rederoin said: I truly have no idea what this thread even is about, Is about Lesley_Roberta telling us how he is old and stuff. For some reason his obsessed with declaring this "fact". Other than that he rarely makes much sense. You guys haven't been as long at Mal as a few others like me to know that Lesley_Roberta is obsessed on playing the old wise guy. He used to mention his age in almost every post he was making in the old days and people were telling him how ridiculous his become, then he stopped posting much and now it seems he started again. Maybe he was waiting for new users to join Mal that don't know his routine so he can start all over again. |
ForgoneReality said: Immahnoob said: ixsetf said: When did I say anything about realism? I'm looking for main characters that are close to my age who have had similar experiences, jokes that kids wouldn't get, cultural references, ect. Realism... You're looking after some boring crap, son. Why are stuck on the idea that they want realism? That's just wanting a deep story, mature comedy, or interesting characters. Doesn't mean it can't all be placed in a fantastical scenario or other worldly adventure. Since when does "child" anime necessarily has to be "immature"? |
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Lesley_Roberta said: I love anime and may always do, but the more I watch it the more I realize there are some sensibilities of anime (or maybe Japanese culture in general) that absolutely grates on me, and these tropes are standing out to me more and more like Santa Claus in the middle of summer progressively wearing brighter shades of red until he ends up in bright pink -- which is just weird! From my interactions with those on MAL, it seems a very large segment of anime fans like these aspects of anime for the very reason that I dislike them.Most of you WILL decide that anime is for kids and disappear. You will have chosen wrong. There are several reasons for this that I will accept:
#2 remains a possibility and I won't rule it out. There are exceptions to every rule: most adults would probably not read picture books since they are usually targeted at children, although undoubtedly mature ones might exist. This doesn't mean picture books --as the media in themselves-- are for children, but in more practical usage the state of the picture book media is targeted towards children. Just the same, there are some anime with very mature subject matters, but the aesthetics and sensibilities will usually be targeted at a younger audience who are more idealistic and haven't been worn down by the experience of the world. Case in point, for anyone that has played the anime-like JRPG Star Ocean: The Last Hope, is it strange that I find Deputy Shimada (the fat guy in the beginning of the game who's neither a main protagonist or antagonist) the most sympathetic character in the entire game? He's the only person that cuts straight to the chase, instead of wasting time preaching and listening to other people preach about nakama power, justice, "natural" evolution, and a bunch of other nonsense. When Lightspeed Kenny tells him it's shameful that he put his own position ahead of the dreams of others, he retorts, "Is that all you have to say?" -- I thought that was the best line in the game. So unlike the MC, Edge, that gets easily flustered and emotional at every little event. Edge is like a carbon copy of 90% of shounen anime leads that just pisses me off nowadays. It didn't piss me off 5-10 years ago though. I've gradually found it to be more and more silly to the point of being completely unrealistic. Reimi is like a carbon copy of the ditzy airheaded insecure female leads that populate 60-75% of anime, right down to the running gag of her overreacting like a little 11 year old girl and slaps the MC. It must be just me... After 10+ years of the same joke, I can't be the only one that tires of it... |
katsucatsFeb 17, 2013 6:59 PM
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katsucats said: Lesley_Roberta said: I love anime and may always do, but the more I watch it the more I realize there are some sensibilities of anime (or maybe Japanese culture in general) that absolutely grates on me, and these tropes are standing out to me more and more like Santa Claus in the middle of summer progressively wearing brighter shades of red until he ends up in bright pink -- which is just weird! From my interactions with those on MAL, it seems a very large segment of anime fans like these aspects of anime for the very reason that I dislike them.Most of you WILL decide that anime is for kids and disappear. You will have chosen wrong. There are several reasons for this that I will accept:
#2 remains a possibility and I won't rule it out. There are exceptions to every rule: most adults would probably not read picture books since they are usually targeted at children, although undoubtedly mature ones might exist. This doesn't mean picture books --as the media in themselves-- are for children, but in more practical usage the state of the picture book media is targeted towards children. Just the same, there are some anime with very mature subject matters, but the aesthetics and sensibilities will usually be targeted at a younger audience who are more idealistic and haven't been worn down by the experience of the world. Case in point, for anyone that has played the anime-like JRPG Star Ocean: The Last Hope, is it strange that I find Deputy Shimada (the fat guy in the beginning of the game who's neither a main protagonist or antagonist) the most sympathetic character in the entire game? He's the only person that cuts straight to the chase, instead of wasting time preaching and listening to other people preach about nakama power, justice, "natural" evolution, and a bunch of other nonsense. When Lightspeed Kenny tells him it's shameful that he put his own position ahead of the dreams of others, he retorts, "Is that all you have to say?" -- I thought that was the best line in the game. So unlike the MC, Edge, that gets easily flustered and emotional at every little event. Edge is like a carbon copy of 90% of shounen anime leads that just pisses me off nowadays. It didn't piss me off 5-10 years ago though. I've gradually found it to be more and more silly to the point of being completely unrealistic. Reimi is like a carbon copy of the ditzy airheaded insecure female leads that populate 60-75% of anime, right down to the running gag of her overreacting like a little 11 year old girl and slaps the MC. It must be just me... After 10+ years of the same joke, I can't be the only one that tires of it... I've said this before and I'll say it again: we don't like anime. We like shows. You, me, and a lot of others don't stick around for this long (oh hai 6 year vet here) liking everything. There might have been new car smell when we got into it but now it's just habit and something familiar to us. |
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| Another I'm 50 thread. Been awhile since Ive seen one of these. Welcome back to MAL. |
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Lesley_Roberta said: You kids will have largely grown up surrounded by games and no doubt you love going up a level. It means you got better. More power, more abilities, and everyone not as high a level as you is not your equal. Life is not the same :) I am 50th level and I am not better than you. Merely closer to the end of the game. You might experience a moment when you wish to 'move on' from stuff like anime. See ya, hope you enjoy life, there's nothing thrilling enough about maturity though to merit giving up anime. Being called 'immature' it says nothing other than it states yo think being serious is better than playing. Look back at the kids around you, do you honestly think you will be having more fun than they are? They are not worried about life's serious crap. If I have learned anything in my life, it is that it is a BAD idea to grow up. I have no desire to be like the people of my age group. They are serious, dangerous boring and often miserable people. They grew up. They likely make comments like 'isn't that for kids?'. They don't realize they screwed up, they chose poorly. I hae been watching anime since about 95. I have liked watching it in 2000, and in 2005 and in 2010. I expect to be enjoying it in 2015 too. It takes you about 5 years to go from 'kid' to 'adult'. From 15 year old, to 20 year old. Most of you WILL decide that anime is for kids and disappear. You will have chosen wrong. I have been liking my anime now for the equal of almost 4 complete cycles of teenagers. Make the right choice. Don't stop being a kid. Wise! In my opinion it is better to be a kid than a teenager.Or at least a childish adult. You should try to take the best of all ages. |
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| It is more like the opposite. Getting older is worse in 99% of ways. Your body starts at max lvl when you are a kid than slowly loses a level every year. And you say "Merely closer to the end of the game." Like how fuck that is depressing. Doesn't sound like a game I wanna play |
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| I don't want to get old. It's hard to picture myself being 30+ and i'm sure things are gonna get a whole lot worse |
| Damn I'm 20 and I don't even know what my future is for me. |
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| Yeesh, people were really rude in this thread. |
| Equating age with leveling-up is weird. You level-up when you gain experience. If you sit on your couch until 80yo you'll stay lvl1 all your life. These days I'm leveling up my guitar skills. No regrets. |
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