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At 8/29/10 07:09 PM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 8/29/10 06:12 PM, Shrubs wrote: anime is the death of american culture

Anime has nothing to do with American culture. Not they have much of a culture to begin with.

The amount of Americans obsessed with anime is destroying what is left of our good old American culture.

At 8/29/10 09:35 PM, Shrubs wrote:

At 8/29/10 07:09 PM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 8/29/10 06:12 PM, Shrubs wrote: anime is the death of american culture

Anime has nothing to do with American culture. Not they have much of a culture to begin with.

The amount of Americans obsessed with anime is destroying what is left of our good old American culture.

Oh noes, anime is destroying our American culture, corrupting our youth towards lawlessness and Satanism and all that bad stuff on the news. We should ban anime for the protection of the innocent minds of the young people.

BTW, I was being sarcastic.

But seriously, anime is considered entertainment, not anti-american propoganda that is created by extreme anime haters. And if I remember correctly, American culture was formed over time by foriegners who came to America in the 1800s.

Everyone back on topic, American fanboy whining about nothing, nothing to see here.

At 8/29/10 09:35 PM, Shrubs wrote:

At 8/29/10 07:09 PM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 8/29/10 06:12 PM, Shrubs wrote: anime is the death of american culture

Anime has nothing to do with American culture. Not they have much of a culture to begin with.

The amount of Americans obsessed with anime is destroying what is left of our good old American culture.

Sigh. So if any American enjoys something foreign it is destroying our culture?

Also our country was formed by foreigners and immigrants. And if you can't respect foreign people and immigrants then that is Un-American

At 8/29/10 11:49 PM, orangebomb wrote: But seriously, anime is considered entertainment, not anti-american propoganda that is created by extreme anime haters. And if I remember correctly, American culture was formed over time by foriegners who came to America in the 1800s.

Entertainment? The way you weeaboos treat it, it may as well be a religion. Even from an unbiased view, anime is extremely low quality. The art is cheap to make, it's really a dime a dozen. They're all carbon copies, some slightly different copies, but copies none the less. Most, not all, but most American art is different, unique. You can't say that about anime.

Everyone back on topic, American fanboy whining about nothing, nothing to see here.

I would like to know how many of you are American.

Anyway, before these guys derail this place off the tracks and off the cliffside...

Has anyone here been keeping up with Asobi Ni Iku Yo? Isn't it interesting how it's only seven episodes in, and yet it feels like its already ended like twice already? But, it is great how there's actually story within it, and it doesn't just rely on the catgirl aliens to get viewers...

At 8/29/10 09:35 PM, Shrubs wrote: is destroying what is left of our good old American culture.

Killing people with darker complexion?

I think I'm actually looking forward to a new anime for the first time since this spring.

Any thoughts?

At 8/30/10 01:04 AM, Cericon wrote: Entertainment? The way you weeaboos treat it, it may as well be a religion. Even from an unbiased view, anime is extremely low quality. The art is cheap to make, it's really a dime a dozen. They're all carbon copies, some slightly different copies, but copies none the less. Most, not all, but most American art is different, unique. You can't say that about anime.

Believe it or not, it only looks the same to you because you aren't involved enough in it to notice the differences. I guarantee all American shit looks the same to Japanese people.

At 8/30/10 01:04 AM, Cericon wrote: I would like to know how many of you are American.

I'm not.

Also, lol @ all anime is low quality and looks the same "from an unbiased viewpoint" how many people did you ask?

At 8/30/10 01:17 AM, firemaker60 wrote: Anyway, before these guys derail this place off the tracks and off the cliffside...

Has anyone here been keeping up with Asobi Ni Iku Yo? Isn't it interesting how it's only seven episodes in, and yet it feels like its already ended like twice already? But, it is great how there's actually story within it, and it doesn't just rely on the catgirl aliens to get viewers...

I've been seeing it, but i still have to see the latest 2 episodes. Even though it's kinda ecchi it's pretty interesting

At 8/28/10 11:25 PM, Gobblemeister wrote:

At 8/28/10 10:45 PM, Viridis wrote: Anyone here watch Fairy Tail? :D

I read the manga

It's great

Yeah I read the manga too, really excellent stuff. Shame about Mystogan. :(

At 8/28/10 11:51 PM, HibiscusKazeneko wrote: You pay for a premium membership?!?

Guh?

At 8/30/10 03:25 PM, Viridis wrote:

At 8/28/10 11:51 PM, HibiscusKazeneko wrote: You pay for a premium membership?!?

Guh?

On Crunchyroll (where Fairy Tail is being simulcast), they have restricted the series to premium (paying) members only. So logically you have to have shelled out quite a sum of money to have seen the series.

At 8/30/10 01:22 AM, JohnnyWang wrote:

At 8/29/10 09:35 PM, Shrubs wrote: is destroying what is left of our good old American culture.

Killing people with darker complexion?

damn ng needs some kind of facebook-esque like option

At 8/30/10 04:03 PM, HibiscusKazeneko wrote: On Crunchyroll (where Fairy Tail is being simulcast), they have restricted the series to premium (paying) members only. So logically you have to have shelled out quite a sum of money to have seen the series.

Well as far as I know a lot of fansub groups rip from Crunchyroll, you'd have to be an idiot to pay for membership.

At 8/30/10 10:31 AM, JohnnyWang wrote:

At 8/30/10 01:04 AM, Cericon wrote: I would like to know how many of you are American.

I'm not.

Also, lol @ all anime is low quality and looks the same "from an unbiased viewpoint" how many people did you ask?

Actually, my art teacher has a rule against anime. He's a great artist, and he doesn't allow anime in his class. Because of how easy it is to draw. And he was right.
You can look at two anime pictures, and sure there are some differences, but it will usually look alike. From the animes that I've watched (Samurai Champloo, Desert Punk, .Hack, etc) they've all looked very similar in drawing style.

At 8/30/10 01:04 AM, Cericon wrote:

At 8/29/10 11:49 PM, orangebomb wrote: But seriously, anime is considered entertainment, not anti-american propoganda that is created by extreme anime haters. And if I remember correctly, American culture was formed over time by foriegners who came to America in the 1800s.

Entertainment? The way you weeaboos treat it, it may as well be a religion

I'm not a weeaboo, nor do I treat anime like a religion. You're simply lumping the logical, level-headed anime fans with the fanboys and real weeaboos that are making us look bad. If you don't like anime, then go away and let us be, though that may be too much to ask.

*sighs*, from here on, I'll stick to the high road here and get back on the discussion at hand, right now, I am finishing up Monster, which has been a long while since I last saw it. Probably should read up on the manga after the series ends, though I heard it was very similar to the anime storywise, so I wouldn't miss too much.

At 8/30/10 09:01 PM, Cericon wrote: Actually, my art teacher has a rule against anime.

So? It's a popular style, most art teachers want to encourage individual styles.

Because of how easy it is to draw. And he was right.

No, you still have to get the anatomy right. As someone who's seen a lot of bad anime fanart, I can attest anime style isn't all that easy.

You can look at two anime pictures, and sure there are some differences, but it will usually look alike.

Yes, because all superhero characters have wildly different anatomies. Oh wait no. Anime, as cartoons in general, has an uniform style, because it's craft, not art. When you write a serialized comic, or animate a series, you need a consistent style.

From the animes that I've watched (Samurai Champloo, Desert Punk, .Hack, etc) they've all looked very similar in drawing style.

Again. it's a style. Like American Superhero Comics. Or Franco-Belgian comics. It's based on the notion of a pseudo-realist body model. Correct proportions with some exagurated features (mostly, the eyes). And what about the style of Osamu Tezuka? It's the origin of the Anime style, but still different from the modern works. Or if you can't see the fdifference, well, I can't take your claim of having some objective eye for art seriously.

It's not supposed to be an art revolution. it's supposed to tell a story. A human-looking character is easily relatable.

But this is all silly. Why do we have to awnser to this? I mean, this is the anime club, not the bitch about anime club. Go try your luck in general or something. It's not our job debate you on something as subjective as art quality. You can just set up a strawman and call us weeaboos who worship all things Japanese and it's all that's in our lives (in which case I'd invite you to come live a day in my life and then make assessments about my knowledge of art). You're not interrested in reaching anything with coming here and being a dick, you just want to piss people off.

Admittedly I lol'd.
Considering the context of the manga, I wouldn't think this quote would be an appropriate marriage proposal. What does everyone else think?

At 8/30/10 09:01 PM, Cericon wrote: Actually, my art teacher has a rule against anime. He's a great artist, and he doesn't allow anime in his class.

What a shitty art teacher.

Who is he to judge which methods of artistic expression are valid and which ones aren't?

I mean, it's utterly boring to co-opt such an overused style as that seen in most anime, but I'm fairly sure the job of a teacher is to teach, not to unteach.

Just watched Tokyo Godfathers, pretty awesome. No paprika or perfect blue mind, but still a worthy satoshi kon. Loved the characters, (though far too many coincidences for my liking), and I can't help but feel that the ending shouldn't have been left so open, but still lovely.

RIP

At 8/31/10 03:47 PM, HibiscusKazeneko wrote: Admittedly I lol'd.
Considering the context of the manga, I wouldn't think this quote would be an appropriate marriage proposal. What does everyone else think?

It's pretty silly, but then again you sorta expect the unexpected when in Japan.

Maybe I should try this proposal on my girlfriend...............

On second thought, I think i'll take a pass on that.

At 8/31/10 01:03 AM, Mendou wrote:

At 8/30/10 11:47 PM, orangebomb wrote: Probably should read up on the manga after the series ends, though I heard it was very similar to the anime storywise, so I wouldn't miss too much.

Why would you read the manga if the anime version had a more than adequate summery of the plot?

You're just reading the near exact same story you just watched, seems like a waste of time to me.

Um, that's just what I heard about the manga, I haven't began reading it yet. I'm the kind of person who doesn't believe in anything until I see it with my eyes, so to speak.

I'm on a roll today, completing Bubblegum Crisis, Xam'd, Gaiking: LoDM, and Macross Frontier. The last of which was overdue for around six months. Feels good man.

Anyone here watch H.O.T.D.? :D

At 9/1/10 08:48 AM, Timex247 wrote: Anyone here watch H.O.T.D.? :D

I have. But with all the fanservice it's hard to take it seriously.

At 9/1/10 02:24 PM, DePrati wrote:

At 9/1/10 08:48 AM, Timex247 wrote: Anyone here watch H.O.T.D.? :D

I have. But with all the fanservice it's hard to take it seriously.

I agree. I can barely watch it

At 8/30/10 05:02 PM, SomaGuye wrote:

At 8/30/10 04:03 PM, HibiscusKazeneko wrote: On Crunchyroll (where Fairy Tail is being simulcast), they have restricted the series to premium (paying) members only. So logically you have to have shelled out quite a sum of money to have seen the series.

Well as far as I know a lot of fansub groups rip from Crunchyroll, you'd have to be an idiot to pay for membership.

Exactly what I was thinking, plenty of ways to get it without paying for it hahaha.

At 9/1/10 01:14 AM, Mendou wrote:

At 9/1/10 12:00 AM, Edward wrote: Xam'd,

I was interested in that one, then I heard it's just a dumb Eureka Seven clone

It kind of is. My only complaint is not enough full bodied transforming from the protagonist, which he only does 3 times total throughout the whole series, which can be conveniently summed up as the start, the middle, and the end. The closest thing that makes up for this is each of those battles being beautifully animated.