Anime is taking over! Good or bad?

Tsunami Jones · Post by **Tsunami Jones** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:49 am

Dave_911 wrote:anyways thinka bout it, do you really want anime to become mainstream

If you're only watching anime because it isn't mainstream, you have a problem. And really, if you think about it, it already is main stream. Just look at how much it's on T.V. now. And at least in my area last year (I think it was last year, anyways. I can't remember), Spirited Away opened in some rather big theatres, not just the small Landmark ones. Not to mention how much manga has increased (and yes, the two are directly related), I mean, .Hack was a New York Times bestseller!

And for me personally, as I've watched this rapid growth over the past few years, I can't say that I dislike it. We're getting shows from Japan now much faster then we used to, along with the fact that it's far easier to actually meet people now that are in to this, and discuss various shows and such with them.

Harlock7876 · Post by **Harlock7876** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:03 am

:..Darkamist..: wrote:huh? if you ask me its freakin slow in the process >.> whats being released here have been aired years ago in asia...err...at least parts of asia...

Slow?! Try getting anime back in 1990 that was current. Today you're getting turn around times of a year! It used to be getting something that came out 5 years prior was cutting edge. Then again it was difficult to actually get anime back then. Today you can walk into any store that sells videos and find a section devoted to anime. I used to have to look through the sci-fi section to actually find maybe one or two anime videos.
We Americans really do live in a time of instant gratification. If we don't get it immediately we get pissy. Patience is almost gone.

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Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:33 am

Tsunami Jones wrote: And for me personally, as I've watched this rapid growth over the past few years, I can't say that I dislike it. We're getting shows from Japan now much faster then we used to, along with the fact that it's far easier to actually meet people now that are in to this, and discuss various shows and such with them.

Heh, yea, since when was the anime community NOT in support of the promotion and popularization of the hobby.

The amount of stuff they're showing on TV now is something I would really have liked to see back a few years ago - though by now I've long moved past that. But if you ask me whether the mainstream developments of the last few years have been a good thing for anime, I would say yes.

Gemberkoekje · Post by **Gemberkoekje** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:45 am

I wish holland were to be invaded a little quicker...

We only got some lame shows, and some old ones... to name a few:
Superbig (Got no idea what's that in eng/jap)
Crayon Shin Chan (Good and simple, much like me)
Card Captor Sakura
Sailor Moon
DBZ
Yu Gi Oh
Pokemon
Digimon...

And via German sattelite:
Inu Yasha german Dub

Why don't we get some serious anime

Pyle · Post by **Pyle** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:07 pm

I'd be happy as long as my parents stopped saying 'Would you stop watching those kid shows' after a head flies across the screen.

srocketa · Post by **srocketa** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:16 pm

Not really taking over the UK :/ Only things I've seen on tv is pokemon, digimon, yu-gi-oh etc, ack.
There are shops that sell anime though

even if they labeled the anime section 'manga', it's still there! ^_^
A lot of the things I like though they don't sell though:( And there are no region 2's available so I have to get subbed region 1's on the internet, from America :/ but since I have a multi-region player in doesn't really matter, just wish I could get them HERE you know?
An anime magazine just recently came out over here which I think is another step

(Really boy-orientated though, wish it was more general)

I'd like it if anime became bigger over here because I count other fans I know on one hand.

spike bomb 11 · Post by **spike bomb 11** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:59 pm

Did I finely make a good thread?

Malificus · Post by **Malificus** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:03 pm

spike bomb 11 wrote:Did I finely make a good thread?

It appears that you made three... (this, Bible black, and best year)

Merm · Post by **Merm** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:03 pm

It's pretty good.
Just don't get cocky. . .

Kajino Rei · Post by **Kajino Rei** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:35 pm

spike bomb 11 wrote:Did I finely make a good thread?

Somewhat...
A) Don't ruin it.
B) This doesn't erase the past.
~~~
Still don't a downside to anime and manga expanding.
If you're going to hate it because it's becoming "mainstream"...
Then go ahead, people do stupid things everyday.