love to see more variety. |
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Swissman
Posts: 768 Location: Switzerland |
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You seem to ignore WMP shows, all shows and movies which had an extremely popular manga as base in differents genres (Dr.Slump, Lupin 2th Series, Maison Ikkoku, City Hunter, Touch, Highschool Kimengumi... lots are still considered as classics), Majokko-Shows by studio Pierrot, the rise of young and innovative animators (for instance in Urusei Yatsura, Birth, Projekt A-ko...) and high quality theatrical movies (Macross, Nausicaä, Laputa, Wings of Honneamise, Akira). By comparison the first half of the nineties was a rather drought season - things got more interesting in the later half of the decade with quality series such as Bebop, Now and then or Lain. Last edited by Swissman on Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:32 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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RJ
Posts: 41 Location: Canada |
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You took the words right out of my mouth. Witch hunter robin bored me to death. Then again, liking certain animes all comes down to a matter of opinion. Objectivity can only go so far. Zac mentioned 'classics' like Fushigi Yugi, which gained enormous success but lacks plot and isn't anything more than an overblown shoujo fest of love and bishounen. What makes a classic? an actual story line or popularity and sales?
Indeed, but I think anime fans should always remember than even though this is Zac's line of work, he's a fan just like the rest of us. |
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Jadress
Posts: 807 Location: Seattle. It purdy and nerdy! |
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I can only hope you'll be right. That is true, that younger generations are growing up on anime and other cartoons, and that leads to hope that they'll still appreciate animation when they're older. However, there have always been US cartoons that had depth before the influence of anime- when I was growing up, I was amazed by Disney's "Gargoyles," and also by "Might Max" (ironically, a show developed to sell toys, but it was way more than that). If you go even further back, as cheesy as it was, the writers of "Jem" put a lot of serious issues and adult themes into the show before it was cancelled due to poor toy sales. So, these shows with some amount of depth have existed, but did not really effect the mainstream's view of animation. I suppose when older, stubborn generations die off, the younger crowd who possibly watched more animation past their childhood (than previous generations) may open up a new, wider appreciation for animation as a medium. Unfortunately, for reasons that I don't follow, most people tend to grow out of what they liked when they were younger, and thus, that former interest becomes "childish." |
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Mohawk52
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I'm a bit confused with the point of the rant. The way I'm reading it is that he is daring the broadcasters to show yaoi, is that it? Because if it is he's got no chance, not before the watershed anyway.
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
Posts: 7912 Location: Anime News Network Technodrome |
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Er... wait, I'm not sure what you mean by this? |
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Joe Mello
Posts: 2265 Location: Online Terminal |
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If there's one thing, in my opinion, that's declined in terms of anime, it's the visual appearance of shows, but I think prefering the mid-90's art styles is more of an aesthic thing than anything else.
My evidence for this is the first and second halves of Inuyasha. The first half looked nice and fluffy. The second, not so much. |
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Keonyn
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Posts: 5567 Location: Coon Rapids, MN |
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Couldn't agree more. Sure, they can respond with, but what about this and this title or such and such. That's fine, you can still point out quality titles from any time frame as they'll still exist regardless, but the fact they exist doesn't counter the fact that a lot of crap existed right along with them. We just simply didn't see as much of it then. And for record, just about every medium see's the decades before as the golden years, it's pretty much a standard in art. No one looks back fondly at yesterday, only at ages past. |
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PantsGoblin
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Encyclopedia Editor Posts: 2969 Location: L.A. |
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Not arguing that you're wrong or right, but that's not very good "evidence". Series often become lower in quality as they go on. Often times just because of the lazyiness of artists as well as other reasons (such as a series already being popular, so why put in the effort if people are going to like it either way). |
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