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<blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1559567" data-attributes="member: 5171">Then I'd submit that you haven't seen much anime, or that you're off watching a completely different sort.&nbsp; The &quot;Clueless Guy has a Whole Mess of Hot Women Fall in Love with Him but Never Realizes It&quot; stereotype, instead, maybe.But sorry.&nbsp; I don't remember titles.&nbsp; It's been awhile since I bothered to watch much.&nbsp; I did like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, though.Heh.&nbsp; Well, I did say that I'd only seen one or two episodes.&nbsp; I most likely saw the earlier stuff, then.There's a first time for everything.&nbsp; But given my whole &quot;only saw one or two episodes&quot; thing, that's not really an accusation for me to make.See, actually, the funny thing is, that argument works perfectly.&nbsp; You seem to be looking at it from an art appreciation viewpoint, where it's important to view the show in the context of being the first show to do X and Y.&nbsp; That's perfectly valid, and viewpoints like yours are often what result in great new stuff coming out.&nbsp; I totally respect that viewpoint.&nbsp; I just don't particularly share it.I'm coming at it from a consumer viewpoint.&nbsp; The only standard that matters is whether or not I was entertained.&nbsp; I wasn't.&nbsp; It doesn't matter if the reason for my lack of entertainment is that other shows I've seen before shamelessly aped the stuff that this show did for the very first time.&nbsp; That doesn't matter to me at all, because I'm not in art-appreciation mode.&nbsp; As far as I'm concerned, the only real standard is &quot;Have I seen this before, and is this a good enough version of it to merit me watching it again?&quot;&nbsp; For me, the answer was &quot;no&quot;.You aren't obligated to like everything I like.&nbsp; You aren't obligated to approach the things I look at from the art-appreciation standpoint.&nbsp; And I'm not obligated to look for deeper shades of meaning or subtle nuances in a story about people having katana duels with big giant robots.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="takyris, post: 1559567, member: 5171"] Then I'd submit that you haven't seen much anime, or that you're off watching a completely different sort. The "Clueless Guy has a Whole Mess of Hot Women Fall in Love with Him but Never Realizes It" stereotype, instead, maybe. But sorry. I don't remember titles. It's been awhile since I bothered to watch much. I did like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, though. Heh. Well, I did say that I'd only seen one or two episodes. I most likely saw the earlier stuff, then. There's a first time for everything. But given my whole "only saw one or two episodes" thing, that's not really an accusation for me to make. See, actually, the funny thing is, that argument works perfectly. You seem to be looking at it from an art appreciation viewpoint, where it's important to view the show in the context of being the first show to do X and Y. That's perfectly valid, and viewpoints like yours are often what result in great new stuff coming out. I totally respect that viewpoint. I just don't particularly share it. I'm coming at it from a consumer viewpoint. The only standard that matters is whether or not I was entertained. I wasn't. It doesn't matter if the reason for my lack of entertainment is that other shows I've seen before shamelessly aped the stuff that this show did for the very first time. That doesn't matter to me at all, because I'm not in art-appreciation mode. As far as I'm concerned, the only real standard is "Have I seen this before, and is this a good enough version of it to merit me watching it again?" For me, the answer was "no". You aren't obligated to like everything I like. You aren't obligated to approach the things I look at from the art-appreciation standpoint. And I'm not obligated to look for deeper shades of meaning or subtle nuances in a story about people having katana duels with big giant robots. [/QUOTE]

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