Lazy writer wannabe constantly distracted by everything (even writing all of this is an excuse to skip working on my novel, dammit Lelo).
I like to give everything a chance, no matter the bias I can have about it, and it's rare for me to actually drop a show (and there's always a reason for that). I tend to see something good in everything, so I focus more on the good aspects of certain shows instead of bashing them for their flaws (unless there's just too much of the latter). That's also because the point of anime/manga is to be entertaining and nothing more, and even something terrible can be memetic enjoyable.
I'd like to say that "I love to discuss with people about shows and their flaws and strong points", but considering how internet works, it's more along the lines of "if I get a chance, I like to discuss with everyone. Otherwise, I love to see people raging and flaming about literally nothing because they didn't like a show".
Jokes aside, I like other people's opinions and the more a discussion is calm and positive, the better.
So yeah, I'm kind of a really generic and boring person, am I not?
It's who I am, so if you still want to talk with me and/or send a friend request, well... thank you.
I think it's pointless to say what are my favourite series/characters since you can just read my preferences in my anime/manga list, but I only have one thing to say: if Gintama is not in your top 5 of favourite series of all times there's something wrong with you.
(jk obv, but I really can't understand how anyone could not like Gintama. Seriously, I believe in personal taste and opinion, but Gintama is simply... universal. If someone doesn't like it, something in the universe is not right, the Force is out of balance or some stuff like that)
I'm also a huge Yu-Gi-Oh! fan so don't take my votes about this series and its spin-offs too seriously, I rate each of them in a 1-10 "YGO scale" instead of a regular 1-10 "anime scale".
Also, I usually give 10 to those series/movies that left a great impact on me and that I never get tired of rewatching.
To understand that, here's more details about my ratings:
No rating - I'm still not sure about it and I need to maybe rewatch the series, OR I don't care enough about it to even think of a vote. Could be either of those.
1/10 - Something that shouldn't exist. That's the only possible reason (for me) to rate a show 1/10. It's not bad, it's not stupid, it's beyond all of that. It's something that is literally pointless in its whole existence and should have never been made.
2/10 - N/A (for now)
3/10 - It's memetic bad. It's wrong on so many levels it basically becomes kinda enjoyable for the sake of MEMES. Nevertheless it's really bad in every aspect. I usually rate 3/10 anime adaptations/spin-offs/sequels of something I know that fail miserably in what they were trying to do.
4/10 - Something about it was good. The animation, the basic plot, the concept. Just... something was very appealing. But I either HATED it or was bored to death watching it.
5/10 - Pretty bland, it's the "grey zone" of my ratings. The show was neither good nor bad, it didn't manage to be memorable in any sense OR, if it was an adaptation, was confusing and not well structured, but not at a 3/10 level.
6/10 - I generally liked it but it had some problems OR I didn't particularly liked it but it was technically good. I'm glad I saw it and I may rewatch it sooner or later. I often rate 6/10 second seasons of show I watched/I'm watching that weren't as good as the first ones, OR shows that didn't really grab me but were easy/appealing to watch. 6/10 it's my most versatile vote.
7/10 - I liked it and it was good. The story and/or the animation and direction were good, and I may rewatch it. Nothing more to say, it's an actual "Yep, I liked it", but it wasn't more than that. It's often a 6/10 that was especially good in a single aspect (for example the animation).
8/10 - Really good series, I still remember a lot and keep rewatching some parts of it. I'm generally pleased and satisfied with an 8/10 show, but I usually hope they were a little more of that. I want a lot of my 8/10 to be at least 9/10, but they didn't do enough to earn that vote in my opinion.
9/10 - The show was great in basically everything I can think of. The soundtracks were great, the animation were great, the plot, characters, setting were great, it was just really really enjoyable to watch, and I often rewatch it, either some episodes or the entire series. A 9/10 could also be a show I didn't really expect to like that much and/or was able to surprise me.
10/10 - All my votes have a huge personal taste component, and after all objectivity in critique doesn't really exist, but I try to be as coherent as possible while rating a series (meaning I try to follow a set of personal rules and standards). But that's only for the 1-9 scale. The way I give 10/10 to a series is completely subjective and emotionally-driven, and it could often be defferent to a vote I would give to it if following my usual system. So, I rate 10/10 shows that may actually be 9/10, 8/10 or even 7/10 in my own scale, but that meant something to me on a personal level: those are shows that I constantly rewatch and constantly think about, shows that left something to me, helped me grow as a person or taught me something really important. Those are shows that I hated to know were over, but I was also really happy to see complete their own story.
The 10/10 is a really personal vote.
Well said. Gilgamesh was incredible in this. It's to be expected when this and CCC really bring out his shine to the max. I also heard in Strange Fake he's pretty great. It's his portrayals in these that really make you love the guy.
In a way, I think this was a way to test the waters. Camelot is likely already in its final production stages, so this is stuff they'll possibly improve upon in Solomon's singularity. Regardless of what happens, we'll end up with something great.
Oh, I forgot to quickly mention. One could say you're in the belly of beast right now residing in Italy with the latest chaos going on currently, huh? Stay safe out there, man. 💪
The adaptation was a rollercoaster to say the least. It was great, but there were times it fell flat every three or so episodes before picking up again, then rinse and repeating.
A lot of the new scenes were a nice touch. Some added further context to the story like a lot of Gil and Enkidu's stuff, and then there where scenes like some of Fujimaru's which just really kept showing how virtuous he is at heart. The chemistry between the characters was a real treat. I would say it was the strongest aspect of the anime. Not a lot of Fates can pull off a dynamic like this, and be fulfilling (with Apocrypha being the only decent exception).
Babylonia was left in great hands all in all. Makes you wonder how Solomon will be pulled off, and Camelot at that too. There's a lot to look forward to!
Nobu and Kagetora have been united. The prophecy has been fulfilled! Where is Okita?!
Jokes aside, I enjoyed our nice talk. Thanks for accepting the request too. There's no such thing as too much Fate, so hopefully Ufotable will fulfill that interest in Ataraxia one day. :p
Omg now I feel worse for not contacting you asap ;_;.
Don't worry, I'm ok. Stuffs have been pretty bad over here, but we usually find a way to recover. And yes, haven't left the country yet, lots of problems to cross borders or countries not accepting immigrants.
I just didn't wrote again because I have this belief that I'm a bother to everyone and tend to lose contact with them for that.
I did had moments with no internet or no electricity for a long period but I still had the chance to write.
I'm sorry.
Oh great! You deserve some vacations. I remember the last time you were kinda stressed ;_;.
Yes, you're totally right! I think part 5 is great, but it has so many problems, although I'm probably thinking about different problems than yours lol.
But at least it was able to fix problems from the manga. Now the long wait for part 6!
It's been a long time since the last time we spoke, I'm sorry I didn't even wrote again. Mainly it's a mix between living in Venezuela and being too embarrassed to write again after like half a year, god.
Anyways how are you doing? Hope you're doing okay!
I noticed you finished Jojo part5 and to my surprise you gave it an 8. I know 8 isn't a low score at all, but i was expecting you would give it a 10. Why an 8?
I also gave it an 8 lol.
You don't get literal plotholes, but given the material is complimentary to events that already transpired, it seems a bit late in the game to now get onto the EX volumes. Especially since they haven't announced any sort of adaption for them with Arc 4 already being underway. I'm talking less about the practicality and more about the likelihood of it occurring anyway. It'd be great if it did, but given they're instead choosing to do an anime-original movie and adapting a different side story (which came as a 1st season BD Bonus), I wouldn't really hold my breath.
But well if they do plan on adapting shit past Arc 4, I guess it's viable? If they want to do things in-between season releases like you said anyway.
Yeah they're pretty important in context of aforementioned characters, and they directly reference events from EX volumes in the main series so the LN assumes you've already read those EX volumes. I'd definitely recommend reading EX vol 1 before vol 7 of the main series because Ferris talks about events from that novel already in vol 7 when he's reflecting on himself.
That'd be great. I'd really want the second EX volume as a movie though. But I have a feeling they won't really adapt them this late into the game now that the anime is moving on with Arc 4 and the content of the EX volumes is meant to be read alongside Arc 3.
Personally I'm hoping we get the Tanpenshuu volumes licensed now that they're done with the EX volumes. And if I could be greedy, I'd want the special edition volumes like Bonds of Ice, but since they're limited edition stories released alongside the Japanese Blu-rays that's probably not happening.
So I hear. I pre-ordered the volume and it's arriving anywhere between June 28th and July 11th so hopefully I'll get started on that soon enough. Still got EX volume 3 to read through. Strongly recommend reading those if you haven't, by the way. They're good and add some additional meat to characters like Wilhelm, Crusch and Ferris. Other than Echidna, I'm also interested in the Sin Archbishop of Greed. He had quite debut.
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Apologies for being a little late ^^
In a way, I think this was a way to test the waters. Camelot is likely already in its final production stages, so this is stuff they'll possibly improve upon in Solomon's singularity. Regardless of what happens, we'll end up with something great.
Oh, I forgot to quickly mention. One could say you're in the belly of beast right now residing in Italy with the latest chaos going on currently, huh? Stay safe out there, man. 💪
The adaptation was a rollercoaster to say the least. It was great, but there were times it fell flat every three or so episodes before picking up again, then rinse and repeating.
A lot of the new scenes were a nice touch. Some added further context to the story like a lot of Gil and Enkidu's stuff, and then there where scenes like some of Fujimaru's which just really kept showing how virtuous he is at heart. The chemistry between the characters was a real treat. I would say it was the strongest aspect of the anime. Not a lot of Fates can pull off a dynamic like this, and be fulfilling (with Apocrypha being the only decent exception).
Babylonia was left in great hands all in all. Makes you wonder how Solomon will be pulled off, and Camelot at that too. There's a lot to look forward to!
Jokes aside, I enjoyed our nice talk. Thanks for accepting the request too. There's no such thing as too much Fate, so hopefully Ufotable will fulfill that interest in Ataraxia one day. :p
Don't worry, I'm ok. Stuffs have been pretty bad over here, but we usually find a way to recover. And yes, haven't left the country yet, lots of problems to cross borders or countries not accepting immigrants.
I just didn't wrote again because I have this belief that I'm a bother to everyone and tend to lose contact with them for that.
I did had moments with no internet or no electricity for a long period but I still had the chance to write.
I'm sorry.
Oh great! You deserve some vacations. I remember the last time you were kinda stressed ;_;.
Yes, you're totally right! I think part 5 is great, but it has so many problems, although I'm probably thinking about different problems than yours lol.
But at least it was able to fix problems from the manga. Now the long wait for part 6!
Anyways how are you doing? Hope you're doing okay!
I noticed you finished Jojo part5 and to my surprise you gave it an 8. I know 8 isn't a low score at all, but i was expecting you would give it a 10. Why an 8?
I also gave it an 8 lol.
But well if they do plan on adapting shit past Arc 4, I guess it's viable? If they want to do things in-between season releases like you said anyway.
That'd be great. I'd really want the second EX volume as a movie though. But I have a feeling they won't really adapt them this late into the game now that the anime is moving on with Arc 4 and the content of the EX volumes is meant to be read alongside Arc 3.
Personally I'm hoping we get the Tanpenshuu volumes licensed now that they're done with the EX volumes. And if I could be greedy, I'd want the special edition volumes like Bonds of Ice, but since they're limited edition stories released alongside the Japanese Blu-rays that's probably not happening.
So I hear. I pre-ordered the volume and it's arriving anywhere between June 28th and July 11th so hopefully I'll get started on that soon enough. Still got EX volume 3 to read through. Strongly recommend reading those if you haven't, by the way. They're good and add some additional meat to characters like Wilhelm, Crusch and Ferris. Other than Echidna, I'm also interested in the Sin Archbishop of Greed. He had quite debut.