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Going through shows you saw a decade ago, have they fell off?

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May 20, 2024 7:23 PM
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Looking back at shows from a decade ago can be an interesting exercise in nostalgia and perspective. Some shows may have aged well and while others may have fallen off. Do you find that any of them have fallen off in terms of quality or enjoyment for you?
May 20, 2024 7:31 PM
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My AI generated response to the AI generated question.



May 20, 2024 7:34 PM
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I first watched FMAB in 2014. In 2022, I rewatched it after watching FMA 2003. Even after the hundreds of anime I’ve seen, they’re both the best ones I’ve seen in the medium.
May 20, 2024 7:51 PM
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Kore wa Zombie desu ka? Better than a decade ago

High school of the dead still a masterpiece

Binbogami Ga still great

Shirobako still great

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun still very good

Hundred not a decade ago but fell off

D-Frag even better that I remember

Monster Musume still very good

Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru still great and by how low it's talked about I consider it the underrated show of Shizuka Itou career with Jormungand.

Net-juu no Susume still great hit even more close to home that the first time.
May 20, 2024 7:54 PM
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K-On! still holds up to this day and will continue to do so forevermore.
May 20, 2024 8:06 PM
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Watching Bleach now for the first time since I put it down in 2006. Just watching the first two arcs, I'm kind of wondering how it was completely my favorite anime at the time. It has some tear-jerker moments, and even more so in the Arrancar arc I'm on now, but I don't think the anime has a shot at my current top 10. (Looking forward to the most recent episodes to see if they meet the hype!)
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May 20, 2024 8:08 PM
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Older shows will never fall off for me. Yes, the production may look a bit dated and old, but a lot of the animation technicality is still there and still hold up very well.
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May 20, 2024 9:15 PM
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Some of those shows are still good and some are not.



SerafosMay 21, 2024 2:01 AM
May 20, 2024 9:27 PM
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Maybe fallen off since it's been a minute since I've thought about them but they still quality.
May 21, 2024 2:00 AM

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Sure, because enjoyment falls off with time in general, almost everyone had more joy watching Anime when they were younger.
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May 21, 2024 2:56 AM

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Sure, because enjoyment falls off with time in general, almost everyone had more joy watching Anime when they were younger.
@Zarutaku

Frankly I'm in my late 40s and enjoying anime as much as I ever did.
May 21, 2024 3:03 AM

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@Zarutaku

Frankly I'm in my late 40s and enjoying anime as much as I ever did.
@IKKIsama Ok, then you are not "almost everyone"
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May 21, 2024 3:45 AM
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dunno, lot of trash in old Anime.

Lot of favs, remain favs in old Anime

Lot of trash in new Anime

Lot of favs remain favs from newer Anime ...


For me nothing has changed since 2008 where I started watching Anime... there is amazing stuff coming and lot of meh stuff as well...
May 21, 2024 3:46 AM
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Nah, they are fine, I like that decade as it was when I was most active, it is familiar and comfy.
May 21, 2024 3:48 AM

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Gintama is still good after rewatching it many years later. One of the best anime.
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May 21, 2024 4:34 AM
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I watched Pokemon and the Kirby anime 10 years ago, I tried rewatching some episodes 5 years ago, and they were still pretty good in terms of quality.
@SnipeStrike og pokemon is decent, better than later seasons. But largely nostalgia sake
May 21, 2024 5:03 AM

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I guess one piece fit this description
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May 21, 2024 5:15 AM

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@IKKIsama Ok, then you are not "almost everyone"
@Zarutaku

I mean, some may enjoy it less over time or even drop the hobby altogether, but if you're still watching anime at my age you probably really like it anyway.
May 21, 2024 5:16 AM

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Hmmm, these Dragevard questions are oddly empty, almost as if they don't care about what they are asking. On it's surface it seems like an interesting question...however I am more curious as to why Dragevard never answers their own questions. Does Dragevard even like anime? Is Dragevard even human?

Until Dragevard starts to answer their own questions, I will conceal all of my responses. In this way Dragevard will be forced to click to see my answer...not that they care...

Answer:
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May 21, 2024 5:26 AM

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@Zarutaku

I mean, some may enjoy it less over time or even drop the hobby altogether, but if you're still watching anime at my age you probably really like it anyway.
@IKKIsama Sure, but if you still get the same level of excitement as when you started watching, that's certainly a rare case.
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May 21, 2024 5:34 AM

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My AI generated response to the AI generated question.



@Daviljoe193 also bravo on your response!
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May 21, 2024 5:43 AM

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A decade ago I was 9.....

I had probably seen yugi oh, the street fighter movies, castle in the sky, princess mononoke and some other random stuff that I can't remember.....


I would say I fell off indeed.
May 21, 2024 6:28 AM

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@Daviljoe193 also bravo on your response!
@MogKnight I swear I genuinely put more effort into my joke replies than Dragevard does his own AI slop posts. I basically distilled 26 of my posts and part of my anime list down to a small wall of text of me, more or less, and give it a very barebones version of my opinion to work from. It's still not a perfect clone of me, but it's fun to place bets on which model makes the most "feels like me" output. Also I can just straight up tell it lies about myself, and see what I'd look like if my opinions were somehow even worse than they already are.

Having it generate a response to this post about anime that made you feel emotional.


Daviljoe193May 21, 2024 6:32 AM
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Shows don't age. We age. Stuff that felt fresh, original or interesting when we were a dumb young teenager will usually not feel the same when you're 30. It doesn't mean that those old shows "aged badly". It just means they were never really great to begin with, and we simply enjoyed them because we were young and impressionable, and our brains weren't developed enough to notice bad writing, poor/inconsistent characterization, cliche character archetypes, or experience-ruining plot holes.

I used to think Death Note was a 10/10 anime when I was 15. Pretty shameful to admit, I know. I rewatched that show a few months ago and I was dumbfounded how idiotic the writing is. Being young and ignorant (or simply stupid, regardless of age) guarantees that you will enjoy anime a lot more.
May 21, 2024 2:44 PM

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I still watch Hyperdimension Neptunia and Senran Kagura, which aired back in 2013...from over one decade ago.
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May 21, 2024 5:26 PM

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Dragevard said:
Going through shows you saw a decade ago, have they fell off?


I look back at a series like "Cross Ange" that released in 2014 and think the Animation director basically found a genius way to show off as much nudity and sexual fanservice without it ever getting an Ecchi tag slapped to it simply because the female characters literally have no nipples in the series. lol

Do I think "Cross Ange" fell off? Not really, but it's not like I would waste my time to watch it ever again unless I was extremely bored out of my mind with absolutely nothing better to do than to re-watch a bunch of Anime from 2014.
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May 21, 2024 11:22 PM

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I believe some things, you believe some things, there are good people on both sides...
Personally I don't watch an anime out of nostalgia, as nostalgia is one of the most dangerous brain viruses...
Aug 3, 2024 7:11 AM

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definitely didn't fell off, like others have said it'd be great to forget it all to watch it fresh again.
Aug 3, 2024 2:35 PM

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I still enjoy Hyperdimension Neptunia and Senran Kagura. I always will enjoy it.
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Aug 3, 2024 5:24 PM
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Kirby Right Back At Ya! Definitely fell off.

I've never in my life heard somebody say something like "I'm too busy watching Kirby Right Back At Ya! Right now." or "I'm binging all 100 episodes of Kirby Right Back At Ya! Right now!" so that show definitely fell off. Same for Sonic X.

Pokémon though, I still hear people talk about the anime everywhere I go, so that stood the test of time.

EDIT: Oh fudge, didn't realize I replied to this thread already.



waferishAug 4, 2024 12:48 AM
Aug 3, 2024 7:43 PM
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Well Not for me since, I grown up on old anime that's why never brother me. Of course there are anime that age well while others do not, but I find charming. Its not nostalgia that I watch old anime, I have a soft spot on older gem
Aug 3, 2024 7:56 PM

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The Madoka movies get better everytime I watch them
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