Anime Discussion Thread - Page 5910

1 is true. She enjoys taking things from other people. As for 2, not sure if it's insecurities like the rest of the characters but the fact that she revels in others' misery lends itself to her not wanting to be the victim of someone else's enjoyment.

From your GoT examples, I take it you want to understand where charas come from. Whether it be a backstory or delving into their personality. Cersei is certainly evil but much of what she does is out of love for her family. Ramsay is more wonton, with little rhyme or reason.

For Akane, I think how we view her is rather different. You consider her actions without basis, like she's just doing things randomly. Wanting to hurt people, taking what's theirs, etc. But why does she do all that? "It's just the way she is." and that doesn't really fly for you.
I, on the other hand, consider majority of people to be extremely selfish. Not just that initiating good will is difficult but even reciprocating kindness is often rare. In short, I do think most people are scum. So for someone who reads a lot of rom where much of the plot is idealized, Akane's selfishness is fresh and actually reflects my view on humanity. At the barest level, she's out for herself, even if it is something as base as sex. Second, for her ruthlessness, she also has conviction. I jokingly say "she knows what she wants" to other TLADT guys when we talk about animu but this definitely rings true for Akane and it supplements the selfish, greedy aspect of her.

her actions are definitely heavily overshadowed with the introduction of Akane's true side. I think the main reason most viewers are willing to give her a pass is that both Hanabi and Ecchan are suffering due to circumstances out of their control (the tl;dr being you can't help who you love, esp when it's unrequited). Akane blows everything out of the water by being the cause of multiple characters' misery, so it illicits greater reaction. So for red, instead of sulking away like most animu viewers have come to expect, she vicious takes what she can get, even at the risk of hurting the one she loves. Actually relatable to me, despite not being logical.

- l0l that guy tilted from Akane licking her lips. Sure it's a trope for sultry, man eaters but hardly something to get annoyed by
- Yeah, you think Akane is evil while she actually lives up to what I expect many people to be like
- @Ysad, sure most womanizers/maneaters don't actively go out hurting other people but in reality, that is exactly what ends up happens, despite it not being their intention. Akane simply takes it a step further by enjoying inflicting pain
- I share a lot of Fappa's sentiments.

it's not really that I consider her actions without basis... I get that she's supposed to get enjoyment out of tormenting other people and seeing them in misery. And I'm sure that's true for a lot of people to some minor degree. Same goes for her being selfish, that's of course true for a lot of people. But it's just going too far for me with nothing else there... I want to see some parts about her that aren't "evil" (for a lack of better word).
Someone on MAL basicly said I'm not understanding her character and should rewatch the episode, then "revealed" that she's a sadist and that's why she does it and I'm just like "well no shit". I just don't think you really have people being that much of an S but rather a mix of a lot of things.

Which is why I love the other 3 characters so much more. They're confused and they don't know what they are themselves. I wouldn't call Ecchan evil even if what she does in that scene is pretty damn awful.
Oh well, maybe I'm just too naive and never came across anything remotely like that.

0079 : The classic. Thought it was decent initially but I've grown to appreciate it more over time. I'm hoping for a remake in 2019 that adapts all the non-prequel stuff of the origin manga.

0080 : Pretty good overall but the events leading up to the ending felt very stupid and soured the ending for me.

08th MS team : Good first half, forgettable second half. Really wish the director didn't die midway through, might've been amazing otherwise

Thunderbolt : Great visuals and plot but the short duration made it feel a little bit rushed. Not a single second felt pointless or boring though.

Zeta : Ridiculous start and annoying middle section aside it was good. Improves on many aspects of the original but has a lot of unlikeable characters and incomprehensible dialogue wich worsens the experience.

ZZ : Very stupid but also very enjoyable. When the plot is good it's about the same level as 0079 & Zeta but when the plot is bad it's completely retarded (Beecha & Mondo betrayals, Dublin colony drop, ....).
The transition from comedy --> serious in the middle was more jarring than serious --> comedy early on. Also Glemy Toto's character is full of contradictions and makes no sense. It's a shame since I thought he'd be an amazing character if he was handled properly.

0083 : I REALLY wish I watched this before Zeta, might've liked the start then. Don't have much to say about this OVA other that it was okay, Kou is retarded and Nina is a bitch though.

CCA : I hate everything about this movie. How a couple like Bright and Mirai managed to conceive such an irredeemable PoS like Noa "I shot the woman who just saved my life" Hathaway is beyond me.

Unicorn : The best kind of fanservice. Much easier to follow than Tomino's stuff since it explains the technology and newtype stuff and the dialogue isn't so weird. Episode 4 was amazing but Banagher was insufferably preachy (more so than usual that episode). Have a hard time considering this show to be canon though, it feels too much like fanfiction.