Editing Anime (section)

==The problems with Anime==

While as with any medium there are plenty of gems and turds in Anime as a whole, there are a few specific aspects when it comes to the genre/medium that are the principle cause of many a fa/tg/uy's rage and consternation towards Anime.

[[Image:Isekaimcclones.png|thumb|250px|right|The ideal human male, according to Isekai]]
Firstly, due in part to the nature of Japan's culture and their publishers, studios are incentivised or even forced to copy the HotNewThing ad nauseum in hopes that the publishers and investors will get a slice of that sweet pie (Isekai subgenre being a good example lately). This leads to cookie-cut plots and character archetypes that start to appear sameish and generic after watching 2-3 series. An even older example that Isekai is how Dragon Quest basically made the majority of japanese fantasy worlds this vague medieval-europe-style world despite having plenty of cool stuff themselves or other cultures to mine from.

Then there's the elephant in the room - harems, [[Loli]], [[futa]] fetish fuel and other assorted [[Slaanesh|slaaneshi]] bs. Now a little bit of cheesecake is not only well and good but downright appreciated, but Anime has this tendency to delve into some really bizarre and disgusting shit or devolve into softcore porn. Again, nothing wrong with it until MC's (much) younger sister starts wiggling her underaged ass in front of the MC and you hear the SWAT squad at your front door.

Lastly, there seems to be a perception of Anime as overall less serious than other animation genres. This is partially true since after the shitshow of WW2 Japan decided do a 180 degree turn and get as far away from the lunacy that was Imperial Japan as they could. The result was among other things an orientation towards cuteness and wholesomeness (Kawaiisa) that seeped into anime, and while there very much are series and OVAs that would make Quentin Tarantino proud, the mainstream face of anime was cutesy girls and boys doing silly wacky stuff. Over-enthusiastic anime fans (weeaboos) added to this by further poisoning the well via association.

On a more positive note, with the rise of geek and weeb culture to the status of mainstream, not to mention japanese culture in general, Anime has in large parts lost the stigma it had in the 80s and 90s with a reasonable amount of younger and older peeps watching at least some of it once in a while. Be that as it may, any excessive outburst of weebery will be subjected to immediate {{BLAM}}ing and subsequent court-martial.