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Glordit
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Someone didn't get the memo or are they using anime as a blanket term for anything animated? |
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ktarf
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Frieren is by far the one deserving of the win among these. Seeing Blue Eye Samurai made me laugh though, because it's both not an anime and absolute garbage.
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Key
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Three of those nominees (Frieren, Pluto, Scott Pilgrim) actually belong on that list. While I can somewhat understand Solo Leveling being present (it is one of the hottest series of the past year, even if it isn't on the same quality level), Ninja Kamui? Really???
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tintor2
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Yeah. Ninja Kamui is one of the worst series I watched last season next to the CGI version of Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac. How did it make it here?
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Piglet the Grate
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They left off the best anime series, Yuru CampΔ.
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Dr. Wily
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I'm just surprised Jujutsu Kaisen isn't on it somehow.
...Is it too late to make that joke? |
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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I feel I like Blue Eyed Samurai more then most, but I can't defend it being nominated for best series in anything. Just, no.
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Thespacemaster
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You can tell whoever picked the nommine's does not really know what qualifies as an anime. I feel that ninja and blue samurai only got nominated cause of there asian theme and adult focus and that implies more ignorance than anything else.
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residentgrigo
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If an animated show gets at least a TV-14 then it is an anime. So says marketing. At least 5 out of 6 are anime. A higher percentage than what Netflix markets as anime. 4 out of the 6 shows are also legit award contenders. A defendable list considering the quality level and degree of shows where a Japanese company is attached. The Hollywood Critics Association gets to take a W here. My vote goes to Pluto.
The Emmies called Blue Eye Samurai an anime. That race is lost, boys. Hank Hill is the most powerful anime character ever, now and forever. https://www.emmys.com/news/online-originals/blue-eye-samurai-netflix-interview |
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Jabootu
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If you don't really know what an anime is, and Netflix calls it an anime (as they do Blue Eyed Samurai), then I guess they assume it's an anime. And gosh, it even has Japanese iconography. Even nominated, though, it's a clunker of a win. Frieren is the obvious choice, as it mixes artistic success with mass market appeal, which is a legitimate criteria for an award like this.
By which I mean, one that doesn't really mean anything. |
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timber
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Personally I don't see why there should be a special category for Japanese animation, animation is universal.
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