Nope, that was not a typo. I meant to use that title. But, before I delve any further into that matter, I believe it would be best to let it explain itself. Now then, let's say you're watching an episode of some random semi-serious anime. Let's take... something shoujo, maybe Fushigi Yuugi. Suppose someone whom we'll refer to as "Random Ignorant Person" or Rip for short, suddenly barges in and starts watching with you. Then, just as the show is reaching it's climax in the pivotal "Nuriko's last stand" scene, Rip goes, "What the? C'mon let's stop watching cartoons and pop in this porn dvd." Totally spoils the cathartic effect doesn't it?
Unfortunately for us anime fans, people like Rip constitute the majority, and we, the otaku, meek though we are many, are still the minority. Yet, what Rip failed to see beyond the multi-colored hair, the exceedingly large eyeballs, the grand display of superpowers, and the guys who look like girls, was the intensity of the emotions at that particular scene, and in that anime in general, the clash of equally valid principles, the internal and external politics, the self-sacrifice, and yes, the arguably overrated and cliché love story, the entirety of which makes up Fushigi Yuugi.
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