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Zhou Tai An (kain@pacific.net.sg)
Mon, 20 Nov 2000 12:43:00 +0800 (SGT)
>Im with you. But I still believe that we can get to watch stuff we want
without being persecuted. As for Eva, well, its just too overrated. So
overrated that even we, the non-Eva anime mecha fans get stuck having to put
up with it even when we don't want to. Case in point: SRW series. Ever since
EVA came along it hogged the spotlight. I mean, I hate EVA, and I just want
it to leave me alone too. I know this is a dumb argument, but just to
reiterate my point, Eva-haters have a great deal to hate about, and we can't
blame them for being irrational or unjust with their posts every now and
then. Its just the whole EVA thing just wont leave us alone.
Well, although it's a large part of the storyline in both SRWFF and SRWA, it
doesn't really "hog the spotlight" like you mention - if anyone is hogging
it, it's still the same old Super Robot pilots and Gundam ones. I mean, you
can complete the game without any of the EVA pilots (even strong ones like
Shinji) but try doing so without Amuro Rei or Gunbuster. THEN you'd have
trouble. ^_^
As I stated in another mail, whenever a series gets extremely popular, it
inevitably 1) gets on people's nerves a bit (you think EVA is bad, what
about the ever-present SM and DBZ?) 2) generates fanboys who cannot see
other people's point of view (thankfully, I don't fall into that area) and
3) can be found all over the place. I understand you being irritated by that
(as I said, I myself am frequently irritated at GW, DBZ, Love Hina, Flame of
Recca and SM) but technically speaking, you can't really fault a series for
it's popularity. If you don't like the way it's done, characters, plot
whatever, you can say so, but the popular aspect lies with the fans and
publicity departments. ^_^
In any case, I wouldn't mind continuing to discuss this topic on the ML
instead of private mail, but I am concerned that people that don't want to
read this argument would be offended...
Zhou Tai An (kain@pacific.net.sg)
"There is no one simple truth." - Rune Walsh
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