So anime?

[Cyfu]

I love anime and manga. They are the reason that after I'm done with spanish in school I will start to learn japanese.

There are a lot of holier-than-thous that think that wanting to read untranslated manga/novels and play pokemon games before they come to the US is a shitty reason to learn a language, but honestly, if that's what keeps you grinding kanji every day, that's what keeps you grinding kanji every day. That said...

Don't ever say that to a Japanese teacher.

Why should I never say that to a Japanese teacher? I have already done so once xD, this summer I was in Tokyo on a three week course to learn the very basics of Japanese.

 

[144_v1legacy]

I love anime and manga. They are the reason that after I'm done with spanish in school I will start to learn japanese.

Don't ever say that to a Japanese teacher.

Why not? If you're passionate about what you do, there's no shame.

If you're passionate about child porn, you should still be ashamed of it.

 

[MasonF]

Why should I never say that to a Japanese teacher? I have already done so once xD, this summer I was in Tokyo on a three week course to learn the very basics of Japanese.

I don't know, as a rather dedicated fan of the medium, I can't help but picture the most vocal part of the anime community who all seem to be obnoxious Narutards and big three fans, so in public, I openly deny that I'm a fan of anime/manga. I'm one of those NO ONE MUST KNOW MY HORRIBLE SECRET classifications of anime fans, because we have a horrible public image.

 

[144_v1legacy]

I love anime and manga. They are the reason that after I'm done with spanish in school I will start to learn japanese.

There are a lot of holier-than-thous that think that wanting to read untranslated manga/novels and play pokemon games before they come to the US is a shitty reason to learn a language, but honestly, if that's what keeps you grinding kanji every day, that's what keeps you grinding kanji every day. That said...

Don't ever say that to a Japanese teacher.

Why should I never say that to a Japanese teacher? I have already done so once xD, this summer I was in Tokyo on a three week course to learn the very basics of Japanese.

Fine. Ignore me then. I know that it isn't a good idea and will result in the teacher thinking your interest in Japan is one based on stereotype, idealization, and is altogether shallow. I've seen it hurt my classmates' education. The poster above me has the right idea.

 

[Lovely Mixture]

I love anime and manga. They are the reason that after I'm done with spanish in school I will start to learn japanese.

Don't ever say that to a Japanese teacher.

Why not? If you're passionate about what you do, there's no shame.

If you're passionate about child porn, you should still be ashamed of it.

That escalated quickly. Let me rephrase

"If you're passionate about what you're doing, and it won't harm anyone else. Why should you be ashamed of it?"

Why should I never say that to a Japanese teacher? I have already done so once xD, this summer I was in Tokyo on a three week course to learn the very basics of Japanese.

I don't know, as a rather dedicated fan of the medium, I can't help but picture the most vocal part of the anime community who all seem to be obnoxious Narutards and big three fans, so in public, I openly deny that I'm a fan of anime/manga. I'm one of those NO ONE MUST KNOW MY HORRIBLE SECRET classifications of anime fans, because we have a horrible public image.

Indeed, I can understand the fear of association with those types of people. But if someone judges you on that association then they aren't worth talking to. You respect a person for who they are, not their stereotype.

 

[MasonF]

For now. I'd be willing to say it's a growing fanbase, due to the fact that pretty much anyone on the internet who's seen it goes on about how amazing it is. It's kind of interesting to think of a series taking 20+ years before it really develops a western fanbase, though.

Galactic Empire or FPA? Yang Fleet all the way, here.

Well, honestly I don't think it's really that surprising for a series that hasn't gotten a western release at all to only get popular now given the development of the Internet. I mean streaming services haven't been around that long and then factor in that you need a fan-sub to watch it if you don't speak Japanese and yeah....it took some time, but it's hopefully getting there. And without a doubt it really deserves it given for instance how easily it shot down my previous favourite STS9 from the throne of space operas....

That's most definitely true

The hobbyist fansubbers who have subbed LoGH with the highest dedication and quality themselves took years to complete it - the final episode of the second Gaiden series was released in September 2010. The first season of the main series had been completed in 2003.

 

[Orange12345]

I think its alright, I just recently watched Evangelion because its apparently the Citizen Kane of anime and thought I should give it a try, and it turned out good I liked it except the last two episodes that were pants on head retarded and didn't have anything to do with giant robots.

 

[bluerocker]

Eh, anime is like any other medium.

There's going to be really good examples and really bad examples.

Best ones I've seen so far have to be Eureka 7, Angel Beats, and Higurashi.

/thread

In all seriousness though, I prefer reading Manga to watching anime. Then again, I like reading a lot. That and I usually don't have as much time to pop in on 30 minute increments as I do to carry around a book/laptop and read a page or two. Doesn't mean I don't like the medium; but I can list more manga that I've read than anime I've seen.

As far as favorite series I've seen, those would be Outlaw Star, Madoka Magica, Dragon Ball Z (Sheer nostalgia there), Yu Yu Hakusho and Zoids.

 

[Cyfu]

Fine. Ignore me then. I know that it isn't a good idea and will result in the teacher thinking your interest in Japan is one based on stereotype, idealization, and is altogether shallow. I've seen it hurt my classmates' education. The poster above me has the right idea.

Wow... chill. I just asked why I shouldn't. it's not like I ONLY like anime. I like almost everything with Japan, but I would never have realized this if it wasn't for anime.

 

[ScrabbitRabbit]

I like some anime but I'm not massively into it. I wouldn't call myself an anime "fan" because it doesn't offer anything I don't get out of other mediums; I like the same kinda stories in anime that I do in games, books, films or western TV shows.

I'm not normally into shonen fight series, with a few exceptions. I mostly like really slow, dark stuff like Monster, Serial Experiments Lain, Jin-Roh or, to a lesser extent, Ghost in the Shell.

The last thing I watched was Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was OK. I didn't love it as much as the fans or hate it as much as the detractors. It was entertaining enough.

 

[Cheesepower5]

I like anime and manga, but I'm extremely picky about it. Some favourites:

Spoiler: (Well, picky, so the ones I like that come to mind.)

Berserk
Vinland Saga
Pokemon Special
Claymore
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cowboy Bebop
Monster
Baccano
Cromartie High School
Full Metal Alchemist
Genshiken
Gankutsuou
Gantz
Dragon Ball/Z
Golden Boy
Darker Than Black
Innocent Venus
One Piece
Persona 4: The Animation
Gurren Lagann
Code Geass
Gundam SEED
AKIRA
Dead Leaves

Huh. That was longer than expected. I guess the list is expanding...

 

[Roxas1359]

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I have the ability to now and have a site I can go to but I've just lost interest. Then again I lose interest in many things when I get in a depression. Anyway the problem before was that many of the sites require things like Adobe and I have an Ipod Touch 3rd Gen so it was impossible for me to watch anything but YouTube. Posting on this site was difficult too.

What site is it you (would) use? I'm always looking to expand my list of streaming sites.

Gogoanime is always a good one and AnimeFreak.TV is also good. The one I mainly watched that had everything and was amazing was AnimeTomb, but I think the government got to them. They had every single Shakugan no Shana series and a bunch of other really obscure ones. Another awesome part about it was that for the movies they were split into parts and you could have them all buffer at the same time for the best results. They also didn't have many ads everywhere like how GoGoAnime does.

 

[JagermanXcell]

Its comes off very cliche to me. Those big ones like Bleach, Naruto, and Soul Eater make me cringe when I watch them. But I do have those ones that reach out to rally interesting concepts that actually keep me engaged to sit through an entire series. Overall not a big fan but here is a list of my only favorites:

-Trigun: From the deep morals of pacifism and overall fun characters (Vash, Vash, and Vash), this one is probably my most favorite. It also gets a plus for being short.
-Cowboy Bebop: Its just good in general.
-Hellsing Ultimate: The concept of there being nothing but antagonists is really refreshing to see. Voice acting is also phenomenal.
-Persona 4 The Animation: Pretty much Persona 4's story in show format, and it worked.
-Dragon Ball: Much more organized, well written, and heartfelt then Z. (No worries, Z holds a special place in my heart)
-Deadman Wonderland: Wow, whose idea was this?! Cause its genius!
-Fairy Tail: Characters are just pure fun and never come off as boarder-line annoying. Plus the pallet they use is beautiful.

 

[Haakmed]

American Cartoons all the way! Gimme Invader Zim! Give me Rugrats! Tommy Pickles and Gir are my all time favorite TV babysitters!

I don't like anime for the same reason I have such a hard time getting into JRPGs. They are just not westernized and don't feel right. I have played a few that I like and I'm sure there are a few Animes out there I would like but can't be bothered to care at all.

 

[Eddie the head]

I watched an anime once. I spent 20 min trying to figure out who the bad guy was. I still don't know why they where fighting. Something about a reaper spirit and water being diffident form Ice in some way. Then they where flying but they where walking, then something else happened then it ended.

 

[Nouw]

Baccano!
Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Afro Samurai.
Toradora!

One of these is not like the other three .

 

[bartholen_v1legacy]

Hate the art style, hate the voice overs, hate the tropes, hate the fact that non-anime material is constantly getting turned into it.

Mind giving a few examples? Your opinion of anime is fine, I'm just curious because I can't remember seeing some non-anime material having been turned into it recently. Then again, I'm not a very active follower...

-Hellsing Ultimate: The concept of there being nothing but antagonists is really refreshing to see. Voice acting is also phenomenal.

Holy crap, why did it take me to read it out to realize that Hellsing truly had only antagonists? It's one of the main reasons I liked it, along with its ability to revel in its sheer absurdity and silliness.