Comments on Bannable Offenses: A Brief Interlude

oh god... yes there is a great deal of anime with....

2008-09-30T14:52:00.000-07:00

oh god... yes there is a great deal of anime with... questionable basis.

and the other 50% of anime that's actually good in any sense gets mercilessly butchered in the dubbing process, between cutting out various scenes and bad voice actors and script rewrites (eg naruto and bleach)

I agree, the "anime" (note the quotes) that's aire...

2008-04-07T16:51:00.000-07:00

I agree, the "anime" (note the quotes) that's aired in the United States is utter bullshit.

But the stuff in Japan? That's where it's at.

Case in point:
Some jock-fag at my school kept saying how anime is for pussy's and what-not. So I uploaded an episode of Death Note (from Japan) on my iPod and showed it to this kid.

He never came back to school. Something about going insane over the horrifying images he witnessed.

Sure it's nothing big.

Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that there's the real anime that's raw and uncut that's only allowed on Japanese stations, and then mindless cartoons on American TV we all know and love.

The Japanese cartoons that are aired on American TV...I don't think that can be called entertainment. It is warping kids' minds.

I feel like I should make a group, "Keep Anime in Japan" that way we don't have 12-year olds running around screaming "BANKAI!" and think they're cool.

I think most anime aired in the US (and dubbed for...

2007-12-20T02:57:00.000-08:00

I think most anime aired in the US (and dubbed for American ears) is being shown to the wrong age groups. American companies think that Animated = Kids shows, and Comic Books (manga) = Comic books for little kids.

This is totally not the case. Although I'll admit that the manga publishing companies have very good age ratings on their covers, we all know that Americans don't bother checking those when they buy "picture books" for their kids.

That said, as far as I can tell ALL of the stuff that they aim at the children is horribly translated, and the stories altered to fit American broadcast standards.

I'm proud to be a Narutard - not the dubbed kind. Watching that after the original makes my ears bleed. It's like turning Joan of Arc into Strawberry Short Cake.

That said - plastic tops, vs couch potato. Hrm, not so tough a choice. ;)

I do enjoy watching anime, but some anime has a re...

2007-07-16T11:43:00.000-07:00

I do enjoy watching anime, but some anime has a really bad influence on kids. I mean, I watched ONE episode of Naruto, but I didn't scream "Believe it!" over and over the next day. Some kids even showed our science teacher a hand sign, and she thought he was trying to flip her off. XD

Anime that DESTROYS brains:

-Naruto
-DBZ (Not as bad as Naruto, though)
-Beyblade
-Yu-gi-oh
-A shitload more.

gm dave: you are a fucktard. goodday sir.

2007-04-09T11:20:00.000-07:00

gm dave: you are a fucktard. goodday sir.

Blech... Never could stand Beyblade. Or Yu-Gi-Oh. ...

2006-08-21T20:43:00.000-07:00

Blech... Never could stand Beyblade. Or Yu-Gi-Oh. Or any anime that has to do with a stupid game used as a cross-promotion opportunity.

I remember when I was little, I used to take carot...

2006-08-21T17:18:00.000-07:00

I remember when I was little, I used to take carote or w/e (Self defence or something but... looks like it's spelled like carrot ^^;)

The teacher actually had us do that kame-hamee-ha thinger. Ima go back there one day and tell him to stop polluting minds. -.-

Long time reader, first time poster. Blah Blah Bla...

2006-08-21T11:37:00.000-07:00

Long time reader, first time poster. Blah Blah Blah..

The problem isn't anime. The problem is little kids. Little kids are f'sking OBSESSIVE. It doesn't matter if it's anime or barbies or Dora The Explorer or whatever.

Little kids are the most obsessive, single-minded creatures on the face of the planet. More-so than cats. And that's saying quite a bit.

As well, these shows should not be marketed towards children. They are not..not even CLOSE...to acceptable viewing materials. Either the show is way too mature for most 8 year olds to handle, or it's simply exploitation to try and sell toys/games to little kids.

It's the proverbial take the money out of your parent's wallet and send it to me.

(Looking through Toys R' Us website, I see two figures, higher end stuff for Naruto and none for FMA not bad at all)

In any case, the solution is simple.

No more little kids. This would have the side effect of allowing the human race to die off. This would not be the worst thing that could happen.

"Surprise attack coming from above!"Ok, enough wit...

2006-08-21T07:22:00.000-07:00

"Surprise attack coming from above!"
Ok, enough with the preemptive strike..

Nice entry, though I must say the "SPINNING F%^*ING TOPS!" line was just awesome.

In all honestly... I never understood that anime... Never, no matter how hard I tried since my girlfriend has a liking to the lead character... At least I believe it's the lead, the blue hair guy. But yeah, I know how you feel, I've had my share of awkward moments with some kids too. x_X

Anime has advesrse affects on american children. T...

2006-08-21T04:17:00.000-07:00

Anime has advesrse affects on american children. Those japanese kids can handle it, but it does some freaky shit to others.

Now dont get me wrong. I LIKE anime. But....well, its kinda like alchohol. But without the drunk. it does different things to different people.

Teaching kids that killing your opponet is an acce...

2006-08-21T01:02:00.000-07:00

Teaching kids that killing your opponet is an acceptable way to win a card game

Isn't that taught in many Westerns? ^_-

In any case, it's parent's fault. If kids act idiotically (no matter the immediate reason), it's because either:
a) Parents' bad genes
b) Parents' bad way to raise them up
c) Both.

2006-08-21T00:58:00.000-07:00

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eeew beyblade >the problem here is that they are w...

2006-08-20T23:03:00.000-07:00

eeew beyblade ><

the problem here is that they are watching the *wrong* anime.

get him a copy of Urotsukidoji, quick.

And I dont get how plastic tops can ever really "d...

2006-08-20T22:46:00.000-07:00

And I dont get how plastic tops can ever really "dish it out". In the old country, we have tops that spin on sharpened nails, with the upper body coated in metal tacks and candlewax (so the nails of other tops dont dig into the wooden body of your top)

Used properly, you just might be able to kill a few living things with such tops without having to shove them down the throat manually.

I dont know what's worse. Pimply-faced cartoon add...

2006-08-20T22:31:00.000-07:00

I dont know what's worse. Pimply-faced cartoon addicts who play beyblade or Nartard know-it-alls. I'd say kill em all.

I have to agree COMPLETELY. Every day on my bus r...

2006-08-20T22:19:00.000-07:00

I have to agree COMPLETELY. Every day on my bus ride to school, there is this middle school kid who screams about Naruto the whole 30 minutes. Just picture it, 6:30 a.m., your tired, and then some kid starts screaming with a horrible attempt at a Japanese accent, "Believe it!!!! HEY!!! Did you watch Naruto over the weekend!?!? He was sooo cool!!!" Then he starts doing "hand signs" for one reason or another.

Now take that and repeat it over and over for 30 minutes. Now tell me, would you rather listen to that or shove rusted nails into your ears?

Well anyway, glad to see I'm not the only one who is bothered by this all the time.

First post, bitches. Preemptive strike.Before we s...

2006-08-20T21:58:00.000-07:00

First post, bitches. Preemptive strike.

Before we start with the comments, understand that I'm not bashing Japanese cartoons/anime.

I'm not.

I'm just bashing what it does to little kids.

So, if you came in here to argue the merits of your favorite anime/manga cartoon, do us all a favor and just shut the hell up.

Glad we could have this little talk.