in article 4214D322.DE6DF252@yahoo.co.jp, Eric Takabayashi at
etakajp@yahoo.co.jp wrote on 2/18/05 2:23 AM:

> Ernest Schaal wrote:
> 
>> I admit that some anime is good, especially Hayao Miyazaki, but most of it
>> is childish stuff that only an otaku or a Morning Musume fan could enjoy.
> 
> Then it is you who underestimate the range or storytelling quality of anime,
> and possibly manga, not appreciating both as valid alternatives to costly and
> time consuming live action film here in Japan. And live action shows and film
> in Japan are not much better on average.

No, I just realize that I am not in one of the two target audiences for
anime: the otaku (who tend to be losers with limited social skills) and the
Morning Musume fan (who tend to be preadolescent girls).

Some of it is amusing, but I wouldn't want a steady diet of it.