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I don't mean to offend but as a reviewer here I don't see how you could just dismiss an entire theme/sub-genre like that and basically say they're all the same and I don't need to know anything about them.

That explains how its possible, but it still makes no sense. Streaming is less trouble than renting, everything rent-worthy ought to be stream-worthy.

The problem is that "stream-worthy" tries to cover too much ground, from things worth watching if you have some time to kill to things worth watching several times ... "re-stream worthy", if you will.

Indeed, the way the diagram lines it up, something to be flushed down the toilet can be better than something to be tossed in the garbage like spoiled fruit. Which is a bit odd.

agila61 wrote:

That explains how its possible, but it still makes no sense. Streaming is less trouble than renting, everything rent-worthy ought to be stream-worthy. The problem is that "stream-worthy" tries to cover too much ground, from things worth watching if you have some time to kill to things worth watching several times ... "re-stream worthy", if you will. Indeed, the way the diagram lines it up, something to be flushed down the toilet can be better than something to be tossed in the garbage like spoiled fruit. Which is a bit odd.

Hey dude you are way overthinking this.

As such, I tell everyone that Japanese animated pornography, just like their live-action output, requires far too much effort to try and seek out anything that resembles the content found in "mainstream" American/European smut for me to bother with it. To be fair, I imagine that lack of resemblance is precisely why its fans enjoy it.

On the down side, the, uh, "actresses" involved have a disconcerting habit of sounding like 10-year-old girls being tortured/murdered while simulating throes of passion. So yeah, it usually sound off for me.

I can't think of any other shows along these lines. There are shows like Planetes and Library Wars (the noitaminA one not "Armed Librarians") which follow a young woman as she joins, respectively, a group of space trash collectors and a military unit that protects the right to read. Obviously neither of these represent real-life professional situations, but they do touch on some of the same issues and present the stories from the woman's point of view. Both shows have a romantic relationship between the woman and her senpai trainer.

Tale of Saiunkoku

[I hope this doesn't get pulled as a consequence of the "no recommendations" rule.]

Blood- wrote:

On the down side, the, uh, "actresses" involved have a disconcerting habit of sounding like 10-year-old girls being tortured/murdered while simulating throes of passion. So yeah, it usually sound off for me.

Bahaha!! This is so true!! Not to mention censored....

KanjiiZ wrote:

neocloud9 wrote: You liked Gravitation but not Descendants of Darkness? That's...kinda bizarre. I've never met anyone who said that before. Care to explain why? Just curious, not judging here. In my opinion Descendants of Darkness was gayer than Gravitation. There were a lot of uncomfortable scenes between the main characters. But I loved the Devil's Trill arc. To that day, that is the only anime to ever give me chills.

I don't quite follow you. Gravitation was a love story about a homosexual relationship, whereas Descendants of Darkness was an action/horror show that also included homosexual relationships, even though that wasn't its primary focus.
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The relationship between the two main characters was actually quite sweet, though. I'm not sure why you'd find it uncomfortable, unless homosexual romance wasn't your cuppa to begin with.

...And in that case, Gravitation would almost certainly be "gayer" anyway.

...the value of plot and narrative in Japanese animation has significantly decreased over the last fifteen years. In 2010, the motor which powers the "otaku market" lies more in visuals and mood than storyline and characterization. Or, to put it more cynically, all you need to sell merchandise and inspire doujinshi goods are character designs and a few personality traits. This line of thinking used to be solely limited to the realm of pornography, but it's now well...kinda the standard. After all, people do not primarily consume porn because of its storylines or characters; indeed, for many such matters aren't really even on the radar.

...something to be flushed down the toilet can be better than something to be tossed in the garbage like spoiled fruit. Which is a bit odd.

I don't read romance novels, but it's my understanding that they adhere to strict formulaic guidelines. All you need to see is the cover and a title to find out if Fabio is a pirate this time.

In any case, I had no question as to the plot of "No Money" because it was answered in the title and with the DVD cover. "I bet it is about a broke dude getting banged," I thought I as I clicked "Rent". And I was right.

Raikuro wrote:

erinfinnegan wrote: If it's ever streaming or re-released I'm sure I'll end up watching it. http://www.youtube.com/show?p=i6Iuiz7TVxI&feature=fvsp There ya go!

In the case of yaoi there is not much variance from the standard plot line, which Daryl correctly spells out.

If you're actually interested in learning about the differences, http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ is really an awesome (and funny) site.

It's one thing not to like a genre, but please don't dismiss the books in that genre as all being the same, especially the genre that wipes the floor with all the other book categories when it comes to sales.

And yet, you still found out that it matters how said banging occurs, because you didn't like the way they did it but presumably wouldn't have minded a different variation. So the plot was important.

If someone complained to me, "I hate anime because it all has the same plot," I wouldn't get offended. Loads of anime series have similar plotlines, moreso now than ever.

I get offended when people say that "all manga looks the same" and my reaction is always to come up with the two most disparate examples possible and tell that person to go check them out, like The Walking Man and Di Gi Charat.

If someone complained to me, "I hate anime because it all looks the same," I wouldn't get offended. Loads of anime series have similar artstyles, moreso now than ever.

I get offended when people say that "all manga has the same plot" and my reaction is always to come up with the two most disparate examples possible and tell that person to go check them out, like The Walking Man and Di Gi Charat.