Cowabungaa said:I like good fiction. If there's anime show that meets my standards of good fiction I'll watch it. Examples are Cowboy Bebop, Ghost In The Shell, Studio Ghibli stuff and recently Monster.
I will however avoid pretty much every 'standard' anime, the kind of anime filled with anime clichés; the retarded faces they pull, ridiculous fanservice, those weird flashy backgrounds, that kinda stuff.
The most normal animé I ever watched was Naruto, I stopped watching that when I realised that the best moment of the show (both normal and Shippuuden) had already past; Rock Lee's fight versus Shimimaru. Coolest. fight choreography. EVAH!
You'll get derision for not liking unbelievably repetitive and formulaic shonen?SckizoBoy said:Anyway OT: yes, I watch animes, but I'm picky, preferring arthousy type stuff that makes me look pretentious (Saraiya no Goyou for crying out loud), though to be fair, I watch my share of mainstream stuff. However, series I avoid like the plague (for being so drawn out, and I will invite a lot of derision for this): Bleach; Naruto; and One Piece. (I watched them all for about 30-40 eps, and then got bored... yes, I am of the short-attention span type, though some series, I wish were longer.)
Can't you watch that stuff online? Why do you buy expensive DVD-packs? For the sake of collection or...?Macgyvercas said:Over my spring break, I plan to get through Neon Genesis Evangelion and the manga, Outlaw Star, the first season of Sailor Moon, the first 13 episodes of Romeo x Juliet, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and watch the second season of Spice & Wolf on Funimation's youtube channel.
What do you think my answer is?
Most of those are borrowed from a friend (though Sailor Moon is mine).OniaPL said:Can't you watch that stuff online? Why do you buy expensive DVD-packs? For the sake of collection or...?Macgyvercas said:Over my spring break, I plan to get through Neon Genesis Evangelion and the manga, Outlaw Star, the first season of Sailor Moon, the first 13 episodes of Romeo x Juliet, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and watch the second season of Spice & Wolf on Funimation's youtube channel.
What do you think my answer is?
I believe the people you are thinking of are "weeabos". Even the fans hate weeabos. Don't let someone telling you they're a fan of anime make you think they are of the "Japan is superior" kind.mireko said:I can't stand the fans, though.