from this site:


http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=124204&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

EDIT: I have to quote some good stuff to LOL at..

It's not just the look. Anime is pretentious as hell. It has all of the pretentious nonsense of conventional "indie films" without anything close to the same quality.

Look at the range of expressions you will see on the face of a good actor in a real indie film, made with real humans. Now look at the range of expressions you can see on peoples' faces in anime. There's what, four different expressions?

Why the fuck do you people take this bullshit seriously? If I want hard-hitting drama, I will watch movies where the fucking characters have more than a handful of facial expressions, and where their eyes can convey real emotion rather than looking like fucking reflecting pools. You can't even tell an anime character is upset unless they draw in huge teardrops. And if I want escapism, I sure as hell won't find it in fucking anime where they think that every goddamned action sequence has to be intercut with revelations about childhood sexual abuse or discovering the value of humanity or some other ridiculously overblown "ooooh, we're into serious artistic expression" thing.

The mere fact that they insist on calling it "anime" instead of "cartoons" has always implied a rather pretentious posture from the get-go. I wonder how many of them even realize this. "Oooooh, it's foreign! And just in case you forgot, I'll keep reminding you by using a foreign-language word for it! And in case you still don't get it, I will rant about the evils of English-language dubbing too!"

Does anyone know when people first started using the term "anime" in America? I have a feeling that it dates back to around the time when everything Japanese was in vogue, and it just didn't go away when people stopped hanging katanas on their wall as a fashion statement.

lol....this guy is a ~38 year old Engineer who fucking owns a site dedicated to Star Wars vs. Star Trek.

EDIT 2: Just read the entire thread for some good lulz and haet.

After a while you just stop listening to exceedingly stupid people.

you mean the people bitching about anime being pretentious, and the people bitching about the 'rabid anime fans' with 'brand loyalty' and the like? I an understand.

you mean the people bitching about anime being pretentious, and the people bitching about the 'rabid anime fans' with 'brand loyalty' and the like? I an understand.

More like the ones that complain about calling it anime, like in your first post. Call it whatever you want, but I make a distinction between what to call it based on art style, or storyline, and not just whether it was live-action or drawn. He also must have only been exposed to a very limited amount of animes because there are plenty that have much facial detail.

And the kicker that I always fucking see in anime rants:
Does anyone know when people first started using the term "anime" in America? I have a feeling that it dates back to around the time when everything Japanese was in vogue

"Anime" is a French word, for fuck's sake.

More like the ones that complain about calling it anime, like in your first post. Call it whatever you want, but I make a distinction between what to call it based on art style, or storyline, and not just whether it was live-action or drawn.

damn straight!

He also must have only been exposed to a very limited amount of animes because there are plenty that have much facial detail.he said some shit about he saw some anime in that thread..meh.

The thing is: he's a Transformers fan lol

And the kicker that I always fucking see in anime rants:


"Anime" is a French word, for fuck's sake.pwned. yeah I googled it; thx :)

EDIT: when one of the accounts I made to re-register gets checked in I'll post that. And try not to get flamed by his internet tough guy personality regarding this.