Famitsu Asks American Otaku What They Like
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Of course we are not surprised by this, even if you have the tiniest bit of geekdom you will at least know OF what is liked in general even if you don't actually like it yourself.
one thing I'd like to know is what do Japanese Otaku think of our "decadent western preferences" compared to their own. I mean was Metal Gear Solid as popular over there as over here (yes, I lump USA and UK together... might as well, same language and all).
I imagine MGS would have some unique perspective in the West with the distinct English voice cast and especially David Hayter.
one thing I'd like to know is what do Japanese Otaku think of our "decadent western preferences" compared to their own. I mean was Metal Gear Solid as popular over there as over here (yes, I lump USA and UK together... might as well, same language and all).
I imagine MGS would have some unique perspective in the West with the distinct English voice cast and especially David Hayter.
This only goes to show that Otaku need to stop watching anime and start reading actual books. And I'm not talking ones with pictures. I'm talking ones written by Neal Stephenson, Larry Niven, Tad Williams, William Gibson, Alfred Bester and so on. REAL books.
Then again, it's not like popular American entertainment reveals much better....oh who am I kidding, District 9 was better than any Sci-Fi anime I've ever seen.
Then again, it's not like popular American entertainment reveals much better....oh who am I kidding, District 9 was better than any Sci-Fi anime I've ever seen.
EDIT: balls yeah, I managed to stay on the first page!
Trust me when I say that watching the episodes in order does little to nothing in terms of letting you understand anything. The show was created after the Evangelion staff was super depressed after finishing everything and they wanted to make something that was incredibly unserious. So they did a bunch of peyote and had the animators create something from the legible parts of their writing. There is a story when you pull away all the craziness, but it takes a backseat in the show and is mostly there to help tie the episodes together. The show is not meant to make sense and trying to derive anything from it other than "haha, that's cool," or "holy crap, that's awesome" is missing the point.
As for Code Geass, they created it with the intention of having something for everyone, but they had the brains to get good animators, good writers and not drag it on for a jillion episodes. When you analyze it, it's got a hefty dose of giant robot battles, but the robots aren't that over-the-top. It's got a lot emotional drama and political intrigue, but there are few, if any, episodes where some kind of action doesn't occur. Most people can find a reason to watch the show and the show usually has what you're looking for in every episode. It's like making a buffet, but hiring good cooks.
Well, nowthat I've gone on for a billion words, I would just like to say that I really hoped that the anime list wouldn't have more than two Jump titles in there so that I could have some faith in our anime culture. I continue to be disappointed.
THIS...IS..A THREE HUNDRED REFERENCE!!!!Irridium said:
Trust me when I say that watching the episodes in order does little to nothing in terms of letting you understand anything. The show was created after the Evangelion staff was super depressed after finishing everything and they wanted to make something that was incredibly unserious. So they did a bunch of peyote and had the animators create something from the legible parts of their writing. There is a story when you pull away all the craziness, but it takes a backseat in the show and is mostly there to help tie the episodes together. The show is not meant to make sense and trying to derive anything from it other than "haha, that's cool," or "holy crap, that's awesome" is missing the point.
You can be an anime connoisseur without being a Japanophile, it's just that you're not likely to find one. Jump manga/anime are like Harry Potter: it's entertaining and has an awesome premise, but you won't get much out of it and it tends to drag on after Story Arc Number #4. While I wouldn't fault anyone for liking Naruto, or Bleach, or DBZ, or any other popular Jump series, giving your time to more than one tends to be a bit of a waste since the stories tend to be cookie-cutter.Eric the Orange said:
As for Code Geass, they created it with the intention of having something for everyone, but they had the brains to get good animators, good writers and not drag it on for a jillion episodes. When you analyze it, it's got a hefty dose of giant robot battles, but the robots aren't that over-the-top. It's got a lot emotional drama and political intrigue, but there are few, if any, episodes where some kind of action doesn't occur. Most people can find a reason to watch the show and the show usually has what you're looking for in every episode. It's like making a buffet, but hiring good cooks.
Well, nowthat I've gone on for a billion words, I would just like to say that I really hoped that the anime list wouldn't have more than two Jump titles in there so that I could have some faith in our anime culture. I continue to be disappointed.
YEAH RLY!Amnestic said:
What, you mean we need LESS desu? That is unacceptable.
But really, would you expect what are probably the two most popular anime in the US to not be on the list? I was surprised by Kenshin, however, seeing as it's relatively old and doesn't get that much attention.
They both strike me as thing that would divde western audiences. I personally couldn't even stand to watch three episodes of Code Geass and I know some people who couldn't stand Death Note (which I liked, but I also managed to avoid a lot of the hype).Gebi10000 said:
Good to see Full metal Alchemist quite high on the manga scale, though. Naruto overrated on it, dragon ball(not counting its numerous spin-offs) is better at that sort of thing.
I'm just annoyed that Monster is never mentioned *sigh*.
