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Dec 18, 2020 5:35 PM
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A complaint I hear a lot is the ethics behind someone being attracted to lewd pictures of anime characters. Some people think that there's something wrong with these types of people and that they're substituting a real-life girl with a fictional girl. But I think this argument is ridiculous since I think stuff like this is the equivalent of looking at pictures of a woman in a bikini or a guy that's shirtless. I often times see these complaints in one of the Facebook anime groups I'm a part of. What complaints in the anime community do you find to be questionable? I'm of course not trying to start an argument over differences of opinions. This topic is just mainly created for the purpose of sharing personal thoughts on certain topics that come up within the anime community.
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Dec 18, 2020 5:38 PM
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When someone gets offended for using the word "trap" with fictional characters.
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Dec 18, 2020 5:39 PM
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If I see another person complain about fanservice in ecchi anime. I am going to lose my shit.
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Dec 18, 2020 5:42 PM
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Probably something about "fake fans" or other such gatekeeping complaints.
Dec 18, 2020 5:48 PM
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When they say they want more diversity in anime.
Dec 18, 2020 5:50 PM
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The whole "it ain't that deep" thing, the idea that you can't read into an anime and analyze what the author was trying to say or inadvertently said, or compare it to real life.

Or that if you analyze a show and find that, say, there's a lot of fascist overtones, that means you're saying that you think it's bad or that anyone who likes to watch it is a bad person for liking it.
Dec 18, 2020 5:53 PM
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Kayle_x_Morgana said:
When they say they want more diversity in anime.


Even though it would be nice to see a more diverse cast of anime characters, the concern would be the stereotypes. With black characters in particular, I often times don't see them portrayed in the best way.
Dec 18, 2020 6:56 PM
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That person who made a thread bashing Madhouse for creating No Guns Life S2 instead of NGNL S2. Like if one anime had anything to do with the other.
Dec 18, 2020 6:58 PM
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Kayle_x_Morgana said:
When they say they want more diversity in anime.


Anime treats black so badly so excuse me if I say I want some diversity I'm tired of those racist jokes it kinda make me feel bad but I know Japan doesn't know much about Africans, I don't blame them.
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Dec 18, 2020 6:59 PM
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That person who made a thread bashing Madhouse for creating No Guns Life S2 instead of NGNL S2. Like if one anime had anything to do with the other.


I think I read that thread before lmao
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Dec 18, 2020 7:01 PM

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When western audience try to inject sjw tropes into their work like they care at all.
Dec 18, 2020 7:04 PM

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Bloomberry said:
When western audience try to inject sjw tropes into their work like they care at all.


wait why I kind of like when that happened as a kid I always saw racist jokes in the cartoons and anime I watched I hated that shit

Idc for sexist jokes though I loved the sexist jokes
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Dec 18, 2020 7:08 PM
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"this anime has male character, so I gave this anime 1/10"



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Dec 18, 2020 7:08 PM

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Anime becoming too mainstream. I think it's nice
Dec 18, 2020 7:15 PM

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I have seen complains about lewding characters, but I always assume they're from teenagers so I just ignore them. But I feel that's in general fandom issue rather than only about animanga. I think one that really makes me roll my eyes is someone complaining about female representation in animanga and only high lights Studio Ghibli works as ok works, while they've only scratched the surface of Japanese animation and comic scene but these I feel come more from outside anime community or from those just getting into anime. The one from inside anime community I have heard few times is when they see a show is trying to attract mainstream audience interest and they moan and complain, I just can't get why care about such thing.
Dec 18, 2020 7:20 PM

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When I hear people complain about unrealistic bodies in anime, or fanservice.
Dec 18, 2020 7:37 PM

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I have one. People who hate CGI. Its silly.
Dec 18, 2020 7:44 PM

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Literally anyone trying to cancel OTHER people over the "well being" of fictional characters like OMG SHUT THE FUK UP AND GET A BETTER HOBBY. lol

Such as

"That anime is too sexist"
"That anime is too lewd."
"That anime is too violent."

People have different standards; let's not act like there's a "universal good" or some shit like that...



Dec 18, 2020 8:49 PM

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Adimus_prime said:
If I see another person complain about fanservice in ecchi anime. I am going to lose my shit.

I saw Manaban complain about fanservice in Kill la Kill.
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Dec 18, 2020 8:52 PM
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Lucifrost said:
Adimus_prime said:
If I see another person complain about fanservice in ecchi anime. I am going to lose my shit.

I saw Manaban complain about fanservice in Kill la Kill.


I'm kind of surprised to be honest lol.
Dec 18, 2020 8:53 PM

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Lucifrost said:
Adimus_prime said:
If I see another person complain about fanservice in ecchi anime. I am going to lose my shit.

I saw Manaban complain about fanservice in Kill la Kill.
See @Manaban complains about how the fanservice is depicted in KLK and why he thinks it's bad. Even though I don't agree with his take I can see his arguement. What I am talking about are people who complain about an ecchi anime having fanservice at all regardless of how well it is done.
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Dec 18, 2020 8:53 PM

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When people complain that a character (Usually the MC) is flawed, Like yeah, That's the idea.
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Dec 18, 2020 8:55 PM

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people complaining about the ships not working the way they want to, as if they are the assistant director or something
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Dec 18, 2020 9:01 PM

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I hate when people judge an anime based on 1 or 2 episodes

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Dec 18, 2020 9:10 PM
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Kenzolo-folk said:
people complaining about the ships not working the way they want to, as if they are the assistant director or something


Yeah. I'm not fanatical when it comes to ships. I'm fine with the author's intent as long as there's some noticeable romance element between the characters.
Dec 18, 2020 9:19 PM

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when there's a girl in the anime and she isn't that important but people say she's useless and complain about how bad is the anime for making that girl look useless.
I think it's very silly
Dec 18, 2020 9:36 PM

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Kayle_x_Morgana said:
When they say they want more diversity in anime.
To be honest this. Anime is diverse af already anyway.
Dec 18, 2020 9:40 PM

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MasterNeutral said:
Kayle_x_Morgana said:
When they say they want more diversity in anime.
To be honest this. Anime is diverse af already anyway.

Anime has too many Japanese people, and not enough caucasians or Roma.
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Dec 18, 2020 9:41 PM
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Every time i hear the "pacing of the show" i loose my mind most. They want every fucking thing to be adaptated in anime and make it a snoozefest.
Dec 18, 2020 9:45 PM

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Lucifrost said:
MasterNeutral said:
To be honest this. Anime is diverse af already anyway.

Anime has too many Japanese people, and not enough caucasians or Roma.
Not enough Mexicans in anime I feel left out brb while I complain on Twitter :D
Dec 18, 2020 9:46 PM

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MasterNeutral said:
Lucifrost said:

Anime has too many Japanese people, and not enough caucasians or Roma.
Not enough Mexicans in anime I feel left out brb while I complain on Twitter :D

Teekyu has a Mexican character.
https://myanimelist.net/character/91711/Yucatan
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Dec 18, 2020 9:50 PM

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Iroha_Pixie said:
I have one. People who hate CGI. Its silly.


If they actually knew just how much CGI is in anime, they would lose it. Some of it is obvious and at times it's so well done and blended into everything, that it's hard to tell if it's CGI or not.
Dec 18, 2020 9:57 PM
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Those in the anime community who complain about others not being a genuine fan of anime for trivial reasons.
Dec 18, 2020 10:21 PM
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Luxology said:
Those in the anime community who complain about others not being a genuine fan of anime for trivial reasons.


I agree. People can be different in their expression of interest in anime. But in my opinion, anyone who watches more than a few anime and is searching for new anime to watch is a fan in my opinion.
Dec 18, 2020 10:28 PM

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Yeah, complaining about people finding an anime character interesting/attractive is silly. These are fictional characters. They're not real. Most people can tell the difference between fiction and reality.

I really like the character of Hisoka from hxh because he's interesting. He has a great design and I love how he's written; someone who is smart, cunning, manipulative, and follows his hedonistic desires with no regard to social norms. That's a great character from an entertainment standpoint. In reality, if I saw someone like that I would be creeped out and would probably call the police.

Another example is Hinata from Haikyuu. I love that little guy. His energy is contagious and he makes me smile, but I wouldn't want to be around him in real life. He would be too much to handle. I feel exhausted just thinking about it.
Dec 18, 2020 10:31 PM

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I seem to always get frustated when someone calls an anime "boring" unless they can give an answer on why said anime is "boring"


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Dec 18, 2020 10:52 PM
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Westerners, ok mainly Americans that is, complaining about identitity politics and (lack of) wokeness in anime.

Also, this one, right here: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1882653
Gold medal of silly complains.
Dec 18, 2020 11:40 PM

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I find gatekeeping annoying, like every fan has to start somewhere, it's not really a big deal if someone hasn't seen a ton of anime.
Dec 18, 2020 11:57 PM

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chiricoS said:
I find gatekeeping annoying, like every fan has to start somewhere, it's not really a big deal if someone hasn't seen a ton of anime.


I agree, and it's not even a "start somewhere". You don't need to fulfill certain requirements and get licensed to enjoy anime. If a show, any show, sparks your interest in anime you are now "interested". I got into sculpting only recently, and I don't think I enjoy it any less than someone who's been sculpting for years. Although I'm not a seasoned sculptor, I'm definitely a fan.
Dec 19, 2020 12:06 AM

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Adimus_prime said:
If I see another person complain about fanservice in ecchi anime. I am going to lose my shit.


fanservice in ecchi anime is fine because thats literally whats its meant to be. But if you needlessly put fanservice in non ecchi shows thats when it becomes a problem for many. I love watching anime with my sisters but when theres fanservice more than 5 times they will stop watching the series altogether because its uncomfortable for them, and most of the time in anime its completely misogynistic and objectifying. Its perfectly okay for them to complain about that and its not anyones place to tell someone they shouldnt be bothered by fanservice because its literally disgusting most of the time in anime.
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Adimus_prime said:
If I see another person complain about fanservice in ecchi anime. I am going to lose my shit.


Oh yes finally someone with a bit of logic. I dont usually care what other people say but this drives me mad.
Dec 19, 2020 12:06 AM
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I complained about execution of it, not that it's included. It'd probably be a cold day in hell before I complain about a series merely including fanservice.

Just because we're ecchi fans doesn't mean we have to say all fanservice is done well. If we think a show sucks at how it executes on it, we can try to figure out what went wrong and put it into words. We're not some exception to critical thinking just because people around us tend to be fucking stupid about what we gather around. If anything, I think we'd be better off embracing it more in our fandom - a lot of our problems with stuff like reviews and the type of complaints outsiders have would more or less be solved if we had more people willing to think about this sort of thing on that level and get our perspectives out there in more substantial ways than just one-liners or vapid shitposting. We'd be armed and ready to go, and we'd have the homefield advantage to boot. But it's not my place to force people into interact with media in ways they don't want.

Probably why I miss the days with Dekn and Mamster so much. Hit or miss, at least they always tried. Nowadays I just feel kind of alone in doing this, like I'm hanging on to something past its expiry date or something.
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I seem to always get frustated when someone calls an anime "boring" unless they can give an answer on why said anime is "boring"


there really isnt much that goes into the word boring to describe a story. If its boring to someone then for them not much happened that made them interested or nothing happened that they really cared about. You can't really explain why something is boring and I don't think everyone is obligated to. I found Kimi no Na Wa incredibly boring on my first watch, but couldnt really explain why and i really wanted to know. But after rewatching it several times I always notice something new that explains everything so much better and I really think its an amazing film. It isnt always easy to pin point why you feel bored by some stories. What you feel is very valid, if someone called Monster, for example, boring and they couldnt explain it I would be frustrated too. But one thing you gotta learn is it isnt always easy to explain it
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Dec 19, 2020 2:13 AM

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When people complain about the influx of newer fans which supposedly ruin the community. We were all new to the community at one point and we can confirm that anime is not dead as of current
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Dec 19, 2020 3:39 AM
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Rinrinka said:
"this anime has male character, so I gave this anime 1/10"

woah , did someone unironically say that ?
Dec 19, 2020 6:16 AM

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" I hate this anime . There are too few transgender and non-binary characters. "


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Dec 19, 2020 6:23 AM

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The people that complain about lewdness and body proportions in anime, should stop watching anime and start reading the new woke shit of marvel comics that is carefully written for SJW's.
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1. Hating a show just because its popular.
2. Someone saying "Its boring". I can understand this if it's badly paced. But giving exposition or attempting to develop a character is not "boring".

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People who complain about literally anything. This is a Japanese product aimed at a Japanese audience, so if you're not Japanese take what you get or go watch something else
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