Hi, I'm Ion, I've loved watching anime since I was a kid. I mostly rate anime compared to others of its genre, so I don't necessarily think a comedy action and a political drama in the same rating are comparable, but comparing them is kinda futile as they go for completely different things. Dragon Ball and Pokémon are basically the series that defined my taste, so I tend to be pretty biased towards them. I just drop anime I find awful and that would probably get a lower score if I finished them, but I'm more prone to drop manga because of less investment in them and because they consume more time. I never delete comments so feel free to leave whatever you want.
1: An anime that I not only found effectively without redeeming aspects, but that I outright hated and/or felt insulted by on a personal level
2: A really bad anime with only minimal redeeming aspects, being so bad that I'm unable to take it seriously and/or be engaged to it on any level
3: A bad anime with major flaws that, unlike a 2, actually manages to make me feel engaged and/or take it seriously on some level, so I can at least respect they tried
4: An averagely bad anime, it can have good scenes and/or ideas, but I ultimately failed to find it good, and in many cases they're plain boring
5: A meh anime that doesn't leave much of an impression and/or bores me immensely despite me not finding it actually bad, or one I'm so conflicted about I'm not sure what to think of it
6: An averagely good anime, an anime that I actually found to qualify as properly good, in which I engaged enough to truly like it, but that I still didn't find outstanding
7: A good anime that I truly enjoyed, not only achieving me considering them good but also outstanding in some way, being considerably above a 6 but still not masterful enough to be a 8
8: A really good anime that excels masterfully in a couple of aspects, being extremely good in quality and getting me to truly engage to the deepest level with it. These can be considered honorary mentions to my favorite anime
9: A really good anime with only minimal flaws, or at least not any flaws I feel are worth considering for what it aimed to do, with practically everything about them being of a masterful quality. These can be considered the lower part of my favorite anime
10: An anime that I found practically perfect, going above and beyond at everything it tried, these anime are such great constructed works of art that I find them fitting of the title of masterpiece. These can be considered the upper part of my favorite anime
I've looked at the seasonal list a few times and totally overlooked that one from Bind. The cover is one of those generic cast compositions that doesn't really stand out and this is the most down to earth thing they've done. Not so sure I'd be into it, but it looks a lot better than I'd think from the cover. I might end up trying it because of Bind, though. I'll at least try UB for the same reasons, and I prob would have already checked the manga if not for the promise of it being adapted that's been in the air for a while. Not interested in the Crappa series with the girl who has hair covering her face? :P
I don't know enough about Akasaka and doubt I'll ever watch/read OnK or Kaguya, but it seems like his series get pretty lavish upgrades when it comes to adaptations. Do you think any of the new series are good/going to be this season?
I don't think Devilman: Crybaby really belongs to the "In Name Only" collection. It's just remade into contemporary setting, but it includes all the major plot points of the original manga. And Devilman Lady is adaptation of the Devilman Lady manga, authored by Nagai Go, so that's literally just a regular spin-off stuff.
Your stack starts interesting but quickly devolves into "I don't like when remakes or spin-offs change *anything* from the first entry", despite that being the point of remakes and spin-offs.
I know this is really late, but it's quite nice to see that you really enjoyed White Album 2. I also saw that you also liked its prequel White Album which I personally wasn't fond of anime-wise, to say the least, though so far I'm having a far better experience with the visual novel source material at the moment.
Is a critiquing creature, bestowing lowly stars upon cherished tales, a whimsical wizard of weirdness or merely a grumpy goblin lost in a fog of discontent? Spoiler alert: The chance that the wizard exists is about as real as unicorns at tea time.
Is someone who rates a shitload of extremely popular works with 1-2 stars an idiosyncratic visionary or just a bitter fool who doesn't even try to understand the appeal? Spoiler alert: The probability that the first option is true is close to nonexistent.
Man, your Dandadan review was a rare mega L mate. I've disagreed with others, but not as much as that one.
Okarun didn't say he couldn't swim, he said Turbo Granny couldn't swim, so he couldn't use her powers in the water.
The reason Okarun came through the phone is explained when they defeat her, she's a spirit that consoles girls that were violated, cut to pieces, and left to die. Through possessing Okarun they were able to intervene to stop literally that exact thing from happening to Momo. That also explains why he was biting off their groins and the whole "sucking schlongs" joke too.
The Ken Takakura thing is part joke, part shared personality traits that coincides with her celebrity crush that explains her growing affection for Okarun. In the first episode, she's dating a total jackass based just on him looking like Ken Takakura, it's all superficial, so she breaks up with him, and complains about how she just wants to date someone like Ken Takakura. As luck would have it, a guy named Ken Takakura, with the exact personality to match what she was looking for, appears before her and risks his life to save hers. How could she not fall in love with him? Isn't that infinitely better than "I like him because… he was nice to me ONCE"? Or should she care more about superficial things like how his looks compare with Ken Takakura as with her first boyfriend?
Honestly, I think the romance between Okarun and Momo was more realistically done in this series than most romance focused series, never mind shounen battle series. Aira's feelings are much less developed in comparison and can be summed up with Okarun risking his life to save hers leading to her falling for him.
Heck, the entire story, especially when you include the manga, is a giant metaphor about falling in love and all the contradicting emotions and feelings associated with it. That's why the personalities for Aira and Okarun are so different when transformed.
Not everything is for everyone, much of the humor is definitely very childish, but you failed to grasp some basic things in your criticism.
I doubt my comments and a single 12 minute video will change your whole opinion about this series, but at minimum it is hard to seriously argue the romance is worse than your average shounen battle series. That's just BS imo.
I don't see any reason to expect this production to be good, but I'm going to watch it for the novelty value. I can see AI eventually being used for some decent shortcuts. Consistency might be a bitch, but the best way to go about it would probably be shorter cuts, as most AI animation, the longer it gets, the more hiccups there are to clean.
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Your stack starts interesting but quickly devolves into "I don't like when remakes or spin-offs change *anything* from the first entry", despite that being the point of remakes and spin-offs.
I was wondering what that manga was. The title made me think of that horror RPGMaker game called Ib.
Btw wishing you Happy New Year 🎊🎉
Okarun didn't say he couldn't swim, he said Turbo Granny couldn't swim, so he couldn't use her powers in the water.
The reason Okarun came through the phone is explained when they defeat her, she's a spirit that consoles girls that were violated, cut to pieces, and left to die. Through possessing Okarun they were able to intervene to stop literally that exact thing from happening to Momo. That also explains why he was biting off their groins and the whole "sucking schlongs" joke too.
The Ken Takakura thing is part joke, part shared personality traits that coincides with her celebrity crush that explains her growing affection for Okarun. In the first episode, she's dating a total jackass based just on him looking like Ken Takakura, it's all superficial, so she breaks up with him, and complains about how she just wants to date someone like Ken Takakura. As luck would have it, a guy named Ken Takakura, with the exact personality to match what she was looking for, appears before her and risks his life to save hers. How could she not fall in love with him? Isn't that infinitely better than "I like him because… he was nice to me ONCE"? Or should she care more about superficial things like how his looks compare with Ken Takakura as with her first boyfriend?
Honestly, I think the romance between Okarun and Momo was more realistically done in this series than most romance focused series, never mind shounen battle series. Aira's feelings are much less developed in comparison and can be summed up with Okarun risking his life to save hers leading to her falling for him.
Heck, the entire story, especially when you include the manga, is a giant metaphor about falling in love and all the contradicting emotions and feelings associated with it. That's why the personalities for Aira and Okarun are so different when transformed.
Not everything is for everyone, much of the humor is definitely very childish, but you failed to grasp some basic things in your criticism.
I doubt my comments and a single 12 minute video will change your whole opinion about this series, but at minimum it is hard to seriously argue the romance is worse than your average shounen battle series. That's just BS imo.
All the best.
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