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ccnull writes "The Anime Network has launched a "tell your cable company to carry this station!" campaign on its web site. Just enter your ZIP code at the top of the site's home page (it looks like a banner ad) and you'll be that much closer to Samurai X 24/7. In case you hadn't heard, the network launched in late 2002." No support via DirecTV. I filled out the form already- I crave this channel.
I'm sorry, but as must as I respect educational channels on television, a 24 hour mathematics channel seems to be devoid of almost any entertainment value. Solving differential equations has nowhere near the entertainment value of say, a series on African wildlife. Your remark on childish TV comics is justified with a great amount of anime. I can't say Dragonball Z or Yu-Yu Hakusho is much more than an excuse for violence. But like in most cases, generalizations can often be proven wrong and proves for a weak argument. Take Rurouni Kenshin on Cartoon Network. Before watching the show I had no idea what the Meiji era was, or what Japan was like in the 1800's. I came out of watching the show with a good deal of knowledge about the Tokugawa and Meiji eras of Japan. Then there are animes like Graveyard of the Fireflies, or many of the films by Miyazaki. These are anything but "childish TV comics", and have a maturity that many stateside films lack. Also, i doubt that watching anime cripples one's ability to read in any way. It is my experience that a good deal of anime fans read on a regular basis, though I'll admit many of them read science-fiction or philosophy for the most part. On the other hand, among those I know that rarely read for recreation, almost all of them never watch or have even heard of anime. I'd have to say I would enjoy a 24-hour anime channel much more than the vast amount of crap on television right now.