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I might point out that, compared to the over all percentage of television and movies produced, anime has less gak per capita then, say, soap operas or 'reality TV'

I'd estimate it's gak content is about on par with live action sitcoms and action movies.

I mean, come on, I don't think any of us can say that Sly or AHnold have ever produced any deeply thought provoking films, but I think it's safe to say that a lot of them were over the top, nonsensical and cliche'd within an inch of their lives.

@ Grambo

Wait,..................You listen to Slayer and have the nerve to critisize someone elses tastes?

What's wrong with Slayer?

Depends on the Anime.

Old Bleach (before it became like DBZ where everyone was flying around) was pretty good.
Full Metal Alchemist is outstanding, in mein eyes. I don't know why, it just is.
Robotech has both sides trying to second guess eachother, though it DOES have minmei....

Naruto, DBZ, New Bleach, those ones are terrible.

BaronIveagh wrote:What's wrong with Slayer?

Nothing, if you like hearing someone screaming into a microphone.

I'd beg to differ on Naruto. I'll admit, it's annoying, and juvenile for the entire first series.

Shippuden on the other hand really picked it up. It became a lot more mature and adult like, and the storyline has reached new heights. As far as I'm concerned, I'd skip the first series if you didn't need to watch it to understand Shippuden.

Can the op tell us why he hates it.
Hanestly i dont get the difference on anime and regualer action tv shows.
But i love shows like bleach ghost in the shell.

Bleach is one of the few popular anime that I actually have enjoyed watching on occasion.

If the op would like something particular to complain about, i can recommend several comedy battle harem anime that I think he'll find even more loathsome.


And I thought all metal was about screaming. Screaming people, screaming guitars, screaming fans...

I would disagree. Iron Maiden has a thing for melodies, and a decent vocalist, Metallica did their S&M album with an orchestra, and so on. Dragonforce, despite every song sounding the same, has some awesome guitar solos and synthesizer effects. Metal doesn't have just be screaming and beating the crap out of your instrument. I'd listen to punk if that was what I was after.

Sorry, can't hear you, listening to Motörhead - Ace of Spades...

BaronIveagh wrote:What's wrong with Slayer?

The same thing the OP finds wrong with Anime.
Metal is a form of music that some find just as annoying as he appareantly finds anime. Personally I like both metal and anime, but there are also forms of both that I also detest. I understand that my friends have different tastes and make the effort respect their preferences, even if I personally don't care for such.

My statement was intended to point out that he may be displaying a double standard and might be the source of the problem. Especially, if he feels the need to drown out someones choice while in that persons house. Maybe his friend does this because the OP is trying to control this friends space.


Now as to Slayer, Maybe I am into Megadeth or maybe it is that Slayer has spent the majority of their career being an un-noteworthy middle of the pack cover band and their recent grammies could be interpretted a sign of how far metal has fallen as a genre rather than any increase in artistic ability.

Seriously, I don't have a real problem with Slayer, but there are other bands I like much better.

If not for nothing, anime at least attempts at an artistic style (the best of it mind you) that American cartoons have stopped attempting. When I watch an anime, I want to see the backdrops, the scenery, the intricate places and designs that go into the production of the cartoon.

Give me an American cartoon that tries as hard as anime does to make it look like moving art. And yes, I am aware of cartoons in general:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/294437.page#1566722

Is Samurai Jack considered anime? Cause if it is then I watch some form of anime.

I like some anime.

I always say this when anime is brought up but I shall say it again.

I find it very depressing that most of the anime I like, people at school have not a damn clue what i'm talking about. Since 90% of the ones I ever liked were in the 90's.

Is this what its like to feel old?

I like Anime myself. Mainly the shounen stuff, even if it is overrated, is still enjoyable to watch.

Never been a big fan of the cutesy stuff though.

Shadowbrand wrote:I find it very depressing that most of the anime I like, people at school have not a damn clue what i'm talking about. Since 90% of the ones I ever liked were in the 90's.

Is this what its like to feel old?

Not unless you can recall a time when the only anime available was nth generation VHS tapes that may or may not have subs. Fear the 80s... PH33R!

That said: yes, when I say BGC, I mean the Kenichi Sonoda one, not the later, 26 ep one.



For some reason, I just remembered the time I watched Unico and Urotsukudoji back to back...

^^^Yes Shadowbrand,.......this is just the first glimpse of what it is like. Now imagine being in my position of mentioning or trying to explain Akira, Star Blazers, the original Robotech, the original Speed Racer, and the original Astroboy(which was around before I was born) to the people your age.


Yep,.......you kids get off my lawn!

So I guess i'm "middle aged" not old then?

Shadowbrand wrote:So I guess i'm "middle aged" not old then?

Not unless you can sing the theme music to the original Dirty Pair TV series... (Russian Roulette)

Well then i'm young!

Happy days!!!!

I would have suggested the theme from "Farewell Yamato" or "SDF Macross" but that's all a bit before your time.

I used to hum the opening to Evanglion, if I spelled that write.

Ketara wrote:I would disagree. Iron Maiden has a thing for melodies, and a decent vocalist, Metallica did their S&M album with an orchestra, and so on. Dragonforce, despite every song sounding the same, has some awesome guitar solos and synthesizer effects. Metal doesn't have just be screaming and beating the crap out of your instrument. I'd listen to punk if that was what I was after.

The wide varitey of bands that encompass "punk" feature a vast amount of styles,and the majority do not include "screaming & beating the crap out of their instuments".
Just thought I'd put that out there.

As to the OPs question,some anime sucks,some of it is ok...basicly like everything else in existance.

Don't let Luna see this....

Lord of Kaith wrote:Don't let Luna see this....

Too late, I've already called in the air strike.

That sucks?

I beg to differ.

Grambo wrote:I absolutly hate anime.My friend is obssesed with it and he wotn shut up about it.
[spoiler]Anime sucks

You have no reason or cause, you just dislike it because your friend likes it.

This does not suck either:

Any one with a sense of humor about anime and looking for a laugh, Search for the following:.......AMV Bra Size 45.

I said it before and i'll say it till the day i die!

anime is just a medium to tell a story , nothing more and nothing less.
Of course this encompass many different types and genres of anime to which they target certain audiences.

Saying "anime is bad" makes as much sense as comparing ironman movie to dragon ball movie just because they
are both comic to movie adaptations.

focusedfire wrote:Any one with a sense of humor about anime and looking for a laugh, Search for the following:.......AMV Bra Size 45.

Lol, its so unrealistic, but so lovely.