There are still quite alot of good animes coming out, of the current ones that i'm watching FMA-brotherhood i think is better than its previous version. Its easily going to place itself in my top 5 anime list and episodesare still being made as i write this.Casual Shinji said:
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I used to almost literally LIVE for anime, but my passion has waned somewhat over recent years, largely because recent outputs from Japan have been MONUMENTALLY RUBBISH. This season just finishing now is almost undoubtably the WORST ever made, consisting mostly of porn (Maids vs Butlers), porn (Seikon no Qwasar), moe fanservice (Sora no Woto) and kiddie porn (Chu Bra). 'Durarara!!!' looked kind of interesting (only anime I've ever seen with a hot female HEADLESS HORSEMAN as a major character), but after 5 episodes with no actual STORYLINE in sight my attention wandered. Last season's Haruhi season 2 was probably the biggest cock-slap I've ever received, taking years to materialize, being pointlessly incorporated into a rebroadcast of the first season and 66% consisting of THE SAME FUCKING EPISODE HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN (the 'Endless Eight' fiasco, widely regarded as the stupidest thing any animation studio has ever done). There have been some great series over recent years -CLANNAD, Spice & Wolf, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Shakugan no Shana, Bakemonogatari- but the glory days of my early fandom (late-90s to mid-2000s) are well and truly over and I now find it hard to drum up the enthusiasm to even watch the stuff I actually LIKE.
But yeah, anime rules simply because of what it USED to be and I'm still hanging out for Shakugan no Shana series III, hoping they'll make new series of Full Metal Panic and Bakemonogatari and waiting to see The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzmiya and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.
But yeah, anime rules simply because of what it USED to be and I'm still hanging out for Shakugan no Shana series III, hoping they'll make new series of Full Metal Panic and Bakemonogatari and waiting to see The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzmiya and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.
I only like 3 anime shows
Lucky Star (actually I dont think it counts)
BLEACH
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so I guess Im not really a big fan, im just gonna put indifferent
Lucky Star (actually I dont think it counts)
BLEACH
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so I guess Im not really a big fan, im just gonna put indifferent
Same, for the same reason that I pray Metal Gear Solid, Halo, Final Fantasy, and Naruto will all die in a fire... Over hyping fanboys and fangirls who treat it as if it were Gods remake of Citizen Kane.Aura Guardian said:
I have a pretty broad taste when it comes to anime, liking just about everything - action, drama, horror, you name it.
I'll try just about anything as well, and save for Gantz there wasn't really an anime that I didn't like watching.
Oh, and School Days. I had to trudge through the latter part of that.
I'll try just about anything as well, and save for Gantz there wasn't really an anime that I didn't like watching.
Oh, and School Days. I had to trudge through the latter part of that.
Allow me to play devil's advocate and attempt to respond to several interesting point you have raised in post.Spitfire175 said:
What exactly is an realistic cartoon anyway? Do you mean unrealistic as in art style or in story telling? I'd like to see some example of realistic cartoon if you can think of any. Low frame rate does not equal low quality. As long as action sequence and keyscene are property timed low frame rate doesn't really reduce the quality of the product. And what do you consider as proper idea. Does twin peak's murderous evil spirit taking over individual to do evil act count as a proper idea? (this is not saying twin peak is a bad series. I'm only trying to point out the lack of originality when taken at face value). About Japan being xenophobic, I don't think it's that much different than most other countries in the world including US.
Also it's interesting how you say the visual of anime and manga irritates you. Does that only apply to manga and anime? What about something like disney or simpsons or adultswim? If not then what is it about manga and anime that irritates you. I personally can't stand reading American comic books, because of the dull panel layout and lack of motion and excessive dialog in it despite being a visual median.
About the massive Japanophiles that seems to worship anything Japanese. While it is true that type of demographic exist, but surely you wouldn't take them seriously this being internet and all. And these type of fanatic exist for all types of crazy groups. I'm sure you can find a equal number of Alien worshippers just the same if you look at the right forum. Secondly with information easily accessible on the internet, why don't you research a bit about the anime suggested to you before even consider watching them. Unless you're the type of person who hates spoiler then you only have yourself to blame for blindly accepting suggestion. Hellsing and Death Note for mature audience is to GTA4 and Manhunt for mature gamers. They're the type of maturity that only a 14 years old would like. If you base your opinion of mature content on those examples then I feel sorry for your misconception. There are all type of anime for all kinds of people, just most of the good ones are buried under a giant pile of teenage ejaculation and turd. If you find something your truly like than all the digging would be worth it.
And about the magical fighting teenagers. Why do teenagers have to fight you ask. Well why not? What's wrong with teenagers fighting evil power to save the world? What's wrong with teenagers receive magical power randomly and fight seemingly pointless battles. Do you want all teenagers to be depicted as shallow materialistic snobs who only cares about appearance social status, like most of the TV drama about high school kids. Like skins, one tree hill, and other generic high school drama they have out there? Power ranger was a pretty good TV series back in the 90's and it's about some random group of teenagers fighting some random evil power. Same thing with american cartoon like x-men or even power puff girls, although they're like preschool or something.
Lastly about the claim that anime is a superior form. While indeed most anime are crap with fanservice, big tits and panty shots, mindless blood gushing gore and sexualization of underage girls, it is precisely these characteristics that make anime a superior form. Where else can you watch about a third grade girl wants to have sex with her teacher, about magical breast milk that fights evil beings, about incest between any possible family combination. Where else can you watch about gallons of blood coming out from every orifices of human body or torn intestine being carelessly drag through the screen. Where else can you watch about romantic comedy where the main character is being dry hump by every female characters in the show for no apparent reason. Where else can you watch all of these above on broadcast television. It's why anime has so much crap in it, and also have some top quality production ever.
Well if you ever read this post just give it some thought, or anyone for that matter. Any inputs are welcomed.
P.S. maybe you'd like to try Monster. It's about some mass murder mystery.
Personally I love anime. But as with everything else, there is good anime and bad anime. I normally avoid the Otaku fodder and concentrate on the more mature and intelligent series.
Examples
-Ergo Proxy
-Rahxephon
-Mnemosyne
-Elfen Lied
-Ghost In The Shell: SAC
-Full Metal Panic
-Blassreiter
-Hellsing
-Claymore
-Blood +
-Trinity Blood
-Black Lagoon
-Witch Hunter Robin
-Karas
Examples
-Ergo Proxy
-Rahxephon
-Mnemosyne
-Elfen Lied
-Ghost In The Shell: SAC
-Full Metal Panic
-Blassreiter
-Hellsing
-Claymore
-Blood +
-Trinity Blood
-Black Lagoon
-Witch Hunter Robin
-Karas
Some animés I just cant stand.Like most of those over 200 episodes "Mainstream" ones.I.E. One Piece,Naruto,Bleach,Dragon Ball anything.
I have a little theory that is that most animés that are over 30 episodes are fairly bad.And no animé that I have seen breaks that rule.
My favorite animés are all fairly well known.But not all that popular.At least not with the common animé fan.
I have a little theory that is that most animés that are over 30 episodes are fairly bad.And no animé that I have seen breaks that rule.
My favorite animés are all fairly well known.But not all that popular.At least not with the common animé fan.
To me, anime is like every other medium; you're gonna go through a lot of horrible shit everyone else loves, but you may in fact find that gem that's actually pretty damn good.
For me, it was a series called Gungrave. The ending kind of sucked though. And I will admit Death Note wasn't bad.
What I hate is all those power-play plots, where everything just depends on how powerful X person is compared to Y person, and what X person needs to do to beat the next guy. I'd almost love for some reach back to realism, so that the protagonist could potentially get beaten up by a small kid with a baseball bat if he's caught off guard.
I'm not too psyched for any particular series, but if an Ace Attorney series starts, I would immediately buy the DVDs.
For me, it was a series called Gungrave. The ending kind of sucked though. And I will admit Death Note wasn't bad.
What I hate is all those power-play plots, where everything just depends on how powerful X person is compared to Y person, and what X person needs to do to beat the next guy. I'd almost love for some reach back to realism, so that the protagonist could potentially get beaten up by a small kid with a baseball bat if he's caught off guard.
I'm not too psyched for any particular series, but if an Ace Attorney series starts, I would immediately buy the DVDs.
I used to like it. My tastes changed. I now require a certain depth in my entertainment that anime no longer supplies. It's too shallow.
I am a big fan of anime. Especially some of the older stuff like Rurouni Kenshin, Yu-Yu Hakusho, Cyborg 009 and Dragonball Z. But there is some really great new stuff out there as well, i.e. One Piece, Naruto and Bleach.