[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Watching Anime... (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 8/2/2007 9:53:42 AM EDT
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Ok, so my girlfriend is Japanese and likes to watch anime movies. She also likes me to watch it with her and I usually do, but if it’s particularly bad I will walk away during the movie. Some of them are interesting; most I could find many other productive things to do with my time. So, the ARFCOM question is this: Is it acceptable to watch anime to please the girlfriend, walking away from the particularly bad ones, and still retain my man-card? |
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Despite what some may say, doing something you don't really want to do, because it makes your woman happy, does not make you a wuss, as it usually means she will do things in return with you that she does not really want to do, in order to make you happy. It is only wussy to do things you don't want to do, just for your woman, if she never returns the favor, and you don't dump her. |
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There are a bunch of guys here that like or even love anime. I think most of it is dumb as shit, but that's me. I went to a buddy's house to borrow something once and he made me sit through like 3-4 episodes of some stupid Japanese show called Death Note. It was just like a crackhead 10 year old came up with the plot and yet in Japan this is some highly regarded movie.  I wanted to blurt out "Dude this show is fucking dumb. Invisible zombies that kill people for you if you write their name in a notebook? He kills criminals and the police are desperate to find him?" I liked Robotech/Macross when I was a kid. To me most anime is well drawn but so cheaply and lazily animated that it's just too distracting to me. As mjohn said, there's nothing wrong with doing something special for your woman that you don't necessarily want to do to please her every now and then. |
If you can get her into the right anime ,and get her into Cosplay then you have it made ! 
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See this is the problem with your thinking Air wolf. No matter how many nuts I give I will never be able to fly a VF-19 BECAUSE IT ISN'T FUCKING REAL! |
Clearly the show went right over your head. |
Yes. Shows where a character can think 60% more effectively (or whatever) simply by crouching constantly are clearly national treasures and should be cherished and lavished with awards.  Sorry. I just must not be smart and egeecated enough to enjoy it.
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Hey it's no problem. A lot of people have trouble with Asian literary themes and structure and their rampant use of symbolism. |
If this were true, then why is "No" winning with 40%?
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Anime was created for people, so unhappy with their own lives, that they need to watch cartoons to have any sort of joy in their life. You will find yourself using Japanese words more often, and being intrigued by Japanese culture, then you will start doing it too much and some American will punch you in the face with a vacuum, and tell you to get the fuck out and he will be right. DON'T DO IT. FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS WATCH ANIME. |
Oh shit! This is not good! The girlfriend is already teaching me Japanese! Quick! Someone go get a vacuum!!! 
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Well it's not for lack of me being informed. I actually did a bit of reading about the show on Wikipedia just to try and get an understanding about it. The show is just slow, not entertaining, and just plain too strange/weird/bizarre for me. |
Personally I like a few anime shows. Now if I had a cute Japanese chicky-snack to watch them with, well that'd just make my day Oh and to your question, no keep your man card. You're doing it cause she likes it. I say if you find a show that you can sit through or, *gasp* even like, let her know so hopefully she'll watch that show or related shows, and tell her that you may not be around for the crappy ones all the time |
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How the fuck is watching Anime grounds for losing a man card? Shit - I wish my wife liked Anime as much as I do. (she likes scifi though, so I keep her around). Nothing wrong with Anime - lots of good stuff out there. And my policy is that once I start watching a movie, I am committed to finish it. No matter how bad. Wuthering Heights was the only movie I ever regreted not ripping out of the VCR. |
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I am always open to new things. Even things that are suggested on this site. If not for ar15.com I would have never found Firefly -- I bought the DVD set on a blind recommendation after reading some threads on this site. One of the best decisions I've made. That said, I'm not sure about anime. I have kept an open mind and have Netflixed some of the titles recommended in that other thread. I am not your usual drone who likes the dreck that Hollywood spits out; my cinematic preferences are to movies with quality writing ... special effects cannot make up for a bad storyline. I like the classics, from the US and abroad. But regarding anime, most of them have left me like Only a select few have left me with the feeling that "hey, that was pretty well done" (a la Firefly). I would say Trigun and Cowboy Bebop were stellar. In the "not great but merely good" category I'd put Samurai 7 and Afro Samurai. But the others ... especially the endings ... WTF??? Samurai X/R. Kenshin ... couldn't take it. Bubblegum Tokyo Crisis ... ditto. Neon Genesis Evangelion ... great stuff, but then got to the end and then WTF?? Berserk ... same thing ... fell apart on the last episode. I could go on and on but I'm starting to lose interest. I have almost 500 movies in my Netflix queue and I don't like to waste slots because you can only have 500 at one time. Unless I run into another Trigun I'm thinking that anime isn't really doing it for me. |
No cosplay, plenty of pie, more for ARFCOM entertainment value than anything. And what they say is true.... it's sideways.
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I told you. |
I have two words for you, "Black Lagoon" . ETA: the intro |
Now that did go over my head. What is that referring to? I think I have an idea, but... |
Well.... (and I hope I'm not getting into CoC violation territory here), generally speaking Caucasians have round eyes, while Asians are more almond shaped. Kind of makes you wonder what other parts of the anatomy might be shaped a little different...
Just regular anime. No porn involved (at this stage). |
I hope watching anime never becomes grounds for losing a man card. I've watched over 40 different series, (guess that makes me offically an otaku.) That's still better than being an ignorant mass watching American Idol or simular carp on network TV. Netflix stated my addiction, Animelane is only making it worse. |
Netflix is the only thing I've got left. Haven't had TV since Saturday Morning Cartoons were worth watching. For anime, I usually end up watching something by Hayao Miyazaki, as it's my girlfriends favorite director. |
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Good anime shows: Trigun (funny and kick-ass) Hellsing (Alucard is a fucking pimp) Hellsing Ultimate (only three episodes out so far) Black Lagoon (I've only seen one episode and it was in fucking FRENCH, but it seemed good) Macross Zero (F-14's that transform into giant robots, kick-ass battles, boobies, and best of all- no Min-Mei.) Elfen Lied (warning: LOTS of graphic dismemberment and nudity) Ah! My Goddess (cutesy for the most part, but it has quite a few laugh out loud moments; especially the robot) Cowboy Bebop (bounty hunters in space; what's not to love? Great music too) Akira (Tetsuoooooooo!) |
That's what I figured but didn't want to appear to be a perverted tard, you know like that's the automatic first thing I think of.  I guess you gotta go with your instincts!
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I think some of the stuff is pretty good, but I really only watch some of the stuff on adult swim on the cartoon network. Naruto: I know it's pretty much a kid show, but I love it. R.Kenshin: I liked this one too. Inuyasha: Don't see it much, but I enjoy watching it. Full Metal Alchemist: Fucking ownz Samurai Champloo: Fucking ownz Bleach: Trinity Blood: Ghost in the shell: (I have no clue what's going on most of the time, but I like this too.) ETA: to answer the O.P.'s question; no you don't have to turn in your man card if you are watching anime you don't like in order to get chicky-snax favors in return. |
Hellsing Ultimate is better than the original Hellsing anime(in my opinion). Also I think it is safe to say Disk 2 of Hellsing Ultimate has more blood and death than the entire 4 disk series Elfen Lied. 
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