I managed to get my hands on this book recently and read through it to bring the more interesting pages to you guys.
Please forgive the scan quality. I don't usually do this sort of thing and my scanner isn't that great to begin with.
This looks promising
Thismight be good
Here's the introduction and some of what's to come.
>>132856642
This entire thread is going to be one giant shit show. Let's begin.
>>132856642
Is Devilman in there?
Because an entire generation of kids watched it and they turned out just fine.
>>132856693
Is there a section on moe?
Not anime.
Some more of the intro. Looking back on it, this dude didn't actually use "anime" as a catch all term for anime and manga like he said he would.
>>132856752
You betcha.
good shit go౦ԁ sHit this is gonna be some goodshit righthere
>>132856642
oh boy
Sounds kind of interesting, is this person any way related to that one christian anime review/discussion website?
This guy is acting like Japan is fucking Atlantis.
SO BAFFLING
>>132856693
Oh wow. They had to explain what the "Western World" is
>>132856795
I don't think he's affiliated, but he does mention them at one point as an excellent resource for recommendations.
>>132856842
Man, imagine filtering out all anime with fantasy content.
You're down to pretty much entirely moeshit.
>>132856842
>Space Battleship Yamato
Bravo Rothman
>>132856693
>Anti christian content
This entire section is so weeaboo it hurts.
>>132856840
>south america
>western
>>132856779
>Most anime fans refer to themselves as "otaku".
>>132856761
>no fun allowed
This a good off topic thread, let it be
>>132856842
>problematic
>>132856912
NICHIBROS MENTIONED
>>132856912
>respects its audience
>The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya on the next page
Remember when Haruhi respected its audience so much it gave us 8 episodes to fully understand a timeloop?
>>132856912
Woah. That sudden hostility.
>>132856912
>Scooby-Doo
>Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
>essentially the same story
im dying hoyl fuck
>>132856912
Every western example there is better than the japanese it's compared to
>>132856912
>Haruhi and Scooby doo are basically the same story
>>132856842
Wait, do Christians think Harry Potter is satanic because of magic??
>>132856912
Old Spongebob is probably leagues better than Pokemon.
>>132856912
>that ed edd and eddy comparison
Jesus christ
>>132856912
Spongebob squarepants is really good though.
Please tell me the book has waifus
>>132857050
Ahahahahahahahaha
>>132856779
>>132856779
>Otaku
>best translated as fan boy
Who is this moron and what idiot let him publish a book.
>>132856989
damn it anon is that your hair right below figure 1.6? I poked at my computer screen trying to get it off
>>132857034
Some of those crazy biblethumpers do. Same kind of people who got the D&D is satanism thing going in the 80s
>>132857050
>Otaku are open and accepting of other fans
Oh boy
>>132856912
>Nichibros
>>132856912
>passive-agressively dissing Ed, Edd & Eddy
Bitch nigga.
>comparing Scoobs and Haruhi
Not bad.
I think I agree overall with what he says here, though he's rather forward about it.
>>132857050
>insecure kids trying to mask their own feelings of inadequacy
Something tells me this guy has a grudge
>>132857034
As the son of a christfag, I wasn't allowed to read Harry Potter because witchcraft=bad. So, yeah.
>>132857050
>anime fans are open-minded
Tumblr begs to differ
The next few pages are going to be explanations of "the five types of anime".
>>132856779
>I wasn't able to find the copyright holders for a lot of these images, so I used them anyway! Hope it's okay and you'll forget that you have the option to sue me, teehee!
>>132857050
>that picture
Oh, I took this guy's Intro to Anime class in college.
>>132857050
>accepting mlp
kek
>>132857130
Oh boy, this is gonna be something.
>>132857144
What did you learn in anime class?
Continued from >>132857130
>>132857130
>Kodomo
Holy fuck why didn't he just write "children's"? Because that's what they are, children's cartoons. Kodomo means child/children, it's not like Japanese children are now special.
>>132857144
What did you do? Write essays about who was best girl?
>>132857108
Ed, Edd and Eddy was fucking garbage
>>132857128
The western fans are worse because of the higher degree of autism, like how those steven universe fangirls nearly got a chick to kill herself.
>>132857144
Did you have to watch an episode of anime and write a critical review on it? If you did, I hope you picked Diabolik Lovers or Fractale.
>>132857130
>mentioned Kubo and Kishimoto but not Toriyama
>>132857034
Some of the crazier ones do. My younger cousins weren't allowed to read it because of their father thinking it was encouraging wiccan lifestyles.
>>132857177
More about shounenshit.
>>132857177
>shonen
>complex stories that progress over many episodes
>>132857204
I'm sure if the girl wasn't a retarded Tumblrite, she may have actually succeeded in the task.
>>132856989
>>132856989
>>132856989
>>132857050
>that spiel about mean kids
Wow.
>>132857198
You shut your fucking mouth.
>>132856842
We should follow his wise advice and redirect people looking for recs there.
>>132856912
He should be comparing it Scooby Doo to This though.
>>132857177
>Kodomo has no nudity
Pfft, hyper sexualized nudity mabye
>>132857050
>Otaku are open and accepting of other fans
Well... when you compare them to Steven Universe fans, I suppose they are.
>>132857235
Heinlein confirmed for shounenshit
>>132857236
I mean he is partially right, there are many episodes, just not much progression
>>132857198
Fuck you
>>132857235
>the gateway anime
He did it
Time for shoujo.
>>132857235
That second paragraph
>Shonen is a gateway to anime...
Almost thought I was reading another famous piece of anime literature there.
Cant wait for the haremshit section
>>132857177
>entertainment that is meaningful
Hue
Also
>gateway
>>132857235
Did he get paid to write this? I hope he's not actually being paid royalties.
This is nowhere near as bad as I was expecting.
Is the last type hentai? Please tell me it's hentai
>>132857235
>to paraphrase winston churchill
>>132857198
You're garbage, dork
>>132857128
nigga, /a/ begs to differ
>>132857050
Dr Who is absolute cancer, like hell I'd be seen mixing with they're kind.
>>132857235
>there is a scarcity of continuing programs for boys ... There is almost nothing on TV for this age group, and this gap provides the environment that lets shonen flourish.
That's... Actually a pretty good point. There are plenty of serial comedies for teens and young adults, but not much action-adventure outside of movies.
>>132857291
In before inevitable mention of Madoka
>>132857314
meant to quote >>132857235
Shoujo continued.
>>132857320
Worry not, "The Dark Side of Anime" is coming up after the five types of anime.
>>132857258
>>132857204
Wait, what? Can someone please explain this?
>>132857235
>Show consequence of violence
>People die
>Image of bleach
>>132857235
>Characters are hurt, and sometimes die, as a result of violence and unlike video games, generally don't get new lives
OP, is the author's name Emiya Shirou?
>>132857332
That means cramming grimdark, mystery, horror, historical, mecha, seinen, and niche animes into a single section
>>132857361
Excited for hentai. I know it's coming.
>>132857177
I can't look at Hamtaro any longer without remembering that monstrosity of a fanfic where he was used as a sex toy.
>>132857361
>The Dark Side of Anime
inb4 SUPER INTERESTING
>>132857363
>http://www.dailydot.com/geek/steven-universe-fanartist-bullied-controversy/
>>132857291
Lovely Complex is 10/10 though.
>>132857361
>A popular sub category of anime in this overlap area is "harem" comedies.
>Despite the premise, there is rarely any overt sexuality.
>>132857361
>Shoujo
>Didn't mention Utena
yeah, fuck you too
>>132857391
No, this is the author
Seinen is just these two pages.
>>132857361
So far, I don't think it's that bad. Nothing that I'd put in an academic journal, but he makes some good points.
When will he talk about waifus?
>>132857447
Well, no one ever bangs, so I guess it's kinda true?
>>132857198
Word.
>>132857361
>Harem
>Rarely any overt sexuality
>>132857459
He's alive?
>>132857235
>violence is objectionable
>ban these anime
>>132857198
Get out
This is surprisingly accurate even if a bit biased towards anime. I think the misinformation is pretty minimal.
>>132856912
This is fun already. This dude is alright. Melancoly of Scooby-Doo all the comparisons there are really far out.
>>132857463
Wasn't expecting that to be so brief. Maybe the hentai section will make up for it.
>>132857463
Someone tell him that K-On! is seinen.
>>132857198
>Having shit taste in western cartoons
>>132857447
>harems are now shoujo
Does...does this guy even know that harem shows are generally 90-95% male viewership and reverse harems (otomeshit) are very different in that most women aren't into that sort of stuff, either?
>>132857271
There's progression compared to cartoons where nothing really changes most of the time.
>>132857457
Only shows with christian themes and morals anon, no satanism or magic
>>132857463
>protect them from exposition to Cowboy Bebop
nigga no
>>132857463
Protect children from the seinen menace.
>>132857459
RIP
>>132857361
So far it's been mostly a dull, overly-thought faggot droning on and on about muh favorite animes, but
>The Dark Side of Anime
Now I'll need some popcorn.
>>132857490
We're still in kids stuff. Wait until he gets into otaku and hentai.
>Usagi Drop
>Parent's Guide to Anime
>>132857463
NOBODY LET YOUR KIDS WATCH PING PONG OR TATAMI GALAXY. PROTECT. SHIELD. RESTRAIN
>>132857463
>protect them from exposure to the biggest moeshit
>>132857361
>no sexuality in harem
What.
>>132857463
>Don't let your kid see Cowboy Bebop unless you're happy to let them see Silence of the Lambs
>>132857463
I get why seinen is as short as it is, honestly. He's writing this as a guide for parents, and it's not like many kids, tweens, and younger teenagers are going to start watching Paranoia Agent or Monster.
And it's not like he's calling seinen morally corrupt or anything. Just that you should be more careful about your kids watching it. I mean, fuck, I wouldn't want my kids watching Black Lagoon.
>>132857463
Couldn't even come up with an anime for the fourth image.
>>132857549
>no hentai section
Dissapointed
>>132857490
Is it really biased though or is anime just that good compared to everything else and consuming so much of it has made us unappreciative of it?
>>132857555
Nobody ever fucks in harems.
Well, rarely.
>>132857549
If only he knew the manga ending to Usagi Drop.
>>132857585
It might be a bit of both, honestly
>>132856693
>tween
Already garbage
This guy's taste isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
>>132857177
>Shounen
>Genre
Pick 1
>>132857180
We call their cartoons anime, let the guy use his japanese vocabulary on his anime 101 for concerned parents.
>>132857571
I watched seinen and adult movies as a kid and I turned out fine, look where I am now.
Prepare yourself, /a/. It's time for "The Dark Side of Anime".
How many anime do you think the author has seen?To the end?
>>132857585
>Is it really biased though
Yes
>or is anime just that good compared to everything else
No
>and consuming so much of it has made us unappreciative of it?Maybe
>>132857634
Can't really judge his taste by the examples he provides, but his explanation is competent.
>>132857459
>Disrespecting glorious Ken-sama who died like a proud samurai warrior sacrificing himself to save the japanese youth
>>132857571
My dad recommenced I and my brother watch Paranoia Agent when he was 10.
>>132857490
He doesn't capture the broadness and fluidness of "genre" enough.
Hes saying like. THERE ARE THESE 5 CATEGORIES. Everything falls within these bounds and you should do ____ because of these set bounds.
He didn't set the bounds correctly either and made everything extremely narrow.
Which results in like oversimplification or just grouping everything into like one identity which isn't correct.
>>132857601
Sexuality ≠ Sex outright. Any innuendo or fanservice is sexual. Fairy Tale is sexual as fuck, but there's no sex, and it's a shonen.
>>132857654
Here we go.
What's it like having a pedophile for a mom?
>>132857648
>I turned out fine
>look where I am now.
>>132857687
Overtly is the key word here.
>>132857654
inb4 Madoka
>>132857236
He was comparing it to little kid anime
>>132857601
>Momo mouth raped by ice cream.gif
You don't need to show a dick to show sexuality.
>>132857654
>>132857654
>pure ignorance
Lost it.
>>132857654
what the fuck, he just used bleach a few pages ago
>>132857654
>lolicon
>hentai
>inexplicable article relating to some gruesome Japanese murder
>>132857706 was a reply to
>>132857673
>>132857654
Somewhere out there a kid was banned from watching Bleach thanks to this book.
He must have thrown a tantrum over it, his friends made fun of him, and now he hates his mom because she said that Ichigo's dark mode was corrupting him.
How does that make you feel?
>>132857723
TLR is definitely one of the exceptions.
>>132857244
>>132857274
>>132857345
>>132857470
>>132857484
>>132857519
Rebecca Sugar pls go
ANTI-CHRISTIAN CONTENT
>>132857741
It was the edgiest picture he could find while googling for 10 seconds
>>132857791
>>132857654
>This entire fucking page
>Ignorance
>Edgy
>Not simple greed
>>132857791
Kiki confirmed anti-christ figure.
>>132857144
Was the guest speaker Sam Hyde?
>>132857654
>was about to go to sleep
>this startrs
>>132857791
BURN THAT ADORABLE LOLI WITCH!
>>132856911
>>132857549
Hahaha that's ironic
>>132857791
I'm still waiting for
"And then there's this one show where a boy with a magic fist punches every single christian on Earth in the face"
>>132857791
EDIT
I NEED AN EDIT
>>132857791
>Dark side of anime
>Ghibli movies
Makes sense.
>all these Ghibli examples
Miyazaki is clearly a heretic.
>>132857654
>many artists in all cultures like to think of themselves as daring rule breakers
>>132857791
MIYAZAKI IS SATAN INCARNATE
>>132857791
>magic in a fantasy world is antichristian
>>132857654
>most anti-Christian material is the result of pure ignorance
Instantly lost all credibility, everything he said or will say is now invalidated.
>>132857791
>magic as form of satanism
>in a fucking drawing for kids
is this real? somebody really believes that shit?
>>132857791
At least he's talking about parent's comfort levels rather than his own. Still fucked, though.
I have a very Christian mother. When she hears "magic," she immediately thinks Satanic worship and witches. But she still read Harry Potter and was cool with me reading it as a kid, too. Because she's not a fucking moron.
>>132857791
>satanism
>>132857791
I don't get it, are American Christians really that uptight and close-minded about their religion?
>>132857791
>carefully pre-screen
This reminds me of a person I know who worked at a library. They kept finding books returned with red pen in marking all the 'bad anti-Christian' stuff.
>>132857791
>>132857871
So...this...is the dark side of anime...damn...
>>132857762
And then the same mother allows her son to watch Star Wars ep III
>>132857871
>man, other people sure are ignorant
>now watch me talk about how an entire belief system that isn't my own is a sham and awful
>>132857871
was this written by a butthurt christian or by someone that thinks he knows what christians get butthurt over
>>132857871
DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD KNOW OTHER RELIGIONS EXIST
>>132857871
>Shinto and Buddhism
How this is even considered unintentional anti-Christianity is beyond me.
>>132856912
>I'm not the only person to connect Scooby and Haruhi
[laughs externally]
>>132857762
good. Kid didn't have to watch bleach
Miyazaki was a mistake
>>132857871
eva incomming
>>132857893
Oh shit this reminded me there's almost definitely gonna be an Oreimo mention
>>132857921
Sounds like what /a/ would say
>>132857960
I think OreImo would be too difficult for the author to write about.
Elfen Lied mention when
>>132857895
No, not all. Just the ones who believe the Earth is only a few thousand years old.
The more fundamentalist ones tend to be this way, but in my experience, most Christians aren't really irked by it. But then, I've been fortunate enough to grow up in areas where there weren't that many fundamentalists.
>>132857953
That or Utena, christians hate Utena.
>>132857953
Surprisingly, Eva wasn't mentioned past the intro where the author was providing examples for anime settings.
>>132857999
eva went over his head
>>132857786
I don't even like steven
>>132857363
>fanartist draws some cartoon drawings of characters she likes
>other fans take issue because they don't conform to their insane progressive standards despite rampart hypocrisy within the community to begin with in terms of who can and can't draw art based on how much they've bent over backwards for the cult
>people begin to bully the fanartist by making tens of blogs criticising her art and telling other people how horrible she by presenting evidence skewed in their favour
>fanartist has enough despite begging for forgiveness continually, taking the "problematic" art down, and receiving no mercy while people continue to repost the art and attribute it to her to spur more bullies to attack her
>fanartist attempts suicide, but survives and posts a video from hospital saying she's getting help
>confirmed by family and friends
>bullies continue to harass her by saying she faked it or did it for attention, also continue to justify that what they did was in the name of justice
>some finally realise they're assholes and delete their blogs so people can't call them out for the wretched excuses for humans they are
>tv show's creators come out saying "no bully others pls"
>show's fans leave because they think the creators are apologists, racists, sexists and fatphobic for telling them they don't want to see people bullied
>>132857999
ayy lmao
>>132857999
Hellsing when?
>>132858034
Literally 2deep for him.
I want to commit ahatecrime.
Amerifat "Christians" are so insecure that they get scared by the though of their kids knowing that some people aren't Amerifat "Christians"
>>132857999
>Spice and Wolf
OVER THE LINE
>>132858021
You don't like what I like, change that.
>>132857895
>>132857895
y'know you sound like the author when he said artists generally think of themselves as radicals right? I mean its the same kind of generalization. Also yes they are
MIYAZAKI IS A TERRORIST AND A THREAT TO OUR UPSTANDING CHRISTIAN IMAGE BOSRD. HE HAS SINGLE HANDEDLY CREATED THE DARK SIDE OF ANIME
>>132857873
A better label than edgy faggots, kinda catchy
>>132857999
LEAVE COLOR WARS OUT OF THIS
>>132858021
Though the Bible says the exact opposite, in reality. Fucking Christ himself said it. "Whoever is not against us is for us."
But then, most people don't know anything more about their religion than what they're told.
>>132857999
PREPOSTEROUS!
>>132857999
>S&W
>MFW i have no face
>>132857999
>Color Wars
Was that even localized?
>>132858043
And then 4chan is suppossed to be the internet hate machine
>>132857895
I knew a kid who wasn't allowed to watch Pokemon because they evolved.
>>132857999
Yes, that's the part of Color Wars you have to warn parents about.
>>132857291
>Ouran
>Sailor Moon
>Rayearth
So far so good
>Lovely Complex
How do you knock it out of the park 3 in a row and then bunt it into the pitcher's glove?
This is the last page about Anti-Christian anime. It's worth mentioning that this is one of the longest sections in the book besides the chunks where he tries to explain Japanese culture.
>>132858129
That was a long time ago, friend.A looong time ago.
>>132858129
It's okay when 4chan does it
>>132857926
Come on now, the author may be saying some pretty stupid stuff, but in this section he actively encourages parents to introduce foreign religion and culture to their children to teach them about tolerance. That's pretty admirable in a book that is clearly aimed at very conservative christian families.
>>132858157
Least he bothered to use Berserk's manga art.
>>132858157
>dissing Berserk
OVER THE LINE
V
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>>132858043
It's ok, they're progressive so their actions are justified.
>>132858109
Jesus said both.
http://biblehub.com/matthew/12-30.htm
http://biblehub.com/luke/11-23.htm
http://biblehub.com/mark/9-40.htm
>>132858157
>Berserk manga
How long is the book also?
>>132858137
I wasn't allowed to play or watch Pokemon because somebody came to my church and talked about how Pokemon were actually demons or some shit.
>>132858157
>Berserk
>FMA
>Evil
Ok buddy.
>>132858043
>>fanartist draws some cartoon drawings of characters she likes
>>other fans take issue because they don't conform to their insane progressive standards despite rampart hypocrisy within the community to begin with in terms of who can and can't draw art based on how much they've bent over backwards for the cult
What did she actually do or not do to start the bullying?
>>132857871
>>132857791
>>132858157
can he use those pictures in his book legally?
>>132857090
>didn't scroll up and down to see if real
>>132858157
>Are often hypocritical
>As if this isn't completely true
Let's hope this author is based in committing the seppuku.
>>132858157
THERE NEVER WERE CORRUPTED PRIESTS OR POPES IN ANY WAY, MOVE ALONG!
>>132857034
i was not allowed to watch harry potter because my parents were christian and their church told them witchcraft is of the devil. I forget how old I was, but I am within a year of the age of the 3 main actors. I was allowed to watch lord of the rings though, since tolkien was apparently christian.sage for blogshit
>>132858157
>no FMA
>no dragon ball
>no naruto
>no bleach
so what is the american youth allowed to watch?
>>132857010
This, so very much.
>>132858256
>Memecenter
Delete post
Reformat computer
Flush Phone
Hang self
>>132858157
>Insulting christianity by portraying religious leaders as villains
>In a medieval setting
Is this guy for real
>>132858267
Cute girls doing cute things > all
At least that's the message I'm getting from this.
Let's be honest here, leaving aside christianism, Berserk could actually damage a kid's psyche.
>>132858264
T. Martin Luther
>>132858197
>>132858230
>>132858272
Here's more of the Dark Side to Anime. I bet you guys can guess what he'll mention in this section.
>>132858215
The book is around 220 pages. The first third is where most of these scans are gonna come from since it's where he actually talks about anime. The second third is about Japanese history and culture, and the last third is about how to use anime to bond with your child.
>>132856642
>So you spawned a fucking
> CHUUNI
>>132858230
You know, the thing about FMA is that Ed came full circle in terms of his belief system.
IMO a much more honest pseudo religious story.
>>132858319
but those are clearly for adults
