| Truer words have never been spoken. This overhyping of mediocre shows is causing the classic anime of the past and significant releases of the present to be ignored. It's also the primary reason behind creativity in the anime industry being on the decline over these past few years, thoughtful anime don't seem to get as much attention as they used to. I suppose it's up to us avid anime viewers to knock some sense into them and wake them up from their strange pedophilic fantasies. |
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| I don't think No Game No Life is all that bad, but I also wouldn't rate it super highly. It's definitely over-rated, but I also think you're being a bit harsh on it. It's got more going for it than just a lame, over-done relationship between a big brother and his little sister. I think the world presented itself nicely early on, and the games have been pretty interesting thus far. However, the characters are pretty stereotypical, which makes them not very interesting to watch. I also think the pacing is pretty slow, and makes some episodes feel like the viewer is just waiting for something to happen in the next episode. Considering it's only a 1-cour series, you'd think it'd have snappier pacing. Also, the art is somewhat middling. It's currently sitting at a 5/10 on my list, and depending on how good the ending is, might be bumped up to a 6/10. Anyway, I don't think there's anything wrong with people having an opinion that differs from mine. However, I hate how some users just review things with 10's across the board, without even putting much thought into why they liked something, and just becoming a rabid fan that essentially is like "OMGZ BEST EVARS! WOWZ!". As for your argument. You should keep in mind... just because a show did something first doesn't necessarily mean it did it the best. Just take a look at the classic first-person shooter, Doom. Doom is really just a clone of Wolfenstein 3D, right? However, it improved on many aspects of that formula, and created a better game because of that. I'm kind of sick of hearing the argument get thrown around that innovators should be valued more than people who refine a formula. Both are equally important in the industry, and I'm impressed by both. The problem I have with No game no life is that the series no pun intended gives life to the segment of the anime community that likes perverted fetishes. Mahouka and Black bullet are other recent examples of show that masquerade as something serious, but in reality are wish fulfillment series for perverts and gamers. Anime itself is on decline, because incest, harems, reverse harem, sexualized lolis etc...are ubiquitous compared to anime over a decade ago. Furthermore, if there was a limited of fetishized anime, then I would take as much issue with it, but the abundance of fetishes and over the top fan service shows makes watching anime intolerable. |
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vigorousjammer said: I don't think that's really what we were getting at though. I think any show that re-uses and refines an old working formula in a fresh way is itself an innovative work. Originality can come in many different forms. It's more the lack of creativity in most of the highly popular anime that gets under our skin.As for your argument. You should keep in mind... just because a show did something first doesn't necessarily mean it did it the best. Just take a look at the classic first-person shooter, Doom. Doom is really just a clone of Wolfenstein 3D, right? However, it improved on many aspects of that formula, and created a better game because of that. I'm kind of sick of hearing the argument get thrown around that innovators should be valued more than people who refine a formula. Both are equally important in the industry, and I'm impressed by both. cidsa said: Yes, people's refusal to watch anything that isn't insanely popular is the worst! I never understood that mentality.What grinds my gears is when there's a refusal to watch more interesting anime as well as the 'regular' stuff. Everyone I know watched Attack on Titan religiously but absolutely refused to take my recommendation on Psycho Pass :/ Good luck trying to get people like that to watch something like Kaiba or Texhnolyze either.. cidsa said: Lol I think we can all relate to that one. And the gap continues to grow larger and larger each year. Even shows from 2005 are considered 'old' to some of these newer casual fans.Another thing that is getting to me is the generational gap. A lot of casual fans are much younger than me and have no real knowledge of older anime. It's really bizarre to cosplay Maetel and have 2 people recognize it or to mention Slayers and get a blank stare back. When did I get so old?? |
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cidsa said: What grinds my gears is when there's a refusal to watch more interesting anime as well as the 'regular' stuff. Everyone I know watched Attack on Titan religiously but absolutely refused to take my recommendation on Psycho Pass :/ Good luck trying to get people like that to watch something like Kaiba or Texhnolyze either.. Another thing that is getting to me is the generational gap. A lot of casual fans are much younger than me and have no real knowledge of older anime. It's really bizarre to cosplay Maetel and have 2 people recognize it or to mention Slayers and get a blank stare back. When did I get so old??? I don't mind the overhyped shows themselves generally (I really liked KLK and Oreimo for example..) but they REALLY get in the way when I'm trying to figure out what new things to watch. I cannot possibly keep up with the release schedules but if I rely on internet ratings/posts I will only see the same hyped anime mentioned over and over... I almost missed Psycho Pass entirely for that reason and it was one of the best things I saw that year. I feel you on that one. Thats why I like to keep what I watch generally in balance and I hardly ever keep up with whats airing (mostly because I like to marathon more than watch a single episode). |
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Parasprite said: Thats why I like to keep what I watch generally in balance and I hardly ever keep up with whats airing (mostly because I like to marathon more than watch a single episode). I've been the same way for a long time, as I hate waiting for one episode each week. More recently, though, I've been watching JoJo each week, and really enjoying watching it at that pace. I still tend to marathon a lot of stuff, though, and I'm also one to typically have a balance of both new & old shows on my "now watching" list. |
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