What if anime went mainstream

Charizard305 · Post by **Charizard305** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:04 pm

I wouldnt go as far as to say i never liked it, but i just think that everyone needs somethin to love that not every one elce can have, such as a girl friend. Just something that's yours and yours alone, and in this case something that only a few ppl in the big picture are really intrested in.

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:08 pm

Charizard305 wrote:I wouldnt go as far as to say i never liked it, but i just think that everyone needs somethin to love that not every one elce can have, such as a girl friend. Just something that's yours and yours alone, and in this case something that only a few ppl in the big picture are really intrested in.

Yeah, but who said the anime was "yours" in the first place. It was made by a creator who wanted to "show" or tell a story to the viewers. Not specifically you. You have no real power to keep people away from it so it's "special" to you.

In fact, when I love something, I want to share it with as many people as possible so they might also realize this happiness and enjoyment.

Charizard305 · Post by **Charizard305** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:15 pm

I'm not saying it was created for me. Someone wanted to show ppl what they could do when they started drawing, it turned into this. I can understand the need to share things that you like with others and let them make the determination about it. I do that too, but I introduce ppl to anime that show a genuine interest in it. I'm not about keeping it all to my self, I love talkin about anime with ppl, sitting in the chow hall with my laptop hooked up to a bigscreen TV watchin anime, For all the world to see, I might add. If they are interested in it, then they can come over and start askin questions. I'm not against showing it off to everyone, i'm just saying that if anime were as popular as everything elce on American TV, Fan Support would go down ( those would be the ppl that were never really interested in the first place ) Anime would be come more Americanized on the Japanese side of the house and that would ruin it for all the ppl that like it just the way it is now.

DTJB · Post by **DTJB** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:17 pm

I would probably feel both ways because you never know. A kid could watch Yu-Gi-Oh for their entire childhood and as they get older, they would probably wonder what else anime has to offer. They could talk to experienced otaku, actually LOOK at the anime section in Suncoast and maybe go to their first con. If they like what they see, they could think, "hey, this anime stuff is better than I thought". The fact that anime IS getting into the mainstream could result in someone actually taking an interest in it, instead of renting Spirited Away and just leaving their exposure to just watching that and nothing else. They could rent it, love it, buy it and wonder, "I wonder why else people like this stuff so much?" As far as the people who just write it off as cartoons, they need to be smacked upside the head, demanded to have their horizon broadened, and be force to watch a couple of episodes of Duckman, some real American "cartoons".

And batosai69, International Channel. Not much anime, but their are no edits at all. Remember the digital bathing suits on the Cartoon Network version of Tenchi Muyo? A thing of the past now.

Propyro · Post by **Propyro** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:22 pm

dwchang wrote: In fact, when I love something, I want to share it with as many people as possible so they might also realize this happiness and enjoyment.

ohhh i can make some real interesting comments about that one ...
like how much dwchang may love certain body parts and wan't to share them for "our" enjoyment

sorry i just had to.

But this thread was up before. Sure if anime goes mainstream (more so then it already is) there will probably be a greater concentration of crappy shows, but who said you have to watch the crapy shows?

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Charizard305 · Post by **Charizard305** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:22 pm

Exactly, Thats how i got started on Anime. When Pokemon First Came out I was like .. Whats this crap. my little brother was into it and once i started watching it, i was like O_O Wow, this stuff is pretty good. then i met a class mate who was into anime and he let me have a copy of his Escaflowne Episodes, I was hooked from there on. The Digital Animation that American Companies, and the Amount of the Text they replace is Sickening.

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:30 pm

Charizard305 wrote:i'm just saying that if anime were as popular as everything elce on American TV, Fan Support would go down

I don't understand how this sentence makes sense logically. If it were to get popular it would lose fan support? Isn't that the definition of fan support?

I'm guessing you mean "true fans" and my rebuttal to that is it's a bit presumptious to assume that "we" are the true fans and fans of mainstream anime aren't "true fans." Sure they like (in our opinion) "bad shows," but they are entitled to it. Forcing companies to not carry it so it doesn't get popular is dumb in that it defeats the very purpose that you claim to be supporting.

I might also add that this is ultimately a business and that would be a very dumb business maneuver. It's ultimately the purpose of these companies to get on big networks.

I would also like to lastly add that in Japan, these supposedly non-mainstream shows are shown on mainstream channels during primetime. It's already been integrated into their culture as "just another show." I don't see why that couldn't be the case here as well. So in essence it already is mainstream both in Japan and for the reasons stated in my first post.

Shun · Post by **Shun** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:34 pm

You are missing a giant concept.

You right now are saying that the community should be kept small to keep a decent fan base.

Now think about that for a second. What if i came along and said this before you were introduced to anime. Do you believe this would be fair?

Everyone in this world is intitled to like or love what they wish, saying once you are a part of a thing that others shoudlnlt be is incredibly selfish no matter what you say.

Charizard305 · Post by **Charizard305** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:36 pm

Granted, you wouldnt nave to watch the crappy shows, but there are already crappy ones out there ( not that i can speak from experience, ive loved everyone ive seen so far ). But Like these Reality Series and Crap like that, Having an Anime Reality Series is just Degrading ... I'd Probebly have to kill myself if somethin like that came about.

Propyro · Post by **Propyro** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:39 pm

Charizard305 wrote: Having an Anime Reality Series is just Degrading ... I'd Probebly have to kill myself if somethin like that came about.

your not helping your argument here ... killing yourself because of an anime reality series, that no one is forcing you to watch ... thats pretty dumb. I'd say to kill yourself for saying that ... but you may just take me seriously ... so just stop now.

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