Death Note, after you-know-who died. Before that it was the best thing ever, a really good life-and-death chess game between two intellectuals. After that though it really went down hill.
Biggest Letdown in Anime
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Out of curiosity. What changes in the Rebuild movies do you not like? No major spoilers if you can help it. As far as I heard, the plot is mostly similar but the characterizations are different (i.e. fewer psychological breakdowns and mental issues in general).Darth Carr said:
Edit: While I'm on that note. Evangelion. It's kinda cool, but I feel it's overhyped. Not that I go into shows with massive expectations. That never works out well. Really though. STILL FRAMES. They kinda killed it, even if I know the reasoning for them.
End of Eva is also pretty cool, but the ending is a total mindfuck. I get the general idea of it and all thanks to Eva Wiki, but the ending is seriously bleak as hell too.
Lastly, I don't see why Rei is so popular. This is coming from a Nagato fan. I don't see their similarities and Rei isn't all that cute for someone who is supposedly a shining emblem for "moe." It's probably because I don't ship Rei/Shinji nearly as hard as I do Kyon/Yuki (since I'm not a massive Shinji fan, not that I outright hate him).
The characterisations are very different, for instance, Asuka is no longer infatuated with Kaji and Rei isnt quite as distant as before.Et3rnalLegend64 said:
Another thing that bugs me about it is the fact that the ordering of the angels have changed and new ones have been added.
Its not that I dont like them, its just that I became attached to the anime and the changes prevent me from loving it as much as I rightly should.
That's all understandable then. I still have to watch the Rebuild movies. The original series and End of Eva left a bad taste in my brother's mouth since the hype backlash hit him a lot harder. Mostly because he can't stand Shinji and the psychological issues of the cast. He thought Asuka would be fine, but she turned out to be as broken as everyone else.Darth Carr said:
Currently, we have to kick out Noir so he can finally watch Haruhi because I bought myself Disappearance. I doubt he'd appreciate it properly since we'll probably rush through it and nothing will sink in properly. Then we'll probably get to Rebuild. I'm curious as to how he'll take them. I know that he doesn't completely hate the series yet, since he bought himself an Eva 01 figure and is considering buying a $20 can of coffee from Japan for an Asuka figurine.
I completely agree Soul Eaters ending was stupid. I wasn't that surprised when i then learnt they had stopped following the manga... seems a common thing for anime to get kinda crappy when it stops following it's manga source.
(though FullMetal Alachemist wasn't terrible despite doing this. Not as good as botherhood but still not completely bad)
FMA i will also mention though cause it's ending was pretty unfulfilling. (i'm talking about the movie). Though i think i was cushioned against that blow's real force by the fact that brotherhood was available to jump straight into, so it probably bothered me less than it would have had that not been the case.
Does it count if I say the dissappearance of huruhi movie, simply because after it finished i wanted more haruhi but there is no more made to go on to XD
(though FullMetal Alachemist wasn't terrible despite doing this. Not as good as botherhood but still not completely bad)
FMA i will also mention though cause it's ending was pretty unfulfilling. (i'm talking about the movie). Though i think i was cushioned against that blow's real force by the fact that brotherhood was available to jump straight into, so it probably bothered me less than it would have had that not been the case.
Does it count if I say the dissappearance of huruhi movie, simply because after it finished i wanted more haruhi but there is no more made to go on to XD
That's howKapri said:
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Fullmetal Alchemist's ending in the first anime. It came pretty much out of nowhere and left me numb for a week with shock that anyone could write such a terrible ending. It had nothing to do with the rest of the show, and while I think Brotherhood was a bit rushed it certainly ended on a note that fit more with the themes of the series.
Not helped by Sunao Yoshida's death... :/ which means any continuation of the anime would be original and probably crap...Kapri said:
And on that thought: Nurarihyon no Mago - Sennen Makyou... biggest anticlimax ever... (big bad just scuttles away with a non-announcement... uh-th'wha?!)
You know, a lot of people here have brought up the part of Soul Eater's ending where Maka kills Asura with a punch of love (it's been said multiple times already, what's the point of spoilers there?). Frankly, while that's kind of disappointing, I think that it's nothing compared to the big-lipped alligator moment that happens in the same episode. You know, the part where
The "courage punch" is Grade-A cheese, but it's not as random or facepalm-worthy as that.
...Maka suddenly sprouts scythe blades and fights Asura herself.
I can sort of see how it COULD make sense, but it really doesn't. There is no foreshadowing that this is possible. It comes out of nowhere and it vanishes into nowhere after it happens as if this didn't happen. After all, nobody else sees this happen except Asura: the Kishin has a barrier around him blocking out everything inside from outside viewers, and everybody inside the barrier has been knocked out by him. Everybody. Including Maka. Who is fighting Asura while unconscious. With scythes that suddenly grew from her body.
There's suspension of disbelief, and then there's pulling stuff out of hammerspace.
I can sort of see how it COULD make sense, but it really doesn't. There is no foreshadowing that this is possible. It comes out of nowhere and it vanishes into nowhere after it happens as if this didn't happen. After all, nobody else sees this happen except Asura: the Kishin has a barrier around him blocking out everything inside from outside viewers, and everybody inside the barrier has been knocked out by him. Everybody. Including Maka. Who is fighting Asura while unconscious. With scythes that suddenly grew from her body.
There's suspension of disbelief, and then there's pulling stuff out of hammerspace.
The "courage punch" is Grade-A cheese, but it's not as random or facepalm-worthy as that.
Yakitate!! Japan: A wonderfully melodramatic anime about baking bread. And it is AWESOME.
Sadly, they ran out of funding or something, because the third and final season left out a lot of material from the manga in order to quickly get to a rushed, mostly unsatisfactory ending.
Despite that, I say it's still completely worth watching. It's just THAT GOOD. But the lackluster ending makes me want to track down the manga just to see how it should have happened...
Sadly, they ran out of funding or something, because the third and final season left out a lot of material from the manga in order to quickly get to a rushed, mostly unsatisfactory ending.
Despite that, I say it's still completely worth watching. It's just THAT GOOD. But the lackluster ending makes me want to track down the manga just to see how it should have happened...
That was a really shameful ending to a really good show. The show had something a lot of action anime needed or rather ongoingly needs more of, female protagonists. The art style is also fresh, and it just in general has a great 'attitude' about it.Ordinaryundone said:
I still own the DVDs of this anime because despite this, it's still an overall pretty good anime.
biggest disappointment? possibly the last 4 years of anime.
ive seen so many of my favorite mangas utterly destroyed by their anime adaptations.
Plus there really hasnt been a good anime that has targeted my age group since forever.
Its all dumbed down , stuffed with filler / panty shots/ cliche moments or made pg 13
Christ I cant say I can list any truly memorable anime from the last 4 years...
I dont understand why they do it either.
I mean why does bleach have to continue with filler arcs just so the manga can play catch up.
just end the bloody anime. wait a few years and make another anime. Its got to be better than running the series into the ground.
I mean there are plenty of other mangas to rui... i mean adapt....
ive seen so many of my favorite mangas utterly destroyed by their anime adaptations.
Plus there really hasnt been a good anime that has targeted my age group since forever.
Its all dumbed down , stuffed with filler / panty shots/ cliche moments or made pg 13
Christ I cant say I can list any truly memorable anime from the last 4 years...
I dont understand why they do it either.
I mean why does bleach have to continue with filler arcs just so the manga can play catch up.
just end the bloody anime. wait a few years and make another anime. Its got to be better than running the series into the ground.
I mean there are plenty of other mangas to rui... i mean adapt....
I have to agree with you about Berserk, but not Hellsing Ultimate. Okay, maybe the other characters I can understand, but you didn't make an exception for Alucard. The very idea of someone disliking Crispin Freeman's voice is absolutely incomprehensible to me.Axolotl said:
???saltychipmunk said:
Have you watched Steins;Gate? This anime should satiate your taste for more mature anime.
Also: Have you just been looking at the kids section of a movie store? There are many interesting shows that came out between 2008 and now. A good example: Madoka (can't remember the full name). It may sound like a generic Magical girl anime on the surface, you'll be quite surprised by what it really is. Oh, another is Durarara. Made by the creator of Baccano, just as insane.
Seems kinda kinda rude to think the last 4 years were disappointing. Lets put this in perspective: 4 years = 2008 to 2012. Now that is a LONG time, and a lot of anime to be disappointed by.