Ah, the Maxx on DVD JUST came out a few years ago. Gonna have to buy that.
Edit: Oh man you guys, REMEMBER DUCKMAN?!? Fuck.
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Ah, the Maxx on DVD JUST came out a few years ago. Gonna have to buy that.
Edit: Oh man you guys, REMEMBER DUCKMAN?!? Fuck.
Phoenician_Viking
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No offense Erigu but this does not strike me as creative or original at all
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Most of this is moe, school setting and almost all of them are unoriginal. Not to mention shit like Brothers Conflict is straight out disgusting.
Shadow Red
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Aren't most american animation made in asia now?
Who said anything about creative or original? That sequence is just very well animated.
And yet there's good stuff in there.
Gintoki313
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Blood Lad - About a vampire boy who resides in the demon world who's very interested in video games and anime, and wants to visit human Tokyo one day. Who also wants to bring a girl who's a human back to life.
Dog & Scissors - About a boy who was reincarnated into a dog, and really loves books. He follows the girls he protected around all day and wants her to finish a book series that he really loves.
The World God Only Knows S3 - About a boy who's addicted to visual novel games who hates the outside world and games all day. A demon girl has to capture lost spirits and uses his expertise with women he got from games, to capture spirits that reside in these girls. If the protagonist doesn't do this, he will die.
Yup that all sounds like moe school stuff to me, and not to mention all this is so unoriginal.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
That show was on USA for me I think with the channels showing it. Oh man that show was just so so wrong lol. Like a more fucked up married with children cept starring a family of dysfunctional ducks!
Its too bad that Blood Lad was really ruined with whoever is doing the animation as the manga is far more stylish than to what they turned it into. Then again that happens all too often with manga to anime releases.
Jesus christ fix that for the love of god.
The thing is the border into what is considered otaku culture is subjective.
Anime is an expensive habit, especially if you want to buy all the things they want to sell. You look at something like Dragon Ball Z, and you realized the lines are blurred. It is terribly written, but kids dont care about that. The issue comes when you have adults, 25, 30, sometimes 40+ who had the ability to keep up this habit. You know, of buying the awful video games, the clothing...ect, and the lowering of standards that followed.
No non Hentai animator dreams of making Moe type things. You just accept it because it puts the money in your pocket, and allows you to keep doing what you do. You supply a good that has come out of the damaged idol culture. It is a damaged psyche that keeps the money in the pockets of Anime creators, and they will ride that train forever. It really is simple to see if viewed through the Idol lens. Idols are imperfect. They grow up, get boyfriends, have a mind for themselves.....they let you down, and in turn remind you of the imperfections in your own life. These new idols wont though. They are created for you and live to serve you; the essence of the modern Otaku. Like in the past they will buy everything. They will be loyal, the perfect consumer. Its the lowest common denominator; the type of thinking that would allow a grown man to watch absolute rubbish written by Akira Toriyama, a guy who cant write his way out of a paper bag, and say "Hm, this is fairly good"
These are completely different than the average kid in the early 90's, in pass, watching and enjoying something like DBZ on fuji(although I might be disappointed if he or she picked such a thing over a TPD special on TBS often airing during the same time) or even in passing getting some joy out of the manga.
Clairvoyance
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8/28 ''moe shows'' does not equate to ''most''.
6/28 ''schools shows'' does not equate to ''most''.
I didn't give Kingdom (anime) as an example of how good it was, but as an example of 'different art style' hence why I also mentioned Aku no Hana. The poster in question said all anime looks the same, and Kingdom ironically is a fairly decent example of how things can look spectacularly different in a bad way.
[citation required]
Doctor Decimate
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You complain about unoriginal anime after you praise Young Justice and TMNT? Those are great shows, but they're FAR from original and only go to show how it's overly dismissive to write things off as "unoriginal". Dismissing every show based on a certain setting is also a laughable concept. This looks to be a "you" problem, not an anime problem.
ElectricBlue187
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It bothers me that they made Michelangelo klutzy and annoying. Other than that its great.
Phoenician_Viking
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I edited and put the link.
Well, I was referring more to the last couple of years of American TV animation. It's obviously possible if you look at all American animation.
Really, my point wasn't to criticize American animation, but that it's silly to dismiss all of anime from the last two years, because unique stuff is still being made. A good cartoon is a good cartoon, regardless of where it originated.
Can't say much about anime, but right now cartoons are having ups and downs and are facing a big problem with being cancelled before it's time. The current economic model the networks adopt to produce and sustain action cartoons, which is based on toys and merchandising sales, is seriously fucked up.
One-two years ago, in a weekend, we had a selection of Transformers Prime, TMNT, Young Justice, Green Lantern and Avengers: EMH. Now? Transformers Prime has concluded (only the TV movie is left), TMNT is the only show I can look forward. I'm still waiting to see how Beware the Batman holds up.
Young Justice was a great show, but it got killed too soon, I would be more relieved if it wasn't for that lack-luster series finale. Green Lantern got criminally killed. It's also extremely painful to go from shows like Spectacular Spider-man and Avengers: EMH to such crap like Ultimate Spider-man and Avengers Assemble. That was a really fucked up quality dump.
One-two years ago, in a weekend, we had a selection of Transformers Prime, TMNT, Young Justice, Green Lantern and Avengers: EMH. Now? Transformers Prime has concluded (only the TV movie is left), TMNT is the only show I can look forward. I'm still waiting to see how Beware the Batman holds up.
Young Justice was a great show, but it got killed too soon, I would be more relieved if it wasn't for that lack-luster series finale. Green Lantern got criminally killed. It's also extremely painful to go from shows like Spectacular Spider-man and Avengers: EMH to such crap like Ultimate Spider-man and Avengers Assemble. That was a really fucked up quality dump.
Yeah, it's the CG show. There is big stigma against CGi cartoon, but TMNT and Transformers Prime are extremely high quality shows. TMNT in particular completely destroyed Korra. Hopefully, with The Last Airbender staff, it gets better.
Dude. Shake my fucking head @ Brothers Conflict.
Seriously, what the fuck.
It's been that way since the 80's.
I'm still impressed with Transformers Prime, and I'm still bewildered that it's getting killed off this season in favor of yet another undoubtedly unsuccessful anime styled Transformers show.
Seriously, what the fuck.
It's been that way since the 80's.
I'm still impressed with Transformers Prime, and I'm still bewildered that it's getting killed off this season in favor of yet another undoubtedly unsuccessful anime styled Transformers show.
agentofatlas
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Nah. Both have their good and bad points but I must say I'm enjoying anime more after recently getting back to it.
Phoenician_Viking
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I did. That was the purpose of the thread. I know you were responding to someone, but having good animated sequence does not equate great show imo. There´s plot, dialog, animation, humor etc....
Gintoki313
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I'm not sure if the manga style matches the anime well since I haven't read the manga. Episode 6 of the anime is really great though. Me and many others agree that it was really well done. The action was just over the top and really impressive, if you haven't seen it you should check that episode out. I promise you won't be disappointed.
chickdigger802
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There's obviously some very good anime made throughout the ages, visually, but there really aren't a whole lot of TV anime that look as good as Hyouka.
Oh, you misunderstand. There aren't so much emotions as there are tears.
Of rage that such a shitty show exists.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I own all of the mangas, still just because that there was a single good scene doesnt make up for the rest of the show really.
Id like Kyoani more if they would stop using that K-On style. Its already been in 2 shows since, Hyouka and Tamako Market.
Google?
AnimeGAF.
But Hyouka has a completely different character designer than K-on and Tamako Market...
Serious question, other than Avatar, what recent American cartoons place a higher priority on drama and characterization than humor in the same way something like Fullmetal Alchemist or Madoka do?
I didn't care for The Last Airbender (hated Aang), but loved Korra in spite of its flaws. When I think of great shows nowadays I immediately think of Gravity Falls, Regular Show, Adventure Time, and TMNT.
Spectacular Spider-Man was great, though not quite on the same level as the anime I mentioned in my opinion. And it got canceled in favor for Ultimate Spider-Man, which sucks. Fuck USM. Show's absolutely awful.
I didn't care for The Last Airbender (hated Aang), but loved Korra in spite of its flaws. When I think of great shows nowadays I immediately think of Gravity Falls, Regular Show, Adventure Time, and TMNT.
Spectacular Spider-Man was great, though not quite on the same level as the anime I mentioned in my opinion. And it got canceled in favor for Ultimate Spider-Man, which sucks. Fuck USM. Show's absolutely awful.
Sorry, I thought you were talking about that gif from Hyôka.
Well, yeah, obviously.
And those good shows exist.
Personally, this season, I'm watching (in no particular order) Genshiken Nidaime, Shingeki no Kyojin (really not as good an adaptation as I'd have wanted, but it has its (short) moments), Uchû Kyôdai, Hunter x Hunter, Monogatari Series Second Season, Uchôten Kazoku and Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dô Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui (maybe more? that's off the top of my head). Every season, I find something at least fairly enjoyable to watch.
Phoenician_Viking
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Thanks for your passive aggressive attitude. Now how about you actually answer if there are any original Japanese anime nowadays.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Still looks like K-On thanks to Kyoani.
hosannainexcelsis
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Hyouka doesn't really look like K-ON. Tamako Market has the same staff as K-ON, so it's not a surprise that it would look similar.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Looking at the character designs, its not all that far from the truth. Its just that Hyouka has more "effort" put into it than K-On did, which is why some people might not notice it as much.
If it makes you feel any better, usually the longer the name, the more awful it is.
In my experience the shorter the name, the more likely it is to actually be decent
Like Eiken.
DeadRockstar
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Checkmate.
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