Poll: Anime...

[RanD00M]

Some animés I just cant stand.Like most of those over 200 episodes "Mainstream" ones.I.E. One Piece,Naruto,Bleach,Dragon Ball anything.
I have a little theory that is that most animés that are over 30 episodes are fairly bad.And no animé that I have seen breaks that rule.
My favorite animés are all fairly well known.But not all that popular.At least not with the common animé fan.

I find myself needing to respond to this. I am curious as to why something is bad simply due to the fact that it is "mainstream" or because it has 200+ episodes. The only thing that proves is that the series in question has been monumentally successful and/or that their writers felt that the plots could not be resolved after only 30 episodes. Not criticizing so- to-speak, just curious.

Because from what I've seen,most animés that are in the 200+ are usually don't have one pre-set plot.Rather they have a bunch of plots that all happen within each other.Which could mean that the bad guy does something,but the viewer doesn't get to know of it for the next 50 or so episodes because they were focusing on something that had nothing to do with anything.
And they often also tend to drag on.And they just throw out a new plot twist whenever they run out of ideas for the already going plot.

 

[Bato]

Just, ugh..
They're all pretty much the same bad thing. With very few exceptions.
Crazy hair, androgynous males, girls that are 'super hawt' and... 12... ugh, in fact in most animes, everyone's like 13, and saving the world!

 

[nebtheslayer95]

i like everything ive seen so far, but that isnt too much

 

[wooty]

I never used to like it, but then I saw a few gems like Bleach and Gunslinger Girl that made me think twice, and now I'm hooked. I'm finding them more enjoyable than most crap the west churns out each year, do we really need another forensic detective series, we're drowning in the stuff!

 

[Photon987]

Princess Tutu, Gao Gai Gar, Giant Robo, Legends of Galactic Heroes, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Planetes, Dennou Coil...

The list goes on.

Not crazy about it, but I sure do like it.

 

[Shaegor]

Seeing that I'm going through a phase where I could associate anime with an extremely addictive drug, I am currently loving it...
Except I'm running out of animes that actually interest me.

 

[SturmDolch]

There's a lot of parts of anime that piss me off...

I really, really hate that whole kawaii thing. The innocent girls that act like babies, the protagonist tries to help her, then falls over backwards and she screams at him with extremely annoying animation.

The battle scenes that take several episodes. Dragonball Z was awesome as a kid, but now I can't justify spending 3 hours watching two guys smack-talk over 6 episodes before they throw a punch or two.

The Final-Fantasyesque Fem-Men. I really dislike the androgynization of men in Japanese/asian culture. Not only is it evident in these media, but also in real people. There's so many fem-men on campus here. And girls fucking love it. Ugh.

Other that, though, I wouldn't mind watching a few. I used to watch the obvious, Pokemon, Monster Rancher, Digimon, and DBZ as a kid. I watched a few episodes of Cromartie High School last year, but stopped because of time. I also think I'd quite like Ghost in the Shell.

The anime style is very cool if done in a tasteful manner, like the Kill Bill anime sequence or some of the Animatrix shorts. However, in the whole, I think I can live without it and that I'd rather read the manga of the animes that are based on manga. (but then there's the time issue again, which means I've only read Death Note)

 

[Eisenfaust]

ahhhhh, bleach! damn you're so amazing!

 

[xxnightlawxx]

I like it.

 

[ShakerSilver]

I don't really like so much, considering all the weird stuff I see coming from my Otaku friend, but there are some that I think a pretty cool.

Although I am/was a Dragon Ball fan. As far as I know, that's the one of least weirdest animes out there.

Sorry if that sounded like flamebait.

 

[GodofDisaster]

I've been a fan of anime since I was 10, and I'm still in love with it.

My favourites would include Elfen lied, death note, bleach, Code Geass and Higurashi no naku koro ni.

I'm also loving Umineko no naku koro ni which I just started watching a few days ago.

 

[senorcromas]

Well, I like it...

Currently, I'm lovin' the Tezuka (yeah, I'm going on a old time binge).

 

[Bigsmith]

I love it, ones i have seen are, Gurren laggen, Elfen lied, full metal alchemist, gyver (the new one) and New Dominin tank police.

 

[Win Laik Pya]

Fuck i love anime.

But goddamn is it terrible.

Gurren Lagaan, Azumanga, Ghost in the Shell, Lucky Star, FLCL, Gunslinger Girl, and Outlaw Star are some main courses i enjoy.

Serioulsy though. Anime is awesome, and NONE OF US SHOULD BE PROUD.

i agree completely, it is a guilty pleasure, but then again what isn't? Btw, props on tao avatar, you play blazblue?

I love Blazblue, but haven't played in a while.

I'm also pretty bad. No, that's not true. I'm fine, it's just that everyone else is absurdly good.

I main Tao and Rachel, and i actually just bought a fight stick for my 360 for fun and profit!

KilgoreTrout90 if you ever want to look me up, but i've been on PC mostly recently.

 

[AVATAR_RAGE]

i love it but it depends on the series and if it grabs me

 

[A random person]

Gotta love Fullmetal alchemist Brotherhood

Despite being less faithful to the manga, the original was better, partly because it wasn't rushing through the earlier parts.

On topic I'm overall very fond of it, though I acknowledge that, like with anything, only a small portion of it is good. Of course, I won't let things like Ikki Tousen (which I take as a personal insult; I have a relative that teaches Chinese history and culture) stop my enjoyment of Baccano, Darker than Black, Fullmetal Alchemist (though as mentioned, Brotherhood is wonky), Nanoha A's, Haruhi's first season, Eva (yes, I like Eva), and other things.

 

[Grey_Focks]

meh, tend to dislike more than like. not the actually quality of the shows but the beyond annoying stereotypical anime fans that make me want to hate it. The whole culture surrounding it is just so damn off-putting. Combine that with how your pretty hard pressed to find an anime that doesn't feature over the top sexuality (even the ones marketed to children) and I hope some of you anime fans can understand why I feel the way I do about anime.
That, and I don't really like the anime art style. It's the eyes.

only ones I can say I liked were Cowboy Bebop and the original Fullmetal Alchemist (NOT brotherhood). And yes, I know FMA:B is technically based on the manga that came first, DON'T CORRECT ME.

EDIT- oh, and just to piss you all off, I prefer english dubbed to subtitles.

 

[Dok Zombie]

Anime is a prime example of why two nukes just wasn't enough.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

I've found that Anime has gotten harder to watch as I've gotten older. I unabashedly LOVED it in High School and University, but I find that it really doesn't "connect" with me now that I'm out in the working world. For example, pretty much anything with a "School" setting really throw me off now, I feel to old to relate to the characters and their problems don't seem to be my problems anymore. Similarly I really don't have time, nor inclination to follow a "No Pay-off" series like Bleach, One Piece or Naruto.

I still love some things though, I'm desperately awaiting the conclusion to the Full Metal Alchemist Manga, I bought and loved Baccano!, I still enjoy watching Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo and shows like Eureka 7, Gurren Lagann and Black Lagoon are still a joy to watch.

Mostly I require an "Escapist Setting" something far from the real world or far enough removed from my own life that I can immerse myself in the fantasy, not something that makes me feel old (like anything set in a High School). I also require concise plot that GOES somewhere, shows that are just fight after fight after fight after fight feel like a waste of time.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

Anime is a prime example of why two nukes just wasn't enough.

How would you feel if I said "Little Britain is a prime example of why the Germans didn't bomb hard enough" or "A prime example of why America/Canada should have stayed on their own side of the Atlantic"?

There is NOTHING funny about that statement, Nuclear Warfare and the dropping of nuclear weapons is HORRIBLE and there is no excuse suggesting that one of the only nations on earth to ever experience first hand the horrifying power of nuclear weapons. Have you ever seen a person wandering around with their skin melted off and their eyeballs boiled out of their sockets? There are people in Japan who HAVE.

I call "troll" on your tasteless post sir, your own opinions towards an entertainment medium are no excuse for "asking" for the death of millions.