any anime fans?
POSTED BY: Dorothea
UPDATED: Friday, August 4, 2006 13:12
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Maybe I'll give it a try. Have to look right now.
"...And them chains them chains
Their 'bout to drag me down"
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Dorothea -
Great explanation! Now I understand. It's nice to see someone rationalizing their point of view instead of just saying "cuz I said so! so shut up!". I like you 
. Most of what you mentioned, I just naturally overlook as part of the story (and maybe some of the culture creeping in); narrative device, if you will. (In my profession, which is significantly male-dominated, I see / experience so much real, detrimental sexism and discrimination that I guess I've become blind to the "smaller" things, like entertainment.)
Quote:Oh! Men are dumb and agressive, while women find better ways, is maybe what you mean?
Originally posted by Dorothea:
You don't have any female vice captains like Renji or the bald guy who seem to engage in *real* fighting.
Anyhow, I suspect that's quite enough babbling from me. This is really cutting into my Professional Lurker status.
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Yayayay!! Hell Kitten likes me!!
Hell Kitten, you're probably right to ignore the stuff I mentioned and just enjoy Bleach. Usually I can do that too, but somehow I just can't do it for Bleach. I think I have an easier time ignoring really blatant sexist stuff in anime than I do ignoring hte subtle stuff. For instance, I loved Ikkitousen which is horrendously full of fanservice. However, I'm hyper-sensitive when it comes to gender-stuff in shows... Firefly is one of the very, very, very few shows I don't have a single "that's so sexist" complaint about...
BTW--not to compromise your lurker status, but what's your profession (or I mean, just your general field...). I'm in computer science, so I definitely know where you're coming from with that statement...
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<.end lurk.>(I'm a biomedical engineer, working in the medical device industry. My second boss, who was the company owner, used to call me "little girl" in management staff meetings. *grrr, snarl*)<.resume lurk.> <.resume anime discussion.>
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Don't mean to butt in but..
I work at a residential care facility with mostly women. I've had an invisible tally board for every time I hear about female problems, sexual issues, or feel descriminated against because I don't posess the "right" equipment. When I Do the whole Bugs Bunny air tally thing, they all know whats going on. Not that I'm completely serious, but I jokingly told one of the tech.s that the grand prize is a sexual harassment suit. She asked.
Observation: I have to admit to feeling a bit out of place here from time to time. I am continually amazed at the wide range of folks who post (and lurk) here.
"...And them chains them chains
Their 'bout to drag me down"
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Eskaflowne - My first anime
Evangelion - It was great until the last 2 episodes. Totally ruined.
Cowboy Bebop - I love it, I want more.
Naruto - It may be very mainstream, but I love Naruto so much. It just rocks.
Pokemon - I was young when it was on, I know I am weak, but that's what I liked at the time, I have grown up since that time.
Berserk - The greatest anime I have seen up to date. The anime does the manga great justice, it's just too bad that they didn't make more of the anime. I guess I'll just have to buy all the mangas.
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I loved Berserk. But it did seem a bit homoerotic. I guess since there had been a "brotherhood" in many warrior cultures it kinda fit in the story line. Same thing with Gungrave. The main charecters in both series seemed to really "love" each other. But the issues really seemed realistic. So many clashing thoughts and feelings for all the people involved.
I know that is the reason I stayed so stuck on Rurouni Kenshin. Been in alot of the places he'd been. Felt like I resolved alot just watching the show. Who knew anime could do that?
"...And them chains them chains
Their 'bout to drag me down"
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Quote:Also, there were fangirls to satisfy. See: yaoi.
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
But it did seem a bit homoerotic. I guess since there had been a "brotherhood" in many warrior cultures it kinda fit in the story line.
Quote:Well, Plato, probably.
Felt like I resolved alot just watching the show. Who knew anime could do that?
His arguments (about "good drama" = "drama that gives the audience a catharsis") were primarily about staged drama, but humans are humans, and stories are stories, regardless of medium. This rationale is how I could get away with comparing InuYasha to Shakespeare or Milton.
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See, this is my point. I'm not all too sophisticated. I'd only limited experience reading Socrates or Plato. I'd read some Shakespere, but hell be damned if I couldn't quote one single line from any of his work. And Milton, Whoosh, way over my head. I've always loved the imagery of William Blake, but he had pictures related to his work, (first graphic novel?). Guess its time to try school again. If not to better myself, then to at least keep up with folks with a keener sense than I. Just a little afraid of coming up with some profound observations only to have someone accuse me of regurjitating someone elses thoughts. Goes to show there is no origial thought in the world. All has been done.
Back to anime. Does anyone have any recommendations for period anime? Haven't seen many despite the grand exposition by Japaneese film makers period films.
"...And them chains them chains
Their 'bout to drag me down"
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That depends on which period you mean.
For Japanese history, there's Rourouni Kenshin and InuYasha (InuYasha is more heavily fantasy, but it's still set in the 1500s, so there's "costume" stuff going on).
As an English Major, I'm used to thinking "period" = "English Victorian era." I've come across a fanvid from something called Victorian Romance Emma, but I can't find any hard/trustworthy data on it.
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