I just... don't really see this as special in any medium. Just maybe less anime released than other media types.
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I just... don't really see this as special in any medium. Just maybe less anime released than other media types.
Yes I've seen it and liked it. Just didn't mention it in my list. I also really liked monster so instead of hard science fiction I guess I should just say what I want are shows about multidimensional adult characters in shows that take themselves 100% seriously and are a mix of action and drama. And I feel like the anime industry shifted from having rare great occurrences of that to never.
hard(ish?) science fiction is more of a bonus.
ElectricBlue187
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I know people hate the golden age talk but it really was true for in the US a few years in the early 2000's you have a decade of amazing anime never before seen and amazing shows being released one after another during those years. Now that everything is digital and everyone gets it everywhere instantly that kind of media avalanche will probably never happen again.
SonicMegaDrive
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I'm not a fan of the majority of anime made post-1999.
You can call it shallow or whatever you want, but a good part of the reason I got into it in the first place was because of the aesthetic, style, and animation techniques they used.
I won't argue that anime is necessarily 'worse' now, but it's certainly changed in ways that it no longer appeals to me.
I still stumble upon old stuff that I find interesting every now and then, so I can't say I'm completely done with anime.
You can call it shallow or whatever you want, but a good part of the reason I got into it in the first place was because of the aesthetic, style, and animation techniques they used.
I won't argue that anime is necessarily 'worse' now, but it's certainly changed in ways that it no longer appeals to me.
I still stumble upon old stuff that I find interesting every now and then, so I can't say I'm completely done with anime.
Not Spaceghost
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Anime peaked in the 90s and late 80s. Everything after that is such a goddamn shit show, anime is just bleh it all feels cheap to look at unless it is over produced but then usually lacks substance and is all just "BIG AND EPIC" the only anime I have enjoyed in the last 13 years have been Gurren Lagann because of just how fun it was, and Gundam Unicorn because of all the delicious UC gundam references.
100% Agree with you on this, I still believe that Gundam 0083 stardust memory and Bubblegum crisis 2040 are some of the best looking things ever produced.
100% Agree with you on this, I still believe that Gundam 0083 stardust memory and Bubblegum crisis 2040 are some of the best looking things ever produced.
Future PhaZe
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Anime is great, it's just that the TV productions out there are so good that I spend most of my tv time with those
chickdigger802
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You can't quit anime until you've watched Sword of the Stranger. After that though, sure. I don't care. Lol.
Your avatar is untrustworthy.
I do needa rewatch that again though.
That doesn't look the same. If that's what you meant that is.
They are both moe shit from different decades.
Well then...
I should let you know that AnimeGAF is filled withe people who like a wide variety of shows and are not a bunch of moe-crazy anime fans. Sure, some are, but there is nothing wrong with what they like or how they express it. AnimeGAF has a huge knowledge and appreciation of older shows, current shows, animation, and industry changes/trends. If you ask for recommendations from ANY decade of anime. If you ask for recommendations from ANY genre. If you ASK for recommendations, and don't simply judge them based on their avatars, you will find something you will like.
They are a smart bunch those moe-crazy weirdos.
airmangataosenai
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Of all seasons to be done with it, you choose one of the strongest we have on record. There's a ton of good shows airing right now.
Heart Attack
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You can't quit anime until you've watched Sword of the Stranger. After that though, sure. I don't care. Lol.
more reqs pls duckroll. Your Attack on Titan thread got me into the anime
.Seems like it, although the newer one looks like children. More skin is being shown as well.
more reqs pls duckroll. Your Attack on Titan thread got me into the anime
You guys should really stop hurting Branduil's feelings.
SonicMegaDrive
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I was just searching through some old VHS tapes last night and stumbled upon an old Sci-Fi Channel recording of Project A-Ko. It still looks so damn good.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Hating on Anime-GAF is frivolous and besides the point of exploring interesting and appealing anime productions. We like to talk about the stuff we're interested inthat means creating our own wealth of discussion, nothing more. People will take interest in moe stuff and shounen shows just as much as others will be going through Gundam shows with a whine or two (everyone who's watched Zeta Gundam does this at one point or another). Yeah, there are in-jokes and the amount of content posted in the community threads is staggering, but no one's telling you to get so involved. Some folks just post on occasion and they're good to go.
Really, it helps to take a look at the anime recommendation threads we have every now and then. Lots of suggestions in those.
Really, it helps to take a look at the anime recommendation threads we have every now and then. Lots of suggestions in those.
I experienced this back in probably 2004. My suggestions:
1) Take a break. Seriously. If you're this burnt out take a year (or six years, that's what I did) to clear your head of the things you've come to dislike.
2) Don't engross yourself in the community more than you have to if you don't like it (and that doesn't make you less of a fan or anything stupid like that, so don't feel like it's an obligation "as a true fan"). Don't ruin it for yourself with a negative association there.
3) Have serious reservations about watching serialized shonen anime. I'm not saying don't watch good ones, but what you consider good and what the greater community considers good don't have to align (and from the sounds of it probably don't).
3a) Be wary of shows longer than 2 seasons. It's probably a hint that you're not the target demographic and it's a vehicle for telling toys and merchandise.
4) Don't watch shows as they air (really easy to waste time on bad shows that way) and
4a) Let the internet act as a filter to figure out what's actually good and what's crap. Find a person or site you trust to figure out if something is worth watching...6 or 12 months after it's stopped airing. The "OMG NEW SHOW" hype will be gone by then.
4b) If you absolutely have to watch shows as they air, limit yourself to 2-3 shows per season. There's not going to be more than 3 that are particularly good or worth watching anyways (and 3 is probably overly kind) and you'll just wear yourself out otherwise.
5) Split up your free time with other activities. If you're this sick of anime, you probably need to introducing someone else to pass time with (reading, music, movies, hang out with people, art).
1) Take a break. Seriously. If you're this burnt out take a year (or six years, that's what I did) to clear your head of the things you've come to dislike.
2) Don't engross yourself in the community more than you have to if you don't like it (and that doesn't make you less of a fan or anything stupid like that, so don't feel like it's an obligation "as a true fan"). Don't ruin it for yourself with a negative association there.
3) Have serious reservations about watching serialized shonen anime. I'm not saying don't watch good ones, but what you consider good and what the greater community considers good don't have to align (and from the sounds of it probably don't).
3a) Be wary of shows longer than 2 seasons. It's probably a hint that you're not the target demographic and it's a vehicle for telling toys and merchandise.
4) Don't watch shows as they air (really easy to waste time on bad shows that way) and
4a) Let the internet act as a filter to figure out what's actually good and what's crap. Find a person or site you trust to figure out if something is worth watching...6 or 12 months after it's stopped airing. The "OMG NEW SHOW" hype will be gone by then.
4b) If you absolutely have to watch shows as they air, limit yourself to 2-3 shows per season. There's not going to be more than 3 that are particularly good or worth watching anyways (and 3 is probably overly kind) and you'll just wear yourself out otherwise.
5) Split up your free time with other activities. If you're this sick of anime, you probably need to introducing someone else to pass time with (reading, music, movies, hang out with people, art).
oh please.
The Planetes manga is GREAT.
The Planetes anime inserts shitty comedy, adds idiotic characters, and doesn't even begin the manga's story for like 8 or 9 episodes in. And those idiotic characters don't leave.
A big waste of time.
While I'm shitting, the Berserk animes were poorly done too. A big waste of time. Though, i guess if you don't want to go through the manga, they're an alright substitute if you can stand the really poor animation.
The Planetes anime is just bad.
They also have tails so they are automatically better.
I suppose this is why Equestria Girls was made.
Less so without you around.
Dude have you watched Kenya Boy? Cause if not then you should totally get on that shit pronto. Remember, I bestowed Bagi upon you so you know you can trust me when I tell you it's required viewing.
WrenchNinja
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That last battle has the best goddamn sword fight I've ever seen.You can't quit anime until you've watched Sword of the Stranger. After that though, sure. I don't care. Lol.
Less so without you around.
Dude have you watched Kenya Boy? Cause if not then you should totally get on that shit pronto. Remember, I bestowed Bagi upon you so you know you can trust me when I tell you it's required viewing.
Trejo, I know I can trust you. I have not watched Kenya Boy, so I will alleviate that ASAP! If it is anything like Bagi, you will be 2 out of 2.
hosannainexcelsis
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If you don't want to watch anime anymore, that's fine. Find something else to enjoy. It's your life!
You should come by more often! <3
You should come by more often! <3
lol
After mentioning all the shows you did, fucking Highschool of the Dead is what you chose? That's like someone who has watched all the old cinematic classics choosing one of Uwe Boll's films as an intro to modern films.
Yep, he should have at least picked something like Fate/Zero, that seems more comparable to his taste based on the shows listed.
Seriously, it's like saying I'm done with TV shows.
Finaika
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I don't even watch TV.
ElectricBlue187
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If they stopped making shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and Game of Thrones to make more shows like Toddlers and Tiaras, it would be very easy for me to give up Television altogether.
I laughed to this post more than I should.
so moe
Well network TV is more creatively dead than anime.
bobbychalkers
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I used to feel that way but I keep finding at least 1 nice surprise every season. Last year it was Jojo and right now its Attack on Titan.
FonkyByNature
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After Samurai Champloo and before it, Cowboy Bebop. I can't watch anime anymore, most stories suck and are way too childish to me.
Samurai Champloo was the best, music, art, story, characters... it's amazing !
Watanabe needs to make another serie in the style of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.
Anime needs to be more like this.
I miss the violence, the gridiness, the edginess of anime. It was great in the 90s, now ? it's boring.
Samurai Champloo was the best, music, art, story, characters... it's amazing !
Watanabe needs to make another serie in the style of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.
Anime needs to be more like this.
I miss the violence, the gridiness, the edginess of anime. It was great in the 90s, now ? it's boring.
WTF is all this babbling about how anime ended for you after Champloo and Cowboy Bebop. Shows that came out in like the 90s and early naughts. Just say you were never an anime fan and move on.
Ya'll watched two shows on Cartoon network and therefore you were old school anime fans? Please.....
You guys aren't anime fans your Japanimation fans.
In all mediums you have good stuff and bad stuff. Movies, comics, books, etc. The noise to signal is getting difficult for you guys. Also as americans, a lot of us plain don't like to read subtitles. Like my friends. REFUSE to read subtitles. So they don't watch anime.
Ya'll watched two shows on Cartoon network and therefore you were old school anime fans? Please.....
You guys aren't anime fans your Japanimation fans.
In all mediums you have good stuff and bad stuff. Movies, comics, books, etc. The noise to signal is getting difficult for you guys. Also as americans, a lot of us plain don't like to read subtitles. Like my friends. REFUSE to read subtitles. So they don't watch anime.
CornBurrito
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Watch Aku no Hana if you want a genius masterpiece that is completely different from most else out there.
Try Fate/Zero.
Try Fate/Zero.
Naked Snake
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I've started to say waifu long after I stopped watching anime. It's a forum meme to me and I don't relate it to anime in my head.
Nope. If I find a crap anime, I'll just stop watching after an episode or two. It's not that hard to find the good ones, and I'll usually get notified about the surprises with an occasional check into the anime thread (or season threads nowadays).
There's always a couple good shows each season at the very least. If you hate all of Attack on Titan, Chihayafuru and Maou though, then yeah, you probably should quit the medium, because that's quite the variety of quality shows currently airing.
There's always a couple good shows each season at the very least. If you hate all of Attack on Titan, Chihayafuru and Maou though, then yeah, you probably should quit the medium, because that's quite the variety of quality shows currently airing.
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