General Anime Thread

I can’t stress enough how incredible I find Kaguya-sama to be. I think it’s a masterclass of comedy and storytelling and well-written characters.

@Holofan4life  
Is there an anime you don’t like?

Hulaing Babies Episodes 1 and 2: The animation style is interesting, both episodes are pretty short, not too sure what to think about it, really.

@Background Pony #658E  
Tenchi Muyo GXP and School Days

Anyone remember spider riders?

@Holofan4life  
“Masterclass storytelling?” Really? Constant narration, exposition (and repeated exposition), and explaining-the-joke. “Masterclass?”
 
Okay.

@dt  
I think it’s masterclass storytelling because they’re constantly giving the characters characterization and developing their personalities as they are telling jokes. It’s not just a forgetful comedy. It’s a comedy with purpose.

@dt  
The way the show uses its impressive visuals to illustrate its core dynamic of the tension between the two leads is remarkable. It’s like if Death Note and Nichijou had a baby.

I wish I could find one person outside of 4Chan and Reddit excited about Kaguya-sama.

@Holofan4life  
That is what’s supposed to happen. I wouldn’t call that “masterclass,” that’s pretty basic. And I understand praising an anime for getting basic things right because so many don’t, but let’s reign it in a bit.
 
(My issue with it wasn’t even the comedy or the storytelling; it’s the characters and the premise. I couldn’t care.)
 
But this is what I mean. You always go right to the superlative. Okay, sure, you think Kaguya-sama is amazing, literally perfect in every way. But you also think WataTen is amazing. And KF S2. BGS, ZLS, LL, Cells, Alternative. All flawless masterpieces, right?
 
It’s one thing to be enthusiastic and optimistic about anime. I’m watching 13 shows this season, and I don’t do any hate-watching, so that’s 13 shows I like on some level (that’ll likely come down). But I don’t think they’re all S-class shows or potentially could be. I’m certainly not going to declare any of them all-timers three weeks into the season (didn’t we learn from FranXX?). I don’t think my opinions or interpretations of anime have any actual weight (I write and post about them because I enjoy thinking about these things.) but I like to think that me saying I think Endro and KOTOBUKI could be great has more meaning because I don’t think every show I watch is great.
 
It’s not even that you like every show (there’s nothing wrong with that, honestly), it’s that you can’t acknowledge that they’re flawed in even the slightest ways. Like, I already know what you would say to my criticisms of LL; you’re going to say it’s cute, so it doesn’t matter what it does wrong. I don’t know if you’re even willing think about any show objectively or critically. And that just doesn’t make for interesting discussion.

@dt  
There’s nothing wrong with being positive. I try to look at the good things. I don’t want to focus on the negative. I’m trying to have a good time. Nothing is perfect. Fuck, I just prefer being positive than cynical. There’s nothing wrong with that. Obviously, nothing is perfect. For me, anime helps me escape from reality, to go away from all the bullshit. I’m just trying to have fun, and I ain’t changing my personality. I enjoy talking to you, but I’m allowed to be my own person. I still want to talk anime with my friends such as you. I like discussing things with my friends.

Fuck, I’m actually crying now

@Holofan4life  
Being critical is not being cynical. (I would know, because I am very cynical.) It’s not about focusing on the negative, I’m very positive about anime. If I wasn’t, I wouldn’t try 20~ shows a season. I wouldn’t go out of my way to try shows I don’t expect to like.

@dt  
I typically watch animes I expect to like. I want to broaden my tastes, but with college and work I have trouble doing that.

I like how Aggretsuko manages to deal with serious topics while being funny and also while not making all the main characters huge douchebags.
 
If only western adult cartoons could figure that out.

Gotta admit, it’s still kind of jarring how different Retsuko’s metal scream is from her regular speaking voice.
 

@TheHappySpaceman  
Is that not how it usually works for metal voices?

@PonyPon  
Well, yeah, but it legitimately sounds like an entirely different person voicing her, LOL.
 
Anyway, is it just me, or does the hyena dude have a thing for Retsuko?

I’m not entirely convinced that I’m still watching the same show.
 

The fact that the yoga instructor isn’t named “Brotein” is the biggest missed opportunity in television.

@TheHappySpaceman  
He absolutely has a thing for Retsuko.

@Holofan4life  
Considering that I read the manga, I will say this.
 
Fuck the Bow Hero. Just, fuck him. The Spear Hero is at least in some way heroic, just misled. And when he got fucked himself, at least he’s nice. And the Sword Hero is heroic too, but always tries to bear the burden of everything, only to break down.
 
But Bow Hero? He’s just an ass through and through.

@YetAnotherBrony  
She reminds me so much of Taiga from Toradora