No.34797
Talk about series you dropped, other anons back you up or most likely tell you how shit your taste is for dropping it.
I'm at episode 4 of Dagashi Kashi, and while I believe I have the strength to keep going a bit more (but won't finish unless it gets more entertaining real soon), I'm seriously getting less and less interested in it. The clips I saw made it look like a lot more fun.
No.34798
I should have been more clear:
I was expecting more comedy and slice of life stuff
instead I got long and boring exposition about japanese junk food and little to no attachment to the characters
watching ep 5 so far, let's see how it goes
No.34803
>Hajimete no Gal
i've never been so pissed off a the first episode of anything before.
at every scene there's a violation of good story telling
character introductions? so underwhelming it's offensive
>these are my friends, faggot 1, 2, 3.
jesus fucking christ kill the director
No.34809
Tokyo Ravens.
>Episode 2
>MC's love interest dies in his arms
>Episode 3
>Just kidding that was a magic proxy for the real love interest
Dropped like a shit.
No.34812
I've dropped plenty of series :
Boring
Doesn't interest me one bit.
>Darling in the Franxx
>Jashin-chan Dropkick
God-Mode Sue MC
Their inherent nature is masturbatory fantasy, instead of a satire/parody like One Punch Man
The MC is basically God, with hordes of beta male worshipers/followers and vapid harem girls.
He curbstomps everything and everyone; resulting in zero tension because there are no stakes involved..
>SAO
>Overlord
>Mahouka
>Goblin Slayer
Pretentious Bullshit
Stupid shit that makes you cringe so much that you have to pause for a few minutes/hours/days/years.
>Tokyo Ravens
>Monogatari Series
>Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon
No.34815
>>34803
seconded
It didn't help that at the time I was also watching Oshiete Galgo-chan
So I just stuck with the superior gal and dropped HnG
No.34820
Hisone & Misotan dropped because it didn't take its premise anywhere…..
No.34821
SAO, for obvious reasons. I kept watching just to see how bad it could become but when Kirito actually finished the game by defeating the creator, I had just about enough of it. I probably drop more anime than I finish lately so I couldn't possibly remember them all.
One of the more recent ones was Comic Girls, I despise seasonal/modern anime but have a sweet spot for SOL shows so I decided to give it a try but it was just one of those shows where the writers thought that just having cute girls was enough to make a good SOL. There was no comfiness and the characters was annoying as hell. Another recent example that I dropped for the same reason was Hinako Note, which felt like a Chinese bootleg version of Gochiusa.
>>34812
>Monogatari
>pretentious
Nice bait, it just uses interesting visuals, the story is extremely straight-forward and does not attempt to be deep at all. It's like half of the people who use the term "pretentious" don't know what it actually means.
No.34825
>>34809
honestly Tokyo Ravens was funny for the sole fact that the girl who made the magic proxy is a psycho stalker but MC is oblivous to it, but its all great in the end because the dumb bitch dies. I still wouldnt recommend it to other people, i mostly watched it because of boredom.
No.34830
>>34820
I watched it entirelly, liked it, but you're absolutely right, it didn't go nowhere
No.34832
>>34821
He thinks it's pretentious because it's mostly just standing around and talking
No.34834
>>34832
But it never attempts to be deep, the writer of the light novels just prefers to tell the narrative through character interactions rather than flashy fights.
>>34820
Isn't that from Girls und Panzer? I actually dropped that on the first episode, I'm not sure what the fuss was about with that one. I guess it got lucky by having a somewhat funny gimmick but the tanks are ugly as hell due to CG and the characters were as one-dimensional as it can get.
No.34836
>>34834
No I understand that, I'm just saying what he thinks
No.34839
>Yosuga no Sora.
I liked literally nothing about it.
>>34803
Hajimete no Gal was great because Yame-san is fucking perfect and the friends are pretty funny. Maybe try the second episode, they take their time with Yame-san a bit more there. It definitely goes to shit after episode 5 where they veer from the source material though so I don't blame you if you can't be bothered.
>>34812
How the fuck is Maid Dragon pretentious? It is just a fun comedic SOL with good production values and cast chemistry.
No.34843
>>34839
>pretentious
I'm not him, I suppose it's not pretentious in itself, but the way it was adopted by SJWeebs might have influenced the way I look at it.
I still enjoyed it though and wawtched the whole of it. Final conflict was utter shit however.
No.34844
>>34821
>>34832
Maybe he only saw Bakemonogatari. I'm not familiar with the series myself (it's on my backlog) and only saw part of episode one back when it aired, but there were a lot of shitposts about the budget, presentation and Shaft. Here's a troll PV somebody uploaded to nyaa back then.
No.34845
>>34843
Yeah it reminded me of Sora no Otoshimono where they tried to wrap things up with an epic fight as if they'd missed the actual drawing card of the show. Still, every other episode was fantastic.
No.34846
>>34844
>Maybe he only saw Bakemonogatari
Perhaps. I do feel that the Monogatari series is something you need to be somewhat invested it to really enjoy. If you only saw Bake when it was airing and never bothered with anything Monogatari again then it may not be as satisfying as binge-watching the entire series in a week (which I did back when I first watched it). There's serveral seasons, 3 movies and a few four-episode OVAs.
Even if you don't think you'll enjoy the series though, I would still highly recommend the movies, they're one of the few genuinely good and interesting pieces of Japanese animation of the last 5 years.
No.34847
>>34846
I'm not that guy but I watched only Bakemonogatari and thought it was okay but there was no way I could stomach dozens of hours of still-frames and eccentric dialogue so I didn't continue. I'm not against the prospect, but it seems like you guys are saying that it improves or changes for the better later. Is that right?
No.34849
>>34847
>but it seems like you guys are saying that it improves or changes for the better later
If you didn't like Bake, you won't like anything that comes after it. I think Second Season is where the series hit its peak and the best character of the series (Kaiki) had not appeared yet in Bake but it keeps the same formula for the most part. Again, I do recommend the movies, it focuses a bit more on visuals and having actual animation and a bit less on dialogue.
I'm a bit suprised to see serveral people say they disliked it though, I think it's a great series and really liked its use of dialogue.
No.34850
>>34849
I forgot to mention that the movies are a sort of prequel to the series showing what happened before Bakemonogatari so you don't need to have seen anything else in the series to understand its narrative. It was written with the intent of you already caring about the characters but that doesn't really matter much.
No.34852
>>34849
I didn't say I disliked it though, I gave it a 6/10 IIRC. I won't watch things out of release order though so the movies aren't really an option. If the second season is that good though maybe I'll give that a go.
No.34853
>>34852
>If the second season is that good
Keep in mind "Second Season" is actually the name of the third season. The actual second season's name is "Nisemonogatari". They probably did that because Nise feels a bit like watching filler, it does introduce a few characters but if you're the type that is more interested in the supernatural aspect of the story and the fights and less in dialogue and caring about the characters then you might want to skip Nise and go straight to Second Season.
Nise is the season where first pic related happens though…
No.34855
>>34853
>Keep in mind "Second Season" is actually the name of the third season
FFUUUUUUUU
So basically I watch Nise/Neko (15 more episodes on top of Bake which I've already seen) and then it peaks? I can probably do that, especially since (as you've intimated) I've heard that Nise has some notorious ecchi.
No.34857
>>34853
>there is a fucking guide to watch the damn thing
fuck, i have that in my backlog.
No.34859
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>34855
I'd say you can skip Nekomonogatari, it's just a retelling of when Hanekawa became a catgirl for the first time and is very similar to the last arc of Bake. I can completely understand if you'd get autistic about not having seen everything though because I'd feel that way as well with a series like this.
Nise is only good for the ecchi and because it introduces two antagonists; one of which is Kaiki who I consider the best character of the entire series. It also contains what is perhaps the best OP of the series, Platinum Disco. I think almost all of the OPs of the series sound god-tier but Platinum Disco is the type of thing that stays in your head for a while.
>I've heard that Nise has some notorious ecchi
Yeah, it's mostly confined to Karen, the lewd tomboy sister of the MC who wears spats all the time. That gif I just posted was actually what got me into the Monogatari series 3 years ago.
>>34857
>he didn't know
Heh.
No.34860
>>34853
>see some bakemonogatari clips
hey this looks kinda neat
>see that guide
yeah, nah, I'm good
When I see something so extensive and convoluted, I just know the story will make no sense and that the ending will inevitably disappoint me. Yeah, I'm that guy
No.34864
>>34860
That's fucking retarded but seeing as you're a phoneposter that kind of mindset towards the series fits your lifestyle and personality I guess.
No.34865
>>34864
>phoneposter
must be the biggest phone ever, without a battery, connected to a power plug, and sitting on my table
But seriously, I'm weary when it comes to long series. What story realistically needs more than 3 seasons to wrap up?
No.34866
>>34865
A story that isn't for retarded shounen-niggers.
No.34870
>>34865
>What story realistically needs more than 3 seasons to wrap up?
>a story's goal should be to get to the end as quickly as possible
>there can never be more than 1 story in the same show
This is a false premise.
No.34871
>>34866
Anon, shounen is the prime example of shit that stretches for more than 3 seasons. You're right there together with shounenshit if you defend long stories
>>34870
I'm fine with multiple stories in the same universe. Multiple self-contained stories (maybe referencing one another) are great. A single plot stretched through 3+ seasons is not ok imo
No.34872
>>34870
You're trying to reason with someone who saw clips from a series and instead of trying it out for himself he decided that it was not worth it because there are a lot of seasons.
No.34873
>>34872
*who saw clips from a series and thought they were interesting
No.34876
>>34873
>>34872
Anything wrong with that?
Or would you rather make a thread to ask for recomendations before watching anything?
Or maybe go watch some (((review))) to decide on an anime
Or do you exclusively only watch anime if you go into it blind?
And yes, knowing a single series stretches through too many seasons should be a negative
I can go into most Macross or Gundam series and have a nice self-contained story without having to watch a gajillion episodes before it, and have a good time. Now If I try to watch most things Fate related, I have to resort to some convoluted guide least I miss on a number of references or story points. It's poor storytelling and it should be avoided.
No.34877
>>34871
If you have such a shitty attention-span that you can't just find out for yourself if it's fun to watch, don't fucking watch it, no one's forcing you.
Shounen are shit because its writers often have no idea how it's supposed to end and just try to stretch it out as much as possible, this is not the case for Monogatari and I'd say it gets better the further you get into it because it isn't about a single story, it's about the characters.
>>34876
>hurhur Fate is bad that means every anime with lots of seasons is bad
Okay, just don't fucking watch it. Go back to watching your seasonal anime that were made just to advertise shitty LNs and mobile games.
No.34878
>>34876
The "convoluted guide" to Fate is just read the VN. It's not that complex.
No.34881
>>34878
I was recomended multiple series and games in order to "get" what was happening. Felt quite disencouraging tbh
>>34877
No need to be that buttmad, buddy. Why attack a strawman?
No.34882
>>34876
>>34877
I'd like to note one more thing: you said that you could go blind in any season of Gundam or Macross but I already said that you can just watch the Kizumonogatari movies without having seen anything else from the series. The same goes for Bakemonogatari.
No.34885
>>34881
Even if there's a lot of spinoffs there's only one core work, a sequel (Ataraxia) and a prequel (Zero). Anything else is pretty much its own thing.
No.34888
>>34882
That I can muster
But if it's shit, I'm gonna find you and bully your pooper anon
>>34885
I can't find the pic they showed me. It was comical really, with branching paths leading to VN and games. I guess someone wanted to be thorough and ended being intimidating over anything else
No.34892
>>34888
If you think it's shit that just means you have shit taste :^)
But the reason why I was so butthurt by the posts you made is because I can't stand people with low attention-spans. If you have the free time to try it out, just do so instead of claiming that the show is not worth your time without having seen it.
No.34898
Mawaru Penguindrum is one of only a few shows I've actually dropped. The show was completely incapable of getting it's tone right. It would have the cute little penguins doing silly shit in the middle of incredibly serious happenings, or if it was supposed to be a funny slice-of-life moment the scene framing made it look like and incredibly serious conversation. The funky art style charmed me enough to keep watching past the point I should have dropped it, but I couldn't watch it after a major character got assasinated, and while blood was spilling out of them with people freaking out and screaming, the silly penguins were running around being comical to try and add levity to the scene. That was when I quit watching.
No.34901
>>34898
I dropped that as well. I did finish Yuri Kuma Arashi which was directed by the same guy and had similar problems; aesthetics over substance. The director also made Shoujo Kakumei Utena which is his masterpiece and I feel like everything he made after that was him trying to do Utena again but failing to understand that just having flashy visuals isn't what made that show great.
No.34907
>>34860
>>34857
Just watch it in airing order.
No.34932
>>34798
>>34797
I can't. I give up.
Dagashi Kashi is too boring!
They fawn over some cheap candy like it's the eigth wonder, tell you all about it, then engage in some stupid game that isn't entertaining, nor are the characters interesting. The tsundere is the most interesting girl, and she's just average. Fucking hell I hate this shit
No.34933
>>34932
You might as well just check out the hentai, maybe that won't bore you.
No.34943
in my younger days i dropped naruto, for obvious reasons. bringing every character back to life, or rather, making it so they never actually died after all the faggot squads went to try to get sasuke back from going to train under the snake dude in the first one (before shippuden) was the last big straw.
moving on tho, let's see. i've dropped:
>animegataris
just seemed like such a flat show. it was trying really hard to be "how do you do, fellow weebs?" that it just fizzled. some of the references to other anime were a bit humorous, tho.
>mahou shoujo site
when the bullies are shoving MC's head into the toilet i got an erection, went off to tap, and just never came back to the show. edge for the sake of edge is boring.
>pet girl of sakurasou
got halfway thru the whole thing. i actually liked this one, and might even go back to it one day to finish it, but the episodes just felt like they were dragging on and on. was funny watching the MC's female friend get mentally NTR'd, tho.
>gamers!
boring, lackluster, bleh.
>fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood
half of the populace was screeching to watch the original, half was screeching to watch brotherood, so i fucked off and read the manga instead. loved it, but never got back to the anime.
>log horizon
i got to episode 18 or 19 and just stopped watching. you could tell the one white-haired kid was actually an NPC-becoming-sentient from the subtext and his interactions with the other kids, but that alone wasn't enough to keep me interested in the show. didn't hate it, but it just didn't keep me interested really.
>hitsugi no chaika
chaika's way of talking was just too fucking annoying. prolly gonna get someone telling me to kill myself for dropping it, but i just couldn't take it. think this is the only time where i dropped a show solely based on mannerisms/speech patterns.
>phantom: requiem of the phantom
i loved it for having the balls to end in such a tragic way, for actually going there and not backing down. then i realized i was only halfway thru and they brought the main character back to life, washing up on some beach to continue living. nope. the first half should've been the entire anime, would've been just fine like that.
there's more but this post is long enough already.
No.34950
My most hated anime is Toradora. Although, I do not have dislike for mild (comic) violence and thus do not hate tsunderes, I still categorize them on the basis of lethalness. And I hate violent tsunderes. Taiga is way more violent than a lot of other tsunderes who are hated for hitting the male MC. And in the first episode she actually wanted to KILL the mc. That alone made me drop it. I cannot imagine how a person can think about loving someone who wanted the kill him at some point. Moreover she has absolutely no redeemable quality. My hate for this anime is amplified by the number of fags that love this pile of shit.
Eromanga-sensei, Koi kaze, Yosuga no sora, Kiss x Sis
All of the above were either too lewd or too much incest for me.
Zero no tsukaima. First season was pretty ok. And I think it should have ended there.
Mawaru Penguindrum - I wanted to like this anime so bad, because the art was good. But after a few episodes it became boring and bland. Nothing seems to happen after that.
No.34951
>>34943
Reading the manga is really the best choice when it comes to FMA.
No.34952
>>34950
The ToraDora LN ended with them married and having lots of kids.
No.34954
fox spirit matchmaker - I was close to episode 50 or something, but after the fox village arc I lost interest.
nuwa chengzhang riji - Somehow a woman with snake body part creeps me out.
nisekoi - It was going well, but I do not remember why I dropped it.
I also dropped king's avater and love live. Maybe one day I'll restart them.
>>34952
Blargh! Retching!
No.34955
>>34951
zero no tsukaima actually develops nicely, and has a satisfying ending (s4 was the last season, and the ending was conclusive). loved that show so much.
also loved toradora. that show was amazing.
No.34956
I dropped original Naruto anime, that should be self explanatory.
No.34957
I dropped Gabriel Dropout near when it was airing after having gotten two episodes into it because the humour was forced and the characters were boring. But I might rethink that because (blogpost) after having gotten sick of academia due to working on my postgraduate degree for months after my original end date and other reasons, I think I'd relate much more to Gabriel this time around and have a better time of it.
>>34821
>[Comic Girls] was just one of those shows where the writers thought that just having cute girls was enough to make a good SOL. There was no comfiness and the characters was annoying as hell. Another recent example that I dropped for the same reason was Hinako Note, which felt like a Chinese bootleg version of Gochiusa.
Haven't seen Gochiusa yet but Hinako Note did have that knockoff feeling. It was so forced when it introduced that girl whose gimmick was eating paper out of books with no reason to actually care about her.
>>34943
>hitsugi no chaika
>chaika's way of talking was just too fucking annoying. prolly gonna get someone telling me to kill myself for dropping it, but i just couldn't take it. think this is the only time where i dropped a show solely based on mannerisms/speech patterns.
I dropped that too but for a completely different reason. The faggot in pic related had the edgiest, most retarded motivation I've ever seen on a protagonist.
>>34950
>All of the above were either too lewd or too much incest for me.
I'll remember to bully you for having this be the reason you dropped a show, anon.
No.34960
I never pick up any anime that projects a super obnoxious MC who also gives off a moral vibe (Death Note) OR mindless gore (Attack on Titans). Happy that China banned these two on the ground of amoral and excessive violence. If I want to see gore, I'd watch a movie.
>>34957
>>All of the above were either too lewd or too much incest for me.
>I'll remember to bully you for having this be the reason you dropped a show, anon.
Nah, I liked kirino from Oreimo.
No.34962
>>34960
>gore and violence isn't okay, and it's okay to censor such content
>unless it's thru the medium of film, which makes it perfectly okay
>>>/oven/
No.34964
>>34957
Pick it up!
Do it for Satania!
No.34971
>>34962
>pushing mindless gore under the veil of good anime is ok
>jewing young generation to disrupt their morality so they become edgy fags and pantyfa is ok
>banning worthless anime and preserving national characteristics is bad
>>>/gaschamber/
No.34973
>Series begins with the premise being that a Super Sentai fanboy, who has too much money and time and not enough smarts, wants to make the world a better place so that he dresses up in a custom-made Super Sentai outfit to "enforce justice" wherever he goes
<Immediately after building up a small cast of characters who want to join the protagonist on his valiant dream, show goes off the rails by turning into an actual Super Sentai series, and loses of the innocent slice-of-life nature of the early parts of the show in favor of some sci-fi bullshit
At least the opening was good.
No.34975
>>34971
the gore wasn't mindless in attack on titan. the show had many flaws, but the gore had a specific purpose. additionally, morality wasn't a flaw in the show either since they were fighting to defend their homeland from evil beasts trying to kill them. militarism is shown as a good ideal in the show, too.
in death note, there wasn't much gore at all. and, while again, the show had its' flaws, the only way the morality was evil is if you were rooting for Light to win, which most folks didn't do.
the fact that some folks over-praise some anime, such as these two shows, to the point of ridiculousness doesn't make the shows themselves 'worthless anime' or mindless.
>>>/suicide/
No.34985
>>34943
>chaika's way of talking was just too fucking annoying. prolly gonna get someone telling me to kill myself for dropping it, but i just couldn't take it. think this is the only time where i dropped a show solely based on mannerisms/speech patterns
It was intentional because Chaika is from a different country so different language
>>34957
every character in Chaika has good background and motivation for what it does but that guy is just an idiot, i dont think i have seen worse male MC in a serious fantasy genre anime, his design is bad aswell which was prob made so all those 14 year old japs can relate to him in both looks and edgyness.
No.35007
I dropped Card Captor Sakura Clear Card. It seemed to be lacking a lot of charm of the original and it felt like a soulless nostalgia cash grab. I don't think I'm the only one because discussion of the second half the show seemed to disappear from the face of the earth.
No.35012
>>34957
>Haven't seen Gochiusa yet but Hinako Note did have that knockoff feeling
If you watch Gochiusa you'll instantly see how much of a ripoff Hinako Note is. Even the opening scene was almost the same thing.
>>35007
I've only seen the original recently but I have no desire to watch Clear Card. Aside from the art obviously having dropped in quality (90s shows looked so damn good), I also think it's annoying that they decided to do the whole "let's catch all the cards" gimmick again. At least the writers could have come up with villains that try to steal Sakura's cards now that she has collected them all.
No.35028
>>34834
>Isn't that from Girls und Panzer? I actually dropped that on the first episode,
It's one of my fave for 2014. For Girls und Panzer; the 3d gets less jarring and the main characters get developed more later with lots of minor ones added. Give it until the end of ep 4 where the first real fight happens. If you don't like it by then, drop it like a grenade.
No.35031
>>35028
Not that guy, but GUP is trash. For some reason it's become an instant classic but it really has nothing going for it at all.
>CG tank fights
>bland samey shallow girls
No they do not develop. And no the CG does not get to a level where I would tolerate it. Yes, some of the side girls have nice character designs, but saying they're good when they only have a handful of lines at best is just going too far. Most seasonal trash that I drop after 1 episode has more characterisation and less CG than GUP.
No.35038
No.35040
>>35028
>Give it until the end of ep 4
Fuck that, I have a rule that if I don't enjoy the first episode of a show I just drop it. The reason for that is because I have never watched a show that had a horrible first episode and then actually became good later on. Also, it's pretyy retarded to watch 1/3th of a show just to find out if you'll like it or not. Even if the fights are great (they probably aren't because CG…), I already know that I won't like the characters and characters are probably the most important aspect of these sort of shows.
No.35044
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>35040
> if I don't enjoy the first episode of a show I just drop it.
That's your judgement but I usually choose anime where I like the premise. That's why I give it a story arc before I drop it.
Anime which I don't like the summary I skip entirely.
No.35051
>>35044
>That's your judgement but I usually choose anime where I like the premise
Everyone fucking does that. The concept of cute girls fighting in tanks sounds great but it was horribly excecuted in the actual show and I can't know that beforehand.
No.35053
>>34973
That's the fun part, though. There's certainly room for a series that only focuses on the initial part, but the fun of the series was it rapidly shifting between genre conventions every time you started to get comfy with it. I don't think I've ever seen something that plays with it's expectations and legacy stereotypes in that manner. I think that initial change is where most people will leave, but if you stick around there's a much different and rarer experience to be had.
I think the only series I dropped with a strong negative feeling was a random yuri manwha I stumbled on called Her Pet. It hit pretty much every fetish I had so I jumped straight in, and then after ten chapters or so it totally drops yuri collaring and focuses almost solely about melodramatic school bullying instead. Drove me absolutely nuts.
No.35054
>>35051
I thought the tank fights were pretty good. The scenarios in them were exciting, amusing and fun, and the movies are really amping that up too.
No.35055
>>34973
>>35053
The last two episodes were god-tier though and one of the most emotional things I have ever seen in anime.
I think Samurai Flamenco is a show that no one should ever drop. In case you didn't know, it's a show that became well-known for its genre/mood swings, going from a realistic superhero thing where a guy fights pesky criminal like bike thieves to a non-realistic superhero show where he fights actual supervillains to a sort of sentai/mecha parody to him fighting aliens and meeting god. The last two episodes are this weird mix of a dramatic romance which revolves around the second main character and this weird thriller mystery story about what seemed to be a meaningless background character that supposedly died (or disappeared, not sure) at the start of the show. It's one hell of a ride and even I wanted to drop it at certain times but eventually I started to love how insane it got every few episodes and I wanted to see how far the writers would take it. Pic unrelated.
No.35091
>>35040
That's why you should watch the third episode first.
No.35094
>>34973
I dropped it around episode 12, then picked it back up once every said to just enjoy the ride. It was worth it, but I still wish it had kept it how it was for the first couple of episode.
No.35100
>>35091
>it gets good after X episodes
SHIT TASTE CONFIRMED
No.35105
>>35100
Actually, it depends on the show, if it's adapted from a manga then it does apply, but for studio originals and VN adaptations, if the first episode is shit so the rest will.
No.35106
>>34812
>Monogatari series
You have shit taste anon.
No.35109
>watch SAO first season
>bad guy doesnt remember/care why he trapped a bunch of kids and let them die in a game
>next game is not ironman mode anymore
>bad guy 2 is a fucking retard
>got more seasons and spinoffs
>complete the first season and ignored the rest
>watch zero no tsukaima
>its a harem cartoon
>mc wants to go home, but doesnt say WHY?!
>mc marries loli
>finally some fucking progress
>loli waifu still treats him like shit, because FUCK YOU
>mc dies a hero
>he gets revived by big tittie elf
>start adding more girls to the harem
>dropped, didnt even finished that season
I dont why I was fooling myself on believing their relationship as a couple would grow, out of morbid curiosity can anyone tell me what the fuck happens after that or how the damn thing ends?
No.35134
>>35106
>liking Monogatari series
You're the one with the shit taste, retard.
No.35169
>>35109
SAO's first villain's motivations were so fucking retarded, the writer probably couldn't think of a backstory and decided to wing it and let him say some vague shit about how he dreamed about having his own castle as a kid.
No.35194
>>35169
Friendly reminder that the fucking abridged series is better written in every way than the actual show.
No.35198
>>35194
It even has an IMDB page.
No.35202
>Fullmetal Alchemist
Objectively it wasn't that bad for shounenshit, I just couldn't keep myself interested in the manga or anime.
No.35205
>>35202
>Fullmetal Alchemist
The characters and their motivations are just not interesting enough.
All they wanted to do is to uncover the government conspiracy…and the bad guy wants to become god. Borefest.
No.35206
>>35205
>All they wanted to do is to uncover the government conspiracy
Is this bait? They wanted to give Al his body back and Edward his arm and leg.
No.35212
>>35206
>They wanted to give Al his body back and Edward his arm and leg.
That's just an excuse to kickstart the plot. Later on it's all about uncovering the government's experiments of creating philosopher's stone.
No.35225
>read all comics of pic related
>fucking loved it
>they announce an anime/manga of the same author
>hyped
>watch first episode
>lamia
>huuurrr ddduuuurr no sex allowed!
>whut?
>keep watching
>harpy
>oi
>wait
>where is his brother?
>its a harem anime
>i guess beggars cant be choosers
>finish cartoon
>read manga
>dropped after the farm arc
>because its fucking harem
>decide to read japanese pornographic comics about mythological creatures instead
The sad part is that a story of a band of friends looking for a qt montergirl waifu sound more interesting
No.35241
>>35225
Many guys are starved by loniless but they pedestalize the pussy so much that they forget the value of regular friends.
I would gladly read the kind of story uou proposed. Heck it doesn't even have to be monstergirls. But, unfortunately, the balnce between friendship and romance is hard to mantain and it ends falling into nakama shit or harem shit.
No.35242
>>34950
>Toradora
I really wanted to like this show since I heard nothing but praise for it. I just couldn't bring myself to finish it though. I got halfway in and it just became a slog to get through. It was already obvious to me that Taiga and the MC where going to get together and the constant ship teases between them with nothing happening was just getting boring. Like, I'm not asking for them to get together within 3 episodes and I'm completely fine with slow burns but this one just fatigued me.
No.35261
Something I forgot to mention about Haruhi. I did watch all episodes, but Haruhi being very bitchy sometimes without taken down a peg or two turned me a little bit off. Although I do not mind it that much but in my opinion it should have ended right after episode 6 (or 8? where Kyon and Haruhi kisses). After that point it was downhill. Obviously she does not get to play "god" then.
Also, in haganai I would have liked if yozora was a bit nice to sena.
>>34955
>loved toradora
>that show was amazing.
you have to be a masochistic fuck to like toradora
No.35286
>>35109
louise and the MC eventually defeat the britannian separatists and some big fucked-up dragon thing. MC then brings louise back to his own world and they live happily ever after.
i see all the flaws the show has, but i fucking love it regardless.
No.35300
>>34950
>dropping Penguindrum
To be fair, it has a really slow start, but over time it turns into an entirely different series. It's one of my favorite series I've watched, precisely because of where it goes.
>>34797
I dropped Akame ga Kill after a few episodes because the overwhelming edge was boring and grating. I know that basically everyone dies at the end so any character (read: every character) you hate will suffer a violent end, but I could not bring myself to watch long enough to enjoy the catharsis of seeing them die. I dropped Tokyo Ghoul for similar reasons; it started out semi-interesting with the MC having to learn about and adjust to being a ghoul, trying to keep that a secret from his friends and learning how more civilized ghouls lived, but once he went full edgelord I just stopped caring altogether.
I also dropped Gundam: IBO because I got bored. The characters weren't interesting and nothing seemed to happen, but from what I'm aware of that's true of a lot of Gundam series. I intend on watching G Gundam sometime since I've heard it doesn't take itself really seriously, but are there any other series that aren't snooze-inducing?
No.35301
>>35300
>but over time it turns into an entirely different series
Not that anon but I watched till episode 12 and it never got interesting in my opinion.
No.35302
>>34955
>also loved toradora
me too.
No.35306
>>35301
To each his own. I can see why people wouldn't like it, but I also think it's a series that you should watch fully before forming your final opinions on, just because it's a very different beast by the end. You really can't guess what the end of the show will be at the beginning; there are clues if you know where to look, but most you're not going to realize on your first watch.
But yes, the early episodes are pretty repetitive. I think it just makes the contrast of the later episodes sharper, though.
No.35394
>>35300
i really wanted to like akame ga kill. i loved the setting and the story, and i did finish it. but the characters are so flat. there's no character development in the entire show for anyone at all, with the exception of the MC going from 'naive' to 'cold-blooded killer' in the span of the first episode and then never developing again the rest of the show. all the villains are generic, stereotypical "Evil Bad Man", even the bitch with the mechanical arms and the guns surgically inserted into her only stays interesting for 20 minutes, until you find out that she's just as much of a cardboard villain cutout as the rest.
anytime a character is gonna be killed off, you'll know it because they'll start showing flashbacks to their past. might as well put up a neon sign saying "this nigger is about to die".
i still like the setting and story, but so much more could've been done with it.
props to actually having the balls to kill off most of the cast, tho
No.35440
>>35306
So where does it get "good" in your opinion if the entire first half is the same shit repeated over and over again? The last few episodes?
The show never made me care much about the premise or characters either so yeah.
No.35442
>>34955
This is a man of culture right here.
No.35474
>>35440
I had to go back and read some synopses since it's been a few months since I watched it. Episode 12 is the big turning point where a lot of the backstory is revealed, and the series after that takes a darker turn with more and more of the events of the past coming to light. But before that, episode 8 is another heavy one, and it's the last episode involving Ringo trying to make Tabuki fall in love with her, so I'd say that's when the repetitiveness ends and it starts to become a different show.
I know it's not a series for everyone, and I wouldn't place it higher than Utena in terms of mindfuckery and overall quality, but I enjoyed the ride a lot. It's a slow burn, and I found the payoff to be worth the wait. You might not, but that's why we've all got our own tastes.
No.35476
>>35474
>It's a slow burn, and I found the payoff to be worth the wait. You might not, but that's why we've all got our own tastes.
Most shows that I found had good payoffs were already good to a certain degree from the start. A show that forces you to go through 12 episodes of absolute garbage (Steins;Gate is the a good example of this) before it actually tries to be worth your damn time is not something I'd enjoy watching.
No.35477
>>35474
> But before that, episode 8 is another heavy one, and it's the last episode involving Ringo trying to make Tabuki fall in love with her, so I'd say that's when the repetitiveness ends and it starts to become a different show.
I dropped it shortly after that. That show is irredeemable garbage.
No.35530
Most recently that horse racing anime, Cardcaptor Sakura and Mahou Shojou Site.
The Horse Racing anime was bland, perverted and turned into an id*l anime.
Cardcaptor Sakura was alright in the beginning but it stays the same and boring after a while.
Mahou Shoujou Site was just too horrid for me.
No.35535
>>35476
That's fair. For me, the penguin antics and the "what the fuck" with the penguin hat were enough of a hook to be interested in what was going on, and I liked the artstyle and character designs. Then it started going in weirder directions and I had to see it through to the end. But I can understand if it doesn't hook you right away.
>>35477
Well I think that's a little harsh, but alright. I'm sorry if anyone takes my recommendation and feels as though they wasted their time, but like I said, each of us has his own taste.
No.35547
>>35530
do you mean the remake of cardcaptor?
also mahou site was just generic edgy garbage
No.35548
>>35530
We could all sit here all day and list shitty currently airing shows that we've dropped, I think the point was that they were supposed to be shows that are generally well-liked.
No.35549
I have dropped multiple series solely because it was revealed that the my favorite girls in them were not virgins.
No.35552
The 2nd Lupin III anime. Just that, not the entire franchise.
>Episode where a guy poisons Lupin, then challenges him to crack his special safe to get the antidote
>Lupin completely fails at it, but then he just randomly guesses the password, and succeeds
>Safe maker sees him do this, feels humbled and says he could never match Lupin
The protagonists were way too invincible for most of this season. No matter how bad things got, they would quickly wiggle out with no consequence and the episode's plot would simply continue from there. I could see it was trying to be more lighthearted and comedic, but building so many things up, only to have them defused so easily is really annoying. Plus it was hard to like the protagonists when they were so unstoppable.
No.35553
>>35547
No the original, I had planned to watch the original and then the new one as it came out. I won't be watching the new one now.
No.35554
>be somewhat excited that black swordsman is getting adapted
>then I see the CG trailer
>episode one comes out
>watch up to the bar scene where I felt like I had some sort of motion sickness
>realize that they shat on my hopes and dreams
>drop it
I'm not even mad, just extremely disappointed.
No.35654
>>35552
Didn't drop Lupin, but I recal an episode that had that same feel. Probably from the same season (I'm not sure, it's been years since)
>Zenigata captures Lupin for the first time ever
>Trialed, condemned to the chair, the whole thing
>Lupin is smiling, claims he's gonna escape before the date of his execution
>His friends even manage to give him an opportunity to escape, but he passes on it, said he's gonna do it on his own
>He's put in solitary confinement and in a straight jacket
>weeks go by
>I'm invested. What amazing plan does he have in mind?
>One day he stands up, goes "time to leave", then
>a blade-like fingernail pokes through his jacket, and I'm presented with the worst piece of exposition ever delivered in the history of anime
"my fingernails are naturally sharp, like razors"
>cuts his way out of the jacket
>SHAVES HIS WEEKS OLD MUHAMMAD BEARD
>fashions a dummy with his jacket and his shaved beard
>lures a guard in, knocks him down
>dresses up as guard
>Walks out the front door
no, just NO, that's bullshit and you know it
No.35655
>For instance, if I told you to kill all of the Japanese…
Dropped that piece of shit before I even considered watching it. How tremendously retarded it is that the magic power that compels people to follow verbal orders fucks up a use/mention distinction, and that this is an actual plot point.
No.35657
>>35554
I don't think quitting a show within the first two episode counts as "dropping" it, you were never even watching it to begin with.
No.35660
>>35654
Man, that's pretty dumb. I rather enjoyed the "Zenigata finally captured Lupin" episode from the second-most recent season (the Italy season), and it sounds like it was a lot more clever than that. Lupin being able to know how to get the perspective right to paint a picture of himself passed out from starvation using only the food that Zenigata brought him was something I really didn't see coming. I mean yeah you have to suspend disbelief a little, but that's Lupin for you.
No.35661
>Re:Creators
I think it was just after they tried to change a character by rewriting their story and nothing happened that I realized this was going to be a "shits the bed in the second act, possibly multiple times" series. Once the magical girl representative who was the only one with common sense and the ability to doubt was killed in an unfortunate misunderstanding because "muh madoka" I stepped out and read up on what I missed a couple months after it ended. If anything, shitting the bed would've been better than what actually happened. The latter halves of SAO and DitF are godlike relative to how this show decided to go. There is a fucking meta plot point that relied on the idea that the fans of the show would like the villain and even the japanese fanbase was like "nah fuck her."
>>35654
I see your sharp fingernails and raise you gaining superpowers from fan drawings.
No.35677
>>35654
Tbh I really liked that episode. Lupin deliberately spent a year crying and bitching in his cell, accusing others of being him in disguise, so that the guard he disguised as himself wouldn't be believed. I'm also pretty sure he was shown sharpening his fingernail beforehand. It was all a satisfying payoff to me. Zenigata also got nice character development, showing how depressed he gets without someone to chase.
That's another thing, I hated how useless Zenigata was in the 2nd anime, despite this being his life he was never more effective than anyone else at stopping Lupin. I also liked the Alcatraz movie because of how skilled Zenigata was in it. It had its share of stupid moments, like Lupin getting shot in the head point blank and appearing to die, but then revealing he somehow SWITCHED THE GUY'S BULLET WITH A BLANK BY SIMPLY DROPPING THE BLANK OUT OF HIS SLEEVE MID-FIGHT, and also spewed fake blood right as he got shot. But Zenigata was constantly keeping up with the thieves and screwing them over with pure skill, beat Lupin by throwing handcuffs across a room and kept him captured for a while, and then outgunned and killed the main villain by himself.
No.35678
>>34797
ironic, I dropped Dagashi Kashi at the 4th episode. It made me sick because an ugly anime girl is eating regular junk foods and fall in love with their taste. Her expressions felt sick, I could vomit. Because of this, sugars are more nauseous to me.
I rarely drop animes because before watching it I analyze it and read the reviews. Even anime is horrible, I watch it till it ends. Btw I also dropped Sakura Quest, Moyashimon, Bleach.
No.35679
>>34812
I know it's just bait but I have to say, Monogatari is like a plant that you grow, when you wait with patience till fruit of this plant comes out, (amazing last episodes of every season) It's fucking tasty.
No.35682
>>35679
Plus all of the Hachikuji arcs are damn great, regardless of if you like the series or not.
No.35684
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>35678
>dropping sugars
Congratulations, your diet is better now….
No.36663
>>34797
>>34798
God you are a contrarian. It was not that bad. Its a comedy informative piece. It did fix itself by the second season.
>>34812
>Monogatari
You have zero patience and most likely are a teenager. If not then I hope you commit seppuku.
>>34834
>Flashy fights
Anon this is not a Shounen manga. Its like if I went to watch Berserk in hopes of it being a slice of life telling me a story without violence. Maybe you should watch that instead.
>>34844
You need to watch it when you have nothing better to do and you are in a good mood. Monogatari is a moody series. Its not you just pick it up and watch it. It's ironic because I like it a lot after a few episodes or so. It takes time to get used too the style and the series as a whole.
>>34846
>You need to be invested to enjoy.
Completely agree. You need to have patience and really try to not prejudge it. Most who think badly of it have 3 issues from what I noticed. They are impatient, they like action anime, and they are young between the ages of 15-22. It has symbolism and humor embedded in it and it's a very very Japanese show with Japanese humor.
No.36664
>>36663
>Anon this is not a Shounen manga. Its like if I went to watch Berserk in hopes of it being a slice of life telling me a story without violence. Maybe you should watch that instead.
What the hell are you talking about? I was defending the Monogatari series, not insulting it. Improve your reading comprehension.
>It takes time to get used too the style and the series as a whole
That's entirely your opinion, I fucking loved it from the first episode.
No.36670
>>36663
>>35679
The good stories of Monogatari aren't hard to follow, quite the contrary. Owari and Hana were just painfully slow and tedious.
No.36688
Not even being a hipster, I tapped out on both of these around episode 8. AoT just got annoying with really fucking forced drama by having characters CONSTANTLY YELLING AT EACH OTHER OVER GODDAMN EVERYTHING. It's like no one could turn it the fuck down for a few minutes. Kek le Kek made me realize Studio Trigger shows are not that interesting when it feels like they're just too self-aware and up their own ass for how CRAZY AND ZANY THEY ARE XD.
If I want to watch something for sheer balls out insanity, they are already dozens of older shows and OVAs from more than 20 years ago that fill that niche and are rarely self-aware about it; in turn they feel way more genuine and make watching them actually fun.
No.36699
>>36663
>Monogatari
It's a very boring series with lots of talking and nothing happening.
The characters feels more like your generic character archetypes instead of actual characters with personality.
They're comparable to every other forgettable generic slice-of-life or sports series. I don't get why it's praised so much.
No.36712
>>34797
moribito guardian of the spirit
I have never dropped an anime in my life. This shit was terrible.
No.36724
>>36712
The fights were very realistic and great.
Unfortunately the characters, story and world are boring as hell.
No.36729
Kiniro Mosaic. This stupid bitch had to ruin every piss scene with some scat bullshit.
No.36738
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>>36688
>Not even being a hipster
You're not really a hipster for disliking AoT, most people agree that it's either shit or mediocre at best except for Crunchyroll kiddies.
Kill la Kill was very disappointing because they blew the story out of proportion in the second half. If the series had kept the same spirit it had in the first episode, I would have loved it; a girl fighting against a corrupt student council. But instead they had to go full retard and make some weird Eva ripoff about alien clothes. I also fucking hated the short-haired comic relief character, she ruined the atmosphere and tone of what are supposed to be intense moments of the show and she's not funny in the slightest.
>Kek le Kek made me realize Studio Trigger shows are not that interesting when it feels like they're just too self-aware and up their own ass for how CRAZY AND ZANY THEY ARE XD.
Yeah, Trigger should just sticks to making one-episode shorts or films like the first LWA film, their animation is fucking great and they can think of some cool concepts but they just aren't able to tell a full-length story.
>>36712
I was actually planning on watching that in the near future, could you tell a bit more about what made it bad? I thought it looked pretty interesting, I love anime about characters journeying through feudal settings.
No.36747
>>36738
>Anime by trigger
>The plot twist is: it was ayyliens
every time
No.36749
>>36738
i'd rate AoT a 7.5/10, assuming it doesn't shit the bed which it seems like really might, especially considering hisayama finally introduced a nigger as a background character a couple chapters ago. most of fullchan, /animu/ or otherwise, seems to dislike it strongly tho.
i would've preffered if it had stuck with a survival scenario rather than the eldian vs marleyan shit tho, i don't hate it but the idea of the most of the world overrun by titans is a more compelling story than most of a small island being overrun by them.
Kill la Kill, meh i liked it. i went into it expecting absolute dogshit after being pestered to watch it a friend, and was pleasantly entertained, even when it did get a bit wacy with the sentient clothes shit. 6/10 imo.
No.36757
>>36749
>assuming it doesn't shit the bed
It shit the bed when they introduced Titan Shifting in episode 7
No.36759
>>36749
Well, I didn't say Kill la Kill was the worst anime ever made or anything, it's one of those somewhat amusing shows that you can watch and maybe enjoy once but then never look back at again. That is exactly the problem with modern anime though: instead of trying to make something good, something that has the ability to become a modern-day classic, the Japs prefer to make something "safe" and "somewhat amusing" to prevent large-scale financial loss.
So yeah, I thought KlK was okay, but I can completely understand people who just hate its guts and dropped it halfway through unlike me because it really isn't worth anyone's time and is only fun as a time-waster.
No.36772
>>36759
>somewhat amusing shows that you can watch and maybe enjoy once but then never look back at again
This.
I enjoyed Kill la Kill when I binge watched it on a weekend. It was fun, and I didn't get why people hated it so much.
Now, when I tried watching it again, although I still don't think it's hate-worthy, at least I understand that following it weekly must have been a much different experience. Much like Darling in the Franxx did it's bait&switch too late, so did KlK.
Trigger is one fumble away from being the M Night Shyamalan of anime. And that's coming from someone who has been enjoying it's anime so far.
No.36775
>>36772
Did you enjoy Kiznaiver? That one was just absolute garbage from the start in my opinion.
No.36787
>>36775
Never seen it. Art at least looks pretty, but I'll put it in my backlog for now
No.36791
>>36787
>but I'll put it in my backlog for now
No need to do that. It looks good, like most Trigger shows, but the writing is absolute garbage and the characters act as stereotypically anime as possible.
No.36847
>>36738
>short-haired comic relief character
Yeah, Mako. In particular was that one episode where she utterly decimated Ryuko in a fight, despite having a vastly weaker uniform. I repeat, our protagonist got her shit rocked by the fucking comic relief sidekick, despite having a massive advantage. It's not even like Ryuko was holding back, because she was forced to de-power to convince Mako to take pity and stop tossing her around like an old snotrag. And Mako never fights again, so that elephant in the room is never resolved. Ryuko spent most fights being beaten senseless, and was toyed with by several of her allies, and this was the last straw. How are you supposed to have any faith in her when she's EVERYONE'S bitch?
No.36890
My most recent drop was Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine. The only Lupin-related thing I had seen before it was The Castle of Cagliostro, because I wanted to watch everything directed by Miyazaki. I liked the premise of the series so I decided to try out more. I didn't really feel like I would enjoy 70s anime though and this was supposed to be a modern adaption of it so I thought I could just start out there. Now, I had read that most Lupin adaptions were made to be more family-friendly compared to the original manga and that Fujiko Mine was made to reflect the dark and sexual nature of the original work more. And that's exactly where my main issue with the show comes in: while the show does often flash nipples and occasionally shows violence you wouldn't see in most anime (like a guy getting his head cut off with a guillotine), the dialogue of the characters was immature to an absurd level. I felt like I was watching a show written for children that just happened to have tits in it. Maybe the dialogue is like that in all Lupin adaptions though, I'm not sure, but if it is, I'm not planning on watching any more.
Another issue with the show was the visuals, they had this weird shading thing going on where there was always shading on a certain side of a character's face. The occasional CG and overall cheap animation and feel to it didn't make it any better. I've got to say, the first episode was very engaging though and if they had tried to make every episode more like that, it could have worked out.
No.36892
>>36890
> I felt like I was watching a show written for children that just happened to have tits in it.
Depending on the show this can be a boon or a flaw. It usually comes down to what I expect from it. If I gon into it expecting a story and get only boobs I might drop it (unless it's really good ecchi). But sometimes I just want stupid fun with fanservice
No.36896
>>35657
good point
I'd have to posit that if you stick to the second episode you were watching it because you can generally tell if something is going to be shit in the first episode though.
No.36899
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Started very slow, then it felt like it was going in circles and doing shit just because instead of going forward, then the onsen episode came and I had to put it down. I heard it gets better later on, but I just could not stand it.
Same goes for Fate Stay Night. First episode was so fucking boring I could not even wait for the three episodes rule.
No.36902
>>36899
First half of first cour is slow, like you said. Second half has good character development, and a satisfying ending.
Second cour is shit and I wish it didn't exist, shitting all over all the development you saw on first cour. My headcanon is that it never happened.
Which reminds me of Chuunibyou. Great first season. Complete trash second season. In my mind, it never happened.
Slight thread hyjack:
Post anime you actually enjoyed for a season (maybe more) but dropped later on and wish it actually ended with the season(s) you liked.
No.36904
>>35657
>I don't think quitting a show within the first two episode counts as "dropping" it
The first episode normally says enough to me about how the entire show is going to be like. So I tend to just watch the first episode and if I felt that spark you get when you find something exciting to watch then I will continue and if I feel any sort of doubt I'll just drop it. Normally when I feel skeptic about the quality of a show after the first episode and I force myself to watch the rest anyway I tend to just end up dissapointed. Because of this, I have always considered the "three episode rule" complete bullshit, if a show can't even bother to present itself well in the first episode then there is no reason to watch two more episodes of it. Every decent director knows that the first episode is the key to grabbing or losing your viewer's attention.
Girls Last Tour is a show that I just quit during the first minutes for that exact same reason, if you start out a show with ugly CG and a boring conversation then I'm already done.
>I heard it gets better later on
It doesn't, It actually gets worse. I liked the first half of the series, I really liked the post-apocalyptic setting and the worldbuilding surrounding the underground societies, I'm not saying that they went into great detail with this or anything but the episode where they find this clerical-ruled town that basically just tells people to fuck off when they get overpopulated was pretty interesting. But then the second half appears and they have this weird timeskip after which humanity went from the fucking stone age to living in a giant metropolis. Now, I get that the whole theme of the show was "humans can do anything if they try" and that's why they suddenly ended up in such an advanced society but for me, the main appeal of the show was its post-apocalyptic setting, I didn't give a shit about its half-assed messages and morals.
Also, the character of Kamina is constantly meant to be a big deal throughout the show, even though he dies in episode 7 or something, with him even getting this giant statue in forementioned metropolis to indicate him as some sort of legendary hero. This might have been different for people who actually watched it while airing and waited an entire week for every single episode but if you binge-watch this then it feels really weird to have this character that didn't get that much screentime constantly mentioned in the second half where he never shows up anymore.
Oh yeah, this is not as big of a deal but this was also the fourth fucking show where Gainax did the whole "depressed teenage boy MC has to become a man" thing and it was started to annoy me how they have to push that shit into everything they make just because it worked in Evangelion.
Now that I think about it, this show didn't work for the same reason why most Trigger shows don't work; weird genre/mood swings, overambitious mindfuck endings for shows that started with a fairly standard plot, characters that feel out of place, presenting this overpowered antagonist that the MC has to fight with everything he got only to then reveal that wasn't the real antagonist.
No.36906
>>36902
>Post anime you actually enjoyed for a season (maybe more) but dropped later on and wish it actually ended with the season(s) you liked.
Pic related. First season was what Haruhi would have been like if she was a nice person and everyone knew she had superpowers.
The second season felt like they were going for some sort of parody of powerlevel shounen but just like all bad parodies, they went overboard with it and its writing was just as annoying as that of a genuine Shounen Jump show or maybe even more so.
No.36931
>>36906
>were going for some sort of parody of powerlevel shounen but just like all bad parodies
you have no idea
>read manga
>qt just wants to help people
>get the job of student council president
>she is fucking perfect
>she always wins
>ask force notboyfriend for help
>help fellow students
>have some small fights here and there
antagonists just want to fuck shit up, because fuck you!
>dark school secret
>more powerful enemies! they turn into pals later on
>dark school secret resolved because MC family is actually the owner of the school
>small break, I hope the MC's relationship gets develo
>MORE POWERFUL ENEMIES! shit is getting real!
>dark past/conflict of MC's is exposed! can she befriend the guy with the screws!? they turn into pals later on
>another break
>MORE POWERFUL ENEMIES! shit just got real they turn into pals later on
>another break, why cant you have a small time out to act like kids?
>NO TIME FOR THAT! MORE POWERFUL ENEMIES! shit just got real, for real! how can you fucking win?! they turn into pals later on
>some shit happens, MC needs to be the head of the family super rich powerful corporation
>have to leave school
>wants to take not-boyfriend with her, will even give him a damn job
>no! i want to finish school and get a job at your company the normal way!
>then, i will wait for you
>get a nice good bye from EVERYONE really like that part
>MC is now the Directors/owner of the school, because fuck that shit of being the head of the corporation, i want to spend more time with my notbf
>not boyfriend is the student school president, he now has to deal with her as the director
>time skip! what? you were expecting some forbidden love between the director and the student school president? you were expecting some development on their relationship?
>FOOL! have a HUGE TIME SKIP
>notbf has been working for the company FOR YEARS NOW
>he finally got a higher up post in the company of MC
>he goes to the MC office to propose
>MC finally turns into a normal christmas cake woman
>you got that right! they have wasted YEARS of their life working for the corp, while other characters actually got married and had children!
>marry me!
>you think its going to be that easy? you have to win a fight against me first!
>if i lose, i will marry you, if i win you will marry me!
>they start a fight
>the end
the blue balling was fucking painful, they develop the MC's relationship and story, but didnt do much with it, because they need to go to the next fight.
If you have to pick any reason the read this whole thing is because it contains one of the best antagonist i have encountered so far and the whole farewell scene they gave the MC when she was leaving school.
The fights were fun but i remember one arc being fucking retarded and the whole thing about the MC turning into a normal highschool girl was interesting.
No.36982
>>36890
>Protip: Fujiko Mine and Cagliostro are the most un-Lupin like things in the Lupin franchise. Watch the some episodes of the the 2nd 70s anime (the long one), and maybe the entire first series from 1971 (it's only 23 episodes) and some of the TV specials.
Without a doubt, at the very least watch the Mystery of Mamo movie. It's dumb but it best captures the look and feel of Lupin, with lots of vintage 70s animation where the animators try out some grandiose things even when the budget doesn't allow for it. It's easily the best Lupin film, and if you can't get into it, then Lupin may not be for you. Cagliostro is overrated, it's basically Lupin for normalfags.
No.36983
>>36982
I'm also a retard, didn't mean to greentext that first line.
No.36985
>>36982
>Without a doubt, at the very least watch the Mystery of Mamo movie
Alright, I will then. I'm not sure if I'm gonna watch the original series because like I said, I'm not sure if 70s anime is really for me. I mean, I enjoyed Cagliostro but I literally just found out that's actually from the 70s after googling the title, it felt a lot more recent, like something from the late 80s. Most 70s anime just don't look very good though plus the audio tends to have aged a lot and I feel like back then, its creators were trying to make different type of stories compared to the kind of anime that were made later on in the 80s and 90s.
>spoiler
Yeah, I had a feeling that would be the case even without having seen other entries in the series. It had a very distinctive Miyazaki feel to it and Lupin was much of a nicer character than I had expected beforehand.
No.36999
>>36931
I had a lot of fun with it. My only regret is that best girl didn't win.
No.37003
I was kind of enjoying it but then I learned that there was no real progression and seemed like they were getting into the same situations over and over again.
No.37005
For me it was Boku no Pico academia. I knew going into it that it wasn't anything complex and a very simple story, so I went in pretty open minded but I didn't know just how simple. I assumed there had to be a bit more to it seeing how much it's discussed. I'm shocked at just how generic a series can get and how many people will praise it simply for not making any giant mistakes. Other than All-Might I couldn't give half a shit about the rest of the characters. So much of the cast is just one note archetypes and if you're going to have such a simplistic story, either your cast should have depth or they should at least have really good chemistry and I thought most of the cast was just sub-par or unlikable. Deku was alright to begin with but they were really milking how much of a wimpy loser he is to the point I couldn't really sympathize with him anymore and no amount of GAR action moments were going to fix that. First problem I had plot wise was the common, "Why didn't become Deku become a Batman/Ironman sort of hero?" issue but I could overlook that. What I couldn't overlook was Deku getting into the school thanks to predictable scenario of Deku doing something during the entrance exam that made up for his failure and seeing from a mile away how much threats like, "If you don't pass this test you're going to be expelled" meant nothing.
The series is just too predictable and too generic to be anything that could interest me. I can see why people like Deku and why they'd want to watch a feel good show but there were times where it was pure pain to sit through and I'm a pretty patient person when it comes to waiting for things to pick up. I remember having to play one of the episodes at double speed because it was too boring which is the only time I've ever done so. If I recall correctly it was the one where the kids had to throw a baseball or something to measure their strength and Deku's thinking about how to do it without breaking his arm or something. I dropped it with like 2 or 3 episodes left, I remember them dealing with the villains at the theme park. I hear it gets better in season 2 but going on what I've read of it, it just sounds like some melodrama sob story that probably wouldn't captivate me. I see it becoming another one of those series that will inevitably have a giant fuck up with only shipperfags on board because nobody reads it for the plot and ending in a shipperfag pandering ending because that's all the can ride on.
I'll probably finish the 1st season at some point because I have completetionist autism and I generally like to be at least somewhat knowledgeable about what I'm shitting on
No.37006
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>>36712
>makes original anime (ie. not based on previous work)
>boring execution
>no resolution
No wonder original anime gets a bad rap
No.37007
>>36999
he just needed to ask.
No.37128
>>37005
That show is a fucking meme. It's just another badly written Shounen Jump adaption about the MC crying his dick off and screaming that he's going to do that thing he wanted to do. As you said yourself, it's far too generic and predictable, I honestly don't get how Shounen Jump as a magazine even manages to stay financially afloat, I thought boys in Japan were supposed to be some of the most intelligent children on earth yet they read these stories that feel like they were written for niggers. Constant repetition of the same tropes, constantly forcing melodramatic bullshit into every single arc which ends with the MC crying like a little bitch as if that's an accurate representation of how teenage boys behave when something goes wrong in their lives, edgelord antagonists which the writer expects you to feel sympathy for because muh backstory that he came up with just now or are just pure evil. The concept of a school for superheroes has also done many times before of course.
It really doesn't deserve the popularity it's getting right now. The only good thing about it are the cute girls.
>spoiler
I can see where you're coming from, I get kind of "itchy" when I drop stuff as well and tend to force myself to finish shows even while hating them. Still, as someone who saw the first season in its entirety I'd say you're not missing anything. It never got any better, the only scene I found somewhat enjoyable to watch was the last showdown between All Might and this bird monster. It was still very corny though because the villains had specifically created that monster to be STRONGER than All Might even when he's fighting at 100% of his strength after which All Might screams something along the lines "THEN I GUESS I'LL FIGHT AT 110% STRENGTH".
No.37139
>>37128
>I thought boys in Japan were supposed to be some of the most intelligent children on earth
That's probably what their parents think as well when they shove their kids into cram schools. As for why they would read Jump, what else do you expect from the land with no taste?
No.37161
>>37139
>Nips has shit taste
The statistics check out. They have millions of manga/anime and only a handful are actually good.
No.37191
>>37005
>>37128
Vigilante is way better anyway. It gives people a lot of the things they wanted out of the original, a badass quirkless, a main with an inventive and not just "scream to win" power, and no tournament/school event arcs. It's just people trying to stop crime in a powered world. That it isn't the main series and what feels all too often like the "school days" version of it isn't the spinoff says a lot about what makes shonen sell.
Also I feel like the philosophy of these guys has some real value.
No.37195
>>37191
Now, this looks like something I could get into, a guy just punching people without any retarded teenage bullshit. I've always had a thing for superheroes like the Punisher who don't have magical superpowers nor ultra-advanced gadgets and just go out with a mask on and beat people up. I know this already gets brought up a lot lately but it's so damn annoying how most anime/manga are set in highschool.
>says a lot about what makes shonen sell
I don't know, I find it hard to believe that children/teenagers would really enjoy reading a magazine filled with stories about going to school after they just came back home from it. For me, one of the major reasons of why I watch anime has always been escapism and I don't want to spend my free time indulging in stories about being a corporate wageslave or being part of the shitty education system unless it goes all out with showing how depressing modern society really is.
So yeah, I am almost tend to believe that Jump is only still as popular as it is due to the people who are extremely invested in One Piece.
No.37210
>>37195
Don't forget Hunter x Hunter.
It being a best selling manga despite it's shitty artstyle and constant hiatuses is how Togashi can afford lazing around.
No.37236
>>37195
MC is the kid in the All Might hoodie, except instead he's got in incredibly shitty power rather than something power. Also, It's absolute garbage arter 25-ish chapters. The MC starts getting random powerups, Badass old man leaved, and somehow it's actually turned into a fucking idol manga.
No.37239
>>37236
>idol manga
christmas cake superheroines idols?
No.37244
>>37239
No, the third "main" character is a highschool/middle girl who wants to become an idol but she's actually terrible, but uses her powers illegally to do underground fanservice idol shows. And during the course of the manga The maincharacter becomes popular and despite not having a hero license starts making paid public appearances and the girl latches onto his popularity and starts using it to become a legitimate idol. Currently the manga is more about them traveling to idol events for her instead of any crime fighting.
No.37392
Eureka Seven, halfway trough that episode where the mc kidnaps the cripple brown girl.
I have never in my life seen a more unlikable main character nor supporting cast of bigger human garbage than i did here, it's like the show actively went out of it's way to turn everyone into an unlikable cunt with absolutely no pay off or change in sight.
>stupid kid leaves his small town for the first time
>he has absolutely no idea why this particular area is important and just wants to wind surf
>instead of telling what it's about proceed to mercilessly beat the shit out of him with absolutely no one saying a pip or stopping an adult from putting this kid into a coma
>rinse and repeat for twenty episodes
Fuck this show
>destroy enemy robots with zero fucks given for months
>only after almost a year realize that there were actual human beings in the robots
>"OMG, i'm so emo i'm shitting Shinji Ikari out of my asshole, abloo bloo bloo"
How can anyone defend this writing?
No.37394
>>37392
I thought I was alone. I also don't get why people like Eureka 7 so much. The only redeeming factor it had was the MC being quite ubeat and enthusiastic. But that alone didn't save it for me.
No.38760
>>37195
High school settings are featured so often because they play into the perversion of the readers: the girls are old enough to breed but also still young enough to be considered kids, and they wear sailor uniforms which has been a staple of the Japanese psyche when it comes to fap bait. Not to mention the biggest mangonimu-consuming demographic are boys aged 10-17, so they can easily relate with the MCs. This is also the reason why a lot of MCs are spineless faggots, because most of the audience of that age bracket are themselves spineless faggots.
>>37392
>>37394
I tried watching Eureka Seven and from the first episode alone I saw it was going to be a boring ride. I guess it's only popular due to being babby's first mecha show with slice of life elements. It's not even ridiculously bad or hilariously bad like Black General-san, it's just painfully mediocre. I also have an autistic dislike for shows where the character whose name is featured on the show's title is not really the main character.
No.38859
>Gundam Seed
Dropped it after Heero allahu akbars and then gets better. The show was already dragging on with its fujobait protagonists, its dumb political message and that bitch Relena. But that finally got through to me that there's nothing at stake in this series, the status quo is king and there's a half chance that the bad guys will turn out to be secret good guys or just get away with it all for bullshit reason.
No.41602
Just remembered, I watched Magi over a year ago. And, dropped the series during the revolution story arc. IIRC, the reason is that you had the peasants being all gung-ho about ruling themselves, and, then, the very next damn moment, they immediately roll into a ball, start sucking their thumbs, and crying about how "Who will save us" when the entire point of the arc was the public learning to fight for themselves.
No.41605
>>41602
The OP and earlier episodes really makes you feel that it's a travel-the-world comfy adventure story.
But the story devolves into fucking politics right after they left the first town. It's such a shame, I had high hopes for it.
Though later in the manga, the business (yes, literal business) rivalry between Sinbad's Trading Company and Alibaba's Trading Company was pretty fun to read through.
No.41609
>>37392
It's painful for me to understand where this argument is coming from. I enjoyed E7's dub when I was in high school, mainly because I was neurotic and had an extreme soft spot for romance subplots. I think back fondly towards E7, but I'm afraid to go back and watch it again and ruin it for myself. It's definitely a series for newfriends of mecha.
Let me add to the list of grievances, although I only remember the third of episodes:
>The Nirvash has transformations triggered by emotional distress and angst
>After the Nirvash obtains "enlightenment" the Coral that surrounded earth floats off into space. What they don't explain is what happens to everything that was living ON the Coral
>There is foliage still alive on earth, and light as well, despite the WHOLE PLANET being covered by a Scub Coral sphere.
I'm willing to concede that E7 is a 3/5 at best. I watch bad movies every week, so that's a fine score for me.
No.41611
>>38859
Don't you mean Gundam Wing?
Seed was actually okay and Seed Destiny literally names the jew, which is why I think the west hated it so much.
No.41614
>>41611
didn't know that about gundam seed, i'll have to give it a watch.
No.41618
>>41614
It's a middling Gundam show with a lot of flaws but it's not nearly as terrible as people made it out to be. Keep in mind that's a highly controversial opinion.
I can say with certainty that it's much better than Wing, though.
No.41916
>>36663
> It did fix itself by the second season.
there's a second season of this crap?!
no thanks
No.41941
>uuu
>uuu-uuu!
fucking UUU!
Far from the only problem, but certainly the most memorable. The logic - or lack of - as far as I got in before dropping was some the most retarded bullshit I've ever seen.