Honestly, the Haruhi show is much better if you've read all the light novels before starting it. It also doesn't help that the novel series doesn't Grow the Beard until book 4, which was only just made into a movie. The fact that said movie was incredibly awesome even when compared to the incredibly awesome book, though, is heartening.
Also, Lelouch motherfucking DIED. Get. Over. It.
edited 5th Oct '10 6:03:19 PM by Sporkaganza
Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember them, you are not alone.I don't know whether this applies to the Internet as a whole, but at least amongst my friends:
Axis Powers Hetalia is neither super awesome, funny, and the best historical-ish anime nor a terrible, unfunny series that is only popular because of Yaoi Fangirls. It's funny sometimes, not funny other times; and while its extreme popularity and oversaturation of cosplayers is annoying at times, it still has redeeming aspects, like being able to find weird humor in completely innocent international news stories.
edited 5th Oct '10 6:02:51 PM by Tumbril
Tumblr here.Blame is the greatest thing ever put into sequenced panels.
edited 5th Oct '10 6:04:05 PM by snowbull
IJBM lives on here! Sign up!Hmm, maybe those are unpopular opinions, relatively, in terms of the anime fandom, actually.
Incidentally I kind of agree with you, but I also kind of like shows like that, so I am conflicted. I don't think it's harmful to have SOME, but I wish there were more variety honestly.
Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember them, you are not alone.Pretty much this.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!I think One Piece is hugely overrated I have have absolutely zero problems with the current plot of Naruto.
Oh and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles and Death Note are the stupidest manga I've ever read.
Also, I liked Endless Eight.
edited 5th Oct '10 6:14:01 PM by dmysta3000
GUNDAMU GUNDAMU- I enjoy anime, including many that are popular among otaku.
- I actually enjoy Vince McDerpaderp's voice acting, and when he's not rattling on about Star Trek or Jesus, he's pretty entertaining at a con. He certainly knows how to play a crowd.
- I already don't see a strong difference between anime and western animation beyond visual style anymore, which itself is becoming less and less distinct, and only see what few distinctions remain becoming less noticeable as time goes by.
- Shipping is both hilarious and entertaining, and creates a stronger bond between the fandom and a Work, and is therefore a force for good.
edited 5th Oct '10 6:16:09 PM by Shadowtext
Aizen is actually a pretty awesome character if you stop taking him seriously and find amusement at how much he can take Crossing the Line Twice, Shoot the Dog, and Magnificent Bastardry Beyond the Impossible.
I think Naruto is better overall than One Piece (especially in terms of art, characterization, and lack of How Much More Can He Take?), but there are some things One Piece does better, like world-building and balancing Character Focus. I think Hunter X Hunter used to be better than either (emphasis on used to be).
Currently taking a break from the site. See my user page for more information.Elfen Lied : I support the canon pairings. I think each makes sense in some way, even if they do show just how messed up all the characters are.
The only worse thing than too much Fanservice is too much CENSORED Fanservice. Every time I see one of those animes that jump at any chance to show an Onsen scene, but then have all the girls bathing with towels on, or just cover everything but the heads up with fog, I cringe. Double cringe if they do it to sell uncensored DVDS later.
Either crap or get off the pot, I say.
edited 5th Oct '10 7:19:57 PM by OverMaster?!
So this is the thread where we can vent our unpopular views that we've been holding back to be polite? Okay, I'm down with that.
Code Geass was heavyhanded and cliche nihilism. Dropped it like a rock after the unintentional geass was put on Euphemia (didn't need to even watch it after that, I knew what would happen- Euphemia was going to die and get her reputation horribly and unfairly ruined. Lelouch would get all angsty over it and decide to purge his guilt by killing lots and lots of people through more backstabbing manipulation inevitably leading to the harm or death of his other beloved sister because of all his attempts to protect her. In the end he probably gets killed by what's his name- his old friend who loved Euphemia- but his death somehow fulfills his master plan to make everything right. But any thought on the matter causes us to realize that it will all fall apart a few years later and everything in life sucks). Seriously, how much crap have I seen and read with that kind of plot? Way too much (mainly Sci-fi).
Whew, been holding that one in for a long time.
My other unpopular opinion is that Chrono Crusade the anime was a modern masterpiece of classical Greek Tragedy with the traditional "hubris as a tragic flaw" that dooms the hero. Really well done since Rosette's hubris is also what allowed her to do the amazing and heroic things she did and most of all allowed her to save her brother- but at the same time, it doomed her. She knew that it was her doom, but she did what she did anyway because she couldn't do anything else and remain true to her heroic character. Yet she still was secretly thinking the bills would never come due till the very end. (Which is what made it hubris and a Greek tragedy instead of just a straight Heroic Sacrifice).
edited 5th Oct '10 8:58:48 PM by Sackett
I can't read One Piece because the art style just bugs me too much. I've tried on at least three separate occasions, and every time I end up losing interest.
FLCL isn't that great. It just seemed random for the sake of randomness.
Ken Akamatsu is better at writing Shounen than harems, whatever people think of him. And he's probably one of the most detail oriented mangakas out there.
Reaction Image RepositoryI ship Inu x Kikyo. Let's face it: who else thinks Kagome is a whiny drama queen? In Real Life... no one.
Warm hugs and morally questionable advice given here. Prosey BitchfestI share the same problem of disliking 'old-school' anime art style with Everest.
As a "visual" person, art style can actually really sway my verdict on a show: my interest in watching Gurren Lagann was purely due to the art style at first - and, perhaps most infamously, I dropped Kodomo No Jikan because, despite liking the concept and characters, I just could not stand how people looked from the side.
~Pirka^ That's understandable. The art and animation is at least half of the show, so if that's not good, then you have every right to not like it. And if it's good, that's a pretty good reason to like it. That's the whole point of it being an animated show in the first place, instead of just a manga or an audio drama or something.
edited 5th Oct '10 10:20:19 PM by DYRE
^^^ In my view it should be classified as josei. (Hence, unpopular opinion.)
Re: Moe. No. I am not annoyed by that opinion in the slightest.
Hunter X Hunter > Naruto > Bleach/One Piece
Though I do agree that Hunter X Hunter used to be better, I don't feel like the quality of the narrative has gone down as significantly as other fans seem to think. (The art is a whole other story.)
"I just could not stand how people looked from the side."
...-snicker- I know what you mean. It doesn't bother me too much though, personally. The style's grown on me.
edited 5th Oct '10 10:23:29 PM by Anarchy
Published in a seinen magazine.
Therefore seinen.
Easy.
[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.^ Or I could have just said that. Though I will admit that Comics High! is the most demographic-confused magazine I can think of. At least in how it refers to itself. Specifically, that it has called itself a shoujo magazine, and also says its aimed at "boys and girls."
edited 5th Oct '10 10:29:53 PM by DYRE
I can say anything I want? Really?
I think that Ms. Hirano and all other seiyuu should be able to fuck whoever they want, seeing as they're grown-ups and we're not their parents. Not an unpopular opinion over here, but damn, you should see the wank over that...
I think the vast majority of seiyuu are not, in fact, fantastically-talented singers. Stop telling me they are.
I think if you're going to accept white people cosplaying as Japanese characters, there's something kind of weird about not accepting black people doing it. I mean, it might not look EXACTLY LIKE IN THE SHOW, but most cosplay period doesn't.
I found AzuDai way more voyeuristic and unfunny than Lucky Star. Probably because Konata et al. remind me of my high school pals and the Azumanga Daioh crew remind me of the normal chicks I only ever knew as faces and breasts in the hall. One's got the nostalgia cranked up to maximum, the other one has... generic high school stuff. It's just a personal preference.
I'm sick of female characters in shounen never getting to do anything violently awesome and plot-centric, but even more than that I'm tired of people who think that every female character should be doing that. Like there's something inherently wrong with preferring to do something like teach, or run a household, or be a baker.
On that note, I ship RukiHime despite not following Bleach, because that shit is hot, yo.
I love Mine Fujiko. No one in anime has done so many badass things whilst in a state of undress besides Cutey Honey and possibly Guts. All the girls who loathe her annoy me, particularly since it's not like she does anything particularly line-crossing as far as the series' moral slant goes; methinks they kind of miss the point of a triple-agent. Or they're jealous she got to sleep with Goemon.
edited 3rd Oct '13 5:50:23 PM by FurikoMaru
A True Lady's Quest - A Jojo is You!Yeah, I read the Wikipedia article, seemed pretty dumb, but it seemed not aimed at young women.
[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.

Haruhi is a really popular show (emphasis on really) and really overrated. Seriously, just watch something else.
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