Wait, what? Manga comic fans can now collect doctorate - Polidicks

I can't see what purpose a phd in manga would even serve

MANGA STUDIES ARE YOU JOKING :fuckoff:

nice way to alienate people too "oh you're a doctor? what's your degree in?" "manga" "uhhh"

[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;30337809]Umm whats wrong with art, poetry, and philosophy?[/QUOTE] i dont really see any practical purpose for them [editline]8th June 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=johan_sm;30334097]Sorry but a literature degree isn't either. There's not much difference between manga and books. The difference is that mangas have more images. That's about it.[/QUOTE] a manga isn't a "book" with pictures in it it's essentially the japanese equivalent of a comic book, dont even TRY to compare the two

[QUOTE=Kopimi;30337890]i dont really see any practical purpose for them [/QUOTE] Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not there.

[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;30337957]Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not there.[/QUOTE] so please enlighten me as to what practical purpose being an expert in japanese comic books serves

"I have spent 5 years studying the art of staying a virgin"

good for them i guess

I cant click on page 2 [editline]9th June 2011[/editline] Oh here it is

[QUOTE=johan_sm;30326669]I see nothing wrong with this. We have literature studies, so why not manga studies? Quite a lot of mangas are actually damn good with deep stories and good art. But then again, they get overshadowed by kawaii fanservice titty bounche mangas.[/QUOTE] Anime's not my thing, but this is pretty much what I was thinking, too. Technically, they're a form of literature or art (or both). If you can get degrees in study of those, then why not this? I don't think a degree in "Manga Arts" will get you anywhere outside anime conventions, and even inside anime conventions you'll be lucky for anything more glorious than a booth between the girl-imprinted body pillows and the "lolicon" posters, but there's no real reason not to offer it as a possibility.

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;30341834]Anime's not my thing, but this is pretty much what I was thinking, too. Technically, they're a form of literature or art (or both). If you can get degrees in study of those, then why not this? I don't think a degree in "Manga Arts" will get you anywhere outside anime conventions, and even inside anime conventions you'll be lucky for anything more glorious than a booth between the girl-imprinted body pillows and the "lolicon" posters, but there's no real reason not to offer it as a possibility.[/QUOTE] I mean if you got really good at that sort of artistry, you could always try to get a job as an actual manga artist.

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;30341948]I mean if you got really good at that sort of artistry, you could always try to get a job as an actual manga artist.[/QUOTE] I don't think this is a Manga Art degree, though. I think it's just a degree in Manga studies. Heh. Manga studies.

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;30342194]I don't think this is a Manga Art degree, though. I think it's just a degree in Manga studies. Heh. Manga studies.[/QUOTE] Oh, well that's a different story. I suppose a class on that might be useful if you were an anthropologist and you were writing a report on Japanese culture, like a compare and contrast of the old and new or something.

[QUOTE=PaChIrA;30325870]Gordon Freeman is a doctor[/QUOTE] and he cures the Combine with bullets and rockets

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;30342273]Oh, well that's a different story. I suppose a class on that might be useful if you were an anthropologist and you were writing a report on Japanese culture, like a compare and contrast of the old and new or something.[/QUOTE]Or if you were a manga artist and wanted to study mangas more to improve your skills. Seriously saying "it's not a real field" just because you don't approve is very stupid. I don't see how art can't be a real degree. Arts require a lot of knowledge and skill sharpening to get good at. Oh NO, someone studies something they enjoy? This is fucked up.

[QUOTE=johan_sm;30326669]I see nothing wrong with this. We have literature studies, so why not manga studies? Quite a lot of mangas are actually damn good with deep stories and good art. But then again, they get overshadowed by kawaii fanservice titty bounche mangas.[/QUOTE] Bleach has a deep story and good art, and every woman who appears in the entire series is hot. Even Rukia, who doesnt really have tits. :colbert:

[QUOTE=johan_sm;30342640]Or if you were a manga artist and wanted to study mangas more to improve your skills. Seriously saying "it's not a real field" just because you don't approve is very stupid. I don't see how art can't be a real degree. Arts require a lot of knowledge and skill sharpening to get good at. Oh NO, someone studies something they enjoy? This is fucked up.[/QUOTE] There's ways it can be useful, it's just a bit more limited than other forms of literature. [editline]8th June 2011[/editline] And besides, some manga can be very skillfully drawn and written. For example: [img]http://images.darkhorse.com/covers/300/a/akira1.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=PaChIrA;30325870]Gordon Freeman is a doctor[/QUOTE] He cures the world of a parasite known as the Combine. [B]WHAT NOW?[/B]

[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;30337809]Umm whats wrong with art, poetry, and philosophy?[/QUOTE] Wait, why did he act like history just barely made it?

[QUOTE=Swilly;30343972]Wait, why did he act like history just barely made it?[/QUOTE] Because he's an idiot who thinks the only real fields are those involving maths or science, and doesn't realize that intelligence can be expressed in other ways.

Another useless qualification.

A doctorate in any kind of literature seems silly to me, the only thing you can do with it is teach in that subject.

I want a Ph. D in videogames

:wtc:

[QUOTE=MachiniOs;30348250]Another useless qualification.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Megafanx13;30342273]Oh, well that's a different story. I suppose a class on that might be useful if you were an anthropologist and you were writing a report on Japanese culture, like a compare and contrast of the old and new or something.[/QUOTE]

What the fuck did i just read :O