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"Wanko" just looks silly/unfortunate written like that there, though.
NHS, do you have a MAL account?
No, because I'm not capable of giving numerical ratings in a way that makes sense to me, so that's a major function I wouldn't be able to really make use of.
My ratings are pretty much totally arbitrary and I don't really feel confident about any of them and I still feel like I have use for the website. Though I guess that's mostly because it helps me keep track of what episode I"m on of everything (automatically, because I'm using MAL Updater), so if you don't have a problem with that then that won't be much help either.
Also,
...this is going to be my favorite anime of, isn't it?
You don't have to use the function; you can just use it as a list of what you've seen.
Eh, I have such terrible memory that it matters little if I watched something. At least for things I haven't seen in several years. Or something.
We need your list to judge you! /saystheguywhogaveViviPana9
If you don't have one it's okay.
Anyways, PVs!
Kin-iro Mosaic , LoveCome! and Hyperdimension Neptunia!
Why did this have to be 4koma?
Hmm. I hadn't heard about this one. It looks promising, I think? Though I feel like if it wasn't actually from the winter season, I'll have trouble finding it again.
I dunno if I'm going to watch it, but the music was nice.
Sakurasou na Pet no Kanojo like... already aired. Just finished in the past week I assume.
Also it sucks.
Ah.
Bummer. Well, at least it has a nice OP.
Evidently MAL people liked it, at least. But then, MAL likes everything.
But from what I watched (like the first two thirds of it) it was just tons of DRAMA but without actually interesting characters to make it work, and also it didn't really handle being both a drama and a comedy very well (as in, it was often pretty awkward when it went from comedy to ANGST or vice-versa).
I kind of like being somewhat out of the loop when it comes to otaku obsessions and seasonal buzz—at least, to the extent that I am an observer rather than a participant. It allows me to pick and choose what I want to explore more easily without either the baggage that comes with following a season or having to confront the relentless fan-bitching... outside of what I choose to directly participate in.
Maybe it's a cop-out, but I kind of like being a dilettante connoisseur. Not that I like being a snob—I do not begrudge people their guilty pleasures—but the idea of treating the whole of anime (and animation at large) as a library that I can just wander through and read from at my leisure is really appealing to me.
The problem is, of course, that always I end up locked out of the book club. Everyone else is reading the latest bestseller while I either catch up on the canon or wade through the stacks trawling for esoterica. It's a bind: I love being able to actually talk to people about what I like, but it's my natural impulse to just go outside of everything. I'm a nerd among nerds and a freak among freaks.
But hype is more fun than actually watching anime.
The supposedly upcoming It's Not My Fault that I'm not Popular anime has an official site now, although there isn't really anything there. Her face looks slightly... squashed compared to the manga art, but maybe that's just the image angle.
Also, lol virgin jokes.
Can't help but wonder if actually hearing her talk to herself so much will be a little too much more annoying than just reading it.
Fuck hype. I want a show that I can truly love, not a bunch of people squealing about something that I can't give half a damn about. I don't want to watch Sword Art Online just because everyone else does; I want to watch shows that make me happy, no matter how other people feel about them or out of fashion they are. I want to get freaky with Kemonozume, get mellow with Natsume Yuujinchou, and get deep with Kino no Tabi. If something is new and popular and right up my alley, I'll go for it, but why should other people's enthusiasm be more important than my own joy?
I'd actually say there are two aspects to this. My thoughts when I watch something are very personal, with narrative and whatever and stuff, hype and fandom is another thing, which is purely fun. I guess that's what's the difference between being a fan and an otaku. On one hand I want to talk about stuff like imagery and narrative and metaphors, on the other I must make sure that my favorite character is ranked as Best Girl (even if male) by whatever means possible.
But that's like the best part :O
No, you don't want to watch Sword Art Online because it's the scum of the earth.
^^ Well then, I shall make sure to avoid Mononoke because fuck hype.
And that's why I'm not a super-fan.
I love anime. I love it because it does things that I only wish American TV would do in ways that American TV never could because of how different our cultures are. But by the same token, I don't care about fandom. I love talking with fans and sharing in the excitement of that love, but being a fan for its own sake is a waste to me. It's not like I want to demean people who like that aspect of fandom—as long as it's healthy and sane, I can even admire sometimes—but it's just not me. I don't really care how other people want to rank my favourite character because they will still be my favourite character and as long as I can find someone that agrees, I won't be alone.
I don't want a tribe; I want a circle of friends. Is that too much to ask?
No, it's what 90% of people do. You do it by simply not paying attention to fandom and hype. Much as anything else you don't care about, you just tune it out, then go talk about what you do care about with your friends.
^^^ On the one hand, that's a fair point; on the other, you're ultimately ignoring what I'm trying to say for the sake of making me feel small because I pushed one of your buttons, and I don't appreciate it in the slightest.
I'm not personally attacking anyone here. Back the fuck down.
Which is what I said <_<
I didn't say they'll stop being my favoraite character. I want them to be ranked high because they are my favoraite character. It doesn't matter if no-one agrees.
I don't even know where this is coming from.
Could we not do this?
@JHM, @Nova, could we like maybe calm down about which Japanese cartoons we watch.
Speaking of calming down, GJ-bu is a really nice show for anyone who's into moeshit.
I was about to make a somewhat calmer reply to try to articulate my thoughts better. I don't want to start a fight. I like you guys and I don't want to demean you. I'm just... frustrated.
So here was what I was typing in response to Nova's last post:
With anime, that feels so difficult given how engrained the nature of the fandom is. I consider you guys friends, and even here I feel more like that dude in the corner going, "Hey! I found this cool thing!" while everyone else just ignores me and talks about the new hip thing and it's really alienating.
I guess it just comes back to the feeling like I never belong anywhere, even where I should.
It's like... I can never really contribute, is what I'm saying. I love taking about this stuff with you, but I never can, and it really upsets me.
Mm. I guess that's a fair complaint. I personally just tend to run with my own tastes, and I actually feel the same way you do a lot of the time (nowadays the most I get is that DYRE will inevitably be familiar with something I'm awatching/about to watch), since I'm not into magical girl or idol series; I'm waiting to watch Zetsuen no Tempest because I've heard it makes references to The Tempest (well, duh), which I have to read soon for a class anyway; Steins;Gate failed my three-episode test; and I'm mostly in the mood for light-hearted stuff right now anyway. I might look into Mononoke after Chuunibyou, for what it's worth.
This is yesterday. (Uta~Kata is this)
I'll accept that we've had quite the influx of new stuff for the past page, but that's because seasons are changing so bear with us.
Okay, not to argue too much but maybe if we could take that Mononoke post, it did not make me want to watch it at all. Maybe if you described it or elaborated on what you felt was one of it's best features and why exactly you like it, I would.
I thought I was the only one here who even considered magical girls as a thing.
First half, second half is a love come with crazy people and magic :P
Perhaps paradoxically, I wasn't actually irritated until you posted this. Go figure.
The same thing happens when you talk about anything you like ever. If other people like them, then they'll talk about them. The same thing happens to everyone here- we find something we like, but other people talk about other things that interest them and nobody talks about your thing.
See: half the games I play and talk about on this forum.
In your case, your interests just don't line up with mine. I don't particularly like weird things for the sake of weird things; if I like weird things, it's because it has a character I like, or something. My tastes tend to be pretty straightforward, to me at least.
Hell, I barely even watch anime/manga in general. I keep up with, what, Naruto?
Before I posted on this page I didn't even post for like two pages.
Gah, whatever.
*still exists*
Anyway yeah, it's unfortunate, but it's hard to discuss things that aren't either current or extremely popular because that's just how fandom works. It applies to everyone though. There are lots of things I like but I can't discuss with people because they're obscure and/or oldish, which is why I only ever really talk about more current stuff.
Best ending of the season so far, also. (well, I haven't watched the last two episodes of Girls und Panzer yet, but that's not really this season)
The thing is, though, that no-one even seems to pay attention at all. I'm fine with people talking about things that interest them, but when no-one seems to care about anything that you have to say, you start to feel really shitty.
But here's another problem: I don't just like things that are weird for the sake of weird. I love a lot of different things with different styles and feelings, but I feel like I've been pigeonholed as "that guy that watches weird stuff," which I would be more than fine with if anyone actually engaged me about it. Which almost never happens. I mean, DYRE does, sometimes, but otherwise...
It's just really depressing to be surrounded by people that I respect who I feel like they don't respect me. I know it's petty, but it hurts sometimes.
Have you ever heard of Natsume Yuujinchou? You might like it. It's a great "breather" show, very whistful with a bittersweet touch.
On a purely visual level, it is one of the most striking things that I have ever seen in my life. It is truly a work of art. Beyond that, it is a wonderfully atmospheric show with some really fascinating use of symbolism. In one way or another, every arc is in and of itself a riddle: A mystery that is not about the "monster of the week," but about what that entity represents from a philosophical perspective. Additionally, the dialogue and acting are extremely subtle.