Trying to dip my toes back into the anime pool after some years of not watching, besides re-watching some old favourites.
Hi. My name is Levi. Yep. I play a lot of video games and table top role playing games, and might end up making at least some professionally, I guess.
I'm a pretty approachable guy who likes stuff and doesn't mind talking to people about anime and other things. Feel free to shoot me a message, and I'll respond in kind.
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Reviews
While I don't write a lot of them, I do like writing about and discussing anime. I try to hit every point and highlight negatives and positives alike, but I do probably have a preference towards bashing negatives. If you find anything you agree/disagree with and/or want to discuss, feel free to hit me up on PM or a comment below.
Current anime endeavour: Nothing!
Scores:
I don't care whatsoever what anyone else's criteria are, I judge based on my own experiences, not by some set objective anime scoring rule, hurr.
I tend to value Story and Characters the highest, but can give out plus/minus for art and sound if those departments are truly spectacular or absolutely god damned horrible. Enjoyment should be equal to my final score, because that's what I'm judging a show on, obviously - "How much do I enjoy it?"
No genre is worth more to me, even if I clearly have ones that I enjoy more, but what I'm saying is that a horror anime can absolutely be ranked the same as a dramatic, poignant anime if both are about equally good.
Score definitions below:
10: Masterpiece, I guess. The best series I have seen are 10's, naturally. Obviously no anime are perfect, but I find it ridiculous to say that 10's are only reserved for perfect anime. All things have flaws, but some series' are so unbelievably good, they rise to the top of their medium and the viewer's mind. Those are my tens, at least.
9: Fantastic, but missing something that otherwise would have made it a favourite. Could be anything from a plot-twist being dumb or a few elements of the story, say characters for example, take away from the overall grade.
8: Very, very good.
7: Good stuff.
6: Decent enough for me to make it through without suffering all too much.
5: Barely made it.
4-1: Terrible. Hated every moment I was watching these. Some I was stubborn enough to finish.
Scores into recommendations:
10: Must watch.
8-9: Highly recommended.
6-7: Kind of recommended, but only if you like the genre.
5: Only recommended if you disagree with my negative thoughts on the series and/or really like the genre.
1-4: STAY AWAY.
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The movie is a supposed classic that many anime fans have seen.
Reminds me a bit of NGE with the old style and writing. Kinda unique story with a developed setting.
First things first, I'm really sorry for stalling my reply so long. Its just that my school is being a big huge party pooper. I'm free for the coming ten days though.
Then, regarding the avatar, I'm thinking of putting up a disclaimer for this actually. I just happened to stumble upon it amidst my lurking a couple of months ago or so. You're like the fourth person to ask me if it was my work.
Yes, I meant Nardo, bleach and OP when i said HST. Your take is rather interesting. For my part, i've been procrastinating OP for a while now because i hear its very addicting, and if it is, i can't afford to be addicted too much at the moment.
About the other two, I - for my part - hold a very passionate dislike for Bleach. Of course, it partly has to do with how i approached the series. I set my bar quite high, going into it after Fate/0 and all. But its cardboard cut out characters simply don't work for me. Or rather, i'd say its Ichigo who doesn't bode well with me. Every time I see him, i feel dreaded by his alarming lack of defining characteristics - besides the scowl. I'd much rather watch a heavily saturated character like Naruto who actually has had a personality than Ichigo. At the very least, Kishimoto is vastly more ambitious than Tite Kubo in that he attempts to deal with heavier subject matter than 'oh evil mastermind kidnapped my gf and wants to end the world, now i must fight, oh and also, imma whole new fucking level of hybrid'.
It is just my preference, but I'd always pick Kishimoto's fleeting brilliance with characters(Itachi, Zabuza, Haku, Orochimaru's original creepiness, the beginning of Sasuke-Naruto drift, Gaara's roots, the hatred Naruto dealt with a veil of false naivete and jocularity before he made that into his actual personality on some god awful epiphany) and character motivations than the continued, unfluctuating mediocrity of Bleach.
But hey, that's just me. At the end, both of them are merely action fantasy tales we suck up with a straw. I'm just being tawdry by expecting so much out of something like that.
I see. It does seem different from most animes, which is why I guess is why not many people have watched it. But if it's similar to those two in any major aspect, I'm definitely watching. And I reckon the reviews you're talking about the top two reviews for it, right? And also, thanks for the insight about LotGH. I definitely was curious to find some
I think I remember reading an interview or two comparing it to Star Wars before. I'm not very familiar with GoT. Are there any animes that are comparable to it? I've always found it strange how LotGH has such a high average but not many people know about it.
Interesting avatar. Little red riding hood's comg prepared with that gun, huh? I see you've watched Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu. What's your opinions on it? I've been hesitant on starting it and all my anime friends barely recognize its existence.
Ye, some people I've known who used to like the series actually dropped it after that arc or during it so it's understandable.
Nana is one of my all time favorites and one of the few series where I marathoned it all the way through within 3 days. It's definitely worth picking up imo with its realistic themes and the way most of the characters are presented. Just be aware that there are a lot of sexual scenes and some adult themes. The artwork is also somewhat different as defined by josei. However, it's still one of my all time favorites.
Unfortunately, the manga right now is still on hiatus but I hope the series will continue soon again once the author resumes work.
Well, my favorite character list are a bit outdated so they are not entirely accurate. I had him on the list for ages now and haven't bothered to change my characters. I was only impressed somewhat at the time from the manga (not anime series) for his back story and his role in the Pain Invasion arc along with some of his dialogues.
In general, the character is flawed but I still liked some of his parts in the story. In technical terms, my character list is outdated. I might update my favorite list soon although I'm finding a hard time to decide on doing that right now.
I don't usually write comments when there's nothing actually relevant for me to say, but your Robotics;Notes review was very good, it had pretty much everything I wanted to say but couldn't convey well. Robotics;Notes was quite amusing to watch with a friend, making fun of the bizarre plot elements (hi, monopoles).
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Are you a movie addict or maybe just a casual movie viewer? If films, animated or live-action ones are something you like, have you ever wondered about joining a club where you can discuss about your favorite movies with your friends on MAL?
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Reminds me a bit of NGE with the old style and writing. Kinda unique story with a developed setting.
First things first, I'm really sorry for stalling my reply so long. Its just that my school is being a big huge party pooper. I'm free for the coming ten days though.
Then, regarding the avatar, I'm thinking of putting up a disclaimer for this actually. I just happened to stumble upon it amidst my lurking a couple of months ago or so. You're like the fourth person to ask me if it was my work.
Yes, I meant Nardo, bleach and OP when i said HST. Your take is rather interesting. For my part, i've been procrastinating OP for a while now because i hear its very addicting, and if it is, i can't afford to be addicted too much at the moment.
About the other two, I - for my part - hold a very passionate dislike for Bleach. Of course, it partly has to do with how i approached the series. I set my bar quite high, going into it after Fate/0 and all. But its cardboard cut out characters simply don't work for me. Or rather, i'd say its Ichigo who doesn't bode well with me. Every time I see him, i feel dreaded by his alarming lack of defining characteristics - besides the scowl. I'd much rather watch a heavily saturated character like Naruto who actually has had a personality than Ichigo. At the very least, Kishimoto is vastly more ambitious than Tite Kubo in that he attempts to deal with heavier subject matter than 'oh evil mastermind kidnapped my gf and wants to end the world, now i must fight, oh and also, imma whole new fucking level of hybrid'.
It is just my preference, but I'd always pick Kishimoto's fleeting brilliance with characters(Itachi, Zabuza, Haku, Orochimaru's original creepiness, the beginning of Sasuke-Naruto drift, Gaara's roots, the hatred Naruto dealt with a veil of false naivete and jocularity before he made that into his actual personality on some god awful epiphany) and character motivations than the continued, unfluctuating mediocrity of Bleach.
But hey, that's just me. At the end, both of them are merely action fantasy tales we suck up with a straw. I'm just being tawdry by expecting so much out of something like that.
Good, reasonable Nardo review. No idea why it has so many not helpfuls. Some people just like to piss on Naruto like that, I guess.
Anyway, since you have a plausible opinion of Naruto, what do you think of the rest of the HST with Naruto as a benchmark?
and also ''One Outs'' since you liked stuff like akagi and kaiji
judging from the stuff you like i think you'll like btooom!
Nana is one of my all time favorites and one of the few series where I marathoned it all the way through within 3 days. It's definitely worth picking up imo with its realistic themes and the way most of the characters are presented. Just be aware that there are a lot of sexual scenes and some adult themes. The artwork is also somewhat different as defined by josei. However, it's still one of my all time favorites.
Unfortunately, the manga right now is still on hiatus but I hope the series will continue soon again once the author resumes work.
Well, my favorite character list are a bit outdated so they are not entirely accurate. I had him on the list for ages now and haven't bothered to change my characters. I was only impressed somewhat at the time from the manga (not anime series) for his back story and his role in the Pain Invasion arc along with some of his dialogues.
In general, the character is flawed but I still liked some of his parts in the story. In technical terms, my character list is outdated. I might update my favorite list soon although I'm finding a hard time to decide on doing that right now.