ryo_sagara Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 I was watching TV the other day and I noticed that in the beginning of 'Malcolm in the Middle' there were bits and pieces of anime. Another instance was in a slumberland commercial Vash the Stampede made a few appearences... So my question to you would be have you seen anything like this? and what are your feelings towards it? Like 'holy crap they can't do that!' or 'whoa anime on regular TV!' Personally I'd like to here your opinions. (And if anyone knows what animes that were in the beginning of 'Malcolm in the Middle' please tell me.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiyomichiru Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]I thought integrating anime in mainstream tv/movie/advertisments is such a great idea since Japanese pop culture is quickly becoming a part of American culture. So many people are totally into it. That whole Kill Bill anime scene is probably one of the biggest influences since, well, Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, David Carradine, Quentin Tarantino and all the celebrities in there are so popular and made the movie's use of anime an eye-opener. Has anyone noticed that almost every other country has used the English language in their pop music? I think that we're the only ones who don't do that with other languages. I s'ppose (that's a hick way of saying 'suppose,' well, coming from Kansas you get beat up for sayin' it the right way) we're not too world-cultured. Drifting off to another related topic, it's a fact that many animes are based off of Japanese folklore/old-world culture ex. Inuyasha, Spirited Away, Mononoke Hime etc. converting non-anime ideas to anime (duh, since anime is your/an author's own little creation) but what I'd like to know is in Inuyasha Movie 2 Castle Beyond the Looking Glass, the folklore of Taketori Monogatari/Kaguya Hime Monogatari is written by whom and what text can I get it out of? A fansubbed version was beautifully translated and looked like something coming out of Murasaki Shikibu's literature, but I wasn't sure. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. To the Moderator(s) I apologize if I got a little bit off topic, but I didn't know where else to post a question/comment anywhere else and I particularly like this lounge. Honto gomenasai![/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Breaker Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Well, I dont know too many things that hvae intergrated Anime into themselves, becouse the Canadian spectrum of programming is very limited, but I think it is a great idea, nonetheless. On another note, the reason that North America (I take it you meant that when you said America) dosn't use other langueges in their music (besides Quebec, of course) is becouse that North America is the most powerful contenent on the face of the earth, it is the richest, and it is the most influential. People figure they want to be able to sell to North Americans, becouse they will profit much more from it, which is just smart marketing. Not all countrys do that, though, Germany still has many independent singers who only sing in German, the same goes for many European and Asian countrys/societys. (They really beat you up for saying suppose? Since when did using proper english get you beat up? I'm afraid of hicks... *Hides behind the counter*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiyomichiru Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 [quote name='Sword Breaker']On another note, the reason that North America (I take it you meant that when you said America) dosn't use other langueges in their music (besides Quebec, of course) is becouse that North America is the most powerful contenent on the face of the earth, it is the richest, and it is the most influential. People figure they want to be able to sell to North Americans, becouse they will profit much more from it, which is just smart marketing. Not all countrys do that, though, Germany still has many independent singers who only sing in German, the same goes for many European and Asian countrys/societys. (They really beat you up for saying suppose? Since when did using proper english get you beat up? I'm afraid of hicks... *Hides behind the counter*)[/quote] [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]I totally agree with you on how N. Amer. is rich/powerful/influential (after all, I am American and damn proud. Not to put you off for being Canadian, I actully like Canada very much, you guys grow all the traditional S.Asian fruits that I totally crave, and your public news television is so positive and contributive to society.) ANYWAYS, but yes, I do agree on how that works, however, you'll have to agree with me that many Americans are horrible at learning various languages like the Europeans do for example. I'm not saying that Germans and other Europeans don't sing in their own language, but I mean, we Americans have a horrible knack for not integrating other culture's pop culture into our mainstream society. I'm one of the few Kansans who actually know what anime is. I'm also one of the few Kansans who actually THINK there's a country called Japan (okay I'm exaggerating. The whole World War actually let Kansans back then know there was a Japan). But, you get the idea. And it sucks because it makes it especially hard to get news and stuff here in the middle of nowhere. I hope you understand how that marketing scheme is like a double-edged glaive. *BTW* I was walking in the supermarket one day and this reallly old geezer walks past me and says "damn *** (insert the derogatory slang for a Japanese person)." I'm not even Japanese. I s'ppose he's still resentful since WWII.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korey Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 [QUOTE=ryo_sagara]I was watching TV the other day and I noticed that in the beginning of 'Malcolm in the Middle' there were bits and pieces of anime. Another instance was in a slumberland commercial Vash the Stampede made a few appearences... So my question to you would be have you seen anything like this? and what are your feelings towards it? Like 'holy crap they can't do that!' or 'whoa anime on regular TV!' Personally I'd like to here your opinions. (And if anyone knows what animes that were in the beginning of 'Malcolm in the Middle' please tell me.)[/QUOTE] yes that did happen in an episode of malcom of middle and i did see that in there. here's a couple of examples for you. example one, kill bill. There is a anime scene that is short, but it is memorable. another example is on the simpsons when mr Smiley (homer) is presented in an anime style drawing technique. More examples include refrences in Billy and Mandy, Megas... etc. I think its great that American culture and Japanese culture is being assimilated together and it does help people have a greater feelings towards anime as a defining thing in japanese culture. Also it helps anime have a greater exposure factor, if you could call it that, for other people who dont nesicarally know what that kind of thing is. also, the allusions to anime are designed for you to say, "hey there's vash in a commercial!" it would only appeal to someone who knows about vash, or someone familiar with anime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010DigitalBoy Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 In the Grim Adventures Of Billy and Mandy, they one scene where Grim keeps changing Billy's eyesight, and three of them are manga forms. In Teen Titans, Starfire gets a bump and pokes at it like in FLCL. In Megas te spoof G-Force with F-Force and have a few Robotech ripoffs. There are many more I have no time for. Personally I think its awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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