"Fans" of Anime and Manga

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Yes	47.0%	[ 134 ]
No	6.3%	[ 18 ]
Too lazy to read the post	46.7%	[ 133 ]
Total Votes:			[ 285 ]

[Raito of Light]

Maryohki

Tsukimiomi

im personally an Otaku (anime freak). it drives me crazy how a lot of people wont read or watch anime/manga, because its animated, and 'that means its for kids'. ok, newsflash, stuff for kids, doesnt have bare boobies in it. lol. im mostly a manga fan though, they get more in depth with the story normally.
JA!

"Otaku" is not a good thing. Japan's standards for what's okay for children to see is different, and boobs are okay, and finally, what the heck are yuo saying "yes" in German for?

True. Calling yourself an Otaku is just like calling yourself a Trekke.

[wingalinged]

Katrina-san

Mizoko

News flash!

Anime is for kids.

not all anime is for kids... in Japan Yu-gi-oh was only ment for adults

Actually, in Japan Yu-Gi-Oh is aimed at more or less the same age group it is here. It's just that Japanese parents aren't as a**l-retentive as American parents.

Adding to the "anime is for kids/anime is for adults" argument, most anime series in Japan are considered "family" shows, meaning kids, teens, and adults watch. But yes, there are series amied specifically at children, series aimed at teen, and series aimed at adults.

[kawaiienri_20]

who thinks that anime should be for parents.....

[Natalia Romanova]

Raito of Light

Natalia Romanova

Katrina-san

Mizoko

News flash!

Anime is for kids.

not all anime is for kids... in Japan Yu-gi-oh was only ment for adults

rofl

No. It really wasn't.

Wow. You truly know nothing. In the japanese version, most of the girl cards had little or no clothing. Also, when making the transition, a lot of cursing and blood/violence have been cut.

They even make a middle finger-flick into an angry fist shake.

I know nothing? In Japan nudity, violence and cursing doesn't make something for adults; Yu-gi-oh is a children's show. The manga originally appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump, a manga magazine for young boys. The TV show was also aimed at the same demographic as the comic. The show/comic became immensely popular and Toei Animation saw their chance to turn the show into a media and merchandise mongrel for children. Which they did.

For the show to be aimed at the same age group in America as it was in Japan things had to be edited. We have different cultures and different censor ratings.

[Komurin Your Face]

Raito of Light

Natalia Romanova

Katrina-san

Mizoko

News flash!

Anime is for kids.

not all anime is for kids... in Japan Yu-gi-oh was only ment for adults

rofl

No. It really wasn't.

Wow. You truly know nothing. In the japanese version, most of the girl cards had little or no clothing. Also, when making the transition, a lot of cursing and blood/violence have been cut.

They even make a middle finger-flick into an angry fist shake.

But that's acceptable for kids in Japan.

[wingalinged]

Raito of Light

I hate 9 out of 10 other FMA fans. There is a lot of symbolism and messages about love and life in that series....then I come here:


"Ed iz so hawt111 he shud get w/ roy1111"

Amen to that.

I find the same problem in alot of other series. Like Fruits Basket. The characterization is extremely good, and the series just has so much to offer, yet a majority of the fans are like, "OMG Kyo is liek teh shmex0rzzz! I luv him no mater whut evin his tru form !"

[Raito of Light]

Natalia Romanova

Raito of Light

Natalia Romanova

Katrina-san

Mizoko

News flash!

Anime is for kids.

not all anime is for kids... in Japan Yu-gi-oh was only ment for adults

rofl

No. It really wasn't.

Wow. You truly know nothing. In the japanese version, most of the girl cards had little or no clothing. Also, when making the transition, a lot of cursing and blood/violence have been cut.

They even make a middle finger-flick into an angry fist shake.

I know nothing? In Japan nudity, violence and cursing doesn't make something for adults; Yu-gi-oh is a children's show. The manga originally appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump, a manga magazine for young boys. The TV show was also aimed at the same demographic as the comic. The show/comic became immensely popular and Toei Animation saw their chance to turn the show into a media and merchandise mongrel for children. Which they did.

For the show to be aimed at the same age group in America as it was in Japan things had to be edited. We have different cultures and different censor ratings.

She was refering to it from an English standpoint. Of course nudity and cursing doesn't raise the reccommended viewing bar.

[Meithanos]

We've already touched on the subject a bit... but I'll say it again just to drill it into your little heads.


In Japan Anime is NOT for an adult audience, but for children. However what is acceptable in Japan for children may or may not be acceptable in other places. Thats just the truth of things. And this is the GENERAL rule, not the law of anime. Because I'm sure just as there are cartoons that are NOT ment for children here in the US... there is also anime in Japan not ment for children either.

Manga on the other hand is a fairly universal thing ment for people of ALL ages and walks of life, in Japan.



and on the "Otaku" thing. Calling yourself, or anyone else, an "Otaku" is insulting. Because that equates to "basement troll" or "Rabbid Fanbrat" its american equivelant, only in japan.

[Raito of Light]

wingalinged

Raito of Light

I hate 9 out of 10 other FMA fans. There is a lot of symbolism and messages about love and life in that series....then I come here:


"Ed iz so hawt111 he shud get w/ roy1111"

Amen to that.

I find the same problem in alot of other series. Like Fruits Basket. The characterization is extremely good, and the series just has so much to offer, yet a majority of the fans are like, "OMG Kyo is liek teh shmex0rzzz! I luv him no mater whut evin his tru form !"

Glad you agree. Furuba is another thing rabidly attacked by illiterate whores. It is another series that also has a lot of life lessons. To bad it is over looked. : (

[Sumoko-chan]

Mizoko

News flash!

Anime is for kids.

NO it is not. I saw a grown woman looking at Anime i otomaticaly assumed that she was there geting a gift for her son or daughter i asked "do you need help finding something for your child." she said i am not looking for anything for my child i am looking for me, thanks for asking if i need help tho.
so she was not a KID she was a grown woman

[Raito of Light]

Maryohki

Raito of Light

Natalia Romanova

Katrina-san

Mizoko

News flash!

Anime is for kids.

not all anime is for kids... in Japan Yu-gi-oh was only ment for adults

rofl

No. It really wasn't.

Wow. You truly know nothing. In the japanese version, most of the girl cards had little or no clothing. Also, when making the transition, a lot of cursing and blood/violence have been cut.

They even make a middle finger-flick into an angry fist shake.

But that's acceptable for kids in Japan.

Read my post. We're looking at it from an english standpoint.

[wingalinged]

Sumoko-chan

Mizoko

News flash!

Anime is for kids.

NO it is not. I saw a grown woman looking at Anime i otomaticaly assumed that she was there geting a gift for her son or daughter i asked "do you need help finding something for your child." she said i am not looking for anything for my child i am looking for me, thanks for asking if i need help tho.
so she was not a KID she was a grown woman

Yes, but in Japan most anime is intended for children, or as family programming. However, it is true that adults like anime. Kind of like how there are adults who like American cartoons aimed for children.

[Red Scully]

Raito of Light

Natalia Romanova

Raito of Light

Natalia Romanova

Katrina-san

in Japan Yu-gi-oh was only ment for adults

rofl

No. It really wasn't.

Wow. You truly know nothing. In the japanese version, most of the girl cards had little or no clothing. Also, when making the transition, a lot of cursing and blood/violence have been cut.

They even make a middle finger-flick into an angry fist shake.

I know nothing? In Japan nudity, violence and cursing doesn't make something for adults; Yu-gi-oh is a children's show. The manga originally appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump, a manga magazine for young boys. The TV show was also aimed at the same demographic as the comic. The show/comic became immensely popular and Toei Animation saw their chance to turn the show into a media and merchandise mongrel for children. Which they did.

For the show to be aimed at the same age group in America as it was in Japan things had to be edited. We have different cultures and different censor ratings.

She was refering to it from an English standpoint. Of course nudity and cursing doesn't raise the reccommended viewing bar.

neutral question

[Komurin Your Face]

Raito of Light

Maryohki

Raito of Light

Natalia Romanova

Katrina-san

Mizoko

News flash!

Anime is for kids.

not all anime is for kids... in Japan Yu-gi-oh was only ment for adults

rofl

No. It really wasn't.

Wow. You truly know nothing. In the japanese version, most of the girl cards had little or no clothing. Also, when making the transition, a lot of cursing and blood/violence have been cut.

They even make a middle finger-flick into an angry fist shake.

But that's acceptable for kids in Japan.

Read my post. We're looking at it from an english standpoint.

But we're not in England.

Joking aside, look at the 2nd post on this quote string. She said "in Japan".

[Slappy the Ninja]

wingalinged

But yes, there are series amied specifically at children, series aimed at teen, and series aimed at adults.

*cough* Hentai! *cough cough*