Anime.

[IMJack]

I can't stand ANY product where they've spend too much money and effort advertising the thing.

Ditt-fucking-O. A glut of advertising and hype will kill my interest in anything. That's why I haven't read Harry Potter, and that's why I don't plan on seeing LotR anytime soon. I probably would have seen and liked 'em both if they hadn't been hyped into the ground.

[Red_Warrior]

Heavy commercialization ruins just about everything. That is a given.

I have seen anime with girls having 'normal' eyes... many are side-by-side with the 'big-eyed' ones, like in Patlabor. As was stated before, eyes are sometimes used to depict traits about the character. Kanuka, of Patlabor, is a very clam character. She can even be intimidating and is very skillful. To emphasize her clamness and sterness, she has 'normal' eyes. Kanuka also annoys the hell out of the series' actual leading lady, Noa ^__^. Noa is quite a hyper and high-spirited gal... have to give her credit for managing to get the new Ingram mecha back when it was nearly stolen. That, and additionally her youth, warrent the big-eyes.

I think that the big-eyed characters are more easily used to express emotions... but that's just me ^_^;;

[Zaldron]

People that listens to hype are morons. Learn to avoid it, it will make your life much easier.

I just finished watching the last Kenshin chapter. Best Evil Guy ever.

[MyStiKaL_BiOn]

http://www.animenet.com/community/forums/index.php

[Kaiser]

Anime is the best thing I have seen.

its what kind of show you are watching.

Pokemon and Digimon is what giving it a bad name.

Akira ownz j00.....

[Sharessa]

This from the guy who thinks music piracy is immoral and evil.

Die.

Anime is the best thing I have seen.

Akira ownz j00.....

Incredibly stupid

[pritch]

Those of you who think anime women are sexy clearly haven't been out the house for even longer than Lüt.

Women don't look like that, guys, REALITY ALERT!

I only like to fantasise over something I can have. Seeing as fucking a cartoon isn't possible, I'll stick with my collection of univeristy_whores for now, thanks.

[Zaldron]

Those of you who think anime women are sexy clearly haven't been out the house for even longer than Lüt.

Women don't look like that, guys, REALITY ALERT!

I only like to fantasise over something I can have. Seeing as fucking a cartoon isn't possible, I'll stick with my collection of univeristy_whores for now, thanks.

Yeah right. Don't tell me they have no power over you. I mean, fuck, mens get horny for anything, even those fruits scenes...

[Sharessa]

Mmmm...hentai...

[læmænt]

What fruits scenes?!?

[EllipsusD]

What fruits scenes?!?

You've never seen those old Snapple comercials?

[IMJack]

This from the guy who thinks music piracy is immoral and evil.

Die.

Wait, what? Why?

[pritch]

Those of you who think anime women are sexy clearly haven't been out the house for even longer than Lüt.

Women don't look like that, guys, REALITY ALERT!

I only like to fantasise over something I can have. Seeing as fucking a cartoon isn't possible, I'll stick with my collection of univeristy_whores for now, thanks.

Yeah right. Don't tell me they have no power over you. I mean, fuck, mens get horny for anything, even those fruits scenes...

Sorry, I haven't a clue what you're talking about.

Yeah, there was a time I'd get horny over anything. Then in year 10 I got my first proper girlfriend. She was African and hot. African women own.

Anyway, anime is overblown and unrealistic. The only thing it's good for is amusing porn.

[Sharessa]

This from the guy who thinks music piracy is immoral and evil.

Die.

Wait, what? Why?

If it weren't for MP3 trading, I wouldn't have heard of Razed in Black, Type O Negative, oHgr or Genitorturers. I would have never started listening to KMFDM, Cake, Monster Magnet, Depeche Mode or Skinny Puppy. Last but not least, I wouldn't have a collection of rare NIN mp3s.

Anyway, anime is overblown and unrealistic. The only thing it's good for is amusing porn.

Yeah, but like normal porn, 99.9% of it sucks. Actualy, there may actualy be more good hentai than porn.

[IMJack]

If it weren't for MP3 trading, I wouldn't have heard of Razed in Black, Type O Negative, oHgr or Genitorturers. I would have never started listening to KMFDM, Cake, Monster Magnet, Depeche Mode or Skinny Puppy. Last but not least, I wouldn't have a collection of rare NIN mp3s.

Okay. I thought you were telling me to die. I mean, a good half of my HD is MP3s. I would never have discovered Bad Religion or Flogging Molly without AG.

Yeah, but like normal porn, 99.9% of it sucks. Actualy, there may actualy be more good hentai than porn.

True dat. You can see things in hentai that no porn model would ever agree too. ;)

[Zaldron]

True dat. You can see things in hentai that no porn model would ever agree too. ;)

Actually not even real tentacled demons would ever agree to do that kind of stuff.

[pritch]

True dat. You can see things in hentai that no porn model would ever agree too. ;)

Actually not even real tentacled demons would ever agree to do that kind of stuff.

Not even the 'you-know-who' man would agree to do that kind of stuff ;?

[Sharessa]

Okay. I thought you were telling me to die. I mean, a good half of my HD is MP3s. I would never have discovered Bad Religion or Flogging Molly without AG.

Wait...what the Hell? I thought you said you were against music pracy?

True dat. You can see things in hentai that no porn model would ever agree too. ;)

Yes, and catgirls. ROWRR indeed. :p

[IMJack]

Wait...what the Hell? I thought you said you were against music pracy?

Not me, my roommate. The goody two-shoes southern fundamentalist Christian who thinks music piracy is evil but has no problems with DL'ing pirated DBZ episodes. The same one who thinks Doom is evil (and plays UT) and thinks D&D is a tool of Satan (but has gotten hoked on NetHack).

Yes, and catgirls. ROWRR indeed. :p

GodDAMN I miss my cable modem. I can't get online with my home machine, and the school would kill me if I linked to hentai from the lab machines.

[Sharessa]

Not me, my roommate. The goody two-shoes southern fundamentalist Christian who thinks music piracy is evil but has no problems with DL'ing pirated DBZ episodes. The same one who thinks Doom is evil (and plays UT) and thinks D&D is a tool of Satan (but has gotten hoked on NetHack).

Oh, I see. Heh...he's a dumbass.

[Prime]

Kids cartoons suck now. They all do. Poor bastards, and to think we enjoyed stuff like Thundercats, SilverHawks, He-Man and Transformers.

Zaldron has just been added to my 'best friends' list.

Aren't cartoons for kids today just plain crap? I mean, jesus, it's like what Zaldron already pointed out. We got to enjoy the best kids' cartoons ever (legends, i tell you, legends!), and kids today watch what? Exactly. Crap. Like what, you ask? Try a few of these titles: Pokemon, PowerRangers (goddamn Voltron rip-off), Digimon, Transformers - Robots in Disguise (I'm sorry, but this show DEFILES the name of Transformers). Dammit, I don't feel like naming the rest cause i'll probably get sick. Guys, come on, GOOD japanese anime is the only thing going for people who still like to watch quality cartoons. Sure, alot of it is bullshit, but not ALL of it. I mean, need I point-out some classics? Like, say, Rorouni Kenshin(i think i hacked the name up...uh, zaldron, a little help?), Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll (hell yeeaaaaahhh), Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust (another 'hell yeeeeeeaaaahhhh), ...

[dsm]

The goody two-shoes southern fundamentalist Christian who thinks music piracy is evil but has no problems with DL'ing pirated DBZ episodes. The same one who thinks Doom is evil (and plays UT) and thinks D&D is a tool of Satan (but has gotten hoked on NetHack).

Damn fundamentalists! This guy should die a thousand times!
Heretic! (non-serious rant over)

[Sharessa]

PowerRangers (goddamn Voltron rip-off)

Yes...thats what I thought when I first watched it. I said to myself 'hmm...5 robot vehicles that morph into one bigass robot...where have I seen this?' Voltron could kick the Power Ranger's Crapmobile's (or whatever its called) ass any day.

Oh yeah, and why do they have a brand new series every season...thats pretty craptarded.

[Zaldron]

We're not in the 80's, the Golden Era of American Cartoon series.

Anime's not that terrible to watch, once you get the hook on the style. Fuck, if you can watch completely surrealistic cartoons like Ren & Stimpy you should be able to digest the few bits of weirdness present in every anime. The worst thing is not the plot or the style, but the terrible translations. Most of the time japanese to english/spanish sounds incredibly redundant.

[IMJack]

Most of the time japanese to english/spanish sounds incredibly redundant.

Man, knowing how badly they do with some English translations, the concept of anime translated into Spanish scares me.

[Prime]

PowerRangers (goddamn Voltron rip-off)

Yes...thats what I thought when I first watched it. I said to myself 'hmm...5 robot vehicles that morph into one bigass robot...where have I seen this?' Voltron could kick the Power Ranger's Crapmobile's (or whatever its called) ass any day.

Oh yeah, and why do they have a brand new series every season...thats pretty craptarded.

Because Haim Saban and Shuki Levi (producers) need to taste the cold metal of a shotgun shell.

[Sharessa]

Fuck, if you can watch completely surrealistic cartoons like Ren & Stimpy you should be able to digest the few bits of weirdness present in every anime.

Yeah, but R&S is weird in a different way. Its got all sorts of weird hidden messages and crap in it. Anime is just made for the neato effects and whatnot. Its weirness is made up of odd cultural gaps that Americans and such could not understand in 1000 lifetimes.