anime is offically uncool again, and I am sad
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And honestly, this is one of the crappiest at the moment. Everything has devolved into excuses for oppai and pantsu, even games, without a hint of intelligence or wit to be found... all in an attempt to solidify Anime's grip on the lonely Otaku of Japan. Look, I know there is a huge economic downturn going on in Japan right now and Anime makers are concerned about making money in such an economy, but your running your chances of selling Anime overseas.
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Iaculus
Aww, c'mon, Highschool Of The Dead isn't representative of the entire anime market (seriously, someone should get Charlie to watch that thing - just remember to stay on standby with a camera so we can capture the precise point at which his brain crawls out of his skull in self-defence). I will admit that this hasn't been one of the best seasons, though.
Personally, I wouldn't say that all the commercialised, trashy shows popping up at the moment represent the downfall of anime - they've always been around, it's just that they rapidly get condemned to obscurity whilst we remember the good stuff. Just look at some of the awful series that were being churned out in the eighties and nineties, for a start.
Personally, I wouldn't say that all the commercialised, trashy shows popping up at the moment represent the downfall of anime - they've always been around, it's just that they rapidly get condemned to obscurity whilst we remember the good stuff. Just look at some of the awful series that were being churned out in the eighties and nineties, for a start.
I think I may just be upset about just how fanservicey they've made HSOTD, when compared to the manga. The manga did have quite a bit of fanservice, but it wasn't every page... where as in the anime, it's popping up every 2 minutes and we're getting entire new scenes devoted to it. I certainly don't remember anyone using anyone else's breasts as a platform for sniping before.
As for gaming, if you look at the best sellers in Japan in each week, your going to see Idol and Romance simulators popping up quite a bit. Not every week, as if there is a big release it'll usually do well, but often enough to raise concerns about where they are aiming their market.
As for gaming, if you look at the best sellers in Japan in each week, your going to see Idol and Romance simulators popping up quite a bit. Not every week, as if there is a big release it'll usually do well, but often enough to raise concerns about where they are aiming their market.
its not, but they use to be a major supplier of my habit. I will show you pictures later so you can understand what I mean. It looks like they recently decided they had enough and began shrinking their anime sections down to one "planogram" or about 4 foot long 5 foot tall section of shelving. also where the hell does espy live that he is within striking distance of MoA? I live in the twin cities, but I am not THAT close.
Heh, this is how most Edmontonians feel about West Edmonton Mall too.
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Honestly, they haven't added all that much.
Cannae help but feel that the author has some serious unresolved issues, and that's before we get into the heroic Japanese ultranationalists...
Honestly, they haven't added all that much.
Cannae help but feel that the author has some serious unresolved issues, and that's before we get into the heroic Japanese ultranationalists...[/QUOTE]
Yeah... I don't particularly appreciate the idea that America would nuke every country in the world just because our President had been bitten and we'd lose the ability to launch them for awhile once he died.
Metal Wolf Chaos should have been released in the United States. That game was balls to the wall crazy-awesome.
Metal Wolf Chaos should have been released in the United States. That game was balls to the wall crazy-awesome.[/QUOTE]
It's Armored Core after watching Team America 30 times straight while smoking it's body weight in crystal meth.
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There was a sale at Fry's. Buy one get one free (mostly ADV titles) it was pretty cool. My wife is happy.
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