The search for anime that isn't complete and utter dogshit

alphy · June 25, 2018, 04:44:32 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 25, 2018, 03:52:14 PM

can (or should) a bad OP and/or ED affect the quality of a show, or at least your opinion of it

would you say a good OP/ED boosts a show, or are they of any consequence at all

not really, i think it can only enhance it

if it's bad then it's always skipable, to say the least

alphy · June 25, 2018, 04:47:03 PM

ive been watching the newest pokemon anime, sun and moon

i actually like the departure from the norm. rather than follow ash throughout a region, most of the plot is centralized in one place and it's a lot more easy to pick up (it's pretty much slice of life, which im a fan of but i know it's not for everybody). it's more focused on the main cast rather than introduce a new character every single episode

the art style does take time getting used to, but it's a lot more expressive than other artstyles

not to say this anime is perfect but it's a nice little guilty pleasure

Dietrich Six · June 25, 2018, 08:12:56 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 25, 2018, 03:52:14 PM

can (or should) a bad OP and/or ED affect the quality of a show, or at least your opinion of it

would you say a good OP/ED boosts a show, or are they of any consequence at all

A good one can boost it, a bad one is easily skipped.

Ásgeirr · June 25, 2018, 10:01:21 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 25, 2018, 03:52:14 PM

can (or should) a bad OP and/or ED affect the quality of a show, or at least your opinion of it

would you say a good OP/ED boosts a show, or are they of any consequence at all

A bad OP/ED doesnt really affect my view of the show as i can just skip them. I dont think it should affect anyones view of the actual content.

A good OP and ED does make the show more memorable for me though. Its even better if theyre used once for dramatic effect in the show. Ive picked up a few great bands and artists from good OP's which is nice.

Verbatim · June 26, 2018, 08:41:21 PM

Spoiler

Outlaw Star (Sunrise, 1998, three episodes) The only things I'm getting from this show that I can't get from Cowboy Bebop are dumb anime tropes that I despise, so this is naturally a miss for me. 4/10

Silent Möbius (Radix, 1998, two episodes) 3/10

Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo!! Masaru-san (Magic Bus, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Burn Up Excess (Magic Bus, 1998, one episode) 1/10

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Production Reed, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden (Madhouse, 1998, one episode) 2/10

Tekken (Studio Deen, 1998, completed) 3/10

Twilight of the Dark Master (Madhouse, 1998, completed) 3/10

Ninja Resurrection (Phoenix Entertainment, 1998, completed) Apparently people hate this thing because it was marketed as a sequel to Ninja Scroll despite having nothing to do with it. I haven't seen Ninja Scroll yet, so I didn't have that preconception going in. Therefore, I didn't think it was that bad. Didn't like it, didn't hate it. It's just kinda there. 5/10

Cardcaptor Sakura (Madhouse, 1998, three episodes) Complete trash. 3/10

Initial D First Stage (Studio Gallop, 1998, three episodes) I kinda like the aesthetic, ignoring the shitty character designs. 4/10

Oh! My Goddess: The Adventures of Mini-Goddess (OLM, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Knight Hunters (Plum, 1998, two episodes) 3/10

Lost Universe (E&G Films, 1998, one episode) 2/10

Legend of Basara (Unknown studio, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Magical Stage Fancy Lala (Studio Pierrot, 1998, one episode) 2/10

Neo Ranga (Studio Pierrot, 1998, two episodes) 3/10

Princess Nine (Phoenix Entertainment, 1998, one episode) 2/10

Brain Powerd (Sunrise, 1998, one episode) Attack of the Evangelion Clones—it starts here, apparently. 1/10

Akihabara Dennou-gumi (Production Reed, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Dimension Movement of Nazca (Genco, 1998, one episode) 2/10

Android Announcer Maico 2010 (Unknown studio, 1998, one episode) 2/10

Sentimental Journey (Sunrise, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Alice SOS (J.C.Staff, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Futarigurashi (Studio Bogey, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Aija-Do, 1998, completed) 3/10

Fake (Unknown studio, 1998, completed) 4/10

Queen Emeraldas (OLM, 1998, one episode) 2/10

If I See You in My Dreams (J.C.Staff, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Very Private Lesson (AIC, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Geobreeders: (File-X) Get Back The Kitty (Chaos Project, 1998, one episode) 2/10

Psychic Force (Unknown studio, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Virgin Fleet (AIC, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Serial Experiments Lain (Triangle Staff, 1998, completed) Delightful. See my 1998 list for the full praise. 8/10

Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (AIC, 1998, three episodes) 3/10

Super Milk-chan (Unknown studio, 1998, one episode) 4/10

Getter Robo: Armageddon (Brain's Base, 1998, one episode) 2/10

Spriggan (Studio 4°C, 1998, completed) A disappointment. 4/10

His and Her Circumstances (Gainax, 1998, completed) Surprising. This is the first straight romance show I've not only seen all the way through, but did not make me want to kill myself at any point during. Anno just knew what he was doing in the '90s, I guess. 5/10

Orphen (J.C.Staff, 1998, two episodes) 4/10

Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (AIC, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Gasaraki (Sunrise, 1998, six episodes) Certainly not my kind of show, but in the interest of being as objective as possible, this is one of the better mecha shows I've tried. It's certainly no Eva (even though it really wants to be), but it's incredibly refreshing to see a more realistic and grounded take on the whole super robot thing. If you're into this shit, I wouldn't turn you away from it. 6/10

Master Keaton (Madhouse, 1998, three episodes) Not as immediately compelling as Monster, despite being written by the same dude. 4/10

Devilman Lady (TMS Entertainment, 1998, six episodes) Biggest disappointment ever—a grim reminder as to why this medium is so inconsolably shit. Fucking fuck. 2/10

Generator Gawl (Tatsunoko Production, 1998, one episode) 3/10

Flint the Time Detective (Group TAC, 1998, one episode) 2/10

Kurogane Communication (APPP, 1998, two episodes) I'd like to watch more of this show, but I can only find dubbed episodes online. Meh. 4/10

Super YoYo (Xebec, 1998, one episode) 3/10

Super Doll Licca-chan (Madhouse, 1998, one episode) 2/10

St. Luminous Mission High School (Triangle Staff, 1998, one episode) 1/10

Popolocrois Monogatari (Production I.G, 1998, one episode) 4/10

Blue Submarine No. 6 (Gonzo, 1998, completed) Pretty cool, actually. I'll talk about it more on my list. 6/10

Kashou no Tsuki: Aki Kyougen (Unknown studio, 1998, completed) 2/10

Dietrich Six · June 27, 2018, 01:18:36 AM

Haven't watched blue submarine in a minute but I remember being compelled by the shark man's struggle with his humanity (or lack thereof).

Also, twilight of the dark master is one of the first anime I've watched, pretty eye opening for a 13 y/o.

Verb is taking me through a trip down memory lane.

Dietrich Six · June 27, 2018, 01:19:42 AM

I was thinking of blue gender btw. Totally missable imo, but it does present humanity in a shit light so you might enjoy it.

Big Boss · June 27, 2018, 06:02:48 AM

I watched A Silent Voice last night. It was actually really sweet. It's about a school bully who makes friends with a deaf girl at school. I don't usually watch that sort of thing but I enjoyed it, probably why I liked it more than you did, heh.

Desty · June 27, 2018, 06:22:30 AM

Quote from: Big Boss™ Remastered on June 27, 2018, 06:02:48 AM

I watched A Silent Voice last night. It was actually really sweet. It's about a school bully who makes friends with a deaf girl at school. I don't usually watch that sort of thing but I enjoyed it, probably why I liked it more than you did, heh.

dude I almost cried so many times watching that

read some of the manga too 'cause I needed to see more
this is basically the whole movie for those who don't feel like watching the full thing

YouTube

Verbatim · June 27, 2018, 08:07:08 AM

Quote from: Big Boss™ Remastered on June 27, 2018, 06:02:48 AM

I watched A Silent Voice last night. It was actually really sweet. It's about a school bully who makes friends with a deaf girl at school. I don't usually watch that sort of thing but I enjoyed it, probably why I liked it more than you did, heh.

i'm someone who's had to apologize to a lot of people over the years for being shitty to them, so the film resonated with me on that level

i just thought it was so-so in every other respect, and it was also very long

Big Boss · June 27, 2018, 02:36:37 PM

Mary and the Witch's Flower was pretty great. Basically a new Ghibli film in everything but name

Big Boss · June 27, 2018, 02:37:51 PM

Also I started Summer Wars like 10 minutes ago. Will update after.

Big Boss · June 28, 2018, 06:27:50 AM

Yup, Summer Wars was fucking great.

Verbatim · June 30, 2018, 12:15:28 PM

Quote from: Doctor Doom on June 17, 2018, 02:51:50 PM

verb hurry the fuck up and watch ajin and black lagoon

do i watch the ajin movie(s) first, or the series

they were released concurrently but the first movie predates everything, so

Jester · June 30, 2018, 03:13:19 PM

You gave My Hero Academia a higher rating than Jojo, and because of that, you need to be fucking purged from this fucking realm, you brainlet. Hurry up and rewatch the first two parts, then the next two, and sit your ass down until October and watch part 5.

Verbatim · June 30, 2018, 03:40:46 PM

Quote from: Jester on June 30, 2018, 03:13:19 PM

You gave My Hero Academia a higher rating than Jojo, and because of that, you need to be fucking purged from this fucking realm, you brainlet. Hurry up and rewatch the first two parts, then the next two, and sit your ass down until October and watch part 5.

jojo's literally makes me want to kill myself

i recently changed it from a 1 to a 0, actually

it depresses the fuck out of me that people actually enjoy it

Verbatim · June 30, 2018, 03:45:11 PM

macademia is dogshit too, but jojo's is basically the worst thing ever created by an alleged human

Jester · June 30, 2018, 03:54:07 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 30, 2018, 03:40:46 PM

Quote from: Jester on June 30, 2018, 03:13:19 PM
You gave My Hero Academia a higher rating than Jojo, and because of that, you need to be fucking purged from this fucking realm, you brainlet. Hurry up and rewatch the first two parts, then the next two, and sit your ass down until October and watch part 5.
jojo's literally makes me want to kill myself

i recently changed it from a 1 to a 0, actually

it depresses the fuck out of me that people actually enjoy it

I wish this was a real opinion and not made up for the sake of being a contrarian.

Desty · June 30, 2018, 03:55:18 PM

JoJo flyger fram och tillbaka i ännu ett bisarrt äventyr! En explosiv mördare är på rymmen och hotar att förstöra vardagen i den idylliska hamnstaden Morioh. Men invånarna kan snart tacka sin lyckliga stjärna: JoJo och hans vänner har följt krutspåren och är förbrytaren hack i häl! Med sina diamanthårda nävar är JoJo redo att utdela en serie smockor för att en gång för alla stoppa ondskan.

Verbatim · June 30, 2018, 04:10:47 PM

Quote from: Jester on June 30, 2018, 03:54:07 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 30, 2018, 03:40:46 PM
Quote from: Jester on June 30, 2018, 03:13:19 PM
You gave My Hero Academia a higher rating than Jojo, and because of that, you need to be fucking purged from this fucking realm, you brainlet. Hurry up and rewatch the first two parts, then the next two, and sit your ass down until October and watch part 5.
jojo's literally makes me want to kill myself

i recently changed it from a 1 to a 0, actually

it depresses the fuck out of me that people actually enjoy it
I wish this was a real opinion and not made up for the sake of being a contrarian.

i have absolutely no reason to be a contrarian about this

Big Boss · June 30, 2018, 05:46:30 PM

Do you have any desire to watch the older Devilman cartoon

Verbatim · June 30, 2018, 05:50:18 PM

Quote from: Big Boss™ Remastered on June 30, 2018, 05:46:30 PM

Do you have any desire to watch the older Devilman cartoon

i do, but after the disappointment that was devilman lady, i don't exactly have high hopes for it

Desty · June 30, 2018, 06:16:38 PM

YouTube

Doctor Doom · June 30, 2018, 08:10:12 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 30, 2018, 12:15:28 PM

Quote from: Doctor Doom on June 17, 2018, 02:51:50 PM
verb hurry the fuck up and watch ajin and black lagoon
do i watch the ajin movie(s) first, or the series

they were released concurrently but the first movie predates everything, so

I just watched the series so, your choice.

Actually, after watching some trailers, the movies seem to be several episodes of the series stitched together into three hour segments. There doesn't appear to be any extra content.

🍁 Aria 🔮 · July 01, 2018, 09:35:33 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 30, 2018, 03:40:46 PM

Quote from: Jester on June 30, 2018, 03:13:19 PM
You gave My Hero Academia a higher rating than Jojo, and because of that, you need to be fucking purged from this fucking realm, you brainlet. Hurry up and rewatch the first two parts, then the next two, and sit your ass down until October and watch part 5.
jojo's literally makes me want to kill myself

i recently changed it from a 1 to a 0, actually

it depresses the fuck out of me that people actually enjoy it

I honestly don't know why you feel as strongly as you do about it, and going over your review of it, don't feel like we watched the same thing at all. The only thing that I can really acknowledge among your complaints was the artstyle (even if I 90% disagree with it).

What made no sense about the plot? Part I is very straightforward and simple (negatively so) and Part II is strange and admittedly has so weird retcons and workarounds, but in a template makes perfect sense.

Voice acting is a bit subjective; I enjoyed it most of the time.

What characters did you find so dull and annoying? Outside of Jonathan being a Kenshiro clone and Speedwagon's power of narration, I can't think of anybody particularly dull.

Doctor Doom · July 01, 2018, 10:13:57 AM

verb's hate seems to be directly proportional to the popularity of an anime

and jojo has a very vocal fanbase so he probably sees it a lot while searching for other shows

not that i can speak for him or anything, mind you

🍁 Aria 🔮 · July 01, 2018, 10:23:06 AM

Quote from: Doctor Doom on July 01, 2018, 10:13:57 AM

verb's hate seems to be directly proportional to the popularity of an anime

and jojo has a very vocal fanbase so he probably sees it a lot while searching for other shows

not that i can speak for him or anything, mind you

I think everyone can agree that the JoJo fanbase is annoyingly loud, but he's done a few other shows with very loud fanbases and he didn't drop down to 0/10 on them because of that. While I don't doubt it's a part, there's more to it than that.

Jester · July 01, 2018, 10:52:53 AM

The question is, did Verb watch the dub or sub

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🍁 Aria 🔮 · July 01, 2018, 10:57:01 AM

Quote from: Jester on July 01, 2018, 10:52:53 AM

The question is, did Verb watch the dub or sub

sub iirc, but I don't really think it matters in this instance. He doesn't like Japanese and the dub isn't good.