The Top Ten List
I
reviewed my site statistics at the end of September, 2000. The results
were pretty interesting, and I think they're interesting enough to share
with you. After omitting the high individual page hits of my main pages,
10 of my essays or reviews accounted for most of the hits this website
has recieved. Curious about which ones got the most traffic? Read on!
10. Dragonball Z Apologia
My various Dragonball Z pages are understandably
popular, because Dragonball Z is one of the most popular anime in
the United States today. Dragonball
Z: An Apologia is an essay I wrote to defend Dragonball Z from
its critics.
9. Dragonball Z: The Movie
My review of the first Dragonball Z film, called Dragonball
Z:The Movie (or The Dead Zone) got just 3 more hits than
my Dragonball Z Apologia.
8. Censorship of Golden Age Animation
I'm happy to see that this essay made the Top Ten. Aside from my essay,
very few webpages examine how certain animated shorts have been censored
for television and cable. Censorship of
Golden Age Animation was also the first of my essays to be extensively
illustrated.
7. Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, I'm glad that people actually read my FAQ!
6. X:1999
The popularity of my X:1999 review was
the first surprise of the Top Ten. This beautiful CLAMP film was poorly
released in the USA, and I honestly thought that its poor release reflected
a lack of interest in the fan community. I was wrong.
5. Ray Harryhausen
Another surprise. As much as I love the stunning stop-motion animation
of Ray Harryhausen , I never thought
that anyone would actually share my enthusiasm in this day of computer
generated graphics. Maybe my visitors are even more nostalgic than I am?
I can't say for sure, but I'm glad that people are still interested enough
in Mr. Harryhausen's creations to have read my essay.
4. Can Anime Make it In The USA?
When I wrote Can Anime Make it in the USA
, it was state-of-the-art. In this post-Pokemon world, it's pretty clear
that anime has made enormous inroads into mainstream culture. I'm
rather skeptical about this, because aside from Miyazaki very few current
anime creators are doing anything remotely as sophisticated as the anime
of the late 1970s-early 1980s that I loved. Nevertheless, I can't watch
Card Captors without thinking of how Sandy Frank butchered Gatchamanin similar ways in the 1970s.
3. The Little Mermaid
The much-missed Eva Nottage wrote her analysis of The Little Mermaid a long, long time ago. Eva isn't part of this page anymore, but she was an essential - and equal- partner during the first few months
of its creation. I am very happy to see that so many people are reading her words.
2. Batman: Subzero
I'm glad that my favorite comic book character made the Top Ten. I'm surprised
that my other Batman pages haven't received nearly as many hits, although
my upcoming series of essays about the Dark Knight may change a few things!
Batman: Subzero , ironically, has a very warm
place in my heart. It was dumped onto the direct-to-video market with almost
no fanfare after the Batman Forever debacle, and its character designs
made it an anomaly compared to the radical redesigns of the Batman/Superman
Adventures. I've always had a weakness for the least-favorite
child, and there's no question that Batman:Subzero wasn't as appreciated
by Warner Brothers as it should have been.
1. Galaxy Express: Eternal Fantasy
The biggest surprise came last. Galaxy Express:
Eternal Fantasy still hasn't been officially released on video in the
States, and Galaxy Express is far from the most popular anime in
America. Yet, judging by the number of hits, this essay was the most popular
on the entire website.
I would have generated a very different list if you'd asked
me which essays and reviews I thought were the most popular. But that really
doesn't matter. I'm happy to see that my website provides a useful service
to such a wide cross-section of the animation community. And I'm also happy
to see that the people who access my page are a pretty diverse lot. Thanks
for reading my work, and I hope that you enjoy my upcoming essays and reviews!
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