My faith in Anime is.....restored! Here's why.
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My faith in anime was shaken when I saw how Blood + ended, where they really dropped the ball on the ending, but was restored with Gundam 00. See, it irks me when a series picks on a specific country (like America), because there's an audience there, and I like it when they take on big ideas that resonate on a far-reaching scale. And if there's big boobs, Guns Akimbo, crazy-awesome violence, and humor, then everybody wins!
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Personally, I lost faith in the Bleach/One Piece/Naruto stuff, but I never gave up on the classics I grew up with
Series like Big O, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurōni Kenshin, GUNDAM, Cowboy Bebop
Lately, I've taken it upon myself re-watch/watch series(es) that were on Toonami (Tenchi, Outlaw Star, Casshern Sins etc.)
Then there's also series I've managed to happen upon, like Bakemonogatari, Katanagatari, Tatami Galaxy, Tiger & Bunny, Berserk and of course, Ah! My Goddess (Yeah, what? I love that series ~ it's adorable in every sense of the word.)
Series like Big O, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurōni Kenshin, GUNDAM, Cowboy Bebop
Lately, I've taken it upon myself re-watch/watch series(es) that were on Toonami (Tenchi, Outlaw Star, Casshern Sins etc.)
Then there's also series I've managed to happen upon, like Bakemonogatari, Katanagatari, Tatami Galaxy, Tiger & Bunny, Berserk and of course, Ah! My Goddess (Yeah, what? I love that series ~ it's adorable in every sense of the word.)
[link]http://myanimelist.net/profile/onchyophoran[/link] : I haven't even updated this in like a month ~ Its probably over 20 days now
Full Metal Alchemist got me into Anime, and rekindled my interest again when rewatching it 3 years later.
I really liked how it didn't really have any power levels, the powers in that world were basicly like physics, a measurable science, "super secret power techniques bullshit" didn't really fly because the rules of their science disallowed it.
funny then, that the show is largely about the object that DOES enable one to do super powerful bullshit, YET NOONE OBTAINS IT!
Despite liking Dragon ball z growing up, I prefer characters within the show to overcome adversity by cunning, wit, skill and tactics, not because they're simply just that amazing.
anybody got recommendations for that? besides Deathnote?
I really liked how it didn't really have any power levels, the powers in that world were basicly like physics, a measurable science, "super secret power techniques bullshit" didn't really fly because the rules of their science disallowed it.
funny then, that the show is largely about the object that DOES enable one to do super powerful bullshit, YET NOONE OBTAINS IT!
Despite liking Dragon ball z growing up, I prefer characters within the show to overcome adversity by cunning, wit, skill and tactics, not because they're simply just that amazing.
anybody got recommendations for that? besides Deathnote?
Well, for skill, have you tried Rurouni Kenshin?Combustion Kevin said:
~ Just looking at him, you'd never know how skilled of a swordsman he is. He's not superhuman, he doesn't have super-strength. He's just damn fast, brilliant with a blade and perceptive.
Personally, I've been watching less action-oriented series as of late.
Try Bakemonogatari or Tatami Galaxy if you're feeling adventurous ~ They're both brilliant
As far as I can tell it's a alternate world that is similar to our own.CrimsonBlaze said:
Also the cables are used to fight Titans, the Titans rampage through human villages, eating and killing anyone in their path with grins on their faces. They don't speak or have any sort of intelligence, they just eat and kill. The titans in the past nearly wiped out Humanity and are now getting closer to doing that again.
It's not even a matter of humans going into their territory, Humanity's territory is walled off and now the Titans are starting to break down the walls and move further in.
As for what the Titans are, no one really knows. It's still a mystery in the Manga which is further than the anime.
To elaborate on the cables, they're used to almost "climb" up to the giant, because without them killing them would be difficult.
Ok, chalked up some more series for my anime hit list when/if i ever get around to finishing watching Shakugan no Shana.
I always found anime based on light novels generally are better than anime based on manga, at least for animation quality, but they can still be a far cry from anime originals.
I always found anime based on light novels generally are better than anime based on manga, at least for animation quality, but they can still be a far cry from anime originals.
I didn't watch any anime for years bacuse of manga. So many of the adaptations were worse, seemed worse and took longer to process than their manga counterparts. So instead of watching them, I read a lot of them. Last year, I got back into it again for three reasons. One, I had watched a lot of the DC animated stuff and liked it a lot, but wanted something different. Then I watched Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann with my roomie who had never seen it before. Secondly, I had read the first arc of Magi and saw there was an anime coming out, so I asked if he'd like to watch it with me. Ended up watching a lot of shows together with him, and saw some on my own time. This winter I even tried following along with the season and watched a few of the current shows, like Kotoura-San, Maoyuu and Jojo.
Gotta say, there is no quicker way to lose interest in anime than to just watch everything, because most stuff in anything isn't very good. Magi became a disappointment when I discovered Aladdin was literally the savior, his enemies literally darkness and evil and dungeons littered the world by design rather than just being interesting places with lot of exciting adventures going on. Kotoura-san was horribly predictable when the crime plot began, even if I quite liked the characters. The UNLIMITED Hyobu Kyosuke was equally predictable, which is a bigger shame because it's more plot-oriented, and had very boring powers and fights despite some initial promise. I suppose that's what happens when it is a spinoff with a villain from the main series, there's no room for any changes to the status quo. Fractale let me down the most, a show that reminded me of Ghibli in the first episode ended up having a really jarring tone, a very annoying sidekick and a terrible final act.
Still, I'm happy I got back in. There's some fun stuff. Madoka was generally decent. Steins;Gate was exciting and less prolonged and cruel than When They Cry. Somehow, I find Joshiraku really funny. Kids on the slope was neat, even if the stuff near the end was pretty bad. Guardian of the Spirit showed me that you can have a show very everyone's a nice person and still have a lot of interesting conflict, even if the pacing wasn't that good. Samurai Champloo wasn't as varied as bebop, but a lot of fun anyway. Persona 4's anime is probably a better version of the plot than what the game has. I finally watched K-on!, and it turned out that wasn't horrible at all, despite my impressions of it being a very moeee kind of fanservice show. And watching some old shows again for the first time in a while, I was happy to discover that Ouran, Bebop, FLCL and Azumanga totally hold up.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure similarly doesn't have very much to do with power levels and more to do with funny abilities. It's more dumb than HxH is and has more asspulls, but it's still very nice if you can get along with the art style and it recently got an adaptation of the first two parts(It works like Castlevania, each part depicting a new main character and not having that much to do with the previous one apart from the mechanics). It's not very well animated or anything, the manga is better, but it's still a nice ride. And the pace is bananas. It moves very fast, especially in the beginning.
Gotta say, there is no quicker way to lose interest in anime than to just watch everything, because most stuff in anything isn't very good. Magi became a disappointment when I discovered Aladdin was literally the savior, his enemies literally darkness and evil and dungeons littered the world by design rather than just being interesting places with lot of exciting adventures going on. Kotoura-san was horribly predictable when the crime plot began, even if I quite liked the characters. The UNLIMITED Hyobu Kyosuke was equally predictable, which is a bigger shame because it's more plot-oriented, and had very boring powers and fights despite some initial promise. I suppose that's what happens when it is a spinoff with a villain from the main series, there's no room for any changes to the status quo. Fractale let me down the most, a show that reminded me of Ghibli in the first episode ended up having a really jarring tone, a very annoying sidekick and a terrible final act.
Still, I'm happy I got back in. There's some fun stuff. Madoka was generally decent. Steins;Gate was exciting and less prolonged and cruel than When They Cry. Somehow, I find Joshiraku really funny. Kids on the slope was neat, even if the stuff near the end was pretty bad. Guardian of the Spirit showed me that you can have a show very everyone's a nice person and still have a lot of interesting conflict, even if the pacing wasn't that good. Samurai Champloo wasn't as varied as bebop, but a lot of fun anyway. Persona 4's anime is probably a better version of the plot than what the game has. I finally watched K-on!, and it turned out that wasn't horrible at all, despite my impressions of it being a very moeee kind of fanservice show. And watching some old shows again for the first time in a while, I was happy to discover that Ouran, Bebop, FLCL and Azumanga totally hold up.
Yeah, there's nothing to be worried about when it comes to the powers. I've read all the chapters(Because I couldn't stand the wait when I saw the trailer). It's shonen, but it's not bad, the powers are fitting and cool and not very overpowered. The 3D gear is still very useful, so it gets a good mix of that and the powers. What should worry you is wether the truth behind the mysteries is any good, bacuse they haven't revealed a lot about that yet. Also, whether the anime is going to rush to some dumb ending or end smartly when it catches up to the manga and make a second season later on instead.Korten12 said:
It's all right if it's still shonen? Hunter x Hunter is good about that, the protagonists are generally weaker than their opponents and it's a lot less about powerlevels than it is about using your abilities cleverly. It takes the powers really slow and spends a lot of time naming and explaining the different aspects of them, and similarly to FMA, Gon and Killua don't actually get to beat very many opponents. There's an old anime adaptation and one currently running, so I'd recommend that one if you don't like to read.Combustion Kevin said:
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure similarly doesn't have very much to do with power levels and more to do with funny abilities. It's more dumb than HxH is and has more asspulls, but it's still very nice if you can get along with the art style and it recently got an adaptation of the first two parts(It works like Castlevania, each part depicting a new main character and not having that much to do with the previous one apart from the mechanics). It's not very well animated or anything, the manga is better, but it's still a nice ride. And the pace is bananas. It moves very fast, especially in the beginning.
Gargantia is great but Titan is terrible.
As for the topic, I "lost my faith" in anime after watching all of Naruto in 8th grade, but I got back into anime with Rozen Maiden.
As for the topic, I "lost my faith" in anime after watching all of Naruto in 8th grade, but I got back into anime with Rozen Maiden.
Since I left college last year I haven't been able to bring myself to watch too much anime (job hunt related depression which also happened to coincide with multiple seasons of crap) though I still read manga like Naruto and Bleach (I know it's bad but I just can't stop), Genshiken, etc. and sporadically released OVAs of series I love (Gundam Unicorn, Code Geass Akito the Exiled) but Attack on Titan got me back into watching anime on a weekly basis again.
Also Evangelion 3.0, hell yeah. It's confusing as hell, but once you let it sit with you awhile it's actually really brilliant in the context of the rest of the series. Is this want you wanted, a badass Shinji? Fuck you, this is Evangelion, being a badass gets you nowhere.
Also Evangelion 3.0, hell yeah. It's confusing as hell, but once you let it sit with you awhile it's actually really brilliant in the context of the rest of the series. Is this want you wanted, a badass Shinji? Fuck you, this is Evangelion, being a badass gets you nowhere.
Wait, is it like Bleach in that it starts out with a monster hunting premise, which is really just an excuse for people to have powers to fight each other with? A lot of manga seem to do that nowadays, start out with a crazy premise, devolve into battle manga. Though at least Bleach sort of brought back around so that the monsters got in on the one on one fights.Dansen said:
I have never lost my faith in anime as there always at least one very good series in each season, but I can't believe no one brought last season PSYCHO-PASS here, I mean it's the best anime I have seen since Idon't know Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in The Shell. Psycho-pass is inspired by a lot of sci-fi novels and works, but has it's own strong characters and history and art. And the best anime villain since Char. I can't really talk about what happens as it would create a lot of spoilers but I definitely recommend it.
ON Kyojin: The "superpowers" make sense for the plot from the beggining the series foreshadows what is gonna happen from nearly the beggining. (Rather it would be even contradictory to the series initial concept if not because of it.) The real question will be what the answer to the mystery is going to be. And if it is going to be any good. As for characters yeah you get good stuff.
ON Kyojin: The "superpowers" make sense for the plot from the beggining the series foreshadows what is gonna happen from nearly the beggining. (Rather it would be even contradictory to the series initial concept if not because of it.) The real question will be what the answer to the mystery is going to be. And if it is going to be any good. As for characters yeah you get good stuff.
I don't really see in any way how Valvrave is better than Gargantia. Valvrave has incredibly cliched characters and plot and Gargantia is anything but that. Just because something has better action doesn't mean it's better and Gargantia hasn't had any pointless fanservice, at least not yet. Oh and yea Majestic Prince is really good so far probably the best CG in an anime since Karas and is one of the more overlooked shows this season.Candidus said:
OT: For anyone worried about what people are saying about Attack on Titan based on the manga I wouldn't worry about it that much. It took 2 episodes to do the story of 1 chapter in the manga and at worst the only problem is that it really doesn't do anything out of its "comfortable place" as long as you're in it for the action then I don't see any way someone could dislike it.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica.Manji187 said:
As much as I like Fate Zero, it was a spin-off to a previously good franchise. Likewise the Evangelion movies. I hadn't seen any new IP in anime that I cared about for a long time.
And then along game Madoka, proudly proclaiming itself a "spiritual successor" to Revolutionary Girl Utena - and not being full of shit. Best anime I've seen in years.
I've always been pretty good at filtering out the crap, so I've never really had my faith shaken. However, shows like Princess Jellyfish, Usagi Drop, Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth and We Still Don`t Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day make me proud to be a fan.
Did you see Mawaru Penguindrum?Bara_no_Hime said:
And on Kyojin again: I think the good of the series is less the story but it's characters and how well it shows emotion both trough words and actions. To me one of the best moments of the series was this:
The chapter where Eren takes the rock to the wall, not because of the action but because of his answer to Amin and his toughts.
And since i didn't really give a context: Psycho-pass, is a sci-fi series which main concept is that a person psychological tendencies can be analyzed to determine for example a persons probability of commiting a crime. And if this sounds familiar is probably because you saw the same movies or read the same books as the creators. Two characters even discuss some of these works in the series. And like the best works it raises a lot of questions on the nature of life, society and law, and like the best it gives no concrete answer since there is not one.
Uh, the original hunter x hunter series was pretty much filler free. As a matter of fact, the only filler was battleship island, which was AWESOME. HxH just got past the point where the original stopped, which means it's all new episodes.DeltaEdge said:
Lately anime has been full of meh series. Sword art online got me pumped, but it's over now, but I hear it's coming back later this year with new episodes. I'll probably die of old age waiting for Hellsing: Ultimate to finish. Beserk the golden age gives me hope that we will see new stuff beyond the epic bummer of an ending that series got.
It's on my wishlist (being purchased on faith because Ikuhara). No spoilers! **runs and hides**Rafael Bronzatti said: