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Old 2013-01-06, 08:49   Link #16
Cosmic Eagle
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Originally Posted by Kat- View Post
Instead of being a jerk about things I'm going to calmly explain what's been bothering me about Anime and why I've been frustrated. First thing is I've been a long time fan and I feel like the Anime community in Japan doesn't care about us old school viewers. Because of this I tend to be bitter about modern Anime in Japan.

Back in the day I had Anime like Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, serial experiments lain, Evangelion, Bubbleum Crisis and many other deep Anime that had story in depth.

The men appear too softly drawn and weak in body frame. I never had a problem with this until Anime directors started using this for most of there new series.
A few picture examples:
http://i46.tinypic.com/8sqc.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/15yt2s2.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/swv9z8.jpg

Old school anime had more mature characters I could connect with.
http://i45.tinypic.com/mb2znr.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2r7ocj7.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2mhsoe0.jpg

I've gone through the list of most of the modern Anime and they all have that light color soft hearted feminine boy theme and random fanservice.
-Minami-Ke Tadaima = loli
-Haitai Nanafa = moe
-AKB0048 Next Stage = obsessed otaku
-Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru = feminine boy
-Cuticle Detective Inaba = feminine again
-Maoyuu Maou Yuusha = Another anime for feminine loving boys
-Sukitte Ii na Yo = teen drama
-Medaka Box Abnormal = Yet another clean cut group of males
-Nekomonogatari = same femy
-Ai Mai Mi = moe
-Boku no Imouto wa Osaka Okan = moe
-Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki = moe
-Kamisama Hajimemashita = feminine looking guy

As you can see they don't care about old school Anime guys like me who enjoy normal and or masculine guys. I just feel hurt that Japan would forget about us.
Those kind of art style are harder to find these days true, but there's still plenty around. Granted mainly in games or manga rather than shows for sure, but well, just switch to those titles then. Helps to find out about illustrators you may like and follow them too. You just need to delve deeper that's all.
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