Very Repetitive

Dragevard said:
I like Manager-san's shenanigans and Ranko's badass Onee-san energy. But holy shit is this getting repetitive. Every episode is just Manager-san getting into debt, Maids tries to pay off debt, Ranko kills debt collector, problem solved. Will this ever get become non-episodic or have some substance?

Menternor said:
Damn, I wonder how you youngsters would have fared during the Pre Internet years, when several anime consisted of dozens of episodes of random bullshit that barely progressed the story.

Now you are 3 episodes in and you call something repetitive.

Tank895 said:
When the show is named Akiba Maid War I’m not expecting award winning writing and storytelling. I’m here for nonsense and a good time. I mean they address the random panda in the first episode with a throwaway line and then the next episode it’s lighting a kitchen on fire like out of a mafia movie.

Menternor said:
Damn, I wonder how you youngsters would have fared during the Pre Internet years, when several anime consisted of dozens of episodes of random bullshit that barely progressed the story.

Now you are 3 episodes in and you call something repetitive.

thunderkitten13 said:
I would’ve liked it way more if it had a serious tone like Black Lagoon but it is obviously going for style over substance and I am fine with it.

samsince04 said:
What's more serious than a gunfight at a casino and then one episode later, they're boxing to save their restaurant? People will really complain about anything to the point that they start throwing out blatantly incorrect claims.

thunderkitten13 said:

ya, ya how absurd of me to think the anime that had an idol concert during the first episode where Ranko butchered a bunch of maids while dancing was actually meant to be taken as super serious. How obnoxious of me to not realize that happens in real life all the time, please forgive me.

Also, I wasn’t complaining. I like this anime. What I wrote could hardly be considered criticism.

samsince04 said:
Again I have pointed out moments where the anime has taken a serious tone. What do you expect from an anime with maids and a cafe as its main setting? It's not like the anime just revealed shockingly that it wasn't going to be like Black Lagoon. The first episode literally starts with Ranko and Nagomi learning how to be maids in a very exaggerated fashion. You say you're not complaining but all I see is you moaning about something that you really should expect from a show such as this.

thunderkitten13 said:

Christ, you need to step outside. I am literally not complaining, I am enjoying the anime so far. You need to rewatch Black Lagoon because compared to this it has an entirely different vibe. Just because things aren’t serious doesn’t mean they are bad. Just because something goes for style over substance doesn’t mean it’s automatically bad, either. Warhol vs Hopper is a perfect example.

samsince04 said:
I never said it was anything like Black lagoon or that you felt it was bad. I'm just confused as to why you're expecting this to have a similar tone to Black Lagoon. It has only been four episodes so I don't think it's fair to say that it's going for style over substance. Hopefully, the characters will be explored further in the coming episodes.

Tank895 said:
When the show is named Akiba Maid War I’m not expecting award winning writing and storytelling. I’m here for nonsense and a good time. I mean they address the random panda in the first episode with a throwaway line and then the next episode it’s lighting a kitchen on fire like out of a mafia movie.