Comments on: On anime http://www.short-circuited.com/2006/12/18/on-anime/ Where posts go to die. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:12:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Melissa http://www.short-circuited.com/2006/12/18/on-anime/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Melissa Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:54:34 +0000 http://www.short-circuited.com/2006/12/18/on-anime/#comment-22 Who are you talking to? Your current readership of 1 knows anime like Zhao knows geography. However, qualifying as "someone who knows little about anime or Japanese culture", I'd suppose I'd enjoy watching popular animes that have made it into North American TV/theatres as a start (ie. Ghost in the Shell, Spirited Away, Inuyasha, etc.) Everyone enjoys a compelling, well-paced plot, strong characters and decent animation. As a kid I watched chinese cartoons, as well as some cantonese-dubbed anime/chinese-translated manga (Sailormoon, Doraemon, Dr. Slump, possibly other old-school stuff i have forgotten the names of). Other series that have managed to capture my anime-unenlightened attention are Bleach, Azumanga Daioh, Naruto, and One Piece (but only because there are pirates). I have also watched Elfen Lied under Zhao's recommendation, but it was unenjoyable except for the gore and ridiculously hackneyed sexual content. As for anime that I would purchase... well, let's just say I would not buy anything that Jon/Sam already has, or can get. Who are you talking to? Your current readership of 1 knows anime like Zhao knows geography. However, qualifying as “someone who knows little about anime or Japanese culture”, I’d suppose I’d enjoy watching popular animes that have made it into North American TV/theatres as a start (ie. Ghost in the Shell, Spirited Away, Inuyasha, etc.) Everyone enjoys a compelling, well-paced plot, strong characters and decent animation.

As a kid I watched chinese cartoons, as well as some cantonese-dubbed anime/chinese-translated manga (Sailormoon, Doraemon, Dr. Slump, possibly other old-school stuff i have forgotten the names of). Other series that have managed to capture my anime-unenlightened attention are Bleach, Azumanga Daioh, Naruto, and One Piece (but only because there are pirates). I have also watched Elfen Lied under Zhao’s recommendation, but it was unenjoyable except for the gore and ridiculously hackneyed sexual content.

As for anime that I would purchase… well, let’s just say I would not buy anything that Jon/Sam already has, or can get.

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