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aside some well know anime what are lesser know anime that age well, the Plot, concept, visuals and characters.


Sally the Witch the 1967 ver even though this came in black and white but after I rewatch it few months ago I'm surprised that it age well sure animation are stiff, the slice of life and humor dialog are really well-done Sally herself is also good her character growth is well done, this my take


what anime did you think it age well?
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Hmm, Tanoshii Muumin Ikka (1990) for sure. :3



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Tenkuu no Escaflowne 1996 https://myanimelist.net/anime/182/Tenkuu_no_Escaflowne
Visuals and music are fantastic even today. I recommend downloading bonkai77's torrent (it's using moozzi2's encode) because it gets rid of the ugly grain (grain = visual noise, not detail) and enhances colors.

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Kirika_Madeleine said:
Sally the Witch the 1967 ver even though this came in black and white but after I rewatch it few months ago I'm surprised that it age well sure animation are stiff, the slice of life and humor dialog are really well-done Sally herself is also good her character growth is well done, this my take

I second this. I've seen no other 60s series on the level of Sally, and only one early 70s series.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/6868/Wansa-kun

I'd rather rewatch Horus Prince of the Sun than half of Ghibli's movies.

Royal Space Force Wings of Honneamise aged the best out of all Gainax anime.
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Ashita no Joe, Evangelion, Yuu Yuu Hakusho.

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Also Ghibli movies in general too...

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Diebuster, this anime is from 20 years ago and has the most beautiful animation than almost all anime from this year hehe.



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@Zarutaku my first thought, seeing it not too long ago added a creepy feeling on how accurate some of the things are as predictions

I'll add gundam and especially zeta just as a big fan who thinks it aged very well and say that the digimon movies haven't been surpassed in terms of artstyle for me
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Anime hasn't even been around for long enough to have aged well tbh.
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Lupin(1973), it's very good and has very good animation.

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Yu Yu Hakusho was ahead of the curve in terms of barely having any filler for a shounen.

Studio Ghibli movies remain timeless in their messages and animation.
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Magic Rayearth, Flame of Recca, St. Tail and Ghost Fighter are age well.
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Actually, I think Noir aged pretty well. It was one of the last anime to be cel-shaded so they pushed the limit of what cel-shading is capable of. And organized crime/secret societies are a timeless theme, so it also has that going for it. It aged better than Madlax and El Cazador did.
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Tenkuu no Escaflowne 1996 https://myanimelist.net/anime/182/Tenkuu_no_Escaflowne
Visuals and music are fantastic even today. I recommend downloading bonkai77's torrent (it's using moozzi2's encode) because it gets rid of the ugly grain (grain = visual noise, not detail) and enhances colors.

@BigBoyAdvance
>moozi2
Moozi2 doesn't know how to do noise reduction. Feels like they wipe half the lines alongside the grains.
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>moozi2
Moozi2 doesn't know how to do noise reduction. Feels like they wipe half the lines alongside the grains.
Cry moar, moozzi2's encode of Escaflowne looks amazing.

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Perfect blue and Serial experiments lain are pretty well known for having their themes become more relevant years after they have released.

And there are plenty of other greats that have and will stand the test of time.

But one of them that Isn't mentioned often enough imo is death parade. I think the lessons that can be learned from death parade, are more useful now, than they have ever been before.
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They say that comedies tend to age poorly but I think funny anime from the 80s still hold up extremely well.
If we are talking about visuals, 3D CGI tends to age worse than 2D animation which makes the CG sequence in Char's Counterattack all the more impressive. It was so impressive in fact they actually reused it in War in the Pocket the next year.
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Cry moar, moozzi2's encode of Escaflowne looks amazing.

@BigBoyAdvance Escaflowne actually had a decent transfer they could work off. Most of the time they are pretty garbo.
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"Haibane Renmei" This series explores the lives of beings born with halos and wings, living in a mysterious town. It's a beautifully animated, introspective anime with deep themes of redemption and self-discovery.

"Paranoia Agent" this psychological thriller delves into the collective unconscious of society, exploring themes of fear and societal pressure through a series of interconnected stories.

"Texhnolyze": Set in a dystopian future, this anime follows the struggles of different factions in a decaying city. It's known for its dark atmosphere, complex characters, and thought-provoking narrative. (sounds like the city I live in)

"The Tatami Galaxy": one of my favorites, it follows a college student reliving his past year in an attempt to find happiness. With its unique storytelling and philosophical undertones, it's a captivating watch because I can personally relate to it. Also Kyoto is such a dreamy place.

"Mushishi": A series about a "Mushi Master" who helps people affected by mysterious creatures called Mushi. It's a serene, beautifully animated show with a focus on nature and the supernatural, best to watch before sleeping

"Ergo Proxy": A cyberpunk series set in a post-apocalyptic world, it combines elements of mystery, philosophy, and action. The visuals and complex plot make it a standout.

"Hyouka" one of my favorites, it's A slice-of-life mystery anime centered around a high school Classics Club, it's a gentle, character-driven story that explores the lives and relationships of its members.

"No. 6": A dystopian sci-fi series about a boy who escapes from a seemingly perfect city and discovers a hidden, oppressed world. It's a gripping tale with strong visuals and emotional depth.

These anime offer a mix of genres and styles, and they all have qualities that make them worth rewatching
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I just watched the whole Dirty Pair series. It actually holds up for a 1980s Sci Fi Anime'.
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"Haibane Renmei" This series explores the lives of beings born with halos and wings, living in a mysterious town. It's a beautifully animated, introspective anime with deep themes of redemption and self-discovery.

"Paranoia Agent" this psychological thriller delves into the collective unconscious of society, exploring themes of fear and societal pressure through a series of interconnected stories.

"Texhnolyze": Set in a dystopian future, this anime follows the struggles of different factions in a decaying city. It's known for its dark atmosphere, complex characters, and thought-provoking narrative. (sounds like the city I live in)

"The Tatami Galaxy": one of my favorites, it follows a college student reliving his past year in an attempt to find happiness. With its unique storytelling and philosophical undertones, it's a captivating watch because I can personally relate to it. Also Kyoto is such a dreamy place.

"Mushishi": A series about a "Mushi Master" who helps people affected by mysterious creatures called Mushi. It's a serene, beautifully animated show with a focus on nature and the supernatural, best to watch before sleeping

"Ergo Proxy": A cyberpunk series set in a post-apocalyptic world, it combines elements of mystery, philosophy, and action. The visuals and complex plot make it a standout.

"Hyouka" one of my favorites, it's A slice-of-life mystery anime centered around a high school Classics Club, it's a gentle, character-driven story that explores the lives and relationships of its members.

"No. 6": A dystopian sci-fi series about a boy who escapes from a seemingly perfect city and discovers a hidden, oppressed world. It's a gripping tale with strong visuals and emotional depth.

These anime offer a mix of genres and styles, and they all have qualities that make them worth rewatching
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I think hyouka was kinda brutal.

the story just glossed over most of it.
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for me that would be 1998 (or toei's) Yu Gi Oh, back before the series was about a card game. i would be lying if i said i wasn't biased, but i really do like the story and characters more than the other series. the animation isn't mind blowing but its still an awesome show that i rewatch often.

a different 90s anime (that i think is more popular) would be Cardcaptor Sakura. and an anime from before 1990 would be 80s Astro Boy.

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Tenkuu no Escaflowne 1996 https://myanimelist.net/anime/182/Tenkuu_no_Escaflowne
Visuals and music are fantastic even today. I recommend downloading bonkai77's torrent (it's using moozzi2's encode) because it gets rid of the ugly grain (grain = visual noise, not detail) and enhances colors.

@BigBoyAdvance Damn it's that gif from Escaflowne? It looks amazing. I don't know how I haven't seen it yet.

@Jonas-K Also agree on the Diebuster and Gunbuster take.
Gunbuster felt so experimental and had so much peaks. Diebuster was just peak Gainax in my opinion.
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Anime hasn't even been around for long enough to have aged well tbh.
@DesuMaiden ? anime has been around since at least the 1960s. how old do you think it has to be to have aged?
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dragon ball not z tho z kai basically that just better
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I don't think Anime ages at all since the only thing that ages objectively about it is a physical copy you own of it or a device you play it on
That's it
Besides that , it's just a video file that just never changed
Screw this mindset of "aging well" and whoever thought it was good to connect to media discussion
If it's good it's good and if it's bad it's bad
Plus our opinions can change stuff we like/don't like because we change as people
Not the media we engage with
Tldr use actually good and better critiques cause aging is such a vauge and meaningless term to describe digital things which are the same they always been created
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I don't think Anime ages at all since the only thing that ages objectively about it is a physical copy you own of it or a device you play it on
That's it
Besides that , it's just a video file that just never changed
Screw this mindset of "aging well" and whoever thought it was good to connect to media discussion
If it's good it's good and if it's bad it's bad
Plus our opinions can change stuff we like/don't like because we change as people
Not the media we engage with
Tldr use actually good and better critiques cause aging is such a vauge and meaningless term to describe digital things which are the same they always been created
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Especially in Anime, if a genre's been around for a while, you'll see a lot of shows reuse the same ideas and tropes. As such, watching the originator of the genre after having seen some of the latest entries would (usually) make the experience worse, since the new versions reuse what worked in the original, and cut out what didn't.
Also, animation does age, the same way sprite work and color does in video games. The older style might appeal more to some people, but the newer style is usually more appealing to the masses, which I believe implies that the older artstyle has aged (again, not necessarily for the worse).
Then, if you're looking specifically at dubs, it was rare for a decent EN dub to be produced 30 some years ago, unless it was for a high budget movie or something. The audio mixing is clearly lacking, which is usually better nowadays.

To add onto that, I've really got a different vibe from most older media, where it felt like it was trying to push a message or be edgy, if not both. Could just be the stuff I watched. Recent media seems to be more for the sake of entertainment than anything really deeper. There are obviously exceptions, but look at the number of overpowered MC isekais.

But yeah, if you're looking at something that did not get copied infinitely, was well produced and well dubbed/you're only considering the sub and you don't actually feel the show is pushing a message...
I guess I just exposited my criteria for an anime that ages well. Anyways, I agree that it is vague, but it isn't meaningless. I saw GiTS just this year, but felt that it was just very underwhelming, since I've seen most of the concepts elsewhere before, so I would say that it has aged, even though it holds up on a visual and mostly on a writing standpoint.

To answer the question, I saw this 70s show not too long ago, and it really holds up, save for the moral part, and the fact it's a kid's show (so the narrator exposits stuff unnecessarily). So I've gotta go with Giant Gorg, only show I've seen "recently" that surprised me with it's release date. The plot is a bit stereotypical of it's time nearing the end, but it's the best I have.
Also, just want to slightly disagree with Yu-Yu-Hakusho and hard disagree with Flame of Recca and Rayearth.
Edit: Yeah, older shows also had pandering, but it felt more targeted, like "Manly men are cool" or some such, rather than it being whomever.
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Especially in Anime, if a genre's been around for a while, you'll see a lot of shows reuse the same ideas and tropes. As such, watching the originator of the genre after having seen some of the latest entries would (usually) make the experience worse, since the new versions reuse what worked in the original, and cut out what didn't.
Also, animation does age, the same way sprite work and color does in video games. The older style might appeal more to some people, but the newer style is usually more appealing to the masses, which I believe implies that the older artstyle has aged (again, not necessarily for the worse).
Then, if you're looking specifically at dubs, it was rare for a decent EN dub to be produced 30 some years ago, unless it was for a high budget movie or something. The audio mixing is clearly lacking, which is usually better nowadays.

To add onto that, I've really got a different vibe from most older media, where it felt like it was trying to push a message or be edgy, if not both. Could just be the stuff I watched. Recent media seems to be more for the sake of entertainment than anything really deeper. There are obviously exceptions, but look at the number of overpowered MC isekais.

But yeah, if you're looking at something that did not get copied infinitely, was well produced and well dubbed/you're only considering the sub and you don't actually feel the show is pushing a message...
I guess I just exposited my criteria for an anime that ages well. Anyways, I agree that it is vague, but it isn't meaningless. I saw GiTS just this year, but felt that it was just very underwhelming, since I've seen most of the concepts elsewhere before, so I would say that it has aged, even though it holds up on a visual and mostly on a writing standpoint.

To answer the question, I saw this 70s show not too long ago, and it really holds up, save for the moral part, and the fact it's a kid's show (so the narrator exposits stuff unnecessarily). So I've gotta go with Giant Gorg, only show I've seen "recently" that surprised me with it's release date. The plot is a bit stereotypical of it's time nearing the end, but it's the best I have.
Also, just want to slightly disagree with Yu-Yu-Hakusho and hard disagree with Flame of Recca and Rayearth.
Edit: Yeah, older shows also had pandering, but it felt more targeted, like "Manly men are cool" or some such, rather than it being whomever.
@Bidoof_PMD-EOS I just watch recently Magic Knight Rayearth I really like it so what problem with together with Flame of Rebecca (I'm bypass since I watch them on talalog Dub.)
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Loli and shota hentai hold up well. Because no matter how old the anime gets, the characters stay the same age.
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A few titles I would've liked to mention here already have been named like Neon Genesis Evangelion, Yu Yu Hakusho, Magic Knight Rayearth, The Vision of Escaflowne and the Ghibli movies, but I also would like to add Cardcaptor Sakura, Kimagure Orange Road (in terms of animation quality) and Iria Zeiram: The Animation to this list.
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Cowboy bebop
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Eh. When people say something "didn't age well" they're usually just bitching about PC nonsense.
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Loli and shota hentai hold up well. Because no matter how old the anime gets, the characters stay the same age.
@StewedBeefHaunch Jesus fucking Christ. That logic is pretty sound, though.
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@Bidoof_PMD-EOS I just watch recently Magic Knight Rayearth I really like it so what problem with together with Flame of Rebecca (I'm bypass since I watch them on talalog Dub.)
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Mostly the staleness of the plot, lack of uniqueness of the setting or powers, and the typical shoujou characters. If you enjoy it, then great. Note that the second season doesn't follow the same plot structure, and gets more repetitive.

Flame of Recca I've read, and it's not bad, but it's a generic tournament shounen, same as Hitman Reborn after the first arc, same as Bleach, same as Naruto, History's strongest Disciple Kenichi, Toriko, Beelzebub kinda... apparently also same as the author next work MÄR (Marchen awakens romance), similar to Yu Yu Hakusho, but the gimmick here is Ninja, and it's way less important than the main gimmick of those other shounen. I would say that it's the worse of the ones I listed, since it doesn't really use it's gimmick well, and I felt the characters were a bit too one note. Oh, also similar to Rave Master, especially in that it never actually finished it's adaptation.
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The first one I think of is Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex... the entire first season (made 2002) was about a meme

Record of Lodoss War for obvious reasons
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Pretty much anything prior to the 2000's aged incredibly well.
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Mostly the staleness of the plot, lack of uniqueness of the setting or powers, and the typical shoujou characters. If you enjoy it, then great. Note that the second season doesn't follow the same plot structure, and gets more repetitive.

Flame of Recca I've read, and it's not bad, but it's a generic tournament shounen, same as Hitman Reborn after the first arc, same as Bleach, same as Naruto, History's strongest Disciple Kenichi, Toriko, Beelzebub kinda... apparently also same as the author next work MÄR (Marchen awakens romance), similar to Yu Yu Hakusho, but the gimmick here is Ninja, and it's way less important than the main gimmick of those other shounen. I would say that it's the worse of the ones I listed, since it doesn't really use it's gimmick well, and I felt the characters were a bit too one note. Oh, also similar to Rave Master, especially in that it never actually finished it's adaptation.
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Mostly the staleness of the plot, lack of uniqueness of the setting or powers, and the typical shoujou characters. If you enjoy it, then great. Note that the second season doesn't follow the same plot structure, and gets more repetitive.

I think season 1 aged better than comparable anime of the 90s.
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Diebuster, this anime is from 20 years ago and has the most beautiful animation than almost all anime from this year hehe.



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Wonder Egg Priority. Could have been the best but the writers don't care.
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Especially in Anime, if a genre's been around for a while, you'll see a lot of shows reuse the same ideas and tropes. As such, watching the originator of the genre after having seen some of the latest entries would (usually) make the experience worse, since the new versions reuse what worked in the original, and cut out what didn't.
Also, animation does age, the same way sprite work and color does in video games. The older style might appeal more to some people, but the newer style is usually more appealing to the masses, which I believe implies that the older artstyle has aged (again, not necessarily for the worse).
Then, if you're looking specifically at dubs, it was rare for a decent EN dub to be produced 30 some years ago, unless it was for a high budget movie or something. The audio mixing is clearly lacking, which is usually better nowadays.

To add onto that, I've really got a different vibe from most older media, where it felt like it was trying to push a message or be edgy, if not both. Could just be the stuff I watched. Recent media seems to be more for the sake of entertainment than anything really deeper. There are obviously exceptions, but look at the number of overpowered MC isekais.

But yeah, if you're looking at something that did not get copied infinitely, was well produced and well dubbed/you're only considering the sub and you don't actually feel the show is pushing a message...
I guess I just exposited my criteria for an anime that ages well. Anyways, I agree that it is vague, but it isn't meaningless. I saw GiTS just this year, but felt that it was just very underwhelming, since I've seen most of the concepts elsewhere before, so I would say that it has aged, even though it holds up on a visual and mostly on a writing standpoint.

To answer the question, I saw this 70s show not too long ago, and it really holds up, save for the moral part, and the fact it's a kid's show (so the narrator exposits stuff unnecessarily). So I've gotta go with Giant Gorg, only show I've seen "recently" that surprised me with it's release date. The plot is a bit stereotypical of it's time nearing the end, but it's the best I have.
Also, just want to slightly disagree with Yu-Yu-Hakusho and hard disagree with Flame of Recca and Rayearth.
Edit: Yeah, older shows also had pandering, but it felt more targeted, like "Manly men are cool" or some such, rather than it being whomever.
That's just you not liking it
Not it being like a person that objectively ages because their body are organic and such
All anime we watch is essential is just video files that never change unless a modern release changes or add new stuff or whatever devices or physical copies we use it to watch it on get worse over time since these are things that do objectively age
It's the same video it has been it existed
You're the one forcing yourself to bring the nature of your opinions changing overtime like most normal people and acting like it's the anime's fault and not yours
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I was also going to say record of lodoss war... I don't think I would have liked it as much back then as I do now. Got that "vintage" appeal to it.
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I think the idea of anime not aging well often comes from people that didn't age well.
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That's just you not liking it
Not it being like a person that objectively ages because their body are organic and such
All anime we watch is essential is just video files that never change unless a modern release changes or add new stuff or whatever devices or physical copies we use it to watch it on get worse over time since these are things that do objectively age
It's the same video it has been it existed
You're the one forcing yourself to bring the nature of your opinions changing overtime like most normal people and acting like it's the anime's fault and not yours
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I'm not saying the anime ages, nor am I saying I do (which is the case, of course). Rather, that the perception of it changes based on it's environment and surrounding media. An anime doesn't get objectively worse, the same way you can't ever speak objectively about the quality of an anime, but if less people today were to enjoy it than when it initially airs, that's the meaning we associate to the word aging.
If you intend to stick to *aging* being in the physical sense, then yeah that's true, but it's not the argument here.
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Bidoof_PMD-EOS said:
Mostly the staleness of the plot, lack of uniqueness of the setting or powers, and the typical shoujou characters. If you enjoy it, then great. Note that the second season doesn't follow the same plot structure, and gets more repetitive.

I think season 1 aged better than comparable anime of the 90s.
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I guess it's more palpable than the other shows airing around then (looking at YYH, DBZ, Ranma 1/2 and Sailor Moon), but I just don't see it performing as well if it released today compared to Slayers, NGE, Nadesico, Kenshin or such (I can only comment on shows I've actually seen, so I don't have a lot to compare it to) (not that Slayers or Nadesico would stand out much, due to their comedy/parody oriented approach being way more common nowadays).
We'll probably see with the remake, I guess.
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It’s time to ditch the text file.
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