We've got three tweens here (actually, two tweens and one full-fledged teen), doing homework and griping about the fact that the manga is always better than the anime.
When I was their age, I didn't even know either of those words.
See, that amusement isn't communicating. It's all, "OOOoooh, look at these words and concepts they know now! The young are so DIFFERENT and SPECIAL." Which I just don't believe. I mean, yes, young people are all unique snowflakes like the rest of us and they are awesome, but still. It's just formatting.
You didn't watch Star Blazers or Voltron either? Mighty Orbots on Saturday mornings? (technically not anime but close enough)
I read Starlog magazine in the late 70s so that must have been where I learned what anime was and why I loved Speed Racer & BotP so much. I wasn't able to fully indulge myself until I met my SO in '96. He had much better connections than I did and introduced me to the wonderful world of fansubs.
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Date: 2007-12-10 08:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-10 08:36 pm (UTC)As their parents said about them...
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Date: 2007-12-10 08:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-10 08:41 pm (UTC)Dude, all they said was that the book was better than the movie.
As long as things have been adapted into other things, people - especially teens and preteens - have been bitching about it.
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Date: 2007-12-10 08:44 pm (UTC)That's a good part of what amused me so much.
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Date: 2007-12-10 08:51 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-10 08:51 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-10 09:10 pm (UTC)And I didn't know the words either.
I'm an old fart didn't you know?
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Date: 2007-12-10 08:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-10 08:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-10 09:10 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-10 11:03 pm (UTC)I read Starlog magazine in the late 70s so that must have been where I learned what anime was and why I loved Speed Racer & BotP so much. I wasn't able to fully indulge myself until I met my SO in '96. He had much better connections than I did and introduced me to the wonderful world of fansubs.
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Date: 2007-12-11 02:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-10 11:23 pm (UTC)Oh wait, those weren't the words you meant.
Nevermind. Ignore me. :)
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Date: 2007-12-11 02:16 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-10 11:27 pm (UTC)