Comments on: Elitism within anime circles

By: TTChoppa

TTChoppa — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:19:34 +0000

Har, good points, I have kinda fell foul of the dub slating and i was quiet annoyed? by the whole naruto on uk tv thing, mainly because i didnt like the idea of people seeing it for what it really was, if that makes any sense. I mean, the onepiece dub is notorious in its butchering, not that i actually saw it myself but after reading up on it and then checking episodes its just… ugh, horrible.

But, i think im growing out of my elitist phase, i mean i can nod my head when i hear a good dub… things like bebop, flcl, abenobashi… they work. That said you still get those series where it feels like they havent hired "actors" as such, things that are so american it makes you cringe, e.g. happy lesson.

my 2peneth – christ what a bump too…

By: Estara

Estara — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:48:51 +0000

off-topic: cool bit about being able to upload an avatar. I couldn’t resist.

My "favourite" elitism of the moment (although I do learn a bit from it) is the writing-in-Japanese of sentences and words in text and title and NOT explain (not even via mouseover) what’s written there.

Yup ^^

By: Mari

Mari — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:46:50 +0000

How about "Evangelion is a marvelous, fantastic (insert a thousand adjectives here) piece of art and if you can’t understand it, it’s because you’re a dumbass who just can’t appreciate its beauty and the intrincate plot it has"? Because I’ve seen that a lot

By: bateszi

bateszi — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:50:15 +0000

>> tj han: While these "elitisms" discussed have been talked about to death, I don’t see how the final point is one. Isn’t it more a matter of picking the superior product?

I’ll agree with you if your domestic DVDs are of seriously inferior quality (we’re talking sub-standard picture, dub-only etc). If your being needlessly picky – like constantly importing due to release dates or cover-art – then I see it as a case of elitism, since your importing is an intentional snub to your local DVD industry. As an anime fan, you’re in a position to help spread the word to the rest of your countrymen – by sending your money abroad you’re ading in the limitation of your industry, essentially cutting off the majority of anime fandom from its most basic of sources; and in turn, preventing others from potentially becoming anime fans. That’s where I see the elitism. Consistently importing is an attempt to starve your local industry of finance; without your support they will never improve.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:41:19 +0000

you forget the "lol you watch naruto" or "lol you watch dbz" sort of elitism.

By: wontaek

wontaek — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:36:54 +0000

How about, ‘ I don’t know you, so you must be a nobody? ‘ Some people, especially those who belongs to an anime club, just because I asked them some questions, presumes that their knowledge is far superior, when, in reality, I have been watching anime and organizing various club activities before they were even conceived in their mother’s womb.

By: berz

berz — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:33:44 +0000

lol, and i was reminiscent of watching nadesico this very morning o_0. on a second though.. its not a bad idea… since i saw the 60mb realmedia ones y’know? heh

at least its not cgspaceship[e.g. archangel-gundamseed] + dull background ^^

btw, ruriÂ² ftw :3

By: Lenners

Lenners — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:09:44 +0000

Is there also "I’m watching this ultra elite new show called The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi (or any new anime) and you’re still watching Inuyasha? What a n00b!"?

By: berz

berz — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:02:02 +0000

flooding: let’s just call darkmirage here and start another dorama? hehehheheheh

oh~ the flames mwahahah

By: berz

berz — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:00:22 +0000

i’ve started with anime with… lemme see…. macross… or robotech… i was too young to remember that =p.. also a bit of doraemon and some time after.. saint seiya and dragon ball (not z). were they great? not really.

there was also the hype about watching yuyuhakusho… well, i really liked the show… but school got me and i went without watching the last two eps for a few years hehehe (got myself a copy of those eps only hmmm 10years after?). i admit there’s nothing like ‘1st time’ but.. other shows have proven themselves quite entertaining.

now… about that part about old school… its not like that=p
for me, old anime have some naive elements that u dont see around anymore(read innocent) so if there’s a good story… the anime is good. even if the animation is not that great. now pick some random anime of the last 3~4 years…. even crap looks good with good package y’know?. yeah, cg cg cg, wtf. i’m not saying there’s only crap nowadays. they do have great aspects that u dont see on old animes. but its a reflection of the society. anime will look different in 5~10 years again. but crappy anime… old fansubs groups did a better ‘pick up’ when subbing… now u get to see even the most swallow fanservice subbed o_0 and that great anime with good story and stuff is too boring for them.

bah. regardless… like ppl who dont watch anime says: "quit complaining, u’re just complaining about cartoons anyway" so lets stop here

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ah, i’m also a purist about dubbing. but just for some reference… portuguese(brazil) CardCaptorSakura didn’t go ‘hoeeee’ =(