RE: The Anime Thread
October 14, 2012 at 3:57 am
(This post was last modified: October 14, 2012 at 3:59 am by Creed of Heresy.)
You also forgot to mention the ultra-prentious, thinks-it's-deeper-than-it-actually-is-tripe. That's something a lot of other non-fans think most anime is full of.
I can't stand anime because most of the time it lacks any semblance of subtlety. It's blown way the hell out of proportion, it thinks it's saying more than it really is [if indeed it's saying anything other than what could be stated by popping some 'ludes, DMT, and smoking some meth and then being given a word processor], and the characters in it are almost always about as deep as the kiddy pool at the local community health center.
Still there's a few that have attracted my attention. Cowboy Bebop is one. Not just for its theme but also for the fact the characters are very well-develoepd and not ridiculously overdone. Trigun gets a 7/10 from me for its wild-west theming and its interesting basis though it loses points for its poor dubbing [and no, I am not listening to the non-dubbed version. If I want to read, I'll get a book. If you intend to sell to a demographic not your own, dub properly or just don't bother at all]. Inyusaha was an old favorite when I was in high school but as a grown-up it loses its appeal; too childish, too overdone. A shame. The characters had potential. Pity that potential never shined.
Ergo Proxy. Not popular enough. Dark, based in philosophy regarding the understanding of free will and the "raison d'etre" or the "reason to live/reason for existence," with a dystopian future kind of feel, and characters that are both relatable and developed and very likeable [even the otherwise-annoying robot girl is adorably intriguing]. Mostly its introspectives on the purpose of existence and its delving into the realms of the human psyche had me hooked, though Re-l had me grinning and drooling more than a few times. Without being overt, no less. An accomplishment. Granted, that scene where we're like 3 seconds from seeing all that we ever want to see was almost a bit too overt but since that sort of thing never came up again, I accept it.
Other'n that, nothing interests me. At all. They all run on cliches and stereotypes, and as a storyteller, I have to just come out and say; there's a neutralizing effect of same-y-ness that comes from far too many for my enjoyment. A lot of the time I find myself thinking "seen, experienced, thought, and heard this before." That's kind of the problem with anime; 1,000,000 different artists, 10 different styles.
But. That's just my opinion.
I can't stand anime because most of the time it lacks any semblance of subtlety. It's blown way the hell out of proportion, it thinks it's saying more than it really is [if indeed it's saying anything other than what could be stated by popping some 'ludes, DMT, and smoking some meth and then being given a word processor], and the characters in it are almost always about as deep as the kiddy pool at the local community health center.
Still there's a few that have attracted my attention. Cowboy Bebop is one. Not just for its theme but also for the fact the characters are very well-develoepd and not ridiculously overdone. Trigun gets a 7/10 from me for its wild-west theming and its interesting basis though it loses points for its poor dubbing [and no, I am not listening to the non-dubbed version. If I want to read, I'll get a book. If you intend to sell to a demographic not your own, dub properly or just don't bother at all]. Inyusaha was an old favorite when I was in high school but as a grown-up it loses its appeal; too childish, too overdone. A shame. The characters had potential. Pity that potential never shined.
Ergo Proxy. Not popular enough. Dark, based in philosophy regarding the understanding of free will and the "raison d'etre" or the "reason to live/reason for existence," with a dystopian future kind of feel, and characters that are both relatable and developed and very likeable [even the otherwise-annoying robot girl is adorably intriguing]. Mostly its introspectives on the purpose of existence and its delving into the realms of the human psyche had me hooked, though Re-l had me grinning and drooling more than a few times. Without being overt, no less. An accomplishment. Granted, that scene where we're like 3 seconds from seeing all that we ever want to see was almost a bit too overt but since that sort of thing never came up again, I accept it.
Other'n that, nothing interests me. At all. They all run on cliches and stereotypes, and as a storyteller, I have to just come out and say; there's a neutralizing effect of same-y-ness that comes from far too many for my enjoyment. A lot of the time I find myself thinking "seen, experienced, thought, and heard this before." That's kind of the problem with anime; 1,000,000 different artists, 10 different styles.
But. That's just my opinion.
