Criticism of Anime in Romania
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Anime as mainstream
The first channel available to start airing animes on a regular basis was Anime+, on around 2004-2005. Among the first ones aired were Inuyasha (which quickly turned in a frenzy), Slayers and some others. Initially, they were "test runned" to see the effect of them on the large audience, although it was part of a wider franchise presumed in Romania to have start in Hungary. In fact, it was rather known in Romania that the hungarians were making the schedule, as those close to the border that cought the hungarian station (by accident, it seems) would observe new shows firstly appearing there and then, after one or a few months, being shown at the Romanian station. In october 2007, Animax took over this channel, changing most of the Romanian staff, as well as the forum one. In contrast though, the Hungarian grip seems to have tightened even more, administrators from the Romanian forum claiming they have no acces to the database of the forum, a similar situation being likely at the station itself.
Corina
Corina is a Romanian singer. To redefine her career, she decided to taggle the new concept of manga and anime, making a clip claimed to be inspired from the phenomenon. Unfortunatly, the poor girl didn't know the difference from manga, anime and cartoons, in a shameful display of claiming knowledge.[1] She was however eager to claim that "the kids" would go for the new gender. Soon after, she made another mistake, claiming that the anime fans were "ortaci" (a plural wanting to come from "otaku", but basicly calling them miners instead). The clip itself was considered by knowing anime fans as a kitch, starring singers with excessivly white japanese-like make-up dancing in strange way.
By all accounts, this was a sad mediatization of anime or manga in Romania, as the singer didn't limit to the above in her comments, roughly claiming "Manga are comic books, as in anime, like Pokemon, Sandi Bell[2].. and who knows what other cartoons", an insulting afirmation to most anime fans, whatever country they live in.
References
| Anime in Romania | |
| People: | Chibimox | Coyotee | Majin | Ranma | Mangaboy | The Different Mechanist | Alexander | Iusty | CyBeR | Alexander Krieg | Athelfirth |
| Sites: | anime-club.ro | manga-anime.ro | aplustv.ro | animaxtv.ro | anime-mania.ro | animeplus.ro | A Camp |
| TV: | Anime+ | Animax | TVR1 | Antena 1 | Jetix |
| Conventions: | Nijikon 2007 | Nijikon 2008 | Nijikon 2009 | A Camp | Otakon |
| Diseases: | Pettism | Pet chains | Anime Club Borg mentality (cure → Anti-Animax-Abuse) | Spam | Attacks | Conflicts |
