NorthBayAnime said: I want to watch Clannad but everytime I try to watch I get creeped out by the girls eyes xD |
| "There's no shame in falling down... true shame is to not stand up again!" "Aah? Of course I won't miss!" "My blood tastes like Iron." "Run through the tape in life! Never give up! Run through the tape!" |
| Do people really cry while watching an anime ? I mean real cry, not ;_; or BibleThump |
| I think it's hard for newer anime to compare to older in this genre especially because of a few things. One being that it seems now days anime never finish. Just about any anime that is two seasons or longer either doesn't get the second season and finish or it takes a very long time to get the second seas 2 years or over and it's hard to keep an emotional attachment that long and that's the whole thing with these type of series. Also it seems like these days creators try to hard to be different in their anime and go routes that may no sense or that it's obvious they simply did it for the shock factor. They never just let it play through all the way and finish like a good solid anime.They have to throw in a million unnecessary plot twists/ comedy filler. Lastly to use an example with Clannad. They wait far to long into the series to have the mcs show/tell that they like each other or get togeather in terms of romance anime.In Clannad at the very least from the ending half of the first season it had been shown the mcs liked each other and by the end where pretty much together. The whole second season they are. In todays anime they want to wait until the last episode or maybe two to have this happen and then just rush everything else and finish everything up in a little flash point 10 minute showing of the mcs future or something. |
PoeticJustice said: Karadzic said: Koe no Katachi But it is better than all the animu mentioned above. this will be deep |
 |
Cody_Abbott said: I think it's hard for newer anime to compare to older in this genre especially because of a few things. One being that it seems now days anime never finish. Just about any anime that is two seasons or longer either doesn't get the second season and finish or it takes a very long time to get the second seas 2 years or over and it's hard to keep an emotional attachment that long and that's the whole thing with these type of series. Also it seems like these days creators try to hard to be different in their anime and go routes that may no sense or that it's obvious they simply did it for the shock factor. They never just let it play through all the way and finish like a good solid anime.They have to throw in a million unnecessary plot twists/ comedy filler. Lastly to use an example with Clannad. They wait far to long into the series to have the mcs show/tell that they like each other or get togeather in terms of romance anime.In Clannad at the very least from the ending half of the first season it had been shown the mcs liked each other and by the end where pretty much together. The whole second season they are. In todays anime they want to wait until the last episode or maybe two to have this happen and then just rush everything else and finish everything up in a little flash point 10 minute showing of the mcs future or something. This is a very true point, and the main reason I enjoyed ~After Story~ more than Season 1. I hate how you get to the second last episode and what should have been 4 episodes worth of development is crammed into the last 10 mins. |
 |
| Most people parading Charlotte as the next "will make you cry" are just setting themselves up for disappointment. It's already annoying constantly seeing blind worship for it simply because Jun's name is attached to it. How about just taking it at face value until it, y'know, does something to warrant those feelings. Watching a show thinking "this is going to make me cry" is just going to wipe away any genuine impact it could have had. I'm already turned off from starting Charlotte because I've seen nonsense like people guessing which episode will be the feels trip. |
 |
Ratohnhaketon said: Most people parading Charlotte as the next "will make you cry" are just setting themselves up for disappointment. It's already annoying constantly seeing blind worship for it simply because Jun's name is attached to it. How about just taking it at face value until it, y'know, does something to warrant those feelings. Watching a show thinking "this is going to make me cry" is just going to wipe away any genuine impact it could have had. I'm already turned off from starting Charlotte because I've seen nonsense like people guessing which episode will be the feels trip. Pretty much why I'm not watching it until more episodes comes out... Watching it weekly and raising expectations each time you visit forums can end up being a huge disappointment, vide Little Busters! anime series. But I still secretly think/hope? that it's going to be as good as AB! was ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ |
  |
| I'd hope nothing becomes the next Clannad because that ending they gave in After Story was balls. A number of different routes to go and the benefit of creative liberty, yet they pick the shitty way to go out. |
 |
Kitsu-nee said: Even though I don't give into the hype, sometimes wanting and expecting more than what it might deliver just leaks in unexpectedly when something is idolized. That's what happened with LB Refrain when there were literally thousands of posts in all caps "WILL SURPASS AFTER STORY" months before it even started. I tried to watch it without giving into those sentiments, but it just kept creeping in that "hey, something happens that obviously made hundreds of users say this. Let's see what it is."Pretty much why I'm not watching it until more episodes comes out... Watching it weekly and raising expectations each time you visit forums can end up being a huge disappointment, vide Little Busters! anime series. But I still secretly think/hope? that it's going to be as good as AB! was ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ TheBasedNico said: Seeing all of those Soul Eater Charlotte NOT threads is making me seriously want to pick it up now if not just for a weekly laugh atm.I've lost all expectations on those shows ever since I got the double whammy with Nagi no Asukara and Shigatsu and I'm expecting disappointment from Charlotte although to say the least it's as good as a 6/10 atm so it isn't that bad as people are making it out to be. |
|
Skycrawl said: SHITgatsu |
 |
| If Orange gets an anime adaptation, that might take the cake... |
 |
| I'm really disappointed that theyre only making a Koe No Katachi movie. The one shot was cool and all but I'm much more interested in seeing main guy's (forgot his name) self-reflection and growth in regards to how he deals with unpleasant social interactions. Koe No Katachi, Onani Master, that penguin series, and that really good story about trannies are probably one of my favorite coming of age mangas. |
Skycrawl said: Is it really as shit as some say or as amazing as others say? I adore Clannad and really liked Anohana too, but Shigatsu seems a bit meh after the first episode (I know, too early to judge). From what I've read/seen it's about a depressed dude who befriends this amazing girl who lights up the room with her presence yada yada but then the girl [NOTSPOILING] and the dude is sad but inspired to move on and keeps playing piano. If that's the plot, then it doesn't really appeal to me. So is there anything else to it besides forced sappy scenes and forced oh-she's-so-lively-and-gives-my-life-a-new-meaning bs?SHITgatsu I admit that I looove the OP theme song though. |
mimiiria said: Skycrawl said: Is it really as shit as some say or as amazing as others say? I adore Clannad and really liked Anohana too, but Shigatsu seems a bit meh after the first episode (I know, too early to judge). From what I've read/seen it's about a depressed dude who befriends this amazing girl who lights up the room with her presence yada yada but then the girl [NOTSPOILING] and the dude is sad but inspired to move on and keeps playing piano. If that's the plot, then it doesn't really appeal to me. So is there anything else to it besides forced sappy scenes and forced oh-she's-so-lively-and-gives-my-life-a-new-meaning bs?SHITgatsu I liked the manga better. The annoying soundtrack, and overblown animation really killed it for me. |
mimiiria said: Skycrawl said: Is it really as shit as some say or as amazing as others say? I adore Clannad and really liked Anohana too, but Shigatsu seems a bit meh after the first episode (I know, too early to judge). From what I've read/seen it's about a depressed dude who befriends this amazing girl who lights up the room with her presence yada yada but then the girl [NOTSPOILING] and the dude is sad but inspired to move on and keeps playing piano. If that's the plot, then it doesn't really appeal to me. So is there anything else to it besides forced sappy scenes and forced oh-she's-so-lively-and-gives-my-life-a-new-meaning bs?SHITgatsu I admit that I looove the OP theme song though. If you liked anohana I dont see why would you dislike this one. |
 |
| Shigatsu seems to be one of those things that a majority of people end up either loving or hating. I personally really liked it, but it didn't leave me crying like Angel Beats! and Clannad did. It had some sad scenes that had me tearing up, of course, but After Story legitimately gave me a headache after crying. I'm a huge baby when it comes to anime. Though, Shigatsu was accidentally spoiled for me. It might have had a bigger impact if it wasn't for that. I haven't seen AnoHana yet. I'm saving that for when I'm in need of a good cry. |
| Can someone PLEASE explain me what is so good about Angel Beats, I thought it was average at best and I didn't really feel any emotion when watching it. |
 |
MrTripStack said: Shigatsu seems to be one of those things that a majority of people end up either loving or hating. I personally really liked it, but it didn't leave me crying like Angel Beats! and Clannad did. It had some sad scenes that had me tearing up, of course, but After Story legitimately gave me a headache after crying. I'm a huge baby when it comes to anime. Though, Shigatsu was accidentally spoiled for me. It might have had a bigger impact if it wasn't for that. I haven't seen AnoHana yet. I'm saving that for when I'm in need of a good cry. Unless someone told you before you even started watching it, I don't really see how someone can spoil the series for you. The characters knew it was coming, we knew it was coming. The impact of the show isn't X character's death, but how and what the characters do in order to come to terms with it. I think a lot of people shit on it because of its simplicity, and straight-forwadness. i mean yeah, there's really not much to say about the plot, it's just slice of life. It was a simple and cliche series, but then again it was that and its sincerity that made it very touching for me. :) |
NudeBear said: Maybe the manga medium treats this story a bit better that a hyper-colorful anime. I'll maybe check it out.I liked the manga better. The annoying soundtrack, and overblown animation really killed it for me. Skycrawl said: Damn, I was hoping that I was just being overly biased. Mary Sues can poison even a good premise.yeah you just described the whole show plus kaori is a mary sue and kousei is annoying badwolf45f said: I loved the realistic slice-of-life feel to it, but I wasn't too fond of the non-stop melodrama especially towards the end. All the characters were decently fleshed out, while in Shigatsu it seems to be more about just milking the tears by throwing sparkly scenes with music everywhere. Or that's how it looks like to me at first glance. If they're somewhat equally good then I suppose Shigatsu is worth a try.If you liked anohana I dont see why would you dislike this one. |
Milk_is_Special said: Can someone PLEASE explain me what is so good about Angel Beats, I thought it was average at best and I didn't really feel any emotion when watching it. I enjoyed it for the comedy. I didn't really get any "feels". You can't tell me this wasn't hilarious when you watched: |
Hiryu12 said: If Orange gets an anime adaptation, that might take the cake... |
| maybe charolette if jun doesnt f it up it supposed to get much better after ep 6 according to him. we'll see |
davinci12 said: maybe charolette if jun doesnt f it up it supposed to get much better after ep 6 according to him. we'll see If it becomes better after 6 episodes then it will just be even more hated than it currently is. But I still have hope about Charlotte. It seems like the previous flaws aren't repeated in this one. |
Hrybami said: davinci12 said: maybe charolette if jun doesnt f it up it supposed to get much better after ep 6 according to him. we'll see If it becomes better after 6 episodes then it will just be even more hated than it currently is. But I still have hope about Charlotte. It seems like the previous flaws aren't repeated in this one. a lot of anime dont pick up until around half way.....e.g stiensgate, shinsekai yori, clannad (tooka whole season and a bit) and shirobako to name a few. sooooo yeeeah |
15poundfish said: If you look at any of the top tear jerker anime most of them have badly written characters, plot holes, pacing issues and poor balance between comedy and drama. I think anime fans are easily manipulated by cute looking female anime characters to think of what is going in the show. Shigatsu no uso way of dealing with problems is unhealthy and downright scary, Anohana's plot could have been resolved in the second episode, etc. I think instead of asking when is the next top tear jerker we should be asking when will there be an anime that is a good tear jerker. If Anohana had been resolved in a few episodes, most of the character development (which was actually the essence of the story) would've been skipped. You really cannot rate a slice-of-life show about emotionally coming to terms with the past the same way you rate a generic action or romance show. The point of these kinds of tear-jerkers is to provoke emotions in the viewer in order to make them reflect on their own lives and memories. In my opinion Anohana succeeded in this, and I found the characters relate-able and realistic. I can't speak for Shigatsu though since I haven't watched it. There can be bad tear-jerkers too, obviously. |
| It's funny, because every year I ask myself, "what will be the next Clannad, Angel Beats, Ano Hana etc.?" This year, I thought it was going to be Charlotte...yeah, so much for that...last year, I thought it was going to be Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. That was close, but I wouldn't quite put that anime on that level. Two years ago, I thought it could be Nagi no Asukara, but again, I don't think it quite lived up to that standard..."close, but no cigar." It ended up being Little Busters: Refrain (to probably no one's surprise). I don't think we're going to have an anime like that this year. The closest thing I can imagine there being is Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru, but I think that's going to be more like Gosick than Clannad. The franchise I think has the best chance of getting there is Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru...but I don't think that's going to be dealing with as many melancholic issues. I think that's an excellently executed romantic comedy with a ton of drama...but the stakes don't feel that high in that series as compared to Clannad, Ano Hana, etc. If we look to next year...*deep breath* Musaigen no Phantom World? I only say that because it's Kyoto Ani and they seem the most "pro-active" in that genre outside of P.A. Works. Perhaps Rewrite? I mean, this is based off a Key visual novel after all...other than that, I'm drawing a blank. |
| Is Angel Beats really on the same level as AnoHana or Clannad AS? I really liked Angel Beats but I just don't think it was really a sad tear jerking anime. |
 |
typemoonfan said: Is Angel Beats really on the same level as AnoHana or Clannad AS? I really liked Angel Beats but I just don't think it was really a sad tear jerking anime. I think it depends on perspective, but I thought Angel Beats was sad af...but then again, there was a certain sub-plot in that series that hit WAY too close to home for me and when it had a resolution, I was bawling my eyes out. Although, I can see why it might not have much of an effect on people that don't understand those circumstances (*cough* in case you're wondering, I'm talking about Yui's sub-plot *cough*). |
| Wow that was a brilliant response Toucanbird... Well articulated and without resorting to degrading every other anime. I agree that Yui's subplot was a real tear jerker, that was the first point I realised that Angel Beats could be a great show. The next was how the ending was somewhat unexpected, I wasnt anywhere near crying at the end until the plot twist everyone here probably knows of. The real tear jerker for me though was the ending theme with Ichiban no Takaramono (see my signature) |
|
samnewey said: Wow that was a brilliant response Toucanbird... Well articulated and without resorting to degrading every other anime. I agree that Yui's subplot was a real tear jerker, that was the first point I realised that Angel Beats could be a great show. The next was how the ending was somewhat unexpected, I wasnt anywhere near crying at the end until the plot twist everyone here probably knows of. The real tear jerker for me though was the ending theme with Ichiban no Takaramono (see my signature) Ichiban no Takaramono is probably the saddest anime song I've ever heard in my life and I get a bit teary-eyed almost every time I hear it, whether it's Karuta's version or LiSA's version. I'll give one thing to Jun Maeda and Shinji Orito, they know how to write some sad as all hell songs...even if Jun's storytelling can be quite disjointed. Angel Beats to me is one of those rare anime where the sub-plots were better written than the main plot. The sub-plots were probably the only reason why I really enjoyed that anime and consider it one of my favorites. I think the thing that hurt the series the most was Kaede had next to nothing in regards to character development, which doesn't bode well when you're trying to push her as the main romantic focus for Yuzuru. |
| It's definitely Charlotte. |
| I think perhaps they were trying to keep her mysterious until the end where her plot twist would bring her full circle, but I wish we had more time with her |
|
| It was Shigatsu and then it's Charlotte now. |
| Real anime fans don't cry. They fap. |
| No Little Busters? typemoonfan said: Is Angel Beats really on the same level as AnoHana or Clannad AS? I really liked Angel Beats but I just don't think it was really a sad tear jerking anime. Yeah I don't get why Angel Beats is being compared with those two. It's mostly a comedy that had like two sad scenes. |
 |
Ratohnhaketon said: Three years from now this comment will make me cry because it's sickeningly true. Charlotte being toted as the next "feels trip" is a farce.Most people parading Charlotte as the next "will make you cry" are just setting themselves up for disappointment. It's already annoying constantly seeing blind worship for it simply because Jun's name is attached to it. How about just taking it at face value until it, y'know, does something to warrant those feelings. Watching a show thinking "this is going to make me cry" is just going to wipe away any genuine impact it could have had. I'm already turned off from starting Charlotte because I've seen nonsense like people guessing which episode will be the feels trip. |
|
| Charlotte. I cri of disappointment. ;_; |
 |
| Love Live and K-ON had a much bigger emotional impact on me than all of those shows combined |
 |
| Rewrite |
| At least OP didnt mention Shigatsu, oh and angel beats is all style no substance :3 |
| Technically it should be Charlotte. Though I didn't watch it and I hear many different opinions about it. If you mean a good drama then I think it's: |
 |
ronpdee said: Charlotte. I cried of disappointment. ;_; |
 |
| Glasslip tbh |
| Twitter and it's consequences had been a disaster for the human race |
| It is definitely Stand By Me Doraemon. |
| i thought that little busters was the new clannad but that's extremely underrated. i actually liked that show a lot better than it. |
 |
More topics from this board
» what kind of anime girls do you find the most UNattractive?TheBlockernator - Oct 19 |
37 |
by LostSpectre
»»
4 minutes ago |
|
» On an universal scale, is most anime nowadays lowkey mid?thewiru - Yesterday |
48 |
by StarlaFox
»»
7 minutes ago |
|
» Waifu War V5 (Anniversary-Edition!) (Round of 64) ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )Minkalex - Sep 28 |
623 |
by AllAlone8
»»
8 minutes ago |
|
» who was your childhood anime crush?Ymir_The_Viking - 11 hours ago |
16 |
by Memore
»»
12 minutes ago |
|
» What would be a perfect harem?Soullessss - Yesterday |
8 |
by Sheol01
»»
14 minutes ago |