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Done with Anime?
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Eric the Red
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(How this first page post avoided an avatar quote is beyond me.)
I have felt just like you OP before actually. I think I've found a nice happy medium now. I keep a critical eye for bad character writing ("actual people don't say things like this!") and tired tropes, but try not to default towards cynicism. My brother can get pretty condescending towards anime now, which is easy to do. But the experts on GAF always steer me towards one or two good shows a season
Edit: But I can never stop finding waifu funny. I cannot relate to you there. I wish every conversation somehow worked it in; maybe with a Borat voice.
(How this first page post avoided an avatar quote is beyond me.)
personally, i think he was trolling.
20cent
Banned
Not watching anything except the Eva Rebuild movies... tried to get back into anime the last 5 years but didn't happen.
Some recommended anime such as Welcome to NHK were not that good and felt a lot like a waste of time watching them.
Maybe I'm missing some good one though.
Looking forward to see the last Berserk Movies too.
Some recommended anime such as Welcome to NHK were not that good and felt a lot like a waste of time watching them.
Maybe I'm missing some good one though.
Looking forward to see the last Berserk Movies too.
i recommend Detective Conan aka Case Closed if you like mysteries. Fantastic series with great characters and some good mysteries.
gonna quit anime after naruto
i started watching it yeaaaaaaaaars ago and i wanna see it through till the end but it just doesn't seem to end and the constant fillers wanna make me punch kittens
for the manga readers
is naruto gonna end anytime soon???? ugh
back in the day it used to be a rarity that animes has hundreds of episodes dragonball style now its the norm for anything thats hugely popular cause the creators/tv show producers wanna keep that cow milking
i started watching it yeaaaaaaaaars ago and i wanna see it through till the end but it just doesn't seem to end and the constant fillers wanna make me punch kittens
for the manga readers
is naruto gonna end anytime soon???? ugh
back in the day it used to be a rarity that animes has hundreds of episodes dragonball style now its the norm for anything thats hugely popular cause the creators/tv show producers wanna keep that cow milking
meltingparappa
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Just like videogames, there is a ton of fantastic high profile and niche stuff coming out all the time, but sorting through it all is arduous unless you develop a side hobby out of it.
Wait until a series is over so that the hype around it dies down to realistic proportions, and then realize there'll always be a group adoring or hating every single series, especially the completely mediocre ones.
The simple answer is to start with movies because they're less of an investment and easier to know what you're getting into. Then once you're done with that, sample dubbed episodes so you can multitask and see if you like the premise and tone before committing.
Most importantly, just like videogame recommendations, never ever blindly trust a stranger, no matter the enthusiasm. The range of the medium is too broad to assume there's an overlap in everyone's taste.
Wait until a series is over so that the hype around it dies down to realistic proportions, and then realize there'll always be a group adoring or hating every single series, especially the completely mediocre ones.
The simple answer is to start with movies because they're less of an investment and easier to know what you're getting into. Then once you're done with that, sample dubbed episodes so you can multitask and see if you like the premise and tone before committing.
Most importantly, just like videogame recommendations, never ever blindly trust a stranger, no matter the enthusiasm. The range of the medium is too broad to assume there's an overlap in everyone's taste.
Eric the Red
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Yup, Naruto looks to be closing in on the end.
P.S. Jump in on that Attack of the Titans bandwagon with us, the water's fine
Nope my interest is basically in any genre, as long as the story is there but will check out NHK though haven't seen that one yet.
GhostRidah
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oh fuck yeah, that was the golden age, I miss those days!
Jex
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I'll never read again.
i recommend watching Season 1 first for the whole origin and setup for all the characters. It's best to watch the series in order if you can. The movies are kinda sprinkled in cases of their own and they're also quite fantastic. Use an episode guide for the movies if you can so there's no spoilers for newer characters that appear later. The movies are like an extended episode with a much bigger budget for the animation.
I find mot of them boring as they take way too long to develop, i'm not asking for a plot heavy focused episode all the time but these things just take wasy too long(too many episodes). That and the fact that many stories seem so far-fetched that they seem very similar.
I think Avatar:The last airbender was the last series i got through
I think Avatar:The last airbender was the last series i got through
Finaika
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That's not anime, baka gaijen.
20cent
Banned
i recommend watching Season 1 first for the whole origin and setup for all the characters. It's best to watch the series in order if you can. The movies are kinda sprinkled in cases of their own and they're also quite fantastic. Use an episode guide for the movies if you can so there's no spoilers for newer characters that appear later. The movies are like an extended episode with a much bigger budget for the animation.
You seem as enthusiastic as one my friend who also recommended it to me a while ago, I'll have a look at the 1st season then. Thanks!
yea, one of my fave anime series. even if the cases aren't that good, the characters and dialogue are great and funny.
Crash Station
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Most anime is 24-26 or 11-13 episodes these days. Can't have a billion long-running series when a normal season gives you a whopping 45 shows.
Simple answer to all this. If you want quality then go back to the 80s and 90s anime. It's too rare to get good anime these days.
GhostRidah
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Attack on titan definitely has some of that old school anime feeling in it, its the only anime that I have been enjoying in years.
Can't tell if stupid or just pretending to be stupid with this comment.
JasoNsider
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Ha, amazingly this is exactly where I fall. I'm having trouble thinking of even a single exception. Internet high five.
Crash Station
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There's more stuff than Shounen out there. You could always watch some of the Noitamina block stuff like Kids on the Slope (from the Cowboy Bebop guy).
Tummi Gummi
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Yeah, I definitely miss the days of late 80s to early 90s OVAs like Patlabor, GitS, Wicked City, Violence Jack, Cyber Oedo City etc etc. I think they had a stronger western appeal, typically had pretty good dubs, covered a wider range of subjects and settings and just generally felt more "mature" (at that age), featuring protagonists in their late 20s and beyond. They also had virtually none of the irritating tropes and mannerisms that I associate with anime these days. I really do make the effort to find more interesting sorts of anime from this century, but it seems to be very rare, and whenever I see a "recommend me an anime" thread it's usually full of the exact same shit I hate.
Nostalgia Mode Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEXh9gPo7MY
Because that avatar probably isn't from an anime would be my bet
(How this first page post avoided an avatar quote is beyond me.)
HEALTH_DISCO
Banned
I didn't read the whole thread but I hope someone mentioned the new jojo's bizarre adventure series... It's really good and they're also doing a remake of Stardust Crusaders.
It's the only anime, besides the Eva Rebuilds, that I really enjoyed in the past couple of years.
The last few years "everything was Moe" I still enjoy a few shows but nothing like back in the day.
I miss this style so much
Haha yeah or this :
There's a lot of anime that I don't like, but I'm not that type of guy who dismisses everything just because of that. When Studio Ghilbli does another movie, I'm in, if there's a movie on Free-TV, I'll give it a try.
And if I find an anime series that I like, even better (the only series I watched though are Samurai Champloo, FLCL and from my childhood old series like Wickie, Biene Maja and as I became older stuff like Detective Conan (Case Files or so in the US) and One Piece)
So yeah, I'm not done. Sometimes I find something worth watching (Like Little Witch Academia, I don't like the theme but the animation and humor is absolutely great). It surely helps that someone gave me his entire collection of a series of books called "Manga Power" (30 volumes, each ~500 pages and covering one or two chapters from 10-12 mangas) that I didn't forget about these. Shame to see though that there is no anime version of the dark apocalyptic and brutal, but highly complex manga "Shinku Chitai", but for clichée-laden fanservice crap like "Psychic Academy".
And if I find an anime series that I like, even better (the only series I watched though are Samurai Champloo, FLCL and from my childhood old series like Wickie, Biene Maja and as I became older stuff like Detective Conan (Case Files or so in the US) and One Piece)
So yeah, I'm not done. Sometimes I find something worth watching (Like Little Witch Academia, I don't like the theme but the animation and humor is absolutely great). It surely helps that someone gave me his entire collection of a series of books called "Manga Power" (30 volumes, each ~500 pages and covering one or two chapters from 10-12 mangas) that I didn't forget about these. Shame to see though that there is no anime version of the dark apocalyptic and brutal, but highly complex manga "Shinku Chitai", but for clichée-laden fanservice crap like "Psychic Academy".
Feel So Moon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS4d-KQ2QvE
Show Description:
If you guys haven't seen this amazing show, repent from your sins and do it now:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/space-br...e-brother-hibito-and-big-brother-mutta-594787
Lumpy Onion
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I hear ya man. Those were some good times.
Going a bit father back, here's a short video that pretty much sums up the awesomeness of 80's anime....
Daikon IV-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkc4eBCy3Sk
Crash Station
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What have you tried?
Man, I recently caught up with the later episodes this week. This show is so damn great. Too bad the other OPs cant beat the first one.
I actually think the 4th one (during the "moon" arc) was the best, at least music wise. It's amazing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiM12NvLNeQ
I loved all of them honestly.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
I pretty much gave up on anime wholesale when I exited my teen years, since every new anime series I hear about seems to be about teenagers (and particularly teenage girls, which thus means moe dripping out of every festering orifice), which I really just can't bring myself to care about anymore. Wacky high school kids just don't do anything for me, and unless something is available to stream on Netflix or on Adult Swim I'm probably not going to see it since I don't use torrents and can't afford the overpriced DVD sets.
I think the last anime I watched with any regularity was Fullmetal Alchemist, because at least it had an interesting setting and main characters I could conceivably care about. Is there anything coming out these days that isn't about how great kids are or how much adults suck? I think Eureka Seven was what officially broke me on anime as a whole because of that nonsense.
I think the last anime I watched with any regularity was Fullmetal Alchemist, because at least it had an interesting setting and main characters I could conceivably care about. Is there anything coming out these days that isn't about how great kids are or how much adults suck? I think Eureka Seven was what officially broke me on anime as a whole because of that nonsense.
Check my post above man. I can't recommend Space Brothers enough. Watch the first episode for free on Crunchy Roll. It has an adult cast, it's funny, incredibly heart-warming, great art, amazing music, etc. Seems like it could be just what you wanted, but didn't know it existed.
They're not bad, far from it. But none of the later ones has the "oomph" of Feels so Moon.
Speaking of good recent shows with superb first OPs: Hyouge Mono
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTS2uRObVP4
The plot:
Makes it seem like a kind of another generic sengoku period anime, but It's not. The biggest focus of the show is actually tea ceremonies. The show is also a goldmine for reaction faces.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
I definitely haven't been doing as much research on the topic as I did in the past, so that's a possibility. I'll try to give it a look when I have some free time. Thanks for the suggestion - if there's anything else you think I should look into, I'll give it a look.
Definitely miss that period in the mid-to-late 90s when Outlaw Star, Lupin, Bebop, Big O and Trigun all hit the States right around the same time. It really was anime's golden age in the US, at least.
Crash Station
Member
Watch Tiger & Bunny. The main character is a super hero dad.
Haha yeah or this :
This is the type of anime I grew up on dark and violent. The animation was top notch back in the day but, yes Attack On Titan reminds me that anime is still good and it's why I still watch it. I don't over expect anymore though. That went out the window years ago when the Lucky Stars of the world took over. Funny anime but not my cup of tea really. It would have to depend.
Haha, props for posting Sailor Mars.
Can you name 5-10 good animes that exceed 50 episodes? There really isn't that many
Jex
Member
That's not particularly hard to do when you count episodic titles as well as serial titles. Although, in general, I'd have to agree that most lengthy shows don't particularly earn their additional episode count.
Crash Station
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Space Bros, Hunter x Hunter, Fullmetal Alchemist, Monster, Soul Eater, Code Geass, Yu Yu Hakusho.
Just off the top of my head. Not including the big 3 because I know people would complain.
The only animes i watch these days are some Gundam Series, because I'm a sucker for Gundam. But besides the occasional Gundam Series most animes don't interest me anymore, because if they are really good they're adapted from a manga most of the time. And i've never heard of a series where the manga is worse than the anime. Also there's a lot more interesting new mangas these days than anime and you can consume them way faster, which is kinda nice when you don't want to spend heaps of time with the stories to enjoy them.
Crash Station
Member
Are you watching Valvrave? It's essentially a Gundam series with a different name.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Gintama, bro!
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