| Show just fails at introducing anything interesting in terms of plot or anythings at all Edit: damn the little witch fans getting triggered. Never did i say it was filler, just that it felt like filler (which is often assumed to be boring and skip-able). I just found it boring in terms of plot when i came into the show with expectations cuz its rated 8.06, jus a lil clarity. Now that i have read the comments i no longer feel that lil witch academia is a bad show, now i feel like its a n average show. |
Mister-ManSep 9, 2019 6:41 PM
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| Trust the words of a person that tried to watch it, failed and still moved on. The anime is an entertaining adventure, but it is filler in earnest. |
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| Because you don't seem to know what filler means, I guess. Just because you don't enjoy something doesn't make it filler, saying that just makes you sound extremely ignorant. Next thread, please. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| So we're just calling shows with an episodic structure "filler" now? M'kay. Guess that means that acclaimed anime like Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Ghost in the Shell: SAC, Revolutionary Girl Utena and others are all actually shit, since they'd also be considered "just filler" by your standards. |
Stygian_PrisonerSep 9, 2019 3:28 PM
Hey, did you say "filler"? Time to bust out my favourite meme! Disclaimer: It's a joke, chill. Haven't seen LWA, just think the word filler is dumb. |
| “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Aggregate scoring is bad for the anime fandom |
| Little Witch Academia is amazing. I don't know what you're talking about. One of the best anime I've seen in a while. |
| It totally filled a hole in my soul. Is that makes it a filler? |
alshuSep 9, 2019 6:10 AM
| While it's not 100% plot, it's more fun to watch than what i've seen in the last 2 years |
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| It's a contradiction in terms that the main narrative focus in a story is filler. Perhaps the only filler there were your misguided expectations. |
| I didn't finish it but I saw enough of it (13 episodes so far) to know that you are objectively wrong. I would recommend googling for what "Filler" really means as you still don't know its meaning. I really need to finish it someday. I've always wanted to do it, but for one reason or another I've never got the time to do so. |
| Is this your first time watching an episodic anime? |
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| I don't know about you but I really enjoyed Little Witch Academia. |
| Life Is Short But Intense. |
| Little Witch Academia only seems like a filler-heavy series because the filler episodes are better than the story-furthering episodes. And by "filler episodes," I mean "hilarious character episodes," and by "better," I mean "10/10 instead of 8/10." |
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AlphaOmegaKnight said: I haven't watched LWA, but considering what I know of it as well as comments like yours, I think it should serve as a good reminder to people that plot is not the be all and end all of storytelling.While it's not 100% plot, it's more fun to watch than what i've seen in the last 2 years Also this thread reminds me to go watch it already lol. Where should I start with LWA, again? |
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GlennMagusHarvey said: Where should I start with LWA, again? You could simply go by release order and watch the original 2013 pilot OVA, then the Enchanted Parade OVA, and finally the main TV series. All 3 entries are fairly disconnected from each other though (the 1st episode of the TV series kinda "retcons" several things from the pilot), so the order doesn't really matter. |
Stygian_Prisoner said: GlennMagusHarvey said: Where should I start with LWA, again? You could simply go by release order and watch the original 2013 pilot OVA, then the Enchanted Parade OVA, and finally the main TV series. All 3 entries are fairly disconnected from each other though (the 1st episode of the TV series kinda "retcons" several things from the pilot), so the order doesn't really matter. This is what I did. The OVAs are definitely worth watching, especially if you love the wacky animation that defines classic Gainax/Trigger anime. The TV series maintains a relatively high level of animation quality as well, and the characters are top-shelf throughout the entire franchise. Definitely a fun series for a fun time. |
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Stygian_Prisoner said: the 1st episode of the TV series kinda "retcons" several things from the pilot There is one fan theory that those are in parallel universes. Like in the OVAs Chariot du Nord never used the draining technique, plus no mark on the Moon surface. Thus the events came in a bit differently order and Diana being your typical ojou-sama with only few redeeming qualities. But Ako still can't ride a broom properly...maybe only being dumb and ignorant. |
| As someone who actually loves episodic anime, I actually kinda agree with OP, at least if we're talking about the TV series and not the original OVAs (which are awesome, I won't hear anything about that). Trigger didn't seem to really have many new thematic ideas and the humor isn't zany enough to really captivate me. Don't get me wrong, the show had its moments and I had fun overall with it, but a majority of the time, I felt like we were wasting time just pandering to people who were captivated by the OVAs but don't fully appreciate the depth that they truly had. |
| Mostly cause a lot of it's moments are seen in other anime titles desu.~☆ |
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| I mean I really enjoyed the show. Didn't really seem like a filler series to me, just another great episodic series. |
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YossaRedMage said: Hey, did you say "filler"? Time to bust out my favourite meme! Disclaimer: It's a joke, chill. Haven't seen LWA, just think the word filler is dumb. LOL thanks for the laugh mate |
JoyBoy_316 said: YossaRedMage said: Hey, did you say "filler"? Time to bust out my favourite meme! Disclaimer: It's a joke, chill. Haven't seen LWA, just think the word filler is dumb. LOL thanks for the laugh mate This post gets even better looking at your forum pic of Maine. Ascendance of a bookworm is entirely world-building and character development haha |
| Even tho I loved the whole series from start to end, I have to admit that, contrary to popular belief, I actually liked more the episodic first half of the show. Same thing happened to me with Casshern Sins, where its first half is episodic and the second one follows the plot |
Sharry_Gami said: Please explain your reasoning for watching a show at 3x speed?I watched it at 3X speed....It was enjoyable..7/10...slow anime otherwise...nothing complex...but fine anyways |
| Filler's a dumb word obviously, but the problem with the TV series is that each episode is driven by an animator's idea of what's cool, with no eye for coherency. It's not an issue of it being episodic, simply that a lot of the times it's setting (a magical school for witches) seems like an afterthought and is somehow explored better in the short movies. It also feels unplanned a lot of the time. |
| the first two-thirds I found good, but the last one drags for too long and those felt like filler to me, still I enjoyed the anime but it is undeniable that it could have been written better. |
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