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Jul 26, 2016 8:23 PM

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FlatEight said:

Exactly. I want more anime to explore that fact. I'm not sure if you've seen the show Louie, but there's a character named Pamela who is perhaps one of my favorite characters across all media. She basically is a character who has no façade to speak of when she's around the main character. She's brutally honest, flawed, and swats away bullshit.
I know everyone keeps appearances in some way. I love getting past that when I get to know people. I like seeing who they really are and I want to see more of that as well when I watch anime.
Sorry, haven't watched it :P

Well that's a story for another day really. All I can say is that it would take more than your standard 12 episodes to develop characters in that way, for most anime. And most anime don't have that luxury. Especially with the different types and executions of their stories.

I highly recommend it. It's one of my favorite slice of life shows.
Exactly man. It would be hard to pull off something like that in 12 episodes. One of the few ways I can see going around that limitation is having the main cast interact with each other in an isolated envorinment without any outside interferences.
Of course, that's also something that's pretty different from most of what we get so it would be pretty difficult to convince a company that it would even sell.
Jul 26, 2016 8:25 PM

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I want more anime catered to me and less anime like mirai nikki, attack on titan and others.
Jul 26, 2016 8:30 PM

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*selling popcorn*


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uh, CGI maybe?
Sep 23, 2016 11:10 AM

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More nips and sex scenes (not in hentai lol). Not ending it on a kiss would greatly help

Well also more seasons of actual good anime, but that never really happens
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Sep 23, 2016 11:15 AM

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I would like anime to stop with the fan service. There is no need, if you have a good story and well developed characters, then there is no need to appeal to "that part of the audience." Any person in their right mind would enjoy a story without scantily clad dressed people running around. No need. No need.
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Sep 23, 2016 11:25 AM

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Robiiii said:
More nips and sex scenes. Not ending it on a kiss would greatly help

Well also more seasons of actual good anime, but that never really happens

There is so much hentai out there, but you want more?

I would like some anime to mix genres(the good ones) fluently and keep them at high quality, like for example Gintama(this one isnt as balanced but its smooth in its transitions)

Many people complain about fanservice and i agree to a point, but I think theres also sexual fanservice done right, in the right proportions it adds variety to the show, my best example would be Jormungand(a bit too much but cant think of any better now)


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Sep 23, 2016 11:30 AM

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Dishonest said:
Robiiii said:
More nips and sex scenes. Not ending it on a kiss would greatly help

Well also more seasons of actual good anime, but that never really happens

There is so much hentai out there, but you want more?

I would like some anime to mix genres(the good ones) fluently and keep them at high quality, like for example Gintama(this one isnt as balanced but its smooth in its transitions)

Believe it or not, I actually want to see it in normal anime and how did they get to it, not in a hentai. Makes me feel like anime is treating me like an adult. Ending it on a kiss makes me feel the opposite of that

Now that u point it out my post might make some confusions, thx for that
Sep 23, 2016 11:32 AM

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Make the genre more self-sufficent.
As it is, too many anime are extreme promotional materials for Light Novels, Visual Novels, and manga. This leads to massive problems whenever a series catches up or overtakes the source material.
Speaking of which, stop trying to force every anime to be an exact copy of the manga/LN. Let there be SOME creative freedom based on interpretation. I'm not saying scrap half the source, throw in excess pointless characters, and run off into it's own madness. That's the wrong type of extreme. But small changes will encourage more investment into both the anime and the source material, because people will be curious where it diverged and where it stayed the same.
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Sep 23, 2016 11:47 AM

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Remove the whole ecchi genre and minimize harems to 3 girls or simply love triangles.
Sep 23, 2016 11:53 AM

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I guess the public reception of anime. I hope that the public will take anime more, idk, seriously(?) than just brushing it off as a children's cartoon.
Sep 23, 2016 11:58 AM

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Well this is a no-brainer

Its idiotic fanbase of course
Sep 23, 2016 12:08 PM
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PoeticJustice said:
I want more anime catered to me and less anime like mirai nikki, attack on titan and others.

what the fuck
mirai nikki and attack on titan are for the most part pretty unique in concept and plot development compared to the majority of anime
that's not to say they're good shows, but they aren't generic
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Sep 23, 2016 12:15 PM

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Better ways in which they could make more money... this would solve many of the other issues mentioned by others.
Sep 23, 2016 12:20 PM

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I'd make it less restrained.
- More types of characters (adult, European, American, Indian, etc).
- Romance with more intimacy and relationship types (straight, gay, bi).
- More fanservice for male and female viewers.
Sep 23, 2016 12:30 PM

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zal said:
I would change incomplete or unfaithful adaptations unless the adaptation are like Planetes where the original part expands and improves the world of the manga while still keeping the psychological part even though toned down.

This begs the question if that is even really filler to begin with. If there is something that is shown in an anime that is not in the manga, and it helps explain or expand on whatever subject, does that really make it filler just because it was something not on screen in the manga?

I'm pretty loose with my definition of filler, so I may see this differently than others here on MAL.
Sep 23, 2016 12:33 PM

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aikaflip said:
I'd make it less restrained.
- More types of characters (adult, European, American, Indian, etc).
- Romance with more intimacy and relationship types (straight, gay, bi).
- More fanservice for male and female viewers.


I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this is where anime is headed. People like feels. Feels = more viewership = money. Just look at what's on top of MAL's list. People vote stuff 10 because it made them cry or it had cute girls... ect.
Sep 23, 2016 12:40 PM

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Rick4life said:
I would erase the ecchi genre completely, and just improve overall anime quality...

No. I like my fanservice. I love erotic because it's arousing and funny at the same time. It's like replacing sexy women with ugly dudes. Sounds sexists, but as a consumer I don't care. Too many people are so obsessed with good stories that they forget that you can enjoy bad series. Enjoyment and being good are two different things.

Ecchi fans obviously enjoy what they are seeing. And there are a few gems that are surprisingly good despite the genre.
Sep 23, 2016 12:41 PM

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I'm just tired of incomplete anime, don't adapt something until the source is complete, this should be common sense. It's really disappointing when you're into a show and it just ends without actually resolving anything.
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Sep 23, 2016 12:44 PM

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I would make series last longer. Something like To Love RU, I'd make it be like family guy, so new seasons keep coming out, forever.
Sep 23, 2016 12:49 PM

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The consumer side of the community. So, 90% of it.
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Sep 23, 2016 2:01 PM

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Enishi- said:
aikaflip said:
I'd make it less restrained.
- More types of characters (adult, European, American, Indian, etc).
- Romance with more intimacy and relationship types (straight, gay, bi).
- More fanservice for male and female viewers.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this is where anime is headed. People like feels. Feels = more viewership = money. Just look at what's on top of MAL's list. People vote stuff 10 because it made them cry or it had cute girls... ect.

I didn't mean make anime worse. I meant make it less safe, take more creative risks, explore more, etc.
Sep 23, 2016 2:06 PM

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More complete series and IPs. The trend of creating anime purely as a means to advertise the source material needs to fucking stop.
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Sep 23, 2016 2:07 PM
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Fanservice. I would be really happy if it disappeared, or at least was reduced in a huge percent. And then focus all the money, time, effort, etc. that went into that shit on creating a great story. True, Japanese 13 year old otaku would be angry, but anime quality would increase.
Of course, we all know that fanservice and fanservice anime give heaps of money to the anime industry because Japanese otaku want their uncensored DVDs, so that'll never happen.
Sep 23, 2016 2:18 PM

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Fanservice. I would be really happy if it disappeared, or at least was reduced in a huge percent. And then focus all the money, time, effort, etc. that went into that shit on creating a great story. True, Japanese 13 year old otaku would be angry, but anime quality would increase.
Of course, we all know that fanservice and fanservice anime give heaps of money to the anime industry because Japanese otaku want their uncensored DVDs, so that'll never happen.

I second this notion.

This is the main reason why I have deterred myself away from the anime scene lately. At least 80% of the anime series each season I personally feel like are catering to fan service. I've only watched 1-3 series each season for the past few years because of this change.

Obviously everyone has different opinions regarding their own tastes in series, but in my opinion, I would prefer not to have panty shots, up-skirts, etc. taking up my entire screen.
Sep 23, 2016 2:29 PM

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Lord_Sithis said:
Fanservice. I would be really happy if it disappeared, or at least was reduced in a huge percent. .



And then Cute Girls Doing Cute Things strikes in!

This is a fact, fanservice wouldn't increase or decrease. It will just maintain its standing... Probably...
Sep 23, 2016 2:29 PM
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More seinen. I'm grateful for Amaama to Inazuma, but there needs to be more stuff for us "oldies."

I know there's lots of seinen manga to adapt, so get on it!
Sep 23, 2016 2:37 PM

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Rick4life said:
I would erase the ecchi genre completely, and just improve overall anime quality... also make all animes follow the fucking manga (if they are made from one that it)
Erase ecchi? you would erase my beautiful lovers? How dare you! D:<
Sep 23, 2016 2:41 PM

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More adult anime, more intelligently written anime, more original shows and less fucking high school-based shows.
Sep 23, 2016 2:52 PM

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I wish the ecchi genre would change. I love sexy characters, but do they have to be this aggressive? Can't they just let the characters be sexy without shoving ass in my face?
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Sep 23, 2016 11:11 PM

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MajinAkuma said:
Rick4life said:
I would erase the ecchi genre completely, and just improve overall anime quality...

No. I like my fanservice. I love erotic because it's arousing and funny at the same time. It's like replacing sexy women with ugly dudes. Sounds sexists, but as a consumer I don't care. Too many people are so obsessed with good stories that they forget that you can enjoy bad series. Enjoyment and being good are two different things.

Ecchi fans obviously enjoy what they are seeing. And there are a few gems that are surprisingly good despite the genre.


Dude.... Do you know how old this is? Why respond? And why do you think your comment matters, no one gives a fuck...
Sep 23, 2016 11:12 PM

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Rick4life said:
I would erase the ecchi genre completely, and just improve overall anime quality... also make all animes follow the fucking manga (if they are made from one that it)
Erase ecchi? you would erase my beautiful lovers? How dare you! D:<


I'm a satanist, so... I don't give a shit
Sep 24, 2016 12:11 AM

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hmm..

No fat characters.

Would also like to stop character from repeating the same phrases over and over and overall repetition.
Who here has seen Higurashi no naku koro ni? seriously how much they continue to talk about the curse and the dam just nonstop
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Sep 24, 2016 12:18 AM

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All anime series adapted from manga or light novels should be faithful and complete from beginning to the end. Fillers are acceptable as long as they promote character development.
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P.S. English is not my first language. I'm sorry if I would cause any misunderstandings.
Sep 24, 2016 12:27 AM

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CheekyKunt said:
Well this is a no-brainer

Its idiotic fanbase of course

Yes this would help SOOO DAMN much ^^
Sep 24, 2016 4:31 AM

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Rick4life said:
Unyversu said:
Erase ecchi? you would erase my beautiful lovers? How dare you! D:<


I'm a satanist, so... I don't give a shit
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Sep 24, 2016 4:39 AM

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It's fun to watch how female members want the Ecchi genre gone. I could vote for a mutual exclusion of sexualized productions, though.
Sep 24, 2016 7:40 AM

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Rick4life said:

Dude.... Do you know how old this is? Why respond? And why do you think your comment matters, no one gives a fuck...

So, you prohibit me from commenting at all. Everyone has rights. If you don't care, don't respond if it's bothersome.
Sep 24, 2016 7:50 AM

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sjo said:
The consumer side of the community. So, 90% of it.
Do you mean the non consumer side since if you removed the consumers, it wouldn't make any money. Or are you referring to consumer media?
Sep 24, 2016 8:00 AM

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merryfistmas said:
sjo said:
The consumer side of the community. So, 90% of it.
Do you mean the non consumer side since if you removed the consumers, it wouldn't make any money. Or are you referring to consumer media?


I think it was a poor choice of words on my behalf.
To reiterate, I'd personally replace the current consumers with ones that demand better quality material.
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Sep 24, 2016 8:01 AM

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honeybone said:
All anime series adapted from manga or light novels should be faithful and complete from beginning to the end. Filters are acceptable as long as they promote character development.


Don't you mean fillers? Filters doesn't exactly make sense in this context.
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Sep 24, 2016 8:38 AM

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sjo said:
honeybone said:
All anime series adapted from manga or light novels should be faithful and complete from beginning to the end. Filters are acceptable as long as they promote character development.


Don't you mean fillers? Filters doesn't exactly make sense in this context.


Sorry, I will correct my mistake. Thanks for informing me.
P.S. English is not my first language. I'm sorry if I would cause any misunderstandings.
Sep 24, 2016 5:04 PM
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More concrete resolutions to characters/plot points
Sep 25, 2016 12:38 AM

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Erase idol animes from the face of the earth
Sep 25, 2016 1:39 AM

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I still find it kind of funny how ecchi and fanservice are still the most hated things on these kind of threads. When,at least from my observation the last...maybe 2-3 years have waaay less pure ecchi shows, than 2000's and 2010-2012 anime. Like what ecchi shows has 2016 had besides HxH and the upcoming Keijo! ? (and honestly all those other magic battle school shows are so tame. Those mostly suck because they are generic as hell, and not because they have ecchi.)

but continueing my shitty opinion , If I could change something, I'd say get rid of all those mobile game adaptations and "multimedia idol projects" 90% of them just straight up suck. Love Live is pretty much the only good one. Most of the time its better to adapt anime from manga, LN and some VNs. Games rarely work.
Also, stop making original mecha anime. Anime studios still seem to try to pander to old mecha fans. Oh yeah, and I'm fine with there being more female oriented shows, but please make something other than boy idols and sports.
Sep 25, 2016 12:38 PM

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Less trashy, pointless, LN adaptions and more yuri
Sep 25, 2016 1:20 PM

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BlackAkemi said:
Less trashy, pointless, LN adaptions and more yuri

Preach. Yeah I do wonder why it's so rare to find Yuri anime.
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