What is the one thing that nearly destroys a perfectly good anime?
I don’t know about you, but the fanservice does irritate me a bit. Like when they make the boobs of a girl bounce around, or show the main characters in a public bath with nearly naked people surrounding them, or showing a certain part uncovered.
Yeah, if it plays a vital part in the plot, I can understand, otherwise no.
i hate when people dont have nipples
Poorly translated dubs.
I take you’re not a big fan of Burn Up X right? 
What you guys said plus Editor-cuts. Yes CN, Jin-E bleeded a little, SO FUCKING WHAT?!? DO YOU THINK WE’VE NEVER SEEN ANIMATED BLOOD BEFORE?!
I like the pool scenes and the fanboy service. For obvious reasons. 
And I echo Sil’s comment: people have nipples, all right?! Start drawing them in, for pete’s sake!
I’m just talking about the stuff just coming out of nowhere for no reason like “Let’s show them having sex for no reason.” Or “How about we do a shot of his butt so they know what it looks like?” That kind of stuff. ~_~
So what cliche gets under your skin?
Giant space vaginas. (Shin Getter Robo)
Originally posted by Moon Beam Girl
I’m just talking about the stuff just coming out of nowhere for no reason like “Let’s show them having sex for no reason.” Or “How about we do a shot of his butt so they know what it looks like?” That kind of stuff. ~_~
So what cliche gets under your skin?
That kind of stuff can ruin an anime and turn it into just another XB-rated waste…
“How about we do a shot of his butt so they know what it looks like?”
hey, thats a very important part of any bishie-inclusive anime.
When they’re edited to be sutable for little kids.
Originally posted by Moon Beam Girl
[b]What is the one thing that nearly destroys a perfectly good anime?I don’t know about you, but the fanservice does irritate me a bit. Like when they make the boobs of a girl bounce around, or show the main characters in a public bath with nearly naked people surrounding them, or showing a certain part uncovered.
Yeah, if it plays a vital part in the plot, I can understand, otherwise no. [/b]
The fanservice is for the fanboys, and in Japan you traditionally do go in the baths naked. Personally I don’t see the problem with <b><i>Tasteful</i></b> nudity, or a little joke every here and there. When it gets gratuitus it’s called hentai.
The problem comes when little kids are exposed to that material and go nuts…
Originally posted by Manus Dei
The problem comes when little kids are exposed to that material and go nuts…
What is wrong with little children seeing nudity? So long as they are not being exposed to real pornography (exploitative sexual material), I see no danger in that. I have seen nudity, and even sex (although pretty much heterosexual vaginal sex), on television and in movies since I was a small child, and it has had little effect on me.
I may not be an avid watcher of Anime, but I hold my case.
Extreme violence, with guts and blood flying all over the place, is also improper for children, yet the Japanese never censor it. Strange…
Originally posted by Manus Dei
Extreme violence, with guts and blood flying all over the place, is also improper for children, yet the Japanese never censor it. Strange…
Well, I agree with you more or less about the violence. But, sex, not violence, is the subject which I was hoping that you would adress.
It’s all really in the cultural differences. Over in Japan, nudity’s a small fry thing and it isn’t such a big boom, while in the US, it’s like a frickin’ satanic sin.
Public bathing’s a habit there, so why not go a bit into ordinary folks’ lives and locate some random episode there? Of course, bathing’s usually done (half)naked, or so I’ve heard. Is nudity UNNATURAL OR SOMETHING? Under your clothes, you’re naked!(OMG)
Hell, most western country people see the going to the Sauna naked in Finland odd! Going there all clad up would be like, UNCOMFORTABLE. ((Not to mention the fact it was one of the few hygiene-upkeeping things back then when we didn’t have waterpipes drawn everywhere and we’re talking about halfway 20th century here… good thing we’ve gotten this far!))
In the end, I’ll have to ask this:
Which is to be picked? IRL, “perfect” photo-edited, not-a-single-flaw naked women who you’ll never see without 3 kilos of makeup on to oogle over, or drawn ones who may not exist, but atleast they’re “real” in their own world? Your call.
Personally, I think that some anime characters have a perfection that only a few real world people possess. However, there must be a degree of self-restraint. As for local customs, they are to be respected, but I still think that humans should conceal their forms as much as possible. These matters are very delicate, and a person’s true uncovered form should not be excessively exposed.
Nudity. Period. I can understand little sences but ones where you can literly see something you don’t really need to then… shiver:fungah:
A person’s uncovered form is intimate, personal, unique… it shouldn’t be revealed without a strong reason.
So, being an open-minded person isn’t an excuse for anyone to bathe naked?