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Mar 5, 2015 10:54 AM
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Is it just my opinion or has anime had a severe downfall of quality in terms of character and story over the last few years. Obviously this does not apply to ALL anime released but unfortunately it seems to be a growing majority that are becoming more and more based around dirty jokes, outlandishly ridiculous comedy, or just poor taste in general. Personally I have only found maybe 4-5 anime worth watching in that span of time and that didn't used to be the case so I ask why now? What are your opinions on the matter? If you can site some examples of anime from either side and whether you agree or disagree in a respectful manner. This is in regards to an article I am currently writing for my school's paper and would like some real responses and not just a 'Yea', 'No' or other obscene or simple answers. Thank you in advance for your opinions as they will all be heard and be represented.
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Mar 5, 2015 10:58 AM
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Yeah the ruination has become more and more apparent
Mar 5, 2015 10:58 AM
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Mar 5, 2015 10:58 AM
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No. You don't get to say stupid shit like this when you've only watched 22 anime. You've got a sample size of 1-2 anime per year at best from this 4-6 year period.
Mar 5, 2015 10:59 AM
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Yup.
It's a freaking dystopia down here.
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Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money.

Mar 5, 2015 10:59 AM
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Now there's a lot of moe and ecchi + harem crap. I want to go back to 1980 - 2007
This season sucks, no anime that deserves at least a fking 7
Mar 5, 2015 10:59 AM
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Is it just me or is it always the people who've only seen about 10 anime who make these threads?
Mar 5, 2015 10:59 AM
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''Completed: 22 anime''
Nico- said:
@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained
Mar 5, 2015 10:59 AM
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is your anime list incomplete or you ve only seen 20 anime?
Mar 5, 2015 11:00 AM

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We could bicker endlessly like we always do by cherry picking examples.

Or, if you really cared, try going back and comparing average MAL scores for each season.

But fuck that, mindless bickering is what we came for since its way more fun.
Mar 5, 2015 11:01 AM

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Yup anime is going downhill, DxD BorN isn't in its rightful place at #1.
Mar 5, 2015 11:02 AM

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Here we go again...
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nigga i am black, do you think my ass would fit in? "Oh look it is negro kun." Hell no.
Mar 5, 2015 11:02 AM

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SanDaiRider said:
Is it just my opinion

yes.

/thread.

Oh, and ridiculous comedy is a good thing.
There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do.
Mar 5, 2015 11:02 AM

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Is it just my opinion or has anime had a severe increase in quality in terms of character and story over the last few years. Obviously this does not apply to ALL anime released but fortunately it seems to be a growing majority that are becoming more and more based around philosophical themes, outlandishly hilarious comedy, or just good taste in general. Personally I have only found maybe 40-50 anime not worth watching in that span of time and that didn't used to be the case so I ask why now? What are your opinions on the matter? If you can site some examples of anime from blah blah blah

IntroverTurtle said:
Is it just me or is it always the people who've only seen about 10 anime who make these threads?
can confirm, i also thought that way back then
Mar 5, 2015 11:02 AM
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silversaint said:
is your anime list incomplete or you ve only seen 20 anime?

It is incomplete I made it in terms of reference for recommendations. I actually have a full list on my home PC
Mar 5, 2015 11:03 AM

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LucasRTS said:
Now there's a lot of moe and ecchi + harem crap. I want to go back to 1980 - 2007
This season sucks, no anime that deserves at least a fking 7
Because there was totally no moe or ecchi/harem before 2008, right?
Mar 5, 2015 11:03 AM

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Casval_onii-san said:
No. You don't get to say stupid shit like this when you've only watched 22 anime. You've got a sample size of 1-2 anime per year at best from this 4-6 year period.
All credit goes to Sacred.
Mar 5, 2015 11:04 AM

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WHAT HAPPENED?

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In reality I have seen maybe over 100 or so
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SanDaiRider said:
This is in regards to an article I am currently writing for my school's paper and would like some real responses and not just a 'Yea', 'No' or other obscene or simple answers.

Here's some advise-don't write an article about anime for your schools paper.

Is it just my opinion or has anime had a severe downfall of quality in terms of character and story over the last few years

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/thread
Mar 5, 2015 11:05 AM

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Zalis said:
LucasRTS said:
Now there's a lot of moe and ecchi + harem crap. I want to go back to 1980 - 2007
This season sucks, no anime that deserves at least a fking 7
Because there was totally no moe or ecchi/harem before 2008, right?


Well at least DxD is going to be number 1 when its comes out. RIP LOGH and Gintama.

Mar 5, 2015 11:05 AM

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silverwalls said:
WHAT HAPPENED?



That hair color though
Mar 5, 2015 11:06 AM

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Magnolia said:

Comic_Sans said:
''Completed: 22 anime''

Mar 5, 2015 11:06 AM

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Is it just me or when anyone makes one of these thread and has watched very little anime and gets called on it, do they always say my list is incomplete?
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Insertanamehere said:
Here's some advise-don't write an article about anime for your schools paper.

+1
Mar 5, 2015 11:07 AM
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Zalis said:
LucasRTS said:
Now there's a lot of moe and ecchi + harem crap. I want to go back to 1980 - 2007
This season sucks, no anime that deserves at least a fking 7
Because there was totally no moe or ecchi/harem before 2008, right?
People are overhyping too much those kind of shows nowadays.
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SanDaiRider said:
In reality I have seen maybe over 100 or so

Classic.

lol
Mar 5, 2015 11:08 AM

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SanDaiRider said:
silversaint said:
is your anime list incomplete or you ve only seen 20 anime?

It is incomplete I made it in terms of reference for recommendations. I actually have a full list on my home PC


i see well, look for a new hobby i guess
Mar 5, 2015 11:09 AM
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SanDaiRider said:
Is it just my opinion

yes.

/thread.

Oh, and ridiculous comedy is a good thing.

How is it a good thing? Any type of comedy gets grating if it is continually used. Hell after maybe 3 episodes the charm deflates. An example would be in the western cartoon Duckman. A running joke was killing two plush like creatures after a fews seasons it got boring so they had to bring in a new character to remind us 'Oh yes thats funny cause its not really normal'. Comedy requires refreshers or else it becomes stale.
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IntroverTurtle said:
Is it just me or when anyone makes one of these thread and has watched very little anime and gets called on it, do they always say my list is incomplete?

What, you don't believe him? This guy's an anime expert, he's even writing an article on it!!!!
Mar 5, 2015 11:09 AM
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join the anime uber-elitist club problem solved
Mar 5, 2015 11:11 AM

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Chinese cartoons have always been terrible.
Mar 5, 2015 11:12 AM
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You should read more manga because it's a better medium than anime.
Mar 5, 2015 11:12 AM

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In defense of anime in the past years
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I'll take you seriously when you've watched a couple dozen/hundred anime from each decade and 15+ for each season of the last 5 years. And even then you could still be cherry-picking.
Threads like this are always ridiculous.
I probably regret this post by now.
Mar 5, 2015 11:12 AM

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If you were to look at a list of anime in each season from 5/10/15 years ago I'm pretty sure you'd realise that it's always been like this. There's always some good anime, some great ones and a lot of crappy ones. The difference is that you're comparing anime that came out in 20 years to anime that's been released in a much shorter span, it's obvious the former has more anime you enjoyed.
geraltMar 5, 2015 11:17 AM
5 main aspects I base my ratings on:
1. Did DramaEnthusiast make a thread about it?
2. Is it better than Breaking Bad?
3. Did MellowJello recommend the shit out of it?
4. Has it caused a (very entertaining) shitstorm on MAL?
5. Is it actually good?

Scratch the fifth point, it's not very relevant...
Mar 5, 2015 11:13 AM

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silverwalls said:
Insertanamehere said:
Here's some advise-don't write an article about anime for your schools paper.

+1

+2 You should never do that
Mar 5, 2015 11:13 AM

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sullynathan said:
In defense of anime in the past years

Remember kids, darker and edgier means it's better!
Mar 5, 2015 11:13 AM
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Thanks for the opinions. I am deleting this topic as I clearly have what I need from this community.
Mar 5, 2015 11:14 AM

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I don't know... is it me or are the old ones deeper?

Please, show me the deepest and most intelligent modern anime, so I can confirm whether that's true
Mar 5, 2015 11:15 AM

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SanDaiRider said:
In reality I have seen maybe over 100 or so
Why use MAL if you're not gonna add everything you've seen to your list? It's like playing football with no shoes saying you only do it because you like walking on grass or some stupid shit like that.
Mar 5, 2015 11:15 AM

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SanDaiRider said:
Thanks for the opinions. I am deleting this topic as I clearly have what I need from this community.

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SanDaiRider said:
In reality I have seen maybe over 100 or so
so still not much at all?

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Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

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Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Mar 5, 2015 11:16 AM
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LucasRTS said:
Now there's a lot of moe and ecchi + harem crap. I want to go back to 1980 - 2007
This season sucks, no anime that deserves at least a fking 7
Yep, unless you're talking about the recently release of Gundam the Origins, but yeah this season is a cluster fuck. I long for the days back when there was less CGI, harem, moe shit, code grass rip offs and otaku pandering crap. It's all thank to the financial crisis of 2008 that made the anime industry shift its focus to a product less risky and innovative.
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People don't make threads like this when you have watched very little anime. People will use that against you.
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nigga i am black, do you think my ass would fit in? "Oh look it is negro kun." Hell no.
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Nah.
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SanDaiRider said:
kuuderes_shadow said:

yes.

/thread.

Oh, and ridiculous comedy is a good thing.

How is it a good thing? Any type of comedy gets grating if it is continually used. Hell after maybe 3 episodes the charm deflates. An example would be in the western cartoon Duckman. A running joke was killing two plush like creatures after a fews seasons it got boring so they had to bring in a new character to remind us 'Oh yes thats funny cause its not really normal'. Comedy requires refreshers or else it becomes stale.


I don't know your example because I avoid American comedies because I personally find the typical American sense of humour awful.

It is true that if it were just the same thing done over and over again any comedy would get boring. But it is easy... nay, it is normal, for something that I would describe as a ridiculous comedy to be easily sufficiently varied so that I don't tire of it, even in situations (which are probably a minority) where the comedy all revolves around the same theme. Running jokes are also a plus, so long as they aren't overdone. Examples of stuff that I would describe as ridiculous comedy include anything by KUROHA, ruutsu/Terada Tsugeo or Seiichi Shiki. And of course OreTwi.
There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do.
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silverwalls said:
WHAT HAPPENED?

Anime then picture looks far better
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Aeonic said:
Yep, unless you're talking about the recently release of Gundam the Origins, but yeah this season is a cluster fuck. I long for the days back when there was less CGI, harem, moe shit, code grass rip offs and otaku pandering crap. It's all thank to the financial crisis of 2008 that made the anime industry shift its focus to a product less risky and innovative.
Its not like Japan hasn't been in recession for the better part of 2 decades anyways...
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