Defaming the Sacred!: Critical Looks at Popular & Classic Anime
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Defaming the Sacred!: Critical Looks At Popular & Classic Anime 1 BY DJ DAT E MASAMUNE i.e., The “Let’s see how many ppl. I can piss off in 90 minutes or less” Panel 2 I WONDER HOW MANY PPL. WILL BE LEFT WHEN THE PANEL’S OVER… Disclaimers 3 I have business cards with my contact info. Blog & resources will be available online So you can save your b*tching for that >.> Feel free to ask ques./make comments throughout However, not here to argue b/c you got butthurt Please let me know any feedback + suggestions for series to add When going over series, I only care about what happens in the anime General ‘Golden Rules’ 4 Just an opinion piece; this isn’t a judge of your character or your tastes If you truly “love” something, anything, you have to be able to accept the good, the bad, & the ugly Every show is flawed & these flaws don’t make a given show impossible to enjoy Just b/c something’s got (a lot of) flaws –or worse, is trash– doesn’t mean you can’t like it Just b/c a show’s on this list doesn’t mean I think it’s crap Flawed =/= terrible For All the Older Series… Astro Boy Tetsujin 28-go 8 Man Gigantor Speed Racer Lupin III Space Battleship Yamato Doraemon Galaxy Express 999 ∞ con’t All the shows have similar issues Hokey, cheesy, over-the-top, ridiculous set-ups/premises, super formulaic, etc. Buuuut…also tend to be groundbreaking, industry changing, standard setting, trailblazers, & a whole lotta things that make them harder to tackle i.e., copping out for the sake of keeping this panel shorter Not every 80s & earlier show is like this, but I PLEA THE FIFTH God only knows how much I want to tear into Macross -_- 6 So, presently on “D’Bag Reviews From a D’Bag”… 7 Fruits Basket 8 Old SJ Trinity of Bleach, Naruto, & OP 9 Another 10 Black Clover 11 All Recent Sports Anime 12 Especially Yuri On Ice!! 13 Attack on Titan 14 GO NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE ( & B * TCH * NG) Levi, right here: Beyblades much? 15 Begin deluge, but first (2nd): F**k Mikasa (keep this in mind as I list off my complaints) What’s her purpose in the series? ‘Protect’ Eren with all the effectiveness of Orihime from Bleach & still find a way to magically piss me off more so than booby bomb from Breachiru X/ (don’t worry, I’ll s’plain it) 16 Detailed Account 17 The 3D maneuver gear makes no GD sense Why swords when clearly you have projectile weapons that would be better suited? Why didn’t they, in the before times, spend more time developing Titan-killing projectile weaponry than mofo swords/razor blades? What idiot thought this was a brilliant idea??? Even though I love my babies, WTF Levi & Erwin So you just gonna spin like a top…it’s that how we’re doing business now? I’m sorry, am I watching AoT or Beyblades? Also, why is Erwin such a bada$$ again? B/c he’s heartless..? Also, why does, in-universe, Sasha get hyped so much, going so far as to mention she was able to bring down a titan with a bow & arrow (how?), only for her to be cowardly for the rest of the series It’s called Claymore; AoT before it was AoT Con’t 18 Let’s talk about the 3 main characters, shall we? How the f**k is Armin still alive & in the top 10? Why doesn’t anyone take Eren seriously up until he turns into a Titan? Why is Mikasa being treated as this warrior maiden/valkyrie b*tch when you have ppl. like Levi & Erwin around? Also, she’s not super attractive (average, but not super hot) why do ppl. keep turning here into some kinda sex symbol??? Oh, & the only 2 times she really needed to be there for Eren (since joing the brigade), she failed miserably, she why is she being hyped as some type of ultra bodyguard for Eren There all one note, but it’s not really all that forgivable for how much this series is hyped; they’re not unbearable, sure, but they’re not all that terribly interesting either Finally, of course, being emotional is okay for guys (Eren & his Titan form) but bad for women (how many times does Mikasa almost get her Asian a$$ killed for being too emotional?) F**k that, most of the characters are uninteresting Compare/contrast to something like Gantz. You might hate all of them, but at least there’s something to feel anything about Con’t 19 The show keeps reminding you it’s “dark & edgy”…we mofo get it, get on with it If you’re used to tragic series, it’s relatively predictable Additionally… 20 Comparison 21 Shingeki no Claymore Kyoujin Monsters regulars couldn’t hope to kill Monsters regulars couldn’t hope to kill Monsters are difficult to kill (too pro) Monsters are difficult to kill (huge) Special force needs to deal w/ said monsters Special force needs to deal w/ said monsters Still not a guaranteed success Still not a guaranteed success Basically constantly being sent on suicide missions Basically constantly being sent on suicide missions (Recon Bleak outlook for humanity due to said Corps) monsters Bleak outlook for humanity due to said monsters Potentially corrupt leaders (The Organization) Potentially corrupt leaders (The Nobles) Clarified more in manga Clarified more in manga No real hope that the battle will ever end by the No real hope that the battle will ever end by the end of the end of the series, despite triumphs series, despite triumphs Impossibly cool fighting methods to deal w/ Impossibly cool fighting methods to deal w/ monsters…despite guns monsters…despite guns Guns are less effective than swords…’cause Guns are less effective than swords…’cause raisins raisins World overrun w/ monsters (?) World overrun w/ monsters (island)(?) & is clarified a little bit lot more in the manga & is clarified a little bit lot more in the manga Lord knows how the rest of the world is doing When you find out what the rest of the world is When you find out what the rest of the world is like..!? like..!? Etc. Etc. Durarara!! 22 Gintama 23 Madoka 24 Detailed Account 25 Madoka: for those who’ve never watched a magical girl series but like to be “magical girl anime experts” Takes the place of Narutards of yesteryear & joins OP d*uches now -_- Pretty standard deconstruction/“darker & edgier” series Evangelion, Narutaru, Bokurano, Utena, etc. Ppl. reading way too much into things Just b/c actual literary works were mentioned/referenced doesn’t mean there’s a multitude of levels with SYMBOLISM If you know & understand the multitude of mahou shojou, you realize Madoka isn’t really all that special See: Utena, Rayearth, Sailor Moon, Fancy Lala, Red Garden, Pretear, CardCaptor Sakura, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, etc. Looking at who’s writing it, you can expect certain tones, etc. Gen Urobuchi: Fate/Zero, Saya no Uta, Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, Blassreiter, etc. Also, Outside genre reasons for my pissiness 26 All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka (2004) American loosely based movie? Edge of Tomorrow Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Rose of Versailles, Romeo x Juliet, etc. i.e., Madoka’s not the first show to take a literary work & do something w/ it Terrible things happening to children Bokurano; Narutaru; most things from Mohiro Kitoh; Now & Then, Here & There; Higurashi no Naku Koro ni; (despite it’s shortness) Kakurenbo; etc. Heck, technically Wolf Guy-Wolfen Crest (high schoolers) Technically speaking, I can throw in Gantz too (involves a lot of high schoolers) & if you’re counting manga, The Drifting Classroom Heck, if you like Utena like me, you’re used to mindscrew anything Heck, even movie wise (both use a highly stylized way to tell the story they wish to tell filled w/ symbolism) Ha ha, in Utena, if you lose the tournament, nobody remembers you existed and you’re dead for realz Erased 27 Shokugeki no Souma/Food Wars 28 My Hero Academia 29 Working 30 Dimension W 31 Trigun 32 Magical Girl Raising Project 33 One Punch Man 34 Steins; Gate 35 Samurai Champloo 36 Tokyo Ghoul 37 Junjou Romantica 38 & Sekaichi Hatsukoi by extension Black Butler 39 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress/Koutetsujou no Kabaneri 40 Shows like Genshiken & Princess Jellyfish 41 HATE Eden of the East 42 PLEASE, KAMI - SAMA , GRANT ME THE POWER TO CONTROL MY NERD RAGE Saiyuki series 43 Honorable Mentions 44 i.e., if you aren’t pissed off yet… …HERE’S SOME MORE REASONS TO STORM OUT T H E RO O M 46 Additionally… 47 New age vs. old(er) age personified: *For the love of kami, I’m not saying one’s better than the other Minor rant…w/in a rant 48 (‘minor’ rant) Yuno Gasai (Mirai Nikki/Future Diary), ultimate yandere(?) F**k U, No -_- 49 Every exhibit XD Shin Natsume (Tenjhou Tenge) Nanami Kiryuu (Utena) Yui (Fushigi Yuugi) Creed Diskenth (Black Cat) Mao (Code Geass) Started a few months after (manga) but still Also: Rolo, V.V., & Nina Con’t 50 Harry MacDougal (Outlaw Star) GRIFFITH!!! (Berserk) Karasu (Yu Yu Hakusho) Suzu (Peacemaker Kurogane) Leonard Testarossa (FMP) Gauron (FMP) – arguably The list goes on End Panel Junk 51 Help yourself to my business cards Includes links to my blog, my e-mail address, & list of resources If you have any questions, comments, feedback, fandom rage, death threats, etc., contact me however My blog, e-mail, comment on a relating blog post, smoke signals, carrier pigeons, whatever tickles your fancy Or suggestions of what series I should add to this list Don’t hesitate to come up to me after the panel to talk Other Panels Pass the Haterade!: Most Hated Characters in Anime (18+) Fri., 9/21; 8:15p-9:15p, CGC 105 Figures to the Max! Blinded by B00bs Edition (18+) Fri., 9/21; 10:45p-11:45p, CGC 103 Sit Down, STFU, & Play This J-RPG (Deluxe Edition) Fri./Sat., 9/21~9/22; 3a-4:30a, Waverly Defaming the Sacred!: Critical Looks At Popular & Classic Anime Sat.,9/22; 8:30p-10p, Waverly The State of the Anime Community: Past, Present, & Future Sun., 9/23; 1:30-2:30p, CGC 102 Final Fantasy: Love It or Hate It, They Still Have All Your $$$ Sun.,9/23; 3-4p, Williams AB Ciao!! 53 DON’T NERD RAGE TOO HARD XD & D O N ’ T TASE ME, BRO >.<.