Ernest Schaal wrote:

> Anime, as a genre, tends to be loved by the otaku, but as a class it isn't
> particularly well thought of. Although there are some films within the anime
> genre that are well thought of, such as the works of Miyazaki, most of the
> works in that genre are thought of as either crass porn (virgins raped by
> alien plants) or kiddie stuff (Pokemon).

Which do you consider the science fiction sub genre (artificial humanoids,
robots, giant robots, armored suits, outer space epics, etc) to be, and what
titles do you claim to be acquainted with?

> Some of the amine that I have seen is amusing, like good television
> sit-coms, but only occasionally is it something that most people would want
> to pay money to see.

Really? So how do you account for its continued success, or how Japanese
animation has become an international phenomenon worth billions of dollars per
year? Japanese live action TV shows, movies or music don't enjoy that kind of
popularity or financial success (except possibly in Southeast Asia).