I'll start by apologizing for making another thread but my last effort was abruptly locked (while I was within the confines of the rules) and I'm not going to just accept a "you're wrong, this is why your wrong, now I'm taking the ball and going home" response I received at the end of the thread. I wasn't given a solid opportunity to defend my argument.
To keep this brief so I'm not writing out my life's story, I'll just respond to the posts from the last thread. They were pretty good responses and should sum up my feelings quite a bit.
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...97&postcount=2
This is a fair argument that I mostly agree with. You just can't watch everything, deem most of it as crap, and then wonder why anime isn't "as good" as it should be. I get that. You're not going to like EVERYTHING, nor do I personally expect to, I just feel like the negatives that have always been a part of anime have legitimately gotten worse over time. What negatives do I speak of?
Here's a few.
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...07&postcount=3
Well, sure. I have 10+ years of anime to fall back on and I'd like to think I've seen about 80% of the undisputed great series.
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...13&postcount=5
Yep, and I have been meticulously choosing my series lately, and more and more I'm finding the same issues with each show. The line between good and bad is blurring and below I'll detail why it isn't because I'm "getting older" (such a lazy argument if I do say so myself).
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...2&postcount=23
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- 10 years ago, you didn't have access to the entire unfiltered spectrum of anime airing in Japan within days of airing (chances are, you were watching the filtered selection of the "best of the best" chosen by licensors to probably appeal to your tastes).
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Very true, solid point.
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- 10 years ago, there wasn't nearly as many anime as there are now anyway
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True again.
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- 10 years ago, you were probably a lot less jaded (even if you always thought that "most anime sucked").
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I'm definitely more jaded now but if that was the underlying factor behind my feelings today then why am I able to go back and watch every single series I enjoyed over the years? Whether it's K-ON! or a more highly acclaimed series like Evangelion, I've always felt like I was in tune with my tastes whether I'm 10 years old or 20. Is it natural to grow older and feel differently about what you once enjoyed? Yes, but I've never been that way when it comes to most things. I picked up anime on my own, found aspects of the medium I enjoyed, and that has not wavered.
Read between the lines, by no means am I saying "anime fucking sucks aye? Why the hell am I still watching it?" According to some, I should at least be saying the second part rather than blaming the industry. An industry that has never been reliable in terms of quality, an industry that's intended for a Japanese audience rather than Americans.
My issue was never in selecting a decent series to watch, it's that now I can't FIND a decent series to watch that isn't filled with the same nonsense from the last season, and the season before, or overblown to be something it's not (fans are overhyping the hell out of the sorriest shows lately, but that's another argument entirely). I recently picked up Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo, a show that is by no means a stand out but somehow it appeals to me. Not because of the fanservice (which I was never a fan of beyond 14, I mean they're cartoons why should I be gawking over it?) it's because the series somehow manages to do what other shows refuse to do: touch of issues all young adults can relate to. That's all it takes, and I don't believe I'm asking for a whole lot in that department.