Is Anime Hyped?

I remember that the entertainment form itself being listed in old Hype Backlash page and I heard here and there that it is so hyped. I find that to be weird because outside the anime forums, even in this site, people are more or less condemning it, mostly involving something in the line of "Too weird", "HENTAI!", and "Freakish big eyes" and all.

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

Who cares?

Seriously. Why do you, or anyone else, care if anime is over, under, or appropriately "hyped". Hype Backlash is a vehicle for Complaining About Franchises You Dont Like, and nothing on that page should be taken seriously because its all opinion, and the only opinion that matters on this subject is your own.

Don't be insecure about your interests! Don't care what other people do or do not like. Just watch the damn anime and enjoy it!

(shrugs) I wasn't feeling insecure, but just found it rather odd.

In a less related note, do I most certainly see you a lot around this forum or is it just my imagination?

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

You see me around exactly as much as I am around.

Are you saying you make sure to post rather than lurk ?

OT: If it is hyped I can see why. Emotions are portrayed well. However if you don't "get" it, then you will be hit by Hype Backlash.

Incidentally it also depends on who you've been talking about anime with.

They are either anime fans, like in Animesuki and whatnots...and people who liberally uses the term weaboo.

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

Nerds hype things they like. Look at the "classics" of literature. They're all shit, but because there's nerds that like them, they get onto mandatory curriculum and what not.

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Is anime hyped? Gee I don't know, are there huge cons filled to the brim with anime fans? Are there anime fans all over the internet?

YES of course it is hyped no shit. The question is, is anime overhyped? And I honestly don't know and don't care. And neither should you. You shouldn't care if anime is hyped at all. Even if you were the only anime fan you knew you should watch anime if you like it. And you should not watch anime if you don't like it.

This is a really dumb thread.

edited 7th Jul '11 2:42:32 PM by Sporkaganza

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This thread is getting some odd reactions...

I think that some of the negative responses to anime are a result of those people looking at otaku/weeaboo/whatever and going "y u so obsessed". The problem isn't helped by the behavior of some nerds who gush loudly and endlessly about Naruto or whatever. So yeah, I think in some cases it could be hype backlash.

Haters gonna hate. *goes back to nuzzling her Meruru pillow*

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It's overhyped in my eyes. As I've seen on TV Tropes itself, most anime series are across the board considered "good." Even the most obscure of series are said to be "worth a watch." I just consider most anime fans/otakus to be deluded into thinking that all anime is, on average, good, when anyone outside the fandom would look at most of these series and say they're awful, unoriginal bullcrap.

I'm pretty sure the concept of Law having limits was a translation error. -Wanderlustwarrior

When something's bad, it's called out as bad.

The thing here is that anime is usually made from successful manga. Manga that don't do well are cut-off rather quickly by their publishers...

...obscure doesn't mean it isn't good.

You know what else is obscure? Mother and Terranigma

You'll be hard pressed to find anyone with anything really negative to say about any of those series.

edited 9th Jul '11 11:50:50 PM by Signed

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What I'm getting at is that, even shows that are really a niche-fulfilling thing are considered "worth a watch." A lot of anime fans are willing to consider any series "good," where any non-anime fan that gives the series a go would likely consider it anywhere from meh to awful.

Basically, there isn't enough anime out there that anime fans generally agree to be bad, especially on TV Tropes. I've come across two series that were reported to be awful, but even then, the article went on to say that it's a bit of an exaggeration. This is mostly, I assume, due to obscure anime having a small but dedicated fanbase that are obviously going to paint it in the best light - and since they're the only ones ever doing the painting, it's always going to come off as favorable.

edited 10th Jul '11 12:02:32 AM by HeavyDDR

I'm pretty sure the concept of Law having limits was a translation error. -Wanderlustwarrior

I'll give you an example of a bad anime adaptation, and nobody will say I'm exaggerating.

The first anime version of Mahou Sensei Negima

Not only does it disrespect the manga's plot by refusing to accept the Genre Shift, but the animation quality was horrible, inconsistent, and clearly not checked for errors. Many fans of the manga disown it, from what I've seen.

But then again, isn't Negima a HUGE series? If you had to explain Negima - all of it - to someone, you're probably not gonna focus on the bad anime, right? If I asked a random, relevant person about Negima as a series, they're probably gonna focus more on the better anime series and not the bad one.

That's like saying "this one episode of Pokemon was just awful" is an example of a bad anime, when it's just a small part.

I'm pretty sure the concept of Law having limits was a translation error. -Wanderlustwarrior

The other anime was also garbage to most fans, since it decided to not follow the plot at all from the get-go and do... something else. Most of the fans will tell you right away to stay away from them.

And they sorta have to acknowledge the slow start to the manga, too.

edited 10th Jul '11 12:20:10 AM by burnpsy

Anime isn't hyped. It has always been a niche that sometimes happens to be very loud. Nothing more nothing less.

And I thought it was the cultural impact and the contributions these works made to their respective native languages.

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I dunno, my issue is that I never see anyone talking bad about Negima as a whole series. You never see anime fans, unless provoked in a really stupid flame war, objectively titling it as bad, where as in other mediums, like literature, it's much more common to see people railing on various series with legitimate complaints.

I'm pretty sure the concept of Law having limits was a translation error. -Wanderlustwarrior

I see your point. The things is, as I said a few posts ago, due to the format manga works, and how anime adaptations are decided, the junk usually gets weeded out before it gets too far, or canceled after being bad for too long. The only exceptions are if they're still making lots of money.

edited 10th Jul '11 12:26:37 AM by burnpsy

Well I'm talking about both manga AND anime. There's a lot of manga out there, too, that is what any outsider would consider poorly made, but is forever painted in a mostly positive light because nerds are very loud on the internet.

I'm pretty sure the concept of Law having limits was a translation error. -Wanderlustwarrior

That happens with everything, I'd think.

Bad games, and bad books get the same treatment.

edited 10th Jul '11 12:31:54 AM by burnpsy