Poll: Anime Forum

[Player 2]

Surely making a forum for all forms of televisual media would be a better idea. What's so special about about anime that it can't be included in a bigger forum with the western cartoons?

 

[Gladion]

Just because it is from Japan does not mean it is better, it should not even have its own unique name! Canadian animation does not have its own title so why should Japanese?

As far as I'm concerned, Anime is just the japanese word for 'cartoon' and japanophile pricks just started using the term for... whatever reason.

Probably just a convenient word to refer to it separately from western animation.

Yeah, probably, but I think that was the point. Why? We don't have another word for japenese, german, french, australian etc. films. Why is the word 'anime' neccessary here? It just gives a lot of people the impression 'anime' was a genre, which it is not, it's a form of art, like books, films and even a few video games. Which brings me to another point: how can someone 'hate anime'? There's so fuckin many and they're so fuckin different there's gotta be something you can enjoy.

Anime is considered distinct because of its relative prominence combined with its differences from western animation and distinct stylistic differences, or at least that's my guess. People would want a different word to talk about this animation that's not like typical western animation.

Japanese live-action films are also extremely different from English ones. Just like French horror flicks are much less bearable than their American counterparts. See, the style is also very different, but there's no special name for it. I don't know how well you know japanese cinema, but just take the flick 'Gozu' for example. No western director would make a movie this crazy - not even David Lynch, and that's saying a lot.
I think we could discuss about this all day, but don't you think it's pointless? Let's just leave it at that.

As for people hating all anime, they're just stupid, somewhat elitist (like that "I'll never succumb to watching anime" post I responded to earlier), or most likely trolling. I just recommend then Cowboy Bebop, since it has a superior English dub and lacks a lot of the things people hate about anime. Also the Miyazaki films since nobody can really hate them and they also lack the things people hate about anime.

Maybe they still are scared the Japanese (I've recognized many Americans 'hating' anime)? Like, WW-II style? Or it's just loving to piss people off.

Although I must say when zapping to the Anime channel, 90% of the time I see just plain shit. Seriously. The broadcast one shitty episode of a shitty show after another, and then, the good stuff like Ghost in the Shell or Elfen Lied gets a spot somewhere between 2:00 and 4:00 am. Goddamnit. Western labels don't make it easy for us to find stuff we like.

 

[slevin8989]

Well when does the teaching start because i have to say i pretty much learned all i can about sleeping

lesson 4. don't drink skunked beer. it sucks. *drinks skunked beer* ugh.

Whoa whoa whoa what's skunked beer first of all it sounds amazing

 

[Berethond]

Western labels don't make it easy for us to find stuff we like.

This is the INTERNET
If you can't find it here, it doesn't exist.

 

[A random person]

As for people hating all anime, they're just stupid, somewhat elitist (like that "I'll never succumb to watching anime" post I responded to earlier), or most likely trolling. I just recommend then Cowboy Bebop, since it has a superior English dub and lacks a lot of the things people hate about anime. Also the Miyazaki films since nobody can really hate them and they also lack the things people hate about anime.

Maybe they still are scared the Japanese (I've recognized many Americans 'hating' anime)? Like, WW-II style? Or it's just loving to piss people off.

Although I must say when zapping to the Anime channel, 90% of the time I see just plain shit. Seriously. The broadcast one shitty episode of a shitty show after another, and then, the good stuff like Ghost in the Shell or Elfen Lied gets a spot somewhere between 2:00 and 4:00 am. Goddamnit. Western labels don't make it easy for us to find stuff we like.

I know what you're saying. With animondays on Scifi channel (I refuse to call it Syfy) there was a good show, Gurren Lagann, and a crap show, Rave Master. Networks showing anime seem to have weird priorities.

 

[la-le-lu-li-lo]

Whoa whoa whoa what's skunked beer first of all it sounds amazing

well, when you buy beer cold or it gets cold, and then gets hot, or warm... and then you cool it again to drink it... it tastes funny. basically cold beer, then made hot, and then made cool again = skunked.

i'm worried i'll get sick. *drinks mooooore*

 

[Sevre]

Its been brought up before in the thread but I think one big media forum would be best.

 

[slevin8989]

Whoa whoa whoa what's skunked beer first of all it sounds amazing

well, when you buy beer cold or it gets cold, and then gets hot, or warm... and then you cool it again to drink it... it tastes funny. basically cold beer, then made hot, and then made cool again = skunked.

i'm worried i'll get sick. *drinks mooooore*

You're a great teacher teaching by example here aren't we XD

 

[scotth266]

But, you see, making an anime forum would only end up in endless VS polls filled with idiots who can't spell (Oh my, a generalization) Yes, and a very annoying one at that arguing about if Ichigo would beat Sasuke, or whatever shitty mainstream anime is the big thing in 2009 and so on.

So in other words, same situation as usual, except it isn't fogging up the Off-Topic section?

 

[la-le-lu-li-lo]

You're a great teacher teaching by example here aren't we XD

as my father used to tell me... 'do what i say not what i do.' *swigs* actions speak louder than words... stupid is as stupid does... *mumbles* whaa....?

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Its been brought up before in the thread but I think one big media forum would be best.

When you say media, do you mean entertainment media other than gaming (IE, not including stuff like politics and war, as appears in the media)? Because that could work. For quite a bit of today I've been thinking about a music forum, but a media one would probably be much better.

 

[Sevre]

Its been brought up before in the thread but I think one big media forum would be best.

When you say media, do you mean entertainment media other than gaming (IE, not including stuff like politics and war, as appears in the media)? Because that could work. For quite a bit of today I've been thinking about a music forum, but a media one would probably be much better.

I've been thinking about a music forum too,but like the anime one,it could become stale quickly, I think a media forum covering TV,Music,Movies and Anime would be best. No current issues or anything.

 

[scotth266]

What is there to discuss about anime, really?

A lot actually: I've seen good anime threads posted in the Off-Topic section get crushed by the waves of threads that appear. So I would like for there to be another, anime-specific section.

I've been thinking about a music forum too,but like the anime one,it could become stale quickly, I think a media forum covering TV,Music,Movies and Anime would be best. No current issues or anything.

I like this idea.

 

[HentMas]

the thing is this is a gamer site... and as far as i have seen some gamers are not too fond of anime

also the flame wars would be kind of epic given that anime entusiasts tend to be too effusive with their oppinions of "what makes an anime great"

i would use it only to express my oppinion in certain things... but probably would not talk about what i enjoy my self (i think they would kick me in the head)

tee hee...

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Its been brought up before in the thread but I think one big media forum would be best.

When you say media, do you mean entertainment media other than gaming (IE, not including stuff like politics and war, as appears in the media)? Because that could work. For quite a bit of today I've been thinking about a music forum, but a media one would probably be much better.

I've been thinking about a music forum too,but like the anime one,it could become stale quickly, I think a media forum covering TV,Music,Movies and Anime would be best. No current issues or anything.

That probably does sound like the best idea. Problem with specific aspects of the entertainment media other than gaming is that there isn't enough really to talk about, and usually just degenerate into vs threads as a result. Gaming is an acception because this is a gaming website, so there's usually fresh ideas available. But a media forum would work, as it would be covering enough topics to not go stale for a long time at least.

 

[PureChaos]

i'd go there quite a lot

 

[Player 2]

Whoa whoa whoa what's skunked beer first of all it sounds amazing

well, when you buy beer cold or it gets cold, and then gets hot, or warm... and then you cool it again to drink it... it tastes funny. basically cold beer, then made hot, and then made cool again = skunked.

i'm worried i'll get sick. *drinks mooooore*

I thought you meant beer with actual Skunk in it at first, like you'd stirred dope into your beer or something.