the only ones i've been able to enjoy out of the 300 some odd that i've tried are the ones that are decidedly un-anime in their presentation, with the exception of something like neon genesis evangelion, which could be described as quintessential anime, but i still mainly enjoy it for its thematic elements, vaguely cinematic story structure, direction, tone, and pathos more so than i enjoy it for the things that make it anime—the show just has a lot of pseudo-pessimistic shit to say about the human condition (and sometimes not so pseudo) from a psychosociological perspective, and honestly, i'll eat that shit up wherever i find it

i couldn't tell you what makes it appealing from an anime perspective, because the most "anime" aspects of evangelion tend to be the very worst parts of it—and ultimately, i think that mostly just boils down to cultural friction

like, i'm always going to hate how women have been portrayed in anime—it's just viscerally repugnant to me

but at this point, i've just found that there are some shows with enough positive qualities going for them that transcend any hang-ups i might have towards the medium—because i actually prefer to enjoy things, believe it or not, and it would be a shame to write off incredibly deep shows like evangelion just because it does stupid anime shit sometimes

there's a film called Perfect Blue that you might enjoy—it's a movie person's movie even moreso than Akira, i would say, and it inspired Black Swan if you enjoyed that

you're gonna have a tough time finding a good series, though—there's a show on netflix called Devilman: Crybaby that i really like, for all the same reasons that i like evangelion basically, and it's only 10 episodes. you'll know right away whether it's for you or not

cute girls doing cute things

in all seriousness, my favorite genres are school/drama/romance/comedy, so i guess i enjoy the stories they tell and the shenanigans they get into... and cute girls. im a pretty simple person if you couldnt tell

lewd lolis

note the disparity in my response vs. everyone else's responses

as it turns out, so long as you put yourself in a simplistic enough frame of mind, you can enjoy literally anything

note the disparity in my response vs. everyone else's responses

as it turns out, so long as you put yourself in a simplistic enough frame of mind, you can enjoy literally anything

Imagine having such a sad life you have to prove your superiority even on anime

Quote from: Ingy on May 26, 2020, 10:20:30 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 26, 2020, 09:38:18 PM

note the disparity in my response vs. everyone else's responses

as it turns out, so long as you put yourself in a simplistic enough frame of mind, you can enjoy literally anything

Imagine having such a sad life you have to prove your superiority even on anime

pretty sure i didn't prove my superiority

pretty sure you did lmao

Whatever fills your attention quota Verby

I don't think Verb was being condescending or saying that there's anything wrong with having simple explanations. I enjoy SoL titles far more than serious ones (usually because the more serious titles often end up being terrible); I'm watching Non Non Biyori and Sound! Euphonium right now and I don't have anything really to say about why I enjoy them other than "cute things are cute".

But God damn, I do wish I could have a channel like Mother's Basement though.

Not all of us feel obligated to write a sermon to validate our feelings on some cartoons. It's not that serious and we aren't running YouTube channels that get paid for it.

Mother's Basement.

Good lord I can't stand to watch that guy after discovering his Twitter.

as it turns out, so long as you put yourself in a simplistic enough frame of mind, you can enjoy literally anything

You're certainly not wrong at a here though, considering the absolute bullshit that gets popular.

Even within series I think are genuine good this applies. Fate Grand Order Babylonia's anome is probably the most aggressively mediocre adaptation of anything in human history with flat art, Dreamcast quality CGi and story beats that somehow don't land  early as well as they did in the literal mobile game where everything is portrayed in fucking .png images. But because the game version had been written well and  had 10 billion ass-shots of the girls per episode the fanbase treats it like the second comming of Christ.

How cringe is his Twitter?

Quote from: CMD.exe on May 26, 2020, 11:07:43 PM

Good lord I can't stand to watch that guy after discovering his Twitter.

He is also a litteral cuckold BTW. His girlfriend does porn.

Quote from: CMD.exe on May 26, 2020, 11:05:46 PM

I think a major thing for a lot of people as a starting point to liking is that it's just precived as different that what's normally broadcast. Especially in the past like the early 2000s

Back when they broadcast there was a notaby difference between something like Dragonball Z and Gundam Wing and even other action cartoons of the time both stylistically and tonnaly which intreuged people. Sooner or later they would discover the larger context of anime and find something they liked about it which carries from person to person.

that's definitely a good point

some people who are into cartoons in general may find it frustrating that 99% of western cartoons are either 1.) for children, or 2.) completely drama-less adult comedy shows

even shows that i want to enjoy for their serious thematic stuff, like steven universe, tend to be off-puttingly juvenile

anime provides a variety in genres that western cartoons simply lack, and i've actually always commended it for that

Yeah that's a big part of it for me. I really love 2D animation, but in the US its pretty much relegated to children's shows and shitty adult comedies.

Mobile Suit Gundam (universal century)

None of the AUs?

It's disappointing how quick he was to make such a comment, but I guess I shouldn't be too surprised considering how he found parts of the Konosuba movie to be "problematic".

He is also a litteral cuckold BTW. His girlfriend does porn.

Well for me currently, it started with getting to watch Dragon Ball Super on Toonami. Eventually they started advertising new shows coming to their lineup and I just went "Oh, that premise looks interesting, I'll watch that." Which led me to My Hero Academia, Promised Neverland, Fire Force, Dr. Stone, and Demon Slayer.

Some of them just have engaging stories that happen to be in a different language. There’s no show I’ve been able to find that’s similar to Evangelion in mainstream media. I just wish that the dubs didn’t suck so much ass so I could watch it without having to read subtitles.