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<blockquote data-quote="Moonlight-Moonlight" data-source="post: 17152" data-attributes="member: 6"><p>you told me to "shut the fuck up." it was a "pithy comment" (a joke) because i was attempting to maintain... rapport?</p><p></p><p>i haven't seen either of those movies, but i don't doubt that you <em>can</em> make good media in the perennial character (or "shared universe") genre. i would just like to see much, much less of it. the thought of anything i actually like and feel attached to being "remade" makes me cringe -- and being "extended" or "built upon" by different authors sounds even worse.</p><p></p><p>i don't think lackadaisicalness and insecurity created Haruhi and Bakemonogatari (which, since i didn't state this before, are two of my favorite anime). they are mostly good because the characters are excellent and the anime studios which adapted them (KyoAni and SHAFT) are excellent and took many creative liberties. (in Monogatari's case, the writing is also excellent, which is also why it's better than Haruhi).</p><p></p><p>when Haruhi has been more "dramatic," this has generally been enjoyed by everyone -- who would complain if the entire series was more like The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya?</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ibb.co/nDM17cx/review-The-Disappearance-of-Haruhi-Suzumiya.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>i am not asking for K-On to become Code Geass. what i am asking for frustrates me because it wouldn't actually take <em>that </em>much of a change. it would really just take a bit more confidence by its creators, the confidence that led nishio ishin to decide to [ISPOILER]kill togame.[/ISPOILER] Bakemonogatari is better than Nisemonogatari because Nisemonogatari is more lackadaisical. Kizumonogatari is possibly better than both. artistic confidence is <em>always </em>good.</p><p></p><p>i agree with you -- to an extent. people who are "really into anime" generally have poor taste; people who are <em>actual</em> weeaboos in the sense that they think the same thing is better if it's japanese instead of american, people who would buy a japanese chair instead of an american chair that looks exactly the same -- generally have superior taste.</p><p></p><p>more likely, i would have spent that time playing video games on xbox live. i started watching anime because i saw an advertisement for Strike Witches on some xbox 360 module, felt aroused, googled it, and found an anime streaming website which put ongoing series (seasonal anime) on the front page. anime is why i have never really played new vegas, skyrim, fortnite, or (gasp) minecraft. i have mixed feelings about this.</p><p></p><p>that is what i meant, yes. i think watching each episode of Madoka "with /a/" was a valuable experience, and it would take a lot for me to trade it away. but most of the time i was watching things like Infinite Stratos and Mayo Chiki.</p><p></p><p>i don't think Breaking Bad would've been as good as a movie. the advantage of television is feeling more attached to the characters, feeling more like you "know" them and have "spent time with" them. this is a huge draw for anime in particular...</p><p></p><p>there is much potential to be realized.</p><p></p><p>i don't know. i was feeling suffocated in life generally. i made a conscious effort to "branch out." this is also when i began to "develop taste" in music and attempt to read books. for a while, i continued to follow anime, but i ended up dropping (or putting "On Hold") almost every series i tried to watch.</p><p></p><p>when there's something worth watching, like Frieren, i'll hear about it without ever browsing an anime website or discussion board, without following anime -- without "being into" anime. the same is true of current-year cinema. i go about my life ignoring it most of the time.</p><p></p><p>i used to be <em>into</em> anime, i used to watch it every day; i used to feel like i was wasting time when i was doing anything <em>other </em>than watching anime. back then, at the height of my enjoyment and optimism, i would've posted something like the OP. but now it's just another form of media -- subject to the "90% is shit" rule. i guess, to be charitable, anime might be more like 70% shit. if you compare that to the turd world, where media is subject to the "100% is shit" rule, anime looks really, really good -- there has never been a single good movie to come out of "bollywood." but why would you do that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moonlight-Moonlight, post: 17152, member: 6"] you told me to "shut the fuck up." it was a "pithy comment" (a joke) because i was attempting to maintain... rapport? i haven't seen either of those movies, but i don't doubt that you [I]can[/I] make good media in the perennial character (or "shared universe") genre. i would just like to see much, much less of it. the thought of anything i actually like and feel attached to being "remade" makes me cringe -- and being "extended" or "built upon" by different authors sounds even worse. i don't think lackadaisicalness and insecurity created Haruhi and Bakemonogatari (which, since i didn't state this before, are two of my favorite anime). they are mostly good because the characters are excellent and the anime studios which adapted them (KyoAni and SHAFT) are excellent and took many creative liberties. (in Monogatari's case, the writing is also excellent, which is also why it's better than Haruhi). when Haruhi has been more "dramatic," this has generally been enjoyed by everyone -- who would complain if the entire series was more like The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya? [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/nDM17cx/review-The-Disappearance-of-Haruhi-Suzumiya.jpg[/IMG] i am not asking for K-On to become Code Geass. what i am asking for frustrates me because it wouldn't actually take [I]that [/I]much of a change. it would really just take a bit more confidence by its creators, the confidence that led nishio ishin to decide to [ISPOILER]kill togame.[/ISPOILER] Bakemonogatari is better than Nisemonogatari because Nisemonogatari is more lackadaisical. Kizumonogatari is possibly better than both. artistic confidence is [I]always [/I]good. i agree with you -- to an extent. people who are "really into anime" generally have poor taste; people who are [I]actual[/I] weeaboos in the sense that they think the same thing is better if it's japanese instead of american, people who would buy a japanese chair instead of an american chair that looks exactly the same -- generally have superior taste. more likely, i would have spent that time playing video games on xbox live. i started watching anime because i saw an advertisement for Strike Witches on some xbox 360 module, felt aroused, googled it, and found an anime streaming website which put ongoing series (seasonal anime) on the front page. anime is why i have never really played new vegas, skyrim, fortnite, or (gasp) minecraft. i have mixed feelings about this. that is what i meant, yes. i think watching each episode of Madoka "with /a/" was a valuable experience, and it would take a lot for me to trade it away. but most of the time i was watching things like Infinite Stratos and Mayo Chiki. i don't think Breaking Bad would've been as good as a movie. the advantage of television is feeling more attached to the characters, feeling more like you "know" them and have "spent time with" them. this is a huge draw for anime in particular... there is much potential to be realized. i don't know. i was feeling suffocated in life generally. i made a conscious effort to "branch out." this is also when i began to "develop taste" in music and attempt to read books. for a while, i continued to follow anime, but i ended up dropping (or putting "On Hold") almost every series i tried to watch. when there's something worth watching, like Frieren, i'll hear about it without ever browsing an anime website or discussion board, without following anime -- without "being into" anime. the same is true of current-year cinema. i go about my life ignoring it most of the time. i used to be [I]into[/I] anime, i used to watch it every day; i used to feel like i was wasting time when i was doing anything [I]other [/I]than watching anime. back then, at the height of my enjoyment and optimism, i would've posted something like the OP. but now it's just another form of media -- subject to the "90% is shit" rule. i guess, to be charitable, anime might be more like 70% shit. if you compare that to the turd world, where media is subject to the "100% is shit" rule, anime looks really, really good -- there has never been a single good movie to come out of "bollywood." but why would you do that? [/QUOTE]
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