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Icy Spring

Icy Spring

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Why is it that anime ratings are so unreliable? I never have this problem when buying books since if its average on Amazon is 4+ then chances are it'll be pretty good. The only exceptions are generally when the book gets preachy and I don't agree with the message - I'm looking at you Parable of the Sower , Stranger in a Strange Land , and The Warrior Prophet .

Right now I'm on a string of disappointments, the latest of which are Fate/Zero and the Index/Railgun/Railgun S franchise.

People told me that the books were better. I've finally finished reading them all and Kazuma Kamachi is a hack writer and this problem is compounded by the ****** translations and editing. Hamazura has even more plot armor than Touma, Tsuchimikado turned into a goddamn secret agent off screen and freely uses magic with no lasting effects, Accelerator keeps powering up, the magic system makes no sense, and the esper system makes no sense because level 5's should either be savants or geniuses based on their "calculation ability", whatever that means, but they don't have any other signs of outstanding intellect. Every minor character exists only as a plot device and when a bad guy is about to shoot one of the protagonists, a gun goes off - but the baddie is the one who got shot thanks to someone intervening at the last second.

I'm at my wits end and am about to go into mecha unless I start picking better shows. There's a few big names that I'm tossing around - Steins;Gate, Shinsekai Yori, Twelve Kingdoms (The first book was actually pretty good) but after that I'm completely out of ideas. Once I hit a dead end I'm not going to watch certain genres like moe/comedy/high school/romance even if they might be OK. It's just a matter of personal preference.

01-Aug-2013 05:16:16 - Last edited on 01-Aug-2013 05:42:10 by Icy Spring

i Revive

i Revive

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Because majority of anime fans have no grasp on what intellectual story telling is. Just as long as it has flashy action scenes, edgy male characters, and KAWAIIII~~~ females it'll be scored highly and become mainstream. Thus, generating new fans who only watch all this over hyped garbage and drive up the scores even higher. I also think the whole Raildex series is utter trash. Fate/Zero is overrated as well, but I wouldn't say it was bad per se.

Shinsekai yori is the best anime to air in 10 years. Steins;Gate, despite its popularity, was great too. I rated both a 9/10, but I give the edge to Shinsekai yori. I see some people regard Twelve Kingdoms as one of the greats; I watched a few episodes and didn't really care for it. Admittadely, those types of fantasy stories just aren't my thing but you should try it out.

Yes... Come... Mecha is the best genre.

Moe is good too ... sometimes...

01-Aug-2013 05:34:31 - Last edited on 01-Aug-2013 05:35:14 by i Revive

Joowi

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I feel ya. Fate/Zero had great ratings and a couple of my pals recommended it to me... I watched the first 2 episodes and just tossed it aside. Wasn't interested at all. Same thing happened with Guilty Crown, as you may have noticed by reading my posts in the previous page.

And I don't say it to be that hipster guy that hates all the popular anime, because I admit I watch/read Naruto and Shingeki no Kyojin.

01-Aug-2013 05:35:13

Nonon-chan

Nonon-chan

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Jesse B77 said :
Guess it's time to pull Shin Sekai Yori out of the purgatory of my 'unfinished series' folder. Better be good, gonna have a hard time topping Madoka...

Well, it might not top Madoka (not much does) but it's still really good and worth the watch.

I can't help but notice someone recommended Ef: A tale of melodies before recommending A Tale of Memories. *sigh* I am disappoint.

02-Aug-2013 02:37:03

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04-Aug-2013 15:41:23

Ars Kicka

Ars Kicka

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Nari said :
Still trying to wrap my head around Serial Experiments Lain..

..guys, I don't even know.

wait 6-12 months then rewatch it.

anyway anyone know of a good anime series that featues a character achietype like aigis from p3 or eve from black cat as a more prominent role? (where there from a more sheltered/secluded lifestyle and are therefore initially quiet/shy but grow to have more of a personality as the series progresses) been in the mood for one of these as of late

05-Aug-2013 05:48:51

Nari

Nari

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Ars Kicka said :
Nari said :
Still trying to wrap my head around Serial Experiments Lain..

..guys, I don't even know.

wait 6-12 months then rewatch it.

anyway anyone know of a good anime series that featues a character achietype like aigis from p3 or eve from black cat as a more prominent role? (where there from a more sheltered/secluded lifestyle and are therefore initially quiet/shy but grow to have more of a personality as the series progresses) been in the mood for one of these as of late

I know I've suggested this before, but I'm smitten by it~:
Durarara might be what you're looking for?

edit: I think even if I wait 6-12 months and rewatch it, I'd still be confused D:

05-Aug-2013 08:47:56 - Last edited on 05-Aug-2013 08:50:00 by Nari

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