I think it panders to the lowest common denominator. PLEASE don't feel bad that you don't get it. People like you and I and a few others are not suppose to get a lot of the crap that is being fed to the American public, at large.
I have this same problem in the comic book world with "manga." I guess it's "so cool" to read a sequantial story backwards. I wasn't brought up Japanese, so it's not a flow of logic that I particularly want to be a part of. A lot of it seems to be violent for violence sake. I don't like that either.
I don't think I've seen any anime or manga that was particularly good, especially if you were older than, say 10 years old. And there's a LOT I wouldn't want a 10-year-old to see because it is so violent.
Many of the titles do not translate. I think it's the "Donkey Kong" syndrome (it was suppose to be "Monkey Kong" do you see any donkeys in the game?). I'm afraid the so-called American way of life has been taken over by the Japanese culture in a lot of areas. Have you read any assembly instructions on any electronic device lately? They read like an episode of Miss Swan of MadTV.
I'd better stop... I'm starting to feel ashamed about being an American again...
Wish I could get my comic to be a cartoon (shameless plug).
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Date: 2004-08-19 09:51 am (UTC)I have this same problem in the comic book world with "manga." I guess it's "so cool" to read a sequantial story backwards. I wasn't brought up Japanese, so it's not a flow of logic that I particularly want to be a part of. A lot of it seems to be violent for violence sake. I don't like that either.
I don't think I've seen any anime or manga that was particularly good, especially if you were older than, say 10 years old. And there's a LOT I wouldn't want a 10-year-old to see because it is so violent.
Many of the titles do not translate. I think it's the "Donkey Kong" syndrome (it was suppose to be "Monkey Kong" do you see any donkeys in the game?). I'm afraid the so-called American way of life has been taken over by the Japanese culture in a lot of areas. Have you read any assembly instructions on any electronic device lately? They read like an episode of Miss Swan of MadTV.
I'd better stop... I'm starting to feel ashamed about being an American again...
Wish I could get my comic to be a cartoon (shameless plug).