One of the best channels to do that is through blogs which provides ES. It’s not exactly a bad thing for multiple blogs to have the same thoughts and opinions on a single episode, it just reinforces the idea that what has been said is true.

Not that I’m against editorial posts or anything, but it just seems like ES posts seldom gets defended like Kabitzin said

I really don’t see why this is an “undead” topic, though. Most blogs have a pretty balanced mix of posts anyway with a few exceptions who chose to concentrate on either one of the two. Is there really a need to decide the quality of a blog based on whether there are doing E/ES posts?

Or is it just elitism?

I remember Owen mentioning about how the experience of watching anime becomes richer if you focus on the “moments” rather than the ending, which I find analogous to this case. With ES, you are able to focus on the “moments” (at least in my case, where ES blogging makes my senses all the more sensitive and sharp, because of the passion for the series which led me to blog it in the first place), allowing for a richer experience as you see tackle things which an editorial post won’t.

- Dubs vs. Subs: Just admit that the reason you hate dubs is because the majority of the voice actors in your country suck.

- Is the aniblogosphere oversaturated: The answer is no, gimme a break there are barely any anime blogs out there over a year old.

- Are fansubs destroying the community: No, stop complaining and implement a better business model. Fan work is the reason there is even a market at all, and the companies are screwing it all up.

Like many mythical horrors, the only way to really kill an undead topic is with flames =D.

Where’s the middle ground?!? ;_;