At 12:49 PM 2/16/2007, Dr. Core wrote:
Your quote didn't capture it, he pretty much dismissed the whole anime
industry as low quality. I don't think he said enough to decipher
what exactly is meant. My guess is that he's criticizing everything
about anime.
I didn't see a lot of room for ambiguity there, as he named Gundam
specifically.
There are so many possible angles to this. He's not been an active
member of anime for a long time. It's quite possible Yaz and the
industry can't stand each other. On a level, I agree with him, even
the best of anime, (which may or may not be Gundam), could be and
should be so much better.
This strikes me as quite an extreme statement; it's hard to imagine
how Miyazaki's works, for instance, could be "so much better."
There's always room for improvement -- in this case, Miyazaki's
stories could generally benefit from a strengthened plot structure --
but with stories like Spirited Away that's a minor quibble at best.
And what about, say, GitS: SAC? The first season was spectacular,
even if it did get a bit garbled at points (no comment on the second
season). The only quibbles I have with it are stylistic, and hence
subjective. In a technical sense it's quite solid.
These are the cream of the crop, it's true, but you did say "the best
of anime." If you amended your statement to "most anime" or even
"nearly all anime" I'd be forced to agree, though.
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