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Kyoani is a Hot Babe while Kanon is a Balding Old Fart…

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Popularity: 16% [?] Published by tj_han March 23rd, 2007 in Anime

Ok that was a wind up. I’m not sure how many of you guys know the concept of a "wind up" (NOT action in baseball, shut down of company etc)? In American speak, that would be "troll".

My e-drama senses are tingling!! After the massive battle royale, or rather, Zerg swarm of Kanon fanboys slaughting Jaalin of Random Curiosity, and Kurogane’s subsequent surfing of the hate wave, I must come clean - I did my bit in helping the comments on RC grow by trolling. After all, a good bit of mental stimulation never hurts the fanboys.

I said, "Guess what? I totally agree. The reason why I don’t like Kyoani is because of this… wasted resources. Look at them when they did Fumoffu and TSR! It was far far better utilisation of their style." In other words, a totally subjective, biased and ambiguously unelaborated statement designed to induce polarised follow-up opinions.

As expected, there was friendly (or not, you can’t really tell from the INTERNET whether the commenters want to kill me with giant penile shotguns) banter in followup comments, finally concluding with the knockout blow delivered in the epic wonder word, "PWNED". I’ve always been hugely intrigued by the INTERNET’s unique linguistic culture. Why does an intentionally mispelled past tense of a word meant for ownership have the effect of the end buzzer on a debate? Or more accurately, a judge’s verdict on a case. Or worse, why does the implication of one’s relative newness to a situation or environment have such insulting tones on the INTERNET? But I digress. NOOB!!

My brother throws a hissy fit when I call him a n00b, but my mum isn’t really affected by it. "Mum, you have to turn left at the junction, n00b!!!" garners the response of "NU BU? NU BU?"

Anyway, Kanon is a huge waste of resources. Imagine the number of orphans and sick children the funds from Kyoani could’ve saved. Kanon not only made these lovable lads even sadder, it took away the chance for them to view the inspiringly-burning Full Metal Panic 3rd Season. Such is the demonic nature of Opportunity Costs. Hey, Kanon could’ve been animated by outsourced staff from 3rd World countries and still would’ve fulfilled the fanboy’s expectations and dreams, since all of them claim to be enamoured by the sheer storytelling, tearjerkiness and beauty of the Kanon Kids. Or even better, still frames of beautifully rendered CGs with the same voiceovers could’ve been used to cut the budget by 70% and still get the point across. Why waste the time and skill of the Kyoani staff rendering backgrounds and … snow all day long when they could’ve been better applied to hot action?

That is why for me, Kyoani will never barge into the list of my top three favourite studios. It’s like having a really smart son suddenly declare he wants to be a house husband and take care of his three wives. Sure, it’s quite sexy for some people but the endless sea of superior possibilities is very very annoying.

In spite of what I personally think, the truth is, Kyoto Animation is a really Hot and Sexy Babe dating a Balding Old Fart with a large pot belly while many other men look on unable to contain their envy and jealousy. Everyone wants Kyoani but why did she choose him? Maybe because under the wrinkles, blemishes, rolls of oscillating adipose tissue and shiny bare scalp lies a intellectual and sensitive mature man.

I love it when anime fans get into club wars just like football fans. Chelsea fans slating Arsenal fans and vice versa is not unlike GONZO fanboys pitting their words against the Kyoani lovers. If everyone agreed with each other, we’ll end up like… Aria. Screw that.

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38 Responses to “Kyoani is a Hot Babe while Kanon is a Balding Old Fart…”

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1 DrmChsr0 191 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 12:48 am

LOL

Is this meant to incite anger? Because I’m totally laughing my butt off here.
2 Tsubaki 519 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 12:52 am

I sense comment e-dorama coming. Flame on!
3 sinistral 17 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 1:33 am

Whatever KyoAni mates with, the offspring will be made of win.

Heck, I’m not even sure what are they flaming about.
4 Zzz... 28 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 1:56 am

…RAGE…

…PURE, RAW, UNADULTERATED RAGE…

…just kidding…
5 kwok 19 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 2:24 am

I think it’d be nice if we ended up like Aria.
6 Xak 72 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 2:29 am

heh i agree with kwok…it would be soooo peaceful…
7 lolikitsune 21 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 2:37 am

fuck you tj
!!
8 Kurogane 125 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 2:42 am

It’s simple. This is a war between KadoAni fans and KeyAni fans. Can’t believe KyoAni has managed to create so much buzz just from doing 7 shows.
9 suguru 10 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 2:47 am

It seems like a lot of the comments on RC are really saying “Kyoani does a lot of bishoujo anime lately, and I hate that genre–therefore, Kyoani sucks donkey nads”. I like some bishoujo series, Kanon included, so I can’t really relate to that argument…although I’m sure if Kyoani did nothing but mecha series, since I generally dislike mecha (with a couple exceptions) I’d be complaining and wishing they used their talent on bishoujo instead. It seems like the whole argument on RC is really more “my favorite genre of anime is better than yours” versus a discussion of Kyoani’s absolute merit.

Although reading some of the RC comments just reinforces my belief that ultra-extreme fans of anything are annoying. People who think Kanon is the best story ever told and all other anime is a mere shadow of its greatness conveniently overlook the fact it’s based on a game where the goal is for the player to do the mattress mambo with high school girls. I really liked Kanon, but when its fans start trashing other anime to keep Kanon up on a pedestal, it gets old. I loved Haruhi too, but I’m not going to say it’s the best anime ever–it’s like the wait before you can be admitted to the Hall of Fame, there’s a time that needs to elapse before the initial infatuation wears off and you can really judge if something’s a classic or not.

Was there a point to what I’m writing here? Bored at work so this is rapidly becoming a ramble–anyway, I think Kyoani should do whatever the hell they want, if it’s in a genre you like watch it, if it’s not don’t. They’re about to run out of Key stuff to do anyway, so I’m in the 0.1% minority who hopes that after Clannad and Haruhi 2nd season they get to work on Munto 3 so I can find out what the hell happened after Yumemi left with Munto.
10 rain 5 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 3:34 am

kyoani, key, whatever… one thing’s for sure, i can’t access omni’s blog at the moment…
11 klazyguy 38 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 4:17 am

i agree with suguru…if u like it….good for u….if u dont..then dont and find sth else to watch.. its all bout personal opinion though im one of those ranters b4 i calmed down and reflected on my own random rants bout anime and how good it is…anyways lets move on with life. i was all hyped when i finished kanon but now im all sloth like now. no need to worship moving animation for the rest of ur life wen u can actually do sth productive or start a war caused by some viewers’ discontent with it. hmmmm i sorta forgot why i wanted to type this in the first place other than the fact i dont wanna do my project…=/
12 Lupus 67 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 7:22 am

Lol-worthy post.

BRING ON THE NEXT FMP!
13 Randall Fitzgerald 62 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 7:44 am

I think KyoAni does an ok job. I mean, Haruhi blew them into some megalith that doesn’t really have anything to do with anything. I mean, Kanon is a beautiful story. That’s Key. Should it have been remade? Well, no it wasn’t necessary, but the end result was enjoyable, so what’s the harm? I’d say that, so far, KyoAni is in my top five. Shaft is really my number one. Madhouse is up there. I like Bones (!! BLASPHEMY!) and J.C Staff. All sorts of good things. I think debating the merits of a given anime company is sort of pointless. It all ends up being for nothing. Everyone can say they hate GONZO until they do an anime that one or the other person likes, then GONZO isn’t so bad.

I think the important thing is to judge the stories and the atmosphere the animation company created. And Kanon did a fine job on both counts. It’s really a beautiful story and KyoAni happened to tell it wonderfully. Did Toei tell it nicely? Sure. Just enjoy the shit and move on. I mean, come on. One Piece is into the 300s now, but it’s still simple minded and etc, etc. but it’s still fun and easy to watch.
14 Asteroth 16 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 8:13 am

“As expected, there was friendly (or not, you can’t really tell from the INTERNET whether the commenters want to kill me with giant penile shotguns) banter in followup comments, finally concluding with the knockout blow delivered in the epic wonder word, “PWNED”. I’ve always been hugely intrigued by the INTERNET’s unique linguistic culture. Why does an intentionally mispelled past tense of a word meant for ownership have the effect of the end buzzer on a debate? Or more accurately, a judge’s verdict on a case. Or worse, why does the implication of one’s relative newness to a situation or environment have such insulting tones on the INTERNET? But I digress. NOOB!!”

This paragraph is SELF-PWNED!!!!!!
15 Tolitz 1 comment Mar 23rd, 2007 at 9:11 am

I agree with the first poster… this blog entry made me laugh my ass off… but hey, this is your site after all, so I don’t mind seeing the garbage in your own house
- T
16 LianYL 785 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 9:49 am

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17 Ronin 16 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 11:50 am

These extremists made our kind look like a “sad” group of people.
18 JS 82 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 12:10 pm

…no comment….
19 0utf0xZer0 2 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 1:20 pm

I might be inclined to agree with you if making an FMP season 3 instead of Kanon made sense. I don’t think the next FMP novel after the one TSR is based on could carry a season on it’s own and the one after that kicks off a multi novel arc that, last time I checked, was still ongoing.

I suppose you could make a cliffhanger FMP season, but personally I think it would be best to wait for the current novel arc to finish then make a series covering up to that point. Hence, to me, I can’t see Kanon as delaying FMP3… the series simply wouldn’t be ready for the timeframe in question. A “Fumoffu 2″ might have worked, but I’m not much of a Fumoffu fan.

In addition, while not a Key fanboy, I happen to be the next best thing for Kanon 2006… a guy who likes the occassional harem anime but only likes the best ones - and didn’t see the 2002 version. And Kyoto definately delivered one of the best harem animes I’ve seen, in a way I don’t think other companies could have pulled off. So from my perspective, Kanon 2006 was actually a good use of resources.

That said, if Haruhi S2 gets delayed by Clannad (as opposed to the Haruhi in October, Clannad in January rumour I’ve heard), there will be hell to pay.
20 LianYL 785 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 2:38 pm

No one ever promised a Haruhi S2.
21 exaltdragon 163 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 3:38 pm

this is a joke, right?
22 lolikitsune 21 comments Mar 23rd, 2007 at 7:17 pm

Hopefully, Haruhi S2 will never happen.
23 exalt dragon 163 comments Mar 24th, 2007 at 12:23 am

why? haruhi is the most postmodern anime i’ve seen so far..I liked it…
24 omoroiyarou 1 comment Mar 24th, 2007 at 2:14 am

I think sinistral said it best up there. Bottom line is that whatever KyoAni puts on the table, it will likely be really good. Unless you wanted something else and are absolutely stuck to that - then you just suck.

In defense of Key, Kanon is… really old. Imagine getting the same reaction out of NGE after the same timeframe has passed. We can recognize that it (the source material) is good, but it’s a little antiquated, if that’s the right word. By the way, people saying it’s just another harem-plot are looking at it the wrong way; it’s more like all the harem crap we watch were Kanon-plots, imho. Which I guess doesn’t help things since we’ve seen them over, and over, and over…

Anyway, I’m obviously a Key fan, but people who actually don’t want to see Clannad animated haven’t actually played/read Key’s absolutely exemplary creations after Kanon. Anyone who has can recognize why KyoAni’s picking this stuff over what they have done before; maybe it’s just my pathetic Japanese comprehension, but those light novels, while entertaining, just do not compare with the amount of care put into those stories.

And god damn, some of these bloggers replying are good writers. (Long winded, but so am I. =p)
25 lolikitsune 21 comments Mar 24th, 2007 at 5:30 am

>>And god damn, some of these bloggers replying are good writers.

<3
26 sagematt 1 comment Mar 24th, 2007 at 12:48 pm

Waste of resources?

Are you for real?

I wonder how much profit KyoAni is making from Kanon…
…maybe it is a waste of resources, as you say [/sarcasm]
27 JS 82 comments Mar 24th, 2007 at 3:04 pm

And as the e-drama goes on, I’m sitting on my butt playing Clannad now.
28 JKL 19 comments Mar 24th, 2007 at 6:20 pm

Suguru:”…there’s a time that needs to elapse before the initial infatuation wears off and you can really judge if something’s a classic or not.”

I agree.
29 yangyang 20 comments Mar 26th, 2007 at 8:53 pm

yeah man the latest kanon sucks big time.
30 homeless_homo 17 comments Mar 27th, 2007 at 4:14 am

” I’ve always been hugely intrigued by the INTERNET’s unique linguistic culture. Why does an intentionally mispelled past tense of a word meant for ownership have the effect of the end buzzer on a debate? Or more accurately, a judge’s verdict on a case. Or worse, why does the implication of one’s relative newness to a situation or environment have such insulting tones on the INTERNET? But I digress. NOOB!!

My brother throws a hissy fit when I call him a n00b, but my mum isn’t really affected by it. “Mum, you have to turn left at the junction, n00b!!!” garners the response of “NU BU? NU BU?”

You win Lol.
31 jacko 4 comments Apr 3rd, 2007 at 9:56 pm

hey man! i hate the fact that you’re dissing Kanon, it’s really a good serires, probably you just hate shoujo or something, but you gotta give them props for doing a real good job since it looks hella better than it’s original version made in ‘02. maybe you’re also pissed by the fact it received a lot of good marks and you hated the fact that you’re one of the many few left out who don’t like it…
32 MARIE C STERNA 1 comment Jul 15th, 2007 at 7:21 pm

i hate the fact that you’re dissing Kanon
33 Eli Ally 1 comment May 5th, 2010 at 5:34 pm

I got my pot belly from drinking a lot of beer. now i have to do a lot of Cardio to remove my pot belly.~**

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