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Hey, Answerman! [2009-09-25]

rinmackie wrote:

Of course, there is the fear (probably not entirely unfounded) that if mainstream America encountered anime, they'd try to ban it.

What. You're not actually serious when you say that, are you? You do realize that one of the things that the States is founded on is freedom of speech. If they try to ban anime, then they're going against the principles that their country is built on.

Only to other fans, Eiken. And I don't mean the animated version, I mean the twelve volumes of the manga I currently own. It's slightly difficult to explain why I've bought so much of it, but I'll do the best I can. Eiken is not a series that should be rated. No percents, no "D" or "F" (because that's probably what it would get), nothing like that. You see, to give the series a rating makes the assumption that you're taking it seriously, and that's the biggest possible mistake you can make with this one. The art is mediocre at best, with maybe three characters having realistic body proportions (if you've only seen the animated version, you have no idea of what the series is truly like), and the story's normal at best. And considering that this is a deeply perverted harem comedy, "normal" isn't much. What Eiken does, however, is push essentially every perverted joke in anime or manga to the furthest possible extreme without becoming hentai. I like to say that it doesn't toe the line so much as push the line backwards. Despite this, the series is never truly explicit, which is perhaps the most impressive aspect about it. It goes further, without crossing the line, than a normal person would think possible before reading it. Eiken isn't a series for the casual manga fan or anybody who's intending to treat it with even the semblance of seriousness; it's something truly niche, meant to be enjoyed without worrying about minor details like why a girl who's in middle school at best has boobs as big as her torso (and I mean that literally). It's everything good and everything bad in the great manga tradition, completely ridiculous, often mindless, and oh-so-perverted. But as long as you read it for what it is and nothing more, it rarely stops being funny. And that's why it's in my collection.

~Rednal

How on earth can "Tom is nothing if not a dude" recommend Sky Girls to a wide American audience? Not only is it REALLY BAD, but it's girls who, at least appear, underage wearing skimpy, revealing outfits. Past series have proved most people don't agree with this.

The contractual obligations are strongly hinted at with the decision to put Code Geass and Moribito premieres on at 4 AM. That smacks of, "We have to show it, but we don't want to." We're seeing very few new shows because the ratings are bad, but they're holding onto some simply because I think they're afraid of totally losing those viewers. The general vibe I get from the boards over there is that a lot of the anime viewers are still watching and also tuning in for the comedy shows, but if they lose everything then they're totally done with AS. The numbers might not be huge, but they're definitely dedicated. Also, with Moribito, if it really has been bombing hard, then they would have dropped it when they got stopped at episode 10. The delay would have given them the perfect excuse to just not continue. It's possible that the ratings for Saturday in general just aren't so hot no matter what and that has become accepted (most channels seem to have times where their programming suggests this) but normally if a network has a stinker on their hands they get rid of it ASAP and don't just let the show continue.

I will also add that it is sad for me because I am yet another one of the people here who really got into Anime because CN and AS had it on frequently.

but there's a dedicated market for shoujo manga in America. Unfortunately though, that market hasn't really translated over into the realm of anime. By and large, shoujo anime just dies when it's released on DVD shelves

Also it's not AS fault that thay have really crappy timeslots.They have to abide by the FCC's Rules & regulations,otherwise they would've had eailer timeslots which is unfortunate cause it's those bad timelines that killed most anime that shows on AS.

kakoishii wrote:

The only thing AS gets is money from ad-revenue which apparently for anime is low.

Sounds like, if it's just too small a market for normal advertising revenue to make sense, maybe the system as a whole needs to change.

Instead of channels like AS buying shows in the hopes of ad revenue, the people who do own the DVD/merchandise rights and who'll make money off that could pay AS (or other channels) to air it, i.e. they'd sponsor their own show, maybe put it in the same (relatively) inexpensive middle-of-the-night timeslots as infomericals, and just advertise their own products (DVDs, soundtracks, books, whatever) during the breaks, basically use TV as a promotion to sell the DVDs and related stuff.

_V_ has a point on SyFy. All the hate is focused on Adult Swim, when they treat anime far better than SyFy. The only thing SyFy does better is airing anime an hour or 2 earlier, and on a weekday. Other than that? Nothing.

SyFy doesn't promote the AniMonday block or anime outside the AniMonday block AT ALL. Adult Swim at least has promos for Bleach all the time. SyFy doesn't show off ratings for anime. Adult Swim does it weekly. And lastly, the commercials. SyFy airs 3 commercials per show, and cuts important plot scenes to fit those commercials in. Adult Swim only airs one commercial per show, and no content is cut from the shows as a result.

Both networks cut the EDs for time, but AS at least shows them on-screen visible for us nuts who like to see which VAs played who. SyFy scrunches the ED into a tiny sidebar where you can't read the text at all(and often making us miss important events shown during the now-scrunched credits).

So yeah, why all the focus on AS hate and no hate for SyFY? Adult Swim at least keeps their anime in one piece, and shows a bit of respect for the content of each show(if not for the fans themselves). SyFy just goes through the motions and doesn't care how much of the show is actually comprehensible and intact in one piece, so long as they get the show on tv.

_V_ has a point on SyFy. All the hate is focused on Adult Swim, when they treat anime far better than SyFy. The only thing SyFy does better is airing anime an hour or 2 earlier, and on a weekday. Other than that? Nothing.

SyFy doesn't promote the AniMonday block or anime outside the AniMonday block AT ALL. Adult Swim at least has promos for Bleach all the time. SyFy doesn't show off ratings for anime. Adult Swim does it weekly. And lastly, the commercials. SyFy airs 3 commercials per show, and cuts important plot scenes to fit those commercials in. Adult Swim only airs one commercial per show, and no content is cut from the shows as a result.

Both networks cut the EDs for time, but AS at least shows them on-screen visible for us nuts who like to see which VAs played who. SyFy scrunches the ED into a tiny sidebar where you can't read the text at all(and often making us miss important events shown during the now-scrunched credits).

So yeah, why all the focus on AS hate and no hate for SyFY? Adult Swim at least keeps their anime in one piece, and shows a bit of respect for the content of each show(if not for the fans themselves). SyFy just goes through the motions and doesn't care how much of the show is actually comprehensible and intact in one piece, so long as they get the show on tv.