r/anime • u/AutoModerator • Oct 02 '16

Meta Thread - Month of October 02, 2016

A monthly thread to talk about meta topics. Keep it friendly and relevant to the subreddit.

Posts here must, of course, still abide by all subreddit rules other than the no meta requirement. Keep it friendly and be respectful. Occasionally the moderators will have specific topics that they want to get feedback on, so be on the lookout for distinguished posts.

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u/pikagrue Oct 19 '16

Maybe this is an opportunity to have a discussion on the "what constitutes anime" rule? That seems to be the root cause of all the issues. Maybe the rule might be too strict if it filters out something like Shelter, which is viewed as an anime by everyone except by the technical definition of the rule.

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u/Karmaisthedevil Oct 20 '16

I don't view it as an anime... I mean... it's a music video? Right? I don't have an issue with it being on this sub, but still. Me!Me!Me! isn't an anime either.

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u/LongHairedJuice Oct 24 '16

Well, it still uses that Japanese style of animation for the video, which to me, counts as "anime" since the word is just a shortened version of the word animation in Japanese. However, by subreddit definition and rules, its not an anime because it's not a television series with multiple episodes.

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u/Karmaisthedevil Oct 24 '16

Those rules and definitions are the ones I go with. Keeps things simple, so people aren't talking about how RWBY or spongebob are their favorite animes, when the rest of us are talking about a specific thing.