Deliberately watching "bad" anime?
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07-18-12, 11:05 AM
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KeiranShikari said: I find people with awful taste and watch things from the bottoms of their list. Have found some good stuff doing that. Haha that's an interesting method. I wouldn't watch an anime that there's no chance I'd like. Doing just to brag about your average is even worse. with that having the contradiction that even those so-called "good" material can turn out to be complete shit, FLCL for example. Oh dear...  |
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07-18-12, 11:06 AM
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lordzeru said: ProdiGene said: Nah, I've got better things to do, like getting laid. Haha, I agree with Seishi on the point that one can't predetermine and tag something as "good" or "bad" unless he or she has watched it on a complete basis. Though, yes, one, like me, does tend to not watch any of those infamous "bad" material before those so-called "good" material; with that having the contradiction that even those so-called "good" material can turn out to be complete shit, FLCL for example. Can't say I'm the same way with my viewings. I do my viewings of anime in succession most of the time, however. I will watch a 'bad' anime, something that is without a doubt going to be terrible, and then follow it up by viewing an anime that is suppose to be 'good'. Chances are, I'm going to have lingering effects from the terrible anime that the anime that I probably wouldn't have enjoyed as much before, is all of a sudden a lot better and more tolerable to complete if watched directly after viewing the bad anime. It's kind of like looking at an 'ugly' person, then looking at an 'average' person, and when in comparison, the 'average' person's looks are enhanced by the one they're being compared to. lordzeru put it pretty nicely. As far as I'm concerned, you need to understand what a "bad" anime is so you can truly appreciate the gems.  |
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07-18-12, 11:51 AM
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Tiago97 said: Shuhan said: I only watch things that I know I will like. So you determine whether you'll like a series or not before actually watching it? Yes, i make a predetermined decision whether or not i'll like by looking at screens and reading the summary and reading about the characters. |
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07-18-12, 11:59 AM
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Everything I may complete is because I WANT to. |
#45
07-18-12, 12:20 PM
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Yep; I deliberately watched Mars of Destruction because it's the worst rated anime on this site; and then deliberately rated it 1.  |
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07-18-12, 12:20 PM
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I do on occasion. Examples. Chitose Get You, Guilty Crown, High School Of The Dead |
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07-18-12, 12:29 PM
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No. Most of my very low ratings come from "back in the day" when you watched whatever you could get your hands on. Too much good stuff available to waste time on the irreverent. However, I don't let other people's ratings get in the way of checking something out. I frequently like what others don't. -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
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07-18-12, 12:29 PM
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Shuhan said: Tiago97 said: Shuhan said: I only watch things that I know I will like. So you determine whether you'll like a series or not before actually watching it? Yes, i make a predetermined decision whether or not i'll like by looking at screens and reading the summary and reading about the characters. Ha, I knew it. |
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07-18-12, 12:36 PM
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I only watch anime that I know I'm going to enjoy. My average must probably be somewhere around 8/10. I don't care if people think I rate too generously because of that. I rate on enjoyment/ overall impression according to the labels: Good, Very Good, Great, Masterpiece, etc. Modified by Virtual_BS, 07-18-12, 12:39 PM        |
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07-18-12, 12:46 PM
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Yes, when I feel masochistic. As a child, I was told that society is a melting pot of talents; knowledge and experience combined to form important alloys that will contribute to mankind. When I got to highschool, however, I thought that it's more like a river in which the water represents our peers while we ourselves are the stones in the river. Constant erosion by mindless majority sheeping has made us lose our unique edge. After I hit the age of 18, I realized that I've been wrong all along. Society is no melting pot. Society is no river. Society is a person, a very skilled rapist, and he has fucked us all. |
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07-18-12, 12:47 PM
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After I watched part of Najica s**t tactics I started reading reviews and going off of what sounds good, rather than just buying all the crap noone wants off of ebay...   |
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07-18-12, 12:50 PM
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I recommend getting together with some friends, get some beers and then watch Mars of Destruction, Tenkuu Danzato Skelter Heaven and Apocalypse Zero. Guaranteed hilarity. Follow with Garzey's Wing if you're feeling particularly masochistic.  |
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07-18-12, 12:54 PM
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I watched Clannad just to laugh at how bad it was. If any of you are going to give me shit for this, know that you are accomplishing absolutely nothing. |
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07-18-12, 1:08 PM
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Tiago97 said: Shuhan said: Tiago97 said: Shuhan said: I only watch things that I know I will like. So you determine whether you'll like a series or not before actually watching it? Yes, i make a predetermined decision whether or not i'll like by looking at screens and reading the summary and reading about the characters. Ha, I knew it. Would you consider that a bad thing? |
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07-18-12, 3:43 PM
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I only watch Anime that Interests me. Anime just exists, If someone doesn't like it it becomes bad and if someone likes it it becomes good... So if I like all Anime, All Anime is In Fact... Good. The End. Lv: 9999 Hikikomori.  |
#56
07-18-12, 4:32 PM
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Just because many people say something's bad doesn't mean I will think the same. So I watch mainly out of curiosity. |
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07-18-12, 4:36 PM
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I would not waste my time to do something so stupid to watch bad anime, I learned my lesson once with Elfen Lied, I do not want to do it again.  |
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07-18-12, 4:42 PM
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I'm a curious person. If I want to know why a bunch of people are hating on an anime, then I'll put it on my PTW and will watch & finish it. Why do you think Guilty Crown and Hidan no Aria are on my PTW? Sometimes I do, yes. Because hey, if you watch a really terrible show once in a while you'll learn to appreciate all the good stuff that's out there. Ghostony said: Just did a quick skim.. Mahou Shojo is targeted to pedophile muslim extremists that live in california |
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07-18-12, 4:44 PM
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Shuhan said: Tiago97 said: Shuhan said: Tiago97 said: Shuhan said: I only watch things that I know I will like. So you determine whether you'll like a series or not before actually watching it? Yes, i make a predetermined decision whether or not i'll like by looking at screens and reading the summary and reading about the characters. Ha, I knew it. Would you consider that a bad thing? ... No, I guess? |
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07-18-12, 5:07 PM
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All this talk has made me curious I think I'll try Mars of Destruction. "The end of happiness, the beginning of truth." |