Anime sucking lately

People seem to be forgetting something here -- there's prime time anime and there's late night anime. Don't like Naruto, Bleach, Detective Conan or Pretty Cure? Then you're left with all the post-midnight shows, which have always been for niche audiences. Let's stop kidding ourselves here. Did you like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya? If so, you can already consider yourself as part of that niche. You can sputter on how "moe" and the dating sim genre are destroying anime, but you're not fooling anyone.

Another thing: do you seriously believe the Japanese animation industry depends on revenue from overseas audiences to stay afloat? They have their problems, yes, but what fansubbing impacts is the American licensing companies, and it's partially their own fault for taking on series that simply won't sell (i.e. anything that isn't Naruto).

Think the quality or originality of series has fallen lately? Look, list out all your favorite series and look at the years. Are they seriously that concentrated around a short period? There's 30-50 new shows every season now. Good shows are naturally hard to come by, and just because the volume of mediocrity has increased (or rather, appears to be increasing due to the proliferation of bored college students who are willing to sub crap) doesn't mean they're going extinct. Have you watched Planetes (Ghodbane, if you haven't, you're in luck!)? That's one of my all-time favorites and it came out late 2003. And yes, I bought the DVDs. Thanks, fansubbing!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Funny enough, I got into anime in late 2001 when the subs of Vandread: the Second Stage were just being released, and the Elite-fansub releases of Vandread were floating around. That was the first show I watched, and I still fondly remember it for the characters, the story and humour, and the soundtrack by Yasunori Iwasaki.

And heck, Fruits Basket was released in 2001 as well. Those years can't be that bad

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You're talking as if the amount of bad shows that are brought to your attention nowadays somehow cancel out the existence of "new" greats. Or did you seriously not enjoy any show in the last 7 years?

Name some series you really disliked from the 80's/90's. Chances are you can't, because you didn't know they even existed.

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Originally Posted by Ozma

Don't know why people in Japan like anime with that kind of genre.

OH THOSE WACKY JAPANESE

(Dude, it's really not hard to figure out. Target audience, etc)

Originally Posted by Ozma

Sometimes a good show (TV shows, anime, etc.) doesn't have to be the popular ones.

Can't agree with this more. ARIA was one of those unassuming sleeper hits. And almost nobody watched Mushishi, yet I've heard nothing but praise for it from every single person who did. I'll definitely have to check that out.

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But I loved Eva

I'll just go and, uh, sulk in this corner here

I was speaking idiomatically.

Oh lord, not again. "I'm above all this pseudo-philosophy / pacifism bullshit!"

:3530 props:

It's like some alcoholics anonymous meeting.

Yeah, guys, high-five Gechmir all you want, but don't forget this is the guy who also hates perfectly good series like Kaleido Star. I still can't wrap my head around that one.

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"ZERO development"? I think you just completely destroyed your own credibility there. I mean, it's not even a subjective issue.


So there you have it, guys. The critic equivalent of throwing puppies into boiling water.

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Right, god forbid writers and directors take some liberties with their ideas.


totally fishing for props here (AND NOT GETTING THEM, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL)

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

That's not the past few years, that's the past few seasons (all of those are only around a year old). You're effectively stating the opposite of the thread title.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

"Climaxed halfway through the series" suddenly takes on a different meaning

There's nowhere I can't reach.

One of the main covers of the S2 compilation works (a CD set with all of Evangelion's music) is a close-up of Shinji's jizz-covered hand. Classy!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Negima!?, PPD and Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei are all produced by SHAFT, and SHAFT series are notorious for being a pain in the ass to sub. They love their blackboard graffiti.

Also, Sin Ansem, isn't San the very definition of moe?

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