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NOTE: I've stopped updating my anime and manga lists regularly since 2014 and pretty much stopped altogether a couple years later - which is when I actually started getting into the stuff really. So yeah my lists are pretty inaccurate, I've lifelessly binge-watched a lot of the anime out from the 70s till just last season, and I've read too many manga to count, easily past thousands at this point, so there's no need to try and update my lists is there? (My favorites below are outdated as well; though I still do appreciate what my pubescent self once loved. He was a fairly rational kid who was in touch with his emotions, albeit very hormonal)
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2018: WORD OF ADVICE- don't look at MAL scores before watching something, and when you're enjoying a show, don't look up reviews or scores, it just ruins the experience.
You can't "rate" or "rank" a show out of 10. It isn't that simple, opinions are just opinions, subjective and imperfect. Just appreciate what anime is, the unashamedly honest, embarrassing but immersive form of art, what it means to you, and don't end up ruining it for yourself by becoming someone like Digibro, you get me? (and... at least he gets paid for it?)
2023: Damn I almost forgot who Digibro was while reading this again

Also give Uratarou and Murcielago a try, two kinda dark but fun mangas, that I feel need more popularity.
Honestly everything's getting an anime adaptation these days.
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Since the first time I sat down and read Fire Punch I could tell, Tatsuki Fujimoto is the modern day Messiah of mangaka (exaggeration) (not really) and anyone that loves art as much as he does will only further elevate their medium to greater heights. Through his almost complete understanding and mastery of how to visually depict a world as vivid and visceral as ours, in an almost filmlike way, with matching storytelling skills that transition seamlessly between realism and the fantasy "meta" we're all seemingly stuck in that he's absolutely self aware about - fantasy is just a visual portrayal of collective human emotion after all - he uses this understanding as a tool to create stories and narratives that aren't just well made or hard hitting but a combination of the two, making them truly iconic and significant to anyone reading.
There are a lot of mangaka I admire and think have done the same, but trust me on this and pay attention to his work, even after he's done with Chainsaw Man. (Hopefully) he's just getting started! ((Hopefully!!)) There's a lot to learn from him, whether you're an artist or not.

Favorite Genres-
Romance, Slice of Life, Mystery, Psychological

Favorite Openings-
'Paraiso' by SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS from Michiko to Hatchin
'Destin Histoire' by yoshiki*Lisa from Gosick
'Auvers Blue' by Katteni Shigure from Kemonozume
'Aoi Hana' by color bottle from Casshern Sins
'Battlecry' by Nujabes ft. SHINGO2 from Samurai Champloo
'Gun's & Roses' by Paradise Lunch from Baccano!
'Again' by YUI from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
'Sakamichi no Melody' by YUKI from Sakamichi no Apollon

Favorite Endings-
'Secret Base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~' by Ai Kayano, Haruka Tomatsu & Saori Hayami from Anohana
'Wareta Ringo' by Risa Taneda from Shinsekai Yori
'Zetsubousei: Hero Chiryouyaku by suzumu ft. soraru from Danganronpa
'Uso' by SID from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
'Hello Especially' by Sukima Switch from Gin no Saji
'Trust Me' by Yuya Matsushita from Durarara!!
'Dango Daikazoku' by Chata from Clannad
'U Can do It!' by Domino from Naruto: Shippuden

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Days: 161.3

Mean Score: 7.59

Total Entries785
Rewatched26
Episodes10,133

Anime History Last Anime Updates

Kekkai Sensen

Jan 3, 8:17 AM

Completed 12/12 · Scored 9

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Jun 10, 2021 9:22 AM

Completed 13/13 · Scored 10

Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid

May 30, 2021 10:21 AM

Plan to Watch · Scored -

All Manga Stats Manga Stats

Days: 45.1

Mean Score: 7.79

Total Entries227
Reread2
Chapters5,745
Volumes679

Manga History Last Manga Updates

Hinamatsuri

Jun 9, 2018 12:08 PM

Reading -/117 · Scored 10

Re:Monster

Sep 3, 2017 7:32 AM

Reading - · Scored 8

Shihou Sekai no Ou

Aug 13, 2017 4:41 AM

Completed 29/29 · Scored 7

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Slick-Sama Jan 3, 3:12 PM

Yeah again, you like dumpster fire anime like PPTA and Monogatari, your opinion on taste is null and voided, because you have none.

Slick-Sama Jan 3, 8:23 AM

PPTA is a straight up dumpster fire anime lmfao, A toddler could draw better their foot. Speaking of a zero substance anime, there right there is a prime example. I would recommend it to someone who takes a shit ton of drugs or is a sadist looking to torture their eyes, at least as terrible of a story and animation monogatari had, it some good art. PPTA is an offense to the anime universe and you supporting it shows how much of a troll you are LOL

Gsarthotegga Jun 20, 2023 5:27 PM

I had my problems with VS S1 as well, but with the time that elapsed... I think I may have forgotten many of them. A friend got me into the VS manga (and forgot he ever read it... sigh...), and one reason I wanted to watch this is that I was kind of excited for the direction the series would go in from around episode 24, once all the war and slavery seemed to no longer be the main focus (back home). Of course, I've never heard anyone say future arcs are better than S1 or S2, so...

I've seen Eva a few times, but I also watched it very early on, so a formative favorite that held up for me. I greatly prefer this kind of aesthetic to either season of Vinland Saga (I also have a preference for 80s/90s and early 2000s isn't bad). The situations are ridiculous in Eva... but it was also based on Raideen, which is very, very silly. Look it up. I kid you not, one character is named Rei Asuka XD, and Eva does have a lot of typical mech/high school tropes that it's built upon, but Anno ultimately made it work for me.

Umm, on, nihilism not really. I don't like it as a rule in fiction, but if it's depicted well enough, I can get into it. Texhnolyze was great, but on the other hand, Thomas Ligotti, while I appreciate some of his stories, is pretty irritating, and his non-fiction book is so excessive that it's kind of hilarious.

Yeah, it is nice to see something about Vikings not focus totally on bloodshed. There aren't many Viking movies or series (no, I can only think of movies) in the first place, but whatever ones there are tend to be modern and littered with massacres as the main attraction or the preparation for war as a reprieve. Or they're old films that I'm not familiar with (technicolor old). I recall liking the S1 scene where they massacre the entire village in a cavalier fashion, but the girl escapes. I want to say it was depicted well there, but it's also been a while since I've seen it. Various scenes throughout both seasons as well. The end battle in S2 is probably more effective for that than anything in S1, especially since they were mostly not seasoned soldiers like in the past.

Ah, makes sense. Mekakucity is still a fascinating project, I think, but it's so flawed that I wish Shaft would pick it up again to really do it justice sometime between endless Nisio Isin adaptations.

Gsarthotegga Jun 20, 2023 3:39 PM

Kaiba is awesome. Surprised you like Mekakucity Actors enough for it to be a favorite, though. I really enjoyed it, but it was kind of like another Flip Flappers for me. Wildly creative but a little rushed or muddled (I mean, MA was based on a bunch of light novels, iirc, so it seemed like an enormous amount was lost).

Gsarthotegga Jun 20, 2023 3:24 PM

That's it, empathy? Eh... I have a hard time taking this seriously in the way you've chosen to frame it, especially after having read my review again. Choosing not to empathize as much as you think I should with CHARACTERS from a particular ANIME that is presented with the idiosyncrasies of the author in an ANIME REVIEW... is... I don't know. Did you ever notice how sometimes when watching a movie you don't care as much about the characters for a number of reasons and other times you do? No, I did not miss any point and especially not what you said... you don't need to empathize with these characters to understand that. But I can't stomach the way he presented all of this. Basically, this is delusional pacifism to the point of self-harm in the context of Viking warlords. Our main displays are Thors blundering and Thorfinn getting beaten in what can only work in a manga.

I've seen stories where they try to defuse conflict done well. I don't know what I'd say about a Gandhi tribute anime because I haven't seen one. Maybe it would be written in such a way that my critique would not be the same (I mean, it probably wouldn't be the same since Yukimura isn't writing lmao), but the complexity of real world scenarios are really not the same, where there are various factions and politics (whereas the scenario is relatively simple and EVERYTHING IS BASED ON THORFINN here), and especially if you jump forward in time with globalization, the media, etc., where there is some kind of added plausibility to where it does not seem futile (I mean, it's not actually futile here because of his shonen powers and contrivances).

What might have been foolish in the past (or a particular context or framing within a story) can change to being workable under the right conditions; that's where your chosen comparison doesn't work well. You're trying to simplify complex events to match the simple events that Yukimura has presented. The example of Thors is unbelievably dumb next to your chosen example. Plus, Thors had a choice of killing or not killing. He was in a position of POWER, which he sacrificed because he's too much of a softy. Most real world examples are asymmetric, so they take a peaceful means because they have no other reasonable choice.

Conflict resolution sometimes required strength and fighting that I think these characters would shy away from at this point; if you presented a REALISTIC DRAMA (meaning, not Vinland Saga) where peace was negotiated between two kingdoms, it's not like I'd say, "Boo, they should have fought and killed each other instead." Maybe that should be the takeaway, but I'd have to see it lol. You seem to be taking a "symbolic" approach where you think it is right, so it doesn't matter how implausible it is in this context (and even in a context where it would be plausible it would not be so corny as VS, I hope). Part of it is not only the context, but the way it's presented, and I find anime has always done this in the most sickening fashion. I'm definitely being more negative because of the presentation and how pie in the sky and utopian it is. Frankly, it's a question of writing and direction, and I think you, despite agreeing with many of my other points, must find the writing and direction a lot more persuasive.

Gsarthotegga Jun 20, 2023 12:31 PM

Okay, backhanded compliments (which, in this case, conveniently double as you complimenting yourself) and presumptuous psychoanalyzing, and, in my experience, this routine is usually filled with assertions without any kind of substance. If my opinion about the series is such a mess, that implies your opinion is not a mess, and the same is implied for most of what you said. Instead of making bold statements, maybe you could clear up the mess or at least elaborate a bit, otherwise, you're engaging in empty posturing. You best ask yourself, WWTD (What would Thorfinn do?)?

Saragawde May 2, 2020 6:27 AM

o.. its a secret
I somehow managed to find.
and im glad you accepted my request

later

Kuraya Dec 22, 2018 2:44 PM

I really think there is a point in updating your list.
It would probably take an entire day but hey, why not?

Melanie55 Dec 24, 2017 5:31 AM

hello OwO

exbllanked Sep 16, 2017 3:19 PM

You should have a look at #Owari No Seraph you might like it.

dontworrybehappy Aug 21, 2017 8:02 PM

Hey! Funny that we're same on updating regularly back in 2014 then stopped Lol
I like your description on your prof. Same, I skip rating & review for the same reason

Pitzer Aug 17, 2017 2:53 PM

Thanks man, appreciate it. :)

SolidH2O Aug 17, 2017 5:40 AM

howdy bro

Taz_ Mar 17, 2016 9:19 PM

xD

Thanks much man! Look out for an Erased Review maybe!

imPERVious90 Jun 3, 2015 5:54 AM

Oh hey man, dude... hecka' replied late sorry 'bout that... but yeah thanks for liking my review, apparently 7 other people hate it... oh well.. I tried to warn 'em .. anyhow have a good day man

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