I love anime...

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2000 6:37 am

Gotta love the stuff. It's so sexy! Been watching it since 6th grade. I'd get up 2 hours earlier than I had to just so I could watch G-force. Never realized back then how racy the stuff got. Now there are cartoons that would be "X" if they had to be rated. Some of it is and for sale at porn shops. They even have the stuff in print. Comics, magazines devoted to it...Which brings me to my point (had to get around to it sometime). Is anime used to advertise stuff in magazines cool, or does it just make the company look cheezy? Case in point, there's an ad in Jan. 2001 issue of EM on page 194 that features a tightly-clad female warrior amime character. She has huge eyes, huge breasts, yet a demure waist and bare hips and ass. She seems to be holding cables in her right hand, conveniently cropped so you can't see the ends. This may even be a case of plagiarism.What do you think? Acceptable use of exciting imagery to get your product sold, or degrading to women, the engineering profession, and anime fans in one fell swoop? ------------------ -------------- Angelo Quaglia AQ Productions

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2000 3:55 pm

I remember an ad in a guitar mag back in the 70s, advertising a new synth company. It had a picture of a large-breasted blonde in a tight shirt, with the words 'ARP' and 'MOOG' in half-circles under her breasts. The caption made some reference to "the big two". HEHEHE...So where are they now? Where will Digidesign, Steinberg, and Soundscape be in 20 years? But I digress... Sex is used to sell darn near everything on the planet. Ever look through a motorcycle mag? Look at TV commercials. One of the big attractions to becoming a musician is SEX! I've yet to meet a musician who never got l__d after having played a gig, at least once. Some musicians make it their every-gig goal! So, it's only logical that sex is used to sell musician's gear. Is it degrading to women? Yes. Is some anime degrading to women? Yes. Is using the sex angle in advertising degrading to the engineering profession? Well, hehehe, is that same tactic degrading to the toothpaste manufacturing profession? Is using anime for advertising harming anime fans? Well, is using Fred Flintstone to sell vitamins harming kidz? I don't think using anime in advertising is a bad thing, it's really just a matter of the advertiser's 'taste' in selecting 'appropriate' anime figures.

Joined: Dec 24, 2003 Posts: 0 Location: Passaic, NJ

Well said SonOfSmawg! And your degree is in?

------------------ Joel Gette Soundscape Digital www.soundscape-digital.com

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2000 7:40 pm

SEX...of course...

RO Admin Joined: Mar 20, 2000 Posts: 4269 Location: Canada

I feel like I'm in the dark ages here, who/what is anime?

Joined: Dec 24, 2003 Posts: 0 Location: Passaic, NJ

LOL it is a Japanese cartoon,,,very well known for their very provocative presentation of their female figures. Also well known in the porn industry as the best "cartoon XXX show" I hope no kids are reading this !!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2000 9:00 pm

Anime is not just about sex, it's about high drama. Kinda like soap operas. Cartoons sans comedy.

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2000 8:23 pm

Yaw are some sick puppies!

David

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2001 9:02 am

i think there's been a small but growing amount of 'womanly' presence in the recording 'media' (zines, trades, etc.)....check out the Manley pre/eq/mic ads, there's a smokin' bubbalicous in an Avalon premp/eq advert PLUS have you checked out the latest BASF ads? the one with the topless blonde hawking BASF tape? i don't really mind the infiltration of the 'sex' angle in our industry (maybe we're soooo used to it by now), i even like to see them every now and then -- it breaks up the monotony of consoles, knobs, LEDs etc. etc.my 2 cents.

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2001 1:19 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by ujaku: ...it breaks up the monotony of consoles, knobs, LEDs etc. etc.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Nah... just more knobs. hehe

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2001 11:52 pm

Make Your Time.

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2001 11:59 pm

i dont know if it degrades women. women should be proud of their form, the ones who feel degraded are simply too self-conscience... have you lookeld in the womens magazines... tits and ass all over the place.

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2001 7:01 am

Ujaku, I'm curious about this 'womanly presence' in Manley adds. Do you mean Eveana, the company president? (I've assumed that's who that is I've seen in the adds in the snake skin jacket.) I don't think she's trying to exploit her body to sell product.I dunno, I think selling equipment with almost nekid chicks is juvenile and it reinforces the boy's club atmosphere. I've met plenty of talented female musicians and on occaision competent female engineers, but there are so few of the later, the competency ratio is better for women then men in my experience. I don't think we should be putting up barriers to anyone who can do good work. If you want to see skin, there are plenty of magazines where you can do that already. da Bear

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2001 12:49 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bear's Gone Fission: If you want to see skin, there are plenty of magazines where you can do that already.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Ya, but do they exploit defenseless audio gear to help sell their t&a? LOL

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