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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D.Shaffer" data-source="post: 3366782" data-attributes="member: 8918">Frankly, I'm all for anything that gets more gamers playing the game.  If an anime influence gets more kids into playing the game, I'm all for it.  I can always bend them toward playing more my style if it doesnt work out.If someone comes to your table and wants to play something like their favorite anime character, and you give them a tirade on how anime is EVIL, you will burn your books before you allow it, and he's an idiot for wanting to play such a character, how is that helping things?  It never ceases to amaze me how people in a 'geeky' subgenre like we're in can get so indignant about even smaller subgenres. (Anime, Furries)  1: Beyond the fact you're concentrating on Shonen sources here, young heroes who do great things isnt exactly limited to anime. Open up a fantasy novel and you're likely to find someone who's in his teenaged years, especially as you gravitate toward the Young Adult section.  Additionally, look at the ages of most superheroes, many of them are teens.  Or the characters in US cartoons.  Historically, we also have Joan of Arc.  2: I'd point to the title of this section to show how Soap Opera style angst isnt limited to anime, but I suspect that's not the point.  Considering how the typical Arthurian Romance is FILLED with soap opera style angst, and is one of the roots of fantasy, I'm not sure how having a bit of romantic angst in between fight sessions can be a bad thing.3: I'm not sure what anime you're watching.  While many male anime leads do have spikey hair, I dont exactly see a lot of it in DND.  Nor do you see a preponderance of spiked armor in anime.  Most of the time, anime characters dont even wear armor.</blockquote>

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