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Thursday, February 9, 2006
but i was born with a destiny of roses
One thing that has been bothering for a while now is anime fans' rather liberal use of the word classic.
Most fans seem to forget that a large majority of the American anime fandom have only been exposed to series created in the past ten or so years; there are decades of anime that have completely missed our radar. All things considered, it's a bit presumptuous of us to hail our favorites as "classics of the genre" when the American fandom as a whole is ignorant of older series.
Case in point, a poll was published a couple years back asking the Japanese public which anime series they considered to be true classics. On that poll, Evangelion came in #77, whereas in the American fandom, it would most likely place in the top ten.
All I ask is for other fans to be a little more considerate when praising certain series. Just because someone has been a fan for years does not at all imply that they know everything about anime, and just because a large number of fans agree with a person's views doesn't necessarily mean that they're true.
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On a somewhat related note, I've begun watching Rose of Versailles. It's nifty. From what I can tell, the writers did a good job of accurately portraying historical events without sugar-coating, while also adding their own plotlines on the side.
Despite their many faults, Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI are endearing. The French Revolution will be a sad thing to watch. As for background characters, I think the phrase "absolute power corrupts absolutely" is quite fitting a description.
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