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Hey, Answerman! [2008-05-02]

I think it's funny that you're mentioning "better" series beyond those aired on TV when what's widely held up as the best series practically singlehandedly gave birth to adult-targeted anime on cable in the first place. At least in my humble opinion, you just can't beat Bebop, no matter how you're watching it.

Think whatever you want, I ain't insulting your intelligence or your taste (and read this before charging in like an enraged Narutard and making a fool of yourself), as long as you understand there are better series other than those you see on TV. Then again, I must ask if you've checked them out. If no, still fine, just don't scream out loud that Bleach is the greatest series in the world or keep going on about its awesomeness just because you haven't seen anything more awesome (while enjoying it is totally fine, get it?). If yes, I believe we understand each other.

greyhawk wrote:

Think whatever you want, I ain't insulting your intelligence or your taste (and read this before charging in like an enraged Narutard and making a fool of yourself), as long as you understand there are better series other than those you see on TV. Then again, I must ask if you've checked them out. If no, still fine, just don't scream out loud that Bleach is the greatest series in the world or keep going on about its awesomeness just because you haven't seen anything more awesome (while enjoying it is totally fine, get it?). If yes, I believe we understand each other.

Have I seen better series than Bleach? Sure I have. But...what? I'm not screaming about Bleach is the greatest thing since sliced bread (or Princess Mononoke if you prefer), I'm just bristling at the idea of fans who say things like you did that sound sort of like "People who count shows like Bleach among their favorites are obviously less intelligent and cultured than me."

...Also I have never seen a show that quite exceeded Bleach in terms of sheer over the top manliness (though I haven't seen DBZ...)

I've seen a lot of stuff, or a fair amount. They may not be in your idea of good (in fact a lot of it is absolutely bad...) but whatever. All I'm saying is, there is a whole universe of shonen fans who never get involved in the online community because they are afraid of getting eaten alive...

As long as fans of anime continue to think this way, we'll never be able to see eye to eye.

Lol, technically, every good series has already been aired on TV, or at least on Japanese TV

We will never understand each other as long as we insist on overlaying our own personal idea of what shows are good or better onto someone else. Just because person A loved Mushi-shi and person B thought it was overrated, does not mean person A is more of a fan or has better taste. It simply means that that show did not appeal to person B. There's nothing wrong with that. If someone really likes SJ series, it's because almost every one of them is about a young (usually) teenage character trying to overcome various ordeals in their lives. This can be quite inspirational to some, if you haven't already become jaded and cynical. I prefer Bleach over both Naruto and One Piece, but if I say that pretty much anywhere online, I get shoutdowns that Bleach sucks, and that One Piece is the greatest show ever. I never said that I didn't like One Piece or Naruto (I like all three), but simply that my preference is Bleach, but forum-goers feel that it is their place to tell you how shitty your show is, simply because it isn't their personal favorite. As long as fans of anime continue to think this way, we'll never be able to see eye to eye.

PS> If you wanna see an extremely manly anime, check out Kaiji.

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