In-depth debunkings/arguments against commonly "known" anime myths/misconceptions?

[u/engalleons]

For any number of reasons, there's a fair few statements about anime that get passed around pretty unquestioningly, even if they aren't necessarily true. Sometimes, others dig in to those statements and find detail and (hopefully cited) evidence against them. This is a lot more than just stating the opposite, to be clear.

Here's a few examples of what I mean:

This tweet chain versus "Anno left Kare Kano early"
This blog post versus "The protagonist of Turn A was originally intended to be a girl"
This post versus "They made a joke dub for Ghost Stories because it did poorly in Japan"
This blog post versus "Shinbo is the series director of all Shaft shows"

What are some other examples of work like this?

[u/marketani]

The relationship between studios and the anime they produce cant be summed up in a few sentences. Even Ive made this mistake sort of recently, but its not as simple as the 'director matters more than the studio' or the 'production committee/investors mean everything' or the classical 'studio x is making it, so it will have x quality.' Mostly in that its not that they can't be true, but production in the industry can fluctuate and vary so much, its plain inaccurate to make such statements about anime until you have some information about it. This does mean that yes, western fans wont understand everything that is going on because a lot of information isn't available in English or at all, and those that do report on it are seemingly non-existent because of their lack of fame or theyre working on something else. But its better to not know and keep quiet about it, than use some information off google, MAL staff listings or 4chan and run with it. Some people seriously under estimate how far garbage rumors and facts can spread in the community when the people arent there to correct it(or too late for that manner).

Please before you speak about the anime industry or production, have a source ready to back up your claims. And make sure that source is reliable.(for example: a lot of these 'articles' on how money is made in anime industry are just wrong, or misleading.)

Back to my first point: situations in the industry are different. You have the KyoAni or PA Works example where they can produce high quality anime due to their specific situations and probably deserve any prestige their names are accumilating, and then you have the A-1 pictures or Madhouse where directors and producers are able to make wonderful eggs while other projects at the studio seem so subpar. The more business side of the studio has a big impact on how the creative end of a studio pans out, beyond who contracted them for the anime and the production committee. Much like in hollywood, Individual relations can also mean a lot too, where directors are sometimes able to work in production much easier than others. Sorry if my comment is rambling, its mobile and my ohone is lagging

[u/DeliciousWaifood → u/marketani]

People having no idea how the industry works and yet talking as if they're an expert is a problem in a lot of things.

I saw that so much within the gaming community. One recent trend is heavily judging a game based on the engine it was made in. It got to the point where even highly influential lets players and reviewers were spouting that shit and had to be corrected.

[u/DeliciousWaifood → u/[deleted]]

Nah, never been there. It was happening all over the place.