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So, what about it?

A few things:

What does it matter what the staff or moderators think about that stuff? I can see wanting balance from people doing actual review/opinion work but who cares if about a mod or non review staff member's personal taste?

Also, I think it's pretty unrealistic to throw loli into the mix. Unless your definition differs greatly from mine, we're talking about sexualizing little girls.

Finally, as for Moe/Fanservice...where exactly do you get this idea that ANN's reviewers are against those things. Theron Martin, who writes at least a third of ANN's reviews, is a big fan of those types of shows. He has frequently given good reviews to them. I mean, just look at his most recent one for HotD. He actually lists "mindless fan service" as a positive. Carl who in turn writes about a third of ANN's reviews himself is also by no means totally dismissive of this kind of thing. So what exactly is it that you want? I myself wouldn't mind seeing a bit more diversity from ANN since three main reviewers isn't that many. It seems to me that moe/fanservice fans are more than represented on ANN though.

Huh? I think they already cater enough to the fanservice/ecchi crowd. ANN needs more women.

What does it matter what the staff or moderators think about that stuff? I can see wanting balance from people doing actual review/opinion work but who cares if about a mod or non review staff member's personal taste? They're perfectly capable of conducting themselves in a professional and impartial manner. Their personal taste in anime only comes into it when they're acting as a private poster just like you.

Also, I think it's pretty unrealistic to throw loli into the mix. Unless your definition differs greatly from mine, we're talking about sexualizing little girls. You're free to think of that what you will but you're kidding yourself if you think it's unreasonable for the vast majority of people to have a problem with it.

Finally, as for Moe/Fanservice...where exactly do you get this idea that ANN's reviewers are against those things. Theron Martin, who writes at least a third of ANN's reviews, is a big fan of those types of shows. He has frequently given good reviews to them. I mean, just look at his most recent one for HotD. He actually lists "mindless fan service" as a positive. Carl who in turn writes about a third of ANN's reviews himself is also by no means totally dismissive of this kind of thing. So what exactly is it that you want? I myself wouldn't mind seeing a bit more diversity from ANN since three main reviewers isn't that many. It seems to me that moe/fanservice fans are more than represented on ANN though.

My challenge for ANN was to offer at least one POV that's not afraid to speak out against the overwhelming level of negativity (fed partly from it's own constituents) against lolicon.

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My challenge for ANN was to offer at least one POV that's not afraid to speak out against the overwhelming level of negativity (fed partly from it's own constituents) against lolicon.

Do you request evaluative and discursive articles that express a personal approval of the content in question, or at least imply an acceptance of it?

If only. If only. I would love to believe that all the reviewers here are impartial, but they're not. The world doesn't work the way it should.

Zac's against it, Justin's not too kind to it either although not to the degree that Zac is. Just listen to the odd ANNCast, and you'll see what Past is saying.

And yes, there have been some reviews of Moe/Loli/fanservice shows that have been quite generous. But the usual attitude is that shows which purely offer fanservice and/or Moe and/or Loli are not as good.