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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mr. Beef" data-source="post: 3387139" data-attributes="member: 44124">I used to like anime back in my younger days, but since about 2003, I have found that with the exception of the rare few that were on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim; Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star, I have not found a single anime that I liked. I'll occasionally whip out my Robotech DVD's because I really liked it, but more often than not I'll get through The Macross Saga and that's about all I can take.Anime these days that is being introduced to people in the states through Cartoon Network makes me want to whip out a Glock 20, 21 and 22 and go after the companies that put out stuff like Naruto, One Piece, and whatever version of Dragon Ball they are on now. The voices on them hurt my brain, and they have usually been chopped to pieces by censors so that they make little sense.As for Anime's influences on D&D, I do not think that there are any. Maybe some of the artwork in the game books might have some Anime influence, but overall there's no influence in Wizard's of the Coast's writings. The new, younger players on the other hand might have Anime influences on their characters. Some might want to play a Naruto type character, and while that might be tough to pull off with everything they pull out on what little I've seen of the show, you can be the Ninja class from Complete Adventurer and call yourself Naruto if you want. My first real D&D 3.0 character was influenced by Legolas from the Peter Jackson LOTR movies. There was no shield surfing down the stairs, but I did have a body count contest with the party's Dwarf Fighter/Barbarian/Bear Warrior. He won by the time the game broke up. I find basing a beginning Player Character on something from popular culture helps beginning players understand the game better. As they play and get to know the rules better they can branch out into making characters of their own.What I don't understand, is the whole thing with players wanting to play Final Fantasy Characters just like they are in the games. Sometimes those things just do not translate well to RPG's like D&D. I'm dreading starting a D&D 3.5 game at the college I'm attending because of the Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft influence video games have had on the people who were born in the mid-1980's to early 1990's who are entering college's these days. I'm hoping that some of them are more mature than the limited contact with the "jocks" that I have in my English Class. They just don't strike me as mature enough to handle in game interaction without resorting to some things that are not mature.Just my 1/4 pound.Mr. Beef</blockquote>

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