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+ Show Spoiler +On February 20 2013 07:20 Sentenal wrote:![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/CJQQmDq.jpg)
oh dear lord, havent laughed at anime pic in a long time
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+ Show Spoiler +On February 20 2013 07:20 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL?
Yeah, why the fuck would LoGH be above Mushishi?
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Sentenal, please check the top MAL again. LoGH is above both R1 and R2.
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On February 20 2013 07:02 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 06:54 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 06:12 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 05:51 solidbebe wrote:On February 20 2013 05:02 Emnjay808 wrote:
I was curious to see what was rated top in MAL. And Gintama pops up numerous times. Maybe Ill give that an honest try.
Also I saw FMA: Brotherhood at no. 2. Cant say I dont agree with it, very good anime. One of the easiest 50+ episode shows that I marathoned. That and Cross Game. Do give gintama an honest try because if you like it you get 250+ eps of great comedy ( a la nichibros). On February 20 2013 05:30 thekaas wrote:On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL? Is that somehow a good thing? I guess it just shows the general opinion of everyone on mal. There are a lot of shows with too high scores but when I look at the top 50 list I see a pretty good list of anime, maybe not the top anime, but a good list nonetheless. Honestly the top anime is different for everyone in the end. For the most part, I agree. I think the top 50 gives you a general idea of what you might want to watch, what most people have thoroughly enjoyed, and at the very least it gives a well diversified set of anime series. And as far as Code Geass is concerned, yeah, the writing is stupid and uninspiring (I'm referring to R1 btw since I have yet to see R2), and everything in the show is so serious that it almost verges on the comical, but the fact of the matter is that it's fun. For all its stupidity, Code Geass is fun to watch to see robots exploding, people pretending to be intelligent, and pretty nice animation from CLAMP. There's nothing more to Code Geass beyond that, but I think having fun when watching an anime is one of the most important barometers anyway. It's the same reason why Steins;Gate or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are so high up on the list. It's because they're really fun and entertaining watches. Not everyone can sit through the likes of Texhnolyze or Serial Experiments Lain, contemplate the depth through which the anime approach the human condition and self-identity and say "HOLY SHIT THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER." Describing a series as "fun" is kind of pointless because entirely subjective, just as "boring". I think it's still too objectively early to evaluate if Tamako Market will flop too.
Hm?
On February 20 2013 07:02 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 06:54 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 06:12 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 05:51 solidbebe wrote:On February 20 2013 05:02 Emnjay808 wrote:
I was curious to see what was rated top in MAL. And Gintama pops up numerous times. Maybe Ill give that an honest try.
Also I saw FMA: Brotherhood at no. 2. Cant say I dont agree with it, very good anime. One of the easiest 50+ episode shows that I marathoned. That and Cross Game. Do give gintama an honest try because if you like it you get 250+ eps of great comedy ( a la nichibros). On February 20 2013 05:30 thekaas wrote:On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL? Is that somehow a good thing? I guess it just shows the general opinion of everyone on mal. There are a lot of shows with too high scores but when I look at the top 50 list I see a pretty good list of anime, maybe not the top anime, but a good list nonetheless. Honestly the top anime is different for everyone in the end. For the most part, I agree. I think the top 50 gives you a general idea of what you might want to watch, what most people have thoroughly enjoyed, and at the very least it gives a well diversified set of anime series. And as far as Code Geass is concerned, yeah, the writing is stupid and uninspiring (I'm referring to R1 btw since I have yet to see R2), and everything in the show is so serious that it almost verges on the comical, but the fact of the matter is that it's fun. For all its stupidity, Code Geass is fun to watch to see robots exploding, people pretending to be intelligent, and pretty nice animation from CLAMP. There's nothing more to Code Geass beyond that, but I think having fun when watching an anime is one of the most important barometers anyway. It's the same reason why Steins;Gate or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are so high up on the list. It's because they're really fun and entertaining watches. Not everyone can sit through the likes of Texhnolyze or Serial Experiments Lain, contemplate the depth through which the anime approach the human condition and self-identity and say "HOLY SHIT THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER." Also, it's not pointless if the argument captures 90% of the reason why people like Code Geass. I mean, yes, you can like it because you think it's high quality well written anime but then you're pretty much kidding yourself, so for all intents and purposes people like it because it's super fun and exciting.
Saying a series is fun basically translates to "I thought it was fun to watch/I had fun watching it", but people have different ideas about what constitutes fun or what makes a show fun.
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On February 20 2013 07:38 maru~ wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:02 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 06:54 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 06:12 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 05:51 solidbebe wrote:On February 20 2013 05:02 Emnjay808 wrote:
I was curious to see what was rated top in MAL. And Gintama pops up numerous times. Maybe Ill give that an honest try.
Also I saw FMA: Brotherhood at no. 2. Cant say I dont agree with it, very good anime. One of the easiest 50+ episode shows that I marathoned. That and Cross Game. Do give gintama an honest try because if you like it you get 250+ eps of great comedy ( a la nichibros). On February 20 2013 05:30 thekaas wrote:On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL? Is that somehow a good thing? I guess it just shows the general opinion of everyone on mal. There are a lot of shows with too high scores but when I look at the top 50 list I see a pretty good list of anime, maybe not the top anime, but a good list nonetheless. Honestly the top anime is different for everyone in the end. For the most part, I agree. I think the top 50 gives you a general idea of what you might want to watch, what most people have thoroughly enjoyed, and at the very least it gives a well diversified set of anime series. And as far as Code Geass is concerned, yeah, the writing is stupid and uninspiring (I'm referring to R1 btw since I have yet to see R2), and everything in the show is so serious that it almost verges on the comical, but the fact of the matter is that it's fun. For all its stupidity, Code Geass is fun to watch to see robots exploding, people pretending to be intelligent, and pretty nice animation from CLAMP. There's nothing more to Code Geass beyond that, but I think having fun when watching an anime is one of the most important barometers anyway. It's the same reason why Steins;Gate or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are so high up on the list. It's because they're really fun and entertaining watches. Not everyone can sit through the likes of Texhnolyze or Serial Experiments Lain, contemplate the depth through which the anime approach the human condition and self-identity and say "HOLY SHIT THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER." Describing a series as "fun" is kind of pointless because entirely subjective, just as "boring". I think it's still too objectively early to evaluate if Tamako Market will flop too. Hm? Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:02 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 06:54 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 06:12 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 05:51 solidbebe wrote:On February 20 2013 05:02 Emnjay808 wrote:
I was curious to see what was rated top in MAL. And Gintama pops up numerous times. Maybe Ill give that an honest try.
Also I saw FMA: Brotherhood at no. 2. Cant say I dont agree with it, very good anime. One of the easiest 50+ episode shows that I marathoned. That and Cross Game. Do give gintama an honest try because if you like it you get 250+ eps of great comedy ( a la nichibros). On February 20 2013 05:30 thekaas wrote:On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL? Is that somehow a good thing? I guess it just shows the general opinion of everyone on mal. There are a lot of shows with too high scores but when I look at the top 50 list I see a pretty good list of anime, maybe not the top anime, but a good list nonetheless. Honestly the top anime is different for everyone in the end. For the most part, I agree. I think the top 50 gives you a general idea of what you might want to watch, what most people have thoroughly enjoyed, and at the very least it gives a well diversified set of anime series. And as far as Code Geass is concerned, yeah, the writing is stupid and uninspiring (I'm referring to R1 btw since I have yet to see R2), and everything in the show is so serious that it almost verges on the comical, but the fact of the matter is that it's fun. For all its stupidity, Code Geass is fun to watch to see robots exploding, people pretending to be intelligent, and pretty nice animation from CLAMP. There's nothing more to Code Geass beyond that, but I think having fun when watching an anime is one of the most important barometers anyway. It's the same reason why Steins;Gate or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are so high up on the list. It's because they're really fun and entertaining watches. Not everyone can sit through the likes of Texhnolyze or Serial Experiments Lain, contemplate the depth through which the anime approach the human condition and self-identity and say "HOLY SHIT THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER." Also, it's not pointless if the argument captures 90% of the reason why people like Code Geass. I mean, yes, you can like it because you think it's high quality well written anime but then you're pretty much kidding yourself, so for all intents and purposes people like it because it's super fun and exciting. Saying a series is fun basically translates to "I thought it was fun to watch/I had fun watching it", but people have different ideas about what constitutes fun or what makes a show fun.
So what you're saying is...
If people have fun, but they have fun in different ways, we shouldn't consider them having fun?
Also, I'm pretty sure the English dictionary makes it very clear what fun is.
Amusement, or lighthearted pleasure: "anyone who turns up can join in the fun".
So unless you're saying that a majority of Code Geass had fun because they found the high quality writing and intelligent characters "amusing" then I'm sure that's not fun and they just think it's "good." Which is fine in their own right, but most people I've met enjoyed CG because it was just mindless brainless fun.
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if you're having fun while watching anime, you're definitely doing something wrong
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On February 20 2013 07:33 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Sentenal, please check the top MAL again. LoGH is above both R1 and R2.
The joke
your head
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On February 20 2013 07:42 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:33 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Sentenal, please check the top MAL again. LoGH is above both R1 and R2. The joke your head
Yo. The joke is old! >.>
On February 20 2013 07:42 Shauni wrote:
if you're having fun while watching anime, you're definitely doing something wrong
Why? People have fun when they're watching comedies, or interesting TV shows, or summer blockbusters. Why can't the same be with anime? o_O
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On February 20 2013 07:43 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:42 Sentenal wrote:On February 20 2013 07:33 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Sentenal, please check the top MAL again. LoGH is above both R1 and R2. The joke your head Yo. The joke is old! >.>
So am I
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On February 20 2013 07:44 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:43 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 07:42 Sentenal wrote:On February 20 2013 07:33 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Sentenal, please check the top MAL again. LoGH is above both R1 and R2. The joke your head Yo. The joke is old! >.> So am I
Poor Sentenal. 
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I love Shauni's completely random passive aggressive remarks that serve no purpose other than presumably his own satisfaction
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On February 20 2013 07:43 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:42 Sentenal wrote:On February 20 2013 07:33 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Sentenal, please check the top MAL again. LoGH is above both R1 and R2. The joke your head Yo. The joke is old! >.> Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:42 Shauni wrote:
if you're having fun while watching anime, you're definitely doing something wrong Why? People have fun when they're watching comedies, or interesting TV shows, or summer blockbusters. Why can't the same be with anime? o_O
Anime is meant to be viewed intellectually, obv. Enjoyment is for the plebian mobs, not for the Bourgeoisie.
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On February 20 2013 07:45 OutlaW- wrote:
I love Shauni's completely random passive aggressive remarks that serve no purpose other than presumably his own satisfaction
That's why we love him! :D
On February 20 2013 07:46 Requizen wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:43 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 07:42 Sentenal wrote:On February 20 2013 07:33 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Sentenal, please check the top MAL again. LoGH is above both R1 and R2. The joke your head Yo. The joke is old! >.> On February 20 2013 07:42 Shauni wrote:
if you're having fun while watching anime, you're definitely doing something wrong Why? People have fun when they're watching comedies, or interesting TV shows, or summer blockbusters. Why can't the same be with anime? o_O Anime is meant to be viewed intellectually, obv. Enjoyment is for the plebian mobs, not for the Bourgeoisie.
I know that better than most.
I apologize for my previous infraction. It was foolish of me to forget my roots.
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On February 20 2013 07:43 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:42 Shauni wrote:
if you're having fun while watching anime, you're definitely doing something wrong Why? People have fun when they're watching comedies, or interesting TV shows, or summer blockbusters. Why can't the same be with anime? o_O
Hey, anime is serious bussiness. No fun allowed.
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On February 20 2013 07:40 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:38 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 07:02 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 06:54 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 06:12 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 05:51 solidbebe wrote:On February 20 2013 05:02 Emnjay808 wrote:
I was curious to see what was rated top in MAL. And Gintama pops up numerous times. Maybe Ill give that an honest try.
Also I saw FMA: Brotherhood at no. 2. Cant say I dont agree with it, very good anime. One of the easiest 50+ episode shows that I marathoned. That and Cross Game. Do give gintama an honest try because if you like it you get 250+ eps of great comedy ( a la nichibros). On February 20 2013 05:30 thekaas wrote:On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL? Is that somehow a good thing? I guess it just shows the general opinion of everyone on mal. There are a lot of shows with too high scores but when I look at the top 50 list I see a pretty good list of anime, maybe not the top anime, but a good list nonetheless. Honestly the top anime is different for everyone in the end. For the most part, I agree. I think the top 50 gives you a general idea of what you might want to watch, what most people have thoroughly enjoyed, and at the very least it gives a well diversified set of anime series. And as far as Code Geass is concerned, yeah, the writing is stupid and uninspiring (I'm referring to R1 btw since I have yet to see R2), and everything in the show is so serious that it almost verges on the comical, but the fact of the matter is that it's fun. For all its stupidity, Code Geass is fun to watch to see robots exploding, people pretending to be intelligent, and pretty nice animation from CLAMP. There's nothing more to Code Geass beyond that, but I think having fun when watching an anime is one of the most important barometers anyway. It's the same reason why Steins;Gate or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are so high up on the list. It's because they're really fun and entertaining watches. Not everyone can sit through the likes of Texhnolyze or Serial Experiments Lain, contemplate the depth through which the anime approach the human condition and self-identity and say "HOLY SHIT THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER." Describing a series as "fun" is kind of pointless because entirely subjective, just as "boring". I think it's still too objectively early to evaluate if Tamako Market will flop too. Hm? On February 20 2013 07:02 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 06:54 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 06:12 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 05:51 solidbebe wrote:On February 20 2013 05:02 Emnjay808 wrote:
I was curious to see what was rated top in MAL. And Gintama pops up numerous times. Maybe Ill give that an honest try.
Also I saw FMA: Brotherhood at no. 2. Cant say I dont agree with it, very good anime. One of the easiest 50+ episode shows that I marathoned. That and Cross Game. Do give gintama an honest try because if you like it you get 250+ eps of great comedy ( a la nichibros). On February 20 2013 05:30 thekaas wrote:On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL? Is that somehow a good thing? I guess it just shows the general opinion of everyone on mal. There are a lot of shows with too high scores but when I look at the top 50 list I see a pretty good list of anime, maybe not the top anime, but a good list nonetheless. Honestly the top anime is different for everyone in the end. For the most part, I agree. I think the top 50 gives you a general idea of what you might want to watch, what most people have thoroughly enjoyed, and at the very least it gives a well diversified set of anime series. And as far as Code Geass is concerned, yeah, the writing is stupid and uninspiring (I'm referring to R1 btw since I have yet to see R2), and everything in the show is so serious that it almost verges on the comical, but the fact of the matter is that it's fun. For all its stupidity, Code Geass is fun to watch to see robots exploding, people pretending to be intelligent, and pretty nice animation from CLAMP. There's nothing more to Code Geass beyond that, but I think having fun when watching an anime is one of the most important barometers anyway. It's the same reason why Steins;Gate or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are so high up on the list. It's because they're really fun and entertaining watches. Not everyone can sit through the likes of Texhnolyze or Serial Experiments Lain, contemplate the depth through which the anime approach the human condition and self-identity and say "HOLY SHIT THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER." Also, it's not pointless if the argument captures 90% of the reason why people like Code Geass. I mean, yes, you can like it because you think it's high quality well written anime but then you're pretty much kidding yourself, so for all intents and purposes people like it because it's super fun and exciting. Saying a series is fun basically translates to "I thought it was fun to watch/I had fun watching it", but people have different ideas about what constitutes fun or what makes a show fun. So what you're saying is... If people have fun, but they have fun in different ways, we shouldn't consider them having fun?
No, and I have no idea how you arrived at that conclusion.
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On February 20 2013 07:58 maru~ wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:40 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 07:38 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 07:02 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 06:54 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 06:12 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 05:51 solidbebe wrote:On February 20 2013 05:02 Emnjay808 wrote:
I was curious to see what was rated top in MAL. And Gintama pops up numerous times. Maybe Ill give that an honest try.
Also I saw FMA: Brotherhood at no. 2. Cant say I dont agree with it, very good anime. One of the easiest 50+ episode shows that I marathoned. That and Cross Game. Do give gintama an honest try because if you like it you get 250+ eps of great comedy ( a la nichibros). On February 20 2013 05:30 thekaas wrote:On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL? Is that somehow a good thing? I guess it just shows the general opinion of everyone on mal. There are a lot of shows with too high scores but when I look at the top 50 list I see a pretty good list of anime, maybe not the top anime, but a good list nonetheless. Honestly the top anime is different for everyone in the end. For the most part, I agree. I think the top 50 gives you a general idea of what you might want to watch, what most people have thoroughly enjoyed, and at the very least it gives a well diversified set of anime series. And as far as Code Geass is concerned, yeah, the writing is stupid and uninspiring (I'm referring to R1 btw since I have yet to see R2), and everything in the show is so serious that it almost verges on the comical, but the fact of the matter is that it's fun. For all its stupidity, Code Geass is fun to watch to see robots exploding, people pretending to be intelligent, and pretty nice animation from CLAMP. There's nothing more to Code Geass beyond that, but I think having fun when watching an anime is one of the most important barometers anyway. It's the same reason why Steins;Gate or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are so high up on the list. It's because they're really fun and entertaining watches. Not everyone can sit through the likes of Texhnolyze or Serial Experiments Lain, contemplate the depth through which the anime approach the human condition and self-identity and say "HOLY SHIT THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER." Describing a series as "fun" is kind of pointless because entirely subjective, just as "boring". I think it's still too objectively early to evaluate if Tamako Market will flop too. Hm? On February 20 2013 07:02 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 06:54 maru~ wrote:On February 20 2013 06:12 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 05:51 solidbebe wrote:On February 20 2013 05:02 Emnjay808 wrote:
I was curious to see what was rated top in MAL. And Gintama pops up numerous times. Maybe Ill give that an honest try.
Also I saw FMA: Brotherhood at no. 2. Cant say I dont agree with it, very good anime. One of the easiest 50+ episode shows that I marathoned. That and Cross Game. Do give gintama an honest try because if you like it you get 250+ eps of great comedy ( a la nichibros). On February 20 2013 05:30 thekaas wrote:On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL? Is that somehow a good thing? I guess it just shows the general opinion of everyone on mal. There are a lot of shows with too high scores but when I look at the top 50 list I see a pretty good list of anime, maybe not the top anime, but a good list nonetheless. Honestly the top anime is different for everyone in the end. For the most part, I agree. I think the top 50 gives you a general idea of what you might want to watch, what most people have thoroughly enjoyed, and at the very least it gives a well diversified set of anime series. And as far as Code Geass is concerned, yeah, the writing is stupid and uninspiring (I'm referring to R1 btw since I have yet to see R2), and everything in the show is so serious that it almost verges on the comical, but the fact of the matter is that it's fun. For all its stupidity, Code Geass is fun to watch to see robots exploding, people pretending to be intelligent, and pretty nice animation from CLAMP. There's nothing more to Code Geass beyond that, but I think having fun when watching an anime is one of the most important barometers anyway. It's the same reason why Steins;Gate or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are so high up on the list. It's because they're really fun and entertaining watches. Not everyone can sit through the likes of Texhnolyze or Serial Experiments Lain, contemplate the depth through which the anime approach the human condition and self-identity and say "HOLY SHIT THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER." Also, it's not pointless if the argument captures 90% of the reason why people like Code Geass. I mean, yes, you can like it because you think it's high quality well written anime but then you're pretty much kidding yourself, so for all intents and purposes people like it because it's super fun and exciting. Saying a series is fun basically translates to "I thought it was fun to watch/I had fun watching it", but people have different ideas about what constitutes fun or what makes a show fun. So what you're saying is... If people have fun, but they have fun in different ways, we shouldn't consider them having fun? No, and I have no idea how you arrived at that conclusion.
Your whole argument is that discussing that an anime is fun is pointless because there are so many ways to describe people are having fun.
But regardless, that just means they're having fun, which is a primary reason why Code Geass is so popular. So unless you say that people are not having fun watching it, I don't see how it's a pointless argument to make. The reason why CG, along with so many anime are popular is because they're fun to watch, for one reason or another. Not everyone can sit down and deeply contemplate rich and complex themes and appreciate those things and digest them as easily as something simple like CG.
Also, I'm well aware that deeply contemplating rich and complex themes and appreciating them can be considered "fun" to some people, but we're talking about shows like Code Geass so it's best not to mention those things because I'm sure they don't exist in that show anyway.
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Okay how about this I really don't understand all the fuss behind code geass because when I watched it seemed really shallow, putrid, deplorably written and no character development. Now I hope that I'm not breaking some kind of wall or taboo, but I really want to know what the TL anime community thinks about this particular anime because I never really understood and I still don't why something so bad can mass such a legion of fans (except the room)
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On February 20 2013 07:50 solidbebe wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 07:43 Zergneedsfood wrote:On February 20 2013 07:42 Shauni wrote:
if you're having fun while watching anime, you're definitely doing something wrong Why? People have fun when they're watching comedies, or interesting TV shows, or summer blockbusters. Why can't the same be with anime? o_O Hey, anime is serious bussiness. No fun allowed.
It's elitism. I don't want to offend anyone, but anime fans aren't (or at least weren't - this is part of the problem, new popular people liking "your" thing and you having more refined taste)the most average/normal people. I would even wager that a lot of those guys were the nerdy guys in highschool without many friends and experiences like other people and formed many defense mechanisms as a way to cope.
Now, on the internet, someone who clearly has "worse" taste than you is trying to tell you something, you feel like the authority, like the one with power, like the one who's right, and you want to clearly show who's the alpha dog. It's finally you. If somebody tells you that people should just enjoy what they enjoy, that's kinda breaking the whole superiority thing for you.
Anime was always there for when the real world betrayed and hurt you, it was an amazing experience for you that normal people didn't know about. You take pride in having good taste and having spent a lot of time refining it.
Meh. I could probably word this better if I tried, but I think that's part of the reason why anime is such an "elitistic" hobby.
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On February 20 2013 08:01 thezanursic wrote:
Okay how about this I really don't understand all the fuss behind code geass because when I watched it seemed really shallow, putrid, deplorably written and no character development. Now I hope that I'm not breaking some kind of wall or taboo, but I really want to know what the TL anime community thinks about this particular anime because I never really understood and I still don't why something so bad can mass such a legion of fans (except the room)
Most people here don't like it. I thought it was dumb, but I had fun while watching it, so whatever.
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On February 20 2013 07:33 Elem wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On February 20 2013 07:20 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On February 20 2013 04:32 ragz_gt wrote:
What? You have problem with #1 rated show on MAL? Yeah, why the fuck would LoGH be above Mushishi?
Because one is the best anime ever made, while the other one isn't.
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