06-04-2003, 02:04 PM
dude dont diss shibo's rants they add flavor to the site and incite some interesting debates/conversations on the good 'ol forum. personally i dont give a flying fuck where he puts them because im gonna read it anyway and if i didnt want to read it then i wouldnt.
about the dbz topic, i agree that it is wrong for people to criticise the opinions of others because they are quite simpily opinions and everyone has a unique one. the main problem in this case is that "real anime fans" see its as their duty to act agrogant towards others that think they are "real anime fans". lets face it, we all do. we you see some guy walk into your local anime/manga store and pick up a cowboy bebop graphic novel and say "wow dude! cowboy bebop, wicked!" and then proceed to waffle some bullshit about the only two episodes hes seen and some deep meaning behind the series thats freshly pulled from his arse. hell, you just cant help it, especially since youd seen the entire series and the movie a good year before he could even comprehend the pronunciation of word "anime". vital to this case is the image that a "real anime fan" has of dbz. its the probably the most commerical and popular anime (i consider pokémon a fanchise) known to mankind, the spiderman of anime so to speak. so "real anime fans" tend to dislike dbz and agrogantly criticise their fans all because of its popular image. then again, maybe they just dont like dbz. but i do because its a great show although it does have its flaws, but hey nobodys perfect.
about the dbz topic, i agree that it is wrong for people to criticise the opinions of others because they are quite simpily opinions and everyone has a unique one. the main problem in this case is that "real anime fans" see its as their duty to act agrogant towards others that think they are "real anime fans". lets face it, we all do. we you see some guy walk into your local anime/manga store and pick up a cowboy bebop graphic novel and say "wow dude! cowboy bebop, wicked!" and then proceed to waffle some bullshit about the only two episodes hes seen and some deep meaning behind the series thats freshly pulled from his arse. hell, you just cant help it, especially since youd seen the entire series and the movie a good year before he could even comprehend the pronunciation of word "anime". vital to this case is the image that a "real anime fan" has of dbz. its the probably the most commerical and popular anime (i consider pokémon a fanchise) known to mankind, the spiderman of anime so to speak. so "real anime fans" tend to dislike dbz and agrogantly criticise their fans all because of its popular image. then again, maybe they just dont like dbz. but i do because its a great show although it does have its flaws, but hey nobodys perfect.