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Dani ([info]hypno_jango) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2008-10-08 08:36:00


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Good Old-Fashioned Fanboy Outrage
Moving this from ClairvoyantWank because of the ongoing fanboy rage.

An ANN that Zac didn't purposely start! *shock* Every new season, ANN has an Anime Preview Guide that has different reviewers watch an episode or two of a new series and give it a review. That also means that show defenders will jump into the forum and call the reviewer an uninformed idiot if they give the episode a bad review. Casey's review of Clannad ~After Story~ caused fanboys to jump in and defend the show's honor.

Casey's Review: It seems exceedingly difficult to justify the existence of a bishoujo anime series like Clannad that, while long on big-eyed, big-busted heroines, is woefully short on the fanservice.

greyhawk: No more difficult than the existence of anime and a reviewer called Casey Brienza, I must add, but that would be ad hominem, oh noes!

Casey's Review: The story operates under the assumption that you already know the plot premise and cast of characters...
...which is quite a long time but still way too quick for any newbie viewer to glean real backstory from current events...


greyhawk: This is where she's starting to pull crap out of her ass. Is she saying this because she hasn't watched the first season, or because she's pretending to be a newbie viewer? For your sake, let's assume the latter, so she's actually caring for the people who, in their infinite wisdom, believe that nothing ever happens in a whole season and thus decide to jump to the second one? Oh yes, there ARE such people, and I AM telling them to either stop watching or shoot themselves in the head and die. Anyway I must applaud her for making it look like KyoAni's fault.

Casey's Review: Although this anime series seems to be going for a modest elegance, the absolute best it ever achieves is inoffensive mediocrity.

greyhawk: I just love weasel words, they make you look more intelligent (read: fail) somehow.

...

tl;dr note: when you bash a series, do it right, don't make yourself look like a sorry loser. I could care less about the series, but the stupidity was so breathtaking that it grasped my attention. Nice trolling! Just personal opinions, rite? Was I unnecessarily rude? I don't know, I was just imitating some certain reviewers.



Zac: Jesus christ, some of you need to settle down. It's a cartoon.

Enjoy your ban. Anyone else getting ridiculously personal and nasty because they're mad someone didn't like their favorite cartoon will be banned as well.


The rage doesn't stop there and to make things worse, Zac is not only on the forums but now trolling with a Clannad review of his own. He didn't start the wank but that doesn't mean he's not going to fuel the fire.


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[info]senor_pinata
2008-10-08 05:13 pm UTC (link)
I love Zac's follow-up review. Even funnier was someone on page 19 or thereabouts who was happy to "see" that Zac enjoyed the series. Talk about not getting it.

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[info]seca
2008-10-08 05:26 pm UTC (link)
I know, I felt it so very sad that posters had to come and explain that Zac's review was not serious at all.

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[info]kuromitsu
2008-10-08 05:22 pm UTC (link)
So much wank over Clannad at ANN lately. In another thread there was a guy on a crusade against Clannad despite having never seen the show, and accusing Japanese companies of trying to keep anime away from foreigners. (I thought about reporting it but in the end it was more groan-inducing than funny.)

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[info]phosfate
2008-10-08 06:53 pm UTC (link)
accusing Japanese companies of trying to keep anime away from foreigners

Because the last thing the makers of anime want is people watching their stuff and giving them money.

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(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2008-10-08 08:30 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2008-10-08 11:38 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2008-10-08 09:35 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]frau_eva, 2008-10-08 11:06 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]tiki, 2008-10-09 12:14 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]seca, 2008-10-09 12:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]aerobot, 2008-10-09 04:10 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kuromitsu, 2008-10-09 01:02 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]argylespy, 2008-10-10 11:14 am UTC

[info]seca
2008-10-08 05:24 pm UTC (link)
I've been following this over at the ANN forums, and level of butt-hurt is pretty hilarious. And I believe there has been a flounce or two also in all this because ANN is too mean to listen to other's opinions.

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[info]arionhunter
2008-10-08 05:43 pm UTC (link)
Clannad, the only series wherein I literally would have rather watched paint dry than be put through another episode.

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[info]ari_o
2008-10-08 05:56 pm UTC (link)
Wow. That's some pretty fabulous butthurt.

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[info]blue_penguin
2008-10-08 06:02 pm UTC (link)
Much as Zac's shitstirring gets on my nerves, that Clannad review is actually pretty funny.

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[info]akatsuki_ame
2008-10-08 06:35 pm UTC (link)
That review's hilarious.

Now I wish I knew more about Clannad aside from the happy dango ending animation. Is it really slow?

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[info]yukina_raven
2008-10-08 06:36 pm UTC (link)
Wow, I wonder what would happen if someone gave Naruto or Death Note a bad review.

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(no subject) - [info]omnicrom, 2008-10-08 06:40 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2008-10-08 06:59 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]hypno_jango, 2008-10-08 07:54 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2008-10-08 08:26 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]artimusdin, 2008-10-08 08:28 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2008-10-08 11:37 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]artimusdin, 2008-10-09 12:12 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]hypno_jango, 2008-10-08 09:22 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2008-10-08 11:37 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2008-10-08 09:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2008-10-08 11:36 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]aerobot, 2008-10-09 04:16 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]hypno_jango, 2008-10-09 05:00 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]konitsu, 2008-10-09 05:18 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]aerobot, 2008-10-10 08:58 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]pikabot, 2008-10-11 10:44 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]rosehiptea, 2008-10-08 06:49 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]argylespy, 2008-10-10 11:22 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]arekuru, 2008-10-11 02:45 am UTC

[info]rosehiptea
2008-10-08 06:47 pm UTC (link)
I AM telling them to either stop watching or shoot themselves in the head and die.

Well, as long as you're being reasonable about it...

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(no subject) - [info]vzg, 2008-10-09 09:48 am UTC

[info]athersgeo
2008-10-08 06:54 pm UTC (link)
I saw Clannad and thought "Irish folk music wank?!"

Then I realised it was the name of an anime series and now I'm picturing a load of anime characters annoying the Sheriff of Nottingham. Oh well...

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(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2008-10-08 08:51 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]brennalarose, 2008-10-08 09:03 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]lyssa, 2008-10-08 09:13 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]blackjackrocket, 2008-10-16 08:21 am UTC

[info]jkefka
2008-10-08 07:11 pm UTC (link)
Anime fanboy wank gives me such warm fuzzies. Zac's little troll review is also very entertaining, I think he's pretty much distilled what every fanboy wants to see out of every review and then mocked it mercilessly.

Also, when anime fanboys rage in forums, I always imagine their posts being read by a whiny five-year-old.

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(no subject) - [info]miraba, 2008-10-08 11:39 pm UTC
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[info]annepackrat
2008-10-08 07:27 pm UTC (link)
Oh Zac. You just can't resist stirring that pot can you?

From Billborden on page 5:

She, unfortunately like many ANN reviewers, cannot separate personal opinion/attack language from informative reviews

Uh, reviewing is all about the personal opinion of the reviewer....

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(no subject) - [info]annepackrat, 2008-10-08 07:29 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]nonnyeve, 2008-10-08 08:23 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]phosfate, 2008-10-08 08:33 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]annepackrat, 2008-10-08 09:40 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]beccastareyes, 2008-10-08 11:53 pm UTC

[info]kadath
2008-10-08 07:47 pm UTC (link)
It's very important that people like exactly the same things I do!

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[info]quantrail
2008-10-08 08:04 pm UTC (link)
There's anime named after Clannad? 0.o

What's next? The Chieftains? Enya? Boyzone could have some interesting possibilities though *smirk*

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(no subject) - [info]hylarn, 2008-10-08 08:11 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]blue_penguin, 2008-10-08 09:28 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]sparkthatbled, 2008-10-08 09:38 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]seca, 2008-10-09 12:41 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]mister_terrific, 2008-10-09 07:01 pm UTC

[info]wolfsamurai
2008-10-08 09:13 pm UTC (link)
I can't seem to pick a side. Butthurt fans who can't ignore a review (hint to fans, if you like something why the fuck do you care if others don't?) or obnoxious asshole Zac? I think I'll just hate them all. Mmmmmmmmm. Misanthropy.

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[info]sparkthatbled
2008-10-08 09:21 pm UTC (link)
Now I really wanna see what would happen if Daryl Surat reviewed this...

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(no subject) - [info]bigbigtruck, 2008-10-09 12:49 am UTC

[info]dragonfangirl
2008-10-08 10:18 pm UTC (link)
I think that through this wank, Clannad has given me far more entertainment than I'd get by doing something silly like watching it.

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[info]purple_sammich
2008-10-09 12:37 am UTC (link)
I haven't been near ANN in aaaages. I almost forgot it still existed. xD

Oh, butthurt fanboys. They never fail to amuse me.

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[info]seca
2008-10-09 01:14 am UTC (link)
Just a heads up, the forum mods at ANN have created a new thread for the previews, as the original was getting too long. Though as of now it seems to be Clannad wank free but fanthings do tend to be persistent in their whining.

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(no subject) - [info]kuromitsu, 2008-10-09 03:03 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]seca, 2008-10-09 03:19 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]hypno_jango, 2008-10-09 05:27 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]argylespy, 2008-10-10 11:28 am UTC

[info]lyrangalia
2008-10-09 07:15 am UTC (link)
Oh anime fanboys, I wish I was as secure as you in my delusions of self-importance.

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[info]demonbean
2008-10-09 09:23 am UTC (link)
but that would be ad hominem, oh noes!

... I love the internet.

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[info]arekuru
2008-10-11 03:01 am UTC (link)
An ANN that Zac didn't purposely start! *shock*

Oh, Casey's been bringing out the wank ever since ANN hired her. She's got a very heavy feminist/political slant, which is not a bad thing - until she overinterprets one or two scenes in a popular series and lets that color her entire review. Then the wank starts. (ie, xxxHolic, Haruhi, Honey & Clover)

It actually got to the point where someone (presumably Zac, since he's in charge of the reviews) told her to lighten up a bit on the reviews and she complained explained on her livejournal:

Oh, I'm not changing my opinion. I never said that. My opinion's just being stylistically "coded" differently, as it were. As for why this is happening, an entire book could be written about it (and probably has), but I don't make nearly enough money as a freelance writer to fight for the high ground.

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[info]oddplaces
2008-10-11 04:02 am UTC (link)
Casey's Review: Although this anime series seems to be going for a modest elegance, the absolute best it ever achieves is inoffensive mediocrity.
greyhawk: I just love weasel words, they make you look more intelligent (read: fail) somehow.


Weasel words? I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to quote The Princess Bride.

"Synergistically" is a weasel word. "Inconvenience" is a weasel word. "Inoffensive" and "mediocrity" are not.

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