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I do often wonder if there's any anime that people like but are afraid to talk about it for one reason or another like it's content or the fact that it's considered quite trashy.

I imagine there's quite a few that have some but thanks to the current state of opinions on the internet they would just prefer not to talk about them.

I have some series like that but its not a case of being afraid to talk about it rather not having much to say about it.

Aside from a very few cases for series I really like or despise, the most I can say about the majority of anime/manga is either along the lines of "I liked it enough to keep watching/reading" or "it didn't click so I dropped it". I could probably probably think of specific reasons to why if pressed on a specific series, but its usually a case of its been years and I don't have time to refresh why I liked/disliked it, or I didn't feel that strongly either way to dwell on it that deeply. (I honestly can't figure out how some people can write paragraphs on paragraphs on shows that fall between slightly above average to slightly below average)

I actually have a feeling that some people have a few anime they forced themselves to watch not because they liked it but to have something to talk about (read: shitpost on /a/), which I kind of think is putting the cart before the horse and might be the fastest way to get burnout.

 

[Scale Smerch]

I actually have a feeling that some people have a few anime they forced themselves to watch not because they liked it but to have something to talk about (read: shitpost on /a/), which I kind of think is putting the cart before the horse and might be the fastest way to get burnout.

MAL especially is plagued by this mindset because it's all about flaunting your watch list and watch history in some Reddit-esque updoot chasing rigmarole. Seems to be the exception rather than the rule though; most people simply start dropping series as familiarity sets in and they realize the latest isekai or shounen is basically the same as the last one.

 

[Johnny Salami]

Eh, I haven't updated my MAL since like 2006ish. I was using it religiously in 2005 when it was new but stopped since if I dropped a series I figured I wasn't enjoying it

 

[Vapewizard]

I do often wonder if there's any anime that people like but are afraid to talk about it for one reason or another like it's content or the fact that it's considered quite trashy.

I imagine there's quite a few that have some but thanks to the current state of opinions on the internet they would just prefer not to talk about them.

I'm not sure if afraid is the right word, but in a sense I have that when I watch movies and shows like Umibe no etranger or Given. In lefty-dominated spaces I could attract discourse about muh fetishising gay men cause I don't have enough oppression points while in imageboards there's the opposite side of the spectrum where no one really watches that stuff unless it's in a specific sub-board that's not very active.

 

[HodgePodgeRogerDodger]

I read Hoshi Mamoru Inu, again. Kinda felt like reading it because one of my Dad’s dogs died. That thing hits hard.

I don’t know what is, but that manga fucking rips your heart out. I had to put my childhood dog down when I was in Highschool during Summer Vacation when my parents were away. Old hunting dog who went blind and couldn’t use her hind legs, had to carry her until her front legs gave out. Worst part is she howled at the end, Vet Tech might of fucked up, but she never howled anytime else. It just dredges up memories, like every dog movie x100.

 

[Involuntary Celebrity]

I did not like the "Bocchi's gone missing!" fake-out for the previous episode preview cliffhanger (for aforementioned tiresome stuttering retard MC filler reasons) and I like it even less that so much of the episode was wasted on that only to cocktease the performance. Episodes without anybody rocking are not my favourite.

But maybe getting blueballed is why I spent a couple hours practicing guitar for the first time in years so I dunno, thanks bitch I guess

Only people that died during the reset were rewritten so basically anyone Pucci killed, the people who died during Made in Heaven's acceleration, and Pucci himself. Parts 1-5 wouldn't have been affected in anyway except Jotaro maybe having a different name but still being the same person except he's a better father due to Pucci not fucking with him anymore.

I kinda figured the whole thing is really Dio's plan, what with everything being set up for his Boipucci and the green baby crap being probably a callback to that stupid shit Arancini clearly changed his mind about halfway through in part 4.
From what I remember it was more specifically that the people who died didn't "come through"/keep their memories; and while it's reasonable to connect that to them being completely different people, we didn't see enough to conclude this is 1:1. So I prefer the idea that only the people who saw the transition remained themselves and Big D fucking won and deleted all the joestarz (along with basically everyone else) from history.
I mean that'd be "heaven" for him, right? At least as far as the postmortem nuclear revenge contingency version of the plan.

I know we're probably already thinking about this harder than the author did.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

I do often wonder if there's any anime that people like but are afraid to talk about it for one reason or another like it's content or the fact that it's considered quite trashy.

I imagine there's quite a few that have some but thanks to the current state of opinions on the internet they would just prefer not to talk about them.

People mentioned Normie Echo chambers, but good anime like Magical Girl Ilya will be rarely talked about because it has loli bait that's (thankfully) still a thing people find shameful. On the other end of the scale, some people won't mention normie/shounen/super-edgy anime because you don't want to appear as a person with basic bitch/immature taste.
Then you have straight up hentai discussion which just comes as needlessly deviant.

 

[HexFag]

I do often wonder if there's any anime that people like but are afraid to talk about it for one reason or another like it's content or the fact that it's considered quite trashy.

I imagine there's quite a few that have some but thanks to the current state of opinions on the internet they would just prefer not to talk about them.

I'll always think of the Monogatari Series more than anything else. The series isn't really bad but as soon as people who know nothing about the series find out about the many "suspect" scenes involving some of the characters, it becomes a hard sell. I'd say goofy ecchi like Highschool of the Dead and Shimoneta but to a lesser extent.

 

[DaBigBopper]

Chainsawman chapters got spoiled on 4chan. Read at your own risk, niggers. -------> https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/246406335/#246406353

Basically Denji is still an autist, but at least able to keep most of his composure to avoid being a fucking retard.

 

[Thomas Talus]

I do often wonder if there's any anime that people like but are afraid to talk about it for one reason or another like it's content or the fact that it's considered quite trashy.

I imagine there's quite a few that have some but thanks to the current state of opinions on the internet they would just prefer not to talk about them.

There's plenty of trashy harem/isekai/harem-isekai that I enjoy on a pure id level that I'm not going to go shouting to the heavens about. MonMusu, for example.

 

[Commander X]

I've been watching Lupin Zero, the new prequel mini-series based on elements of the Lupin III manga depicting a 13-year old Lupin meeting up with a young Jigen, I'm enjoying the compositing they did to give it that vintage feeling, the whole presentation is top notch.

 

[KorokiKokoro]

There's plenty of trashy harem/isekai/harem-isekai that I enjoy on a pure id level that I'm not going to go shouting to the heavens about. MonMusu, for example.

Mind clarifying what "pure id level" means here? It's probably super fucking obvious but my brain eludes it at the moment.

 

[Thomas Talus]

Mind clarifying what "pure id level" means here? It's probably super fucking obvious but my brain eludes it at the moment.

It appeals to base instincts. I am amused by depictions of proud women with very long hair and nice racks, alongside stupid jokes.

 

[lysol terminal]

Just finished Edgerunners

Spoiler

It loses steam after Maine dies but fucking hell that was good. Not phenomenal, just good. Although, that's saying a lot in regards to shitflex and media these days.

The jump from that clusterfuck of an op to Martinez suddenly being a boss with a reputation felt jarirng and un-earned. The story feels like it was compressed to keep it limited to 10 half-hour episodes, like there's a 2nd Act or Chapters 2-4 missing that shows David's rise to leadership and having some kind of real success that earns him a reputation before it all starts spiraling down.

Also, I just want more. Would be great to have a Season 2 with a new cast or a movie ala' Cowboy Bebop where it's just a feature length stand-alone adventure.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

The jump from that clusterfuck of an op to Martinez suddenly being a boss with a reputation felt jarirng and un-earned. The story feels like it was compressed to keep it limited to 10 half-hour episodes, like there's a 2nd Act or Chapters 2-4 missing that shows David's rise to leadership and having some kind of real success that earns him a reputation before it all starts spiraling down.

Also, I just want more. Would be great to have a Season 2 with a new cast or a movie ala' Cowboy Bebop where it's just a feature length stand-alone adventure.

The blood and gore in Edgerunners was such a welcome throwback to those brutal 80s OVAs.

 

[Johnny Salami]

I did not like the "Bocchi's gone missing!" fake-out for the previous episode preview cliffhanger (for aforementioned tiresome stuttering retard MC filler reasons) and I like it even less that so much of the episode was wasted on that only to cocktease the performance. Episodes without anybody rocking are not my favourite.

That was my favorite part

I knew they wouldn't be rocking since the concert is a last episode sort of deal and a good note to end on if they don't get a second season

 

[vern]

Chainsawman chapters got spoiled on 4chan. Read at your own risk, niggers. -------> https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/246406335/#246406353

Basically Denji is still an autist, but at least able to keep most of his composure to avoid being a fucking retard.

Speaking of chainsawman I have to ask to anyone who's read the manga, has the anime been as bad of an adaptation as some people claim?
I purposely avoided reading the manga to go in blind, but if you've been following it on /a/ (not sure about reddit or twitter) its been 11 weeks of nonstop back and forth whether its a good anime to an overshilled flop that killed interest in the actual manga as well as MAPPA becoming the most polarized anime studio on the board,

 

[Commander X]

 

[Autistic Monkey]

Speaking of chainsawman I have to ask to anyone who's read the manga, has the anime been as bad of an adaptation as some people claim?
I purposely avoided reading the manga to go in blind, but if you've been following it on /a/ (not sure about reddit or twitter) its been 11 weeks of nonstop back and forth whether its a good anime to an overshilled flop that killed interest in the actual manga as well as MAPPA becoming the most polarized anime studio on the board,

A lot of iconic moments from the manga look like shit in the anime because the cgi looks very cheap and the fight scenes imo are super messy.
Personally I dislike mappa as a studio, but this has been the only one I have cared to watch more than few eps but that's probably because I like the manga. I'd say the anime is serviceable but I'd expect more from a series that is hyped as much, but it isn't the first time mappa has ruined hype for a series.

 

[Golfing on the Moon 1971]

I do often wonder if there's any anime that people like but are afraid to talk about it for one reason or another like it's content or the fact that it's considered quite trashy.

I imagine there's quite a few that have some but thanks to the current state of opinions on the internet they would just prefer not to talk about them.

Sword Art Online is good. You get a solid story within 14 episodes and a cathartic ending, and the romance actually matriculates during the story. Hardly any other modern anime can claim the same. Only other shows that did both were Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Clannad. Nowadays you get shows that go on forever and are cancelled with no ending, and ship teasing that never resolves (and if it does it's in the last 5 minutes). Soundtrack is good. The complaint I have is that the art and animation is unremarkable, but I could say the same for almost all modern anime. The vast hatedom against it is indicative of just how many people allow youtubers to dictate how they should think and what they should or should not like.

The low quality art and animation of modern anime is what keeps me from watching most shows after 2010. This is an audio-visual medium. The aesthetics need to be good, but it almost always isn't. I find it amusing that reddit, MAL, and youtubers spend so much time nitpicking scripts but never critique the visuals. If the only thing a show has going for it is its writing, then I mind as well just read books and have fun imagining in my head. If I watch anime, it's usually older shows with great aesthetics that no one talks about now, like Dragonar, Gasaraki, the Big O, etc.