| On a conversation i had with a friend recently, i have been called weird for enjoying (or rather greatly loving) both Solo Leveling and Subahibi, when i asked why, he answered that they are fundamentaly completely diffrent things, be it their medium, themes, story and anything relevant. So, do you tend to enjoy completely diffrent things or have a more monotone taste? and what do you think about 'enjoying completely different things'? Edit:You can ignore the first part of my post, this is just context behind what made me open this thread. Instead talk more about your tastes. |
CielordJul 2, 2:39 AM
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I love cutesy stuff aimed at the Japanese child demographic, like Yume no Crayon Oukoku and Rikujou Bouei-tai Mao-chan, but I generally use them as palate cleansers and episode spacers for when I watch more fucked up anime like Akuma-kun and Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo, which would otherwise be a bit much for me to watch. It'd probably take like three times the amount of soft and squishy anime to soften the blow of a proper guro anime, though. You know, break up the tension of people dying left and right with one of these. Nothing wrong with a little "Happy Dance" to bookend a violent anime. |
Daviljoe193Jul 2, 12:24 AM
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| Yeah, I enjoy completely different things. Chi's Sweet Home Death Note Flying Witch Love Live! Natsume Yuujinchou Tales of Zestiria the Cross Yuru Yuri Zankyou no Terror etc. I'm not only into CGDCT and idols.  |
SerafosJul 2, 3:46 AM
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| Imagine people having various interests... I know it's a weird concept for those people who watch nothing, but battle shounen, tho kind of obvious to the rest of us. "they are fundamentaly completely diffrent things" Not entirely sure what Subahibi is, but looks like one of those Doki Doki Literature Club! type VNs, thus there's a common ground with Solo Leveling - being obnoxiously edgy. |
| Yes i like Queen's Blade and Demon Slayer. |
| your friend is weird for thinking having varying tastes is weird |
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| Naw...Your friend was wrong. There's nothing weird about liking things that are completely different from each other. Even I, with my obvious preference, enjoy things outside of that box. I mean, look at my favorites. There's one or two obvious standouts on there alone. Guy's just overthinking things. |
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Imagine people having various interests...
I know it's a weird concept for those people who watch nothing, but battle shounen, tho kind of obvious to the rest of us.
"they are fundamentaly completely diffrent things"
Not entirely sure what Subahibi is, but looks like one of those Doki Doki Literature Club! type VNs, thus there's a common ground with Solo Leveling - being obnoxiously edgy.
I know it's a weird concept for those people who watch nothing, but battle shounen, tho kind of obvious to the rest of us.
"they are fundamentaly completely diffrent things"
Not entirely sure what Subahibi is, but looks like one of those Doki Doki Literature Club! type VNs, thus there's a common ground with Solo Leveling - being obnoxiously edgy.
| @alshu Define edgy and explain how they are edgy. |
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| My taste varies entirely on mood, but there is also a pattern of the things I tend to like more. |
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| Yeah, Monogatari series Otaku Elf Aria series NANA Demon Slayer Hibike series etc. |
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| I have both Ergo Proxy and Skip Beat in my favourites. |
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| If you look at my taste across all media, which you can since I made a list out of all of them like the weirdo that I am, You will realize that I am that one guy that can get into anything. I have genres that I love more that other genres, but the only thing that I have cought myself disliking with a bias is the episodic format. specially if there is no continuity. But other than that, I'm all over the place. Like my favourite games are: devil may cry 5, mario galaxy 2, bloodborne, transistor, undertale, stanely's parable, 13 sentinals and little nightmares 2. and if you know these, you know they have pretty much nothing in common. I can sit here and talk about how fun and hot highschool of the dead is, then turn around and talk about the layered philosophy of sonny boy, before ranting about why kaguya sama is peak comedy. and then I will start talking about why sol shows like dragon maid and skip and loafer made my day 10 times better. If an appeal exists, chances are, I will get it. There are exceptions.... but even they aren't really exception. like I don't like demon slayer, but its not because I don't get the hype from the battles, I just think stuff like jjk s2 and redline give me that exact feel but with 10 times more power. |
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| Most people have a variety of interests even if they have preferences so I don't know why your friend is that surprised lol |
Cielord said: explain how they are edgy edgy adjective. If someone is edgy, they are nervous and anxious, and seem likely to lose control of themselves. [informal] She was nervous and edgy. Synonyms: nervous, wired [slang], anxious, tense The characters in those two titles (I am only assuming about Subahibi) are or become like that. |
| I of course enjoy a wide variety of anime. From horror to comedy, it doesn't matter the genre. I feel if you stick to a certain kind of anime/genre your bound to lose interest over time and get burnt out. I feel your friend may need to branch out and vary his taste and watch different genres of anime. Enjoying completely different things is a-okay and i feel that's how most people are when it comes to TV and movies along video games. Me personally, I could never be stuck to one genre or set of games. |
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Cielord said:
explain how they are edgy
explain how they are edgy
edgy
adjective. If someone is edgy, they are nervous and anxious, and seem likely to lose control of themselves. [informal] She was nervous and edgy.
Synonyms: nervous, wired [slang], anxious, tense
The characters in those two titles (I am only assuming about Subahibi) are or become like that.
| @alshu Nervousness, anxiety & losing control of one self are practically found in every series. If that is being edgy then 'edgy' isn't a form of criticism or a common ground. |
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| I enjoy completely different things. I’m just as happy watching Vinland Saga as I am watching Yuru Camp. I think this is pretty common and normal. If anything, it’s weird that your friend thinks it’s weird. |
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Cielord said: Nervousness, anxiety & losing control of one self are practically found in every series. Not at such ridiculous degree. Cielord said: If that is being edgy then 'edgy' isn't a form of criticism It's criticism when it's done lazily or overdone for the sake of shocking the viewer...and both of those titles are guilty of that (well I am only assuming Subahibi is like Doki Doki Literature Club). |
| I mean, your friend's reasoning doesn't make any sense to begin with. It's like saying that you can't like a comedy and a drama at the same time, or enjoying football and chess because they are "fundamentally" different sports. A normal person is able like different types of entertainment and experiences. Bro is just dumb. |
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Cielord said:
Nervousness, anxiety & losing control of one self are practically found in every series.
Nervousness, anxiety & losing control of one self are practically found in every series.
Not at such ridiculous degree.
Cielord said:
If that is being edgy then 'edgy' isn't a form of criticism
If that is being edgy then 'edgy' isn't a form of criticism
It's criticism when it's done lazily or overdone for the sake of shocking the viewer...and both of those titles are guilty of that (well I am only assuming Subahibi is like Doki Doki Literature Club).
| @alshu Both of the series has such stuff and the execution is good in both of them. Also replace for instance female characters with edgy, and see how ridiculus what you're saying. "The common ground is that they have female characters" "It's criticism when the female characters aren't well written" |
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Cielord said: has such stuff and the execution is good Solo Leveling specifically is the blandest mid-tier anime I have ever seen becoming that popular. Cielord said: The common ground is that they have female characters This trait is too generic to mean anything, so even using it as counter example it wouldn't work. Cielord said: It's criticism when the female characters aren't well written In the past 10 years or so, edgy has become a word with a negative connotation, blame internet for that. When you have a well done nervous or anxious character nobody would use edgy to describe them. |
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Cielord said:
has such stuff and the execution is good
has such stuff and the execution is good
Solo Leveling specifically is the blandest mid-tier anime I have ever seen becoming that popular.
Cielord said:
The common ground is that they have female characters
The common ground is that they have female characters
This trait is too generic to mean anything, so even using it as counter example it wouldn't work.
Cielord said:
It's criticism when the female characters aren't well written
It's criticism when the female characters aren't well written
In the past 10 years or so, edgy has become a word with a negative connotation, blame internet for that.
When you have a well done nervous or anxious character nobody would use edgy to describe them.
| @alshu alshu said: This trait is too generic to mean anything Using female characters is less generic tbh, there are probably more series without any notable female characters then without your definition of edgy. Nervousness & anxiety are just basic human emotions. And losing control of oneself is a popular trope, that can be done in various ways. |
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@alshu
Using female characters is less generic tbh, there are probably more series without any notable female characters then without your definition of edgy.
Nervousness & anxiety are just basic human emotions. And losing control of oneself is a popular trope, that can be done in various ways.
alshu said:
This trait is too generic to mean anything
This trait is too generic to mean anything
Using female characters is less generic tbh, there are probably more series without any notable female characters then without your definition of edgy.
Nervousness & anxiety are just basic human emotions. And losing control of oneself is a popular trope, that can be done in various ways.
| @Cielord 1. Dude, you know perfectly well what I mean. 2. Stop going off-topic in your own topic... |
alshu said: @Cielord 1. Dude, you know perfectly well what I mean. 2. Stop going off-topic in your own topic... What you said is just ridiculous and i pointed that out. |
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Cielord said: On a conversation i had with a friend recently, i have been called weird for enjoying (or rather greatly loving) both Solo Leveling and Subahibi, when i asked why, he answered that they are fundamentaly completely diffrent things, be it their medium, themes, story and anything relevant. So, do you tend to enjoy completely diffrent things or have a more monotone taste? and what do you think about 'enjoying completely diffrent things'? There are certain genres/themes i'm more drawn to, but that's not to say i won't find stuff that might be the complete opposite i won't enjoy just as much Generally my favs consist of a mix of battle shounen and psychological thrillers with some amount of a dark theme in them... and then there's this |
| What debating with DigiCat is like according to APolygons2 That's why I thought a discussion would be pointless. It doesn't feel like a debate. It feels like I'm playing chess and somehow lose to an uno reverse card after loosing all my monopoly money lol |
| I can enjoy completely different things, from shallow shounen to mature josei, from very old to brand new anime, from safe kids media to brutal gore hentai. |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
Cielord said: What you said is just ridiculous and i pointed that out. You pretending not knowing what edgy means as criticism is laughable. |
alshu said: Cielord said: What you said is just ridiculous and i pointed that out. You pretending not knowing what edgy means as criticism is laughable. I'm not even talking about the criticism part (which is ridiculous of it's own) I'm talking about the common grounds parts. |
| spiritual successor of lord rothchild. |
| I always like to say 'variety is the spice of life'. I do this in everything I like to do. It might be a pleasant surprise and expand your taste or it might make you enjoy more the things you already knew you liked. Saw Astro Note yesterday and I was disappointed, much flak for isekai, but that wasn't any better either lol |
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| As has been said above, variety is the spice of life, with food, drink, women (until you get married), hobbies (I'm a big fan of fishing and going on sedate canal boat holidays, but also used to love going to hectic music festivals and clubs, although not for a while now as I've gotten older) and yes anime/tv/movies. I love serious, dramatic or emotional shows, but also cute easy popcorn watches and bland shounen or isekai where i can turn my brain off and enjoy. |
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| I like different genres if it is interesting. |
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I can enjoy completely different things, from shallow shounen to mature josei, from very old to brand new anime, from safe kids media to brutal gore hentai.
| @Zarutaku And still don't seem to've figured out not all shounen is shallow and not all josei is mature |
| What debating with DigiCat is like according to APolygons2 That's why I thought a discussion would be pointless. It doesn't feel like a debate. It feels like I'm playing chess and somehow lose to an uno reverse card after loosing all my monopoly money lol |
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@Zarutaku And still don't seem to've figured out not all shounen is shallow and not all josei is mature
| @DigiCat Never said so, it's just an example and you read an assumption into it -.- |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
| I don't see any problem for enjoying completely different things, on the contrary it's a proof you're open-minded in my opinion I love Berserk but I also love Yuru Camp, I enjoy Jujutsu Kaisen but also Legend of the Galactic Heroes, both Ergo Proxy and Asobi Asobase, both Aria the Animation and Konosuba, Seirei no Moribito or Prison School. I like enjoying pretty much every genre (except heavy ecchi and hentai in general), after all it just means I have many more options and chances to enjoy anime than someone who only likes one specific genre |
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@DigiCat Never said so, it's just an example and you read an assumption into it -.-
| @Zarutaku Still don't get what was the use of mentioning "shallow" and "mature" then Most people i've encountered here who do talk like that about different genres/demographics tend to think in absolutes, but if you don't good for you |
| What debating with DigiCat is like according to APolygons2 That's why I thought a discussion would be pointless. It doesn't feel like a debate. It feels like I'm playing chess and somehow lose to an uno reverse card after loosing all my monopoly money lol |
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@Zarutaku deal with it, every time somebody opens a discussion thread everybody automatically thinks the initial poster takes a standpoint and is not independent
| @tinshard Depends how the post is written, most of them don't seem to have a neutral standpoint. |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
| For me, when it comes to anime, I tend to go with the following approach: 1. Look at the box/title artwork to see if it is interesting. 2. If #1 passes, then read the description/synopsis of the anime to find out if it is actually interesting. 3. If #2 passes, find out if it has less than 50 episodes. 4. If #3 passes, find out if it has a dub. 5. If #4 passes, watch it. If #4 fails, put it on "plan to watch" unless #1 and #2 are too fascinating to ignore, then watch it regardless of the lack of a dub. The tl;dr is... I'll watch almost anything, so long as it doesn't break the criteria. |
JaaShooUhhJul 2, 7:32 AM
| I enjoy all genres and what they have to offer, and I understand myself well enough that I can put something on that I am not necessarily in the mood for at the time, but if the show/anime/movie is good at what it is supposed to do then I can rest assured knowing I'll eventually be hooked in anyway. |
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@Zarutaku Still don't get what was the use of mentioning "shallow" and "mature" then
Most people i've encountered here who do talk like that about different genres/demographics tend to think in absolutes, but if you don't good for you
Most people i've encountered here who do talk like that about different genres/demographics tend to think in absolutes, but if you don't good for you
| @DigiCat Indeed, they are common stereotypes, probably that's why I used them as an example. |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
| Your friend is probably just a really boring person who has extremely narrow taste and can't fathom how anyone else can enjoy more than one type of thing. The things I enjoy in anime can be found in shows that can be found in seemingly very different anime. |
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| There's nothing weird about having varied tastes. Guro anime is my fave, but I also enjoy tear-jerking romance and comedy. |
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| As many others have said, it's completely normal to like very different things. Personally, I mostly watch and enjoy lighthearted stuff but some of my favorites actually have some pretty intense drama. |
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