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HaruhiToy
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Some of you are old enough to remember that TV commercial.
That's the way I feel sometimes when I have started watching an anime that is really no good but somehow I just can't stop. It is like being suckered into a gambling addiction where you optimistically think it is going to get better or you have to see how it works out no matter how stupid it is. At the end of it you just realize how many hours of your life you just spent and they aren't coming back. Nor is the cash. Some examples: Detective Loki: that kid is just not interesting. Devil May Cry: Nor is that guy. Green Green: Case study in how fan service and misogyny really is the same side of the same coin. And stupid. Negima: A commercial success but a cranial disaster. I know I'll not make a lot of friends with this one. Excel Saga: A critical success but I think they are kidding. Yeah I understand "in jokes" but this just gave me a headache. Sister Princess: Just how many lines of dialog can end with the words "big brother?" Answer: thousands. Uncountable thousands. I'm sure it is onee-chan on the Japanese track and I am not going to spend one minute on it to find out. Anyone else care to add to this list? You might just save me from another mistake. Note to moderators: I know you don't like lists but I hope you will indulge me this once. |
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sirkoala13
 Posts: 134 Location: Muscle Tower, U.S. |
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Ugly Yet Beautiful World. I was young and foolish, and there wasn't much else on. And I hadn't yet discovered the massive amount of streaming on the internet.
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common sense
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Heh, this would be easier if I still had my anime rated. For starters I'd say Asura Cryin' and Haruhi 2, but then again, I didn't pay much attention to the former and wandered into the realm of doing consecutive things, and as for the latter I skipped the repetitions. But the one that could really attract a lot of criticisms (on me) is Clannad. I can't believe I ate the whole thing! Well, it was during the period I had the worst foodborne illness in my entire life, and that definitely helped me quiet down and watch the whole thing. Nothing really interested me; the characters seemed superficial and way too obvious, the plot seemed slow, and the story, including that background one, was just not my boat(but it had two or three enjoyable episodes, and that kept me going). In a somewhat related note, I also can't believe I re-watched Naruto and Bleach twice, which back then really drained my motivation to keep watching anime and induced one of the longest anime breaks I ever had.
Another one would be Nabari no O. Sorry but as much praise as this anime got, it looked no different than a really dull setting composed mostly of generic and annoying characters. The only thing that truly kept me going was that hijutsu of his, but even so I was so glad when the thing ended. The most recent Railgun, which was, in a way, a disappointment from the very beginning. I'd say that from the first episode till halfway through I watched it while expecting some Index elements. Elements that were minimal and wouldn't exactly suffice as the sole reason to watch the series. As far as I'm concerned, it was a pretty tedious run. Akikan! - I definitely wouldn't recommend this anime to anyone. I once dropped it at the fourth episode or so, and then again at episode 7, but then finally managed to finish it and its OVA, so I'd never have to come across this thing again. Nothing in this anime stands out, except for two somewhat good-looking characters, which by the end were nothing but uninteresting. Last edited by common sense on Sun May 23, 2010 9:59 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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ShinobiX
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lol funny ad
I face the same thing every time I decide to watch anime between 12AM-5AM. Yep insomnia. Nothing to do that early in the morning unless I decide to hang out. Although not safe to be on the streets past 1AM. No way in hell I'd waste my day watching crap. I would make a list, but lets just say 90% of all the anime I have seen was garbage. Anyway DMC and Excel Saga were the shit. Wtf are you talking about? Yeah they both lacked story, but they both accomplished what they were suppose to accomplish. Whatever guess I'll make a list since I'm bored: Zero tsukaimi whatever:crappy yes. Will I finish re watching it yes. Explanation well there is none. Arakawa under the bridge/Working: it is repetitive. Like all the other animes in this genre, they just recycle old jokes. I mean seriously. How many times do you people have to see a joke before it's not funny anymore? Will I watch it though? Yes and the reason is because those two new animes are the best ones that are out right now. Think Angel Beats is the best new anime that's out right now. Idk...it feels new even though it's not. Must be the dialogue. |
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ikillchicken
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I watched all of Inuyasha. I guess that's less surprising though. I did quite like the first season or two. That made me stick with it because it felt like at some point it might stop spinning it's wheels and actually get good again.
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DragonsRevenge
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Kamfer and Girls Bravo. The whole time I'm thinking "Why the hell am I watching this?" But I stuck with them.
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hakojo
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Spice and Wolf. My resentment toward it started to build around episode three, and it only got worse from there - I hated the way the story was presented, the plot points were ridiculous, and I loathed the utterly insipid leading couple. And yet, for some reason, I watched every last, stinking episode of it. Probably so I could bitch about it and at least defend myself adequately, although I haven't bothered with the sequel at all.
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Keyrin
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I can't believe that I watched 119 episodes of One Piece before I quit it. I didn't like it from the start and there wasn't ever a point where the series clicked for me. Drum Drum Island was OK, probably the highlight. I don't know how I managed it - it's far too silly for my tastes and each of the arcs really dragged. I think it was just my naive optimism that it would get better. The hype I had been hearing forever certainly partly contributed to that.
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Guilty_Sky
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Violence Jack.
A friend gave it to me and said watch it. Watched all three OVAs. Wanted to gouge out my eyes with a rusty carving knife and feed them to piranhas. Still watched all of it. Can't remember what it was that was attempted to be passed as a plot. It's just a load of voilence, gore, rape and cannibalism. Which would normally be something I'd get a laugh out of. But this transended so-bad-it's-good and went back to being bad again. Would have enjoyed watching the Star Wars Holiday Special more. |
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Dorcas_Aurelia
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Kanokon. It is utter smut, but on the other hand, that's the only reason I didn't get bored with it and managed to finish it. If it hadn't been so trashy it would have been utterly generic, and it kept me coming back because every episode I thought "how much bawdier can it get this week?"
I'm also with DR on Kampfer, which was similar in that it was pretty generic and only maintained my attention by including the whole involuntary gender-swap aspect (although I did like the student council president a little, as opposed to Kanokon where I was indifferent to everyone). |
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DragonsRevenge
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For me it was the gender swap thing to an extent, but really it was just the absurdity of the whole thing. Plus the Endtrails Animals were f'n awesome, no matter what you think of the series otherwise. |
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Parsifal24
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Moon Phase that whole thing is just painful to watch I made it through seven episodes I think I may have blocked anymore I watched out:lol:. So who knows it's more that Hazuki is just a spoiled brat through most of the sereis her Shinigami looks like a small cat and sounds like Silvester the cat (in the English dub.) When I think of a Shinigami I think of the ones from Death Note not a three foot high cat creature in shrine maiden clothing. Also the intro made absolutely no sense it was just weird for the sake of being weird IMO. Thankfully I just gave up trying to force myself to like it.
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Dorcas_Aurelia
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Haiji is a shikigami, not a shinigami. |
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the Rancorous
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If you're talking about the first version, then I agree. The SHAFT version was enjoyable, though. But I can't really recommend it with confidence to someone who disliked the first one.
Oh god. This was like a terrible car wreck; you just can't look away. As I'm finding out, though, it actually gets referenced a lot in other anime and apparently in some VN's as well. I'll never venture back to it. For me, FMP: FUMMOFU: Yeah I know, I'm opening myself up to this again. It wasn't funny, at all. I wanted to reach through the screen and strangle Sousuke for his unrivaled stupidity every episode. It nearly made me hate Sousuke altogether. Stupid =/= funny, it's irritating. Angel Links: Outlaw Star has always been one of my faves since I first saw it on Toonami all those years ago. So, "what?! A series set in the same universe as OS?! COOL!" But that wasn't the case. AL was all around lame with an annoyingly perfect lead and dull supporting characters. The missions were bleh, and then they tried to throw in that whole emotional slog at the end. BOOO! I was thinking about adding the insufferable Gurren Lagaan, but I ditched that one a few episodes before the end, so I guess it doesn't count. |
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DragonsRevenge
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Moon Phase... that takes me back. That was one of the first shows I follwed as it was airing. I stopped watching it for some reason. I liked it, I just stopped watching it. I don't remember much about it 'cept Neko Mimi Mode. |
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