Well,I've never seen another show that combines Jewish Mysticism, Mental Illness and Giant Robots so well before.WayOutThere said:
Poll: Why do YOU like anime?
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Everyone has their reasons for liking.
I guess because, well, there are genre's for just about FUCKING EVERYBODY.
You like Giant Robots, we got you covered. You like schoolgirls, we got that too. Cardgames? Ninjas? Pirates? Psychopomps? Aliens? Psychological Thrillers? The Zodiac? Fetishes of all kinds? Giant Robots AND Political intrigue? Wolfgirls and economics? Transvestites? Battling Tops? Dating Sim addiction? Making Manga? Mahjong?!
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We got it.
I guess because, well, there are genre's for just about FUCKING EVERYBODY.
You like Giant Robots, we got you covered. You like schoolgirls, we got that too. Cardgames? Ninjas? Pirates? Psychopomps? Aliens? Psychological Thrillers? The Zodiac? Fetishes of all kinds? Giant Robots AND Political intrigue? Wolfgirls and economics? Transvestites? Battling Tops? Dating Sim addiction? Making Manga? Mahjong?!
We got it.
its like- its like your in my soul!!!!! that list of anime hits me where i live!!!! i as well hate naruto, but i would also add to your list bleach. and damn straight about death note.WhiteTiger225 said:
Because there's something for anyone, its not all one genre its a full medium on par to books and cartoons and movies and live action TV. I mean I hate Cowboy Bebop and Evangelion and Elfen Lied but I love Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Baccano and Elemental Gelade, not every anime is going to be loved by everyone. Saying that you couldn't get into anime because you didn't like Bleach doesn't really hold up as an argument, it would be like me saying all Hannah Barbara sucked because I didn't like the Banana Splits or that I don't like live action TV because I hate The Young And The Restless, its a fair argument that you don't like Bleach, one show, but it can't be used against the whole medium.
The good and evil narrative set is horrible no matter what medium. Transformers sucks, as does GI Joe, as does ANY anime of the same theme. The medium doesn't change the fact that the theme sucks.captainwillies said:major? im guessing your talking about the good vs evil motif. but that doesn't apply to only anime, almost all hollywood action movies use good vs evil as well as most western cartoons (e.g. transformers, g i joe) yes there are other narratives that differ but then the same can be said of anime hence Howl's Moving CastleCustard_Angel said:
if your looking for something with a good narrative watch "Monster" the anime: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3750
or Death Note.
EDIT: or stick strictly to Studio Ghibli
Also, Death Note is invalid as evidenced by the fact that it contains teen angst as motivation. Fuck. That. Shit. Wow a book that makes people die. How interesting.
Just because you like it doesnt mean the rest of the world has to. I like chemistry but nobody else does. Oh well. I dont try to force people into studying chemistry... 95% of the world will go through life not even knowing what the basis of organic chemistry is.
I usually just like high quality anime, I mean those with relatable (is this how you spell the word?) characters, a developing plot and good graphics. I'm not a fan of the shows where their heads grow at enormous sizes and everybody is hyperactive and horny. Which is why my favorite shows are Saiyuki, Kenshin, Trigun, Orphen, Cowboy Bebop and Escaflowne. Voice acting is a big deal for me especially if it's dubbed which is why I love David Matranga and Steve Blum.
The only anime i watched was when i was a wee lad, like pokemon, yugi oh, and the like. But today it weirds the fuck outta me. The only anime i actually enjoy is afro samurai.
true but at the same time i don't go bursting into chemistry labs saying "CHEM SUCKS AND UR ALL FA**OTS FOR LIKING IT". just because the world likes something doesn't justify your hate for it.Custard_Angel said:
The hell...?captainwillies said:
I didn't burst into anyones room and lay a barrage of hate down.
I went into an OPEN forum, found a topic asking my OPINION on the matter and stated MY position.
I didn't run into some anime convention screaming "Naruto can eat a dick!" (which he probably could).
Nope, no sarcasm. I was in the wrong. Still...thanks for apologizing about the "fanboi" comment. That was making it a little harder.skywalkerlion said:
Cat Soup?Custard_Angel said:
Also, the non-violent ones are a little numerous to discount entirely...
Granted, by my definition, once it has enough plot, it ceases to be porn. It's how I justify most of those eroge...
...I either need to work on my delivery or choose my audience better. I was trying to joke that a woman close enough to brush her nipples against you would probably already be driven mad with lust, and thus doing it deliberately.
I really wish they'd cut down on that. Not only is it admittedly distracting, but it results in a split in the fanbase- those in love with the character, and those obsessed with her rack. And the relationship between these two groups tends to be... strained, to put it lightly.The Bandit said:
As for what I like about anime? Pretty colours! Oh, and I find listening to Japanese to be oddly therapeutic. Pretty much all the other reasons I personally like it have already been said multiple times by others.
I watch some animes, my favorites were Death Note and Chobits.
I watched Inuyasha about 70 episodes, but then I asked myself: What has happened? almost, nothing. They just go from an old Japanese place to an old Japanese place and kill demons. I stopped watching at the point they confronted the antagonist, who trapped then and all. then Inuyasha breaks free and I'm like: "Cool, some action! (at last!)", but then, the antagonist just puts up a shield and flies away! God was that disappointing.
I watched Bleach, too, but somewhere around episode 150 I noticed that the series had started lost it's goodness since episode 20 and have been boring and slow. Fight could last several episodes with almost nothing happening than guys staring at each others minutes after the smoke from an attack faded (which also took quite a long time). Plus it's always strange how there is a powerful enemy who kicks everyones asses until is beaten by the protagonist, only to make way to a more powerful evil creature to threaten the world again and the good guys get pissed. This went on so long that Ichigo was some kind of Demigod who could almost kill all the guys at the soul society, but then comes a super-powerful über creature from another world who throws Ichigo through walls and stomps him a few times, but then Ichigo finds strenght from his heart or something and slashes it into thousands of pieces (and this all happens in about 30 episodes).
And the theme songs for those are very bad (in my opinion, of course).
I watched Inuyasha about 70 episodes, but then I asked myself: What has happened? almost, nothing. They just go from an old Japanese place to an old Japanese place and kill demons. I stopped watching at the point they confronted the antagonist, who trapped then and all. then Inuyasha breaks free and I'm like: "Cool, some action! (at last!)", but then, the antagonist just puts up a shield and flies away! God was that disappointing.
I watched Bleach, too, but somewhere around episode 150 I noticed that the series had started lost it's goodness since episode 20 and have been boring and slow. Fight could last several episodes with almost nothing happening than guys staring at each others minutes after the smoke from an attack faded (which also took quite a long time). Plus it's always strange how there is a powerful enemy who kicks everyones asses until is beaten by the protagonist, only to make way to a more powerful evil creature to threaten the world again and the good guys get pissed. This went on so long that Ichigo was some kind of Demigod who could almost kill all the guys at the soul society, but then comes a super-powerful über creature from another world who throws Ichigo through walls and stomps him a few times, but then Ichigo finds strenght from his heart or something and slashes it into thousands of pieces (and this all happens in about 30 episodes).
And the theme songs for those are very bad (in my opinion, of course).
i rather like the style. although i don't like the way the animation tends to change when it becomes comedic, i do like the general animations.
to be fair, there are plenty of anime that i disliked. they have to have a relatively dark storyline for me to enjoy them, or else i lose interest after a while.
to be fair, there are plenty of anime that i disliked. they have to have a relatively dark storyline for me to enjoy them, or else i lose interest after a while.
