and that video's still up

and it's like

i actually like your content when you avoid politics

why do you do this

We should maybe keep in mind that that Crunchy show does not exist yet & maybe it will be great or utterly terrible or just plain mediocre. It would have probably gotten way less flak if it was just about the show they were making instead of marketing the creative teams diversity.

i think he was entirely missing the point though with his video by saying people can't criticize it, because people are just following patterns and employing a little foresight

@Lagomaster24 he believes into the gender is a spectrum

and unlike hindsight, foresight can often be wrong, but that doesn't mean it lacks value

he isn't too into the left

but still agrees with a lot of it

you know regarding gender, i think im at a point where i largely just dont care anymore

live and let live

@da britian the idea of an american company like CR is to do nothijg like that though

if you support ANIME, it is NOT for american studios to "do anime"

Most people don't seem to be criticizing it for its predicted quality so much as for its unoriginal concept, its creators history, the video revealing it which had little info on the show itself, and for whether it has any good reason to exist given what they view as what should be Crunchyroll's other priorities

Calarts

If you had just shown me the picture of the characters and didn't tell me who was making it, or show me the reveal video I'd be interested in watching it even though it doesn't seem too original.

I will avoid that discussion, I'm tired of it

Anime fans aren't "cartoon fans"

the distinction exists because there's a difference

I don't even see that show as anime, I just see it as an American anime streaming site licensor diversifying into domestic animation.

there's shows that try to blend it a bit, like Avatar or RWBY, that are inspired by anime. They still aren't anime

Agreed. There is a fair amount of overlap which is where I am, but I can definitely understand why people who pay them for anime would be upset over Crunchyroll investing in that instead of in improving their service, or producing actual anime like Netflix has started doing

exactly

the new crunchyroll series i definitely wouldn't call anime, it just looks like an american cartoon

specially when they market as in "pay for this to save the anime industry"

and try to guilt trip everyone into paying

and while i don't go nearly as far as Geoff "steven universe is anime" Thew, i do believe that anime can be made outside of japan

Yeah, I've seen how a lot of their staff acts online towards people who dare to watch anime in ways they don't approve of and it's pretty humorous

That Guardian Spice thing looks very Steven Universe.

ways they don't approve of?

anime is anime because of distinct art and animation style, having one or the other alone doesn't make it anime

ergo that shit from crunchyroll can't be anime

They'll hound people on twitter for watching anime on pirate streaming sites despite that being how they started

well, the art and animation is one part of it, i would say there is more that goes into it than just that

broadly speaking

Yeah, there's more to it than that for sure. There's a lot of anime with unique art styles that most wouldn't think of when they think of as anime, but it's still anime

also i've got an interesting question that's strangely on-topic

is panty and stocking with garterbelt anime

Yes

Yes, duh