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[xyz741]

How many “LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ+” people actually watch anime and like it?
That’s what gets me the most.

LGBTQWTFBBQs LOVE anime, but only when it is ABOUT them.
* Trite show where high school Mary Sue/Gary Stu comes to town and takes over = Generic crap
* Same as above, but the lead is gay = Revolutionary show that is an instant classic

* Harem show with 2 leads who love each other and zany hijinks = cliched tripe
* Same as above, but all the characters are gay = Greatest show of the year, no the decade, no the CENTURY

* Show with fanservicey designs and weird sexualized mechanisms = Problematic show that's mysognistic
* SAME EXACT SHOW, that shows a character is gay in later episodes = Show of the season candidate
* SAME EXACT SHOW, doesn't make the gay kid a Mary Sue/Gary Stu = Bigoted crap

I can't remember if they hated on ZombieLand Saga early on or not, but then I remember them all going ballistic on anyone that wasn't bowing in reverent awe at the later revealed cross-dressing/trans kid.

 

[The Token Ethnic]

I can't remember if they hated on ZombieLand Saga early on or not, but then I remember them all going ballistic on anyone that wasn't bowing in reverent awe at the later revealed cross-dressing/trans kid.

No, they were claiming Lily was trans. Crunchyroll also did a botched translation, adding to the confusion. Then the anti-terf memes with Lily started showing up. It's almost as if they have no personality and live vicariously through media.

 

[GenericReviewerDraco]

If Lily is undead, would xhe be technically part of the 41%?

 

[Scarlett Johansson]

I have issues with Kodomo no Jikan but I'm pretty sure Zac wasn't the main lobbyist to get it cancelled. The Seven Seas guy and some other people were against it. I had no idea the series was created by a woman either.

I have to ask though. Apparently they said the other chapters had content that couldn't be published under any circumstances internationally; she rubs up against him and he gets semi-erect?

I assume the teacher is treated as a doormat which is definitely something different for a change. I was hoping there would be some kind of Orphan twist where the girl is secretly 30 or some shit.

 

[Pedro Sanchez]

If Lily is undead, would xhe be technically part of the 41%?

That's the thing, the way the show handles Lily is hilarious. A kid who dies upon seeing facial hair and realizing they wont be able to stay cute forever and puberty will destroy his career as dressing as a cute crossdressing anime idol. If the character is supposed to be trans (guidebook refers to Lily by his birth name and gender, Masao, for the record) it's like the most on the nose joke about trans suicides and makes fun of the whole idea. But the real truth is crossdressing boys are a popular fetish in anime. That's the role Lily is meant to play. The people championing the character as some trans icon are thinking way more about it than the show did. It was literally a small part of one episode and hasn't been talked about beyond that. Japan even predicted Lily was a actually a boy a month prior due to context clues of how savvy fans of those characters are. But by the way these people talk about it, you'd think Lily was the main character of the show, rather than the 2nd least popular idol in Japan only ahead of Tae.

I have issues with Kodomo no Jikan but I'm pretty sure Zac wasn't the main lobbyist to get it cancelled. The Seven Seas guy and some other people were against it. I had no idea the series was created by a woman either.

I have to ask though. Apparently they said the other chapters had content that couldn't be published under any circumstances internationally; she rubs up against him and he gets semi-erect?

I assume the teacher is treated as a doormat which is definitely something different for a change. I was hoping there would be some kind of Orphan twist where the girl is secretly 30 or some shit.

Zac may or may not have lobbied it directly himself (who knows what goes on behind closed doors, this was the day before YouTube, Twitter, and social media) but he's the editor for one of the (then) main anime websites of the early 2000s. He wrote dozens of articles and reviews basically calling it disgusting shit and saying how vile and evil the series was and how disappointed he was a company would bring it over and signal boosting the same narrative. The main reason it was cancelled was because retailers like Borders dropped it. So maybe Zac didn't 'lobby' for it, he just made sure it had constant bad publicity that led to retailers distancing themselves from it.

I have no idea on the state of the US version to be honest. It eventually got a kickstarter to come over here and was successful, but then it got delayed. I think it did eventually get a (digital) release, and I assume it's not censored, but I suppose I can't say for certain.

 

[xyz741]

But by the way these people talk about it, you'd think Lily was the main character of the show, rather than the 2nd least popular idol in Japan only ahead of Tae.

I'm torn between being shocked that Tae is LEAST popular character in Japan (I assumed she was in the top 2 or 3 in US) and disappointed by what that says about idol culture (and I say that as a fan of several JPop idol groups). Tae was hilarious and, dare I say it.... Legendary!

 

[Pedro Sanchez]

I'm torn between being shocked that Tae is LEAST popular character in Japan (I assumed she was in the top 2 or 3 in US) and disappointed by what that says about idol culture (and I say that as a fan of several JPop idol groups). Tae was hilarious and, dare I say it.... Legendary!

Pretty in line tbh. Most popular trio is Junko, Ai, and Sakura. They're the typical idol archetypes Japan loves. The tomboys/weirder ones are at the bottom. I think Saki might have been below Lily. I forget the results tbh, I just know the top 3 are so far ahead of the other girls which is why they were the only ones to get figure announcements so far. They're also in their human forms. Japanese fans dont like the zombie look much, which is kinda the whole gimmick of the show, but whatever.

 

[Munchingonfish]

Zac is a literal survivor. He was on the front lines of Gamergate and nearly took a bullet for the right side of history.

I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but Zac popped up in a FB thread about Gamergate/Zoe Quinn being abusive. I didn't know who he was prior, but his claims of getting doxed and getting death threats in his mailbox made me curious if he had a thread here. This seems to be the closest thing to a thread on him specifically.
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I assume it's safe to disregard his claims as complete bullshit, correct?

 

[The Token Ethnic]

Zac is a literal survivor. He was on the front lines of Gamergate and nearly took a bullet for the right side of history.

He didn't take a bullet, he took one for all the white knights by getting pegged by his ex husband wife.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

This is the thumbnail for a Winter 2020 Anime Preview Guide article btw.

No bias.

 

[PrismaIllya]

LGBTQWTFBBQs LOVE anime, but only when it is ABOUT them.
* Trite show where high school Mary Sue/Gary Stu comes to town and takes over = Generic crap
* Same as above, but the lead is gay = Revolutionary show that is an instant classic

* Harem show with 2 leads who love each other and zany hijinks = cliched tripe
* Same as above, but all the characters are gay = Greatest show of the year, no the decade, no the CENTURY

* Show with fanservicey designs and weird sexualized mechanisms = Problematic show that's mysognistic
* SAME EXACT SHOW, that shows a character is gay in later episodes = Show of the season candidate
* SAME EXACT SHOW, doesn't make the gay kid a Mary Sue/Gary Stu = Bigoted crap

I can't remember if they hated on ZombieLand Saga early on or not, but then I remember them all going ballistic on anyone that wasn't bowing in reverent awe at the later revealed cross-dressing/trans kid.

The Alphabet Soup Club likes yaoi, yuri, or generic shounens. That's about it.

They feign interest into deeper means of the more serious anime, but it becomes apparent that they know nothing about it if pressed.

They feign hatred of loli, traps, or any niche anime in-which the first line is not involved as a core attribute.

Also, I also remember hearing about that. They were bending themselves backwards trying reason, as they do with every trap character, that the trap cross-dress was really trans, and personally attacking anyone that didn't fall in-line and call him trans rather than trap. I suspect that's why the show never took off in the West, because the Self-Righteous SJW crowd somewhat scared off the normies and false-otaku crowds.

 

[Random Internet Person]

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This is the thumbnail for a Winter 2020 Anime Preview Guide article btw.

No bias.

Funny. I thought they were a bunch of puritans.

The Alphabet Soup Club likes yaoi, yuri, or generic shounens. That's about it.

They feign interest into deeper means of the more serious anime, but it becomes apparent that they know nothing about it if pressed.

They feign hatred of loli, traps, or any niche anime in-which the first line is not involved as a core attribute.

Also, I also remember hearing about that. They were bending themselves backwards trying reason, as they do with every trap character, that the trap cross-dress was really trans, and personally attacking anyone that didn't fall in-line and call him trans rather than trap. I suspect that's why the show never took off in the West, because the Self-Righteous SJW crowd somewhat scared off the normies and false-otaku crowds.

Are they the types that only get in when there’s a Sword Art Online or Attack on Titan? And their knowledge only extends to the titles that have merch at Hot Topic? Is this one of those things where you can be forgiven if you admit your knowledge is that limited?

 

[I Love Beef]

Funny. I thought they were a bunch of puritans.

Are they the types that only get in when there’s a Sword Art Online or Attack on Titan? And their knowledge only extends to the titles that have merch at Hot Topic? Is this one of those things where you can be forgiven if you admit your knowledge is that limited?

Oh yes. Yes, they are.

In regards to the last question, in most circumstances, yes, you should be forgiven for admitting your knowledge is that limited if you're just a fan who just likes certain series or a certain show. If you go around claiming yourself as a know it all "elite ultimate anime connoisseur whom leads all of worthy fandom to elevated heights of fandom" or similar delusions, like a "moral elite fan unlike the unwashed masses", or these insane self centered moral purism fujoshi whores, you should be roasted for not having cultural and historic knowledge of anime and manga, because 1. "What is the Information Super Highway?" 2. Wannabe nerds will never be 3. Ignorance and a high of self importance is more important than actual facts to these fool's time.

Kiwi Farms ain't my army and I know I've been quite a mouthful here with some hard on hate dick levels of aggression and deep seatedness, but hobby indulgence and entitlement as we can see leads to covering for boy rapists and hotbedding with others to shift attention from one's own vices, among trying to push around forced alphabet people acceptance and cancel culture and trying to get a nation of "honorary whites to change their barbaric and savage ways".

 

[A_throwaway_name62919]

Are they the types that only get in when there’s a Sword Art Online or Attack on Titan?

Kind of. I'd say they're the type that only watches something like SAO or AoT because they felt obligated to not just because the series was popular and mainstream, but because the series was the big thing to talk about at the time. If they encounter something objectionable they whine about it, like how for SAO they whined about incest and fan service despite the incest element being so minor it's forgetable and might as well be non-existent, and the fan service(in the first season) - being mostly tame stuff like the camera focusing on a clothed butt - adding up to merely several minutes of a 25 episode season. If they don't encounter something objectionable, they mostly fall into shipping rather than being interested in the plot. Then once the hype dies down they move on and mostly forget other than having the franchise mentally tagged as "good" or "bad" regardless of what subsequent material does, which they're mostly ignorant of anyways.

To put it more simply, they only watch seasonal stuff if it has Alphabet Soup approval like Yuri on Ice, or if it's otherwise the really big bandwagon series of the season. Other than that, they mostly stick to super mainstream stuff. The sort of people who'd seriously write ridiculous articles like this because their frame of reference is so limited.

 

[PrismaIllya]

Kind of. I'd say they're the type that only watches something like SAO or AoT because they felt obligated to not just because the series was popular and mainstream, but because the series was the big thing to talk about at the time. If they encounter something objectionable they whine about it, like how for SAO they whined about incest and fan service despite the incest element being so minor it's forgetable and might as well be non-existent, and the fan service(in the first season) - being mostly tame stuff like the camera focusing on a clothed butt - adding up to merely several minutes of a 25 episode season. If they don't encounter something objectionable, they mostly fall into shipping rather than being interested in the plot. Then once the hype dies down they move on and mostly forget other than having the franchise mentally tagged as "good" or "bad" regardless of what subsequent material does, which they're mostly ignorant of anyways.

To put it more simply, they only watch seasonal stuff if it has Alphabet Soup approval like Yuri on Ice, or if it's otherwise the really big bandwagon series of the season. Other than that, they mostly stick to super mainstream stuff. The sort of people who'd seriously write ridiculous articles like this because their frame of reference is so limited.

The funny thing is that American SJWs will go on and on about how they're weebs or otaku or whatever, all the while only being marginally knowledgeable in the most mainstream of mainstream anime. Wow you watch DB/One Piece/Naruto/Eva or whatever the popular thing at the time is? Impressive.

But despite taking the otaku title, they'll go on their grand moral crusades accusing Japan itself and anyone who watches things that cater to niche audiences, such as loli's or shota, or even just have a healthy amount of fan-service (last time I checked r/anime, they rage anytime a seasonal slice of life has a beach OVA or) then you're a "problematic part of the community."

 

[The Token Ethnic]

They were bending themselves backwards trying reason, as they do with every trap character, that the trap cross-dress was really trans, and personally attacking anyone that didn't fall in-line and call him trans rather than trap.

Hope/Jacob did this with Dororo. She was dressed as a guy by her family, so that no one would harm her or mess with her. It had nothing at all to do with the character wanting to be a man. Imagine having no personality and having to latch your insecurites on a cartoon meant for a non-American audience.

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This is the thumbnail for a Winter 2020 Anime Preview Guide article btw.

No bias.

Theron was the only one that reviewed it for the site. He gave it a milquetoast review of "it's okay if you get over the offensive fanservice" and gave it 3/5 stars

 

[Random Internet Person]

Nekopara Anime Rated Poorly by Anime News Network Due to Sexual Themes - Bounding Into Comics

Anime News Network critics have given low ratings to the latest adaptation of Nekopara due to the series' sexual content and themes.

boundingintocomics.com

The reviews are in.

 

[Aria]

Nekopara Anime Rated Poorly by Anime News Network Due to Sexual Themes - Bounding Into Comics

Anime News Network critics have given low ratings to the latest adaptation of Nekopara due to the series' sexual content and themes.

boundingintocomics.com

The reviews are in.

so the reviewers at ann are disgusted that an anime based on a hentai vn has sexual themes.

well as the old saying goes if you don't like it don't watch it.

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

Looks like water is wet today.

 

[TardBows]

Nekopara Anime Rated Poorly by Anime News Network Due to Sexual Themes - Bounding Into Comics

Anime News Network critics have given low ratings to the latest adaptation of Nekopara due to the series' sexual content and themes.

boundingintocomics.com

The reviews are in.

so the reviewers at ann are disgusted that an anime based on a hentai vn has sexual themes.

well as the old saying goes if you don't like it don't watch it.

By the looks of it, it feels like every eroge that has been adapted into anime so far have ANN be screeching about the "sexual themes" with lunacy levels of Manjaw.