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Aug 18, 2014 8:33 PM
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I'm aware of the saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover". But have you ever read the synopsis or watched a few episodes of an anime and found an aspect you didn't like that prevented you from watching or continuing it? It could be from the plot description or something in the series.

For me, I just can't watch anime like OreImo or Nisemonogatari. I just have this irrational bias against little sister characters in general. Most of them are annoying and immature fan service characters. This archetype has seriously worn out it's welcome if you ask me.(So much so that I had to change my username.).
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Aug 18, 2014 8:38 PM
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Any Anime that aired before 2000. I prefer good Animation.
Aug 18, 2014 8:38 PM
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I wouldn't call that a 'stupid' reason... If you give a show a chance but there's something you don't like about it then that's fairly reasonable. I make it a point to avoid modern LN adaptions almost altogether now but my reasons certainly aren't stupid :D

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Aug 18, 2014 8:44 PM
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Varus said:
Any Anime that aired before 2000. I prefer good Animation.


so you'll never watch:

Cowboy Bebop
Berserk
Trigun
Great Teacher Onizuka
Mononoke Hime
Grave of Fireflies
Golden Boy
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Ghost in the Shell movie
Legend of the Galactic Heroes

yeah good move man
Aug 18, 2014 8:50 PM
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Varus said:
Any Anime that aired before 2000. I prefer good Animation.

Umm you have One Piece as your favourite tho
Aug 18, 2014 8:53 PM
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Celestrial2 said:
Varus said:
Any Anime that aired before 2000. I prefer good Animation.


so you'll never watch:

Cowboy Bebop
Berserk
Trigun
Great Teacher Onizuka
Mononoke Hime
Grave of Fireflies
Golden Boy
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Ghost in the Shell movie
Legend of the Galactic Heroes

yeah good move man

lol, yeah. Although the title is "stupid reasons", the reasons should be legitimate, like refusing to watch anime that has characters with green or blue hair, or refusing to watch it because the characters have big eyes. There's plenty of shows that have good animation pre-2000 so that's not a stupid reason, it's just not even a reason.
"A samurai doesn't need a reason to take action. If something needs saving, all you have to do is grab your sword"-Sakata Gintoki
Aug 18, 2014 9:16 PM
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Any anime with over 100 episodes like Naruto, Fairy Tail, One Piece, ect.

Unless I started watching it when it came out (like Pokemon), I don't really watch stuff that has a plethora of episodes.
Aug 18, 2014 9:17 PM
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Kagerou Project. I hold a grudge against Jin (has soften recently).
Aug 18, 2014 9:19 PM
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Air

their eyes are so scary looking
Aug 18, 2014 9:20 PM

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gay anime.
cause its gay
Aug 18, 2014 9:46 PM
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Clannad - the eyes
Aug 18, 2014 9:47 PM

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euleri said:
Kagerou Project. I hold a grudge against Jin (has soften recently).


It's ok, they call the anime Mekaku Shitty Actors for a reason.
Aug 18, 2014 10:00 PM

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I refuse to watch Lucky Star because the MC has balls for a mouth ":3". It also reminds me of when I tried to join the weeaboo otaku Japanese club in high school and fat girls with dyed rainbow hair showed us an episode of it while giggling in broken Japanese throughout.
Aug 18, 2014 10:04 PM
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Free.....cause it looks kinda gay
Aug 18, 2014 10:06 PM

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I refuse to watch Lucky Star because the MC has balls for a mouth ":3". It also reminds me of when I tried to join the weeaboo otaku Japanese club in high school and fat girls with dyed rainbow hair showed us an episode of it while giggling in broken Japanese throughout.


That must of been quite a traumatic experience.
Aug 18, 2014 10:10 PM

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Paul said:
Ratohnhaketon said:
I refuse to watch Lucky Star because the MC has balls for a mouth ":3". It also reminds me of when I tried to join the weeaboo otaku Japanese club in high school and fat girls with dyed rainbow hair showed us an episode of it while giggling in broken Japanese throughout.


That must of been quite a traumatic experience.


Yea, If I were in that situation I'd probably kill them all, then kill myself.
Aug 18, 2014 10:15 PM

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Varus said:
Any Anime that aired before 2000. I prefer good Animation.
10/10. This is the perfect answer.
Aug 18, 2014 10:19 PM

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Basically any anime that is 100+ episodes. Too much time to invest into a single anime.
MAL: A community that thinks every anime is bad, but rates everything a 7/10.
Aug 18, 2014 10:28 PM

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One Piece, I feel like I am wasting my time.

Naruto, because Naruto is too happy, maybe I will pick it up when it is over.


Lucky Star, makes me feel like a perv, no idea why.

Fairy Tail, MC has pink hair. Battle loop? Meh, I think it is a valid reason to drop an shonen.
Aug 18, 2014 10:32 PM

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I don't think I can finish Naruto because they killed

Aug 18, 2014 10:37 PM

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euleri said:
Kagerou Project. I hold a grudge against Jin (has soften recently).
Blasphemy, could care less about Kagerou tho

Let's see...
Code Geass because of the eyes
Death Note because of the tremendously awful metal songs

Think there's more .. probably
Aug 18, 2014 10:42 PM

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I'm not going to watch Black Butler. Ever.

I usually don't judge a book by its cover, but you can't look me in the eyes and tell me that it isn't just fushoshi shotacon bait -_-
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Aug 18, 2014 10:44 PM

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ping pong because its ugly
Aug 18, 2014 10:51 PM
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Ckan said:
Varus said:
Any Anime that aired before 2000. I prefer good Animation.
10/10. This is the perfect answer.

Agreed. People cannot appreciate how well the answer fits the thread title.
Aug 18, 2014 10:55 PM

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Kaiji and Akagi because you could cut apples with those noses.
And I mean that in the most sexually painful way possible.
Aug 18, 2014 10:57 PM

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One piece because anime it's too long
Aug 18, 2014 11:05 PM

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angel beats because its my friends favorite anime

Aug 18, 2014 11:05 PM

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Air because goddamn those bug eyes O.O Seems like eyes got better the newer the Key adaptation was (Kanon 2006 was somewhat tolerable, I was fine with Clannad) but Air...brrrrrr I'll have to get around to that sometime
Aug 18, 2014 11:08 PM

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jojo because it looks so gay... but in the end i watched it and its awesome
same with Condom Gayass. pretty boy art looks gay and disgusting but in the end i watched it and its awesome :p
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ping pong because its ugly
fuk yu
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Aug 18, 2014 11:14 PM
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I'm not going to watch Black Butler. Ever.

I usually don't judge a book by its cover, but you can't look me in the eyes and tell me that it isn't just fushoshi shotacon bait -_-


it isnt just fushoshi shotacon, theres a girl too sometimes
Aug 18, 2014 11:35 PM
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SAO, coz second arc is shit
Aug 18, 2014 11:40 PM

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any long shounen...bleach, one peice etc.aint nobody got time for that shenanigans
Aug 18, 2014 11:46 PM

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Refuse to watch Rurouni Kenshin anime because Kenshin for Jap dub is voiced by a female VA and it just doesn't work. I guess because I first read the manga and I just heard a male voice for Kenshin in my head and also I just find it bit weird that a 28 year old man has a female voice.
Aug 18, 2014 11:47 PM

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Chickapow said:
any long shounen...bleach, one peice etc.aint nobody got time for that shenanigans
Why are people so obsessed with catching up to the latest ch/ep? It's not about catching up, it's about enjoying your way trough.
Aug 19, 2014 12:00 AM

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Refuse to watch Rurouni Kenshin anime because Kenshin for Jap dub is voiced by a female VA and it just doesn't work. I guess because I first read the manga and I just heard a male voice for Kenshin in my head and also I just find it bit weird that a 28 year old man has a female voice.
RK is another case where the MC sounds great in English but the supporting cast falls short and breaks suspension. One of those no wins situations that agonizes me (just like fma).
Aug 19, 2014 12:16 AM

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Ratohnhaketon said:
RK is another case where the MC sounds great in English but the supporting cast falls short and breaks suspension. One of those no wins situations that agonizes me (just like fma).


Yeah. I was also wondering if the FMA Brotherhood Eng Dub was ok?

I personally would prefer watching the English Dub for this anime as it's set in a sort of a Western setting and it would be more fitting I guess.
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Fox814 said:
Ratohnhaketon said:
RK is another case where the MC sounds great in English but the supporting cast falls short and breaks suspension. One of those no wins situations that agonizes me (just like fma).


Yeah. I was also wondering if the FMA Brotherhood Eng Dub was ok?

I personally would prefer watching the English Dub for this anime as it's set in a sort of Western setting and it would be more fitting I guess.

FMA:B is really good IMO and this is coming from someone who hates dub. Alphonse's voice doesn't sound right in Jap and most of the VA's do a terrific job.
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Kino no Tabi, Gosick - I tend to dislike anime with female MC (because, obviously it's impossible to understand them), except Azumanga Daioh.

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuiokuhen. I finished the anime and the manga not long ago. So it can be adaptation from manga or alternative to manga, either way it's better to wait in order to forget as much as possible the manga story.

Cowboy Bebop. I tried one episode, I didn't find anything enjoyable in it.

Clannad, Suzumiya Haruhi: Outdated anime.

Hajime no Ippo: I don't like sports anime. I actually never watched such anime, but I've already seen several sport fillers/movies and it's not great at all.

Free. I hate the character design. It seems so ugly...

All the shoujo genre. It's made for women, so it would be like trying to read a book in a language I don't know.
Aug 19, 2014 12:51 AM

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Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Pokemon, etc. I wouldn't want to watch any anime title an ordinary person would think of when they are asked to name an anime. Technically, I have watched them during my childhood, but it doesn't count as I have not properly started and completed the series from beginning to the end.
Aug 19, 2014 1:14 AM

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Shit like K-on, Lucky Star, and Azumanga Daihou because of the painful bad comedy. Nothing is worse then bad comedy.
Aug 19, 2014 1:15 AM
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Code Geass because of the eyes
+1
Aug 19, 2014 1:16 AM

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Too mainstream.
Aug 19, 2014 1:21 AM

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Anything similar to Gintama (including Gintama ofc) ,full on japanese parodies to be precise.
That type of slap stick humour makes me bored at how repetitive it is and cringe at the same time.
Aug 19, 2014 1:29 AM

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I blacklisted The Twelve Kingdoms for a long time because it was constantly and hysterically recommended by someone I don't like.
Aug 19, 2014 1:31 AM

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Any Mecha. Back when I wasn't into anime but wanted to give it a shot, most of the shows Animax was airing back then (2007 - 09) were shitty mechas. So now I just can't stand most of them.

Bleach, One Piece, Naruto, Fairy Tail, Pokemon and Dragon Ball. Because ain't nobody got time for shows with 100's upon 100's of episodes. And if I'm going to watch a show, then I like to watch them from the beginning, instead of catching up enough to understand the latest arc.
Aug 19, 2014 1:42 AM

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Any animes or mangas recommended by my friends.

Any animes or mangas that a certain friend started watching before me. (Because it pissed me when he say that he showed me that anime/manga).

Any animes or mangas where the character design is not "standard" (Big eyes small face, Big hands with tiny body ... this kind of thing)
Aug 19, 2014 2:22 AM

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Varus said:
Any Anime that aired before 2000. I prefer good Animation.

You'll be missing out if you keep that mindset. Honestly, you much won't be able to watch any of the series considered classics... and One Piece was made before the 2000s :p
Aug 19, 2014 2:43 AM

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Varus said:
Any Anime that aired before 2000. I prefer good Animation.


Name of of your favourite anime. Akira has better animation.
Aug 19, 2014 2:43 AM

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Any anime with over 100 episodes.
Most anime with a female lead.
Anime with old art, usually.
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Any Anime that aired before 2000. I prefer good Animation.
I agree.
Aug 19, 2014 2:47 AM

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OreImo because incest...

But actually, its because I would prefer Yosuga no Sora and no, its not because of hentai incest.
The world shall know the truth soon.
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