 I mean, sure you can argue this thing was published in the 80's but still. The amount of shots fired was like damn. "(Anime is) a lowering of taste produced by television," woah man chill you're starting to sound like the Miyazaki memes here. Personally, I'm a bit more rustled that the whole book only gave anime/manga two paragraphs of attention but that's just me. I'm used to everyone talking smack about anime and manga, especially my favorites. Discuss what little relevance this book has today. |
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| Sounds like a guy who was never good enough to be a mangaka so he settled to writing novels |
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mochabearkawaii said: +1 Sounds like a guy who was never good enough to be a mangaka so he settled to writing novels Probably pissed no ones buying his books, so he had to vent about it somewhere to feel superior. |
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| treat the book as satire |
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DJAnime254 said: mochabearkawaii said: +1 Sounds like a guy who was never good enough to be a mangaka so he settled to writing novels Probably pissed no ones buying his books, so he had to vent about it somewhere to feel superior. The back of the book said he was some Japanese born and American raised teacher that teaches at Harvard. That Harvard knowledge really shines in these excerpts, eh? |
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| I still like the cover though |
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Protaku said: He also had a Japanese wife and wrote that book in his 70's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_O._ReischauerDJAnime254 said: +1 Probably pissed no ones buying his books, so he had to vent about it somewhere to feel superior. The back of the book said he was some Japanese born and American raised teacher that teaches at Harvard. That Harvard knowledge really shines in these excerpts, eh? |
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Comic_Sans said: I still like the cover though It is just a bunch of japanese people. |
PoeticJustice said: But I like the bridge and the 80s feel it gives meComic_Sans said: I still like the cover though It is just a bunch of japanese people. |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
DrGeroCreation said: Protaku said: He also had a Japanese wife and wrote that book in his 70's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_O._ReischauerThe back of the book said he was some Japanese born and American raised teacher that teaches at Harvard. That Harvard knowledge really shines in these excerpts, eh? Even more edgy. I like it. Guess there just wasn't enough good anime and manga yet back then. Mooncake said: those date due stickers are looking nice The college was selling outdated books and I spotted this gem out of the pile, but I wasn't expected something quite this outdated lol. Still shows a lot though. |
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Protaku said: To me is more like he had limited or no knowledge of anime and manga and going by generalizations. Considering his age , time period and the fact that he wasn't in the anime or any animated industry that he would have a negative outlook of animation in general and comics.Even more edgy. I like it. Guess there just wasn't enough good anime and manga yet back then. |
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Griffith said: Protaku doesWho cares |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| You take this medium too seriously. |
DrGeroCreation said: Protaku said: To me is more like he had limited or no knowledge of anime and manga and going by generalizations. Considering his age , time period and the fact that he wasn't in the anime or any animated industry that he would have a negative outlook of animation in general and comics.Even more edgy. I like it. Guess there just wasn't enough good anime and manga yet back then. I'm not sure how I feel about a college professor writing a book off generalizations but it's whatever. Anyone who knows anything about anime and manga know's he's full of it anyway, at least on that particular subject. EminemVEVO said: You take this medium too seriously. If I posted this on Facebook, sure. But I just brought this up for discussion, sue me. |
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Griffith said: Protaku said: If I posted this on Facebook, sure. But I just brought this up for discussion, sue me. Even that's sad enough. Maybe I should have put this in AD so I could have rustled less jimmies. |
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| Good. But seriously tho Japanese ppl seem to hate anime (With the exception of Miyazaki) unless they themselves are into anime. |
Protaku said: Well anime and manga were not the main focus of the book so he can get away with it I suppose. If the book was only about anime and manga then that would be inexcusable.I'm not sure how I feel about a college professor writing a book off generalizations but it's whatever. Anyone who knows anything about anime and manga know's he's full of it anyway, at least on that particular subject. |
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DrGeroCreation said: Protaku said: Well anime and manga were not the main focus of the book so he can get away with it I suppose. If the book was only about anime and manga then that would be inexcusable.I'm not sure how I feel about a college professor writing a book off generalizations but it's whatever. Anyone who knows anything about anime and manga know's he's full of it anyway, at least on that particular subject. Yeah he'd lose what little credibility he had starting out if this was just about anime and manga. I'm just surprised he didn't speak more about them, but he would have just been slandering the medium some more anyway. |
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| Author just had good taste. |
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| That book is doing the lords work. Anime IS shitsu. |
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"Taste produced by television" |
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| The writer has a point. Modern pop culture is a destructive influence on society and has created generations of non-productive non critical thinking mass consumers and chronic masturbators. But it's contribution to societal degradation is probably worse in western countries. |
| Ahh hell naw *takes off shirt, punches writer in face* Talk'n shit about mah waifu. |
| That book hurt my feelings :(( How dare it acknowledge that a quantity has overtaken quality in recent years |
| What sort of stuff does television teach? |
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mochabearkawaii said: Sounds like a guy who was never good enough to be a mangaka so he settled to writing novels +1 |
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Fiction-S said: Victor Valley College.... AYYYYYYY SEE YOU IN A BIT Let's worry about the school losing its accreditation again together. FahtahSensei said: The writer has a point. Modern pop culture is a destructive influence on society and has created generations of non-productive non critical thinking mass consumers and chronic masturbators. But it's contribution to societal degradation is probably worse in western countries. No wonder humanity is going downhill then. ichii_1 said: What sort of stuff does television teach? Indoctrination. |
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RedTie said: Find the author a waifu and he'll be golden. waifu no more |
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