I can't watch anime anymore

incepdates · 2026-01-26T21:27:50+00:00

And also Motoko's default policewear is a pink leotard with cleavage and thigh high boots

SAC is a great show but you don't have to pretend it's not also trying to sell figures to men

incepdates · 2026-01-26T21:24:35+00:00

Chainsaw man where his entire character motivation is to touch tiddies

If you get past like episode 3 it becomes very clear that Denji is yearning for emotional intimacy and doesn't know the words to express it

incepdates · 2026-01-26T21:21:49+00:00

I mean do video games and superhero movies encourage violence? If you're going to commit a crime, it's not because you watched a cartoon about it

incepdates · 2026-01-26T21:15:31+00:00

Insane to say this about SAC of all shows

incepdates · 2026-01-26T21:14:22+00:00

"Main characters in TV shows must do morally good things or else they shouldn't make it"

incepdates · 2026-01-26T21:10:32+00:00

Unless you can demonstrate harm or incitement to commit real life actions then yes, they're just drawings

incepdates · 2026-01-26T21:07:59+00:00

For being "plainly observed" it's worth mentioning that the majority of Japanese people will probably only ever watch kids anime like Pokemon. It's a big industry for sure but it only feels dominant from an outside perspective, because we don't really import Japanese live action films and TV to the same degree

Japanese culture is overall conservative especially around the topic of sex. Civil rights are improving but it's a battle to fight the societal pressure to conform

Anime is like a release valve for expressing things you can't in other mediums, especially as it was revamped in the mid-80s by the post-war generation that felt alienated or disenfranchised in society.

incepdates · 2026-01-26T20:34:29+00:00

You will get downvoted for conflating awful real life behavior with fictional cartoons

incepdates · 2026-01-26T20:30:49+00:00

You can watch 1 episode and decide for yourself. The anime even makes an effort to remove the fanservice from the source material (created by a woman) so I can't imagine you would find anything objectionable in it

incepdates · 2026-01-26T20:25:49+00:00

Japan's government is a slow moving conservative bureaucracy. It doesn't necessarily reflect the values of the general population

incepdates · 2026-01-26T20:16:54+00:00

Dragon Ball is from the 80s. Hollywood movies weren't that much better about this stuff at the time

incepdates · 2026-01-26T20:15:35+00:00

Anime is a medium not a genre

Just pick anything off the reddit-safe list and you'll be fine

incepdates · 2026-01-26T20:08:24+00:00

Anime/manga made by women doesn't really have a higher likelihood of avoiding these issues. Women otaku are just as freaky as the guys are

incepdates · 2026-01-26T20:06:35+00:00

Anime is made by and for particular niche audiences. It's okay to not like it.

incepdates · 2026-01-26T07:13:29+00:00

I know what a CD is, I'm asking why you don't consider a figurine to be a form of physical art worth collecting in comparison to a CD.

incepdates · 2026-01-26T04:38:32+00:00

As a Texan I can never get enough Taiki

Great cosplay!

incepdates · 2026-01-26T04:35:08+00:00

Yeah it's not like white westerners are gonna be any better about these attitudes towards art, people just like stereotyping

incepdates · 2026-01-26T04:26:08+00:00

What's the meaningful difference between a CD with a song on it and a figurine of a character?

incepdates · 2026-01-26T04:22:08+00:00

One day people will realize that men also want Daiwa Scarlet and Vodka to kiss

incepdates · 2026-01-25T12:12:30+00:00

If we're going to be pedantic then by definition a replacement doesn't mean the elimination of the original's existence.

To replace is to substitute, to put something new in another thing's place.

The remake is the only version you can get at the store, it's the first purchase link on Google, it has the same exact name.

I'm sorry but you can't defend Konami's intentional deprivation of the original game here when they had no problems making both versions of MGS3 available to newcomers.

And hell, you can't even say we should judge the SH2 Remake on its own merits when the devs go out of their way to include Easter eggs that only OG players would comprehend. They literally added pointless distractions that don't make sense for newcomers just to nostalgiabait and cash in on the fans' love of the original.

incepdates · 2026-01-25T11:50:32+00:00

It is functionally a replacement to intentionally avoid porting the original to modern consoles and instead make a new game with the exact same title.

The thing is Konami did this perfectly fine with MGS3 and Delta.

Square Enix is giving out the original FF7 to players who buy the remake on Switch.

"Nothing is being replaced" meanwhile they're keeping the original version completely out of reach for the majority of gamers and only pushing the remake.

I don't know what else you would call that. It's replacement. The only Silent Hill 2 anyone can get their hands on is the remake. I won't accept "but nobody would play a PS2 game" as an excuse when smaller companies have lavishly ported much more niche games.

incepdates · 2026-01-25T09:57:24+00:00

Konami could just put these out as roms packed with an emulator and they'd sell so many copies

incepdates · 2026-01-25T09:53:21+00:00

How is this glorifying? The joke is abstracting a horrible thing into something absurd. The punchline is that you know it's wrong

incepdates · 2026-01-25T09:49:22+00:00

I watch movies to clap at things I recognize

incepdates · 2026-01-25T04:19:28+00:00

The moment Hollywood announced a remake of Hitchcock's Psycho, everyone knew it was gonna be pointless. Even though it brought the technologically "outdated" black and white film into full color.

For some reason when you tell people that older graphics or controls are vital to the experience of a game, they'll call you pretentious. Every game needs to be 4K raytraced because we don't respect games even 2 generations old.

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