{"id":403,"date":"2006-05-19T20:04:54","date_gmt":"2006-05-20T01:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=403"},"modified":"2006-05-19T20:04:54","modified_gmt":"2006-05-20T01:04:54","slug":"filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=403","title":{"rendered":"Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"

I live a pretty sheltered life when it comes to anime-watching. <\/p>\n

Start with the entire universe of anime, right in Japan. Now there is way too much coming out at once to even begin to get a handle on it all. But I don’t have to. The funsubbers watch a lot of it, but they usually only translate the stuff they like. This helps the show get some attention among non-Japanese speaking fans, and arguably creates a demand for it elsewhere. So, only shows which are very popular in Japan or which have an anticipated demand will end up getting translated, dubbed, and released in my country.<\/p>\n

I’m sure that process filters out a lot of the dreck and a lot of the more esoteric titles. But what’s left is still quite a bit. Hardcore anime fans watch it, and sort it into what sucks and what’s watchable. From that list, avid fans like Steven<\/a> watch them and in turn subject them to another round of reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And then lightweights like me come along and cherry-pick the best titles to watch. At this point I’m watching a sub-section of a part of a fragment of a portion of all english<\/em> anime, which is in itself a small chunk of all<\/em> anime. <\/p>\n

It’s possible that there is another layer of even more casual and picky viewers who watch a fraction of the titles covered by people like me, but probably not. I’m pretty sure I’m at the end of the food chain here. <\/p>\n

Sometimes I break ranks and dive into some anime without reviewing it first, and the results are rarely satisfying. <\/p>\n

For the curious, my current queue is:<\/p>\n

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  1. Someday’s dreamers: This is a great series, although its taking forever to get through these three discs. I’m only watching it with my wife, and she just started a part-time job. One disc left, and since others have reviewed the series before me, I’m confident the ending will leave me happy.\n<\/li>\n
  2. Last Exile: Not yet started. This is in the queue thanks to suggestions from several readers here. (Thanks)\n<\/li>\n
  3. The World of Narue: Just went into the queue tonight, based on what I read over at Chizumatic. Sounds like another good title for the wife and I.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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