Dwayne and Nazario go to Anime-Con
Added 2015-07-13 09:23:08 +0000 UTCI actually don't watch a lot of anime but I think the generalized complain Dwayne has here somewhat sinks up to my own. My initial impression of Anime was that it was always unique, creative, and driven by powerful narratives, but that is because the first anime I have saw were things like Hayao Miyazaki and Akira and what-not. To me (just an impression) it seems like a lot of the general stuff has become really, really, really formulaic. Everything has fan service. Everything is about a bunch of 16 year-old kids who have more backstory than a 50 year old character should, poorly defined super powers, the "too cool" protagonist, the hot spring episode, the harem.
Obviously this perception has a lot to do with how jaded I've become, perhaps rather than the anime itself. Stuff still stands out now and again. Attack on Titan; phenomenal. Kill la Kill . . . didn't understand that one because you can't appreciate a parody if you don't know what it's a parody of . . . but people tell me it's brilliant.
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as another anime fan, i see what your getting at. I agree with ace, but there have been times when anime fucks up manga(jap comic books).These lead to wrong portrayals being spread out more than good ones. I dislike Attack on Titan. I said it, lets get it over with. Also hate Deathnote. Its not that their bad stories,but they leave me with a raw taste in my mouth. so many things that could have gone another route and failed.But i digress. Some things sellout and i can understand that, and these are some of the anime that gets more representation that others.This of course leads to overpopulation of what anime is and should be and it leaves cool stories in the dust. The whole onichan thing doesn't work for me and one can always get overstuffed of cheesecake (fan service) but i still watch To Love Ru and other harem anime and manga, but i watch them for the story underneath.Yes fan service sells and yes half of the anime community is a perv (not limited by gender, look at yaio), but it believe it is a medium to tell a good story. Random tragic story, Gate the JSDF fough here was made in to an anime.The story in the manga deals with humor, death, gore, politics, religion and other high end stuff, but is still fun. The anime threw almost all of it out except for key events and is currently making it into an harem anime.My heart broke.I now just watch it for the action that is hopefully not compromised and the hope that they steer it into the right route(no real high hopes there). Sorry i hate rant and i have gone one. When ever i see 4 or more harem anime or magical girl anime or any other "bad" animes, i remember that they take the burnt for (in my humble opinion) good anime like Helsing, Gungrave, Trigun, Gangsta and other show that have cleansed my palette of the other show. I like the harem concept. Its a tale as old as time. Its "good person gets rewarded", one of the fundamentals of the old stories, but it can be overdone. The tenchi series is a prime example of harem done right. This is getting to long so im cutting it short.Thank you all for reading and having the patience to hear me out. Keep up the good work wanderer
Wanderer
2015-07-14 08:01:36 +0000 UTCCan't she go back to school and stripping? After all, girl's gotta pay for school...and condoms...probably mostly informs given Dwayne. Still, I do feel you have a point about how the majority of anime these days do somewhat pander to those general archetypes rather heavily, and while it can be a successful and enjoyable work, does get a little tiresome after awhile.
Jean Sorter
2015-07-13 12:08:40 +0000 UTCAs an anime fan i felt a common misconception is to think all anime as the same thing, there are lots of genres, an even when some as Shonen tend to be formule driven, there is always those who stand up, One Piece have some arcs that manage racial issues and psicological manipulation way beyond the intended demographic, also there is all the marketing thing, that if sello is ok, that is why we have to face another Dragon Ball.. In the end everything is matter of tastes, the picture came along nicely but the sex factor in this one is weak, even then, nice job.
Ace
2015-07-13 09:33:43 +0000 UTC
