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The Spring 2012 Anime Preview Guide

As tempting as it is to go on for another ten pages or so on Mysterious Girlfriend X...

Key, was Mawaru Penguindrum really made by SILVER LINK? Because I'm pretty sure it was a Brains Base production. I looked on Wikipedia but couldn't find a mention of SILVER LINK anywhere.

If someone already corrected you earlier, I guess that's fine. Or if SILVER LINK really was involved, or people from SILVER LINK, that's fine too. But not a single article or blog or anything that I read on Mawaru Penguindrum last year (and believe me, I read a lot of stuff about the show) mentioned anything about SILVER LINK being behind the show.

I would think moe can be seen as a genre, if not a sub-genre at least.

Just as shows that revolve around action, comedy or drama are classified as such, I don't think it's too far a stretch to say a show that revolves around eliciting a moe reaction from its viewer is a moe show.

kakitamike wrote:

I would think moe can be seen as a genre, if not a sub-genre at least. Just as shows that revolve around action, comedy or drama are classified as such, I don't think it's too far a stretch to say a show that revolves around eliciting a moe reaction from its viewer is a moe show.

Then you have to set up some arbitrary standard. Puella Magi Madoka Magica has a group of moe characters. It revolves around eliciting a moe reaction from its viewers. Is it therefore a moe show by your arbitrary standards?

That's why it's so much easier to simply not refer to shows as moe. But only to refer to characters as moe. There's no arbitrary standard needed.

kakitamike wrote:

I would think moe can be seen as a genre, if not a sub-genre at least. Just as shows that revolve around action, comedy or drama are classified as such, I don't think it's too far a stretch to say a show that revolves around eliciting a moe reaction from its viewer is a moe show.

Then you have to set up some arbitrary standard. Puella Magi Madoka Magica has a group of moe characters. It revolves around eliciting a moe reaction from its viewers. Is it therefore a moe show by your arbitrary standards?

Bakemonogatari has a group of moe characters. It revolves around eliciting a moe reaction from its viewers. Is it therefore a moe show by your arbitrary standards?

That's why it's so much easier to simply not refer to shows as moe. But only to refer to characters as moe. There's no arbitrary standard needed.

That's why it's so much easier to simply not refer to shows as moe. But only to refer to characters as moe. There's no arbitrary standard needed.

Inception is science fiction, heist,noir and action film so why can't Puella Magi Madoka Magica be magical girl ,horror, tragedy and moe

And to address another totally unrelated issue brought up by other posters: moe may not be a genre, but it is most definitely a theme. If you're not willing to even accept that as a classification, then how else do you accurately describe series like K-ON! or Sound of the Sky or Kanon which focus as much more on trying to generate moe reactions than anything else?

danilo07 wrote:

Inception is science fiction, heist,noir and action film so why can't Puella Magi Madoka Magica be magical girl ,horror, tragedy and moe

Why not have a genre for glasses characters then? Or tsunderes? Or childhood friends? It makes no sense to describe a series by something pertaining only to characters.

This is mostly posted in observational and nonjudgmental good humor- so yeah, I'm not insulting you.

So we have our trends.

A bit of necrophilia:
-A zombie boy in the middle of a harem with a necromancer, a magical girl and at least a couple vampires (more of the undead).
-A zombie girl (whose state may be figurative) as object of desire for who got a bit confused somewhere in his George Romero fixation.
-And a ghost girl whose body is under the floor and seems to have a habit of arousing the boy who can see and touch her.

RyanSaotome wrote:

Final thing I'll say on this topic... You wouldn't see any major websites for other industries insulting people who like stuff in their reviews... because its not professional. Like for Gamespot reviews, they'll just say stuff like "I'm not in the target demographic" or "This will appeal to a niche audience", instead of outright insulting their readers. There should be a certain level of professionalism handled with reviews, and for certain reviewers here, they do not feel the need to be at this level. Until they take reviewing stuff more seriously, its tough to take what ANN says with more than a grain of salt. Its a great place for actual news, but for reviews there are other places more suited for it and professional.

What exactly did I say in my reviews that you feel personally insulted you?

I understand that even saying who the target market for some of these fetish shows is is seen as horribly insulting and demeaning to some people, which I already addressed in another post. But seriously - show me where I said "EVERYONE WHO LIKES THIS IS A SICK FREAK". And I don't mean "show me where you read that in to what I was saying" or "show me where I used words that triggered your insecurity about this stuff". I mean show me where it is I said that specifically.

Pointing out which kind of fetish the show is for upsets people. I get that. I likely will not do it again. But I never said you're a horrible person or even that people who were in to those things were horrible. The level of sensitivity some of you have about this stuff is ludicrous.

tuxedocat wrote:

Zac, some of us (me, included) find the fetish-identification useful information. I don't think that you should censor yourself just because a handful of people have persecution complexes....

You aren't the majority neither.

...), when the heck is Eureka 7: Astral Ocean going to premiere? I can't help but feel doubtful it'll be streamed, but I at least want to know what the impression is for that show already.

Who thought this show up? A mental patient? PLEASE don't let this show come here. I feel sick just writing about it.