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Zin5ki
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What baffles me is the notion that otaku activities can be categorised as something other than a subculture. Surely, dedicated anime hobbyists form as prominent a subculture as anything one might find in Japan. I'm left unsure as to the nature of the actual distinction being drawn. |
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Nyron
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the best thing that could ever happen to anime as a medium would it be if every single show that came out got this specific critic really really offended.
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samuelp
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Putting the merits of this particular criticism aside (if it even had any), I think this is going to be something we'll see more and more.
If you think of it from your typical Japanese otaku perspective, the anime industry has been nearly exclusively catering directly to them for more than a decade now. Only in the past year or two has foreign money really started to change that in any perceptible way (like if you recall how Crunchyroll had some minor influence on Re:Creators), and that's just going to become more and more obvious over the next few years. A backlash from the audience that had previously been catered to should be expected. I'm not sure it's xenophobia exactly... More like a reaction to loss of power in the market. I suspect a lot of it will be expressed in xenophobic language though, like "Anime should be for the Japanese" and things like that... |
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jppcouto
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Exactly! That is in fact one of the goals of Devilman: to offend the viewer. And I think that's wonderful. The show isn't afraid to convey themes and experiences that the majority of the animes whouldn't try to do. Regarding the critic guy's opinion, we shouldn't bother to listen him. You see, if an anime is just for otakus, there is always someone who gonna complain. And it seems, the reverse situation (devilman's case) can happen too, which is totally unbelievable. What is the problem with an anime where the target audience is the West? I mean, it was released for Netflix in 190 countries for a reason. |
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dark_bozu
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What a joke of a critic.
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Dont
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Really really enjoyed Devilman Crybaby. It defn reminded me of the good old days of Kemonozume. Man what if this gets a season 2. What would it be about?
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blaizevincent
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I gave the show the full score. It's a masterpiece.
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donhumberto
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+1000 I couldn't have said it better, really. Oh, boy, if anime needs something right now is more stuff like Devilman. Something that can be enjoyed by people who actually care about things like plot, artstyle, character development... concepts that seem to be totally alien to the moe-obsessed japanese otaku who live and die by their isekai/moe/imouto/waifu trash. |
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belldandy.99
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This reminded me of Aku no hana indeed, and nope, it was not about art style, that was the excuse ( in fact that art style was very similar to what Yuuasa-san´s style) the problem is that moe otaku were DENIED, they were expecting lots of pandering and they were traumatized basically that they were totally denied and evidently and art style that was not intended for them, evidently for them it was horrible. Kemonozume art style was criticized as well, many calling it lazy bad atrocious etc etc, it was very unique and personally loved it, same as Aku no hana. |
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testament956
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This guy is basically saying that because the show isn’t pandering to the Japanese viewer then it’s total garbage. I’m assuming this guy doesn’t like foreigners very much.
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Starbuckets
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So if I got this right, this Kurose guy is just mad because Crybaby doesn't try its damnest to remain as niche and alienating to non-Japanese people as possible? Forgive my french but fudge him sideways.
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Enturax
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I'd punch that "reviewer" in the face for wanting a cliche'd Anime with ecchi, big eyes, unrealistic and repetitive acting and cliche'd choreography. F him.
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TheAncientOne
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I don't recall that, and it seems unlikely to me, given that it ended up an Anime Strike series. Perhaps you were thinking of another series with "Re:" in the title? |
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onseneutopic
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Devilman, at least, rather than being critical of America, talked about war as a whole, criticizing the incompetence of all parties. And Crybaby is just as critical. |
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Coup d'État
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I think that's exactly what happend with the fallout from 'gamergate'. One group percieved a medium to be 'theirs' and felt threathend when it became clear there is actually a bigger audience that matters now, too. |
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