How to Recognize a Terrible Anime (in just one episode)

[@robertlewis6915]

1. bad characterization 2. thematic flatness 3. lackluster execution of setting 4. bad cinematography

[@davestrider4973]

5) Fanservice Overdose in like the first episodes

[@snowykaze]

Denki Kaminari that's what almost turned me away from Rokudenashi...Akashic Records. I stayed for the characters though.

[@raphielle.]

its a great anime if you think thats a bad anime your taste is close to shit.

[@raphielle.]

@@TastierSleet Lol fuck you kid

[@lorgami2330]

Raphi3L you probably get bullied at school. that’s probably why you’re so pissy.

[@mon0lithic629]

The first thing in SAO that threw me off was this MASSIVE time skip over the most interesting parts (i.e., how players survive in this world) in favour of introducing our protag who is now the bestest player on the server and is virtually indestructible for most enemies. Fucking 'a'

[@prayed249]

I know in like the 2 episode it’s 2 years In the future a lot of content loss

[@ghost-mg3cq]

sao was one of the first animes i watched when i was younger and i’m still surprised today to see people talking about it still

[@haruito6073]

Not all Light Novel parts can be adapted into an anime y'know.

[@maediseun7588]

sao was one of the first anime’s i believed i watched? i liked season one and dropped the others - but i don’t remember if this was confirmed or not, but a few months back i heard they’re making an anime that actually goes into detail about their lives inside of the virtual game? again, i don’t know if it was confirmed or not but if it does happen it’ll probably be better than the first sao

[@Red_9mm]

"guys i did some mining off-screen"

[@GouAndSotsuWereMistakes]

For me, if the MC is either a pervert or a nice oblivious guy that for some reason all the attractive females fall for. I know that's a market for certain demographics but it just ain't for me.

[@hallucin827]

Same, I just want a serious or a normal one -_- But they usually go nuts for the slightest thing every 5 seconds

[@emillian103]

Hi Satok

[@diakounknown1225]

Yep. Those are infuriating. Give them more substance.

[@eragons1894]

@@hallucin827 kazuma

[@makayladudley3273]

Sam

[@mr.p1759]

OK this does not feel like a 8 year old video

[@Hinapawz]

I was so shocked by it

[@Blehbl]

Fr

[@Coolskeleton2030]

Wait is 8 years old????? I thought it was 1-2 years old at max

[@BatBitesTheBat]

I didnt even realize it was 8 years old

[@Uwoghhh]

2016 was 8 years ago 😭

[@genericbushfire3055]

"Spies are sneaky." You learn something new everyday.

[@CaptileTactileLuke]

Generic Bush fire every 60 seconds passes in Africa, 1 minute passes

[@LarsXV]

@@CaptileTactileLuke fact

[@rodrigozanabria2978]

Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes

[@sirnikkel6746]

Pyro: *Muffles in anger*

[@SatouOrcbolg]

*hmm yes* *t h e* *f l o o r* *h e r e* *i s* *m a d e* *o f* *f l o o r*

[@ruthannemarie2668]

Sees a cute little girl in an anime Before watching multiple animes: “AWE HOW CUTE!” After watching multiple animes: “Ok how’s she gonna die?”

[@coalstocking]

F.B.I. OPEN UP!

[@plokijum]

r/unnecessaryapostrophe

[@emptyricebowl]

First Last it's true my dude

[@LumiLiz]

Danganronpa in a nutshell

[@blacksquid9474]

@@LumiLiz bruh i've seen you on berleezy danganronpa videos

[@meishiate-8139]

I remember my friends trying to get me to watch SAO, when they finally got me to do it, i thought it was ok, then the harem started

[@lobsterfan]

I feel like a way to fix that would be maybe making two characters be love interests for each other. Maybe Silica and Lisbeth??? I’ve kinda been shipping that since I met them.

[@hilvystewy7298]

@@lobsterfan Oof, tbh I don't think that's really a good option, I mean, I don't have any problems with that but there are lots of people who might get annoyed with that... But yeah, there are also other options to do with the harem, they can get killed too xD.

[@lobsterfan]

Steven Chinchilla They could also make it so that some of them never liked Kirito in the first place lol

[@ariffuuu]

in my opinion, i’m okay with the harem because kirito is actually decisive. unlike spineless wimpy dick typical anime mc in infinite stratos, accel world or asterisk war. one of my recommendations is arifureta. this anime too have a harem but the mc treats everyone coldly showing signs of annoyed by his harem on his face most of the time. he also keeps stating to his harem that no one will be special to him except for his current girlfriend meaning that the mc is very decisive. anyone who tries to seduce him is immediately shot with a gun. literally. well. with a rubber bullet. while this anime have a really good plot, the main problem of this anime is for its bad animation. considering how much budget they had and how little time they had to make the anime adaptation for the first season is quite understandable. plus, the anime skipped quite a few plot points which convinced me that they weren’t expecting to be able to make a second season. i recommend you to read the light novel as the anime made it as if they nerfed hajime a lot. like. A LOT. since arifureta is getting a second season, i’m hoping that they have better animation since they hve more time and budget to meddle with it right now. let me tell you again, the light novel is reaaallllyyy good. the point is, i don’t care about the harem if the mc is decisive unlike the more moaning- spineless-wimpy-typical-selfless-wanting-to-be-nice-to-everyone dick MC *pst pst* (asterisk war, infinite stratos, accel world)

[@starshy.222]

@Dampfkartoffel Oh, I see you have the same opinion that I have. The manga is way better. Is not the best, but is better than the anime.

[@5001Fergies]

as a general rule, if an anime calls its protagonist an otaku, the entire anime is just going to be the mangaka's weird fantasies played out on screen

[@5001Fergies]

aka: loli harem

[@KenjakuIsAwesome]

Real

[@Hollow_purple556]

except konosuba ig

[@enthusiasticscripts7826]

I mean, Wotakoi is genuinely wholesome, and the whole theme is all of them being otakus, doesn't really go into weird fantasies except for one-off jokes

[@mantaray3873]

i mean konosuba is a parody show so it makes sense why its an exception@@Hollow_purple556

[@soggyramen6031]

I’d like to see an SAO that was more psychological and horror focused without a harem

[@lobsterfan]

There’s a manga that makes it just better overall, SAO Progressive. Idk if the harem is still a big part of it but it’s better that’s for sure.

[@hilvystewy7298]

That would be cool! Because let's be honest, Kirito lived the best live in there, but many others, like that guy whose name I don't remember but is Yuna's friend, and even Kirito's old clan. It would be awesome to see Sao's true perspective, if you play Sao based games, you will see that many escenarios are kind of creepy, or are not really like the magic world that it's shown in the anime.

[@Alfa._]

uhhh, do you mean Re:Zero ????

[@lobsterfan]

Alfa. That would be good too, but I’m more ok with the Re:Zero harem than the Sao harem. Every single girl in existence is just automatically attracted to Kirito.

[@johnatanjordan6681]

Alicization... But is a shame that you need to past all the past history...

[@hallucin827]

Basically every isekai anime: otaku gets stuck in game or fantasy world with magic Basically every harem: one tsundere, one shy girl, one childhood friend, one social girl, one happy girl.

[@OND30]

Yeah they only try to sell product and attract perverted and lonely anime fan. If only they try to just make a good story

[@nyetnyetsu]

@@OND30 this, and I dislike the fact that it’s just encouraging people to be like those perverted main characters. What’s wrong with the writer?

[@OND30]

@@nyetnyetsu *M O N E Y.* They love money

[@elderxemo92]

Generic shit genre :/

[@Rainbow_Flakes]

The first thing I thought when I read the harem was: One tsundere: Natsuki. One shy girl: Yuri. One childhood friend and social girl: Sayori. One happy (wait is she counted as happy?) and social girl: Monika. I mean no one asked but this was just the first thing that appeared in my head-

[@sub0sandwich32]

I cant tell you how many friends of mine just refuse to watch Evangelion on the fact that its mecha alone. I got one to watch it, he now claims he "wants to gut his past self for saying it was generic."

[@justindorthewonderwizard645]

@@pppoopoo4880 so your saying if I say evangelion is trash you will eat my ass. Evangelion is trash.

[@albertgore7435]

I basically explained it to my friends as a subversion of the mecha anime genre.

[@Victory619]

@@justindorthewonderwizard645 Oh shit oh fuck-

[@quacking.duck.3243]

@Lunar Night "Characters don't delevop in Evangelion" that's the funniest shit I've read all week. Jokes aside, it's the latter half of the show, and especially the last two episodes and the End of Evangelion movie, which really goes off the scale in terms of character building and credibility.

[@Will32768]

@Please Complete All Fields yeah try reading The Lord of the Rings after reading other fantasy books (one of the greatest and most exciting but generic nowadays bc it was made in the 1950s when there WAS nothing like it)

[@afplay-art608]

I'm at 60% of the video, when he said he didn't like 50% of what A1 released in recent years, I got curious and went to see the release date of the video, and HOLY SHIT, This video was released 8 years ago.

[@marcosgonzalez4207]

It sounded weird to me, but i did not recalled were i saw that name, so i ignored it

[@shockwave_edits9568]

Instructions clear. Watched assassination classroom and had the best experience ever. And cried for 4 days after the ending.

[@libertylibertylibertyliber1520]

That’s on my watch list. I know no one cares but I had to say it.

[@notcatisa]

do people think assassination classroom is a bad anime? it was one of my first, and i loved it

[@じゅげむ-s6b]

@@libertylibertylibertyliber1520 you should put it on your "watched list" cuz it's good shit

[@kikalcala]

I ABSOLUTELY loved Assassination Classroom, yeah the ending leaves you destroyed for weeks but it is worthy

[@mello-0341]

hell yes

[@IOxyrinchus]

Fresh Prince of Bel Air was such a brilliant anime

[@ms.ugly-chan6789]

It really was

[@peposo7]

Except for thow they treated the token black guy.

[@johngreen8921]

You’re all fools. iCarly was clearly the superior anime

[@IOxyrinchus]

Djdjbhemgibberishdnkcvjnebejxnr 8857 love that one too, I call it Corey in the Whatthefuck

[@rokuchonen]

Yes definitely tho I’ve watched others it definitely beats then

[@SpiffSpaff]

Here's the real trick: There is no terrible anime if you have no taste!

[@eekumbokum6770]

Mah man!!

[@otakugamer616]

That's me after watching anything and saying it was good or ok

[@gxngasnxp7590]

MOOD

[@sornyeilevente973]

Same that's why SAO is one of my favourites. But in time I learned to notice bad shit. Still enjoy SAO tho.

[@iamepicfumo2360]

Anime is trash So am I

[@oogenesis]

case-by-case basis. always. it's a little like dating. curious about where the story is going next? keep watching. seems amazing right out of the gate? keep watching, but exercise caution. just not invested at all? drop it. there will be no second date.

[@Joplys]

I completly agree

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

just judge a book by it's cover. got it

[@raimuu14]

@@jayeisenhardt1337 that would be judging it by its synopsis and... uh... not sure what to call the main image representing an anime... one episode or three episode rules are more like going into a library, picking up a book, and deciding whether to take it with you or not based on a few chapters, not just a synopsis or... I guess cover art is what I should say?

[@yaruyaru]

​@@jayeisenhardt1337 People who judge by a cover always get it right.

[@blorglord]

man you women are more shallow than i thought... never willing to give people a chance, always tossing aside anything that isnt immediately useful or appealing to u. maybe you wouldnt only attract fuckboys if u realized life isnt all about instant easy pleasure. there are a lot of guys and shows that would be amazing if u werent so judgemental LMAO😂

[@coachrenaldo]

Why do the coolest and most interesting of concepts usually ends up mediocre? It’s so painful to me...

[@kel9239]

yes!! this! i get so excited for this one thing only to get disappointed by everything

[@mreverything7056]

It’s usually terrible execution. Close to all concepts have potential to be god stories, but it always depends on how well the writer can execute it.

[@kel9239]

@@mreverything7056 they alwags end up catering it to the 'male otaku'™ audience :(

[@mreverything7056]

kel I feel you. I always enjoy anime that feels like it’s not targeting a specific audience. It makes the story’s messages and powerful moments not feel like it’s being shoved down your throat.

[@muyangcheng3874]

@@mreverything7056 I disagree, it is not as much about execution than it is about the ending itself. There are a million ways to expand a story, but there are always only a couple of ways a story can end reasonably, and most of them are predictable. It you look back carefully, a lot of the disappointment you get is not really because how ridiculous or mediocre the ending is, but because how predictable or unsurprising it is compared to the way the story started and developed. And regarding those that truly had a terrible ending, I think it is also about expectation, the producers are expected to make the ending grand and mind-blowing, and they ended up blowing it up.

[@kwiyzz2964]

You know its a bad anime when they start with pervert scense from the first episode and the anime has only like 12 episodes

[@GinyuForceOfficial]

What the frick are you watching?

[@astranova232]

I like harem anime...some harem anime and I read the description and like it sounds good but the overly sexual stuff turns me off the first minute and click off

[@kwiyzz2964]

@zenitsu agatsuma where are the pervert extra sexual hentai scense?

[@marcuschiong306]

No game no life...

[@d.e5964]

The 12 episode part is absolute bullshit cuz there are so many great shows that are only 12 episodes like bunny girl senpai, grand blue or erased

[@devilhea]

I know it's not just me who hates harem anime 😑, well some harem animes are pretty good, but most aren't.

[@sanjivinsmoke2719]

Yep

[@user-owen173]

Agreed

[@haruito6073]

Some are shit tbh.

[@maru93-c1x]

@@haruito6073 most

[@Rekter]

Facts, I hate harem and isekai genres as a whole. Don’t want to generalize, but from what I’ve seen...they’re usually not that good. Of course they’re exceptions I’ve heard like Re:Zero (isekai) or something like that, but I still hate the genres.

[@robber233]

Remember kids 90% of "war" in anime is teenage kids, one dead friend, and some broken buildings. Maybe a few mechs. Because lord knows we can't adress the actual dehumanizing sadism that humanity will enact upon former friends when war occurs. That won't sell these plastic models.

[@jironamos7650]

I miss old Gundam.

[@robber233]

@@jironamos7650 In fairness dude gundam has struggled with the problem of how to potray war even since the first series. Early stuff did what it could (sometimes pretty well) but it still wanted to sell the models. Then again War in the pocket. Managed to get across some themes pretty well. But im not here to criticize you. You are right ill take old gundam over new any day.

[@jironamos7650]

@@robber233 I mean, before the inception of models and Bandai capitalizing, Gundam was pretty good, it wasn't always Bandai taking advantage of the property before, in fact, that started around Victory Gundam, Gundam started as adult novels that properly portrayed war and the animation was just adaptations of that with character changes, for example, Amuro was set to die in the first one and Char would take over as a main character but the anime decided to keep Amuro as the main.

[@patheticplague9359]

The other 10% is Full metal alchemist

[@robber233]

@@patheticplague9359 id say fma is 5% and the other 5% is some rare anime gem ive never heard of but would love if i saw. (Gotta give myself some hope)

[@XRayC4]

SAO was a good starting anime, but later you'll realize how bad it was. In conclusion, you have to watch the bad animes to appreciate the good ones.

[@simonkatz7867]

Death Note was my starting anime. At 19. I'm glad it was. SAO was my second anime though and at that age I loved it. Hate it now. Basically the only action-driven anime I watch now are AoT and Gundam. I've been enjoying the emotionally driven anime much better.

[@aim-9sidewinder550]

@@simonkatz7867 u tried reading manga?

[@simonkatz7867]

@@aim-9sidewinder550 of which one?... doesn't matter actually the answer is no lol. I don't read manga.

[@kevski02]

I agree

[@John.McMillan]

I still think the first half of SAO season 1 was fairly good, Second half was kinda alright, Mostly meh, Everything after that is garbage. Even thought that at the time. Stil watched 3 fucking seasons.

[@_LautaroArriola_]

It is dissapointing that most people thinks that Phantom Blood is boring just because there are no weird jokes or stands

[@p.istvan8744]

I think hamon is better but part 1 was still shit

[@elianvergara9722]

It's not bad, but Jonathan is in comparison to Joseph and Jotaro rather boring.

[@_LautaroArriola_]

@@commanderleo Johnatan had development as a character, he was a gentlemen, that's why the fights were uninteresting, you just have to understand it

[@darkdragon5520]

I think people like Jonathan less because they don’t understand his character. He is a gentleman who fights with honor and dignity. It’s rather different than other anime’s that make big fights with different styles, while Jonathan is just a buffed dude with a point in life. And then we begin part 2 with Joseph, which is the opposite of Jonathan. His fighting style uses quick and intelligent thinking and uses his environment and less his muscular body. While it is extremely unpopular, I think those two opposites with the same settings one After the other is what started the series to be really good.

[@theraccoonasaur3282]

I don’t like part 1 because it seems like a generic vampire story.

[@rdionasogi1w9]

The moment you see a weak female character whose only purpose is fan service, just close the tab bro 😐

[@kits5960]

Agreed!

[@marcuschiong306]

Me watching no game no life: No I don't think I will

[@cekesre]

Neat profile pic

[@user-ey8mj4tv2p]

There is more to the character than not being weak,

[@thedotintheletteri]

We’ve found the wisest person on earth

[@justcommenting5117]

My strategy is: if there's more oversexualization and not enough story or humor to compensate it, then it's not good enough

[@Zekken_The_Lodestar]

Agreed. I hate it when that happens.

[@BestoFurendo22]

Gotta say prison school first episode was a lil funny but I thought they were creepin hard with it and was put off but luckily I watched the rest of it cause it one of the funniest anime I’ve ever watched

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

Oh no, thee girls in high school are oversexualized. That never happens in real life. Girls in real life are prefect saints who stay pure until they get married.

[@justcommenting5117]

@@POIUYTREWQ62 that's not what I said. I'm talking about fan service, even if girls do get oversexualized in real life, I prefer to avoid it. In real life, that's their personal life, so I go on with mine, in fiction, it's my entertainment, so I go to other stuff instead. It's not about the purity of real life girls, it's about my own purity

[@WaitinInAmber]

Absolutely

[@GameCriticNoob]

How to recognize a bad anime: Watch it. If you don't like it, don't watch it.

[@sketchywolfgrl9564]

Such mad genius!

[@RmFrZQ]

Usually I watch 2-3 episodes, if art style looks good. That's around 30 minutes to decide if I want to watch more.

[@insectoidinheritor896]

Anime Frank?

[@Jered111]

Thanks Anne. Frankly I never took you as the anime watching type.

[@imaginativenicolex4589]

Exactly

[@kirschkonfekt]

After all that I have one question left: Is the main character an otaku?

[@theverycringenogoodname8453]

Is the floor here made out of floor?

[@four3428]

@@theverycringenogoodname8453 hm....yes. It appears that this floor is indeed made out of floor.

[@theverycringenogoodname8453]

@@four3428 Thank you, but did you know that the floor is made out of floor, not just here, but there as well?

[@sayaksen8296]

DEFINITELY not.

[@four3428]

@@theverycringenogoodname8453 source?

[@feisflwr3310]

if i see fanservice shoved into my face on the first episode, im dropping it.

[@DoctorGalactor]

*laughs in monogatari*

[@lordzeno7713]

Naruto

[@motnurky7055]

Hana no Uta

[@planktongunslinger5730]

Is a woman masterbating fan service?

[@John.McMillan]

@@planktongunslinger5730 Probably?

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

How to spot a terrible anime: - fanservice in episode one (+1 penalty if she's underage) - harem - OP and cocky protagonist with deus ex machina powers - harem - NPCs are dumber than rocks just to make MC look intelligent - plot drags and too many filler scenes - harem - at least one female character's entire personality is "I like male MC" .... oh and I forgot, harem.

[@cinderleaves3949]

Harem is definitely a hit-or-miss in my opinion On the one hand, it could be handled very well and be enjoyable On the other, it could just be boring and drag on for ages It’s definitely an acquired taste, and not everyone will like it.

[@Nothingtoseriousfr]

Harem only works if the girls have personality outside of liking the MC. Also getting some development, addressing flaws, and having some good character writing. 100 girlfriends does this well, although the fanservice throws me off a bit.

[@ShynRaku]

Fate series and monogatari series, Me: "which one is the first episode?"

[@rayhanmiah231]

I can help with Fate but for the monogatari series, you on your own bud 😂

[@mitsuhas]

monogatari watch order: FIRST SEASON 1. Bakemonogatar [15 episodes] 2. Kizumonogatari [3 films] 4. Nisemonogatari [11 episodes] 5. Nekomonogatari (Black) [4 episodes] SECOND SEASON 1. Monogatari Series: second season [eps 1-11] - Nekomonogatari (White) - Kabukimonogatari 2. Hanamonogatari [5 episodes] 3. Monogatari series: second season [eps 12-26] - Otorimonogatari - Onimonogatari - Koimonogatari FINAL SEASON 1. Tsukimonogatari [4 Episodes] 2. Koyomimonogatari [12 episodes] 3. Owarimonogatari S1 & S2 [20 episodes] 4. Zoku Owarimonogatari [6 episodes] unfortunately i only know the vague idea on how to watch fate, so i cannot help

[@gasptheenemy7078]

If you'd like to start watching the fate& monogatari series. Just start with bakemonogatari, for fate start with Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.

[@datman3977]

Yes

[@datman3977]

@@mitsuhas i think nise is before kizu

[@oxfordcommaisthegreatest]

"This is where the whole idea of the 3 episode test came from" *Madoka Magica clip plays* Well played, well played.

[@demdem7946]

rip mami

[@qualityamvs2972]

😂😂lol

[@Sam-pw2uh]

pomegranate seed 💔💔💔

[@twistergreen604]

when I was younger, I dropped SAO because I thought it was dumb that they instantly jumped from start to "floor 70" they time skipped so much that I thought I wasn't watching the right episode and I dropped it

[@gloomy.5700]

I immediately dropped at after the 2nd arc(?)

[@blessing303]

I dropped it about then too. I find SAO very disappointing like it could have been so much better 😭👋🏾

[@MGNew]

No you are L

[@MGNew]

@@blessing303 no you are L and sao is good

[@MGNew]

@@gloomy.5700 how no L

[@theworldforgot4857]

The first episode of "to your eternity" was the best and most heart wrenching introduction to an anime I've ever seen

[@sleepdeprived_inc.]

Completely agree with this. Honestly, it has such a strong start that I’m mildly disappointed by the rest of the show because of it.

[@Kirraii]

@@sleepdeprived_inc. ?

[@not_a_car4147]

If it makes me cry on the first episode I will definitely watch it

[@theworldforgot4857]

@@not_a_car4147 lmk if it does make you cry haha

[@not_a_car4147]

@@theworldforgot4857 lmk means let me know right I watched it when it came out and it did make me cry even read the manga more tears

[@zyuukii]

How to recognize bad amine. *excessively unnecessary constant fanservice.* Edit: *everyone is replying saying their favorite amine is an exception when It really is not lol.*

[@Redkiller-wo4wp]

The only exception being Highschool DxD

[@zyuukii]

Redkiller7700 I hate fanservice with a passion, there is hentai for the horny lads.

[@adaon2282]

That’s probably why I love aot, the only fanservice they show are mikasa’s abs Edit: I would actually say there’s more fanservice for the guys then the girls which is pretty rare considering most male mangaka’s make a hell of a lot of effort to draw the perfect size of a woman’s boobs Source: images.app.goo.gl/wVxvRjykVsukcwZN6

[@lolitamolita5354]

@@adaon2282 facts

[@kv-2thekingofderp866]

@@adaon2282 and even that Mikasa fanservice is a very short sequence in a comical OVA episode, not the main story. Also, both male and female characters wear the same uniforms, not over-sexualized bikinis you'd expect in other anime, and no ridiculous hairstyles either. The only thing that could closely come to fanservice is the Female Titan, but even that goes away once you see how dire the situation is when she starts killing everyone.

[@Anemonemonemona]

How to spot a terrible anime rules: - The name of the anime is just a dumb phrase or something generic like: "Sword Hero" or "I fought dragons for 20 years but i can't speak to a woman!" - The protagonist is edgy, almost omnipotent. - Harem. - plot that evolves to freaking nothing. - jokes aren't funny. - Unecessary Gore everytime.

[@gwyneth8306]

and that is why Re Zero is my favorite isekai

[@fuzzbutt4551]

I think an exception for the first point would be Demon Slayer. The name looked so generic to me I didn't even realize it was a real anime, let alone a popular, highly rated one. Now I'm reading the manga and honestly I'm genuinely enjoying it that I still can't believe it's called freaking _"demon slayer"_ 💀

[@meklpeckle1936]

@@gwyneth8306 giga chad

[@thatweirdodaniel]

@@fuzzbutt4551 i believe the english title of demon slayer went through an attack on titan moment. iirc the actual title of demon slayer is blade of demon destruction or something like that and aot is actually called attack titan/attacking titans. basically, the English title is whatever they want to translate it as

[@fuzzbutt4551]

@@thatweirdodaniel I knew about the demon slayer titles since I read the manga and there was a page with all the scrapped titles, but I didn't know about "attack/attacking titans" 💀

[@juanmarcano8700]

If gate was more realistic they would just kill everyone kidnap the mages for weapon development and exploit the resources, that's it.

[@whitelight2195]

And then a good author would ask himself: "how would the characters do that?", "What could be the consequences for both worlds?", "How would the characters react?", ect...

[@whitelight2195]

To write a good story you have to always question it so that you can find what to say with it using the execution

[@averagetrole1369]

Warcrimes exist.

[@iamsosad1429]

That's what would happen if this was in America and there weren't gods on there side

[@CoolKid-qk7tl]

Not necessarily, as establishing trade with local powers would be far more practical then just killing everyone

[@matthewgraygubler2345]

my dealbreakers for ANY anime no matter the genre: - if they dump a bunch of exposition on you without even attempting to weave it intelligently into dialogue. - if the main character is an asshole to women (especially if they still fall all over him afterwards) - unnecessary gore - fan service - if every thematic idea is clobbered over your head without leaving anything to inference, and/or the viewer is just treated as unintelligent. this also goes for regular tv as well, just anime more so.

[@UserUserUserUserUserUserUserUs]

Ooo your tastes align with mine, do you have any recommendations? (ik this was a year ago but still)

[@alexaalexa2308]

So you don't like main character like Jotaro?

[@firegaltw.steller4717]

oh i had the same thought 😂

[@wolfsongrising]

@@alexaalexa2308 can't say I do, no

[@KhadiPlays]

@@alexaalexa2308 Jotaro is trash that appeals only to teenage boy perception of edgy. I can't put into words how f*cking much I hated his arc and how glad I was when it finally ended.

[@JustSomeRandomBurger]

The like to dislike ratio is strong. Must've insulted someone's favorite anime

[@Muhaiz]

The guy is just a normies pretending to like anime, that's why

[@travis2950]

Or you just don’t like anime and you have bad taste in anime. Imagine being so idiotic to leave a dislike instead presenting an analysis on why he’s wrong but nope triggered shounen fan boys like to dislike because their tiny brains can’t come up with an argument.

[@Muhaiz]

@@travis2950 First of all, I'm not a shounen fan but maybe yes, I am what you call having bad taste on anime. From my perspective, this guy is critizing everything he does not like, not even try to accept or appriciate it. "What's the point showing the guy is playing video games right after the narrator explained that he is an otaku?" Like srsly you gonna ask that? The narrator just explain about mc characteristics and he playing the video game is just a part of story that later on will be important in the anime. Also for example here 22:46 What do he expect the author need to put? The story just started not even 5 minutes so it is understandable to put " video game" characters on the train, and what you expect from a low budget anime? You want the whole video game should be cute like "Metal Upa" so you will be satisfied? And what did he say? The anime is slow pace and many unnecessary scene? The unnecessary time he said is the history of the event. Maybe you would ask what's the importance for viewers? It's true the time won't be useful later on but it is still important for the story to tell, when the exact time the whole anime, the motive of the anime started. Silly expression? That's what you get from a low budget and for me, the expression is okay if not best. We still understand that they are scare that time so stop complaining too much about a few frames that you barely see. About the camera, I have many want to say but this is getting too long and I have watched Gate since last 2 year and I love it. And sorry for my english, I'm an asian and we here know how to appreciate others. If you say it is just his opinion then no, the way he talk is like he don't want anyone to watch the anime or do not ever watch the whole series just because the first episode is bad. The way he criticize is too bad, imagine if you're the director, what would you feel? Ofc everyone want to make an anime with high quality, nice design, superb animation but do you really think if they can't get those they should not make anime? Normies yep, if you haven't notice how "otaku" in japan is, you better check it up. That is also one of the reason I still call shounen fan a normies still, because they lack of culture, love towards Moe-ness and knowledge about the country itself. I just rewatch 10% of the video and this is all I got, sorry if I can't make a longer argument since it is 6am already and I don't think I will reply to this comment. You never know how much time an asian would spent just to make an essay like this, and there is still many I want to say but I don't think westerners can understand. Not being racist but that's just a fact

[@travis2950]

@@Muhaiz Dude you are on absolute crack if you think I am reading all of that. I skimmed through the whole thing and it’s juts basically you crying. But anyways you’re just a casual this guy is just stating his opinion and I agree. Gate is complete trash and so is the story. Anyone who disagrees obviously has never read book. But these shounen retards need their pictures in manga.

[@travis2950]

@@Muhaiz It has nothing to do with race I don’t care if you’re Asian or I’m a Westerner you moron, if something is garbage than something is garbage. The reason anime like this exist is because of low level individuals such as your self. That will just eat up anything and overhype whatever is out. Read a book!!

[@emilyblack7342]

You know you're going on a wild ride when it starts with "it was fine for about 50 seconds in"

[@zandamcpanda8274]

darling in the franxx was ok, but lost interest a few times cause out of nowhere here come the aliens

[@sweeteaeboy6084]

FLYTheOtaku Lmao same, except it seemed more of a romance than an action. I expected it to be an action but just in the first episode BOOBS NAKED WOMAN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SHIP THIS! Do you see what I meant?-

[@zandamcpanda8274]

i kind of do, it would have been alot better if they came to an agreement after discovering a cave or something revealing that kalexeosaurs and humans where allies. then zero two unites them along with hiro and they fight them together. HOWEVER during the wait for the space fleet kokoro finds the book bout children in the city they find on their holiday while waiting. then the whole romance thing takes over while they wait. then during the wedding they are all called to HQ to prepare for an attack on the aliens. that means it would appeal to the mecha action fans, scifi and romance fans together

[@zandamcpanda8274]

i also think that triggers logic for shipping is "man sees girl nude...SHIP IT" that the whole reason

[@pasteltoast4160]

Emily Black what anime?

[@AlexJoneses]

Hey, gate was an amazing show for one pure reason: I really wanted to see some shitty isekai world get fucked up by a fifty cal, and I got exactly that.

[@z.m.n.1998]

Lmao

[@rajagopal9836]

Completely agree. But let's be real here , if they focused on anyone like ANYONE other than the protagonist like the General, or Japan prime minister , a random soldier it would be awesome. On the second thought, I wish the entire season is just the military decimating the medival armies would be incredible.

[@AlexJoneses]

@@rajagopal9836 that would be a perfect show in my opinion

[@awhahoo]

Its all fun and games until the US heads over

[@rajagopal9836]

@@awhahoo lol , now I want a follow up series where the Gate closes and the king thinks that they'd finally got rid of the Japan. After a short while , a new Gate pops up. In US.

[@dragmire3D]

The random cuts to people in GATE is to establish a feeling of normalcy that is about to be disrupted rather than just establishing the place itself. Think of the quaint, home village in an rpg whose purpose is to burn down 10 minutes later. The time on screen is to establish how fast the attack happened and the 'amazing response time of the awesome JSDF' since the show is a Japanese version of Michael Bay's military fetish. I agree with the rest.

[@based_dragon_0110]

yea but it isnt done well

[@shadowzone2588]

Too bad that Michel bay movies are known for being absolute trash

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

​@@shadowzone2588 Ayyyyy the US military ads in his movies are cool tho. 😂

[@puppyhowler]

is it just me who thinks that having an anime character be an otaku is just a cheap trick to get hardcore anime fans to like that character?

[@ilovefood3451]

True

[@_toulouse]

Also, anime adapted from light novels wherein the protagonist is this famed secret light novel author.... Hahahahahahahahahahaha, oh dear.

[@Gladeader567]

I thought that was the reason, is that not the case? The main character being an otaku is an easily relatable feature for the viewers without actually developing the character, easy money with minimal effort.

[@Rvr221]

Gladeader567 I dunno about you, but I never managed to identify with that kind of character... ^^' Most of the time, I find them disgusting and annoying and I feel more insulted than anything -_- They are just so linear and unidimensional that they do not even feel like... Well, freaking characters! But, hey, I don't even watch anime anymore (maybe one or two a year) so who am I to judge?

[@rockmandzx]

Juliette no characteristic can be identifiable to everyone even if you like it or not.

[@kumakun6582]

I blame SAO for the shit loads of reincarnation into a game or another world type of tropes in mangas, light novels, and animes nowadays. It's literally a whole ass genre now like bruh

[@StrunDoNhor]

SAO was hardly the first anime to do the "trapped in a game" premise, nor was it the series that "put it on the map," either. Those honors, arguably, belong to the .Hack// series, which peaked in the early-mid 2000's. SAO definitely has more mainstream influence, but saying it's responsible for the "virtual world" tropes we see today is like saying Naruto is responsible for time-skips in Shonen series (Dragonball did it first and did it best).

[@kumakun6582]

@@StrunDoNhor I agree SAO definitely wasn't the first one to do it, but it definitely aided in popularizing the trend started by other animes like the Hack series like you mentioned. It may not be responsible but its widespread success definitely popularized and influenced the rise of the isekai trope.

[@starshy.222]

I think you are right in a way. But, I also blame the creators of the anime for ruining the manga. The manga is just fine. But they just made it a trashy, generic anime.

[@RandomPerson-ok9mt]

I prefer reincarnation manhwa. Sometimes reincarnation is there for no reason but other times the concept is explored and the consequences of being reincarnated are also shown. Reincarnation is a repetitive trope but it can be great when executed properly. Even if reincarnation is mentioned for the sake of it, the story ends up great based on how the mc adapts to the fantasy world and how they change it for the better. I tried reading and watching isekai manga and anime but there are a lot of cliches and repetitive characters. Whilst this is a problem in every genre, I feel manhwa is better at reincarnation concepts and fantasy. Thank you for reading my useless opinion and sorry you had to read this

[@jdg6192]

Watch konosuba its an isekai but parodizes it

[@mreverything7056]

People that watch JoJo: NO NO NO JUST GET TO PART 2 I SWEAR Edit after 4 months: I’m not saying Part 1 is bad, I’m saying it’s very cliche and can be boring for people that have watched a lot of anime

[@feliceclefie8450]

I hate how when I was still a JoJo fanboy, I act like this Still, a great and cool anime tho

[@mreverything7056]

CakeCat Well I am still a JoJo fanboy, and I’m definitely guilty of telling my friends way too much to watch JoJo.

[@feliceclefie8450]

@@mreverything7056 used to do that too, and I also felt guilty xd I still do like JoJo tho, I retweet some art and such often

[@Alfa._]

well, at least Jonathan felt like a real character and had some development

[@awhahoo]

Bro part 2 and 4 are pretty hard to get through. But part 1 and 5 I was very excited for. Part 3 was eh

[@AIMalek]

Lol I was like 3 most popular animes of the last decade and he didn't mention demon slayer? Then i realized this video was put out even before demon slayer was an anime

[@cheorros]

I'd like to see isekai or magic type Anime without the mc getting kissed by 4 different girls, PLEASE.

[@cheatbluevii9123]

Well, it is fantasy.

[@cheatbluevii9123]

@hippity hoppity Sure, I'll try it.

[@forsenfan69]

How about three or five instead?

[@kiddo7765]

Try "The New Gate" only 2 female mc (1 his servant, other is his servant student) as far as i read edit : i found the name

[@potshead]

I mean, you can try No Game No Life, The Rising Of The Shield Hero, Attack On Titan, Overlord, The Saga Of Tanya The Evil, That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime, etc.

[@Myth_or_Mystery76]

Jesus-kun: "I'm an otaku, which means, that I am now the protagonist of this world!" *random interchangeable cute moe girl enters* Someone-chan: "Wow!! I'm immediately in love with your bland face, and non-existent personality!! Jesus-kun: "I don't understand why that is!!" Someone-chan: "Me neither!!"

[@denji6975]

This doesn't make sense

[@Duhgel]

Y'all mad in the replies, omfg LOL

[@thepillowhead2453]

Angry bois here.

[@thepillowhead2453]

@Champa Nah fam. You have Reddit tier comment.

[@thepillowhead2453]

@Champa it means saltier than the sea.

[@strawberrymatcha6284]

"Sword art online," _sword art online..._ *_Sword art online_* *War Flashbacks*

[@gumbywumbus]

Lol

[@mentalost]

Vietnam flashbacks

[@amogus7978]

I was gonna watch a review about Steins;Gate the other day and the reviewer says "I'm not quite the Sci-Fi fan, yet many Sci-Fi anime have reached my favourites list such as Sword Art and-" I simply stopped watching that review

[@rivakenpachi656]

guys , is gintama worth watching ?

[@feralpoodles]

Riva hell yeah it is

[@affif101]

What you wanted: War crime premise What you got: Anime Girl premise

[@zaltajobratil3589]

I actually thought Angel Beats would be trash, because it's first episode was so fast paced, I thought I was already in middle of the show. Luckily, I "forced" myself to watching the show to the end, and my god, the ending was f*cking awesome!!!

[@Kuxt0r]

IKR I CRIED AT THE END

[@rebiyon5645]

really? i felt the opposite.. well maybe cuz it was one of my first anime but the ending felt soo rushed because i didn't shed tears where one should've .. i thought it could definitely use some more episodes as i had no idea what cour meant at that time

[@Kuxt0r]

rebiyon I did feel rushed actually. I wanted to know how everyone died but they skipped it over :(

[@biancastreegan4205]

Everyone saying that Angel Beats is kinda rushed and thats their opinion. I cried so damn hard.

[@stigma2936]

Nah, Angel Beats was a bad anime. Little Busters did a better job.

[@houldenmelville5530]

How to recognize a terrible anime? ooh, I got how about when you imagine another character as the protagonist and the story doesn't change one bit, I'm just saying.

[@BrickBuster2552]

>>Stardust Crusaders and Golden Wind

[@u-thix2436]

Stardust Crusaders wouldve killed all of the side villains if Giorno was the Protag Jotaro wont survive shit in Golden Wind due to people mostly having more strategical stands while Jotaro may be Strategical his stand is extremely strong but he is a punchy boi so idk if he can survive that shit

[@BrickBuster2552]

@@u-thix2436 I mean imagining Joseph or Polnareff and Buciaratti as the protagonist in their respective series. Not literally exchanging the protagonist for a brand new person.

[@u-thix2436]

@@BrickBuster2552 Ohhh Yeah makes sense Firstly If Mista was the protag probably wont do anything(he is simplistic) Narancia: He isnt a brainy guy so he wont think of anything to really have against the boss Abbachio: He knew he didnt owe his life to Bucciarati so he would probably stick to what Bruno would be doing Fugo: Literally nothing he thinks about that scenario Bruno: same as Giorno but he would most likely die from Melone fight since he wouldnt be able to heal himself also he would probably not even kill the boss and would just rank up

[@BrickBuster2552]

@@u-thix2436 What I was really talking about was changing which member of the ensemble is assigned the label "protagonist", not who's handling all the stuff the protagonist was doing in their scenes. Like how Jotaro is assigned the label of "protagonist", but most of the story is told through fights where the central fighter is Polnareff or Joseph, not Jotaro. So it's easy to imagine either of them as being the part's protagonist, but that doesn't necessarily make it worse.

[@HavenMarches]

"There's never been a great anime that's started on a bad episode" Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Allow me to introduce myself

[@aleisley5797]

Another one I think is Hitman Reborn. It only started to pick up after the 20th episode

[@emz1412]

It's really only his own opinion when he says "bad episode". He said the first episode of GATE was bad but i thought it was actually awesome, I loved how they set the stakes in the first episode and gave us an unexpected character. It's not just me either, all of my friends and just people in general who watched GATE said the anime was awesome and all they wanted was more of it. Also FMA:B is probably my favourite anime ever made, i watched like 10 episodes before switching to FMA:B because I didn't know that it was apparently better so I don't think the first episode was bad or anything.

[@HavenMarches]

@@emz1412 The first episode of FMAB was just lackluster compared to the rest of the anime, it's my favorite anime of all time as well. Haven't seen the original yet

[@ivygirao]

hunter x hunter

[@Thehiro10152]

i believe gintama is also an example that does that

[@yohanfye]

It never feels like 8 years is a long time until you see old videos of your favorite youtubers

[@JakeSnakeDrawing]

In my opinion, don’t refrain from watching a show because of the art style. 2 of my favorite shows (JJBA and MP100) have, less than traditional art styles and are freaking fantastic. My friend refuses to watch shows if he doesn’t like the style and I used to do that too but the style will eventually grow on you and you might really enjoy the show. Thank you for coming to my ted talk

[@miatortelllini4049]

Those two shows also have the best openings

[@sewoonature1556]

Mianimations Inc. I agree. In fact, mp100 OPs are my favorites and everyone should watch what a masterpiece it’s is

[@u-thix2436]

And how good JoJo Op's are like wtf why did Part 1 bring a fucking orchestra and why did Part 2 go edm and part 3 going Rock Part 4 going Disco Part 5 going.... Yeah Idk what genre it is but its so fucking good

[@_H0X]

@@u-thix2436 mafiawave

[@Slideways1989]

I don't care what anyone says, Youjo Senki's artstyle is gold.

[@mayuzurui3440]

Whenever I see the harem and ecchi tags on an anime I don't hesitate to drop it immediately

[@Tetopettenson1]

harem is so bad because you cant watch an episode without girls annoyingly clinging to the MC Every Goddang Second

[@yez9475]

Konosuba?

[@justiniheinlein3245]

@@yez9475 don’t you dare you dare put konosuba in the same category as the bad harem and ecchi shows out there.

[@yez9475]

@@justiniheinlein3245 I did not say that it was bad, in fact, i thought it was great and entertaining, i just said "konosuba?" Because i also thought that they're putting it in the "bad" category

[@sentientsid07]

Can someone tell me what does harem mean?

[@aguynamedlynx6397]

I don’t feel like sharing the stories I made while daydreaming at night is a good idea anymore.

[@kzzra]

i thought i was the only one who did that 😀

[@expresso4thedeppresso]

Same-

[@aguynamedlynx6397]

@0 FQuartz 0 It’s daydreaming on your bed before you fall asleep.

[@stuckonaslide]

@0 FQuartz 0 no, you dont understand, its the universes you craft in your head so you can fall asleep.

[@diegorangelargote6406]

A guy leaving school meet with his friend, the friend makes hims go inside a prison made from newspaper and historical books and when the prison cell falls down, he travels to a pirate ship and the adventure starts, every ep would be a different historic moment

[@F2PP]

i saw the video only has 720p and i was like "wtf isnt this in 1080p"... then i saw the date this video was uploaded on

[@marcosgonzalez4207]

I just released based in other comments

[@pinkraven4402]

Ooh, I remember all the times when I started watching an anime series, got kinda invested and only after the last episode I thought "Well, that was exhausting and kinda bad"

[@matiasfpm]

It happens a lot... damn

[@kaykinz2549]

Yeah and then I wonder why I bothered finishing it lol

[@pinkraven4402]

@@kaykinz2549 EXACTLY xD That's like a curse!

[@Ignacyjablonski12]

this happened to me so many times and not only with anime, I was watching the Netflix hoops and after like 3 episodes i got sucked in and only after the last episode i realised how unfunny and bad it was

[@ani2ru]

@@kaykinz2549 watching it felt like a homework

[@crazymangoz9583]

How to tell if death note is good or not in just one episode.... “I’ll take a potato chip!...A N D E A T I T”

[@miatortelllini4049]

Death Note is just such a good series. It’s not my favorite anime but it is the highest quality/ best anime I’ve ever watched.

[@cashmoneymawk988]

Mianimations Inc. attack on titan is made by the same author and it’s also insanely well made.

[@killzone3818]

Wait- a n d e a t i t D e a t i t I and T together look like H... D E A T H death... I'VE SOLVED IT BOYS

[@sythepie]

@@killzone3818 adfghmjgfrde

[@sythepie]

@@miatortelllini4049 i stopped watching it because of something (dont wanna say it because it can spoil it for some people)

[@swoogles6353]

Me, a writer: write that down, write that down!

[@UnlimitedGreenWorks]

Me also a writer: WRITE IT DOWN, STICK IT ON THE MIRROR, LAZER BURN IT INTO MY BRAIN!"

[@afj810]

@@UnlimitedGreenWorks your joke but worse

[@shiny4421]

@@afj810 😔

[@cespuglio2338]

Gentelman I think you are in this comment for the same reason as me

[@ordinarybro1241]

Don't, It's load of shit.

[@Pindie12321]

Sasaki to Miyano is queer anime that actually made the otaku (more specifically a funanchi in this case) plot point work. They used it as a way to get the two main characters to interact and start forming a bond. The subplot (main being the romance) is Miyano accidentally gets sasaki into bl Manga and he starts smuggling his own manga to sasaki at school. They make it work by having Miyano realize that romance won’t actually be classified into troups and stereotypes.

[@weebwhacker-p7n]

yep. i generally stop watching once a show resorts to explaining itself in the dialogue

[@violightghost8592]

APO6 There are some good shows that do that, but it annoys the heck out of me.

[@thedarklordx]

Anime is like video games, there needs to be a balance between hand holding and "figure it out" but nothing ever finds that balance and hand holding is too common

[@macaroll]

agreed. the story is supposed to be shown, not told outrightly.

[@TheFirehands150]

The only time this worked was HunterxHunter... but even they were pushing it a lot of times.

[@Alex-el7xr]

@@TheFirehands150 yeah i agree. But the announcer sounds sexy ngl

[@psychomagi8701]

Ngl, in regards to GATE, I kind of wish it could have been the opposite in regards to the plot. Instead of the fantasy invading the real world, have the real world invade the fantasy world. Imagine the terror of being a regular peasant, or a starting adventurer in a world of magic and dragons. Then all of a sudden this new force with artificial Magic (guns) and metal dragons (helicopters and airplanes) slaughter through with the machine guns. Mages and magical creatures captured and tortured and being used for their resources as they invade. The modern war tactics clashing with medieval military ones. It would be interesting.

[@Harrysatt]

It could have even worked as a satire of the military attitudes of World powers with that premise, a peaceful civilisation that has done nothing to harm anything getting invaded by chance by our world in brutal fashion. Not the most biting one but a good use of the presence nonetheless.

[@ApeExample]

So after we captured all the empires what's next?

[@madmantheepic7278]

Just let the world be the main character of the show? The first ep would be about the whole taking over the empire thing, the rest of the show would focus more on how other nations react, possibly aiding the empire in taking back their homeland etc, you’d even have a better idea of how with ingenuity mere medieval tactics + magic can be used nullify modern war weapons.

[@eross.carmona7235]

@@ApeExample R e s o u r c e s

[@janisir4529]

Magic would need to be kinda OP to combat artillery fire, but could be fun.

[@moffant4916]

SOAs reason for living was to pave the way for the abridged.

[@crystletear1224]

Yes

[@brighamrichins3]

True

[@Anna-tk7ui]

You have been playing for "four thousand six hundred and eight" hours! Maybe you should take a break!

[@lennartstockl5826]

@@Anna-tk7ui I would if I could mom, but that isn't an option right now, is it?

[@cesarvera2198]

Moff Ant it was better than the real thing

[@LocatingGoku]

if you were disappointed by Gate, you should read the manga 'Nihonkoku Shoukan', which is a geopolitical and military manga about the entire country of japan being "summoned" (i.e. teleported) to a fantasy world. It's very interesting since the world is split into countries by technology, which go from feudal to victorian, so you can see the JSDF kick ass against a wide variety of opponents.

[@Elinalisism]

Thanks for suggestions i like stories like Gate

[@rawmtb9822]

His philosophy: Study the frames per second of the transition on the character to determine if anime good My philosophy: I watch anime I happy. Anime bad? I watch other anime

[@awhahoo]

Yes

[@fatemadman9688]

Based

[@rikardosilva1754]

@@fatemadman9688 On facts

[@thiiiiiiiiiiing]

@@fatemadman9688 Based? Based on what?

[@MuhammadIchsanSebastian]

@@fatemadman9688 Based?

[@gwyneth8306]

"You shouldn't only just watch the most popular anime", they said "Watch some of the less popular ones too, they're kind of good" they said _gets unnecessary fanservice shoved in my face each time_

[@cardemis7637]

I mean, sometimes you get it even in the popular ones. So frustrating 😫

[@Sigreus]

me looking at fire force be like:

[@mermadi_]

It's gotten to the point I'm seeking out anime that doesn't do this. Even then, female characters are always somehow tied to romance.

[@memerg3456]

can someone tell me the name of this anime I forgot about it and really want to enjoy it again it's the one with the red clothings,glasses and playing video game timestamp 5:28

[@duncanlutz3698]

@@Sigreus This is legit one of the reasons why I dropped FF. Even the name of that girl's curse "Lucky Lecher Lure" made my skin crawl... it's the guys around the cute girl that are lucky, and not a living nightmare for her to be constantly groped or stripped naked no matter what she tries to do (or the guys around her intend.) This was made worse when people tried to defend it by saying she, and her curse, get developed later. In fact, her character isn't introduced until later in the manga because of this. But then someone else convinced him to insert her character in early. Just to be fan service. So she does nothing for the first chunk of the series. No plot relevance. No character development. She's just there to be groped and get nekid for the viewer. And there were some other little things that got under my skin. In fact, the more I watched the more I could nitpick. I really loved the first episode but was left feeling hoodwinked. Especially disapointing because this was the Soul Eater guy.

[@davanillagorilla8428]

I liked gate, let's be honest there no way dudes in armor and goblins and other monsters are gonna beat a well trained modern military.

[@sigurdgram]

sure there is: magic. if we give them a completely alien force that we have no way to predict or plan against, they become a very real threat. imagine a guy in a suit of enchanted armor. A tank shell is flying right at him. He manages to raise his shield just in time, and you'd expect him to be horribly exploded despite that, but his shield begins warping the air. a whirlwind explodes out of it, and the shell gets thrown off into the distance where it detonates, while the guy in a suit of magical armor is unharmed. if it's a world full of magic, which, let's face it, there's dragons so obviously, then they'd reasonably weaponize that magic as much as they can and arm as many soldiers as possible with it before sending them to fight an enemy, just like how we're a world with guns, so, you know, we give guns to all of our soldiers.

[@sigurdgram]

@Felipe Correia Borges exactly! hell, you don't even need an army. if the magic exists to teleport something, you can put some tungsten rods 600 miles in the air to essentially nuke a target, with NONE of the radioactive fallout. and if we tried to do that with technology, we'd only be able to do it in a specific launch window when the orbit of the launching satellite is over the target to drop the rods.

[@quintonlim4275]

I mean the Ethiopian's defeated a modern European army at the time and they had a bunch of guns and veteran soldiers from a civil war and wars of independence.

[@nikostrydum7343]

Bruh this GATE isekai world isnt like any op isekai piece of crap there is no way a grand mage in that universe can summon a 900 ton tungsten (heck you need an grand alchemist to summon that) when the strongest people there can't even defeat 2 - 3 dragons and that world also be really peaceful since there are no demon kings... Probably the world is in a peace stage after the world was saved by a great hero a century ago cliche so the magic is degenerating. And yea what im tryin to say is.. There are no absolute fucking way that those medieval like country can withstand a normal 200 kilotons nuclear bomb

[@lnsflare1]

@@sigurdgram Eh, even in series with massively powerful and skilled mages, the rank and file monsters and generic armies aren't going to be wandering around with enchanted mythril armor or barrier magic shields. Not to mention that modern tactics are relatively new, so it's very likely that a society that is still largely Middle-Ages in terms of societal advancement is like a few centuries behind in terms of planning and strategizing. Like, a regular modern army would carve a bloody swath through any army in the 3rd age of Lord of the Rings, or mortal armies in Slayers, as long as they had the good sense not just walk into Sauron's presence (the Witch King might be too much, if it wasn't for the fact that there are female soldiers with weapons that may bypass his magical defenses) or try and fight any Mazoku or Lina-tier mage. Even in Gate, there are beings like Rory who can casually demolish entire special forces units by herself, but they are extremely rare and can't deal with billions of yen worth of military hardware that just happens to be more superhuman than she is in very important ways.

[@lynxbelow6922]

First couple episodes of Gate are pretty sick. But once the JSDF makes contact with the aristocrats and the harem is fully assembled you can just turn it off.

[@aboxyguy]

Crazy how even the most boring, flawed animes still have incredible art with the bgs and detail of it all. Japan treats animation well Edit: should probably rephrase and mention that Japanese animators, and animators in general, deserve better work conditions and pay. I just wanted to bring up that "bad" anime can still look visually interesting and impressive. But watching it is a whole other story lol

[@chew7656]

More like the first episode has the fluid animation and effort then it starts going downhill to 3fps until the next main event which is 15 seconds of fluid animation then back to 3fps

[@aboxyguy]

@@chew7656 I'm moreso impressed by the gorgeous bgs and dynamics camera angles they still have. I feel like if a western cartoon had this kinda budget it would get praise no matter what the actual show is like lol

[@thea5460]

@@aboxyguy erm anime doesn't have too big budgets. Animators are STRUGGLING to live

[@aboxyguy]

@@thea5460 oh definitely, I'm in the Philippines and the income is especially bad here. I just mean in terms of their bgs and dynamic camera angles, its a lot of work put into even the worst animes

[@elpretender1357]

@@aboxyguy What does BGS means?

[@Chiamy]

Honestly SAO was amazing in the beginning but it went really downhill in around 10 episodes, Asuna got really boring too

[@Titaneiko]

Alicization is very good.

[@matthewhamilton2913]

It was good when there were real stakes, it was tense, and scary and every room could be a one-way trip to death, some bits where kinda good, but it sucked when Kirito is just an invincible powerhouse that can't die, it gets rid if the tension and fear that is supposed to be prevalent

[@feliceclefie8450]

Yeah, literally. First episode I was actually feeling hype for the next episode and then when all of this anime girls introduced and how kirito suddenly just got overpowered I lost interest greatly

[@lobsterfan]

Asuna’s only personality trait is being a bad tsundere who’s not even a tsundere and just Kirito

[@lobsterfan]

Yuno True, I think the writers are getting better. I read the last WOU light novel and surprisingly they ended the arc pretty well.

[@ronaldbersamin117]

But in reality, if a modern military force were to actually take on a full army of medieval soldiers, 100% the medieval army is fucked.

[@youknowyoufuckedupright3058]

American Marine Corps vs The Crusades full fight?

[@WeedShaggy]

1 drone is enough to beat the medieval side.

[@glorioustigereye]

Just pretend you are god I think it works well

[@swoozeh]

they did get fucked, at least in season 2

[@LorisNoKami]

JL-CptAtom DEUS VULT DEUS VULT DEUS VULT

[@aurthurpendragon1015]

I'm glad this is one of the few older videos you kept public on your channel, it's so good.

[@lasajnae9626]

The anime was interesting but the harem subplot fucked it up.

[@santiagobarreto9357]

YES. I dropped it because of the fucking harem bs

[@basicname1555]

What anime? Idk which one is The Anime

[@santiagobarreto9357]

@@basicname1555 Gate

[@MGNew]

@@santiagobarreto9357 no L

[@MGNew]

@@santiagobarreto9357 no

[@bigballer8867]

What I noticed about 2017 romance anime, the male main character joins the school and accidentally triggers the beautiful lady main character, so then she challenges the male, then the fight ends up with the male on top of the girl etc etc. Then the story begins

[@WeedShaggy]

LMAO

[@ralez1178]

Big Baller it's been that way for awhile fam

[@Acetag31]

Big Baller It's been like that from the start. It got to the point where I rate the creativity of the hand on boob action out of 10 points lmfao

[@drhoneybadger]

Or, in the case of Kenichi, the female on top of the male

[@lapiecelazuli]

Do you mean Gakusen toshi asterisk?

[@alexreiz6496]

Gintama, trolling everyone since the first episode until the final episode

[@areeajisai]

That's Sorachi Sensei for you. Always have been.

[@Smile-zl9op]

Well, they actually got serious in the soul arc.

[@attempt5074]

Wish an history anime could be made in the perspective of an ordinary man in the given era. No fantasy bullshit, just history.

[@benballard5930]

Vinland saga, kind of

[@songsandotherhumanstuff]

You'll like Golden Kamuy then, it's pretty underrated

[@raitoyagamiv1]

Monster

[@Rycluse]

It's unbelievable how many people completely ignore the actual point of the video - showing how you can examine execution rather than premise in an opening episode because 99% of good anime won't do their first episode poorly - in favor of getting all hung up on Digi's personal opinions on the shows he uses as examples. This isn't a video about Gate or Joker Game, it's about picking up on the signs of something being good or bad early on. Is that really so hard?

[@forcedbrokenalbanesi4056]

DrRaklryja dude I haven't even seen one but hurt comment

[@Rycluse]

Just scroll down for a while (hit "show more" a few times). They were higher up when I posted that comment. Look for anything talking specifically about Gate rather than the actual point of the video

[@solezest7134]

Honestly for the most part the only butt hurt comments I found after scrolling out of curiosity, were of people being butt hurt because others didn't like this video even if though they gave good reasons for not liking it. (I mean people that disliked it due to the methodology, not because of the anime remarks those were much rarer.)

[@thedogisaneldritchgod491]

Forced Broken, it's mainly because YT has a comment sorting system. For me, it is set to "Top Comments" so the more insightful comments sits at the top. If you set your sort to most recent, you'd probably see the butt-hurt.

[@nicholasmocalis589]

The simple fact is that it is premature to judge any piece of watchable media by just one episode of a show and doing so can seem to some people as egotistical because it means aha I know this show was bad before you figured it out when in some instances that may not be the case. Also it is just lazy reviewing because if you avoid the other episodes than you do not have a sense of closure when it comes to making a final review. If you just watch one episode and drop the anime because you think it is bad than that is your choice but don't think that you have great reviewing skills just because you dropped every other episode because you really never know how the show is going to go with its premise or understand the twists and turns that the anime goes for or if improvements were made from the previous episodes. Also it comes down towards the taste of the premise for the viewer and if the viewer can get sucked into the idea than you would enjoy it but if not than you don't. Also Digibro contradicts himself because close to half of what he watched when it came to making a final anime score on his myanimelist profile have a negative score from 5 to 1 is approximately 180 while the shows that he likes ranging from 6 to 10 are approximately 200 so this is a contradiction in the video when he says he does not want to spend alot of time on bullshit because he made the call to make a score on alot of what he considers bullshit anime.

[@valorzinski7423]

Gate is hilarious IMO It's like Civilization: the anime

[@blyatman7244]

Gate is a bad anime Gate is a good fucking manga and web novel. read those instead of this watered-down adaptation

[@mavvzahardd2678]

@@blyatman7244 It aint moving . I love how they wrecked yeah its bad series

[@NoQuestionsAskedd]

Starring Abbacchio, Jonathan and Diavolo

[@brianstabile165]

Gate is time killer that I love

[@Caspian4454]

Nukes in 1200 go brrr

[@medic1453]

For people who is new to anime, savor everything in the beginning, cuz when your far in the anime community your tastes start to change and you start using words like, "theme" "pacing" etcetera, and you start trying to critique the bad animes (which isn't bad)

[@PROGAMER-fp9ds]

Same LMAO

[@medic1453]

@[ Panchochu ] yes, yes I do, judging from the word also u probably also do the same

[@UwU-lm9or]

veteran weeb here and i agree with this

[@coconut7]

It’s because you don’t absorb as much as you’re expecting to. When you first start out, you’re not expecting the best, but you’re still interested, and since it’s likely your first, you’re likely to continue watching whatever you’re watching. When you keep watching more and more variety of animes, your taste starts to change or you’re more open to change. Thats why people who have been watching a lot of anime tend to critique shows a lot rather than just letting it flow and going in blind.

[@hsmreu]

Absolute duo was terrible.

[@AryaPlus]

"The premise of an anime is the worst factor in deciding its quality" is exactly my thoughts on Arifureta, like, I was looking for an isekai that actually used being an isekai as an actual story element rather than just a plot device to get the MC into this world, and so I found out there was an isekai anime where they made guns instead of just randomly being OP, the synopsis had me hooked... Turns out they did in fact randomly get OP episode 1 and MUCH worse than that... The main love interest is a "Um actually, she's just an immortal person that LOOKS like a child" trope... I dropped that VERY quickly

[@gustaforce]

The concept of Gate was done much better in the Destroyerman book series. Basically a WWII destroyer gets sent to another world and has to fight a hoard of velociraptors called Grik. Naturally, even one destroyer has enough firepower to decimate a fleet of Grik ships, but they have no support, no way to resupply, and no idea whats going on in this very hostile new world. They're powerful for the moment, but it wont last forever. The JSDF never have that level of tension, none of the characters feel like they struggle with anything. The only moment which the characters could have been at risk, they're saved by a flight of attack helicopters. Honestly if the series was just about the main character and his squad scouting deep in the unknown world, too far from easy rescue by the rest of the JSDF, I think it would have been much much more interesting.

[@generikusername]

That wouldn't have happened since the original light novels author made the main character a self insert

[@antonikudlicki1100]

Or you could take the psychological route. What feels like a field trip to a fairy world with a harem and frontline ensured safety could quickly devolve into hell. The new satient creatures could turn out too unpredictable, unstable and complicated for humans to understand and eventually be anihillated or die from Earth pathogens like the native Americans, while the GATE would become basically a Middle East with its unending conflict of native sociaties now enhanced with human superpowers as their de jure suporters and de facto overlords. I mean, isn't it easy to drop nukes over a land you know nothing about, but one that is rich underground and dangerous on the surface? Imagine humans learning how to torture prisoners of war of different nervous systems with help of their lical foes. Somewhere in that world our disillusioned protagonist would cheerish his nerly saved life as a mercenary/stalker and over time learn to coexist with whatever is left of the fantastical creatures, ones that he considered friends (or perhaps sth more), then animals, then just different people from a different world again

[@scarwing2492]

It also reminds me of an anime/manga that I really enjoyed called Zipang, where a modern Japanese destroyer gets sent back in time in the middle of the Pacific during WW2.

[@Gdsryrox]

Zinpang was a really good one, mainly since there was a lot of political tension in the air. The crew wanted to help out their fellow country men but didn’t want to change the course of history and were fully aware of how Japan was a fanatic oppressive military dictatorship and the imperial government would probably take their ship for themselves. As for Itami he is the worst self insert, dumb lazy otaku that never wants to do any work but somehow passes special ops training and is a ranger+delta force with the skill level of fucking captain price. And you know all these skills are last second shoe horns as it’s always other people talking about his skill and not him. I mean you learn about how amazing he is through people saying it not showing.

[@aweeeeh5255]

@@Gdsryrox Wait, they acknowledge their war crimes in zipang? Never seen that before from Japan.

[@iwanttobeme]

SAO was such a good concept but the show was terrible and they made it worse with the creepy rapey dude. Like, why? There were other routes to throw in fan service if that was the goal. Gross.

[@leadpaintchips9461]

He's actually a core part of the short story that SAO was based off of, and he was just as creepy and rapey in that. The whole series has someone being like that, and I don't know why.

[@CalebCraft10]

I don't have a problem with an antagonist that's like that, but there's two necessary rules regarding that: Don't attempt to tittilate the audience through the target, and have the target satisfyingly deal justice against the fucker to make up for all of that shit.

[@ArxRose]

A Liaura it had its pros and can be entertaining, it’s a disappointment and season 1 was nice And the rest was a hot mess

[@brettgu3828]

Like the dude said in the first minute of the video, it's when the premise is unclear that the anime gets good. Spending half the episode establishing the premise is probably not a good anime.

[@spiderdude2099]

I think also one of the worst parts is how they did EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to make Kirito as generic and 1 dimensional as possible. The same this happens with the love interests and so many of them are shown for 1-2 episodes and them fade into obscurity regardless of how interesting or better of a character they are than asuna. Like, you can almost FEEL the show trying to continually injecting edge into Kirito while also bizarrely shoehorning in character development for him, just cuz he needs to have some of it for some reason. Also, unless it's a "Kirito needs to develop" episode he goes full on edge and bland and unfeeling, but when the plot calls for it, he becomes emotional and sentimental. HOWEVER, the biggest problem is how RIGHT AFTER episodes like this, it smash cuts to Kirito going right back to edgelord......with NO CONTINUITY afterwards. It's like, yeah he has some development in the episodes where he's supposed to, but then the next episode it's like nothing happened and he's back to how he was before.

[@danielleighton4161]

I don’t get how someone’s favorite game could be one out of the thousand different generic anime mobile games.

[@ネイトウアウン]

RabidSANGHEILI I live in Japan and all they play are mostly character based generic rpg games like fate games ( not the visual novel one) where you draw lots and win C,B,A,S rank character cards and fight with them

[@echowoods7977]

to be fair fate/grand order is actually pretty fun

[@Iris_Spring]

dragon quest

[@LeonGun8]

Also Fate/Grand Order has plenty of lore and story in there, even if it certainly wants to steal all your money.

[@Victory619]

Me: **Playing Pokémon Go** Huh? Sorry, what where you saying? Didn't hear ya xp.

[@Kindal0ner]

Wait a minute THIS IS 8 YEARS AGO? 😭🙏

[@poleve5409]

2016 was 8 years ago

[@Kindal0ner]

@@poleve5409 just saying the production does not feel like an 8 year old video

[@6ixlxrd]

Legit 5 episodes into JoJo, seeing where LOTS of memes originated from, but damn near about to drop the anime because I don't know what tf is going on. Man started resurrecting dead people.

[@stephen5601]

As many have said, it becomes amazing after season 1

[@demonicasoldier1770]

Carry on, it gets better after the first season, remember Dio

[@sushzi4937]

Its so fast when I watched it the first time

[@williamevans7178]

Yes....because he’s a vampire

[@thepillowhead2453]

*Immense laughing*

[@gumbywumbus]

I'll take a potato chip..... AND EAT IT!

[@apothecaryxaverix5471]

Gets me every time!

[@rhyscada4866]

lazy lil person r

[@Mars_the_Pepega]

YOU MONSTER

[@EnviousWingDings]

lazy lil person Oh goodness.

[@gumbywumbus]

lol how did I even get 500 likes for my stupidity

[@muyangcheng3874]

What a lot of people don't realize is that the so-called "three episodes rule" in Anime originated from episode 3 of Madoka Magica, where a significant plot twist changed the entire atmosphere and direction of a seemingly generic story line. It has always been more of a pun/parody to warn people from holding a given impression too soon than a standard to determine whether a story is good. The pun never existed in the community before 2011, and certainly wasn't passed down as a traditional way of examining an Anime.

[@NOTZeroBlank]

i would be head-ing to hell if i made the joke i can make

[@latifolia4875]

I applied this rule when I watched Madoka when it was recommended from a friend and I already loved the first few episodes!

[@fizzbee5137]

To be really honest Madoka Magica was the second anime I watched. Since I didn't watch much anime back then, I thought that the first 2 episodes were okay. When I watched episode 3 it blew my mind how dark it actually was. I really enjoyed the show and if I watched it these days just before this video I'd probably already have dropped it by episode 2. So I'm really glad it was 1 of my first ever watched anime. It's an amazing show!

[@NOTZeroBlank]

@@fizzbee5137 I watched this after a couple hundred or so

[@yuriridley8144]

To be fair, the very first scene of _Madoka_ immediately sets up the tone of the show and that's where it got me.

[@IsseiL]

Rather than a 3 chapter rule, i use a 6 chapter rule. I've noticed a lot of anime drop most of what they have prepared to engage their audience in chapters 1 through 5, but then some writers don't know how to keep the pacing and start putting very weak plot points starting somewhere near chapter 6 (Shield Hero, Scum's wish, to name a few). I personally enjoyed Gate because it reminded me of the time when I first watched Stargate, when i was wondering, *what would happen if, instead of finding other civilizations and getting technology from them (and fight with some of them), we were the invading civilization? (or in this case, taking sort of a revenge* invasion); another thing that i find as a nice detail, is the troubles they initially have with having different languages, since it would be pretty strange for people from another world to *miraculously* know how to speak English (or in Gate's case, japanese), while also showing the hassle that is dealing with political views about this situation on the homeland (Russia, China and USA trying to kidnap some of the otherworlders for their own benefits)

[@HollowQuest_KoseiZero]

I liked GATE (in a casual, mindless way) and yet, I honestly can't argue with your points. I actually laughed and agreed with so much of what you said. As one who appreciates cinematography and the story telling aspect of writing, I loved your takes and opinions. Your attention to detail makes me want to be a more conscientious writer.

[@robbieaulia6462]

You seem to be ignorant to many details while watching a piece of entertainment an honestly that's a blessing for a viewer. It just means you can enjoy just about anything if it's not being super blatant on being bad.

[@thehipsterhamster1929]

@@robbieaulia6462 that happens to basically every anime watcher. The more you watch the more you start to see the same tropes, the better you get at seeing clichés. The more you start to crave for original and more thought out writing and the cycle repeats. Or you're a isekai/power fantasy anime fan. Where you can and will see at least 1-3 new isekai/power fantasy per season regardless if the plot is the same. There is no in between

[@nahidkamal3218]

@@robbieaulia6462 I mean I'm watching anime to be entertained. So I don't really care about details like dust clouds or facial expressions

[@Okguy1_Music]

@@thehipsterhamster1929 yeah I've seen so many anime I dont think there is anymore isekai anime for me to watch and I've resorted to reading the manga so when they become anime I cant watch them cuz I already know everything ahead of time lol. its all generic but it keeps me happy and entertained.

[@gavinkayrule5933]

@@thehipsterhamster1929 you're goddamn right i'm gonna watch 4 trash isekai every season. Why? Shit's good af, some serious gormet shit, if you will.

[@shyny6566]

Step 1 : Watch the anime Step 2 : If you like it then watch it Step 3 : that's it

[@theminebloxcraft5779]

Just because you like it doesn’t mean it’s good, so that doesn’t help define if its a bad anime.

[@theewatchfuleyeseesyou]

@@theminebloxcraft5779 It does tho. Good or bad is subjective, so if he thinks it's good then it's good. It's not an objective truth.

[@theminebloxcraft5779]

@@theewatchfuleyeseesyou but you can like something that is undoubtedly awful, like sonic o6, or the room.

[@theewatchfuleyeseesyou]

@@theminebloxcraft5779 which is a subjective opinion...

[@Eeok]

I mean yeah but criticism is something that's I needed to make a better thing

[@GothicLolitaPL]

"i dont know why i know these things" is such a mood

[@BriskThrone]

The GATE was so disappointing the only clips of it I revisit are the action between the military and gate ppl the concept was so frustratingly good I can't help but keep thinking about how a tweak here and there would've made it so much better

[@duncanlutz3698]

Magic. Show us how these "primitives" have advanced with magic in place of technology. Their armaments, composition, tactics, all of it are based around using magic. Show us a back-and-forth as BOTH sides take heavy losses early on because they just can't prepare proper countermeasures against tactics and abilities they could never even conceive of in our mundane world. Have them only just barely fend off that first attack largely because of home-field defender advantage, like calling in more reinforcements to overwhelm the enemy. Then show us some military brass debriefing soldiers and scrambling to develop new strategies against this new threat. Have the protagonist use his genre-savvy nature as an otaku to suggest new counters or how they should proceed. When they counter-invade the GATE, show us how the JSDF has adapted to the new threat well enough to establish that beachhead. That alone would greatly improve the series. Instead of the JSDF just steamrolling everything, show us how they have to adapt their tactics and really work for those victories instead of being OP from the start. Hell, have them form alliances with some of the lesser kingdoms in the area to form a confederation against the Big Tyranny Empire bossing everyone around. Show us army tactics that include a mix of modern infantry being supported by an elite group of dark elf assassins and fucking dragoons flying through the air. Show us some golems getting heavy-artillery mounted on top of them. Just really RUN with the swords and sorcery meets modern military setting.

[@somethingwithultra7231]

@@duncanlutz3698 Honestly even just smaller spells like sound amplification (bursting soldiers' ear drums while they're firing because of it). Or something that decays all foodstock within a certain radius. Things so incredibly simple but possibly vital as all hell. But yeah the magic in place of technology idea always sounded like a way cooler idea.

[@deadass_edwin.2002]

@@duncanlutz3698 That wouldn't happen because Gate is a Japan-pride propaganda written by some dude who admitted that he hates other Asian countries.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

@@somethingwithultra7231 the problem is they don't have the science to back their magics decay food stock, then ya got MRE and the decay wont hit them effectively sounds to kill like a banshee spell vs the distance and noise pollution they don't know what or how to hit things effectively unless it was like the mage with the MC times 10, and she was already OP The most effective might be the simple sleep. I dunno how close the town is the base, but the army sneak attack at night died a mile away. The assassin got in, so a mage plus sleep and a few more warriors and you could kill many. It would force them to learn to protect against that. Then coffee and energy drinks. How so many people already always drugged up and never think about it. After a few losses though not much of an overall effect, so maybe steal our weapons to learn something. Also any loss invites China, Russia and the US into their world. Plus maybe many other nations. So a few kills all to get the big boys coming to play.

[@Cm38271]

​@duncanlutz3698 Why should they have Magic in place of Technology. It isn't like we as humans needed magic to function at any point in history. Remember that they are the dominant empire in their land... till they step into the modern day. It doesn't make sense they would have ANY way or knowledge on how to beat the JSDF. It is like we suddenly had a portal that opened up and stayed open but led to a similar dimension to us but they are in the year 750 and we are in 2023. Gate is realism based with fantasy elements not fantasy based with realism elements but to each their own.

[@RileyFlys]

The fact that at the moment you’re talking about it being unbelievable that those generic designs could be on busses and I get a raid shadow legends add right after that is sad

[@kilovwdude6457]

I kinda like gate but I smoke alot of weed so what do I know I'm just having fun

[@graylightning4181]

Based

[@sigurdgram]

here's the thing: "bad" doesn't mean "unenjoyable." it just means "poor quality." Think of it like this: Gate is a snack cake in a gas station. and Cowboy Bebop (I tried to think of something that has a general consensus of being fucking amazing) is a cake as well, but instead of being wrapped in plastic, it's served fresh out of an oven by the greatest pâtissier in all of France. Are they both yummy? Yes. but one is heartlessly churned out based on a formula that people are proven to enjoy, and the other is a work of art created by someone with a passion for their work. and there's the middle ground, your local bakeries that, every day put out dozens upon dozens of fresh donuts and cakes. Are you allowed to like the gas station snack cakes? Sure! they're delicious! is it okay to be in the mood for a gas station cake and NOT in the mood for something from a bakery? Absolutely! nothing wrong with just wanting to get some sugar and cream filling. are we going to start saying that gas station snack cakes are high quality and representative of baking as an art form? no, no we are not.

[@jerome-0928]

Man just typed an essay to clear things up for a stoner.

[@opticalyoutube5597]

@@sigurdgram just popped in to say _yes_ Cowboy Bebop is _fucking amazing_ ok bye

[@maddyc2025]

That's totally valid dude

[@ItsATrapp]

Gate is like a middle finger towards "edgle lord who can take down an entire armies genre"

[@forsenfan69]

And it's still bland nationalist shit.

[@petemadrona2252]

@@forsenfan69 But hey, who doesn't enjoy loveable trash every so often, yeah?

[@bartholomulesphensvil2284]

They still have an edge lord character that can kill entire armies

[@petemadrona2252]

@I farted multiple times among many lifetimes Hush, brother. I get what you mesn

[@BX--nq6gf]

That's why I like the anime

[@pandora3309]

absolutely doesn't feel like video from 8 years ago.

[@dominodamsel]

American complaining about some bad English lines, meanwhile my German ass had to suffer through blumenkranz, two snk openings and 26 episodes of Japanese people struggling to say "bertholdt"

[@ButtercheeseYay]

Oh god, remember Princess Tutu? :'D

[@buckwade7151]

Wait, what show are you talking about?

[@MaskedHeroLucky]

Blumenkranz is a cool song, but yeah, I've heard the German being used in it is really bad or something. Guess it helps that I only know English. To be fair though, English speakers got their own version of Blumenkranz, just listen to the full version of Before my Body is Dry.

[@smygskytt1712]

You mean pot smoke?

[@flamingcroww]

I don't get how you thought it could be some form of Thai, but in dutch the word BlumenKrans is bloemenkrans, the languages are very similar.

[@hugebananas2712]

This doesn’t really apply for slice of life anime

[@Eagletrotter]

I suggest it's even MORE important for slice of life. Since the driving force in slice of life isn't generally as energetic, action-packed or campy as many other genres, SoL shows need to establish right away that their characters are interesting and their storytelling is unique. So what if most episodes tell relatively stand-alone stories? If your first *slice* of cake is bland, why would I come back for another slice? I can tell you I sure won't eat an entire cake for three or so slices that held all the sweetness.

[@hs5hen]

Actually for Slice of Life, premise is everything. Because the creativity is limited on how they tell the story than the other things. Premise and Character development. Like Nana, it started out interesting but it continued badly (only skimmed through 1 vol. manga and watched the movie, which made me decide not to continue) that's why im picky with Slice of life.

[@hugebananas2712]

You ever feel the need to delete a past comment since some guy destroyed you with a reply but you just don’t wanna delete it

[@misterdj6671]

@Danish Wistara so like someone from a magical world being sent to earth a world without magic yeah I'd watch that it worked for a devil is a part timer

[@itsuki6]

@Ivan C everyone has opinions and that is why I agree, I personally prefer more action or drama in anime

[@fidomaster447]

I love coming back to this video just for the comments.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

Pure masochism.

[@DarktheHeroAxel]

No kidding, you just scroll down two steps and them BAM RIGHT INTO THE COMMENT CESSPOOL It's also educational, I've learned that you can call a popular show good and no one will question it, but call a popular show bad and you will be flooded with hate and "BUT THAT'S YOUR OPINION", it's absolutely riveting.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

+DarktheHeroAxel Is gate seriously that popular?

[@DarktheHeroAxel]

I need no channel youtube! I wouldn't be surprised, I had a lot of people tell me "THIS IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE" when it came out so I'm going to assume yes. I question the sanity of those people but that's neither here nor there.

[@DanielAvelan]

Digi, why do you insist in telling us, LITERALLY EVERY SECOND, that your opnions are THE OBJECTIVE TRUTH? Who gave you this authority and why boast it on EVERY VIDEO YOU MAKE? Can't you comprehend your channel COMPLETELY violates the first amendment, you fucking pinko! STOP CENSORING ME! Make videos to share OBJETIVE OPNIONS! I don't give a shit if this is art, I want you to review anime like you were reviewing a microwave!

[@regular_alients3768]

I actually enjoyed Gate since i like the interaction between medieval with modern society.