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Hiroki not Takuya
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 Kidding aside, anime fandom is firmly attached to the now and new and DS was big a couple of seasons ago. It doesn't appear in the poll results because it wasn't new or horrible.
The same could be said of SH S2 and MHA6 which is why I think they were in the "worst" unfairly. Production values weren't horrible but very poor choices in adaptation and pacing on SH S2 lead to disappointment or anger. Naofumi's patented Slavery Self-improvement Program was forgivable IMO because they really didn't do anything with it. MHA6 was narratively improved but pacing problems again... TYE S2 I guess had enough goodwill saved up from S1 and production values weren't too bad from what little I saw so those kept it away from the best and worst. So, I think every one of the best and worst were deserved with those excepted above and the only reason I can think for why the review staff focused on those they did for worst was because they hadn't watched any of the real stinkers, excepting Mr. Jones with WEH. We appreciate your sacrifice... 
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all-tsun-and-no-dere
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You already posted your cringemobile* in this thread bro (*an accurate translation of the term "itasha" and not just an insult) |
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Piglet the Grate
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My personal top five which do not (as expected) make very many people's lists.
1. Encouragement of Climb - Next Summit 2. Slow Loop 3. RPG Real Estate 4. Tokyo Mew Mew New ♡ 5. Pui Pui Molcar Last edited by Piglet the Grate on Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:33 am; edited 1 time in total |
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JustMonika
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Slow Loop, RPG Real Estate and Tokyo Mew Mew New are all ones that I plan on watching soon. Maybe after I finish Girlish Number. |
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Takkun4343
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In lieu of an extensive list this late with descriptions and everything, here are my rankings from what I've seen thus far, excluding stuff carrying over from last year.
1. Pop Team Epic Season 2 2. Ya Boy Kongming! 3. Shenmue the Animation 4. Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 5. My Dress-Up Darling 6. I'm Quitting Heroing 7. Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun 8. Ultraman Season 2 9. Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer 10. Housing Complex C <<POWERGAP>> 11. The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious 12. Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie 13. Pacific Rim: The Black Season 2 14. Shinobi no Ittoki |
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DamianSalazar
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About the mega poll, I'm quite content with Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer taking top spot. I'm aware of the popularity Satoshi Mizukami works have and added it to my watchlist (not here, but somewhere else), but after seeing how abysmal the quality of the animation was I removed it. I also decided to start reading Spirit Circle, and now I'm sure we will never get that in anime form.
As for the others, the only one on my watchlist is A Couple of Cuckoos (again not here, but somewhere else). I tried to watch the author's previous work, Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches but I found it rather cringeworthy after just two episodes and bailed. |
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SaneSavantElla
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First, a shoutout to shows I disqualified for being incomplete but very likely to appear on my list next year: Golden Kamuy, Bleach, Play it Cool Guys
My top 10 out of 50+ shows I completed this year: 1. Mob Psycho 100 III. Made it to the finish line in perfect form. Bravo. 2. Spy x Family. Really can't add anything more to all the good things already said about it. This is easily the show I consistently looked forward to every week while it was airing. 3. Tatami Time Machine Blues. Over 10 years later, still has the magic of the first series. A sequel (or AU) that improves on a story with a rare satisfying ending. 4. Shadows House S2. A bit weaker compared to the 1st season but the charming style and storytelling is still a breath of fresh air. 5. Ranking of Kings. (Disqualified last year for being incomplete). Controversial episodes and ending notwithstanding, I'm not the type to completely ignore the goodwill built by a series' technical and storytelling merits, so this stays. 6. Summertime Rendering. Solid mystery-suspense masterfully executed, but this would be higher if only I liked the characters more. 7. Call of the Night. Even though I'm not an asocial teenager skipping school to play with a vampire, this is somehow one of the most relatable shows I watched in recent years. It's ability to ground me is astounding. 8. Chainsaw-Man. I followed the manga and while it was not the adaptation I was expecting, the slow, almost meditative vibe of certain moments suits my palate very much. 9. Case Study of Vanitas. (Disqualified last year for being incomplete). While I'm not quite taken with the plot, IMO this has the best world and character designs this year, bar none. 10. Kaguya-sama S3. This is one of the very few romcoms I actually like, but what earned its spot is the progression of the romance. Looking very much forward to future seasons. Honorable mentions that didn't make it but I otherwise enjoyed/found memorable, in no particular order: Ascendance of a Bookworm S3, Requiem of the Rose King, Dance Dance Danseur, Attack on Titan, Uncle From Another World, The Orbital Children, Ya Boy Kongming!, Sabikui Bisco, My Dress-up Darling And finally for the special categories: 1. Best Movie: Drifting Home (partly because it's the only one I got to watch...) 2. Best OP: Hadaka no Yuusha (Ranking of Kings) 3. Best ED: Kotoba ni Dekinai (Ascendance of a Bookworm S3) 4. Best Movie Theme: Inuki (Inu-oh), One Reason (The Deer King) 5. Best Moment(s), a.k.a. the only moments to be able to squeeze out raw emotions from me this year: Ascendance of a Bookworm Finale "Blessing", Requiem of the Rose King Episode 22-23 closing scenes 6. Worst Shows: Platinum End (Completed), Genius Prince's Guide etc. Dropped, well damn I don't even remember the title) I know that was a mouthful... but there's just too much stuff this year! |
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Ylee
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Why isnt bleach part of the top 10 best anime of 2022? It deserves it so much
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Villain-chan
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Considering in Japan so long as u have ur parents or guardians' permission u can get legally married in JP at the age of 15, I believe maybe even 14? but 15 for sure and considering this is normal AND CONSIDERING the fact that it surprises me how many people (Particularly in the West) forget two core factors about humans and age which is, there are grown 21 and above adults who are literally just children despite being legally adults body and age wise and considering the fact there's a reason why the names Kid and Teen and Adult exist, yet so often Teen isn't considered or used, instead Teens get treated like kids with barely any freedom including from judging eyes, it just surprises me that humans (again, PARTICULARLY in the West), have to sit there and judge romances between older and younger people, if it were an ACTUAL child (12 or below) I could understand, heck, even 13 I can kinda understand becus they only just became a teen, but judging a Teen and an Adult for falling in love and wanting to be together as something negative when its not is wrong. I just don't understand that mentality. I won't call Caitlin a prude, and they're certainly entitled to their opinion and feelings on the matter just as I am here with what I've said, but lets be honest here, if Kyoko had been just a few years older or Tatsuya a few years younger, no one would have had any issue with the film. I'll also add that Tatsuya never once groomed Kyoko. (Just saying this cus of what Caitlin said)
I'd also call the Prelude as being one of the best films, very real and also very emotional, like the OG 2019 series itself, it made me cry. Its hindered by some things for sure (Namely the recapped material, though i do get why it was there) and it sucks u can't just watch this in the order it was in the manga cus they added an epilogue scene at the end (which was good I'll add, nothing major but imo worth seeing if u enjoyed the ending to the series and wanted to see just a tiny bit more of what became of those 2) and due to the recapped material but despite some flaws, its a very great film. Anyway, moving on...
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lossthief
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Alright, I know I'm going to regret asking this, but do you mean to say that you think it is perfectly fine, good even, for an adult to marry and have sex with a 14-year-old? Like, not as a fantasy or a piece of fiction, but that you think that it is morally and ethically hunky dory for that to happen? I am asking this seriously and would like a response. |
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ATastySub
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Imagine starting a rant about how cool and good it is that you think 13 (way to insert that gross low ball into your rant) year olds marrying an adult is with how you think it's totally normal for such a decision if their parents agree to it. Almost like they aren't legally allowed to make those kinds of decisions for themselves... and that it's an extremely gross thing to pretend is normal while hiding it behind a culture you don't actually know anything about. Then adding in Bio-truths? Damn you shouldn't have. Like no, really, just don't. Now or ever. But sure, go ahead and call a writer a prude because they're allowed within 100 feet of a school zone, a thing that Tatsuya and anyone saying what you just did shouldn't be. |
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all-tsun-and-no-dere
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I would have an issue because there are ethical concerns about teacher and student relationships, even if she were a legal adult. But also, child marriage is now illegal in Japan and illegal in most of the US. It is also considered a human rights abuse by all humanitarian groups, because it is developmentally impossible for children as young as 14 or 15 to be ready for marriage to an adult. Source: I'm a teacher |
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flamemasterelan
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I hate to be the third person to quote this giant rant, but I just want to point out that it's legal in some states for an adult to marry a minor with parental permission, as well. One of the most famous cases recently was Doug Hutchison, the 51 year old actor who married the 16 year old Courtney Stodden. The latter came out was harassed and cyberbullied rather mercilessly while the former was given a pass. After the divorce, Stodden came to terms with and admitted in interviews that they had been groomed by Hutchison. Many people don't figure it out until later in their lives, and any relationship between an adult and a minor is highly sus. This isn't a cultural thing, either. Please stop saying "the west." There's no excuse for child marriages. |
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ANN_Lynzee
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Hi, we're not defending real life child marriages and adults dating minors. Sincerely, someone who was groomed at 14 by a 21 y/o who said we'd wait until I was 18 and continued to push what that meant.
Your hypotheticals aren't speaking from real experience and I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt here that you likely aren't an adult either. If you really want to know what happens in these scenarios, you can DM me but the answer is you wake up at 20 and realize the real context of what happened to you and how fucked up it was, regardless of whether you thought you were a teenager who was "mature" for your age or not. I'm the parent of a 13 y/o. He's very intelligent. He absolutely could not navigate a relationship with an adult, nor should he be expected to. He can't legally drive a car or have a job. He has no financial power in a relationship. He tried to make hot cocoa in a tea kettle last week. People who make these arguments rarely understand teenagers or the actual psychological affects of these relationships. |
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SHD
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(Bolding by me) So OK, people who keep saying "the West" like this is a question of cultural difference between the prudish West and the sexual freedom-loving, enlightened East... what makes you think this is actually the case? Because, at least as far as Japan goes, let me tell you - society in general doesn't think that teen-adult romances are OK in real life. Legal status aside (and there are various laws governing sexual relationships between legal adults and minors), most people simply think it's not OK - let alone student/teacher relationships which are just generally a taboo. The reason why they happen so often in fiction is because, hey, what d'you know, it's fiction. Student/teacher romances, adult/teacher romances are popular fantasies because kids do develop crushes on teachers or other adults in their life, and romance manga will cater to these fantasies, that's kind of the point of the genre. But this doesn't mean that people think they're OK in real life (or hell, even in fiction, depending on the individual). You're confusing depiction with endorsement. And on that note, for that matter, for every sanitized, idealized teacher/student romance manga there's one where the teacher is a predator; for every sanitized, idealized adult/minor romance there's one where it's not depicted in a positive way. You're just seeing what you want to see. |
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