| I watched bobsamurai video earlier and he has good points akame ga kill and btoom and a few others do you think its good for it to be edgy? Or nah |
| Nah, I don't think so. Maybe people are just getting pussified. |
| Nope. Edgy is just a buzzword used by edgy teenaged hipsters used to say "I'm more mature than mature content". Edgy anime can be very entertaining. If its only quality is shock value, or if shocking elements are used sloppily, then sure that's a problem. But that's just poor execution, and the shows would still probably be bad if you took those elements out. |
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redvex said: edgy = distasteful and fabricated So now you just redefined edgy to mean two negative words. Of course by that definition it's bad, but that doesn't answer the OP's question at all. |
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| Most anime isn't edgy. That is a lie. |
| Some are entertaining, so let it go. |
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| There's cool edge like bleach. Then there's bad edge like agk. |
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| AgK's main problem was that it was trying to be hilarious, cute and dark at the same time. I wouldn't have minded the edge without a lack of chibi cutesy moe moments in between beheading innocent civilians. As for the broad topic, there are definitely some anime that try way too hard to delve into the dark side of humanity while making it superficial and cringeworthy. It can be amusing at times but stuff like C3 just made me embarrassed for it. A great example of edge done right is RK: Trust and Betrayal. Everything about it is grim, cruel, and depressing. Yet wonderfully portrayed and realistically conveyed the feelings of living in a war torn era. |
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| The edgier it is the more people you'll attract Some may think its shit but they'll still watch it |
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| Dank > Edgy |
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redvex said: lol.... please find a dictionary because your retardness is showingedgy = distasteful and fabricated |
| Why is it so hard for people to understand that edgy is a positive word..... do all the internet kids really have this much control on people's thinking? |
Veneficia said: its more like it's not good to rely on that alone.... a shit load of edge can still be awesome, Berserk being the shiny exampleKillaclown said: Why is it so hard for people to understand that edgy is a positive word..... do all the internet kids really have this much control on people's thinking? There is a thing as too much edge. Too much of something isn't good. |
| In the end, it doesn't even matter... |
on Zer01 said: you guys confuse edge for emos cutting themselves..... *sigh* it's sad how many people literally have tried to give these false definitions of the word and you either are one of them or part of the problemCRAWLING IN MY SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNN tHESE WoUNDS WIll nOT HEaL |
Zer01 said: I get the joke but I find it a retarded joke..... not to mention ppl are literally going around believing that this joke is correct about what edgy isKillaclown said: you guys confuse edge for emos cutting themselves..... *sigh* it's sad how many people literally have tried to give these false definitions of the word and you either are one of them or part of the problem My post was a little joke. No need to take it so serious (✿◠‿◠) |
| The moment you call anything 'edgy' you've already lost. If you think something has a tone that's too dark or serious, then just say it's not your thing. It's as simple as that. Someone else probably enjoys it, so why label it with some fad terms? |
mimiiria said: thisThe moment you call anything 'edgy' you've already lost. If you think something has a tone that's too dark or serious, then just say it's not your thing. It's as simple as that. Someone else probably enjoys it, so why label it with some fad terms? Zer01 said: how dare you try to avoid responsibility you lil japanese slapping salmon farmer!Killaclown said: I get the joke but I find it a retarded joke..... not to mention ppl are literally going around believing that this joke is correct about what edgy is Oh, okay then. I guess it's they're fault lol |
| Grimderp anime are the foremost plague upon the medium. |
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| MAL is more edgy than Japanimation tho |
| Twitter and it's consequences had been a disaster for the human race |
Karadzic said: MAL is more edgy than Japanimation tho Who's your avatar? He looks scary And I've never found an anime to be edgy so far. |
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Red_Tuesday said: lol really? We have Moe, yaoi, yuri, fanservice anime, romance.... if anything we need more grimdarkGrimderp anime are the foremost plague upon the medium. |
| I love 90's ova when anime was less violent and there were no tentacles, shit those were the golden days. |
Imjustthatdude said: I watched bobsamurai video earlier and he has good points akame ga kill and btoom and a few others do you think its good for it to be edgy? Or nah >bobsamurai xDDDD Seriously man, bringing such a retard's name makes this already stupid thread even worse. |
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Killaclown said: Red_Tuesday said: lol really? We have Moe, yaoi, yuri, fanservice anime, romance.... if anything we need more grimdarkGrimderp anime are the foremost plague upon the medium. The typical dark anime is emotionally and creatively bankrupt from the outset. Shit like Owari no Seraph, assembly-line drivel where a gaggle of kids get killed in the first episode with zero build-up or bond formed with the audience, just to give the MC a flimsy 'motivation'. If dark anime could get closer to Ergo Proxy and farther from dung like OnS, I wouldn't be so against them. |
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Red_Tuesday said: fuck gay ass seraph... better new examples are AOT, Alice in borderland and Terra formars (not a lot substance in the cockaroach but entertaining).Killaclown said: lol really? We have Moe, yaoi, yuri, fanservice anime, romance.... if anything we need more grimdark The typical dark anime is emotionally and creatively bankrupt from the outset. Shit like Owari no Seraph, assembly-line drivel where a gaggle of kids get killed in the first episode with zero build-up or bond formed with the audience, just to give the MC a flimsy 'motivation'. If dark anime could get closer to Ergo Proxy and farther from dung like OnS, I wouldn't be so against them. Edgy anime is still way better than those other freaking types I mentioned usually (romance is just a personal one lol) Edit: and Tokyo ghoul season 1 was pretty good in my opinion (never read the manga so can't talk about the adaptation of it) |
KillaclownJul 31, 2015 1:50 AM
| How many times will this buzzword be repeated in order to describe an anime which tries to enhance the shock factor whatever method it uses. |
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AttackOnTetris said: Nope. Edgy is just a buzzword used by edgy teenaged hipsters used to say "I'm more mature than mature content". |
| Berserk is the one and only ''Dark and Edgy'' done right. |
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_Peksi said: Loli-Sazanami said: Berserk is the one and only ''Dark and Edgy'' done right. Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin Kara no Kyoukai Terra Formars Mardock Scramble Shinsekai yori Black Lagoon Bokurano etc. Strongly disagree with that notion TerraFormars is bad because the action is boring by adding stupid bug documentary and the Cockroaches Alien design is hilarious. Mardock Scramble is Failed GITS clone with more pretentiousness. |
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Loli-Sazanami said: TerraFormars is bad because the action is boring by adding stupid bug documentary and the Cockroaches Alien design is hilarious. Mardock Scramble is Failed GITS clone with more pretentiousness. I should have clarified a bit. With Terra Formars I was referring solely to the manga and not the anime. Since the manga is just way better. Well some of the "mutant" Roached look really damn creepy. I kinda have to give you that one. Since the main reason I liked Mardock Scarmble was 'cus of how weird and f***ed up it was. Still it never occured to me as a GitS clone. 'cus that would it was supposed to be taken seriously and when the series has a characters named Welldone the Pussyhand.. Yeaa not gonna happen lol |
_PeksiJul 31, 2015 5:28 AM
Loli-Sazanami said: Berserk is the one and only ''Dark and Edgy'' done right. Kaiji Fate/Zero Hellsing Ultimate |
| There are too many edgy anime these days, where you can tell that the death of secondaries or even of main characters is a boring asspull by the writers to try jerking tears out of the viewer or in order to force the MC into some kind of character development with the least amount of effort possible. Grotesque depictions of death and killing mass amounts of unimportant characters really just come off as cheap and irritating to me when they do it and try so hard to ascribe meaning (and therefore emotion) to it. Psycho-pass season 2 was terribad at this (and so was the movie to a lesser extent) It seemed like the writers just liked putting gory things on screen for the sake of it, so it came off as a cheap attempt at some sort of pandering. If there is no meaning or reason behind grotesque occurrences in a show, or when these occurrences are exaggerated unrealistically for dramatic effect (like way too much blood, or blood behaving "explosively") then I believe it has crossed the line, and is relegated to being another piece of gore-porn garbage for the strange, reclusive, bloodthirsty demographic they are obviously targeting. |
| I refuse to hide behind the picture of a kawaii 2d girl. |
| I fucking despise Mirai Nikki, Akame ga Kill and Elfen Lied. Now that being said, there is literally nothing wrong with wanting to write a story that tackles mature themes. The only thing I take issue with are shows that suck ass. 15poundfish said: Where in God's name does this shit come from? Is 'edgy' just a blanket term used to insult any anime series that's popular and has a few dark moments? I don't care what you think about the quality of the show's writing, calling SAO 'edgy' is just dumb. I mean, a show with a largely optimistic world view that has a happy ending for every arc regardless of how serious the main themes are is hardly what I'd call 'edgy'.SAO |
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Imaishi said: Imjustthatdude said: I watched bobsamurai video earlier and he has good points akame ga kill and btoom and a few others do you think its good for it to be edgy? Or nah >bobsamurai xDDDD Seriously man, bringing such a retard's name makes this already stupid thread even worse. lmao |
Rachmaninow said: GangstaLooking at the sheer number of dumbed down shows we're getting I'm baffled that anyone can even think of using the word 'edgy' to describe any of them lol. |
| I refuse to hide behind the picture of a kawaii 2d girl. |
| i think i don't know what edgy mean anymore now. too vague. |
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