# Resolved: Anime - (SCIB's) == Infantile **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 13, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-anime-scibs-infantile/103362 "2002-04-13T02:19:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-anime-scibs-infantile/103362/21 "2002-04-14T01:59:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LunaSea \* > \*\*Wohoo, lets all play the generalization game! I have a couple… > > Resolved: People interested in computer are pale, skinny geeks!\*\* Hey! You forgot me! -Derleth, pale fat geek. 😃 (See? Generalizations hurt others, but they hurt you the worst.) ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-anime-scibs-infantile/103362/22 "2002-04-14T02:11:45Z")
> [@](#): > > See, that’s the thing, though. The same could be said about all facets of pop culture whether it’s TV, movies, music, etc. I disagree. Only about half of most pop culture is really bad… another 40% is completely ho-hum, 9% is good, and 1% is absolutely amazing. In my opinion, Anime is either really, really, REALLY bad, or really, really, REALLY good. Hit or miss. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-anime-scibs-infantile/103362/23 "2002-04-14T02:13:46Z")
> [@](#): > > See, that’s the thing, though. The same could be said about all facets of pop culture whether it’s TV, movies, music, etc. I disagree. Only about half of most pop culture is really bad… another 40% is completely ho-hum, 9% is good, and 1% is absolutely amazing. In my opinion, Anime is either really, really, REALLY bad, or really, really, REALLY good. Hit or miss. > [@](#): > > And anime at its best, e.g., Princess Mononoke, easily rivals or bests anything coming from Hollywood. Or, at least, equals the few gems that Hollywood makes. But, yes, I agree with you on this point. > [@](#): > > To give DougC some credit, some Otaku (anime geeks) can be downright creepy and are to be given a wide berth if you value your sanity. Oooh… I could tell you tales about DBZ fans that’ll make you want to drink nitro glycerin… [Hijack] By the way, Hodge, does your screen name happen to come from Tom Stoppard’s _Arcadia_? [/Hijack] ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-anime-scibs-infantile/103362/24 "2002-04-14T02:14:52Z")
Wow! That’s astounding! Amazing! Fabulous! I made a double-posting booboo! Go me. ::does his monkey dance:: ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-anime-scibs-infantile/103362/25 "2002-04-14T02:17:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JRDelirious \* > \*\*I will agree with **Buck the Diver** , “skimpy chicks” would not be much of a draw. More people like to have _abundant_ chicks around. > \*\* Y’all must be watching different anime than what I’ve seen, where most of the ladies have limbs that resemble toothpicks. That often do have enormous breasts, though. ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-anime-scibs-infantile/103362/26 "2002-04-14T02:18:24Z")
Sorry guys, I obviously forgot to put in the required SARCASM ALERT!!! The reason I chose computers and cars is because I had a little look-see at DougC’s posting history and a large percentage of it consists of replying to threads about computers and cars. I was hoping to make him see how generalizing is bad, mmkay. I do not actually believe either of those things. ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2002, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-anime-scibs-infantile/103362/27 "2002-04-14T12:34:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > **By the way, Hodge, does your screen name happen to come from Tom Stoppard’s _Arcadia_?** No, sorry. The only Stoppard I’m familiar with is _Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead_ (when the heck are they going to release that on DVD, anyway?) My username is just a contraction of my surname that people have been calling me since grade school. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-anime-scibs-infantile/103362.md?page=1)