I hope you enjoy my drawing skills in the MS PAINT
I believe that anime is above all, a nice form of art. Therefore, I tend to pick show that don't exploit this wonderful medium as a pandering service. Well I would talk more about this but frankly no one listens.
I RECENTLY discovered this thing called mmd which you can use to make your own 'anime' 3D movies. However atm I'm too lazy to begin to learn to use it getting virus alerts when using it so you know. But if I actually do learn how to use it, I can finally make some anime myself. Isn't that great.
[EDIT] I've been suffering from trope-itis and it's become very stale watching anything that isn't 9+ so I have not watched much recently. Also I find random youtube videos to be way more entertaining than any anime now. Help me.
BIOGRAPHY
Let's see, I watch anime because the first anime I saw was when I was around, say, 4-6 years old. The anime was about a little kid and his special awesome gundam powers.
More about this gundam anime
A few months ago I ran across this old, old anime on youtube. I don't remember the Japanese title but I do know that the name has the word "quest" or "adventure" or something like that in it. If you are here, and bored, than consider completing this pointless challenge. Find this anime, name it, and find the specific episode of this anime in which the buff guy with the mustache betrays the main character who is a little boy, and people are attacked by spagetti. Of course you begin raising your eyebrow at the preceding sentence, but rest assured anything can happen in anime especially if you watch Lain or paranoia agent or weird anime like that.
UPDATE: I found this anime and the exact episode solely by youtube surfing. Granted the video wasn't in english so the fact that I did find it at all was nothing short of a miracle. And that is what anime is about. Miracles. I might be going somewhere with this. Or I might not. Who knows.
But I still haven't told you who I am
Oh, ok, so you want to see some sort of photo of me or something like that. Alright. I am a handsome male character from Ouran high school. And if you don't buy that, then, oh well, you can imagine me as your favorite anime character, or you can imagine me based on that really bad anime profile picture I have there. Use your imagination.
What kind of anime do I like?
Hey, buddy, want to recommend some good anime? I'm into anything EXCEPT
- really old, 1990's style art. (DBZ for example)
- ecchi, fanservice, lewdness, or equivalent thereof.
- anything with harem AS A MAIN ELEMENT OF THE PLOT.
- Hentai. I know those dimensions are impossible.
- Gundams.
- Yaoi.
- Anything over two seasons. (Can't finish cardcaptors...)
- Magic (or an equivalent) being used as plot devices.
I am really into avant-garde, unique stuff. I also prefer action, gunfights and horror genres, but not very long series like Naruto that I will never get to finish. I have been searching for a while for these sort of stuff. I can forgo some exceptions above if its REALLY unique. So PLEASE PLEASE recommend something to me!
My opinion on the top 7 popular anime shows
Death Note
Let's see, we have some people trying to figure out who the serial killer is. The serial killer uses a magic notebook to kill. Filled with intrigue and a tense plot... Actually I think I saw one episode on adult swim, but I didn't think it was that great.
Bleach
I have watched around 50-ish episodes of bleach. But not in order. Here's an idea how I watched this...
- I saw episode 1,2, and maybe 3.
- I think saw the one with grand fisher.
- I started with some episodes after Aizen faked his death, right up to Aizen and his cohorts stealing the hokyoku or whatever and escaping to hollow world.
- I saw the last few episodes on bount invade soul society arc. Yes kariya died.
- I started with the episode where ichigo and his friends invade hueco mundo, up to where ichigo got his head handed to him by ulquiorra.
- I saw episode 206.
As you can see I have basic knowledge of the bleach saga. But overall I think the pacing of the show is rather slow. No, I meant it to be very very slow. Ugh.
Fullmetal Alchemist
I watched all 51 episodes I think. But again not in order...
There were alot of side stories near the beginning, but other than that the plot was kinda intense towards the 40-ish episode. Then they had that you-revive-me-I-revive-you ending. Maybe brotherhood is better. who knows.
Naruto
I don't give a flip about ninjas, I watched one episode where the naruto has to escort some actor to some polar region. Anachronistic... they should just use guns...
Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch
What have we here? A skinny boy talking in arrogant tones and mind-controlling people at a gaze? And in a very political overtone. Sounds kinda cheesy.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
I watched this recently and I admit the following: The show seems to have an original premise that apparently was forgotten later in the series in favor of the hax, chronomanipulation, and magic used by some of the characters. It is no longer a search for these kinds of people, it is all about keeping one person entertained (well maybe more than 1.) For example what does playing a baseball have to do with finding the extraordinary? (But that episode was great.) Anyway I'll let you go and think about this show's central theme. (or lack thereof.)
Elfen Lied
This is the first anime I saw after not seeing anime for a long while. Admittedly the shock value got to me too but if you think about it this anime has its ecchi and plot holes. I think I should give this a lower score.. but oh well.
They really overused that one flashback episode, you know?
Personal Principles (they're ridiculous by this site's standards)
NO DUB, NO FAVORITE. I understand this requirement is ridiculous. There are a hundred anime better and more meaningful than Pokemon, but I can't ever be serious watching characters talk in subtitles. That's just too bad.
FANSERVICE IS NOT FUNNY, NOT AT ALL. I live in a country where the police pretend to be a magazine company and try to seduce an old man into buying a child porn magazines. The police pestered him over and over until he agreed to get some. THEN the police went and arrested him. As you can see, Child pornography is taken very seriously, and there is nothing funny at all. If you don't believe me, then I will gladly take the time to show you that what I said was true.
HOW I RATE THIS STUFF
10: Impossible
9: Excellent Well Done
8: Great!
7: Average
6: Eh...
5: Bad
4: Crappy
3: Super Crappy
2: Too low
1: No Anime should get this score. In fact if I think it's less than seven I will drop immediately.
What's with your list? Looks like you rate high on almost everything!
Yes. I have already worked out the general scale of MAL users, with the score of "average" at 7. (See above for my scoring scale). The reason I score high on most stuff is because if I think what I'm watching will be lower than 7, I will probably drop it immediately. This is because my time is more precious to me, and I don't want to spend it watching bad anime. Therefore, since all the anime I watch is good, you would be advised to watch them too, since a tedious task of viewers like you often entails the endless search for good anime. Well search no more! I have about 10 days worth of good* anime here!
*Opinions may vary.
P.S. Be advised that when I first started watching anime (around the time I first watched FMA), I had a rather low quality bar and basically enjoyed some shows that I most likely wont enjoy as much if I watched it now. As I watched more shows, I got more picky about what I liked, and it became ALOT harder to enjoy watching anime in general. Maybe it's because of all those pesky, overused cliches that pop up everywhere...
Clubs I am in:
I don't like clubs. This may have something to do with the clubs I joined 4 or five years ago where I did nothing except eat cup noodles and watch a horror movie. And it costed me money... Of course I understand this online fanclubs don't cost real money but I just don't like the experience of being a loser.
Reference list to decent abridges:
yugioh by LK, the one who started it all
HPF by nyodude
mirai nikki by zeroQ (same guy as above)
madoka abridged by ponynotready
when they cry abridged by animanga21
polkamons by solblade00 (mostly dead)
avatar abridged by ganxingba (mostly dead)
SAO abridged parody by Something Witty E.
Higurashi When they cry abridged by Faulerro
We Abridged Another Series by AnUntitledAbridger
Elfen Lied: The Abridged One Shot
Danganronpa Abridged Thing by Faulerro
Hellsing Ultimate Abridged by TFS
Lucky Star abridged by pandoraherself
Eden of the East abridged by pandoraherself
Dark Swamp by Nowacking
(I admit i havent really went out to find alot of abridged shows but I think I should. please recommend me some more in the comments below)
Suggestions? Recommend me somethin' in the comments below!
Like: action, drama, horror, thriller, psychological
Dislike: harem, ecchi, hentai, crappy comedy, too much fantasy, little kid shows (like one piece), yaoi, sports, anything before 1990, showcase episodes, crappy fanservice, stuff where nothing happens (like K-on) and more
About your Angel Beats review.
Why so serious??? Because it tried to be both comedy and serious and not comedy or serious. And it had major pacing issues.
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Why so serious??? Because it tried to be both comedy and serious and not comedy or serious. And it had major pacing issues.