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Since our launch in November, Akadot has received mail from all over the fan community. We sincerely appreciate
the feedback and have made several editorial decisions based on fan responses to our pieces. If you feel you'd like
to contribute to the dialogue, please click on the envelope icon on the front page.
In our article "Pleasing All the People," Akadot had the opportunity to
interview Toonami's Sean Akins about the past, present and future of the anime block currently running on the Cartoon
Network. Here's a letter we received that reflects a little incredulity, and a little misunderstanding, toward our
intentions.
Dear Akadot,
I just have a few things to mention about the article "Pleasing All the People."
1. I'm not calling your writer a liar or accusing him of slander, but I highly doubt that Sean Akins
would call Ameritoons "crap" whether he feels so or not. I hope that those quotes aren't fictional.
2. The petition mentioned in the article is ridiculous. In fact, somebody started a "Stop the Stupid Petition"
Petition just to counter his petition. The guy makes some very ridiculous demands like changing Toonami's name and
putting some uncut only anime on Saturday nights! The first of those is just pointless, and the second one isn't
good business. A network can't purchase shows just to show them uncut when everybody but diehard fans are asleep.
These are just a few of the demands that the guy had.
http://www.petitiononline.com/tda2/petition.html
is where you can find the petition that shows the stupidity from the other one in an organized matter with reasoning.
- Kaioken
Dear Kaioken,
The quotes in "Pleasing All the People" are not fictional. However, if discretion demands a little flexibility -
if Mr. Akins tells me that he'd rather that not be posted on the site - I'd be glad to take it down. Akadot is hardly
a muck-raking publication. None of the quotes on Akadot are fictional.
As for the petition. It is indeed ridiculous, that's why I drew attention to it. In a way the article is an answer
to the guy that wrote the petition, explaining to him that Cartoon Network is not 'dumbing down' anime, but is rather
marketing toward little kids. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Because there is a large youth demographic, anime is
getting more attention and those who wish to pursue the more mature titles have more outlets to it now than ever before.
I hope this clears things. An open dialogue will get everyone a lot farther than accusatory tones.
Sincerely,
Luis Reyes
Editor, Akadot
A plethora of "Trigun" fans chimed in about Owen Thomas' review of the second "Trigun" DVD,
"Lost Past." Akadot reader Andrew best sums up the general sentiment.
Dear Akadot,
I read the review of Trigun vol. 2 recently, and thought Trigun got a bad rap because of the early episodes.
I have seen every episode that Pioneer has released so far and let me say, it gets a lot better. As a fan (probably
until I see the ending May 29th), I don't want people to have the wrong impression of the series. I don't know if
one of you at Akadot could possibly write a review on one of the future DVDs, but please keep in mind I am more than
willing to write several for you.
The reason why I say "it gets a lot better," is based on several reasons. The most obvious one is the story
development. As mentioned in the grading of your review, it looked like a story was brewing, and brewing it did.
Vash leaps into his past, finds out his purpose, and much more. Another thing which becomes much better is the
character development. I'm not saying there is major character development, but much evolves as the story does.
The series becomes much more than light hearted fluff after about the eleventh episode or so. I could name more but
I know you are busy people at Akadot so I'll get to the point.
I agreed with the rating and commentary along with the review, but I feel that Trigun was too early in the
series to be judged. I don't think and never will think Trigun is a spectacular series, but it deserves a much better
rating than a "5.5." So if you would please continue writing reviews on the future Trigun DVDs, it would be
appreciated. Also, if you feel you can't, I will be more than willing to write them for you (if you wish). My last
request would be to simply respond (briefly or whatever you prefer) to this letter and tell me what you think.
Thank you for your time and cooperation!
Sincerely,
Andrew
Dear Andrew,
Thank you very much for responding to the review. We've had several "Trigun" supporters write to us about the
rest of the series. We are indeed planning to review the rest of the "Trigun" series and I know that the reviewer,
Owen Thomas, and myself are impressed with the latter part of the series.
And as far as the 5.5 rating goes, that is actually good for Owen. He doesn't take the ratings lightly and to
get anywhere near a 10, a series has to have certifiably changed his life. I really do like that approach to rating.
Objectivity and analysis is always the best way to evaluate a piece.
Sincerely,
Luis Reyes
Editor, Akadot
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