| Okay so I'm in college studying psychology to journalism and my professor told me about this class that studies fanfiction writing. I started to look into this more and there are classes in college you would question "how tf is this even a class?" anyways I started to think about the topic, an anime class. There is animation and whatnot but when I think of an "anime/manga" class there really isn't anything like that. I told myself I'm going to train in mangahologist but then I asked myself, would I even take my own class? No. |
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| Hell to the no. I would not even take Japanese Culture class, unless it is a Japanese language course. These things cost money. I could learn about this stuff on the internet for much less money, effort, and stress. |
| Auroraloose's Aurorasimp “Like poking a strange horny animal with a stick” -fleurbleue the incredibly sadistic Québécois |
| People don't even pay for the anime they watch now, you think they'd pay to take a class on it? |
| Lol what the hell would the course even entail? History of the medium? The industry? Would it be analysis? |
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| Many colleges have anime clubs... Just go to that instead... |
| I think I'd rather die than attend a class on anime and manga. |
when ur about to have a refreshing sip of earl grey tea and someone says "traps are gay" |
| Do you seriously want me to see another me talking kawaii fappable waifus are fappable as fuck and they're the soul saviour of the world? Good luck with that. |
| I would have taken the class yes. In my curriculum, we had to pick 1-2 non-major related electives. It was an odd requirement, and I couldn't get out of it. An anime or manga class would have been more interesting than what I ended up taking.... |
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| No, dude. I just wanna watch anime, not read about the hardships of the "Fathers" (Googled it. Its a term) |
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_Ako_ said: Do you seriously want me to see another me talking kawaii fappable waifus are fappable as fuck and they're the soul saviour of the world? Good luck with that. A speech and debate class centered around waifu wars. I'd pay to see that shit. |
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| Hell no. Imagine taking out a student loan, going to campus, entering class, and the first thing your professor says "Welcome class, today we'll be learning about anime," boy miss me with that shit. I'm getting a refund. |
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TheHonestThief said: _Ako_ said: Do you seriously want me to see another me talking kawaii fappable waifus are fappable as fuck and they're the soul saviour of the world? Good luck with that. A speech and debate class centered around waifu wars. I'd pay to see that shit. I hope the BDrip 720p comes so I can torrent it. |
| This is actually a real thing at the university I'm going to transfer to next year. Have a look for yourself and get your mind blown. https://eas.arizona.edu/courses  I'm minoring in Japanese, but still not sure I'd ever get to take the class as credit towards something. Not that I'd want to. Sounds embarrassingly pretentious. |
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_Ako_ said: TheHonestThief said: A speech and debate class centered around waifu wars. I'd pay to see that shit. I hope the BDrip 720p comes so I can torrent it. _Ako_ said: TheHonestThief said: A speech and debate class centered around waifu wars. I'd pay to see that shit. I hope the BDrip 720p comes so I can torrent it. The most I’ll offer is a camrip. The framing should be decent though. Audio will be hit or miss depending on whether whoever is speaking is trying to deepthroat the mic or not. |
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AnimeFanTalk said: Yeah, and a lot of them won't help you in life one bit. The existence of some "wtf this is useless" classes doesn't mean there should be more of this being added, those existing that are a waste of tax dollars should be axed.there are classes in college you would question "how tf is this even a class?" Me? No, anime is something I do in my free time. I don't need it to become an obligation, especially not if this means I've got to watch all the mecha and the old mainstream action anime (most of which I don't appreciate and find incredible boring) just to "appreciate the origin and history of anime" or some bullshit. I've also got a feeling that the professors running the class would be unbearable elitists, so the class will be a session of shoving their shitty opinions down my throat rather than open dialogue. |
| If your favourite character is Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, you are my soul mate. Been a long time since I've been here, I'll continue expressing myself freely and believe everyone should too. My MAL Interview |
| Definitely no. Who the hell would take that kind of class. |
| 'America is a stolen country' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM8WZ0ztMuc Zapredon said: It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person. Totally agree! |
| There's a thing called internet now, so why would I bother to go outside just to attend a class that the material is on internet already |
| If the course is free, or a mandatory course for a degree I want, then sure. Otherwise, no because I'm already a specialist on the subject fam |
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| Fuck no I'm not gonna pay to spend my time in a class full of creeps |
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| Well, my artistic talent is akin to a pile of trash regurgitated out of a sickly man. So I would have to say no on a personal level. Also with the way a lot of colleges are these day, I doubt it would happen. |
| Hell no, I don't want to attend a course discussing how my favorite anime is actually shit. I'd much rather take Japanese Language classes. |
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| Considering my degree plan that had three electives. Definitely. Yeah, there could be some filthy weebs in there, but even in worst case scenario, you'd have some pretty funny stories to tell in hindsight. Don't really understand why everyone is so afraid of looking weird or doing something stupid. College is one of the last chances you get to do really stupid shit, might as well live it up. Besides, it would be a much more useful elective than 'Art Appreciation' |
| Not sure if it's true or not but I did read an article about "otaku class" in some Japanese university. And no, I'd rather not take that class, not interested in being forced to watch/read something that I have no interest in or trying to come up with some deep reasoning behind the fetishes of some weird fans. Not to mention that it would be completely useless for getting a job. |
Always the same… Every age, every generation. Human beings are infinitely more cruel and selfish than any demon in hell ~Dantalion (Makai Ouji) |
| Why would someone do that ? For me , I won't do such thing, I don't have enough time ;) |
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| Yes goyim waste your money for us studying useless shit and wasting your time so you get some debts to fix after you get kicked on the street. |
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| Classes make everything too objective, and if any person on the MAL forums is in an A&M class, they’d cause controversy and opinion clashes. And I don’t want to make my fun hobby something that I have to do assignments and research on as an obligation. |
| I mean if you're studying like international media or animation or japanese culture specifically I could see such a class having a place in the curriculum but in what other context will you justify a class being solely about anime? You can just use anime in classes about different topics. Like we had this philosophy seminar about technology and media and the prof used GITS (the movie) as one of the examples/starting points to spark discussion. I find it sad how many people in this thread try to be cool by saying they cringe at the idea of anything academic being anime related. Do you really think that little of anime? Any artform has a place in academia, any cultural medium of expression. I wish there was a little bit less self-deprecation in the fandom. When even the fans of anime and manga look down on it to such an degree that the mere idea of having it being a topic in any serious context makes them laugh out loud, how can we ever expect the general public not to look down on it and think it's all cringy tentacle porn for kids. Have a bit more respect ffs. Once again my hypothesis that anime fans think worse of anime than non-anime fans seems to prove itself to be true :/. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Take it? Hell I've been watching anime for 20 years it probably couldn't teach me anything I don't already know, I could teach it. |
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| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| I would rather work at the army atleast i can rest if I wanted to. |
The word elitist is stupid since it's just used by people who can't defend their favorite shows and use it on people who criticize their favorite shows.  |
| Yeah, would be fun to see the homework of that. |
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| most people here would just pirate the class if they could. lol. and there are classes in animation and drawing. as for me, not really. i'm not an artist nor do i plan on becoming one. serious people who want to become a mangaka can travel to Japan, sign up for classes provided by professionals in the industry, and have their work published in the magazine at the end of the coursework. |
| You can buy lossless digital music from your favorite Japanese artists on https://ototoy.jp/. The songs are all DRM-free and you can re-download your purchased albums as you wish. Show your support to your favorite artist if you can! ps. if you are looking for Japanese albums, you have to search it in Japanese (not romaji). Just copy and paste the name. For those who want to learn Japanese through anime Resources for learning the language |
| I'm not sure I would. That's because anime, to me, is something I go to to avoid work. It's something I turn to to indulge my imagination, to allow me to go on my choice of ride. If I did take a class I'd definitely want to find a way to specialize in my favorite series, whatever that might mean. I wouldn't necessarily enjoy being forced to watch stuff just because it's "important" or whatever. I mean, I might not hate it, especially if all I have to do is to watch anime and then describe my reactions to it. But it wouldn't necessarily be a good use of my time. DreamingBeats said: HAHmost people here would just pirate the class if they could. lol. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| +1 what Pullman said. I'm taking an Asian film and animation class for the last of my lib eds. I was hoping it would have at least one anime that we watched (assuming it would be something like Akira), but it ended up being entirely live action films. the class is still fun though and their are several anime fans in the class that I might not have met otherwise. Its also an experiance as ive taken a couple lit analysis courses but never a film analysis course so there are different things to look for that I did not know about. also for people talking about the cost. at least most schools in my area only charge you for the first 13 (or so) credits. Since an average Engineer student semester is about 15+ credits anyways taking a class on anime doesn't really cost me anything. |
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| I would if it was a language class but I dont have time and money anymore and in my case it wont help me live so I didnt really went learning another language. |
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| I prefer watching anime for entertainment then taking classes related to anime. And besides, I have a feeling that people will only talk about mainstream anime. Pullman said: I mean if you're studying like international media or animation or japanese culture specifically I could see such a class having a place in the curriculum but in what other context will you justify a class being solely about anime? You can just use anime in classes about different topics. Like we had this philosophy seminar about technology and media and the prof used GITS (the movie) as one of the examples/starting points to spark discussion. I find it sad how many people in this thread try to be cool by saying they cringe at the idea of anything academic being anime related. Do you really think that little of anime? Any artform has a place in academia, any cultural medium of expression. I wish there was a little bit less self-deprecation in the fandom. When even the fans of anime and manga look down on it to such an degree that the mere idea of having it being a topic in any serious context makes them laugh out loud, how can we ever expect the general public not to look down on it and think it's all cringy tentacle porn for kids. Have a bit more respect ffs. Once again my hypothesis that anime fans think worse of anime than non-anime fans seems to prove itself to be true :/. As someone with low self-esteem, I find self-deprecating fans to be super cringy as they come across as attention seekers. I’d hate to use this word, but they’re pretty edgy in my eyes. |
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Pullman said: Wow! GITS on philo class! I had a similar case too in my philosophy classes back then. Our cool prof required us to watch trigun and death note and she made a philosophy quiz out of it. Everybody in the class loved it despite being a requirement. Surprisingly, most of classmates understand it more deeply than I do.I mean if you're studying like international media or animation or japanese culture specifically I could see such a class having a place in the curriculum but in what other context will you justify a class being solely about anime? You can just use anime in classes about different topics. Like we had this philosophy seminar about technology and media and the prof used GITS (the movie) as one of the examples/starting points to spark discussion. I find it sad how many people in this thread try to be cool by saying they cringe at the idea of anything academic being anime related. Do you really think that little of anime? Any artform has a place in academia, any cultural medium of expression. I wish there was a little bit less self-deprecation in the fandom. When even the fans of anime and manga look down on it to such an degree that the mere idea of having it being a topic in any serious context makes them laugh out loud, how can we ever expect the general public not to look down on it and think it's all cringy tentacle porn for kids. Have a bit more respect ffs. Once again my hypothesis that anime fans think worse of anime than non-anime fans seems to prove itself to be true :/. To be honest though way before that I've never thought anime could be applicable academically. That philo class do change my mindset on this. I wish people would try to see anime in a more positive light aside being a hobby/past time. |
| sure why not. there are comic book classes that others use to just freely boost their gpa even if ever so slightly. couldn't hurt to put our hobby to an actual benefit to us |
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| i hate anime and manga so no i would not |
| Learn Japanese and stop buying marked up translations instead. And what exactly would you learn in an Anime/Manga course??? |
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| No, because i'm not taking anime that serious (for making money etc). |
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