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You're absolutely right, sitcoms, one aspect of the television medium are often filled with exaggerated, unrealistic characters. There are also hundreds of shows, covering all genres, with far more well written, realistic and down to earth characters and plots.
I am fully open to watching any anime TV show that might contradict my points (as long as it isn't a 300 episode show that requires watching 50 before it 'gets good') and subvert some of the issues I listed.
Full attempts I've made (barring youtube clips etc): Cowboy Bebop (got to the second episode), Battleship Yamato (couldn't finish first episode) and Attack on Titan (watched whole series with housemate, he didn't give me much choice).
Fair enough, but there really doesn't seem to be much variation aside form varying levels of crazy and exaggerated characters, odd speaking patterns and little effort by translators to add depth to their prose.
How people spend their time is their choice, I'm talking more about the structure of the medium itself - it doesn't seem to consider the audience's time very valuable. I frequently see, even in this very thread, people complain about 'filler' content and drawn out story-lines.
To be clear, that comment wasn't "Here's what I think, I accept no debate!", it was a response to Antiwhippy's comment regarding why some people dismiss anime outright. Of course there's a discussion to be had on a discussion forum, but my point was I have no problems with someone liking the medium, but here's why I do not.
Also, I did actually try to give it a shot:
TheBaronOfNA
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The fun thing is that I generally like western comics more.
That doesn't look like full attempts.
That doesn't look like full attempts.
Yea, which is whyI highly recommend watching anime films over TV shows as a gateway. They're usually good stories without having to invest in 100 of hours to get into like with TV shows. Studio Ghibli is something your entire family can check out too.
Just like anime, you doofus.
MrTroubleMaker
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Giant BEast lives! Now, what's Bot Colony?
Antiwhippy
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My top 3 anime/manga features a girl trying to make her way through the theatre industry through her natural adlibbing skills, a romantic comedy about 2 college piano students showcasing their struggles breaking into a career in music (whose author is currently doing a romantic comedy based around PC overclocking if you want to talk about diversity) and a post-apocalyptic story where a bunch of teenagers set out to learn how to survive in a strange, new hostile world.
I agree that there are stuff that are repeated more often due to popularity but you can generally find shows/series for people with all sorts of tastes.
From what I gather, Vinny talking to adventure game characters, and them talking back.
I'm pretty sure it's why the internet was invented.
Keyser Soze
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We had this discussion before and between the anime
Hmmmm...
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air jordans for dogs
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is the one piece anime actually good? I watched up to skypiea or whatever, and stopped.
MrTroubleMaker
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Keyser Soze
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I am going back to browsing anime
TheBaronOfNA
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I want to see how Vinny destroy a robot dream of consciousness.
Skypiea is the love or hate story arc.
You didn't catch the amazing Water 7/Enies Lobby arc, which I think is the one right after Skypiea?
TheBaronOfNA
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Seems you can use the keyboard.
I see. Typing out "BIIIG BOOO" is not nearly as funny as yelling it, though!
TheShampion
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This thread has been a good reminder for me of why I never talk about anime to people.
I used to try correcting people when they said anime was "like Pokemon," in 2000, and now I just wish people thought anime was just Pokemon and let it go already.
The discussion around anime has just turned into a farce of trying to prove something that I am not even sure what it is anymore. On some level, anime discussion just turns into an allegory for nerds in general, too passionate for its own good.
I used to try correcting people when they said anime was "like Pokemon," in 2000, and now I just wish people thought anime was just Pokemon and let it go already.
The discussion around anime has just turned into a farce of trying to prove something that I am not even sure what it is anymore. On some level, anime discussion just turns into an allegory for nerds in general, too passionate for its own good.
ThreePiMatt
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My experiences with anime are a little weird. Like a lot of guys who were teenagers in the early 2000s I'd watch DBZ on Toonami when I got home from school. And it was great, up until the point where Goku and Freiza fought for like 10 episodes and its like "fuck, get on with it already." Then it ends and rather than continue on with the story they reset back to the beginning of the show. I basically gave up on ever watching anime at that point. Hell, shortly thereafter I gave up on most Japanese games and eventually dumped consoles altogether and focused only on PC.
Then, last year around E3 there was a story about World of Tanks doing some cross marketing thing with some show called "Girls under Panzer." Oh Japan, you're so weird. But I caught a couple clips on YouTube, signed up for a free trial at Crunchyroll, and lo and behold, the show was legitimately funny. Guess I got lucky, the show could have been shit and I would have gone back to being "fuck Japan and their weird loli fetish."
Yeah, lot of shit out there, I've watched a lot of shit. But there's some genuinely entertaining stuff if you take the time to look.
Then, last year around E3 there was a story about World of Tanks doing some cross marketing thing with some show called "Girls under Panzer." Oh Japan, you're so weird. But I caught a couple clips on YouTube, signed up for a free trial at Crunchyroll, and lo and behold, the show was legitimately funny. Guess I got lucky, the show could have been shit and I would have gone back to being "fuck Japan and their weird loli fetish."
Yeah, lot of shit out there, I've watched a lot of shit. But there's some genuinely entertaining stuff if you take the time to look.
I've seen five or six episodes of it on Toonami, and it's pretty entertaining.
TheBaronOfNA
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I heard that Girls und Panzer is legit good even when the premise is weird (tankery is a girls sport in an alternate world). So yeah, you got lucky.
Discussing anime, video games, wrestling and professional sports are all the same to me. We're all nerds.
TheBaronOfNA
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Keyser Soze
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ThreePiMatt
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There was that nerd flowchart that ended with people with something like people who write Start Trek slash fiction where all the characters are anthropomorphized animals as being the nerdiest.
Backfoggen
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Lol there are nerds in here?
I actually quit the show for 2 years after Enies Lobby because of lack of time and not thinking the show would do better than that.
I picked it up again and holy crap was I not prepared for what came soon after haha. I love that show still.
...yes.
It's tough because I think it's one of those shows that you can't watch the english dub for because of it's history with 4kids and funimation.
So let's see, that being said, if you want to know if One Piece is good, watch until the end of Arlong Park series. If you aren't hooked by then, One Piece is not for you.
If you're still on board, watch up through skypeia (though you can skip ahead as the pacing of Skypiea is TERRIBLE), skip the davyback fight, watch through water 7 up to current.
I'm not a huge fan of how they handled the war on Maryjoa but...whatever.
For me One Piece has become the show where it's like, look up the well animated episodes on the internet and watch those, but otherwise just read the manga.
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Jimmyfenix
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ohh lawd
MrTroubleMaker
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Vinny!
Keyser Soze
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It's Vinny Time
MrTroubleMaker
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30 days! 
TharpDaddy
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Vinny keeps staring into my soul.
razgriz417
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dem Shades 
TharpDaddy
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Now that Jeff mentioned it on the podcast i can't not see it. They can make insane future robots but they can't make clean video that doesn't glitch out?
Backfoggen
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MrTroubleMaker
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rofl
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