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Omg. After 10 years, you responded! I hope you are doing well. :">

We do have common taste :)

Welcome back!

I think I understand what you mean. It’s a good point that you’re making, and it’s the first time I’ve heard your key point said, despite having lots of MAL conversations. I think something similar has happened to me. Before I joined MAL, I would end up liking nearly everything (anime) I had seen, but after joining MAL and watching consecutively for more and more years (13 years now), I have grown more critical and discerning, and have set the quality bar higher (expecting more than I had done previously), and this is partly from growing older and more experienced, and partly from seeing an ever increasing amount of highly entertaining/highly enjoyable, or high quality titles. I think the last 5 years have seen some great new things emerge, as well as sequels of old faves and classics, but there has also been a fair amount of fodder, and generic/uninspired new things created just for the sake of filling space/a time slot (because there’s an industry in place, and that’s what they do to sustain themselves), or for vacuous/superficial entertainment purposes. This season seems underwhelming, by the looks of it, with only Oshi no Ko really standing out as a more mature/artistically credible choice. The new Spice and Wolf has been good and is still airing/continuing from last season, but that’s about the season’s highlights, for me personally. I still have lots of anime rewatches and worthy titles from previous years to keep me occupied, though. I’ve just started Ya Boy Kongming, and it’s been reasonably funny/amusing and easy to watch.

guess we have good taste ;)

wait a min... im the one who didnt reply to begin with... you replied to my initial comment 3 days later... apologize from my end 😅

a reply that took 7 years in the making

So now that I have digested AoT (SNK for others), I would like to share a few things:

I have watched anime for about 26 years now, and I told myself that after AoT ended I would take some time to reflect on what that show meant to me as a fan and critic. To me, it felt like the "Final Act" or "Endgame", if you will, of all the amazing, normal and terrible Anime shows I needed to watch to appreciate all the production of AoT. This was my series finale of the kid who started watching Dragon Ball all those years ago. Decades of the industry -- with the experience of all the animators / produces / directors / writers that have come and gone allowed AoT to be real. To exist. To become the pinnacle of Anime, as of 2024.

This show was the result of decades-long, collective effort of an industry who is filled with professionals who are the absolute best at what they do. This is why -- in my opinion -- the more in tune and experiences you are with Anime (and Manga) the more you are able grasp the full value of AoT.

I knew this would happen, so I made sure to -- like Marvel after Endgame -- to take a break. Series over. Final Episode. Closed Chapter. This break included not watching any NEW Anime for a while because I wanted to watch them when I had the right mindset to appreciate those works in a way that I would be entertained and not hold them to impossible standards.

Most people do not realize this, but the concept of inflation applies to perception of entertaiment. Once you experience the very best, a deep internal exercise is required by the viewer to appreciate everything but the best oncer again.

This is where I was when AoT ended. And I am happy I took this break. So what did I watch first that I had not watched before? The original Mobile Suit Gundam. A series from 1979, broadcasted 45 years. And you know what? I liked it so much I watched Zeta Gundam (the sequel from 1985) and I realized -- from the future -- just how good that was, as well.

At that point I realized the break had done me wonders. Someone in their 30s in the year 2060 might one day watch Aot -- a show betwen 55-45 years old at the time and understand, regardless of what had relased by then, why it was the show that set the standard in 2024.

So now, I wil start watching new shows (after I finish some backlog ones I cannot leave there anymore :D) and continue in a new chapter where I enjoy every show for what they offer, knowing full well what has come before them... and not hold them against them.

Finally, I have decided to revise my Anime ratings (the top ones specially) because "10" for me now does not mean the same thing it did before the end of AoT. As with any healthy society, controlled inflation is a sign of properity... and I am not expecting the next "Attack on Titan" anytime soon.

PS: You might read this comment above in my AoT / SNK Final Season Chapters review, which will work as a series review as well. Look forward to it.

I couldn’t say no because of the Gankutsuou connection. You don’t see it in top 10’s nearly as often as you should.

As someone with a majority of established and well-known anime in their top 20, what do you think of the recent/current anime scene?

Durarara lets goooooooo

Of course, I will write the review soon. I need some time to digest.

One of the greatest anime series ever made ends this Sunday, November 4th. How time flies...

Choosing my favorite companies list is not going to be easy. Also, must get back to watching my backlog and some of the new stuff coming out. I feel after AoT, I will be able to enjoy everything more for what they are, as it will probably take about 20 years for another Anime to have a similar impact on my viewing experience like the one AoT did. All stars must be aligned (One Punch Man S1 had potential, but it was not meant to be…)

Yo most welcomeeeeeee! ^^