Talk:Cho Aniki
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[edit] Anime/manga?
I've heard about a Cho Aniki-related anime or manga, but can find no evidence of it online. Anybody else have any ideas? Kidicarus222 22:38, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Gay?
Isn't the game basically an extreme parody of what straight men consider gay to be like? Similar to the stereotypes of black persons found in DJ boy, etc. Nevertheless, I could still consider such things funny. 85.226.122.205 18:59, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
- I don't think so, though you could easily argue that. The fact that this game is made by a non-American society with a completely different perspective on homosexuality and different ideas about what the stereotype of a gay man is make it hard to say exactly how much of it is straight-out parody and how much of it is a satire of gay people. Kidicarus222 01:52, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
Ah, it's 100% satire of gay narcisism. :D I added few explanations of gay references in the game. I personally haven't played the game so I could only explain what is listed in Japanese wikipedia. Vapour
[edit] Section Sequence
The sequence should reflect the importance of information. Unless someone is a hardcore game collector, no one is going to order any of these different version of Cho Aniki from Japan. The game is known for its "gayness". So the section about the homosexual reference should be in forefront. Vapour
- Whoops, didn't see this. But I explained my reasons in the edit summary of my most recent edit. Also, a reader should get a sense of what the game is about before they can appreciate the homoerotic references.deadkid_dk 00:09, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
Twisting (rotating) hip move suppose to be either posing routine or streching move. Remember that the every homoerotic reference is suppose to be "indirect", however thinly disguised. Lastly, the entire appeal of the game and the way the game is made is about homoerotic reference. The meaning of the title of the game, Cho Aniki, or that the main theme of the game (caricature of bodybuilding) should be explained before the article move on to the detail of the game's trivial facts. What I can suggest as imporovement is to leave the explanation of the title and the main theme which is the overall context in the front while transfering the explanations of each individual homosexual reference to "the games" section Vapour
- But the theme is already established in the lead section. And mind if I say it again, this article is about the games, and game articles all have an introduction on plot and gameplay before anything else. While I do not dispute the importance of the homoerotic references in the games, I believe gameplay and plot goes before the references because those are the elements that makes a game a game, so they're definately not trivial aspects. If anything is trivia, those subtle homosexual references would be trivia, because not many people are going to care if Samson was a gay magazine. Also, you need to be enlightened by WP:LAME to see what really constitutes a dumb edit war. deadkid_dk 21:45, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Americanism
Hi,
There are a few parts -
"None of the games has ever been ported to the United States" "..cult popularity among American gamers." "..known in the United States as Warsong.." "Cult popularity: Few Americans have played the Cho Aniki series.."
- with regards to which, I can't see why they're in the artcle. I'm not out to start an argument, but why would any America-related statements need to be in here? AFAIK Wikipedia isn't an American resource. I think it's especially silly since the content is simply saying how the article doesn't apply to america. The idea that a game hasn't been ported to "the United States" is a little strange too; does the article writer mean English?
The idea that the subject has 'cult popularity' in America shouldn't be specified as giving the article relevance - and America I guess is no more special than any other country in these senses.
I suggest these references are removed, unless we investigate such matters in various other cultures and determine some significance of such information?
--Kierenj 12:14, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
- I have changed the wording accordingly. _dk 01:12, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] X-Nauts?
The page says "X-Nauts" helped make this game. I do not know if that's the name of an actual game company or vandalism, but either way, it leads to a link on the Paper Mario enemy. I decided not to edit this in case it was a company's name, but I can't relink it without changing the name if there is such a company. If anyone would like to help I would appreciatie it.
--Ultim87 22:00, 26 May 2007
