@Magikarp - I'm glad I stopped my rant short. I see where you're coming from now. I hate it when people dislike something for shallow reasons, too. For instance, tons of people pass up older shows, for instance, because they're old. It drives me nuts, because there are a ton of good shows that are old! You'd be missing out on sooo much, just by sticking to only the newest shows. But, as you said, nothing can really be done about it. It would be nice if more people would be more open minded, but that's up to them, and it's only their loss to pass up something for a reason so shallow.
Course, I pass up ecchi shows just because they're ecchi, and I'll usually ignore harem and moe shows just because they're harem or moe. Sure, I could be missing out on great shows, but I doubt I'll ever find out. At the very least, I can sort of understand their reasoning.
But to be quite honest, I've found most communities to be fairly open-minded, otherwise, or at least have enough open-minded individuals that it offsets the close-minded ones. I've been to, like, 10 different anime forums, too. I think shallowness towards shows or genres are the least of your worries when going to an anime forum. (Finding a good one is very difficult...in fact, I'm still trying to find one...)
As for your optomistic attitude, hey, more power to ya. Personally, I try to go into any show with the intention of finding something about it that I can enjoy, regardless of how good it it ends up being. That often means I enjoy most shows I watch, though I'm still very aware of the flaws. I've still yet to enjoy a harem show that isn't Tenchi, but at least it works for most everything else I watch, so long as there is something to enjoy in it. I don't agree that you shouldn't criticize something that someone put hard work into. It's healthier to criticise, since it helps you by engaging yourself with the media, understanding what you liked about it and what you didn't, and it helps others understand what was good about it, what could be improved, as well as letting them know what you think. I did think like you once, so I know where you're coming from, but I just feel differently now.
I was gonna give lucky star a go but the first ep turned me off, but the rest of the eps are good though?
lol. Literally half of the first episode is how they eat their food! It gets much better than that. It's funny and is jam packed with references. The first episode is definitely meh, but I ended up loving the series.
For those on the fence about Lucky Star, here's a helpful trailer ^^
in all my years I've never seen a trailer sum up a show that well
But yeah, it's definitely a show that gets better the deeper you get into it. When a comedy has a character like Anime Tenchou, you know it's going to be good (Y)
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Any chance you've seen Tenchi Muyo (any series) or perhaps even Martian Successor Nadesico?
Or Bombshells From The Sky, Negima?!, Infinite Stratos, Ichigo 100% (Strawberry 100%), or Tears to Tiara?
Or He is My Master, Love Hina, or Rosaio + Vampire?
And has anyone else here seen Irresponsible Captain Tylor? It's one of the best anime comedies I've seen, with enough story to keep me going, and a lot of humor I actually found funny (though still some cringe-worthy idiocy to keep it from being perfect). 'Course, I also liked the characters, especially Tylor. I couldn't tell if that guy was a complete idiot or a total genius. Loved it.
yup i watched love hina hard to get into at first hated that one character so bad -_- but it was alright rosario vap was nice least story wise and tenchi muyo was ok didnt know there were different versions o.O the one i saw didnt seem to have a ending to it
That's the original Tenchi Muyo. Try Tenchi Universe, it's ever better, and has an ending. That said, Our tastes don't match at all, so take that with a grain of salt. Personally, I thought Love Hina and Rosario + Vampire were terrible. I couldn't stand more than 5 minutes of them. In fact, something tells me you'd be more likely to enjoy He Is My Master, another show I can't stand.
I thought all the middle shows were either okay, or bad but not terrible. Might be worth a look. Not sure if I can recommend Nadesico. It's a lot like Tenchi Muyo, the first one.
lol not at all i actually checked the animes you mentioned and added Negima, Infinite Stratos, Strawberry 100%,He is My Master,Irresponsible Captain Tylor to my list so i guess our sense of humor from the animes is what is different some of those i had already hear but wasnt fully sure on them cant think of why though but is ichigo 100% same name for strawberry 100% right? xD dont see the need for the name difference
but so whats difference between the tenchi muyo animes?
Perhaps. Bombshells and Tears to Tiara were the ones I thought were okay, and those were the ones from the middle list you left off. But oh well, you seem to know what you like at least.
As for Tenchi, most of them are very different from eachother. Universe is most similar to the original, but it's story plays out very differently, the characters act a little differently, it's longer, more happens, and it has a very different ending. I know I like Universe the most, and a lot of people seem to enjoy it the most as well. It's also the most balanced with the series' various themes, IMO.
There's also Tenchi in Tokyo, which is even more different. It's more of a slapstick comedy - there's less character development and story, and far more humor. Some say the humor is more vapid, but I liked it. Also remember loving the ending, too. More people dislike this one, but I think you might want to check it out at least. If the humor's to your taste, you'll probably enjoy it more than others.
hmm sounds good then i will have to check out tenchi universe then
yeah lucky start is more random then ever while still being funny the first episode just throws you in there so you just have to give the 2nd episode a try after that
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Steins;Gate with Nichijou in 2nd. Detective Conan spent the year recovering from a disasterous lack of forward momentum (even if it did lead to a surprising return to form for murder mystery quality) even by its own standards and I've been watching the One Piece dub version of Davy Back Fight. Naruto Shippuden's dub has had some awesome stuff but that filler was disappointing after the last 2 filler arcs were shockingly good.
I was going to try to watch a bit of the anime from 2012 but other stuff got in the way and 2011 had so much cool stuff and Toonami etc. etc. I'll still see watch, I dunno, some Robotics;Notes and whatever that KyoAni show from a while ago was at some point but I'm more interested in catching up with what I missed. Unless I start going back to like 90s and earlier stuff, I only have Angel Beats, Mushi-shi, Planetes, some sequels series to anime I've seen and some beloved stuff that aired on Adult Swim a long time ago left in terms of anime that interest me at all.
Only 2012 show I've been watching is Space Brothers and even then I'm not into the double digit episodes yet.
I don't tend to watch anime in the year it was released, especially not following it during its first run. Sometimes I'll check some interesting stuff out on CrunchyRoll, but this wasn't the year for it I guess (being my Uni entrance exams and all)
Best (and only) 2012 anime I watched was the brilliant Kids on the Slope! It's as good as BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, one of my favourites from last year, being a very dedicated and well researched period piece centering around coming of age and music.
Honourable mentions to anime I watched in 2012 go to Nichijou whenever I needed more insanity in my life, and ARIA: The Natural whenever I needed less insanity in my life. Kokoro Connect needs a mention for absolutely smoking my (decidedly low) expectations of it, and Mushishi for providing some wondrous inspiration for my mandatory creative writing tasks ^^
if you notice a trend of slow paced, low drama series, it's because I didn't want to stress myself out too much by watching anything high octane while studying for exams on the side. Now that it's 2013 and I've got a lot of spare time to kill, bring on the octane!
always thought I'd change to Gyarados after I turned 20 but hey, this is more fitting I guess. (also somebody registered under the original Magikarp name and I can't get back to it anymore orz)
Yeah, it's a series that has tons of fan-service, tries to make the act of war entertaining, and completely screws with logic, but I ended up liking it anyway. There's a sense of genuineness in the show, like it actually wants to be slightly generic and not-unique.
There was potential to be something good in here, but the story just ends up doing almost nothing for 12 episodes. The somewhat cool plot ideas are almost all shoved aside for a relationship which should have been a subplot. The series also tries to reel you in only to disappoint you, something that really angers me.
The Most Interesting Series I Saw...That Needed More Episodes:
The show looks fantastic, has an interesting world, and has likeable characters. Too bad that all had to be squished into a small six episodes. And considering that this probably will be Matsumoto's last anime he works on, it's a shame that the he couldn't get the series to double its length to a solid 12/13 episodes.
The Most Interesting Series I Started This Year...That I Also Completely Dropped:
I should have finished this show. It's got an intriguing plot and premise, doesn't bow down to conventionality, and was animated by BONES. And yet I completely stopped watching the show for no reason.
A series that started with so much potential and actually started to explore that potential...before becoming a generic shounen power-fantasy love story that became slightly creepy. The edging-on-superb parts were completely outweighed by the bad parts such that I can't enjoy the series anymore, even on re-watching the good episodes.
Yes yes yes yes yes. An intriguingly dark setting, a suspenseful plot, a disturbingly calm art style, and a great amalgamation of ideas? I LIVE for this kind of entertainment. I will be hooked on this series for all eternity.
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@V8_Ninja - Dog Days and From The New World have definitely been priorities of mine for quite some time. The latter I thought would be great until I saw the trailers. I'm glad the trailers were just bad, since everyone seems to love the show so far.
About to start the Space Brother anime and maybe Usagi drop. (does the anime have the daddy issues plot twist)
Also anyone else like Sentai?
Sentai as in Sentai Filmworks? No, I very much do not. They licensed 10 good shows and kiloton of crap, and put most of it on an On Demand website, so you have to pay through the nose to view their crap.
Sentai as in the dudes in suits fighting the evil of the week? I'm not against that stuff, though I haven't watched any since I was a kid. I've seen Clips of them, though, such as from Kamen Rider, and I'm really liking what I'm seeing. Maybe I'll give it a watch one day.
@V8_Ninja - Dog Days and From The New World have definitely been priorities of mine for quite some time. The latter I thought would be great until I saw the trailers. I'm glad the trailers were just bad, since everyone seems to love the show so far.
Taking a quick look at the trailers, they definitely contain more boring parts than exciting ones. Trust me when I say the show is far superior to those trailers.
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For me, the big anime event of the year was the revival of Toonami.
As far as new shows go, I absolutely loved Deadman Wonderland when it premiered on Toonami (too bad they haven't replayed it by now).
For old shows, when InuYasha premiered on Toonami. It was the first non-Toonami anime I ever got into, so it's kinda wierd seeing it with official Toonami bumpers & all that.
I've only watched a handful of anime movies this year (all on YouTube), but both Akira & the Girl Who Leaped Through Time were both very good.
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I disliked Fairy Tail from the 10 or so episodes I saw. The characters weren't developing, or even properly established so they were interesting, and especially the story has no major goal set out from the onset, and from what I gather, it never really gets one. Even the most generic of shows manage to remember to set up a long-term goal right at the start, as it helps keep the story focused, and helps to keep the viewers motivated. The only show of its type that I can think of that failed to do that is Bleach, which IMO has a very haphazardly-put-together plot compared to its counterparts. Taking it back to Fairy Tail, I really feel like at the end of the first arc, the show could've been over for all I cared. It really was not set up very well at all. I know it gets better as it goes along, but it's gonna take a lot of convincing to get myself to go back to it.
Reborn looks good, but I hear the anime ends the show early, yet the Manga also has an incredibly rushed and poorly excecuted ending (and it ended very recently), so I'm not that enthusiastic to start it.
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