Do we need more weebs in sep7?(also, how is the weather thread and TrU iS fAnCy)

A reminder to everyone that if you don't share Verb's logic and opinions then you're retarded.

"Explain in detail why you like anime"

*Explains in detail*

"That isn't the detail I wanted you to assign to your post"

Am I witnessing a comedy act?

art shouldn't just be for entertainment

bottom line

Remind me what film and music is for then.

I enjoy the story in most of my favorite animes, Studio Ghibli for example; The artwork inspires me, the scenery is great in their movies and I can enjoy most characters in every Ghibili film I've seem. A good mention would be I watched them when I was young, back then, they were just cool cartoons to me. Now I can understand why I like them.

It's not just Ghibli anime I like, The Love Live anime took me by surprise with how much I enjoyed it, I like music, It's a musical anime, I enjoy the Pop style music it had, I like the characters and the story behind them, I could get a good feel out of the drama that happened. I don't just 'Like it'.

again, that all just sounds very superficial

Those are my reasons. That is your opinion.

You have your reasons for not liking anime, I have my opinion.

It's all the same. I don't really care if you dislike anime either. I just wanted to show you why I, myself, enjoy my anime.

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Hey since were all here, hows the weather where you are?

Bretty fucking cold.

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Hey since were all here, hows the weather where you are?

Bretty fucking cold.

Cold or windy and cold?

The wind is the cold here and its not right.

A reminder to everyone that if you don't share Verb's logic and opinions then you're retarded.

wrong

if you disagree, but you can't articulate why you disagree, then yes
you're retarded

*Explains in detail*

nobody did that

i'm looking for a fucking essay, here, guys
if you're not willing to do that, then don't bother

you can't just say "i like the animation"
"i like the music"
"i like the voice acting"
"i like the story"

that doesn't WORK

WHAT about the story do you like?
does it teach you anything?
does it give you a new perspective/appreciation of life?
what about it does that?
why do you like music?
what about this scene is so special to you?
what emotions does it evoke?
why do you like these characters?

THAT'S detail, fucktards.

WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Remind me what film and music is for then.

are you talking about good music and good film?

art

are you talking about the average film and the average piece of music?

entertainment
the average film and the average piece of music blows dick, though

A reminder to everyone that if you don't share Verb's logic and opinions then you're retarded.

if you disagree, but you can't articulate why you disagree, then yes
you're retarded

Thank you oh great Verbatim

Please call me retarded some more.

'Cause like, I've rarely seen people try and make recs without asking about what kind of other media the person likes so that they can recommend reasonably. I mean, it's just pointless to fling shot in the dark with TV shows of any origin...

It happens every single time. Every single time.

You wouldn't know, because you don't hate anime. Try it some time. Post "I hate anime" in some message board talking about anime. See what kind of responses you'll get.

Someone give me a good image to post with this.

Verb, why the fuck is anyone here going to bother writing a formal essay to explain how they derive entertainment from a specific media form?

WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

nice contribution

Verb, why the fuck is anyone here going to bother writing a formal essay to explain how they derive entertainment from a specific media form?

because it's the easiest goddamn thing in the world to do

Speaking generally, obviously this only applies to my favourites but anyhoo
You've got developed characters, storylines (Such as ones based around implementing a better world for everyone, ending war with a quantum computer etc.) that interest me. Some have very fluid and beautiful animation in themselves, in the same way that you can have pretty artwork and pretty films. Then you have some of the less important but things I do love in any genre, Gore that's not possible/common with live action stuff (Or when it does, it looks awful and fake), plenty of guns (More dakka is always better), comedy/black humour and enjoyable soundtracks.

I could go on, but it's not just 'hurr I like it' it's not something commonly stated because it's like asking why you like reading books or watching films. It's a generic term, so I had to narrow it down to two of my favourites for the examples above.

- lots of things "developed characters" and storylines. that doesn't make it good
- animation is a very shallow reason to like anything--it's like saying, "i like this song because it makes my ears feel good"

you even mention that movies and other art can also have beautiful animation
So what the FUCK makes anime so special?

- gore... like you said, that's... gross? and niche as fuck
- guns are boring as fuck, and you can have lots of guns in movies, too
- comedy and black humor is a legit reason to like something--i can concede to that, but then again, i would argue that that still doesn't make anime special

So, you've done nothing to justify liking anime thus far.
Anyone else?

Developed characters and good storylines help make something good, it's not a single point.
If you have such a blunted view of the world, then I feel sorry for you. The reason for anyone liking anything can be boiled right on down to neurochemistry but as you said in a previous unrelated thread you hate things being deconstructed like that, so if you'd rather that I don't go over why Visuals/Audio stimuli are appealing because of various parts of the brain responding to certain wavelengths/motions then sure, I'll refrain from doing so.

Nothing makes it special, I'm not sure why you think it is. It's just another medium to enjoy content from.

To you gore might be gross, to me I find it salivating. I'm sure the reverse applies to other meatbags who find lewdity enjoyable whilst I find it gross. Personal tastes over something like that is a valid enough reason in itself.

Same with guns, you find them boring I find them entertaining. Personal taste.

Comedy etc - As I said, it's nothing unique or special to anime. It's just a part of why I like those shows.

If you are going to just outright dismiss my reasoning for why I like anime, then have at it. But it makes you look remarkably petty to do so, because you make the claim that nobody can - I then do, as does tru - and you shift the goalposts by saying 'oh that's not justifying it' So if you are going to keep on making fallacies, have fun. I've gotta get on with my work now.

Remind me what film and music is for then.

are you talking about good music and good film?

art

are you talking about the average film and the average piece of music?

entertainment
the average film and the average piece of music blows dick, though

Making art for the sake of art reeks of pretentiousness.

A good film should always entertain, not necessarily in the comedic sense of the word.

i disagree, strongly

fundamentally

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Hey since were all here, hows the weather where you are?

Bretty fucking cold.

Cold or windy and cold?

The wind is the cold here and its not right.

Wind is dead today, thank god.
But it's -10F outside right now.

If you are going to just outright dismiss my reasoning for why I like anime, then have at it. But it makes you look remarkably petty to do so, because you make the claim that nobody can - I then do, as does tru - and you shift the goalposts by saying 'oh that's not justifying it' So if you are going to keep on making fallacies, have fun. I've gotta get on with my work now.

if there wasn't something special about anime, you wouldn't watch it

that's my argument

obviously, you do find something special about it
i want you to pinpoint what that thing/those things are

i disagree, strongly

fundamentally

Is Fight Club not entertaining?

and you shift the goalposts

Oh, don't tell him not to do that - it's his entire debating strategy. You might leave him at a loss as to how to continue the discussion.

Is Fight Club not entertaining?

that's not what i meant, das
they're not mutually exclusive

i'm not saying art can't be entertaining--i'm saying it doesn't have to be

in order for me to enjoy it, it has to be artful on some level
there has to be some intellectual merit

it can't just be "wow, that thing he just did was funny" or "wow, that girl is really cute"

it can't just be "wow, that thing he just did was funny" or "wow, that girl is really cute"

and i would argue that if you DO like stuff like this, then you have bad taste

but how an anyone say someone like me has bad taste?

i'm the one who's actually trying to find philosophical/psychological/etc. value in a lot of these shows
but they're just SO empty

you take a movie like fight club, and it explores all sorts of themes
what the hell does k-on! explore? jackshit

This fucking thread.

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If you are going to just outright dismiss my reasoning for why I like anime, then have at it. But it makes you look remarkably petty to do so, because you make the claim that nobody can - I then do, as does tru - and you shift the goalposts by saying 'oh that's not justifying it' So if you are going to keep on making fallacies, have fun. I've gotta get on with my work now.

if there wasn't something special about anime, you wouldn't watch it

that's my argument

obviously, you do find something special about it
i want you to pinpoint what that thing/those things are

There isn't though, I don't need there to be something special about anything to enjoy it. If I enjoy it, I enjoy it. Simple as that.

I watch it as well as a shitload of other stuff, it's one genre/medium out of many.

Reading, TV shows (Cookery, CSIshit, Historical, Dramas, Police/Cops with Cameras) TV+ shows (Breaking Bad, Dexter, Justified, Jericho, Game of Thrones, House of Cards) Films (Not even gonna bother listing the number of films/genres I watch), Music and last but by no means least - Gaming.

That's roughly what I do with my leisure time, consumption wise rather than productive like a forum (Oxymoron). Anime isn't anymore special than any other of those listed.

I can't pinpoint what makes it special because there isn't anything that makes it special compared to the above.

go to work, goddammit

i don't wanna keep you here or anything

Same with guns, you find them boring I find them entertaining. Personal taste.

Fuck ya, guns.



I am just waiting for the damn snow to clear so I can actually go shooting one weekend. I have had this for two months and have still not had an opportunity to go shoot it.

Whilst I would love to live in a hasguns country, the downsides and all that put me off <.<
So the best I can get for it is living vicariously by watching yanks shoot them on youtube e.e

Same with guns, you find them boring I find them entertaining. Personal taste.

Fuck ya, guns.



I am just waiting for the damn snow to clear so I can actually go shooting one weekend. I have had this for two months and have still not had an opportunity to go shoot it.

That seems like an awfully large muzzle break for just a 700...

go to work, goddammit

i don't wanna keep you here or anything

It's quite fine, going to work just involved Alt-Tabbing and doing my essay lol. 15 minutes isn't going to throw it off, I'm just happily going to axe my density playtime tonight in favour of catching up on my work <.<