EPTAnime Discussion Thread - Page 2843
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biology]major
United States2253 Posts
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Blargh
United States2103 Posts
On May 08 2013 08:50 biology]major wrote: not a single person has said madoka is bad here, just sao I'd say it's sort of bad. I mean, it's like... magical girls in a really dark theme. It doesn't really make much sense. The series would be infinitely better if it was just 20ish year old characters. So, aside from character design and the basic plot being silly, it's so-so. The animation is undeniably good, though. The reason people think it's good is because they've never seen MAGIC girls in GRIM setting. Note: I never finished the series because I thought it was stupid. | ||
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BurningSera
Ireland19621 Posts
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
Madoka. That was almost as funny as all the crying about TI3 tickets. | ||
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maru~
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On May 08 2013 08:50 biology]major wrote: not a single person has said madoka is bad here, just sao I was talking about the "98% of anime is shit" crowd. It's kind of ironic because what people who go around sprouting his "law" say is not what he meant at all. I repeat Sturgeon’s Revelation, which was wrung out of me after twenty years of wearying defense of science fiction against attacks of people who used the worst examples of the field for ammunition, and whose conclusion was that ninety percent of SF is crud. Using the same standards that categorize 90% of science fiction as trash, crud, or crap, it can be argued that 90% of film, literature, consumer goods, etc. are crap. In other words, the claim (or fact) that 90% of science fiction is crap is ultimately uninformative, because science fiction conforms to the same trends of quality as all other artforms. It's beyond me why people say stuff like that other than to appear edgy, because it's not like you are in a position to make such a judgement anyway. One guy here says he started watching last year, and apparently he can make a statement like that?This fits pretty well here: Critic's Corollary: 90% of people lack the taste necessary to distinguish between crud and non-crud. Critic's Second Corollary: 90% of people will criticize 90% of what they see regardless of their ability to distinguish crud from non-crud. As for Madoka, it gets a lot of shit for the most stupid reasons. Yeah, maybe no one explicitely said it's bad, but people imply that it's not good and is only perceived as such by others because they never saw a dark mahou shoujo before and get off to grimdark suffering or because everything else is shit (which brings me back to my initial point). On May 08 2013 08:57 Blargh wrote: The series would be infinitely better if it was just 20ish year old characters. Except the story wouldn't work at all then. I have read this complaint a couple of times already and it baffles me how people can think that. On May 08 2013 08:57 Blargh wrote: The reason people think it's good is because they've never seen MAGIC girls in GRIM setting. That applies to some people but at the end of the day is just a stupid generalization. On May 08 2013 08:57 Blargh wrote: Note: I never finished the series because I thought it was stupid. Why would you bother rating it then? On May 08 2013 09:23 BurningSera wrote: secondly i dislike the main male character wat | ||
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Tabbris
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duoform
Spain5180 Posts
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
On May 08 2013 08:57 Blargh wrote: I'd say it's sort of bad. I mean, it's like... magical girls in a really dark theme. It doesn't really make much sense. The series would be infinitely better if it was just 20ish year old characters. So, aside from character design and the basic plot being silly, it's so-so. The animation is undeniably good, though. The reason people think it's good is because they've never seen MAGIC girls in GRIM setting. Note: I never finished the series because I thought it was stupid. I didn't think it was that grim. =P On May 08 2013 10:18 duoform wrote: Not a big fan of anime myself but been wondering if you guys know any anime similar to Death Note? Can't think of any. Sorry. | ||
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Hey Sean.
United Kingdom196 Posts
On May 08 2013 10:18 duoform wrote: Not a big fan of anime myself but been wondering if you guys know any anime similar to Death Note? Shirokuma Cafe You'll thank me | ||
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duoform
Spain5180 Posts
Shirokuma Cafe (しろくまカフェ Shirokuma Kafe?, lit. Polar Bear's Café) is a Japanese manga series by Aloha Higa (ヒガ アロハ Higa Aroha?). It revolves around the everyday lives of a group of animals mingling with humans at a café run by a polar bear. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirokuma_Cafe You kidding right...? LOL. | ||
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
Yes, though I guess since it's Hey Sean, I can never know. Death Note is hard to just recommend you something because it's just so mainstream that it's hard to really point to any clear follow ups. Haven't watched it, but maybe give Monster a try? | ||
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duoform
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EchOne
United States2906 Posts
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Hey Sean.
United Kingdom196 Posts
Death Note was pretty meh anyway. Never finished it, though it was one of the first things I watched before finding out what I actually liked. Either way, watch the damn polar bear | ||
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Bashnek
Australia895 Posts
On May 08 2013 10:48 Hey Sean. wrote: Either way, watch the damn polar bear This guy is giving you good advice, listen to him. | ||
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Mysticesper
United States1183 Posts
On May 08 2013 10:39 duoform wrote: Yeah I am reading a bit about Monster and Code Geass but I thought I would ask either way.. thanks! Code Geass is probably the closest thing I can think of, just because of the dynamics (mindgames) between Lelouche and his adversaries are very similar to the way Light and L played out for the first half of DN. | ||
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Kaal
Djibouti2566 Posts
On May 08 2013 10:55 Mysticesper wrote: Code Geass is probably the closest thing I can think of, just because of the dynamics (mindgames) between Lelouche and his adversaries are very similar to the way Light and L played out for the first half of DN. I really like comparing CG and DN because both had a good first half. And then it just went straight to shit in the second half. | ||
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Sentenal
United States12398 Posts
On May 08 2013 07:04 Maxie wrote: I've barely watched any Mahou Shoujo, but at the very least, Nanoha and Madoka are worth watching. Are there any other Mahou Shoujo shows which are similar to Nanoha (aka great action)? I barely remember anything about Sailor Moon (I watched it as a kid, etc), I wonder if I should go for that when I'm done with all this mecha I've been piling up. Well, other than being Mahou Shoujo, it isn't really like Nanoha, but if you are looking for Mahou Shoujo+great action+actually a good anime, check out Heartcatch Precure. I'm serious, its a legit show, and has excellent fight choreography. Vividred is similar to Nanoha as well, although not as good. On May 08 2013 08:32 Ushio wrote: I wonder why people like SAO so much, it was pretty crap. People in general are perfectly capable of watching, and liking, absolute shit. Even I watch/enjoy things I know to be shit from time to time. Not really surprising. Or maybe it is barely passable at best. | ||
Nagisama
Canada4481 Posts
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
On May 08 2013 10:39 EchOne wrote: Haven't seen the anime, but Monster manga was really really fuckin' good. I've only seen the anime, but personally I hated it. I wish I had read the manga first, because I think it's probably a much better medium for telling the story. The premise wasn't bad, but it could've been wrapped up in 3 seasons easily for much better dramatic effect. Too many episodes where nothing happens, filler characters that go nowhere, it really desensitized me to the suspense they were trying to create with the main storyline. I never really felt any anticipation towards the next episode. My opinion has nothing to do with the lack of action by the way. Dialogue-driven drama/horror/mystery is actually my favorite genre of anime, but I was very disappointed with Monster. | ||
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