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Well im a otaku/gamer, thought in public you wont see me wearing any anime backpack or speaking in Japanese thought they have a name for those now but meh. I have been watching anime religiously since 2010, also dodge a few animes, that even if they where good i just avoided them just because it was kinda necessary.
i love music, i hate being on the spot and somehow sometimes i just love being alone. Most of the times i just feel like i hate people in general, and human interaction just becomes bothersome.
My favorite games are Fallout 3, Skyrim, F:New Vegas. I hate on rail games and bullshit like COD and i believe Ubisoft is becoming like the company that produces the anual COD Bullshit.
My favorite bands are Blessthefall, bring me the Horizon, Capture the Crown, Coldrain, Crossfaith, SiM, A Day to Remember, and Trivium. I also enjoy classical music instruments, specially the piano. I hate popular shit people listen to and i often hate rap as their lyrics most the of the time feel empty, unless is eminem, because he raps about his mess up life, and their is no current popular song composer that can write with words that hold so much weight as his does.
Recomendations:
1. All i can say never judge an anime by its cover, watch the first few episodes and see if its too your liking.
2. Don't watch a series just because its popular, only watch that which fits your mood or style. Don't fall for pressure, and if it has low ratings and you still want to watch it then watch it.
3. Get used to echi, its anime and echi is everywhere now a days. And often those echi series end up have a lot of potential, so don't let that be reason to watch or not watch a series.
4. Watch enough anime with out avoiding harems types, and fanservice till you become immune to it, so you can practice better judgement on anime, without giving a shit about the fanservice scenes or the harem situations. After all its all about the story, and if you can overlook the fanservice, you might find gems out of the cluster of BS.
5. Enjoy anime and enjoy life, and to those who call you immature for watching it, just ignore them,, because they are the ignorant ones that don't understand that anime is just a style of media that is used broadly to cover a large spectrum of stories of all type of genres, that can range from seires for kids too series for mature audience( by this i mean form series like Pokemon(which can be viewed by kids) to series like Monster or mushishi (which required a mature audience)
^. Enjoy, yes i said it again . Watch what you want, when you want , but do avoid watching echi anime in public lol (its experience talking lol)
Note that i don't do reviews unless i feel the need to. In reality if i did not like a series i will not review as there is no point in making negative reviews, they are waste of time. Why? What you did not like another person might enjoy, so leaving a negative review may restrict other people from digging in into anime they might enjoy, which is why i never myself read a review until i have seen the anime myself. Since taste may vary, and my taste are not that of the rest.
For Example i think DB and DBZ are terrible series that have been way overrated over the decades, and till this day people venerate it even though the series are worst than any anime that may be done this days. IT is the original mediocre cliche base shounen, and the reason shounen today suffers from bad cliches, awful hairstyles and stories that could be good but follow the retarded needs of powerups, and use of retarded protagonist. REally DVZ is a parasite that plagues the genre.
And even though i believe this i will not post a revie in the DBZ page where i would give it a fair score of 4 for trying. But in the end i will not do it since people should choose ont their own what to watch, and nobody should infuelce others with their negative or positive revies. In the end PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS WATCH WHAT THEY WANT, AND IGNORE OTHER PEOPLE OPINIONS AD RREVIEWS SPECIALLY IF THEY ARE NEGATIVES. Ignore the Naysayers i say.
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I haven't read the manga either but apparently A-1 went with an anime-original ending. And you know, since it's A-1 it ended up being shit.
It really is. Kinda sad to see a lot of people not enjoying it as much after the time skip :/
You know you could of just watch my list and saw that I already saw it right? but yea Tex is cool, nihilism personified.
I think Gangsta is more comparable to Gungrave and Black Lagoon but not so much Jormungand.
DB and DBZ are classics with simple stories, characters are likeable and BGMs are way better than TG35's. If you watch DB expecting some really meaningfull plot you're done, you must know what you're about to watch.
Have a great 2016.
I say all that to say this: anything that takes on a different medium and has it's own written script (whether that script be based on a previous work or not) should be evaluated on it's own merits. It's not complicated, it's a simple unspoken rule.
"If anything a 7 should be a good score for it. Since the animation, and sound where pretty well implemented, the fights where good, and the application of tactics was applied at the right level that they are actually applied in real life."
your lack of experience with proper critiquing is causing you to put your foot in your mouth. Good animation? Arslan's animation was some of the worse implemented in it's respective season and in the year altogether. The only anime that I've seen that tops it for worse production was Denpa Kyoushi and Gunslinger Stratos. It had choppy motion mechanics for the character movements, inconsistent character models that were always distorted when presented at a uncommon angle and jarring usage of CGI models used in place of actual craftsmanship.
The tactics were far removed from reality, a horse jumping 20feet into the air onto a rampaging elephant to kidnap a prince is in no way realistic or even plausible. Their ability to take down an army of thousands with less than a dozen characters in the 1st half before retaining a army is absolutely ludicrous, especially since that army was shown to topple an empire overnight. Let's not use words like "realistic" to describe these battles. There is no documented event where an inferior handful of men was able to outmaneuver a army of thousands by simply using the name recognition of one feared man. This story is a gross over-exaggerated romanticizing of war stories told in the middle ages. If you want to see actual tactics where both sides have losses and victories based off of ACTUAL military tactics used throughout history go watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
"Also the characters are pretty unique, and most evolve over time. "
you thought these cardboard cutout archetypes were "unique"? These characters are so by the book you can practically sum them up with 1-liners. I think the biggest difference I'm spotting here isn't misguided information between us but rather a case where it's a difference in experience. Where you see this as "good" I see this as a average medieval war drama done a million times over (average = 5). If you've only had a hotdog a few times in your life then I'm sure the taste is still good to you but if you've consumed a hotdog a hundred times over you get to the point where it's just "alright". And that's the problem, I've seen Arslan before, in book, movies, tv shows and other anime. Arslan does nothing new, Arlsan doesn't take risks and even if it was going by the books, which isn't always a bad thing, it's executed so poorly with bad audiovisuals and terrible leaps in logic tossed in to keep the plot going. It's a average story told in a average way. Unique to you maybe, but far from the case with someone who's already passed that threshold of rose colored lens.
And a 5 isn't a bad score, I'm using the MAL rating as it was intended. There's words in brackets giving an example of each for a reason. I think you're confusing personal enjoyment of a title with actual evaluation of it. Enjoyment is only one aspect of everything you need to consider.
"i just dont watch them nor write the review, since i personally dont see the need to write a bad review"
Thank God you don't review then. A reviewer is there to inform the audience not to simply review what they think is good. A reviewer is suppose to be well rounded and impartial and not simply call something that's average good because they personally enjoy it. If the idea of writing a review for a show that isn't up to snuff bad for you then what exactly is the point? If Pupa is shit and but no one reviews it how is a audience unaware suppose to find out before hand? If a show is overhyped but no one gives a more balanced review how are they going to feel when all the reviews are "10/10" but the show was just "alright" to them.
"And i believe people should exercise their own judgement upon anime, and watch them at their own perril, and decide for themselves if its worth their time"
and this is something I can actually agree upon with you. But some people like an outside opinion as well to either inform what they thought after watching or to simply get an idea of what to expect before they watch it. That's what reviews are there for. Reviews are suppose to give the highlights and downsides to a product. And if that's the case I won't sell a viewer a faulty product if I myself knows better. And if a product is good I will be more than happy to share that with them. But like you said it's up to them to decide, my review simply serves as a precursor to that decision.
Merry Xmas and Happy new year to you too, nice chatting with you.
So no the idea of judging Arslan based on the merit of two separate mediums (manga and novels) is stupid since those are entirely different reiterations done in a completely different medium. Your idea of judging is misguided and I'm trying no to sound like a ass but it's very foolish.
And I'm not offended, just wish you would examine before you comment. I mean a quick read through or even a quick glance of scores would show that what you stated wasn't grounded in any kind of truth. And I hope my ramblings aren't just disregarded as I genuinely would like you to consider the broader ramification of simply judging shows by your definition of "original" works. I think you need to understand what form of judgement would work for one medium shouldn't apply for another and the same should also be considered when discussioning the merits of a story told in different mediums. IF you want to make something comparing the story of the manga as appose to the anime then so be it BUT in a review of Arlsan Senki the anime there is only one source that takes precedence. It's a anime review, not a manga review, not a novel review but a anime review. Thanks for your time.
I'm too lazy to bother explaining my reviewing process so I'll just copy what I have in my bio:
"There's no formulaic system to my reviews as I feel like a set criteria/guideline is too limited and doesn't account for variables; rather my reviews take into account what the show places emphasis on and how it is presented, executed and explored. Plot inconsistencies, poorly realized themes and other issues are all accounted for. Obviously the more these issues are apparent the more it distracts from the overall evaluation. If a show have a lot more strengths than weaknesses then that is also taken into consideration"
So with that info out of the way Jojo got a good score for being a good romanticizing of GAR done in a very self-aware fashion. it's a show that prides itself in being over the top and schmaltzy, trying to discredit it for doing what it set out to do is rather shortsighted. As for Parasyte I see it mostly as a action show, but what made it better was that it was also thoughtful and didn't have themes that weren't utilized. So it was a action show better than others because it had an actual theme and message to convey.
"You clearly like serious anime"
I clearly like all kinds of anime. If I only liked "serious" anime I would be one of those that hate OPM but clearly that isn't the case given that it's the 2nd show all 2015 seasonal year I've given a good score too, with the other being another over the top silly show, Jojo. So the only thing clear is that you're undermining me as a person with no validity to your claim.
And Proxy is a metaphysical show and not suppose to be something taken at face value, you're completely missing the purpose if you were expecting a point A to point B narrative. The show externalizes it's concept by giving it a physical form in the ways of the domes visited. Each of which represented a different aspect of "raison d'etre". May that be by a city that represented self-indulgence and escapism or a library that plays into finding one's identity. Each dome and each character lends to a multifaceted take on the concept the show had turned into a mantra. I think you've made the mistake many others have by taking things at face value. A conceptually driven show shouldn't be evaluated with that of a straight forward narrative driven one. And if that idea is something new to you then there isn't much else I can say in this conversation to point that out.
And any show I give a 10 is a show that I've clearly stated is only given that score for surpassing all my expectations and being one that personally connected with me like no show before or after it. None of my 10s are "perfect", but they're the closest thing I've seen that can hold that title for me as a viewer. And making a statement that you would reserve judgement for only novels and manga is absurd and rather foolish. Anime is it's own separate medium and should be regarded as such. And so is the case with novels and manga. And if you can judge a those mediums then you can and should also do the same for anime. And there are anime originals, which your logic dismisses altogether. Also there are anime that was made before getting a written form, so what you're saying is extremely misguided.
I agree. Episode ten was fine but.. you know, it could be better. There are a lot of poignant scenes which just flew over the viewers head because of the execution.
To be fair though, Gintama is quite lovely although it's extremely overrated. One-Punch Man for the fucking win.