ITT: Adnarel watches Magica Madoka

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ITT: Adnarel watches Magica Madoka; and shares his amusing and insightful opinions
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Silvy	Oct 31 2013, 07:50 PM Post #141
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	Steins;Gate still has a lot of humour that would only be understood by someone who's familiar with anime and it's tropes so I'm not too sure on how good that one would be. Gits would be a good rec as the whole cyberpunk thing isn't too out there for a western audience. I guess Canaan would be an alright choice for someone who's into an action series and Death Note is a good choice if you want to completely turn someone off from anime forever.



Seoulbowz	Oct 31 2013, 07:50 PM Post #142
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	I think it was a spontaneous thing. @Leaf



leaf	Oct 31 2013, 08:03 PM Post #143
Crimson Leaf Vermillion Posts: 5,603 Group: Venus Clan Member #908 Joined: October 14, 2011 Gender: leaf Theme Song: http://youtu.be/wyJWmm2ymUs	Quote: Death Note is a good choice if you want to completely turn someone off from anime forever. lol'd Care to explain why you think that? AFAIK, it's a common gateway anime. ~~Granted, the blonde girl is pretty much terrible/10~~.



Jenn-uh	Oct 31 2013, 08:26 PM Post #144
hunny bunchkins sugarcube lettuce chamomile sweetie pumpkin schnitzel fries Posts: 13,293 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #550 Joined: December 8, 2009 Gender: Female Country: #226# True Name: Jenna Theme Song: https://goo.gl/tU97pM	I dunno if anyone was scheming to use Madoka to change Adnarel's opinion on anime as a whole. I think it was more like several parties were saying 'Hey Adna, there's this really good show we're enjoying and you might also liek it oh and it happens to be anime'.



Peytral	Oct 31 2013, 08:38 PM Post #145
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	Jenna Oct 31 2013, 08:26 PM you might also liek it oh and it happens to be anime'. These two clauses are mutually exclusive though.



Silvy	Oct 31 2013, 08:44 PM Post #146
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	Schrodinger's Leaf Oct 31 2013, 08:03 PM Quote: Death Note is a good choice if you want to completely turn someone off from anime forever. lol'd Care to explain why you think that? AFAIK, it's a common gateway anime. ~~Granted, the blonde girl is pretty much terrible/10~~. Obvious exaggeration for the lulz but I have a huge beef with the characters of the series being considerably lacking. The premise and first 13 episodes or so of the show are great, but it just starts to go down hill from there because Light is such an unbelievable character with no depth to him whatsoever. He has such a strong sense of justice but there's little back story to "justify" his sense of justice aside from his father being a cop. When a character doesn't even think twice about potentially killing a member of their family, there better be a good reason for why they think that way outside of finding a book on the way home from school one day. They could've done a great job with it by having Light actually think about what he's doing and ask himself "am I going too far with my ambitions?" before he starts to take it to the extreme but instead we're giving a character who's obsessed with killing all criminals from pretty much the get-go. Misa Misa is equally terrible, having no will of her own and being obsessed with Light, she just becomes annoying and painful to watch. Granted at least she DOES have a reason for being obsessed with him but even then, it would be nice if she had more to her character. L is fun because he's so quirky but there isn't much to him either. His game of cat and mouse with Light goes from being really clever to pretty much rock, paper, scissors later in the series which is major disappointment. The fact that this show has such flat characters(well, Misa isn't flat physically) over the span of 37 episodes is the nail on the coffin with this one. With a premise like that, I couldn't help but expect a series that would deal heavily with the justice system and whether the death penalty is really too far for some criminals but there isn't any focus on the criminals themselves and whether or not they can be simply pigeonholed as bad people, especially when a lot of corporations do much more immoral things and escape any prosecution. The music and animation were both pretty nice though. TL;DR It's not a horrible series but it had a lot of potential that was just never realized in a long, drawn-out 37 episodes.



Kiki	Oct 31 2013, 09:10 PM Post #147
Kiki Martius Chantico Posts: 16,455 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #101 Joined: September 23, 2006 Blog: error# Country: #226#	Thinking of some anime that avoids cliche anime tropes, Adna you might like Welcome to the NHK, which is a dark humor laden exploration of the lives of people who struggle to mesh with society. Its the most western anime I've seen and the best too. I think it was based on a book. Paranoia Agent avoids anything boring and done before, FLCL is wierd but fits in with those, basically shows in that bein might be satisfying for someone who hates some of the japanese tropes which come off as melodramatic to a western audience.



The Phantom Squee	Nov 1 2013, 01:30 AM Post #148
Sound the horn and call the cry: "How many of them can we make die?" Posts: 17,970 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #169 Joined: April 13, 2007 Blog: Tastes Like Homebrew Country: #0# True Name: Squee Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5KvMSVnafE	I can pretty much guarantee you that Adna would hate Death Note, Canaan, or Steins;Gate. GitS maybe not, but I don't think he's much of a sci-fi fan. Which is a shame because it's a [radio edit]ing brilliant genre, but lol opinions.



simplechild	Nov 1 2013, 01:31 AM Post #149
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	Adnarel Oct 31 2013, 04:05 PM Smarter Child Oct 31 2013, 03:31 PM Octavia von Silvandorf Oct 31 2013, 03:25 PM UltaFlame Oct 31 2013, 03:09 PM Let's face it, Adnarel's so deep in the anime-hate that nothing will ever change it. This whole thing's an exercise in how vitriolic his criticism will be. The end result is foregone; he's going to hate it. We're just going to be amused in the meantime. Which is honestly kind of ridiculous. Adnarel, you're an alright guy and I like ya, but the degree to which you despise anime - based on nothing more than the generic artistic style, is beyond reason. I agree, he's going to hate it and it's going to be amusing. I don't get the hate-on Adna has for anime either, if he just hated everything, I'd be like "oh, he's just one of those guys that criticizes everything" but the fact that he said it's inferior and from an inferior culture is rather strange to say the least. must you guys take every single thing he says at face value even if he may be completely serious Simple, this is one of the myriad reasons I love you. You've born in me this active feeling of caution to everything you ever say. I don't know how to feel about this. Maybe the denser anime are more up your alley, rather than the entertaining ones. I know for sure that I want to see your reaction to Perfect Blue. And The Tatami Galaxy.



UltaFlame	Nov 1 2013, 01:34 AM Post #150
Thanks Poui. Posts: 28,951 Group: Venus Clan Member #516 Joined: September 3, 2009 True Name: UltaFlame / V. Terennia	The Death Note manga was more enjoyable for me than the anime, but imo the entire series becomes boring right before the timeskip.



Kiki	Nov 1 2013, 06:56 AM Post #151
Kiki Martius Chantico Posts: 16,455 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #101 Joined: September 23, 2006 Blog: error# Country: #226#	seeing that perfect blue and paprika were inspirations for majorly famous western movies, not a bad idea to watch for a non anime fan.



leaf	Nov 1 2013, 03:59 PM Post #152
Crimson Leaf Vermillion Posts: 5,603 Group: Venus Clan Member #908 Joined: October 14, 2011 Gender: leaf Theme Song: http://youtu.be/wyJWmm2ymUs	Kiki Oct 31 2013, 09:10 PM Thinking of some anime that avoids cliche anime tropes, Adna you might like Welcome to the NHK, which is a dark humor laden exploration of the lives of people who struggle to mesh with society. Its the most western anime I've seen and the best too. I think it was based on a book. Paranoia Agent avoids anything boring and done before, FLCL is wierd but fits in with those, basically shows in that bein might be satisfying for someone who hates some of the japanese tropes which come off as melodramatic to a western audience. > welcome to the nhk > bypasses common anime tropes Pick one. That show encapsulates everything that is bad about anime, and I would recommend it to absolutely no one ever.



HyrulianJedi	Nov 1 2013, 04:11 PM Post #153
uguu~ Posts: 7,500 Group: Clanless Member #116 Joined: November 2, 2006 Gender: Girl Blog: I Hate Blogs Country: #0#	Sounds like me and Index.



leaf	Nov 1 2013, 04:24 PM Post #154
Crimson Leaf Vermillion Posts: 5,603 Group: Venus Clan Member #908 Joined: October 14, 2011 Gender: leaf Theme Song: http://youtu.be/wyJWmm2ymUs	That's why we watch railgun instead.



simplechild	Nov 1 2013, 05:12 PM Post #155
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	Schrodinger's Leaf Nov 1 2013, 03:59 PM Kiki Oct 31 2013, 09:10 PM Thinking of some anime that avoids cliche anime tropes, Adna you might like Welcome to the NHK, which is a dark humor laden exploration of the lives of people who struggle to mesh with society. Its the most western anime I've seen and the best too. I think it was based on a book. Paranoia Agent avoids anything boring and done before, FLCL is wierd but fits in with those, basically shows in that bein might be satisfying for someone who hates some of the japanese tropes which come off as melodramatic to a western audience. > welcome to the nhk > bypasses common anime tropes Pick one. That show encapsulates everything that is bad about anime, and I would recommend it to absolutely no one ever. Would you back up your opinion on that like please.



Kiki	Nov 1 2013, 07:53 PM Post #156
Kiki Martius Chantico Posts: 16,455 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #101 Joined: September 23, 2006 Blog: error# Country: #226#	woah yeah, if it's not going too off topic for this one, I'd love to hear why you say that Leaf. O_o



Momentime	Nov 1 2013, 08:38 PM Post #157
uh oh Posts: 18,956 Group: Luna Clan Member #194 Joined: May 28, 2007 Gender: pew pew pew Country: #226# True Name: Shads	I guess it's because Spoiler: click to toggle no girl to waifu. No, misaki doesn't count



leaf	Nov 2 2013, 01:41 PM Post #158
Crimson Leaf Vermillion Posts: 5,603 Group: Venus Clan Member #908 Joined: October 14, 2011 Gender: leaf Theme Song: http://youtu.be/wyJWmm2ymUs	I found the humor to be incredibly subpar. It tries to be one of those silly anime with some serious undertones, but it ultimately fails, both at being funny and at seriously doing anything. The characters' situations were grossly exaggerated and/or contrived, often for comedic value, ultimately killing the impact when the story takes a slightly dramatic turn near the end. This is a staple formula: start off with comedic everyday life, then transition into something more dramatic. The issue being, it did neither of these fronts well. Now, that's not to say welcome to the nhk is the worst anime I've ever seen. That title unequivocally goes to brain powered. However, wttnhk is just so incredibly average, there is nothing about it that would make me recommend it to anyone.



Captain Skullfuck	Nov 2 2013, 02:23 PM Post #159
ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS Posts: 6,628 Group: Venus Clan Member #171 Joined: April 15, 2007 Gender: ditto Country: elsewhere True Name: AlexTE/Professor oak	ITT: why adna is probably better off not liking anime



Saturos	Nov 2 2013, 02:31 PM Post #160
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	Do you mean the arguing about what's better or not? Since that will happen in literally every aspect of human life where things can possibly be compared. It's definitely human nature. Name a thing and I guarantee you people have argued about it. xkcd did a thing on this: http://xkcd.com/1095/

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