| I knew an elitist and general a-hole on a streaming site that I frequent. Long story short, he pissed everyone and the mods off and got banned. So I suggest you don't become one. |
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Vyzass said:  Oh and you must like old anime from before year 2000. Damn. That's really damn accurate. Any elitists I met online described in one picture. |
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Energetic-Nova said: The best thing is when people who haven't watched mecha say that mecha anime are just about giant robots fighting other giant robots._demonpox said: Watch only niche or really old anime Talk shit about newer anime without even giving them a shot Be a douchebag towards anyone who has different tastes And don't forget the golden rule, mainstream equals shit. Easy peasy japanesey I get called elitist for simply feeling Meh about Death Note and liking the Space genre. There is really no other requirements. Because you will even be hated by self proclaimed elitists for rating hentai better than Death Note. The most elitist people I have met only watch post 2006 anime because all old animation is shit quality. And then ask for things which only really existed pre-2006. 10/10 best kind of elitist is one that disses the mecha genre without watching it and refuses to watch old anime because it is automatically shit because of the resolution but they will use the word animation. ;) To be a modern style elite you must even not see the value in older Ghibli or works such as Cowboy Bebop. And you must call people who watch old stuff elitists out of pure insecurity with modern anime. |
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| This thread makes me want to never watch Ashita no Joe now. :( |
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zal said: Energetic-Nova said: The best thing is when people who haven't watched mecha say that mecha anime are just about giant robots fighting other giant robots.I get called elitist for simply feeling Meh about Death Note and liking the Space genre. There is really no other requirements. Because you will even be hated by self proclaimed elitists for rating hentai better than Death Note. The most elitist people I have met only watch post 2006 anime because all old animation is shit quality. And then ask for things which only really existed pre-2006. 10/10 best kind of elitist is one that disses the mecha genre without watching it and refuses to watch old anime because it is automatically shit because of the resolution but they will use the word animation. ;) To be a modern style elite you must even not see the value in older Ghibli or works such as Cowboy Bebop. And you must call people who watch old stuff elitists out of pure insecurity with modern anime. I know isn't that great? But I suppose even knowing that means we must be elitist. I mean, I sure as heck didn't think mecha was much more than very vague passing knowledge of Gundam- mostly thinking it was transformers (nooooo) with some random dudes on the side, and what I watched of Big O. And even thinking about that, there are a lot of people who would love Big O.... |
The anime community in a nutshell.  |
| You realise that your opinion doesn't matter because your not japanese. Westerners shouldn't be allowed opinions. |
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4. Anything by Gainax or Trigger that isn't Evangelion is considered trash, they have no meaning and are only liked by kids with the attention span of an autistic child. Same thing goes for A1 Pictures, as all their anime are also useless trash. Well i like more than that yet I get called elitist all the time. And I love RE: Cutey Honey which is Evangelion with hot girls and yuri action on the side. Old school fans generally love ecchi featuring adults though. So maybe amend your comments about ecchi to say all characters must be age 16+ for the ecchi to be good. I am just sayin what I know. Most people who watch Galactic Heroes also watch Golden Boy. I am autistic though and I think Neon Genesis Evangelion has the most characters that feel "on the spectrum" but I mean that as a complement. Most autistic people actually identify with Evangelion. Especially with Rei or Kaworu- usually those who have been to mental hospitals, though a lot of them relate to Shinji/Asuka as a description of their inner dichotomy of introversion and staying away and pure explosion without actually meaning to hurt anyone... trying really hard and still failing is usually something people on spectrum feel in Asuka. Trying really hard and feel your effort was worthless to others like Shinji. People who identify with Rei are normally further down the spectrum and are treated as alien and often have felt like test subjects. Usually they don't feel apart of humanity, nor would they really want to. Working spectrum fems do identify with Misato a lot. |
Energetic-NovaDec 24, 2017 7:14 AM
| The anime community in a nutshell. |
| Let's not fool ourselves here, we're all elitists in a one way or another. Just accept it. |
Suddenly, someone slaps you with a brick wall. |
Anatithe said: Let's not fool ourselves here, we're all elitists in a one way or another. Just accept it. I mean, people do judge each other based on their list of anime all the time here. Your list is your status on this site. And even if you happened to have chucked it full of garbage, a list over 1000 with only 80 days. But with all the OVAs I have been watching, maybe I will be in the same position some day.Ah the OVA era.... hard not to watch a lot of one and dones. |
| The anime community in a nutshell. |
| Just ask Santa Claus. If you have been a good kid, he will grant your wish and turn you into a hardcore elitist. |
| Depends on what you mean. If you mean what an elitist really is, act like a prick and you're good. If you mean what MAL thinks they are, put the specific shows on your favs and list everything else <3. |
| Would like to know how Haibane Renmei is related to elitism lol...? |
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| Have Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Tatami Galaxy as your favourites. Call Attack on Titan "overrated" or bad or shallow/dumb, even though it's a pretty good show, doesn't matter, it appeals to normie trash so its bad by default. |
| @energetic-nova We did chat about this sometime ago but well... i dunno, i think it's more of a shield to justify close-mindness or whatsoever. Like, "you watch pre-2006 shows? how elitist of you", and you can apply this very same logic for a bunch of really awesome shows that have a lot going on for them I noticed that there's a patern for shows to get targeted... it's usually surreal fantasies (like Utena), things from ABe, Yuasa, Dezaki, Tezuka and well, LoGH. The very existence of LoGH was turned into a meme at this point It's basically a buzzword. People are just throwing whatever it's on their minds and saying "elitism!"; --- like, for this guys criticising something equals elitism nbyung09 said: Actively looking for flaws when watching anime, just to display your critical thinking skill. for these three, is wathing old shows _demonpox said: Watch only niche or really old anime Talk shit about newer anime without even giving them a shot Yhuichy said: (i don't even known what he means by "didn't like the animations" but...)#1 only watch old shows, and tell everyone that the new shows are garbage #2 tell everyone that their taste is shit and rate every popular anime low because you didnt like the animations For this guy it means liking Evangelion and Anno (and old anime! he). And also knowing about pace i guess? emergencybacon said: 1. Be in love with NGE and anything that Hideaki Anno shits out. 2. Hate everything that has been released after it. 3. Use words like, "pacing" and "de-construction" a lot. It proves to everyone that you are a superior anime fan. There's even a guy calling freaking Anohana an elitist show MysteriousHo_Oh1 said: 2.Say that Tokyo Ghoul, SAO and Naruto don't deserve as much attention as Anohana ---- It did start as a meme but it's a bit out of control. Maybe everything that isn't "watching modern anime" and reading Jump's manga is considered elitism. Just wish that these guys never find out about Okazaki Kyoko and other niche mangaka |
llorandoDec 24, 2017 2:12 PM
| Kinda sad to associate a bunch of anime with being a prick. I wonder how many people here are actually trolling and how many just belive what they say. |
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| I was going to make a thread on how to be butthurt but then I found this thread |
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| Being a MAL supporter has to be the biggest factor. |
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| I'm not an elitist nor casual, I'm in the middle of both audiences since I can easily watch and read elitist material while I can enjoy casual stories, also I can see both strong points and weakness of each stories. I enjoy stories with great message and underrated stories like Danberu nan kiro moteru? which is an Ecchi Manga but actually a Practical Story of Bodybuilding, target people are casual audience since the story is shit but it's practical tips are so good and helpful in real life which even debunks some of the common knowledge about bodybuilding that makes it an elitist material for me. In short, don't become an elitist, become open minded and broaden your perspective, learn how to judge through the creators intent and mindset and message they are conveying. |
youseikiDec 24, 2017 9:30 PM
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| When will people learn to shitpost properly and not make half-assed threads about overused themes without a drop of creativity? |
| Has to have a mean score below 4.50 Has to hate every popular show such as Clannad, Code Geass, Madoka Magica, Psycho Pass, most anime from J.C Staff, The big 3, Has to be a animesnob follower Has to love NGE, LOTGH, Utena, The Tatami Galaxy, NHK, Shouwa, Aria, ABe Trilogy aka Lian, Texh, Haibane Has to bash every anime fan for liking a lower quality series |
| But... but Ergo Proxy was really awesome and I also liked Neon Genesis Evangelion very much. Pls, don't leave the elitist-mark on me. :( I also won't say that mainstream shows and especially Shounen were shit. Oh and also an important thing: - Say about every popular show that it's dull and generic without ever explaining your point properly. It just is, because you say so. zombie_pegasus said:  Have these as your favourites. If you watch any and don't consider them to be top 10 worthy then you're just an ordinary pleb, but you can still pretend they're your favourites if it makes you feel better about yourself. I saw this meme very often and never understood the reason for the choice of the Ghibli movie? Besides that's one of the two or three Ghiblis left, which I haven't seen yet. ^^" Why not Chihiro, Mononoke Hime, Nausicaä or at least Laputa? Because it's not that well-known in comparison to these others (well, I think so)? |
removed-userDec 24, 2017 7:08 PM
| Also have Ojamajo Doremi in your favourites..... For some reason that show is getting popular in the elitist crowd recently. Hate on most A1 Pictures animes Hate on most shounen animes Hate Yuri/Yaoi You cannot have fun while watching anime |
TakaCodeDec 24, 2017 7:19 PM
| Just be an asshole and act like you're better than everyone else. That's it really. |
Maneki-Mew said: Ironically enough it can be any Ghibli movie other than Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke. After all, elitists like good obscure anime and all of Ghibli movies are great and the ones that aren't Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke are obscure.zombie_pegasus said: Have these as your favourites. If you watch any and don't consider them to be top 10 worthy then you're just an ordinary pleb, but you can still pretend they're your favourites if it makes you feel better about yourself. I saw this meme very often and never understood the reason for the choice of the Ghibli movie? Besides that's one of the two or three Ghiblis left, which I haven't seen yet. ^^" Why not Chihiro, Mononoke Hime, Nausicaä or at least Laputa? Because it's not that well-known in comparison to these others (well, I think so)? |
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| Obeyeth MAL's law and ye shall find the answer. |
| start with changing that profile pic |
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| Elitists don't exist. How can someone who sits around watching Japanese cartoons possibly think of themselves as better than other people without either projecting their shitty personality and lack of achievements in life on to other people or just being in denial. Anyone who wants to claim they have superior tastes or is an elitist over anime is pathetic in nature and should probably go hire a prostitute so they can finally get laid for once in their petty life. |
I'm also filled with pure-hearted ulterior motives. |
| How to be an elitist: sips tea “If you knew anything about anime then you’d realize...” or “I don’t listen to the opinions of people who have under *** days watched” |
I was scrolling through the posts and getting kind of disappointed and then I finally found it! Thank you so much! I have been trying to be an elitist but no one even cares. I mean I have been in MAL for over 10 years now. If I don't become an elitist who will? I also realized it's probably because my mean score is higher than global mean so that no one bothers. I am gonna go re-rate my ratings and gonna watch the list of anime mentioned here, most of which I haven't seen yet to complete my top 10. Honestly, this has been a really helpful thread. Thank you everyone for your feedback. |
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Klad said: Since when is Ashita no Joe associated with elitism? Since is one of the best animes and the people who are called casuals by elitists don't value it or directly they don't watch it. |
| I'd say the only way is to have a bit of a superiority complex and an arrogant attitude especially towards people you disagree with. Just by looking at these replies you can tell that elitist is just another buzzword at this point, might as well label anyone who likes an anime that isn't entry-level as an elitist, it doesn't mean much. |
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| Why do you wanna be an elitist? come to our side, we have boobs, asses, panty shots, foul mouthed teens, unresolved love triangles, best girl and gore. Just watch anything you want. |
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| I think being a contrarian is a good start. |
| Watch Angel Beats and Elfen Lied and cry buckets. |
| judge someone based purely on their fav's ... sort of like your doing right now you clueless derp. |
Darek said: Nailed it.Step 1: Copy those onto your favorites. Aria The Origination Sennen Joyuu Ping Pong The Animation Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Ergo Proxy Ashita no Joe Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei Serial Experiments Lain Neon Genesis Evangelion Texhnolyze Step 2: Lower your mean score below 5 and make up a shitty excuse for it, like: "I am the one who is using the scale correctly" Step 3: ??? Step 4: Profit. Also, drop every show if it doesn't "catch your attention" by the third episode. Outside of that list, just act as hipster as possible. If nobody has heard of it, it's your favourite anime. If your waifu becomes popular, divorce her. |
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| Be like me, or 1. Have at least one Masaaki Yuasa shows on your favs 2. Keep shitting on something (my case is on Boku no Hero Academia, Asuka Langley, and Shoujokakumei Utena) 3. Done |
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| It only depicts by watching "SHINY" ones.. cuz it makes you a complete autistic peasant which seems kinda amusing.. |
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lol you beat me to it. Out of every elitist I've ever encountered they always had Legend of the Galactic Heroes as #1. It's like the symbol for elitist now. I don't doubt that it's good though just funny how its become a meme of elitist now xD. |
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