Valkenhyn
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Searz, on the issue of Baccano! the art u find for it generally reflects the art used in the series (general anime with a nice splash of color and artistic stylization) but the story line of it is rather interesting and told in an interesting way. I'd recommend it, for what it's worth.
Also, on a side note I'd be interested in ur take on FLCL (sorry if it's a repeat, i'm not gonna read 50 pages of this)
Also, on a side note I'd be interested in ur take on FLCL (sorry if it's a repeat, i'm not gonna read 50 pages of this)
Searz wrote:
Hmm.. Is it an anime adaptation? If so then how does it compare to the manga? (I think I remember seeing a manga of it somewhere)
I haven't read the manga, honestly. Didn't realize one existed until today. The Eva manga appears to be derivative and based off of the anime (not the other way around) with the original manga run drawn/written by the anime's character designer. You'd probably be best off looking for reviews online.
I have absolutely no idea how End of Eva relates to the manga, but if its being serialized I doubt the manga is as brutal as End of Eva is. I get the feeling that Japanese film isn't regulated or editorialized as heavily as their print and TV media, based on my own anecdotal evidence and how stuff tends to work in other countries I'm aware of. For the most part, the events are likely to mirror one another, as the 25th and 26th episodes of Eva's TV broadcast are the way they are largely because Gainax ran out of money for the series around that point. (They kinda' thought they were going out of business, but Eva brought them back.)
There are a few Baccano! screenshots a couple of pages down on my Google search. This and this being examples, although a good DVD rip should be crisper than these. The rest of the art looks pretty similar to how I remember the anime looking, for the most part. I'm not the best judge of these things, since art style isn't a big factor in deciding which shows I watch or enjoy.
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Searz, no offence
But its pretty foolish to judge something you havn't even
Seen. I encourage you to have high expectations for it because they are very likley to be fulfilled
If you havnt seen it, dont say its bad, because you dont know.
Ill also add that if you honestly think nichijou to be more of a must watch than Cowboy Bebop than you will likley deny most anime that is nit comedy
Nichijou has no plot, something you seem to care about but for some reason completley forget when adressing the anime i suggested and listing your own.
It was entertaining, yes, but the reality is that if an anime doesn't have a plot and compelling story than its must watch valuemgoes way down.
AS A COMEDY, yes it is a must watch, but in general, not even close
Shift the mode of your judgement and do it more seriously.
But its pretty foolish to judge something you havn't even
Seen. I encourage you to have high expectations for it because they are very likley to be fulfilled
If you havnt seen it, dont say its bad, because you dont know.
Ill also add that if you honestly think nichijou to be more of a must watch than Cowboy Bebop than you will likley deny most anime that is nit comedy
Nichijou has no plot, something you seem to care about but for some reason completley forget when adressing the anime i suggested and listing your own.
It was entertaining, yes, but the reality is that if an anime doesn't have a plot and compelling story than its must watch valuemgoes way down.
AS A COMEDY, yes it is a must watch, but in general, not even close
Shift the mode of your judgement and do it more seriously.
Valkenhyn wrote:
Searz, on the issue of Baccano! the art u find for it generally reflects the art used in the series (general anime with a nice splash of color and artistic stylization) but the story line of it is rather interesting and told in an interesting way. I'd recommend it, for what it's worth.
I'll probably check it out... some time :3
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Also, on a side note I'd be interested in ur take on FLCL (sorry if it's a repeat, i'm not gonna read 50 pages of this)
Never heard of it, sorry.
The synopsis makes it sound kinda fun tho. Wacky.
Is it something worth watching? (I'd prefer that it's good if I'm gonna watch something)
MrCuddowls wrote:
Searz, no offence
But its pretty foolish to judge something you havn't even
Seen. I encourage you to have high expectations for it because they are very likley to be fulfilled
If you havnt seen it, dont say its bad, because you dont know.
I'm not stating that it's bad, I'm stating that it's probably bad. Don't get them confused.
While I seriously doubt high expectations of EVA will be fulfilled, why should I even have high expectations at all?
Pumping up your expectations is likely to do more harm than it will help.
Here's an interesting point (replace suicide with disappointment):Quoted:
Ill also add that if you honestly think nichijou to be more of a must watch than Cowboy Bebop than you will likley deny most anime that is nit comedy
My favorite manga are both brutal, bloody and depressing. They have little to nothing to do with comedy, yet they're by far my favorites.
Your use of another argument to invalidate my thoughts is futile.
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Nichijou has no plot, something you seem to care about but for some reason completley forget when adressing the anime i suggested and listing your own.
The lack of plot did not in any way detract from the experience. It helped keeping it fresh and the humor random.
The lack of plot in series like Bebop on the other hand is an entirely different matter. I felt like there was a plot but I was constantly annoyed when the series itself begged to differ. The lack of plot in Bebop actually detracted from the experience, unlike in Nichijou.
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Yes, stop doing that is what i'm saying
What are you basing the statement that it's "probably bad" off of If you haven't even watched it?
Also, to remind you what plot is:
Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect. An intricate, complicated plot is called an imbroglio, but even the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional ballads
Plot is not story
What are you basing the statement that it's "probably bad" off of If you haven't even watched it?
Also, to remind you what plot is:
Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect. An intricate, complicated plot is called an imbroglio, but even the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional ballads
Plot is not story
Valkenhyn
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Searz wrote:
Never heard of it, sorry.
The synopsis makes it sound kinda fun tho. Wacky.
Is it something worth watching? (I'd prefer that it's good if I'm gonna watch something)
I'd say so, it's one of my favorites and the whole series is only like 3 hrs long so it's not any kind of huge investment
Searz wrote:
And let me "remember" (lol) you that regardless of taste, the ability to think critically about things is often lacking amongst people who review content on the internet.
In essence we've so far not found a single anime that we can agree is a must-watch :P
I don't have one. The closest to that I have seen is probably Nichijou, but I do have mangas I'd rate that highly. I'll mention them if people ask.
I do like the style of it, but with the way you're describing it I don't think I can really trust you on anime at all..
Wow I was just being silly trying to make my point about how much I like Katanagatari, you didn't need to bash me like that lol ._.
But I heard you man, I'll rephrase what I said in a more mature way:
Although I do acknowledge the fact that a good anime critic should be objective and not very subjective at the same time, let me REMIND (thanks a lot for laughing at me even though english is not my native language, but I hope we're cool now ...) you gentlemen that we can't help but add a bit too much of our personal opinion (like i did above and I'm sorry I let myself do it) therefore we ended not really agreeing about what's the real standards for a must-watch anime.
Also if you'd let me rephrase my very brief review about Katanagatari, I would really appreciate it.
Katanagatari is my favourite anime, for many reasons. I quite enjoyed the animation effects and artstyle, It really is a pleasure for the eye. The story was well written in my opinion, despite the quite bittersweet end it had. The romantic side of the story could have been polished before actually releasing the episodes, but the fact that for once it isn't a "cliché" romance between the protagonists, it brought to light, and even insisted on the uniqueness of Katanagatari.
Anyway Searz, I hope you'd have reconsidered your impression on me by now, and I hope you try to not be as reclutant on my judgmement on animes as you do now.
PS: I hate writing like a grandpa..did it because I knew I messed up, won't happen again lol.
Valkenhyn wrote:
I'd say so, it's one of my favorites and the whole series is only like 3 hrs long so it's not any kind of huge investment
Oh, 3hours ain't much. I could live with it being less than good in that case.
MrCuddowls wrote:
Yes, stop doing that is what i'm saying
What are you basing the statement that it's "probably bad" off of If you haven't even watched it?
Ain't happening. As I said:
"why should I even have high expectations at all?
Pumping up your expectations is likely to do more harm than it will help."
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Also, to remind you what plot is:
Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect. An intricate, complicated plot is called an imbroglio, but even the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional ballads
Plot is not story
Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect. An intricate, complicated plot is called an imbroglio, but even the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional ballads
Plot is not story
And now, for the price of sounding less crazy comes the question: what the **** does that have to do with the discussion?
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You say Cowboy Bebop doesn't have plot, which made me reconsider if you knew the proper definition.
When you compared the "lack of plot" in Cowboy Bebop to the actual lack of plot in Nichijou
It sounds like your talking about a lacking story more than a plot.
Cowboy Bebop had a plot, in the sense of the correct definition, the one I said previously.
Nichijou lacked plot AND story. It's just pieces of a normal life. There is literally no progression, it's just there to make you laugh.
When you compared the "lack of plot" in Cowboy Bebop to the actual lack of plot in Nichijou
It sounds like your talking about a lacking story more than a plot.
Cowboy Bebop had a plot, in the sense of the correct definition, the one I said previously.
Nichijou lacked plot AND story. It's just pieces of a normal life. There is literally no progression, it's just there to make you laugh.
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