Takuan_Soho said:
If Japan made more of this type of animation, animation would quickly be out of business.
What makes you think so? I doubt you ever watched Japanese anime that were made for overseas market rather than Japanese market.
Takuan_Soho said: Do you honestly think that anyone in the US is going to buy this animation?
And do you think no one in the US would buy it? It's even harder to imagine no one would buy. No one means zero.
Takuan_Soho said: It lacked a coherent story as well a message, mixed far too many genre elements and did it poorly, had drastically different animation between episodes, and hasn't even sold 1,000 discs. Now I do think that had C3 developed the Yura story from start to finish and had done episode 12 completely different you would have had a good animation, but good isn't transformation. This show wasn't Evangelion, heck it wasn't even FLCL.
So what? That's your impression. People have different taste and impression.
Takuan_Soho said: Japanese tastes may be different from American tastes, but they aren't THAT different. Confused messes will not sell well, C3 lacked a good director (or if the director is good, it was killed by committee), and as such would have bombed in either country. I say this with regret because I liked the Yura story and really was looking forward to a good resolution.
Again that's your opinion. If it were true, Doraemon and Sazaesan would've sold well in US. Was Watamote manga already popular in Japan before it got popularity outside Japan? Did the finale of Free receive great acclaim in Japan though a lot of people outside Japan enjoyed it very much? Also not a few non-Japanese people think Japanese anime are often too sugary (e.g. friendly and meek characters, indecisive characters who rely on or follow others in making decisions, predictable happy ending, tolerant protagonists who don't kill their enemies). As you probably know, just b/c some cartoons, live-action films & TV series are very popular in US doesn't necessarily mean they are very popular in Japan as well. Vice versa
Takuan_Soho said: And I know I am being a homer on this, but I seriously doubt you have watched GuP, because the only thing that GuP has in common with K-On, both have in common with C3, cute girls at school enjoying an extra-curriculum activity. That's it. If you haven't watched it, I suggest you watch it until the end. Very satisfying sports animation.
Wrong assumption. I have watched those series. When I said the anime was not like K-on and GuP, I meant the atmosphere and the character interaction. Compared to Stella, those anime were much more light-hearted (or not so dark nor depressing) and the club/team members were friendlier to one another. I enjoyed K-on and GuP. But it would be boring if all the anime were like those. This is why I said it's fun to watch this kind of anime sometimes.
Are you trying to degrade this anime? Are you trying to force your opinion on others? Or do you have some grudge against me? Otherwise why do you care? It's fine you criticize the anime, but there's no need to force your view on others in case you are trying to. No offense, but it seems like you are desperately trying to give a bad name to this anime. If you check MAL users' comments on previous episodes, you'll know there are people who enjoy this show. This is partly why I think Japan should make anime of this kind more if they want to expand the number of anime fans outside Japan.
symbv said: He indeed watched GuP, but only jumped in from the middle and asked questions like why the shell hit did not penetrate and destroy the tank. I don:t think he ever really grasped what the show is about to be honest.
That's your assumption. It's rude to judge others by assumption. I can't believe MAL staff acts like this. You are degrading not just MAL but CraveOnline and Evolve Media by your behavior. Besides, it's viewers' free choice how to grasp what a show is about. |