Phanyx7 said:harshtruth said:By the look of it, it's just common trash. Even skimming through the manga, it's nothing special but beta-wank fuel...why is this even getting an anime adaptation?
People don't
think it will be good - it
will be good for them. Because most can't divide a show's worth from pure enjoyment.
The difference? The worth is at its content: what it can teach. Our ancestors draw in rocks tactics to hunt beasts - we write scripts on how to ascend in the world of politics, for example.
The enjoyment is the show's ability to hold the attention. Just as old folk tell the whole red-hood girl tale to teach children to obey their parents, just as japanese draw astronomical boobs or blades that fires laser beans. That's pretty much what the tags are: action, adventure, comedy - simply ways to appeal to the community, and make a lesson more remarkable/memorable. Each time a kid remember the red-hood tale, he will remember to obey his parents. Or that's the theory.
The issue with nowadays society is that companies learned they can make money by creating enjoyable shows - even if they are pure trash. And hell, they are so damn good on that. The dark side of capitalism, I suppose.
That's not only for Japan, much less only for the anime market. Hollywood is filled with bullshit as well. Examples? Last year people wanted Mad Max to get the Oscar of Best Movie. That is an entertainment movie, not a cultural one. I liked it, but that doesn't mean it is good. And that is the reason Spotlight got the award. Pirates of the Caribbean is one of my favorite movies. Is it good?
Hell no. It is enjoyable?
For who? Me? Hell yeah.
Nothing wrong wanting to have fun here and there. I have been rewatching Dragon Ball in the last weeks, and how nostalgic that is. It helps you keep moving forward. But watching stupid videos for hours? Watching ecchi anime the whole day? Well, you failed life son.
My conclusion? There shouldn't be anything wrong with this anime, if it was an exception (let them have fun). But is isn't, is it? These things compose the majority of the new releases. How many decent ones we are getting in a season? One, two? And whose fault is this? The ones who watch these stupidities and keep asking for more. So, please, by all means, keep beign an elitist, and humiliating them as much as you can. This is our only comfort.