What do you HATE about Anime

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"Ya gotta have blue hair"

I guess some of thngs that I do not really like in anime so much are well the "Happy ever After" endings. Can't someone like the good guy lose just for once please?? Also I guess the common plots, EX: Zombies, Collecting all of the missing jems/orbs/crystails/balls/cats and what not, bad cliff hangers, one of the good guys turns out to be undercover bad guy, frail screaming high pitched women, twins/dopplegangers, stealing someone's life force etc etc. But its alright I mean if all of us hated anime and some of its quarks I doubt any of us would even be here on this forum so I guess it all works out.

-Beth

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Originally posted by BethMcBeth Can't someone like the good guy lose just for once please?? -Beth

I know what you mean, girl. But Spike Spiegel 'died' at the end of Cowboy Bebop.

I just wanted to reference that.
Peace.

Every anime i've seen has a bad ending, it's depressing..

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Originally posted by corrupt Every anime i've seen has a bad ending, it's depressing..

Have you watched FLCL?

Also, how many animes have you watched?

about 12

and no, i haven't seen the end cos' i was at a stupid football game that some idiot girls persuaded me to go to...

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I find it a rather common theme in anime to have people sport the craziest and weirdest colors of hair imaginable. It all ranges from purple, to blue, to green, to reddish-orange Confused Where do they get these ideas and do people really have natural hair color like this?!

I think I heard somewhere thats done because it just makes it easier to differentiate the characters from each other visually.

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Originally posted by Sharpshooter005 quote: I find it a rather common theme in anime to have people sport the craziest and weirdest colors of hair imaginable. It all ranges from purple, to blue, to green, to reddish-orange Confused Where do they get these ideas and do people really have natural hair color like this?! I think I heard somewhere thats done because it just makes it easier to differentiate the characters from each other visually.

I kind of knew that, but still dammit, I find it a little crazy.

Edit: Although, I like how Misato, Feye, and Motoko rock the purple hairdo. It looks good on them nonetheless.
Peace.

What I hate actually is how I have yet to see an anime with a satisfying ending.

Happy =/= satisfying.

Le sigh.

i hate that 90% of all anime sucks, and that it's so hard to find stuff that is truly good these days.

now, if only it were 1998 again...

-BC

While there are certain types/genres of anime I don't like, in general there's nothing I would say I hate about it. (The big eyes and weird hair colors or clothes are okay with me. )

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Originally posted by Ano Hito What I hate actually is how I have yet to see an anime with a satisfying ending. Happy =/= satisfying. Le sigh.

I do have to agree with this, though. Of the series I've seen/read (and I've seen kind of a lot), the majority do tend to have endings that are disappointing in some way. Some of these are in a "What were they thinking?" kind of way (I think we all know what series I'm talking about ), but others like S-cry-ed also come to mind. A lot also end with the main cast/characters going their separate ways, which can also be disappointing, depending on how it's handled. I usually have mixed feelings about most endings and it's rare that I completely like how a show ends...

I like anime but with a passion I hate harem shows. Shallow plot, well you know the whole 9 yards.

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Originally posted by Gaddes I like anime but with a passion I hate harem shows. Shallow plot, well you know the whole 9 yards.

A Day in My life would have you gouging out your brain through your eyesockets, if this is true.


I hate stupidness. And anything with a cliche fall or cutesy face instantly looses any respect. I also loathe Inu-yasha.

Loathe.

Part of the reason for sad endings is Japanese culture itself. In Japan, a tragic ending is considered more poetic and perhaps more formal or literary than a happy one. Heroes are supposed to die, or at least suffer. It's a sentiment that is so deeply engrained that in sociological surveys where respondents were asked to complete a short imaginary story, the endings usually involved the death or ruin of the main characters. Whether this pessimism is a result of twentieth century history, or a holdover from the medieval period is hard to say, but it means that happy endings are not the norm for Japanese stories. I personally find this troubling, not only because it means that many animes end on a sad note, but also because it suggests that somewhere in the Japanese subconscious there's a great body of despair lurking, predisposing a whole race of people to believe that sadness is their lot in life, that all joys are fleeting and futile. I would not want anime to "go Disney" on us, to borrow a phrase, but I hope amid all the noble suffering and struggles, the Japanese mind will reserve a little happiness for itself.

Vermillion

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Originally posted by Son_of_Horus Too many androgynous pretty boys.

*Nods*

The one aspect of anime that has always really bothered me is when 'the protagonist' gets in a fight with 'a villain' and gets beaten/starts losing badly. 'The protagonist' then has a mental episode (whether emotional or outright psychotic, or simply recollection of some past event) and suddenly comes back stronger/with a new move, and defeats 'the villain.'

One of the defining moments for my conversion to Big O fandom was when Schwarzwald was winning in the Duo fight. I was thinking 'cue generic mental episode here!'... and then Roger won the fight not through some newly earned power of Big O courtesy of some emotional episode, but rather ingenuity.

...And then Hydra outright evoked this annoyance, but I didn't like Hydra anyways, beyond the novelty of the 'it's a hydra-electric dam, hahahahaha!' joke.

*Cough* Okay, I'll shut up now.

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I hate stupidness. And anything with a cliche fall or cutesy face instantly looses any respect. I also loathe Inu-yasha.

Agreed. also nice to know I'm not the only one who dislikes Inu Yasha *insert random japanophile about anime...now.*

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it suggests that somewhere in the Japanese subconscious there's a great body of despair lurking, predisposing a whole race of people to believe that sadness is their lot in life, that all joys are fleeting and futile.

honestly if the japanese think that then they need to get out more. They could always invade another asian country to perk themselves up... ha ha I made a joke.

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Originally posted by The Ghost of Ember The one aspect of anime that has always really bothered me is when 'the protagonist' gets in a fight with 'a villain' and gets beaten/starts losing badly. 'The protagonist' then has a mental episode (whether emotional or outright psychotic, or simply recollection of some past event) and suddenly comes back stronger/with a new move, and defeats 'the villain.'

Yes, that does seem to be a rather popular trend in anime. I admit it’s getting a little tiresome to see it used so often.

Something else I find a little exhausting are these overly long scenes of the characters thinking to themselves. I enjoy it if it actually leads to something and I enjoy getting to hear a characters insight on things sometimes. But lately I’ve noticed most of it is complete and utter drivel that I can only imagine is there to take up time. This is especially apparent in a lot of action/fighting anime. While the action is going on the other characters simply stand around like statues and talk about what we can plainly see in front of us or things that have already happened and need no further commenting (sometimes including flash-back footage of things that happened no more than five minutes ago).

This way a single small battle will be spread across three or more episodes when it shouldn’t have taken up more than one. It’s surprising to go back and watch some anime episodes and realize just how little content there really is.
I think it’s a very shallow and annoying way to lengthen a series. No wonder most of them end giving you a feeling of such dissatisfaction.


But the thing I hate the most, as a few other people have pointed out, are the androgynous male characters. The oddest thing about it is that it usually seems to be the female anime/manga artists that do this. Giving their male characters very slender characteristics, long hair, big sparkling eyes, making them look like little more than flat chested women. Personally as a woman I find it off-putting and a little disturbing...

Men should be handsome, not pretty.

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I hate harem shows.

As I said on another forum, all harem anime is just three's company if it were a cartoon animated in Japan. And since John Ritter's dead...it's just not working.

Come and knock on our door...

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Agreed. also nice to know I'm not the only one who dislikes Inu Yasha *insert random japanophile about anime...now.*

Ninjas people, demon hunting ninja chicks.



Otherwise you're right, and I never watch it. I don't need to watch 600 or something episodes when I already know where the character arcs are going. If you're still on the edge of your seat I'll spoil it for you.

Whatshername with the bow winds up with dog guy. Sango winds up with one-joke monk guy. That little fox thing acts annoying, they live happily ever after. I just saved you alot of time.

This is one reason I like ghost in the shell. Know what the fanservice in that show is? It's when they have lengthy dialogue about the geopolitical situation going on in the world the show takes place in. No stuff about blatantly obvious relationships, no unnecessary sex gags.

Seriously, it's the least accessible show ever. I've missed two episodes now, and I'm still sort of confused as to whats going on. It's wonderful. Then again I have two books full of outdated tax law or something, and find them "entertaining". So..it's possible I'm just crazy.

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it suggests that somewhere in the Japanese subconscious there's a great body of despair lurking, predisposing a whole race of people to believe that sadness is their lot in life, that all joys are fleeting and futile.

I'd agree except...they don't all watch anime. The word "otaku" is a derogatory term remember.

Then again I'm not an expert on Japan, nor have I ever been there. I really dig the raw fish though...so..for whatever thats worth.

I sort of don't mind downbeat endings. I think thats because I subconciously always think of the end of "das boot" when I see one. And I liked that movie..so..yeah.

Last night I watched 2 episodes of Excel Saga and only a 1/3 of the time could I understand Excel, so when charartcers talk and you can't understand them.

Also I'm not too big on "fan serice" anime. You know boobs too huge to be possable, revealing clothes, underware shots. I'm alright with a little here and there but not every 5 minutes. In Love HIna and Negema its alright though.

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Originally posted by Sharpshooter005 quote: Agreed. also nice to know I'm not the only one who dislikes Inu Yasha *insert random japanophile about anime...now.* Ninjas people, demon hunting ninja chicks. Otherwise you're right, and I never watch it. I don't need to watch 600 or something episodes when I already know where the character arcs are going. If you're still on the edge of your seat I'll spoil it for you. Whatshername with the bow winds up with dog guy. Sango winds up with one-joke monk guy. That little fox thing acts annoying, they live happily ever after. I just saved you alot of time. This is one reason I like ghost in the shell. Know what the fanservice in that show is? It's when they have lengthy dialogue about the geopolitical situation going on in the world the show takes place in. No stuff about blatantly obvious relationships, no unnecessary sex gags. Seriously, it's the least accessible show ever. I've missed two episodes now, and I'm still sort of confused as to whats going on. It's wonderful.

I'm a big InuYasha fan, but I've been watching the new episodes on adult swim and I've come to one conclusion: This series NEEDS to end... LIKE NOW! It was all good in the first 5,467 episodes but now, its just so damn repeative. Sharpie got the fix of the end of the serious right to a degree but in reality, Kagome and Inuyasha don't even really get together and Naraku still lives. WTF?

And yeah, Sango is the only one keeping that series from sinkin'.

Ghost in the Shell is great like that. It's like if you miss an episode, you're basically screwed. Don't give up though because you might understand a little of what's going on, but really, you'll just get confused with earlier episodes because its just that ingenious and well, that damn good.

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Something else I find a little exhausting are these overly long scenes of the characters thinking to themselves.

Now that you say that, that is a very annoying feature with anime. Mostly with Dragonball Z, and even more so with Dragonball GT.
Peace.