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People call me Ando Commando/Ando/Aussie/That sick cunt, but if your nice and a woman you can call me anytime :D. I'm a straight white (who thinks he's black) male that likes some anime and the medium in general, but hates what has become of anime in general and how quality is no longer as high a priority in producing anime. Grew up with anime, beginning back when I was 5 and watched YuGiOh Duel Monsters, Pokémon and Naruto after school every weekday. Overtime watched more shorter series anime until I took a break at 2014 and didn't pick up anime again until late 2015. Currently a university student undertaking a course.... that's all your getting about that. I follow Tennis, NBA and Pro Wrestling (probably more knowledgeable about that than anime, and look at my completed anime!). Also a fan of movies, video games and currently trying to get into novels. I still watch a lot of anime since they're pretty accessible, easy to watch and some do intrigue me. Honestly I don't really have a 'favourite genre' as I'll probably watch anything that's good. However if I went by my favourites and scores I'd say I enjoy Drama, Psychological, Thriller, and Seinen anime. Usually I dislike Slice of Life, Shoujo, High School anime (and of course bullshit HENTAI AND YAOI!!!). Last thing: My favourites are based off of enjoyment, whereas with my scores I am more critical on shows.
10 - G.O.A.T of Anime, reserved only for the best of the best. I'm one to believe that no piece of entertainment is perfect, but these shows would make me reconsider that. Phenomenal in so many ways with near-flawless execution that leave me in awe once finished. They were ambitious and ultimately achieved its aspirations. They filled my heart with all kinds of emotions, and only left an empty void in their place. They push the boundaries of what the medium could do and ultimately are the reason why I still watch and follow anime today. So good, there is a possibly that some sort of divine being was a part of the creation of these shows.
9 - Outstanding shows that all anime fans should try watching. They hold some of the best anime has to offer and usually come once every few years at best. Masterpieces that I have an emotional attachment to and can see the brilliance of it from a critical point of view. Very impressive in many/all aspects, but for one reason or another lacks something special that keeps it from the perfect score. Nevertheless, they deserve all the praise they get.
8 - Great shows. The narrative, characters and themes are all great here and are utilized very well. Has some flaws throughout that annoy me and keep it from a higher score but the positives outweigh the negatives easily here. They are shows that resonate with me and achieve what they set out to do. Any show with a score of 8 or above are shows I would go back and easily watch on a whim and would recommend to friends.
7 - Good shows that lack in a few areas that keep it from geting a higher score. Was enjoyable and would recommend but I most likely would not re-watch, probably because either it had flaws that I really didn't like and/or I did not get invested enough into the show to warrant a higher score. However it is still a solid show that was enjoyable.
6 - Above Average/Decent shows that I still enjoyed, but not as much as anything higher. I'd still consider them relatively good, but would not give a 7 for a number of reasons, from a lack of story and character development to issues in execution and presentation. I would consider many of these nice time-passers but nothing more beyond that. Some shows here I would recommend to people, but I would not desire re-watching any of these.
5 - Average: Had problems with plot, characters, or both, but still found it enjoyable in some aspects. Many showed good promised but managed to somehow squander it. Shows range from wasted potential, to only a first season without a follow-up, to standard mediocre 'run-of-the-mill' title to just shows that I feel apathetic towards. Often have mixed feelings with shows like this. Not a bad score, but nothing to really brag about.
4 - Bad shows that could still be enjoyable, but I can't overlook the problems the show has. Holds many issues and holes that hinder my praise and enoyment of these shows, but still hold enough value to not be disregarded as a trainwreck. Thus most of these shows end up being forgettable.
3 - Very Bad shows that at times were enjoyable, but those times were few and far between piles of crap that I'd rather forget. Poor writing is usually abundant here and is ridden with cheap literary devices to make it look like it holds more value. These tactics I cannot forgive that easily.
2 - Terrible shows that have somehow saved themselves from a lower score, whether by something from the show or because I'm one weird SOB. Nevertheless, you really shouldn't waste your time on these shows unless your curiosity is too strong. And even then, you'll probably regret it.
1 - Appalling shows which should never be watched by any fans, and to be honest, it probably would've done better if I made the show. Horrendous in so many ways and aren't saved at all by the sound or animation quality. No non-anime fan should watch these as it would probably turn them off of anime forever.
0 (Yes I rate some shows 0) - Oh Lord the pain! I wish I never ever watched this. The people who produced this should've been taken into questioning for producing such bullshit. These shows should be taken to a dark alley, shot at and finally be erased from history. Nothing from these shows is redeemable.
A place where all the anime that I hate, loathe and despise so much that I vent my frustrations in reviews, and here they shall be a reminder to anyone who reads this far into my profile: Watch at your own risk. These are some of the worst animation I have ever experienced. The cancers levels are too damn high and need to be eradicated from the planet before more lives are lost and ruined. This is a place of no mercy; once you're here, you deserves every single bit of ridicule and hatred you get. Fuck these shows. I call this place:
I agree with the overdramatic drama as the series, especially in S3, really liked to abuse it to point where it becomes very preachy and annoying.
As for me, my biggest issues with MHA as a whole is the worldbuilding. I understand that MHA is a character-driven series but at the same time, the series should not simply ignore the worldbuilding aspects like that to a point where the world in MHA does not matter at all. Stuff like social commentary, world evolution, origins for set quirks/powers and UA High School/Campus life are not properly shown to the viewer at all.
Thank you for your Grand Blue review, 3 episodes in I was stunned at the fact that the series was so insanely hyped up. I'm surrounded by friends that think it's the best comedy in the modern era of anime. I was a few episodes in and it felt like a chore getting through it. I was worried I was alone on this until I came across your review haha
I read from a Twitter mutual that the manga was handled better and it just doesn't work as an anime.. Which could be true, that might help the timings and pacing, but the humor is still about dudes stripping every episode and then getting drunk and I don't see the appeal frankly lol
Indeed. The OP videos were what put Mother’s Basement on the map and when he continues them it tends in range of his better content output.
On a completely different note, here’s a video that suggests while Shrek 2 is NOT a perfect movie, it is a perfect sequel: https://youtu.be/9Nk7y6c1Tow
While I didn't watch a lot of his videos, E;R should not be highest tier, the other two earned their spots far more.
He's WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too pessimistic and his spiteful videos on Steven Universe and Star Wars feel like unjustified attacks with intentionally provocative thumbnails. If you want to criticize something and not just tip chairs for provocation sake put some f*cking dignity in it and look fairly. Giving off an air of toxicity is almost always a bad thing. Similarly applies to AniSins, who is in the shit tier, as well as channels like Dishonored Wolf, Turkey Tom, EZPZ, more recently Lily Peet, DXFan19, and a couple more.
Everyone else:
BestGuyEver's pretty fun. He's constantly full of high energy, and his 3 hour lecture on Kingdom Hearts came off better than an active actual professor. I don't agree with all of his opinions, some of them plenty, but he presents them well without losing himself. Even his videos like on Fairy Tail and FF15 feelway less toxic and spiteful than some people would make them.
Gigguk's pretty cool. Sometimes his videos (mainly the "in minutes" series) are laugh out loud hilarious and sometimes they are just plain funny. Should stay in B tier.
MattWhiz has some pretty fun videos from time to time. Arkada's right in the borderline where he should be. He does just enough well to not set off alarm bells even while pretty much being on the line for obvious likes and dislikes. But he laid the groundwork and has some great reviews for anime newbies.
Digibro there but down? Makes sense and yup. His SSY video especially puts him far down.
Canipa Effect is there for some neat lookup videos but not really an opinion guy. Still, he presents his sources well and the editing does the job. Anime America I at least appreciate for being a group of people rather than one voice. It really adds to reviews when multiple people are talking. But I haven't been to their channel in quite a while for anything interesting.
Yeah...RPG Monger, Misty and EmberReviews are properly placed. Not that it's literally devoid of anything, but the first of these, tends to pidgeonhole himself into "fandom horror stories" which isn't really that informative. Plus his Avatar animations are pretty standard. Misty is Misty, and EmberReviews doesn't do much for me at all.
Tokyosarus I don't even count. He's a NEWS channel, not an opinion one. Like how Did you Know Anime is basically just a development history channel copying DYKG Seeing his videos I'm less concerned about him and more whatever news he brings regarding Japan, which I actually do like.
Explanation Point gets props for editing, even if his content is all over the map.
AniSins is about as terrible at criticizing SAO as Xoh was defending it, and I say that giving the series a mediocre 5/10. The former also yelled and screamed WAY too much, while the latter was basically begging for an editor and microphone. I don't think Mother's Basement is that bad as either of these two, but he put himself in holding pattern WAY too much. All his constant "SAO is the worst" "SAO is the worst" videos do is ironically make me turn the other way. The survival guide videos are sometimes neat but aside from that and the OP ones he's basically just rolling.
Hey, Ando. I finished reading Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" (if you recall, we talked about it a while back). I can see now why you weren't too impressed by it. The principles and tactics Tzu discusses were most likely unheard-of back then but nowadays it's common knowledge. The Art of War is an interesting look into the period where it was written but it doesn't offer much beyond that.
Also...after reading your total sophistry on Grand Blue, I've decided to report all your reviews and hopefully moderators here can ban you from writing reviews here ever again ;)
Also, my cousin made a fun analogy after talking about the first episode of the new SAO season.
Remember that giant tree that they everyone routinely took turns whacking hundreds of times per day even though it was still standing and growing strong? The axe swings represent the haters and the tree is the franchise's continued success.
Man, Mysterio looked so good right now. Definitely best shape I've seen him.
Smackdown 1000 was solid although I wish The Rock showed up. Oh well. We got a tease between Batista vs Triple H next year which I would definitely watch.
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As for me, my biggest issues with MHA as a whole is the worldbuilding. I understand that MHA is a character-driven series but at the same time, the series should not simply ignore the worldbuilding aspects like that to a point where the world in MHA does not matter at all. Stuff like social commentary, world evolution, origins for set quirks/powers and UA High School/Campus life are not properly shown to the viewer at all.
So if we both agree the quality of the show felt like a 3-4 out of 10 what did you feel from the manga in comparison?
I read from a Twitter mutual that the manga was handled better and it just doesn't work as an anime.. Which could be true, that might help the timings and pacing, but the humor is still about dudes stripping every episode and then getting drunk and I don't see the appeal frankly lol
On a completely different note, here’s a video that suggests while Shrek 2 is NOT a perfect movie, it is a perfect sequel:
https://youtu.be/9Nk7y6c1Tow
While I didn't watch a lot of his videos, E;R should not be highest tier, the other two earned their spots far more.
He's WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too pessimistic and his spiteful videos on Steven Universe and Star Wars feel like unjustified attacks with intentionally provocative thumbnails. If you want to criticize something and not just tip chairs for provocation sake put some f*cking dignity in it and look fairly. Giving off an air of toxicity is almost always a bad thing. Similarly applies to AniSins, who is in the shit tier, as well as channels like Dishonored Wolf, Turkey Tom, EZPZ, more recently Lily Peet, DXFan19, and a couple more.
Everyone else:
BestGuyEver's pretty fun. He's constantly full of high energy, and his 3 hour lecture on Kingdom Hearts came off better than an active actual professor. I don't agree with all of his opinions, some of them plenty, but he presents them well without losing himself. Even his videos like on Fairy Tail and FF15 feelway less toxic and spiteful than some people would make them.
Gigguk's pretty cool. Sometimes his videos (mainly the "in minutes" series) are laugh out loud hilarious and sometimes they are just plain funny. Should stay in B tier.
MattWhiz has some pretty fun videos from time to time. Arkada's right in the borderline where he should be. He does just enough well to not set off alarm bells even while pretty much being on the line for obvious likes and dislikes. But he laid the groundwork and has some great reviews for anime newbies.
Digibro there but down? Makes sense and yup. His SSY video especially puts him far down.
Canipa Effect is there for some neat lookup videos but not really an opinion guy. Still, he presents his sources well and the editing does the job. Anime America I at least appreciate for being a group of people rather than one voice. It really adds to reviews when multiple people are talking. But I haven't been to their channel in quite a while for anything interesting.
Yeah...RPG Monger, Misty and EmberReviews are properly placed. Not that it's literally devoid of anything, but the first of these, tends to pidgeonhole himself into "fandom horror stories" which isn't really that informative. Plus his Avatar animations are pretty standard. Misty is Misty, and EmberReviews doesn't do much for me at all.
Tokyosarus I don't even count. He's a NEWS channel, not an opinion one. Like how Did you Know Anime is basically just a development history channel copying DYKG Seeing his videos I'm less concerned about him and more whatever news he brings regarding Japan, which I actually do like.
Explanation Point gets props for editing, even if his content is all over the map.
AniSins is about as terrible at criticizing SAO as Xoh was defending it, and I say that giving the series a mediocre 5/10. The former also yelled and screamed WAY too much, while the latter was basically begging for an editor and microphone. I don't think Mother's Basement is that bad as either of these two, but he put himself in holding pattern WAY too much. All his constant "SAO is the worst" "SAO is the worst" videos do is ironically make me turn the other way. The survival guide videos are sometimes neat but aside from that and the OP ones he's basically just rolling.
Also...after reading your total sophistry on Grand Blue, I've decided to report all your reviews and hopefully moderators here can ban you from writing reviews here ever again ;)
Also, my cousin made a fun analogy after talking about the first episode of the new SAO season.
Remember that giant tree that they everyone routinely took turns whacking hundreds of times per day even though it was still standing and growing strong? The axe swings represent the haters and the tree is the franchise's continued success.
Smackdown 1000 was solid although I wish The Rock showed up. Oh well. We got a tease between Batista vs Triple H next year which I would definitely watch.