Request forum:Cartoons

AngelofFire

hi i just noticed a lack of a cartoon forum on boards.ie. theres lots of cartoons watched by the posters Simpsons, Family guy, futurama etc. and im sure a lot of posters watch the likes of toonami. lots of good programmes there, Justice league, X men evolution, batman of the future etc. I think that it would be a success and i hope that the administrators of boards.ie would consider my proposal.

Thanking you in anticipation
Angel of Fire

Ste-

I brought this up before.
Not sure I like the idea anymore as it's covered in TV.
Altho Seinfeld gets it's own board. So I suppose it might work. Maybe even a trial basis ?

TheSonOfBattles

Join Manga to Anime forums maybe, there'd be more of an interest there tbh especially for things like Batman of the Future and anything Toonami. Other than that, most of the topics do seem to be covered in Television forum.

If it does get made though it'd be pretty cool, as there's a way bigger potential audience here (Cloud's Manga to Anime forum only has 3000 members or something, and a lot of them would be inactive or like only post once every few days), and very few Irish posters on Manga to Anime. Looks like my subbed list may soon pass the 30 mark

Lump

No need..... post in television.

There are too many boards atm.

John

CuLT

Originally posted by TheSonOfBattles
Join Manga to Anime forums maybe, there'd be more of an interest there tbh especially for things like Batman of the Future and anything Toonami. Other than that, most of the topics do seem to be covered in Television forum.

If it does get made though it'd be pretty cool, as there's a way bigger potential audience here (Cloud's Manga to Anime forum only has 3000 members or something, and a lot of them would be inactive or like only post once every few days), and very few Irish posters on Manga to Anime. Looks like my subbed list may soon pass the 30 mark

m2a doesn't really cover these cartoons, plus who else besides eirtakus would expose themselves to the teenieboppers there? .

Doodee

expose themselves to the teenieboppers

pfft, you always expose yourself ross

TheSonOfBattles

Start a thread there and someone would probably reply i'd say Cult.

Don't know, trying to get a constructive reply in before someone shoots him down 'cause they don't want another forum on boards, or they don't like cartoons, or they feel there wouldn't be enough traffic, or blah, blah, blah.

Your right about the teenie booper thing there though, I just didn't want to put down Clouds baby here, cause I like having an account Must try and find another anime/cartoon forum sometime, may try the Anime Death Tentacle Rape Whorehouse in Something Awful, never visited it much, but it may be my next port of call for anime new/discussion since boards doesn't seem to want it.

Ste-

TheSonOfBattles, why not create your own forum then ?
It's easily done.
The hard part is getting people.

"If you build it they will come"

TheSonOfBattles

Cause i'm:

A) Lazy

Broke, so I can't buy webspace and

C) Haven't a clue how to write/code/whatever it.

honru

I brought this up before, but I still think that there should be a Anime/Manga forum on boards (screw Manga to Anime, boards.ie is my home!). Pretty much all of the good emcompassing message boards have anime/manga sections, so I don't see why boards.ie should be no different.

Adding an animation prefix to the Anime/Manga forum would be grand too (wouldn't really call them "cartoons". Shows like the Simpsons or Batman are hardly "cartoon-cartoons", if you know what I mean).

Tellox

Yes, what f®eak said.

TheSonOfBattles

You mean there are other people on boards who watch anime?

I'd love to see an Animation/Anime/Manga forum here. I've been dying to talk to talk to someone about Gungrave and Iria and 1 or 2 other Anime's I've recently gotten.

Kenshin

I suggested having a Manga/Anime forum here about 1 or 2 years ago. In the end it was decided to have an Irish forum in MangaToAnime instead.
The forum is at http://eirtaku.mangatoanime.com/
Eirtaku (the Irish Anime and Manga community) homepage: http://eirtaku.com
IRC channel: #eirtaku on irc.quakenet.org

CuLT

Originally posted by Tellox
Yes, what f®eak said.

even the double negatives?

so I don't see why boards.ie should be no different.

and Doodee, I can't remember the last time I exposed myself (thank god for the drink).

AngelofFire

Manga wasnt what i had in mind. but it could be incorporated into the cartoons forum. im not a big fan of it but it would be a success.

Batman and x men arent real cartoons eh? explain

Karl Hungus

A cartoons board? No, I don't think that's a great idea.

However, the proposed Animation/Anime/Manga board?
Now that's a good idea.

I've also joined up on the manga to anime boards, and found it incredibly 'distastefull' so I scoured it from my history, never again to look back upon that dark patch in my past...

Another suggestion that presents itself, and one I've thought about for a bit, is a "Asian/Eastern Cinema" board, which would encompass everything from Jackie Chan movies to Manga/Anime, and all the Japanese movies that certainly seem very popular on the films board.

So popular, in fact, that it in my opinion, does indeed warrent a discussion board of its own, with many many threads evident on the fims board. Provided of course that the threads are moved to the board itself, and not have another situation like with the Horror board, which most users either are unaware of, or ignore altogether, as suitable threads from the film board aren't relocated to it.

My 0.02c


Edit:

I think that cartoons in general can be kept to the Television, and All Things Retro boards respectively. There's not really overwhelming need for a cartoon board as such.

AngelofFire

Why should a cartoon board be exclusively for manga and anime. thats just like saying we should have death metal board instead of a rock/metal one

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by AngelofFire
Why should a cartoon board be exclusively for manga and anime. thats just like saying we should have death metal board instead of a rock/metal one

Did I even suggest such a thing!???

Christ... read my post again...

CuLT

Originally posted by AngelofFire
Why should a cartoon board be exclusively for manga and anime. thats just like saying we should have death metal board instead of a rock/metal one

Anime and cartoons are as different as 7up and Vodka.
And when you mix either together it's horrible.

flogen

perhaps a compromise on the title.... animated television (and film perhaps). This would cover Anime and regular Cartoons.... and i think that any Anime elitists would have to share with the likes of the simpsons, even if they are very different as far as some are concerned...

Flogen

CuLT

Originally posted by flogen
perhaps a compromise on the title.... animated television (and film perhaps). This would cover Anime and regular Cartoons.... and i think that any Anime elitists would have to share with the likes of the simpsons, even if they are very different as far as some are concerned...

Flogen

My post was in no way elitist - if you are referring to mine - it was a simple statement of fact. There are major differences between the two, big enough for them not to be combined.
If there is to be a board for either ok, but they certainly should not be placed into one forum.

flogen

please, dont get me wrong, i wasnt refering to your post as elitist, i mearly meant that big followers/fans of anime would have to share with regular cartoons if a board was to work. I wasnt refering to you or anyone in perticular, just die hard fans of Anime in general.

And I understand that there are differences between the types of animation, but i cannot see an anime board being made and a cartoon board being made, so if there is to be any board i think it would have to cover both. Look at it this way, a General Animation board is better than nothing at all.

Flogen

TheSonOfBattles

I'd be quite happy with a general animation board as you suggested flogen, because I like simpsons (early to mid seasons), family guy, batman, x-men, anime, tom and jerry, you know, if it's animated there's a good chance i'll like it.

I could honestly care less if it was in 1 board or multiple. At least if its in 1 board, it saves me the hassle of switching to another forum to see a few threads I might like.

AngelofFire

Theres enough support on this thread to justify a cartoon/animation forum. now would the boards.ie facists kindly stop trying to block its introduction with their negative opinions.

ecksor

Originally posted by AngelofFire
Theres enough support on this thread to justify a cartoon/animation forum. now would the boards.ie facists kindly stop trying to block its introduction with their negative opinions.

Why can nobody spell that word properly. It's fascism. Get it right. I wouldn't write a letter to the pope about 'catolicism'. A bit of respect for the beliefs of others goes a long way you utter utter filth.

AngelofFire

Dont blatantly accuse me. i used the word "fascist" as a light hearted joke i didnt intend to offend anyone. i just asked them to stop knocking something that people clearly support.

TheSonOfBattles

Much as i'd like to see an anime/whatever board here, there's not really all that much support for it tbh, considering how many people actually use boards, and more specifically browse this particular forum.

honru

Originally posted by flogen
and i think that any Anime elitists would have to share with the likes of the simpsons, even if they are very different as far as some are concerned...

Hmm... after reading the last few posts I take back what I said about adding an animation prefix to an Anime/Manga board (that was just my way of invading the thread tbh).

The fact is, *most* animated shows can be discussed in either Television (The Simpsons, Family Guy etc.) or All Things Retro (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tom and Jerry etc.). Shows programmed on Toonami/Fox Kids could be discussed in Television in threads, but I don't think these shows on their own grounds deserve their own forum. Western animation hasn't particularily seen the blurst of times lately either (that's just my opinion though).

CuLT is totally right about how different Western and Japanese animation is. I think with the inclusion of Manga to this proposed "Animation/Anime" board too would make the whole name too confusing and cumbersome, so I'm giving my thumbs up to Anime/Manga and dropping this Animation idea behind. I believe there is enough (potential) interest for this forum to come to reality (on boards.ie).

TheSonOfBattles

I support an anime board here, no matter what form in comes in just to clarify.

Pepe LeFrits

DeVore

Originally posted by ecksor
Why can nobody spell that word properly. It's fascism. Get it right. I wouldn't write a letter to the pope about 'catolicism'. A bit of respect for the beliefs of others goes a long way you utter utter filth.

tbh lol, frankly.

DeV.

TheSonOfBattles

I'm utterly lost and confused by that reply Devore. I don't see the connection between this thread and that quote, but....

/me laughs nervously, while forcing a smile to keep the Godlike Admins happy.

Lump

loser

CuLT

Just in case the anime fans are interested, eirtaku.com has opened its own anime & manga forum at http://forum.eirtaku.com

It can be accessed through the main site at www.eirtaku.com aswell.

The site is the only Irish Anime & Manga forum and has been running for about 2 years now in it's present form. Myself and Kenshin keep the cogs turning, it's got a good userbase, but we can always use more people .

DrunkLeprachaun

And hopefully it'll be free of the M2A melodrama and bull****.

Kenshin

What Cult said.

If you have an interest in the Japanese culture, anime or manga, I suggest signing up to the forums.

The forum used to be at mangatoanime.com but now we put it on out own domain for faster expansion. The old posts have not been transferred yet.

Also, could an admin update the link in the drop-down menu at the top under:
"Arts" -> "Scifi/Fantasy" -> "Link: Eirtaku (Manga to Anime)"
To point to:
http://forum.eirtaku.com/

Thanks

AngelofFire

NO i did not suggest a manga/anima forum. i suggested an animation forum which would include manga/anime. what makes japanesse animation so important that it should take precedence over all other forms of animation. i suggested a forum for all cartoons not one for manga/anime elitists

honru

Originally posted by AngelofFire
NO i did not suggest a manga/anima forum. i suggested an animation forum which would include manga/anime. what makes japanesse animation so important that it should take precedence over all other forms of animation. i suggested a forum for all cartoons not one for manga/anime elitists

Jeez, there is so many things wrong with that quote...
CuLT was giving a link to his own site; there still isn't any anime forum on boards.ie, so there is no arguement. (I'm just going to give up here and reside in eirtaku).

The cartoons board idea isn't viable imo, read my post before this to see why. Because cartoons are aimed at kids anyway, you'll be able to post great remaniscing discussions on the All Things Retro board. Animated shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy can (and have to death) be discussed in Television.

Finally, you don't come on F/S DEMANDING a new board. That's not the way it works.

Kenshin

Originally posted by AngelofFire
NO i did not suggest a manga/anima forum. i suggested an animation forum which would include manga/anime. what makes japanesse animation so important that it should take precedence over all other forms of animation. i suggested a forum for all cartoons not one for manga/anime elitists

I'm sorry for hijacking your thread, but we just wanted to inform all the people who posted about anime in it, about our move to eirtaku.com.
Feel free to set up your own community for "cartoon elitists"

(Don't get me wrong - there are a good few cartoons that I enjoy aswell)
Good luck on your quest.

CuLT

Originally posted by AngelofFire
what makes japanesse animation so important that it should take precedence over all other forms of animation. i suggested a forum for all cartoons not one for manga/anime elitists

Taken from eirtaku.com
What is Anime?
If this is your first encounter with anime, and you're Irish, you could start off in worse places. Anime is quite simply - Animation. Anime is - generally - Japanese animations; their version of cartoons. The main difference is that cartoons are - more often than not - aimed at children, wheras anime or "japanime" is aimed at a variety of audiences. In Japan, anime is as justifiable and acceptable a medium for entertainment as normal or "live action" films are in America & Europe.
Because of this, anime is frequently aimed at the young adult market, people in their late teens up into their twenties.
Another aspect of anime which makes it look quite starkly different from cartoons is the style of animation, most noticably the eyes. The character bodies are usually accurately proportioned and the animation is more detailed. The detail is quite often due to the fact that anime series very often come in a specific number of episodes, usually 13 or 26. This allows the plot to be evenly paced, thus allowing for a coherent storyline.
Films can be even more detailed, with a large budget and only a couple of hours to fill, the detail of animation and plot can be astonishing.
An anime film you may have seen or heard something about recently is the very popular "Spirited Away" by Hayao Miyazaki. Check the Review section for other reviews.
We thoroughly recommend trying out anime, it's a different way of being entertained, as multi-genred as the rest of the film industry; comedy, drama, action, fantasy, sci-fi... it's all there. Check out the Buying Anime section to find out where you can rent a few anime titles to see if you like the idea.

AngelofFire

Ok i accept that manga and regular cartoons are quite different from each other but however in the motorsport board we have many divergent forms of the sport such as rally f1 motocross etc. nobody complains about them being discussed in the same forum i dont know whats wrong with cartoons and anime/mange being incorporated into the same forum

Karl Hungus

I still say the idea of an "Asian Cinema" board would be a better way to incorporate Anime, rather than placing it alongside the likes of the Simpons. I mean, while Anime is certainly a genre of its own, it would make more sense placing it into discussion alongside Takeshi Kitano, and suchlike.

TheSonOfBattles

I take it the anime and/or cartoon board is denied in any form then?

honru

Originally posted by TheSonOfBattles
I take it the anime and/or cartoon board is denied in any form then?

Yeah, there's no reason to let this thing die.

As a matter of interest, what justifies the opening of a new forum like the one that is proposed here?

AngelofFire

i dont think asian cinema is a popular topic on boards.ie. a general animation board would be more beneficial for cartoon fans and anime fans alike.

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by AngelofFire
i dont think asian cinema is a popular topic on boards.ie.

What boards.ie are you on!?!?!