also i think the list of "things ponicalica has asked me to watch" also includes rahxephon and the tatami galaxy and kamen rider gaim, if i recall correctly
"things noimporta has asked me to watch" includes rahxephon and infinite ryvius
i've actually seen one ep of rahxephon and a few eps of ryvius
it's just that percentage of free time watching anime seems to roughly correlate with being intolerable when it comes to media related matters in general
to be fair this is not exclusive to anime, there is this specific sort of nerd who seems to devour media endlessly whilst having no standards for quality (or deep appreciation for anything they're actually watching that happens to be good for that matter), seeking instead to mine from it a few specific features/qualities that they find interesting
as though the thing that they are watching/reading/playing is just a vehicle or wrapper for a specific thing that they crave
admittedly the reason i spent part of my evening compiling a gigantic list of insults is because i'm punting a paper that i am stuck with sitting in front of me and which i've been trying to finish for the past four days
i guess that's what bugged me about TVT, it seemed to encourage this sort of mindless, non-holistic media consumption through its dismantling of things into their component ideas
to be fair this is not exclusive to anime, there is this specific sort of nerd who seems to devour media endlessly whilst having no standards for quality (or deep appreciation for anything they're actually watching that happens to be good for that matter), seeking instead to mine from it a few specific features/qualities that they find interesting
as though the thing that they are watching/reading/playing is just a vehicle or wrapper for a specific thing that they crave
talking about anime is akin to taking corkscrews to ones ears.
this is probably because "anime" is not a type of show or a genre or anything like that
it is a supercategory of genres, and basically refers to all japanese cartoons, of which there are a shitton, with a shitton of variety to go along with them so if you try to find people to talk anime with, chances are your tastes are not going to match theirs (unless you happen to both be watching all the really current mainstream shows)
to be fair this is not exclusive to anime, there is this specific sort of nerd who seems to devour media endlessly whilst having no standards for quality (or deep appreciation for anything they're actually watching that happens to be good for that matter), seeking instead to mine from it a few specific features/qualities that they find interesting
as though the thing that they are watching/reading/playing is just a vehicle or wrapper for a specific thing that they crave
and yet, continuing from my previous post, people speak of "anime" like it's a unified bloc of something, and whoever you run into has their own tastes and thus some sort of non-random selection of shows they like and they'll probably give off the sense that, for example, "anime" as a whole is filled with moëshit if what they like is moëshit
talking about anime is akin to taking corkscrews to ones ears.
this is probably because "anime" is not a type of show or a genre or anything like that
it is a supercategory of genres, and basically refers to all japanese cartoons, of which there are a shitton, with a shitton of variety to go along with them so if you try to find people to talk anime with, chances are your tastes are not going to match theirs (unless you happen to both be watching all the really current mainstream shows)
there may be many sorts of anime, but it seems to me that the sorts of anime fan are much fewer
talking about anime is akin to taking corkscrews to ones ears.
this is probably because "anime" is not a type of show or a genre or anything like that
it is a supercategory of genres, and basically refers to all japanese cartoons, of which there are a shitton, with a shitton of variety to go along with them so if you try to find people to talk anime with, chances are your tastes are not going to match theirs (unless you happen to both be watching all the really current mainstream shows)
there may be many sorts of anime, but it seems to me that the sorts of anime fan are much fewer
There is a sentiment often expressed that there is a difference between people who play games and people who self-identify as gamers. Most recently I've heard Northernlion talk about this, but it's a pretty common idea.
I think that for most forms of media, there is something similar, anime not excepted.
yeah. apparently, the symbol counts as a diaeresis, not umlaut, in this usage. and, as wikipedia observes, it is considered archaic.
i still find it useful to prevent confusion with the name "moe". this is because i thought that the term was pronounced "moh" the first time i saw it because it was spelled without the diaeresis.
because, similarly, the first time i saw it pronounced it as "ah-NEEM", and so i want to spell it in such a way to clarify that it's not pronounced that way.
Really I can't think of many instances where there'd be confusion between moe, the type of anime, Moe, the Simpsons character or anyone sharing his name, and moe., the jam band.
Really I can't think of many instances where there'd be confusion between moe, the type of anime, Moe, the Simpsons character or anyone sharing his name, and moe., the jam band.
well it helps to know what is being talked about if you just happen on some chatter about it on IRC or on a forum or blogpost or something.
also it helps prevent that feeling of incredible stupidity when you say it out loud in a meatspace context and then realize you've been mentally pronouncing it wrong all this time
well it helps to know what is being talked about if you just happen on some chatter about it on IRC or on a forum or blogpost or something.
also it helps prevent that feeling of incredible stupidity when you say it out loud in a meatspace context and then realize you've been mentally pronouncing it wrong all this time
man you could just like
look it up.
besides, English isn't a language that uses umlauts naturally, so by using them when speaking English, you are only creating more confusion unless you explicitly spell out what you're using it for every time you post it, which is just time-consuming and more trouble than it's worth.
well it helps to know what is being talked about if you just happen on some chatter about it on IRC or on a forum or blogpost or something.
also it helps prevent that feeling of incredible stupidity when you say it out loud in a meatspace context and then realize you've been mentally pronouncing it wrong all this time
man you could just like
look it up.
besides, English isn't a language that uses umlauts naturally, so by using them when speaking English, you are only creating more confusion unless you explicitly spell out what you're using it for every time you post it, which is just time-consuming and more trouble than it's worth.
how often do you look up a term used on a not-particularly-serious topic in preparation for an informal social event
also, as was pointed out, English-language writing has actually used diaereses, though it's just that their usage is decreasing.
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"things noimporta has asked me to watch" includes rahxephon and infinite ryvius
i've actually seen one ep of rahxephon and a few eps of ryvius
it is a supercategory of genres, and basically refers to all japanese cartoons, of which there are a shitton, with a shitton of variety to go along with them
so if you try to find people to talk anime with, chances are your tastes are not going to match theirs
(unless you happen to both be watching all the really current mainstream shows)
I don't like to correct how people write things, but that particular one bothers me to no end and I don't get why people do it.
I think that for most forms of media, there is something similar, anime not excepted.
it seems to be a more common practice in older publications.
yeah. apparently, the symbol counts as a diaeresis, not umlaut, in this usage. and, as wikipedia observes, it is considered archaic.
i still find it useful to prevent confusion with the name "moe". this is because i thought that the term was pronounced "moh" the first time i saw it because it was spelled without the diaeresis.
because, similarly, the first time i saw it pronounced it as "ah-NEEM", and so i want to spell it in such a way to clarify that it's not pronounced that way.
also it helps prevent that feeling of incredible stupidity when you say it out loud in a meatspace context and then realize you've been mentally pronouncing it wrong all this time
look it up.
besides, English isn't a language that uses umlauts naturally, so by using them when speaking English, you are only creating more confusion unless you explicitly spell out what you're using it for every time you post it, which is just time-consuming and more trouble than it's worth.
also, as was pointed out, English-language writing has actually used diaereses, though it's just that their usage is decreasing.
i played bit trip runner earlier
and now i'm playing steel storm: burning retribution
B)
i wonder what the seal is thinking
people in the comments are arguing over whether it might be concerned or just confused or what
it also wouldn't register as particularly weird or archaic to see 'noöne'... slightly unusual, but nothing more
also the acute accent on 'café' is pretty normal here
i used to write 'anime' as 'animé', but stopped because nobody else was doing it
cute
Lol it's funny because Randall does this all the time.
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