Forum - View topicHey, Answerman! [2007-08-10]
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britannicamoore
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In all honesty: I get sick of hearing fansubs destroy the world! Evil fansubs ROAR. But the rest of the column is gold. So I deal. The flakes make me smile inside and know that that voice that tells me I'm the stupidest person on the planet is wrong. There are always better questions he could answer- we just have to think up some. 
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the_windcaster
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Thanks, Zac.
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Viga_of_stars
 Posts: 1240 Location: Washington D.C. in the Anime Atelier |
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I saw one tweener today at borders who I told to please put back the Dragonball collection he was leaving on the floor. I'm not even an employee. Just a regular customer who repects the manga and understands the woes of working retail. In short: RESPECT THE MANGA N00BS! 
(Sings the song the internet is for porn) Last edited by Viga_of_stars on Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:33 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Invader_Spooch
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He's not alone on that. Gaius is a really popular (yet polarizing) character, and IMO the most complex and realistic of the entire show (and one of the most complex characters on television recently). Not that I don't love the entire cast, because I do. But I think Gaius has so many layers psychologically, and he changes and grows so much throughout the series. Not to mention is a pretty good guy in the long run who made a few mistakes, but continues to try and do the right thing even when everyone wants to hang him out to dry as an outlet for their own guilt (see the courtroom scene in season 3). Thanks for mentioning Battlestar, Zac. It's nice to know other smart people with taste are actually watching it. |
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CloverKuroba
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Hehe, I like lolcats.
I find myself rewatching Fruits Basket and Azumanga Daioh. Also, Rahxephon is another good rewatch. |
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unsinkmbrown
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Ah! Snarky Zac is back. Like so many others, I'm glad the rant section has gone away and I'm looking forward to seeing how 'Hey Answerfan' turns out.
RE: Re-watching anime For me the series that I'm most likely to re-watch is Trigun, which was the first series I bought myself. I'm more likely to re-watch an anime movie than a series because of the time factor. The anime I've seen the most often would probably be Princess Mononoke (IMHO Miyazaki's best film). A series I was glad I saw but will never watch again would be Trinity Blood. I'm always interested in a new vampire story but I was very disappointed in this series. However, it did get me interested in the manga and light novels which are much better IMO. RE: Comedy AMVs I haven't seen very many myself but the funniest AMV I've seen was called 'Tainted Doughnuts' and was a Cowboy Bebop/Trigun crossover. The humor in that was through the story of the video and not in the music itself. I've seen a handful of Weird Al AMVs; none of them were funny. RE: Flake What exactly do the tears of a baby nun taste like and where do you find a baby nun? My plans of owning Karin were ruined by a such a terrible dub that I cannot support the DVDs at all. I can almost see where the flake is coming from if they weren't such a prejudicial moron. |
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ikillchicken
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Okay...I'm just gonna have to take a minute here to get over the shock of being compared to a Japanese Junior High Bully Girl. I didn't exactly see that kinda thing coming. Sorry for "Bullying" poor little Zac and the rest of you. If my dissent is fine, why dont all of you quit bitching about my complaints. I said what I had to say. If you guys enjoy this stuff or disagree, get over it and just ignore it.
Yeah so again, evidently its the end of the f'n world to actually point out when I dont like something. Sorry, next time theres something I dont like, Ill just keep it to myself incase I hurt the feelings of the people who do like it. |
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blind_assassin
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I think those are all the same thing in spirit as downloading them. I get the feeling that the Answerfan question could pretty much be rephrased into "How could the anime industry draw you away from pirated media?" rather than simply interpreting it so literally as to only think it applies to actually downloading the material. |
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Mohawk52
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ichiro3923
 Posts: 167 Location: hiding in your closet watching you |
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Dude, I think ikillchicken has got enough bashing from dozens of posters. Do I think he went overboard when criticizing Zac and making accusations?: Yes, and he could've have sent his complaints by e-mail rather than making it public, but I'll give him credit that he had balls to address an issue which I am also concerned about. (I hope I don't make an enemy for defending ikillchicken and I didn't mean to offend Zac) |
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Akukaze
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I say John is more connected to the industry because he works for a company that sells and has licensed anime. COmpanies usually keep a lot of things close to their chest, sales figures licensing costs and such. While John has never said and I'm sure never will say exactly how many units Risky Safety shipped, or the exact licensing cost of Hera Guu, he does have access to information than I'd say Zac does. But perhaps I'm wrong.
Umm, I'm not agreeing with ikillchicken, I was agreeing with larinon who said that Ask John and Answerman are "part of a well-rounded anime commentary diet." ikillchicken doesn't seem to like Zac's column, so I told him to go read John's. As I said in the post you quoted, I find Zac entertaining. I just think John is a bit more informative sometimes. |
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HitokiriShadow
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I'm pretty sure the only company John has more information on and access to is AnimeNation. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure Zac has access to the Nielson ratings and all the other stuff that John would as well. |
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ikillchicken
Posts: 7272 Location: Vancouver |
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Mohawk52:
In your attempt to be incredibly witty, you've overlooked the fact that there are obviously major differences between complaining because I dont like parts of Zacs coulmn, and people getting angry because I posted my complaints.
Thankyou. Did I go overboard? Maybe my tone was a little harsh, but I stand by all the actual points in what I said. Im begining to wonder though, since when do we all walk around on eggshells to avoid hurting peoples feeling here? Now someone cant even speak up in my defense without making an enemy of Zac? Or I should send this stuff by Email just incase someone here might read it and disagree? If I dissagree with something, Im gonna go ahead and say it. If thats gonna piss everyone off, so be it. |
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DRWii
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I usually liked the rants, but everything comes to an end. Just wish the final rant could have been better than what we had last time.
Endings: Okay, I'm going to go a little off topic here. I have not seen (nor want to see) "Inu-Yasha," but from what I've read here it seems to have fallen prey to "we couldn't adapt the whole manga" syndrome. Why can't the anime companies just wait for a manga to finish before adapting it? It seems like most manga-to-anime series(es?) I've read reviews for have complaints against them about how they "just stop." Or, perhaps they continue past the original and completely change the direction of the story. This isn't automaticly a bad thing, and in the case of "Fullmetal Alchemist" it might be a good thing since you get two awesome and complex storylines (but there is alot of stuff in the manga version I wish I could've seen animated). Basically, I guess what I want is something that is different because the director wants to truly provide a new take on a story or because the original creator wanted them to change it (like "Excel Saga"). This is probably never going to happen often, though. Re-watching: I try to make sure to only purchase something I'm sure I'll watch more than once. Everything in my collection has been watched more than twice, and I'll watch everything again at some point (even that "Yu-gi-oh!" DVD). Of course, my collection is still fairly small. Comedy AMVs: Okay, there are some Weird Al videos that suck or are fine but not worth the file space, but there are also plenty of videos that are good. And while you're all only talking about Weird Al (unless I missed or forgot something), I feel that its the same as saying that most AMVs put to a funny or "joke" song aren't good, and I simply don't think that's true. Of course, I make AMVs myself (and most of the videos I've made happen to be comedies), so I probably take this a bit more personally than others might. And to think, I had a few Weird Al video ideas, too. 
Flake: Why do most of you seem to like this one (aside from those adorable kittens)? Its really just a very badly written version of an argument that has been around since before I was born: "Subs rock, Dubs suck!" Okay, now I feel like stating my position in the whole "Dubs vs. Subs" debate, so if you don't care, just skip ahead. I like dubs. Even if I think its inferior to the Japanese version or if I think the acting isn't exactly "quality," I still usually enjoy the dub as much the sub (or I'm at least willing to continually view the dub). The only dub I've heard that I can think of as truly awful was the original "Bubblegum Crisis."* Aside from, like, four (somewhat minor) characters, the voices and acting were terrible (but I'll probably watch it again at some point anyway). That dub, and a few others, have also made me strongly against dubbing songs (but I'll have to put that bias aside when I finally see "Nerima Daikon Brothers" ). And finally, dubs usually have more humorous takes on dialogue (compare "We don't know if he's alive or dead" to "We don't know if he's dead or just naked").
Answerfans: Okay, nothing is going to truly stop me from watching fansubs, but here are some things that can get me to delete downloaded fansubs sooner (sorry, not sending it in since I think it is to simple and/or weak to justify trying to be in the segment): 1) License more series and movies. I don't worry about this unless the anime in question is a least a few years old or hasn't had a terribly positive reaction. But hey, if the "Xenosaga" anime can get licensed under those conditions, I guess anything is possible. 2) Bring the price down. Its easier to get anime if DVDs are cheap (so it'll be a little while before I can get rid of those "Diebuster" subs. Bandai Visual officially sucks). And while there isn't anything the anime companies can do about this, 3) I need more money. More money+lower prices= less free shelf space! 
Wow. I think that might be the most written in this forum. *I've only seen one episode of the "Utena" dub, but I would also recommend that as "watch the sub first." |
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Ramadahl
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Firstly, they don't wait til all the manga's out, because they want/need to make an anime adaptation when the series is at it's most marketable - strike while the iron is hot, kinda thing. Some series can get away with long breaks between seasons, some can't. Secondly, on directors making up their own endings or reimagining a series - both the original mangaka and the fanbase may want an accurate adaptation. Putting your own spin on a franchise could well alienate people already involved with it. Also, while FMA is an example of a director making his own ending, it's somewhat of a rarity. There are many more examples of directors trying to add their own andings and screwing up royally. E.g. Whole lotta stuff by Gonzo. |
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