10-17-2010, 01:05 AM
I was kind of being an ass, not unjustified though. I don't want the kids to grow up continuing to speak in broken grammar and tasteless attempts at humor.
In general, I'm not a big anime fan at all. I've got a good enough imagination and attention span that manga does a lot more for me. But I agree that the anime medium is probably best suited to those short 13-26 episode series. Of course, even that goes sour when inevitable, unwanted, moe-fied second and third seasons start appearing. (Higurashi?) But yes, I enjoy the occasional film or miniseries.
My biggest problem with anime and manga has to be the fans; they have terrible taste and, more than any other industry I can think of, the authors and producers give them exactly what they want. Just look at the NYT Manga Bestsellers for earlier this month. Barf.
In general, I'm not a big anime fan at all. I've got a good enough imagination and attention span that manga does a lot more for me. But I agree that the anime medium is probably best suited to those short 13-26 episode series. Of course, even that goes sour when inevitable, unwanted, moe-fied second and third seasons start appearing. (Higurashi?) But yes, I enjoy the occasional film or miniseries.
My biggest problem with anime and manga has to be the fans; they have terrible taste and, more than any other industry I can think of, the authors and producers give them exactly what they want. Just look at the NYT Manga Bestsellers for earlier this month. Barf.