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Unpopular anime/manga opinions!
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Hell	Dec 2 2014, 03:37 AM Post #121
Posts: 5,391 Group: Venus Clan Member #719 Joined: November 17, 2010 Gender: Queen of Heroes Country: #157# Blog: Shattered Trophobiosis True Name: Space Hell Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA	Also, some people just like that kind of thing. Doesn't mean they're meant to be realistic. Or complex for that matter. I do get there's a mentality that one follows the other, but that's not necessarily the mindset of every person who enjoys tragedy.



Kula Diamond	Dec 2 2014, 08:45 AM Post #122
atlus tracts Posts: 14,836 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #624 Joined: May 14, 2010 Gender: SNK's slave Country: #238# True Name: Tiltyu Theme Song: https://youtu.be/vqiYrvRq4W8	unrelated to the current discussion: the only anime i even feel like going out of my way to watch is the yugioh anime mostly because i love the IRL card game <_< though if i had faster (like a lot faster) internet i'd get around to watching part 3 jojo lol



Silvy	Dec 2 2014, 11:08 AM Post #123
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	The Phantom Squee Dec 2 2014, 02:09 AM Yeah, by realism I don't mean "this could happen in the real world" because obviously shit like magic would disqualify that. I mean shooting for a realistic approach to what humans would naturally be capable of and how they would act in X situation, overshooting, and landing in "people are horrible and nothing good ever happens" territory. Because it's easy to get hung up on that mentality, and it's an easy substitute for actual complexity. Wait... why are we talking about Game of Thrones?



Momentime	Dec 2 2014, 11:47 AM Post #124
uh oh Posts: 18,956 Group: Luna Clan Member #194 Joined: May 28, 2007 Gender: pew pew pew Country: #226# True Name: Shads	The only shows I can think of that tries for that is maybe stuff like Black Lagoon, GitS, Akira, Monster, Lone Wolf and Cub, maybe Psycho-Pass? Is that what he's talking about? In which case there's definitely a lot of Western influence, but hardly the primary influence.



Admiral Miral	Dec 2 2014, 02:34 PM Post #125
The Light of Hope Posts: 3,126 Group: Venus Clan Member #636 Joined: June 15, 2010 Gender: Wafu! Country: #226# True Name: Miral	Wouldn't every piece of literature ever conceived be striving for realism if we're using Squee's definition?



HyrulianJedi	Dec 2 2014, 02:39 PM Post #126
uguu~ Posts: 7,500 Group: Clanless Member #116 Joined: November 2, 2006 Gender: Girl Blog: I Hate Blogs Country: #0#	What definition of realism do you use?



Saturos	Dec 2 2014, 05:09 PM Post #127
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	Sanae Kochiya Dec 2 2014, 11:08 AM The Phantom Squee Dec 2 2014, 02:09 AM Yeah, by realism I don't mean "this could happen in the real world" because obviously shit like magic would disqualify that. I mean shooting for a realistic approach to what humans would naturally be capable of and how they would act in X situation, overshooting, and landing in "people are horrible and nothing good ever happens" territory. Because it's easy to get hung up on that mentality, and it's an easy substitute for actual complexity. Wait... why are we talking about Game of Thrones? Lel yeah, I thought of that too. http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0254.html The first three paragraphs here are a basic summary of aspects of realism, but I can crib note it in addition. In each one, remember that all of these qualities depend on what the reader/author/society believes are realistic. Realism is: - An objective split between interior minds of the characters and the world (so no weather reflecting emotions) - Plots (supposedly) determined by cause-and-effect - Focusing on the mundane or everyday aspects of reality - Characters of psychological complexity who (ideally) act based on traceable parts of cause-and-effect. - In writing, excessive attention to description as a means of producing a "real" and "believable" world. Keep in mind that this is mostly a movement developed in Western lit, and that the same points come up independently in other literatures. I think you were talking to Squee, HJ, but it's probably useful for someone to provide a definition.



Catman	Dec 2 2014, 05:22 PM Post #128
Posts: 240 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,233 Joined: August 31, 2014 Gender: Testosterone Incarnate Country: #238# Blog: Catman True Name: Catman Theme Song: http://youtu.be/3uRRxCbOHy0	Sword Art Online is a series specifically created to make nerds think they're cool. The main character is a bishounen with no redeeming qualities, who dons an EDGY AS [radio edit] trenchcoat (Circa. The Matrix) and is surrounded by a mass of useless female support characters. Anime these days isn't as cool as it was back in say, the eighties, where they could still be original. Hokuto no Ken is a good example of what the eighties came up with, it even broke the "men don't cry" stereotype. In this series, there are badass women too, who kick ass x10 more than any female character does these days. Now all I see is a lot of innuendos followed by bishonen lead characters who acquire multiple useless female support characters without doing anything to become worthy of them.



Peytral	Dec 2 2014, 05:57 PM Post #129
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	Catman Dec 2 2014, 05:22 PM Anime these days isn't as cool as it was back in say, the eighties, where they could still be original. But there's plenty of cool anime these days. I say that as somebody who watches more 80s and 90s anime than basically anybody else on Temple.



Seoulbowz	Dec 2 2014, 05:58 PM Post #130
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	Peytral Dec 2 2014, 05:57 PM Catman Dec 2 2014, 05:22 PM Anime these days isn't as cool as it was back in say, the eighties, where they could still be original. But there's plenty of cool anime these days. I say that as somebody who watches more 80s and 90s anime than basically anybody else on Temple. The 70s is where it's at.



Kiki	Dec 2 2014, 06:30 PM Post #131
Kiki Martius Chantico Posts: 16,455 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #101 Joined: September 23, 2006 Blog: error# Country: #226#	1940s anime!!! Kumo to tulip ftw!!! I was born in the wrong decade, i prefer this to the crap of our generation!!!



Catman	Dec 2 2014, 06:57 PM Post #132
Posts: 240 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,233 Joined: August 31, 2014 Gender: Testosterone Incarnate Country: #238# Blog: Catman True Name: Catman Theme Song: http://youtu.be/3uRRxCbOHy0	Let's just say, the 20th century did a lot more cool shit than this century looks like it will.



FrozenWrath	Dec 2 2014, 07:02 PM Post #133
Somebody Posts: 2,382 Group: Merc-Yuri Clan Member #1,176 Joined: February 14, 2014 Gender: ??? Blog: The Hero's Shadow Country: NotAmerica True Name: FrozenWrath Theme Song: http://youtu.be/26MntdnE390	Catman http://forum.templeofkraden.com/single/?p=8737029&t=7434900 Sword Art Online is a series specifically created to make nerds think they're cool. The main character is a bishounen with no redeeming qualities, who dons an EDGY AS [radio edit] trenchcoat (Circa. The Matrix) and is surrounded by a mass of useless female support characters. See, the thing is... that's the normal opinion about SAO here. Try somewhere else. Like Golden Sunri- No, wait, you already did that there.



Peytral	Dec 2 2014, 07:05 PM Post #134
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	Maybe. We're getting a new J9 series soon enough though, while also having awesome stuff like Symphogear, Gaiking, Scryed, Shin Mazinger, more JoJo's, Sengoku Basara, etc. during this century. Coolness will never die.



Saturos	Dec 2 2014, 07:38 PM Post #135
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	Yeah, I definitely prefer the anime of this century, but I know I haven't seen a lot of last century's stuff. So that's more an opinion based out of ignorance than an educated stance.



Peytral	Dec 2 2014, 07:44 PM Post #136
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	Saturos Dec 2 2014, 07:38 PM So that's more an opinion based out of ignorance than an educated stance. Well, considering what thread we're in right now...



Kiki	Dec 2 2014, 07:46 PM Post #137
Kiki Martius Chantico Posts: 16,455 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #101 Joined: September 23, 2006 Blog: error# Country: #226#	I like the aesthetics of the past century a bit more but there is some wonderful stuff going on this century too. Too much moe though. ooh ooh that's my unpopular opinion! this waifu moe culture was great when it wasn't a huge deal but IT'S CONSUMING EVERYTHING



Seoulbowz	Dec 2 2014, 08:28 PM Post #138
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	Moe is disgusting



Peytral	Dec 2 2014, 08:41 PM Post #139
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	Bowz Dec 2 2014, 08:28 PM Moe is disgusting http://puu.sh/deOgo/a81df988dc.png



Seoulbowz	Dec 2 2014, 08:47 PM Post #140
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	Bowz Dec 1 2014, 12:36 AM K-On is the greatest anime ever. You didn't even have to go to MAL.

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