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Hey Dracellia back, you might know me from my mecha forums and i am back this time with a pole, no not something a pole dancer dances on, but a vote. It is simple do you like anime?

I do, but it has been more than 6 months since I´ve seen the last.

You could say that I do... ;)

Well I just joined the anime club at the college I go to.

Even gaijin like me like those big-eye furries!

I do. Just not the stupid ones, you know what I mean... *glares at Naruto fanboys/fangirls*

Its not too bad its just Japanese cartoons comparative to American cartoons just with way better graphics, better storylines and deals with more depressing issues while cartoons in America deal with laughter and comedy.

Anime's all right. Much of it is overrated, however.

Is Bob from accounting a reference to magic?

I enjoy a few of the story-driven, set episode numbered animes that have been on Adult Swim.

I just enjoy nicely-thought out stories that are long enough to have some depth and there isn't really any American television that delivers that and I hate to say that I just don't have the attention span for most books.

It isn't something I talk about with most of my friends as an anti-anime fan sentiment is pretty prevalent in the group of people i hang out with.

There are five series that I would consider myself a "fan" of. Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Full Metal Alchemist, Eureka Seven (dorkiest on my list, I think) and Ghost in the Shell.

I do like anime, although it has been a long time since I have actually watched any anime shows.

Meh.

I LOVED the stuff back in 4th and 5th grade, when I watched stuff like Neon Genesis, Outlaw Star, and Gundam Wing.

I'm not really big on it now though. I can watch Gundam with my little brother (he's 6, I'm 17) and still be amused by the big explosions and stuff, but I never realized how cheezy the dialogue is or how goofy the characters looked. (The hair?)

The truley good Anime (I think anyway) isn't streamlined in America. The really good ones I've seen are Neon Genesis, Gundam 8th MS team, Initial D, and the Crest of the Stars series.

But stuff I hear and see the wierd kids talking about, like Naruto, Full metal Alchemist, Inyuasha, etc, I think is complete crap.

All and all, I'd say anime is pretty hit or miss.

Is Bob from accounting a reference to magic?

nope, i thought it would be funny to have a pointless one

Meh.

I LOVED the stuff back in 4th and 5th grade, when I watched stuff like Neon Genesis, Outlaw Star, and Gundam Wing.

I'm not really big on it now though. I can watch Gundam with my little brother (he's 6, I'm 17) and still be amused by the big explosions and stuff, but I never realized how cheezy the dialogue is or how goofy the characters looked. (The hair?)

The truley good Anime (I think anyway) isn't streamlined in America. The really good ones I've seen are Neon Genesis, Gundam 8th MS team, Initial D, and the Crest of the Stars series.

But stuff I hear and see the wierd kids talking about, like Naruto, Full metal Alchemist, Inyuasha, etc, I think is complete crap.

All and all, I'd say anime is pretty hit or miss.

crest of the stars is really good series, i like the episode with all the maids. I love Fullmetal Alchemist though

anyone know what an otaku is besides me

and the Crest of the Stars series.


It's a theme that isn't touched on very often in anime I think. Space opera.

It's a theme that isn't touched on very often in anime I think. Space opera.
Actually there's been a few of them, but they are rathered dated right now (Mid-80s had a LOT of space oprea stuff).

Is Bob from accounting a reference to magic?

It's a reference to a temp agency ad :rolleyes:

anyone know what an otaku is besides me
Unfortunately.
They're the losers who no one likes, who talk about anime constantly, who carry around laptop filled with anime and who are mostly homosexual (not there's anything wrong with that.)
Also they sometimes dress funny and insist on being called by Japanese names.

Unfortunately.
They're the losers who no one likes, who talk about anime constantly, who carry around laptop filled with anime and who are mostly homosexual (not there's anything wrong with that.)

i am an otaku, but i am not a homosexual

i am an otaku, but i am not a homosexual
Like I said, that's the only part that there isn't anything wrong with.

Like I said, that's the only part that there isn't anything wrong with.

well, i love anime and am otaku and i have friends who are otakus, and i don't carry a laptop full of anime, i use a PSP

anyone know what an otaku is besides me
Depends, do you mean the American version of the word, refering to a fan of anime, usually a hardcore fan, equivlent to Star Trek's Trekkie?

Or do you refer to the Japanese slang term for someone so obsessed with a hoby that he (or she) has dropped out of modern Japanese society to persue said hoby, usually alone?

Or do you mean the orginal Japanese meaning of 'house'?

Depends, do you mean the American version of the word, refering to a fan of anime, usually a hardcore fan, equivlent to Star Trek's Trekkie?

Or do you refer to the Japanese slang term for someone so obsessed with a hoby that he (or she) has dropped out of modern Japanese society to persue said hoby, usually alone?

Or do you mean the orginal Japanese meaning of 'house'?

either or. not the house though. Well i am talking about a hardcore anime fan, i know there are other types, like computer otaku and military otaku

I do, but it has been more than 6 months since I´ve seen the last.

yea, i haven't been on here much lately, been playing Xbox live, kicking butt on halo 2. :gundge:

either or. not the house though. Well i am talking about a hardcore anime fan, i know there are other types, like computer otaku and military otaku
Then, yes, I do know what it means.

Then, yes, I do know what it means.

ok

I used to be obsessed with Anime. Fortunately I'm past that stage in my life. I still watch it occasionally. Mostly stuff like GTO, GANTZ!, Intial D, Ninja Scroll, Berserk, and Studio Ghibli movies. Other than that I dont much care for it.

Unfortunately.
They're the losers who no one likes, who talk about anime constantly, who carry around laptop filled with anime and who are mostly homosexual (not there's anything wrong with that.)
Also they sometimes dress funny and insist on being called by Japanese names.

I know an "Onichan". I think Oni means brother, and chan is the suffex you would use for cats and small children. He has an inyuasha and full metal alchemist handbag, and would wear his red full metal alchemist robe.

Onichan is also friends with Anna, who dresses up as an elf, with real elvish writing on her shirt, or a Padiwan, with the authentic padiwan braid.

Onichan smells really bad, and Anna doesn't shave.

:rolleyes:

It's a theme that isn't touched on very often in anime I think. Space opera.

May I Suggest Legends of the Galatic Heroes.

Actually there's been a few of them, but they are rathered dated right now (Mid-80s had a LOT of space oprea stuff).

I think the only one that had popularity to match it was the original Macross (not the rubbish Americanized version).

I know an "Onichan". I think Oni means brother, and chan is the suffex you would use for cats and small children. He has an inyuasha and full metal alchemist handbag, and would wear his red full metal alchemist robe.

Onichan is also friends with Anna, who dresses up as an elf, with real elvish writing on her shirt, or a Padiwan, with the authentic padiwan braid.

Onichan smells really bad, and Anna doesn't shave.

:rolleyes:

I know this is a cliché but that reminds me of the people that infest my local comic shop. Thank god I didnt turn out like that...

I know an "Onichan". I think Oni means brother, and chan is the suffex you would use for cats and small children. He has an inyuasha and full metal alchemist handbag, and would wear his red full metal alchemist robe.

Onichan is also friends with Anna, who dresses up as an elf, with real elvish writing on her shirt, or a Padiwan, with the authentic padiwan braid.

Onichan smells really bad, and Anna doesn't shave.

:rolleyes:
If he calls himself 'Onichan' (鬼ちゃん), you might want to ask him why he is refering to himself as a little ogre. Actually, even if he calls himself oniichan (お兄ちゃん), it sounds really strange to refer to ones self by a title like that.

I think the only one that had popularity to match it was the original Macross (not the rubbish Americanized version).
I also recomend Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999, Captain Harlock (If you can stand it), and They Were 11.

If he calls himself 'Onichan' (鬼ちゃん), you might want to ask him why he is refering to himself as a little ogre. Actually, even if he calls himself oniichan (お兄ちゃん), it sounds really strange to refer to ones self by a title like that.

I know.

Was I right about the chan suffex? I know san is a generic Mr. or Mrs.

Anime is an evil Satanic bunch of rubbish that has possessed most of the people I call friends. :headbang:

I'm fond of Anime (on the board of execs for my High School's Anime club). Most of my favorite anime is the more complex stuff (like Ergo Proxy, Noein, Cat Soup, etc.), but there are some less complex shows I like too.

Meh

I know.

Was I right about the chan suffex? I know san is a generic Mr. or Mrs.
For the most part, chan is used to show familiarity or lack of social status vs. the speaker. So it gets used for children, animals, close friends/lovers, or as an insult.

You got to love anime!!!

http://log.tenseforms.com/robotspacer/uploads/wallpaper/red_ninja_1024x768.jpg
http://www.fanboys.com/ninja-1.jpg
http://outgoing.rightstuf.com/sleeves/rsdvd8061.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vacpWCC76Y

The chicks are awesome. :p And everything else is so artistically detailed. Clone wars should have been anime.

Those were seriously the best anime girls you could find?

The first link doesn't work, BTW.

Hey Dracellia back, you might know me from my mecha forums and i am back this time with a pole, no not something a pole dancer dances on, but a vote. It is simple do you like anime?

You got to love anime!!!

http://log.tenseforms.com/robotspacer/uploads/wallpaper/red_ninja_1024x768.jpg
http://www.fanboys.com/ninja-1.jpg
http://outgoing.rightstuf.com/sleeves/rsdvd8061.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vacpWCC76Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxi7qixGxKU
The chicks are awesome. :p And everything else is so artistically detailed. Clone wars should have been anime.
AWWWWWW (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxi7qixGxKU)

Added: You cab also imagine what these people would look like in real life.

Well I just joined the anime club at the college I go to.

I'm vice president of my college's anime club, so yeah, you could say that I like anime.

Those are the best I'm allowed to find, all "inapropriate" sites are forbidden. :(

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Misato_Katsuragi.jpg
I'm pretty sure Wikipedia isn't forbidden.

Those were seriously the best anime girls you could find?

The first link doesn't work, BTW.

Those are the best I'm allowed to find, all "inapropriate" sites are forbidden. :(

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Misato_Katsuragi.jpg
I'm pretty sure Wikipedia isn't forbidden.

mmmmm....cute girl with gun.....*drools*:p

I tried, desperately, to like anime-even convinced myself that I actually did. But it's just not my thing. I don't have anything against it, so there can be anime I like, but anime as a whole, not my thing.

I hate anime and everything associated with it. (http://www.animesucks.com/)

I hate anime and everything associated with it. (http://www.animesucks.com/)

Despite enjoying a few anime series, I've always found that site hilarious.

I hate you for liking anime. *nods*

Wait thats a dumb reason to hate someone, *imagines a not too distant future where anime lovers and anime haters slaughtered each other with sectarian violence.* Brrrr.....:(
Also, don't take Ruffy seriously, ever.

I hate you for liking anime. *nods*

Wait thats a dumb reason to hate someone, *imagines a not too distant future where anime lovers and anime haters slaughtered each other with sectarian violence.* Brrrr.....:(

Hey! I am right, hating a person just for liking anime is pretty dumb. That's basically saying you hate someone because of their tastes.
I was talking about Ruffy, not you. He's a clown.

Hey! I am right, hating a person just for liking anime is pretty dumb. That's basically saying you hate someone because of their tastes.

What's wrong with that?

Also, don't take that guy seriously, ever.

Hey! I am right, hating a person just for liking anime is pretty dumb. That's basically saying you hate someone because of their tastes.

What's wrong with that?

Nvm. I'm a harcore anime nerd. *runs*

Well when I said tastes I meant tastes in art. I mean you don't see us hating people who like renaissance art.

.. well.

I hate people who like renaissance art.

Yes, yes I do.

Only one. Cowboy bebop.

Timewarp.

.. well.

I hate people who like renaissance art.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *beats self to death wit ha frozen loaf of french bread*

I generally dislike anime; the dinner plate eyes, and banal dialog, the 3-frames-a-second animation... Akira was the only memorable exception I enjoyed.

Most of the anime characters I saw had traiangular eyes. :confused:

Size rather than shape.

I generally dislike anime; the dinner plate eyes, and banal dialog, the 3-frames-a-second animation... Akira was the only memorable exception I enjoyed.

Most of the anime characters I saw had traiangular eyes. :confused:

Some of it it is very good, much of it seeworthy. And (much of; some is ghastly) the H-stuff is neat; (in fact, I'd go so far as to call it sacred. *giggle*) the only thing outside of my own imagination that I find significantly attractive in that sort of way.

I generally dislike anime; the dinner plate eyes, and banal dialog, the 3-frames-a-second animation... Akira was the only memorable exception I enjoyed.

3 fps? It's 30.

Also, like everything else, anime follows the 99/1 rule. 99% is utter dreck, and 1% is good.

Size rather than shape.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8997/vertbugsrq0.jpg

Those are the best I'm allowed to find, all "inapropriate" sites are forbidden. :(

yeah... right...
Eve Tokimatsuri (http://www.orange-road.com/img/EveTokimatsuri.jpg)
Dirty Pair (http://www.japanhero.com/Graphics/heroprofileL/dirty%20pair%20TV/top-1.jpg)
Maetal (http://mitglied.lycos.de/singel/hpbimg/maetal.jpg)
Bubblegum Crisis (http://www.communibuild.com/rt/jbubble.JPG)
Gall Force (http://www.colorq.org/PetSins/1999/10/gallforce.gif)
Dangaioh (http://lavender.fortunecity.com/banzai/464/00dangai.jpg)
Dancougar (http://maxtoons.com/dancougar7%2520(L).jpg)
Macross (http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/art/mcr232l.jpg)

and that's only the older stuff...

I really don't see whats so great about it.

I really don't see whats so great about it.

Dunno about anyone else, but I grew up watching Cartoons. Bugs Bunny, Mighty Mouse, even Cosby Kids.

so Anime, to me, is a perfect blend of Childhood nostalgia mixed in with stories that satisfies my adult side.

Drama series like Touch can be a real tear jerker.
series like Madlax and Noir can get one thinking deep thoughts about human nature (if you can get past the "girls with guns")

Gundam is more about the pilots than the mecha (unless it was brought over to the US, then all the story fluff tends to be edited out. same with Macross, Southern Cross and Mospeda... AKA Robotech.)

Dunno about anyone else, but I grew up watching Cartoons. Bugs Bunny, Mighty Mouse, even Cosby Kids.

so Anime, to me, is a perfect blend of Childhood nostalgia mixed in with stories that satisfies my adult side.


I enjoyed cartoons as a kid because they were fun(ny) and silly. Thats what I associate with cartoons, so it's very hard to take anime seriously.

I like some anime, but I don't understand the obsession that some people have with Japanese culture. I like the Japanese well enough (about 1/3 of the people in my classes are from Japan) but the strange obsession some people have creeps me the hell out.

Some of it. Yaoi is lovely too. :)

I like some anime, but I don't understand the obsession that some people have with Japanese culture. I like the Japanese well enough (about 1/3 of the people in my classes are from Japan) but the strange obsession some people have creeps me the hell out.
I'm not obsessed with Japan, but their culture (especially the Harajuku fashion styles) is way out there. Makes Western modern culture seem positively dull.

Yes. Some of it.

NEXT POLL!

"Paranoia Agent" was good. Much of the rest I used to like as a kid doesn't do much for me, and some of the newer stuff tends to lose its steam one-third or halfway through the story arc ("Last Exile", for instance).

I dislike anime cause a lot of people who I've known casually expect me to like it. I've hardly ever watched any of it, and I've never watched it in the U.S.

I like some anime, but I don't understand the obsession that some people have with Japanese culture. I like the Japanese well enough (about 1/3 of the people in my classes are from Japan) but the strange obsession some people have creeps me the hell out.
*sighs* Tell me about it, what makes it worse is how wrong they get it.

*sighs* Tell me about it, what makes it worse is how wrong they get it.

almost like how some people get other cultures wrong if they only go by their television shows?

almost like how some people get other cultures wrong if they only go by their television shows?
Yup.

But, seriously, I have met a number of anime fans who somehow seem to think that the minute they get off the plane in Japan that they'll find a wonderful girlfriend and their life will suddenly become peaches and cream. It's like they assume that Mega Tokyo is real life instead of dealing with the reality that Japan is another culture, and not a very accepting one at that.

Yup.

But, seriously, I have met a number of anime fans who somehow seem to think that the minute they get off the plane in Japan that they'll find a wonderful girlfriend and their life will suddenly become peaches and cream. It's like they assume that Mega Tokyo is real life instead of dealing with the reality that Japan is another culture, and not a very accepting one at that.

don't blame those on Anime... blame it on the mental capacity of those people.

so I guess there is no Hinata Inn or "Silky Doll" store...
:(

:p

don't blame those on Anime... blame it on the mental capacity of those people.
Oh I don't blame anime for it, just the folks who don't do their homework.

so I guess there is no Hinata Inn or "Silky Doll" store...
:(

:p
Sorry, it's a nice fantacy, but even if you DID run into something like that, the chances that the ladies inside would a. speak English, and b. be interested in you are rather slim.

I was never interested until my friends showed me the Cowboy Bebop movie. I pretty much fell in love with it. Since then Ive watched the entire series of Cowboy, all of FMA, and the FMA movie. I've seen a few episodes of Black Lagoon, Samurai Champloo, Wolf's Rain, and .Hack//SIGN on youtube. They're all really good, might try buying one.



So far, Cowboy is still my all time favorite. ^^

Hey Dracellia back, you might know me from my mecha forums and i am back this time with a pole, no not something a pole dancer dances on, but a vote. It is simple do you like anime?

Yeah. Bleach and Naruto are great, and I'm starting to read Shaman King. I read mostly manga because I don't like subtitles and can't go out of the way to watch the dubs.

Oh I don't blame anime for it, just the folks who don't do their homework.HOMEWORK!!! I graduated school for a reason bub! :p


Sorry, it's a nice fantasy, but even if you DID run into something like that, the chances that the ladies inside would a. speak English, and b. be interested in you are rather slim.A. who cares... B. who cares...

*Waits...eats cheeseburger...*

Yes I like anime. In fact, I head up a club at my school, and I go to conventions whenever possible.

Do I consider myself an otaku...no.

I do cosplay though!

I like some anime, but I don't understand the obsession that some people have with Japanese culture. I like the Japanese well enough (about 1/3 of the people in my classes are from Japan) but the strange obsession some people have creeps me the hell out.

They cant fit into their own culture, they look out for others.

Those otaku are total losers that they cant even fit with the goths, the punks, the nerds, the geeks...

You will never see the most popular girl in school doing cosplay, unless she gets money out of it and no one gets to find it out.

yes i do

I've watched every episode of the animated series of Azumanga Daioh, and I thought it was great. But that's the only anime i've ever watched.

Anime is alright, I don't care about the medium so much, it's the content that matters to me.

They cant fit into their own culture, they look out for others.

Those otaku are total losers that they cant even fit with the goths, the punks, the nerds, the geeks...

You will never see the most popular girl in school doing cosplay, unless she gets money out of it and no one gets to find it out.

I tend to notice that the "popular" girls are incredibly...boring...and incredibly materialistic...and have the personalities of 2-by-4s.

So why would I give a damn what they think, hmm?

I read and watch a select few titles like GTO(honestly the most awesome anime and manga series ever created), Cowboy Bebop, Planetes, basically the stuff with substance.

I tend to notice that the "popular" girls are incredibly...boring...and incredibly materialistic...and have the personalities of 2-by-4s.

So why would I give a damn what she thought, hmm?


that's just your justification for them not being interested in you :p "yeh, well... I don't like those pretty girls anyway!"

that's just your justification for them not being interested in you :p "yeh, well... I don't like those pretty girls anyway!"

Believe me comrade, I am friends with girls who are as beautiful as your "popular" girls...and have the personality and intelligence to match. And I value their friendships too much to risk it with any kind of romantic relationship.

Sorry...but Cheerleader mentality just doesn't do it for me.

For those who like anime, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a very good anime.

Yes, I love anime.

Believe me comrade, I am friends with girls who are as beautiful as your "popular" girls...and have the personality and intelligence to match. And I value their friendships too much to risk it with any kind of romantic relationship.

Sorry...but Cheerleader mentality just doesn't do it for me.

Something about what you wrote seems a bit off...
Can't exactly put my finger on it.

Something about what you wrote seems a bit off...
Can't exactly put my finger on it.

Meh, I'm tired, I really cannot tell you either. But I agree, I didn't quite convey what I meant to say.

I guess the point I was trying to make was: "Popular" = Me not giving a shit.

I'm going to go to bed.

No....anime must go away...

Meh, somewhat like anime. Some is good, some is crap, most is somewhere inbetween.

I tend to notice that the "popular" girls are incredibly...boring...and incredibly materialistic...and have the personalities of 2-by-4s.
What's wrong with being materialistic? <.<

Why do anime characters have caucasian skin? And why do they have enormous eyes? Very few japanese people have big eyes. And whats the deal with robots? Especially giant robots. And does anybody really understand spirited away? That movie was like The Labrynth on crack. The only anime I have seen and enjoyed was Milleneum actress, but it would have been better as a real movie imo.

Why do anime characters have caucasian skin? And why do they have enormous eyes? Very few japanese people have big eyes. And whats the deal with robots? Especially giant robots. And does anybody really understand spirited away? That movie was like The Labrynth on crack. The only anime I have seen and enjoyed was Milleneum actress, but it would have been better as a real movie imo.
The caucasian skin is due to Japanese styles of beauty where pale skin has been considered the best for very long time (Seriously, watch around Japan and you'll see some of the silly lengths Japanese women go to NOT tan).

The big eyes were infulenced by the older Disney movies (i.e. Snow White) and have become a standard thanks to Tezuka-sensei, who started the trend. But there are anime with smaller or more realistic eyes.

And what don't you understand about Sen to Chihiro (Spirited Away)?

The caucasian skin is due to Japanese styles of beauty where pale skin has been considered the best for very long time (Seriously, watch around Japan and you'll see some of the silly lengths Japanese women go to NOT tan).
Aren't a lot of Japanese people naturally fair anyway? :confused:

And why do they have enormous eyes?


Not all, but it's a popular art style. Supposedly makes characters cute. Some series deliberately avoid this and go for realistic depictions of proportions.


And whats the deal with robots?


It's Japan. Pioneering in robotics and high tech goodies ever since the 70s (I think). You can't expect that not to flow down to their entertainment.


Especially giant robots.


They started with giant lizards first that devastated Tokyo first. After they went high tech, they kept with the times and upgraded to giant robots to trash Tokyo and it's surroundings.

It's not so much giant robots, but the need to pancake their capital. No idea why though. :p

Aren't a lot of Japanese people naturally fair anyway? :confused:
Depends upon whom you're comparing to. In winter, I am a few shades lighter than my wife, when I start tanning out, I get much darker, much to her amusement.

Depends upon whom you're comparing to. In winter, I am a few shades lighter than my wife, when I start tanning out, I get much darker, much to her amusement.
Well, I mean sort of like this:

http://www.sony.jp/products/Consumer/PCOM/PCG-U1/Images/wallpaper_pop_02.jpg

I've seen a lot of them with that skin shade over here. Obviously, you can still find paler whites, but that is what I usually have in mind when it comes to Japanese.

I've seen a lot of them with that skin shade over here. Obviously, you can still find paler whites, but that is what I usually have in mind when it comes to Japanese.
That's a lot paler than I normally see (And given that's a model, I think she was picked for her pale skin).

The skin tones in these pictures here: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20070304x1.html are a bit closer to the mark.

*sighs* Tell me about it, what makes it worse is how wrong they get it.

Quite. One of my roommates is Japanese, and she's very much of the old school. Her friends (whom I have termed Teen Girl Squad: Japan) are rather more bubble gum pop type, so I've had an opportunity to learn a bit about a few aspects of Japanese culture. I find it quite interesting that in some ways that Japanese are quite like Americans in some respects (when compared to the French) but quite different in other respects.

The big eyes are important for artistical purposes, because sometimes the animation is so bad the only way they can portray emotions is through the characters eyes.