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May 8, 2018 2:45 PM
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I think it would be bad if they got rid of all the cliches.
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May 8, 2018 2:46 PM
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That it actually will start to be good for a change.
May 8, 2018 2:50 PM
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If it becomes assimilated by Western Concepts

I mean there are some western ideas that would be nice to see in anime, but if I wanted to watch Western ideas I'd just go watch some Western T.V
May 8, 2018 2:51 PM
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If every anime that came out was a battle harem/isekai, that'd be pretty bad.
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May 8, 2018 2:53 PM
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existing is the worst thing for anime imo.
May 8, 2018 3:26 PM
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No sites to stream anime for free. That's a killer
May 8, 2018 4:06 PM
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They all get a collaboration special with Pop Team Epic.
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May 8, 2018 4:28 PM
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I guess the worst thing that could happen to anime is if it became illegal worldwide.
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Short_Circut said:
If it becomes assimilated by Western Concepts

I mean there are some western ideas that would be nice to see in anime, but if I wanted to watch Western ideas I'd just go watch some Western T.V


Seconded. We already have plenty of that crap, the last thing we need is more
May 8, 2018 4:39 PM
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Bfolls said:
Short_Circut said:
If it becomes assimilated by Western Concepts

I mean there are some western ideas that would be nice to see in anime, but if I wanted to watch Western ideas I'd just go watch some Western T.V


Seconded. We already have plenty of that crap, the last thing we need is more


+1 from me as well.
At least mainly. I think i can deal with most other things somehow but if this happened (to all anime) i'd most likely stop watching, or reduce the time i spend watching a lot.
May 8, 2018 4:41 PM
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No sites to stream anime for free. That's a killer


but then again, i did pay 5 bucks for CR premium because HxH was amazing and I needed that shit in 1080p
May 8, 2018 4:42 PM

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isn't the fact that it's anime bad enough?_?
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May 8, 2018 4:42 PM

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If SJWs and Feminists take it over and start complaining about women being objectified, "toxic masculinity" and make everyone black or gay because "muh diversity".

Btw I'm not racist or homophobic. Just a warning before anyone accuses me of that. And I also have nothing against diversity. I just don't like the SJW type of diversity.
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IpreferEcchi said:
What's the worst thing that could happen to anime?
It could stop existing, I guess.

Short_Circut said:
If it becomes assimilated by Western Concepts

I mean there are some western ideas that would be nice to see in anime, but if I wanted to watch Western ideas I'd just go watch some Western T.V
What does "western concepts" even mean?

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Meanwhile, though...are people being excessively paranoid about "what might happen to anime"?

I've seen these threads come up a number of times and it's basically like an excuse to complain about various vague categories of bogeymen, be they "western influence", "feminists"/"SJWs", "dub companies"/"Funimation"/etc., and sometimes also complaints about how the fandom is "cancer" and has no taste (or "shit taste") for creativity/originality/quality/"good writing"/"good animation"/etc..

It's especially funny when you get some people stridently defending their enjoyment of ecchi/harem/etc. tropes that are considered lowbrow and shadowboxing against "feminists" and "political correctness while doing so, and then other people railing against studios for making "unoriginal"/"cliche"/samey shows that keep on having these ecchi/harem/etc. tropes and also railing against fans for liking them and making original/innovative/envelope-pushing/genre-evolving/"good" shows commercially unviable.
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May 8, 2018 4:59 PM
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GlennMagusHarvey said:
IpreferEcchi said:
What's the worst thing that could happen to anime?
It could stop existing, I guess.

Short_Circut said:
If it becomes assimilated by Western Concepts

I mean there are some western ideas that would be nice to see in anime, but if I wanted to watch Western ideas I'd just go watch some Western T.V
What does "western concepts" even mean?

----

Meanwhile, though...are people being excessively paranoid about "what might happen to anime"?

I've seen these threads come up a number of times and it's basically like an excuse to complain about various vague categories of bogeymen, be they "western influence", "feminists"/"SJWs", "dub companies"/"Funimation"/etc., and sometimes also complaints about how the fandom is "cancer" and has no taste (or "shit taste") for creativity/originality/quality/"good writing"/"good animation"/etc..

People have been paranoid about "what might happen to anime" for the past few years now. Nothing is gonna happen to anime (well at least in my opinion)



May 8, 2018 5:00 PM

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GlennMagusHarvey said:
IpreferEcchi said:
What's the worst thing that could happen to anime?
It could stop existing, I guess.

Short_Circut said:
If it becomes assimilated by Western Concepts

I mean there are some western ideas that would be nice to see in anime, but if I wanted to watch Western ideas I'd just go watch some Western T.V
What does "western concepts" even mean?

----

Meanwhile, though...are people being excessively paranoid about "what might happen to anime"?

I've seen these threads come up a number of times and it's basically like an excuse to complain about various vague categories of bogeymen, be they "western influence", "feminists"/"SJWs", "dub companies"/"Funimation"/etc., and sometimes also complaints about how the fandom is "cancer" and has no taste (or "shit taste") for creativity/originality/quality/"good writing"/"good animation"/etc..

I'm talking about aspects that are commonly found in Western televised media, like how the comedy has a more sarcastic tone or the generic laughing track B that plays every time there is a joke

I know 'concepts' isn't exactly the best word choice but I couldn't think of a proper word to generalize it lol (maybe influence?)
May 8, 2018 5:00 PM

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The worst thing that can happen to animation is any single person, group, or ideal enforcing the one course of action they think is the best course such a diverse medium should take.
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May 8, 2018 5:00 PM

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Studious actually start caring about their non-Japanese audiences.
May 8, 2018 5:00 PM

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anime no longer exists
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anime still exists but there is no way to watch it here(both legally and illegally)
May 8, 2018 5:16 PM

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Aside from being shut down? I'd say either becoming completely mainstream or being heavily politicized. If anime became wholesale mainstream in the west, it would invite less than savory folk who would seek to change it to meet their ideal vision. As for politicization, it seems to ruin every form of entertainment that it touches. I don't want once fun SOL shows to become low hanging fruit about how dumb everyone thinks Trump is or some other pop culture reference that takes no wit or wile to conjure.

And just to clarify, anime with its own politics still works just fine. LOGH does an excellent job at building its own political structures while still prying at a grain of truth when applicable to the real world. That's far different from them just sending characters out to say "Hurr democracy is bad xDDD fascism is vundervul!"
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Imagine all the anime going on strike because they're tired of your shit.
May 8, 2018 5:26 PM

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IpreferEcchi said:
I think it would be bad if they got rid of all the cliches.

Everything is a cliche. You can't get rid of them
May 8, 2018 5:27 PM

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Vlad4o said:
If SJWs and Feminists take it over and start complaining about women being objectified, "toxic masculinity" and make everyone black or gay because "muh diversity".

Btw I'm not racist or homophobic. Just a warning before anyone accuses me of that. And I also have nothing against diversity. I just don't like the SJW type of diversity.


ah... yes... black and gays... the only diversity
May 8, 2018 5:33 PM

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It'd be bad if Kyoto Animation starts making more anime.
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May 8, 2018 6:47 PM

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What I don't like is when a MC either has no noticeable development through-out the course of the anime, is over-powered, or both.
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Short_Circut said:
GlennMagusHarvey said:
What does "western concepts" even mean?
I'm talking about aspects that are commonly found in Western televised media, like how the comedy has a more sarcastic tone or the generic laughing track B that plays every time there is a joke

I know 'concepts' isn't exactly the best word choice but I couldn't think of a proper word to generalize it lol (maybe influence?)
Okay, you're talking about tropes like those, gotcha. And fair enough. Though that one is rather specific to western sitcoms. Though I guess every culture has its distinctive weird things, like how Latin-American TV has telenovelas, and Japanese TV has weirdo game shows.

I think I've seen sarcastic comedy in anime before, though yeah I guess it's uncommon.
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May 8, 2018 7:45 PM

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If there were no more pretty waifus :-(
May 8, 2018 8:11 PM

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If the japanese decided to say "Fuck anime" and stopped making it.
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May 8, 2018 9:14 PM

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GlennMagusHarvey said:
IpreferEcchi said:
What's the worst thing that could happen to anime?
It could stop existing, I guess.

Short_Circut said:
If it becomes assimilated by Western Concepts

I mean there are some western ideas that would be nice to see in anime, but if I wanted to watch Western ideas I'd just go watch some Western T.V
What does "western concepts" even mean?

----

Meanwhile, though...are people being excessively paranoid about "what might happen to anime"?

I've seen these threads come up a number of times and it's basically like an excuse to complain about various vague categories of bogeymen, be they "western influence", "feminists"/"SJWs", "dub companies"/"Funimation"/etc., and sometimes also complaints about how the fandom is "cancer" and has no taste (or "shit taste") for creativity/originality/quality/"good writing"/"good animation"/etc..

It's especially funny when you get some people stridently defending their enjoyment of ecchi/harem/etc. tropes that are considered lowbrow and shadowboxing against "feminists" and "political correctness while doing so, and then other people railing against studios for making "unoriginal"/"cliche"/samey shows that keep on having these ecchi/harem/etc. tropes and also railing against fans for liking them and making original/innovative/envelope-pushing/genre-evolving/"good" shows commercially unviable.

The funny thing is that Western Media is not Ruined yet and yet they think it is.
The west is still making good shows and Movies.
And they act like the Western censorship is the only bad kind of censorship but find Japanese censorship a-ok.

Truly the worst that can happen is that the industry will crash or the the Resources will be spread so thin that only more garbage animation will be coming.
May 8, 2018 9:18 PM

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getting too politically correct to the point where the slice of life/shounen anime would be reduced to sitcom clichés found on American TV

that would be dangerous
May 8, 2018 9:19 PM

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They all become the crap that Berserk has become.
May 8, 2018 9:21 PM

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well imouto genre is already a thing
May 8, 2018 9:31 PM
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Paul said:
They all become the crap that Berserk has become.


This x100. If every anime had that artwork... oh boy.
May 8, 2018 9:35 PM

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Arimias said:
Paul said:
They all become the crap that Berserk has become.


This x100. If every anime had that artwork... oh boy.

Yea this is almost my worst anime nightmare.
May 8, 2018 9:38 PM
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As far as possibilities that seem at least plausible, going full harem across all genres would be a nightmare scenario. Thankfully, we're only about 50%ish of the way there.

Other than that, if LN/manga/anime creators became meme-aware and meme-obsessed, that would be DEFCON 1 level shit.
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albertbrown said:
getting too politically correct to the point where the slice of life/shounen anime would be reduced to sitcom clichés found on American TV

that would be dangerous
To be fair, the usual criticism of slice-of-life and shounen is that both are dominated by clichés -- just a different set of them, and they're unrelated to "political correctness" anyway.
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Worst thing I could think of is the west becoming the primary target audience. If we’re going in that direction then U.S. studios should just start making their own original content and leave the Japanese studios alone with their moe stuff.
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I think the worst thing would be for the main characters to be killed off every few seasons until they get replaced by a whole new set of characters who try to act like the old ones but we all know just isnt the same.
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If Berserk 2018 were to exist, everyone would be very happy.
May 9, 2018 1:44 AM
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Anime overrun with fujoshi fans/sexist shoujo, josei, reverse harem, Yaoi shows
May 9, 2018 4:00 AM
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3D CGI and flash animation becoming the norm because of them being faster, cheaper and easier to produce than hand-drawn animation, and hand-drawn animation becoming obsolete because of it.
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IpreferEcchi said:
I think it would be bad if they got rid of all the cliches.


lol i don't know why but i think dat too
May 9, 2018 4:06 AM
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1. Listening to SJWs, PCfags, moralfags, feminazis and white knights

2. Appealing more to the west in general
May 9, 2018 4:15 AM

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If the anime ends too early or if they stop making anime.
May 9, 2018 4:23 AM

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Let's see, I guess my answer would be when all anime are isekai setting.


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Going full cheap 3d as I saw some people here suggest. Japan's 3d is 15 years behind, except theyr big videogame companies. :s

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Vlad4o said:
If SJWs and Feminists take it over and start complaining about women being objectified, "toxic masculinity" and make everyone black or gay because "muh diversity".

Btw I'm not racist or homophobic. Just a warning before anyone accuses me of that. And I also have nothing against diversity. I just don't like the SJW type of diversity.


ah... yes... black and gays... the only diversity

Shhhh he's not racist or homophobic...
May 9, 2018 4:26 AM
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Another overhyped generic action shounen like MHA showing up.
No more please
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May 9, 2018 4:35 AM

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New animators could stop coming into the industry due to lack of pay and gross overwork, forcing almost the entirety of animation to be outsourced to other countries, lowering the general visual quality of the medium and hurting sales enough to force the industry into a collapse that leaves only a small percentage of the original studios who then have to play their hands much more conservatively to ensure their survival.
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becoming infested with western political correctness shit.

Also I dont know if its gonna be good or bad when anime becomes more popular = makes more money on its own (so not beeing just manga teasers) = more trash anime coming out = it will be harder to filter out trash. But maybe thats not gonna happen for another 20 years
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For copyright and trademark rights holders, when an anime lapses all those rights permanently and becomes public domain. With this, I am talking about when any derivative version becomes public domain in both Japan and the U.S.
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