When you see an anime being "higher than average", does it make you sad that most anime are not like that?
| The latest episode of Ruri no Houseki had some extra focus given to lighting, and such lighting evoked emotions in me: The relatively "bright white" of a closed window when compared to the dimly lit room it is in, specks of dust being visible from it. Such calmness reminded me of my childhood. Then I was reminded that most TV anime doesn't care about lighting at all. |
| Not really, it makes me happy that I found a rare gem. |
When you see an anime being "higher than average", does it make you sad that most anime are not like that? no, because there is enough good media to last you a lifetime. you don't need to bother with the below-average stuff. |
| I'll bite. Where's the "higher than average" from and how does it relate to lighting? I also thought that the most recent Ruri was particularly nice to look at and the amount of care that's going into visuals in general, remind me how much I'm looking forward to Mushoku when it comes out. There's a real difference between studios that go that extra mile and really care about what they're putting out there and those that are just generating disposable, forgettable work. |
| My scores usually go above calling most things average, because I mostly watch stuff I think I will enjoy. The anime I chose to watch is usually higher than what I consider an average anime. Anime medium is full of high quality media so I never feel that way. |
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I'll bite. Where's the "higher than average" from and how does it relate to lighting?
I also thought that the most recent Ruri was particularly nice to look at and the amount of care that's going into visuals in general, remind me how much I'm looking forward to Mushoku when it comes out. There's a real difference between studios that go that extra mile and really care about what they're putting out there and those that are just generating disposable, forgettable work.
I also thought that the most recent Ruri was particularly nice to look at and the amount of care that's going into visuals in general, remind me how much I'm looking forward to Mushoku when it comes out. There's a real difference between studios that go that extra mile and really care about what they're putting out there and those that are just generating disposable, forgettable work.
| @Briekimchi Just look at the scenes from the latest episode, especially the scene where they're at the college club room. |
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@Briekimchi
Just look at the scenes from the latest episode, especially the scene where they're at the college club room.
Just look at the scenes from the latest episode, especially the scene where they're at the college club room.
| @thewiru Oh sorry, I saw the quotation marks and thought it might be a meme or something I'm not aware of ("Higher than average" could be something else!). I'm not a social media person and sometimes your threads reference something well-known on Twitter, so was just making sure. |
| By my standards, most anime fall somewhere between mediocre and 'almost decent.' I’m used to this, and I don’t really mind that there aren’t that many anime I’d consider 'good.' In fact, I’ve even come to enjoy anime I’d rate as a 2/10. |
| "When you see an anime being "higher than average", does it make you sad that most anime are not like that?" No. there's Sturgeon's Law - you will perceive only 10% of everything as good regardless the quality. "of Ruri no Houseki" Like the supposed great visuals of this anime are lost to me, since the characters and the narration are not my cup of tea. |
| watching CITY makes me happy and I find it funny, watching tougen anki makes me sad because it's fucking ass |
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| Well, most anime are made on a low budget, so lighting effects are the one of the details that get sacrificed for cost savings. My reaction to seeing an above-average anime is wondering how much better other shows, especialy its imitators, could be if they put this much effort into it, if they prioritized telling a sincere story over copying anime stock character templates. Too much anime rests on its laurels and it becomes boring after a while. A few examples:
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   Time...it will not wait...no matter...how hard you hold on...it escapes you... |
| No, and if I'm being honest, it seems like a lot of things make you sad... |
| No, they feel special because they're better than other anime, so I feel happy and content instead. However, I very rarely find an anime truly "average". I actually tend to enjoy most of the anime I watch, and hence my mean score is on the higher side. |
SoumyaUkil73Sep 1, 12:45 PM
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| I read the title, got confused by what that question even meant and inmediately thought it was @thewiru with another post lol. Then the actual text inside the forum just confused me even more. Well, for the actual question if you are referring to an anime not having a great MAL average rating/score, well, I don't really care for that. I do think that an anime having higher ratings tends to equate to a better show, but if I like an "underrated" show or dislike a well regarded show, I don't really care for that. If you are referring to the lightning aspect of animes or TV shows in general, well, I do like when an scene has amazing lightning or use of darkness, but I wouldn't say it is something that I notice that much to begin with. But it is an aspect that can elevate certain scenes. |
| "Those words are meant for those that dare defy god's final warning... An epigraph of their stubbornness" - Maho Hiyajo (Steins;Gate 0)    |
| Nah, Im happy that I see a good one, but I know it is impossible for everything to be this great. Besides, sometimes it is good to watch some trash (the funny kind) |
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