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Old 2009-06-23, 09:08   Link #79
Slice of Life
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Maybe we can agree that the April startes are a sample for the full year? In that case, the TV shows of the even years 2000-2008 are here:
2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008.

Not all of them where subbed or licensed of course, I'd even go and provide a list without the unsubbed "noise" if that helps.

I also would say that the stuff that is associated with the "hugpillow hugging 20-yo Japanese otaku" was already around in 2002, long before the US bubble burst. (2006 was the last year when the US industry was licensing stuff left and right IIRC). One should not forget however that almost everything we watch are otaku shows (or shows for children and otaku) and the few mainstream shows typically don't make it here.

Look at the lists by yourself and answer these questions:
  1. How many shows do I know?
  2. How many are among my favorites?
  3. How many were at least watchable?
  4. How many would I try out if they started today?
  5. How many would I drop right away?
Maybe we'll be a bit wiser afterwards and can stop judging the recent history of anime based on belly feelings.
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