It's very good and I don't normally watch kyoani drivel.
I, for one, think Jojo part 3 - II was a pretty awful adaptation of a somewhat decent part of Jojo, a step down from first half.
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NeoGAF Anime of the Year 2015 Results
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I, for one, think Jojo part 3 - II was a pretty awful adaptation of a somewhat decent part of Jojo, a step down from first half.
Cornbread78
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What a horrible list, only 1 of my picks in top 10, blah..
Edit, ok, forgot about Soma and Owarimonogatari, but still blah.
Edit, ok, forgot about Soma and Owarimonogatari, but still blah.
Yes, please give it a try. It'll give you the whole feeling of do you want to play casuals, or do you want to go out there, compete and win. At least that's how I interpreted it...
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Maybe in terms of hype, but with Animator Expo, Marnie, Yamato, GitS, Boruto, Miss Hokusai - it was pretty solid.
If you like music and/or nuanced character development, Sound Euphonium is for you.
KazenY2J
Member
YES
Don't yet the art style or setting turn you off, give it a try.
Panthalassic
Member
Glad to see my Anime of the Year got into top 3.
It's Hibike.
ThatChairMan
Member
Reading those IBO reviews and comparing them to the most recent episodes is why I disagree with voting for shows that aren't complete.
It got 8 votes! All of whom ranked it at within the top 3! If this were weighted by how many people actually watched a show, it'd be really good!
It got 8 votes! All of whom ranked it at within the top 3! If this were weighted by how many people actually watched a show, it'd be really good!
I just want it to get its deserved recognition.
If you count the female captain there were two even in 1st season !
I bothered with the 5 episodes of first season...
brrrrrrr
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Huh, I'm indeed the only person who voted for Ghost in the Shell Arise in TV shows ...
Basileus777
Member
Miss Hokusai wasn't even in English until a few days ago, I'd want to be able to vote for that next year.
OniBarubary
Banned
Fuck yeah, SNAFU in Top 10. All I cared about. I also find it amusing that my Gundam entry was quoted when I read it and realized it was probably my most concise use of bros and hoes. And all that wasted time writing wonderful other entries too...
DiscoShark
Banned
This is a damn solid list.
Shirobako getting the respect it deserves and Food Wars being top 5 aren't surprises to me but Haikyuu being finally acknowledged is huge. There was no way I was expecting the second season of a sports show to hit the top 10 when Haikyuu S1 didn't breach it last year. Decided not to vote this year because I dropped off regularly watching anime somewhere in the Spring but going from this year's pickings this seems like a really solid list.
Just a shame we didn't get anything seemingly medium defining in the way Ping Pong was though, feel like that's solidly above all of 2015's pickings.
Shirobako getting the respect it deserves and Food Wars being top 5 aren't surprises to me but Haikyuu being finally acknowledged is huge. There was no way I was expecting the second season of a sports show to hit the top 10 when Haikyuu S1 didn't breach it last year. Decided not to vote this year because I dropped off regularly watching anime somewhere in the Spring but going from this year's pickings this seems like a really solid list.
Just a shame we didn't get anything seemingly medium defining in the way Ping Pong was though, feel like that's solidly above all of 2015's pickings.
The first half of original season 1 had to be some of the worst attempts at imitating Eva I've ever seen. Other than that it was a solid show, and I can only imagine that it's getting a lot of hate for looking like Gundam SEED with original mechs.
It's actually above OPM and Shirobako if we just took the average score xD
It's really unfortunate that the first half of the original Fafner doesn't hold up compared to the rest of the series and franchise.
I can only speak from my personal experience that I also nearly dropped it after 5 or 6 episodes, then came back to it because I heard how much better Exodus is (and also the latter half of it) and I can only say that I don't regret that one bit.
BassForever
Member
Not surprised OPM topped even though I don't care for it I'm clearly a minority opinion. Glad to see JoJo and Soma in the top 5 both deserved it even if Shard felt Soma wasn't an aoty contender
DiscoShark
Banned
Wait a second, where's Yuri Kuma?
Yuri Kuma was robbed! This is what I get for not voting.
Yuri Kuma was robbed! This is what I get for not voting.
strangedopamine
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11th. Missed out on the top 10 by 8 points.
Sakura
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Only 8 votes? This makes me very sad.
The first half wasn't even that bad compared to many other shows that got more than 8 votes. And the second half was phenomenal.
Basileus777
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Paltheos
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I'm not surprised One Punch Man won, but by such a large margin? It's a decent show at best, but anime of the year? The positive elements of this show - of which there are a few to be sure - don't come together to create a good series, and it long outstays its welcome. Almost everyone's enamored by this show, and my friends and I (who all watched it together) just don't get it and were kinda awkwardly staring at each other throughout. I mean, at some point, everyone figured out every episode would be the same, and at that point we just finished for the heck of it. Me personally, in retrospect? It's toothless action. There's no tension, and the jokes aren't funny enough to carry it otherwise.
It's a decent show at best, but anime of the year? The positive elements of this show - of which there are a few to be sure - don't come together to create a good series, and it long outstays its welcome. Almost everyone's enamored by this show, and my friends and I (who all watched it together) just don't get it and were kinda awkwardly staring at each other throughout. I mean, at some point, everyone figured out every episode would be the same, and at that point we just finished for the heck of it. Me personally, in retrospect? It's toothless action. There's no tension, and the jokes aren't funny enough to carry it otherwise.Crash Station
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I'm not surprised One Punch Man won, but by such a large margin?
If you don't get it, you don't get it. There's enough people expanding on their positive opinions of it both in the voting thread and around the internet in general.
But really, I don't think even the show's detractors would call every episode the same. The dynamic changes quite a bit once the Hero Association gets introduced.
miyazakiquote.gifI'm not surprised One Punch Man won, but by such a large margin?
Turin Turambar
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It was a weak year, in case anyone was wandering.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Not surprised to see OPM crushed it but I expected Shirobako to be closer.
Now the REAL SHAME is that Cross Ange came in at #31 and Monster Musume at #51!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
Now the REAL SHAME is that Cross Ange came in at #31 and Monster Musume at #51!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
Yeah that surprised me. It didn't have any chance for 1-20th spot but I thought it would do better than it did.
I think with first half he (and I) mean the first half of the original 2004 series, which honestly (and sadly) doesn't hold up to the rest of the franchise.
Shows that have a high barrier of entry are probably almost always destined to rank farther behind...
But yeah, the entirety of Exodus was fucking phenomenal.
I mean #4 has food orgasms drawn by a well-known porn artist. We all have our kinky sides.
MikeHattsu
Member
Non Non Biyori Repeat made the top 20, so that's good at least.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I'm like, the only person in the main anime OT that is watching it and a lot of people seem to hate it.
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It is an injustice, but even on a week to week basis you could tell barely anyone was actually watching the show despite it's quality. At least we have the movie based on the first season this year.
Which will likely also be ignored in Anime of the year voting.
hosannainexcelsis
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I'm not sure what you mean by medium defining; I don't really see any way in which Ping Pong, as good as it is, defines anything, especially in comparison to Yuasa's earlier works. But as far as 2015 TV anime goes, I think Sound Euphonium and especially Garo the Animation showed the heights of what it is possible to achieve in the medium. (Also Kagewani.)
I'm not surprised One Punch Man won, but by such a large margin?
I'm fine with you not liking it or thinking the humor is that funny but toothless action? Tension less fights? Can you actually explain how the episodes are all the same? That comes off as some purposefully vague salty hyperbole.
OniBarubary
Banned
Hey, Monster Musume was on my list, I did my part. You're on your own with Cross Ange tho.
ThatChairMan
Member
I have a newfound appreciation of the earlier episodes on my rewatch. While not as amazing as the rest, they are a lot more enjoyable when I can actually remember who is who. But the first half of the original definitely is a bit of a barrier on a first watch, though one I think is definitely worth it.
Sakura
Member
Not sure what there is to 'get'.I'm not surprised One Punch Man won, but by such a large margin?
The action is great. You either like it or you don't.
If you are watching it for plot and humour and that's it, then yea, you may not think it is 'anime of the year' quality.
Crash Station
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I watch One Punch Man for the story.
Okay, not really, but I'd hardly call it poorly-written either, even when ignoring what it has to be within the confines of its own genre. It covers the standard story beats damn well and has more than a few likable characters. If people were only into it for mindless action, the ONE webcomic version wouldn't be popular.
Okay, not really, but I'd hardly call it poorly-written either, even when ignoring what it has to be within the confines of its own genre. It covers the standard story beats damn well and has more than a few likable characters. If people were only into it for mindless action, the ONE webcomic version wouldn't be popular.
Where can you watch that show? Don't recall it being on crunchy or netflix.
BassForever
Member
Well if one doesn't find the humor funny/finds the series one punchline to get old then what are you left with? An action series where a bunch of jobbers doing impressive looking stuff that almost always amounts to nothing while the audience waits for Saitama to show up and solve the problem in one punch then get no credit from the masses due to innane leaps of logic.
It truly comes down to clearly what people like about OpM is what I and others don't like about it and the only option is to agree to disagree.
Though we can all agree that the art is fantastic in murata's manga version and the animation in the anime does it justice.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
If you don't like the humor or can't appreciate the flipping of shonen tropes, OPM will offer less for you, sure.
Sakura
Member
For sure, but the story alone isn't really why people would vote it anime of the year. Or at least, I don't think that is why.
The story is decent, the humour is decent, the characters are good, and the action is great, would be my opinion.
It's not solely a comedy series though. If you watch Daily Lives of Highschool Boys and don't find the humour funny, then you are literally left with nothing.
With One Punch Man, the action is excellently done, the character designs are interesting at the least. Even if you don't find the humour funny, there are still reasons to watch it and enjoy it.
It's perfectly fine if you don't like the series and if it isn't for you. I would never say you have to like it.
But when people say they 'just don't get it', and act like it is shocking how people could even possibly like it, I find that to be a little extreme.
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