Manga/Anime Poisoning?

[Sorayoushi]

Is manga or anime really poisoning? What is so bad about manga or anime? They are just stories told with japanese art. Is the story bad or the art? I want to know what do you think.

 

[oxyMORON]

what? how is it poisoning? I'm confused too.

it's just like computers, videogames, or sports. people enjoy them

 

[SenatorB]

What... what are you talking about...? Who said it was poisoning?

 

[Merc]

I think the real question here is who told you that and why?

 

[Sorayoushi]

Well, I know two people who told me that manga was poisoning the mind... but i really don't know why. One of those people said that it was the plot that was very unoriginal- action stories revolve around the only hero thingy? i don't know about why the other one said so. Maybe because of obsession?

 

[SenatorB]

I dont think it poisons the mind more than any other comic book...

I think you would be better off asking them to explain themselves more than asking us... I don't think its a very widely held view that anime poisons the mind...

 

[oxyMORON]

maybe poisoning as in "making you addicted to anime and not caring about anything else"

 

[mysticangel]

anime/manga poisoning the mind? never -- now the real question would be what has poisoned their mind to suggest that anime/manga is mind poisoning.

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and just to get it straight not all anime/manga revolves around the hero thingy

 

[Merc]

Well, I've seen people with extreme cases of anime addiction . . . and it's damn frightening. They usually don't think they are either, but whatever. I don't see it as poisoning as any other media medium such as american cartoons or movies, I just think it's amazing how much freakin' anime apparel they sell in Hot Topic . . . and that people buy it.

 

[Sorayoushi]

ok , thank you all for the clearing up that problem.