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Hey, Answerman! [2006-09-15]

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.

My evidence for this is the first and second halves of Inuyasha. The first half looked nice and fluffy. The second, not so much.

RJ wrote:

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.

Er... wait, I'm not sure what you mean by this?

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.

Mohawk52 wrote:

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.

^^; No, the ranter is just stating that while it seems like anime has become mainstream, the only part of it that's mainstream at all is action/shonen titles. He's daring broadcasters to show shojo and drama series.

Jadress wrote:

Mohawk52 wrote: 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. ^^; No, the ranter is just stating that while it seems like anime has become mainstream, the only part of it that's mainstream at all is action/shonen titles. He's daring broadcasters to show shojo and drama series.

Wasn't Sailor Moon, and Card Captor Sakura Shoujo?

Joe Mello wrote:

My evidence for this is the first and second halves of Inuyasha. The first half looked nice and fluffy. The second, not so much.

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).

Kamon wrote:

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.

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.

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/06/09/15/009257.shtml

Can Answerman predict the future or does he just have a lot of good common sense? He reports, you decide!

Kilgamayan wrote:

Zac wrote: There's been a big debate regarding YouTube and the many problems therein lately; I won't get into it all here, but suffice to say, expect to see either a major lawsuit or some pretty gigantic changes happening at that site in the near future. Seriously? Haha, sweet.

Well, speak of the devil more or less. MPAA I would had thought, but UMG. I guess it might be due to music vidoes and others might have caused it.

Yes, but there's a difference. First off, it was Cardcaptors on TV, not Card Captor Sakura. They edited it so that the boy, Li, would be the main character. And as far as Sailor Moon goes, yes it was shoujo, but they were still fighting monsters. Let's see someone show a shoujo romance series on TV. With no fighting.

What makes a classic? an actual story line or popularity and sales?

In regards to the rant, I have to say that reason why stuff like comedy anime isn't being played, is because the US wouldn't accept it. I know myself, I rarely even crack a smile in Fullmetal Alchemist's jokes, and Zatch Bell's "humour" has me reaching for the remote.

halochief_90 wrote:

In regards to the rant, I have to say that reason why stuff like comedy anime isn't being played, is because the US wouldn't accept it. I know myself, I rarely even crack a smile in Fullmetal Alchemist's jokes, and Zatch Bell's "humour" has me reaching for the remote.

The only problem with this argument is all the other comedy shows on adult swim. I'd like someone to explain to me why the comedy in Excel Saga would go over people's heads but 12oz Mouse doesn't.

Zac wrote:

RJ wrote: 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. Er... wait, I'm not sure what you mean by this?

I think RJ means that sometimes as a fan, it is hard to maintain an objective standpoint. While I would like to think that I am as objective as possible, when talking about a subjective hobby, it can be hard to remain objective.

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.