Anime you hate but everyone seems to like?

[Samurai dono]

^I see .. So you hated the pinnacles of Mecha, Drama, and Shounen Action .. Makes one wonder what DID you like in anime .. ?!

I'm sorry, I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinly wondering ..

[Marisa Kirisame]

Originally Posted by Samurai dono

^I see .. So you hated the pinnacles of Mecha, Drama, and Shounen Action .. Makes one wonder what DID you like in anime .. ?!

I'm sorry, I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinly wondering ..

I thought the whole point of this thread is that people have opinions that are *gasp*
different from others

Spoiler for flame-bait:

Even then, Gundam SEED/00 are hardly the best Gundam series, let alone the best Mecha series. Naruto is popular but not the best representative for shounen action. And while Clannad has plenty of fans, there are also people who feel that the drama is forced and that it had a cop-out ending. Just my two cents.

[Nadeko_Sengoku]

Originally Posted by Hari Michiru

CLANNAD - Well, I don't hate the franchise, but the Nagisa route (and by default, the anime) bored me. I didn't feel sad; I didn't cry, and I found Nagisa to be really annoying. The only thing that redeemed the CLANNAD anime for me were the OVAs for Kyou and Tomoyo.

so... you didn't feel sad when you watched Clannad... did you watch After Story?

[TyG3R]

He hates Nagisa , dude. The entire Clannad After Story is focused on the relationship between Nagisa and Tomoya.



Sorry , i don't like True Tears.

[Samurai dono]

Originally Posted by Marisa Kirisame

I thought the whole point of this thread is that people have opinions that are *gasp*
different from others

Thus, providing us with more topics to discuss that are related to those animes we like. And so, as long as we can keep this civilized, we can all enjoy this, and maybe learn a thing or two

Here's good example ..

Spoiler for flame-bait:

Even then, Gundam SEED/00 are hardly the best Gundam series, let alone the best Mecha series. Naruto is popular but not the best representative for shounen action. And while Clannad has plenty of fans, there are also people who feel that the drama is forced and that it had a cop-out ending. Just my two cents.

Spoiler for caught in bait:

I wanted to find anything to disagree with, but the problem is I almost agreed with everything you said about all three. Nevertherless, as I'm sure there are many older Gundams that are better representations of this classic, I'm sure many fans would argue that SEED is one of the finer examples of the series, and others would argue that 00 is at least somewhere up there. I wouldn't know since I'm not exactly a mecha fan and particularly didn't like 00 much. But I'm sure both have the popularity that backs thier fans' claims. Same goes for Naruto, I my self stopped watching it somewhere in the 40's of Shippuuden's episodes. Not because I hated it or anything it just dragged along a bit and I got bored or something. My point is, I personally don't think that those two shows are the best in thier genres, as I at least can name one or 2 titles that in my opinion rank higher, but that doesn't change the fact that even if they aren't at the top of thier genres, they're at least somewhere very near the top.

Which brings me to my point. His list looked more like an all-time-favourites list than your-most-hated-animes list. For the number of - and I'm not talking about popularity here - very high ranking shows, that ranked at least in the top 3 of thier respective genres. I'm not saying it's wrong or anything, in the end it's a matter of taste, it's just that I thought it was interesting how none of these big titles came to his liking. And so, was intrigued as to what did

And yes ... I have nothing to defend CLANNAD with

[Triple_R]

Samurai dono - How well a particular person receives a romance anime, especially a somewhat harem-esque one like Clannad, will depend on how much that person likes the canon couple, especially vis a vis alternate couples.

There's a few animes I would have loved if I had liked the canon couple best of all, but for those animes I preferred an alternate couple, so that took a fair bit of the enjoyment of the anime away for me. At the very least, it knocked it down to "good" instead of "great".

So, if somebody doesn't like Nagisa, that will effect their liking of Clannad. It's the nature of the beast for a romance anime.

[Samurai dono]

As usual, very well said.

That's a very good point. I can understand why someone who's never been into moe, or drama, or romance, and has always been a hardcore action fan for instance, doesn't enjoy a series like CLANNAD. I can also understand how a fan of those aforementioned genres finds CLANNAD to be a very good show, just not thier favourite. However, it always came as a surprise to me that someone who IS a fan of these genres, hates CLANNAD.

And It must have been your point. I too can relate to one or two shows that became at least a tiny little bit less favourable to me, because they ended with the wrong couple. Some were even action shows.

Ah, a Kotomi route would've been more enjoyable to this viewer. Or even better !! a Sanae-san route

[Archon_Wing]

Well, genres probably have their own subdivisions. The Key ones especially tend to have a ton of emotional pandering which works for some but can seem utterly unbelievable to others. I guess they're kinda over-idealized? It can make it hard for someone who likes a more serious romance to really get into it.

There's also the default choice issue that shows up a lot. Usually these shows have no subtlety in who they'll end up with, and it's usually not the most epic girl. Actually I would say Clannad and its siblings have the subtlety of a sledgehammer, which I don't mind, but not everyone can like that.

And personally, coming from a devout fan of the series, it does get kinda corny at parts, lol. But I actually like it for the same reason.

[Izayoi]

Originally Posted by Hari Michiru

CLANNAD - the Nagisa route (and by default, the anime) bored me. and I found Nagisa to be really annoying

I have a relative who also hates Nagisa. When I asked her why or how, she told me that it was because Nagisa would always rant about

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her illnesses

and steals compassion. Note: this is coming from a girl's point of view. I never thought it was possible to hate such a good girl(or as I define it) but it seems that reality is proving me wrong.

[Kaelidoscopes]

It would have to be Lucky Star....for the love of god.

[Samurai dono]

Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

Actually I would say Clannad and its siblings have the subtlety of a sledgehammer

lol

And personally, coming from a devout fan of the series, it does get kinda corny at parts, lol. But I actually like it for the same reason.

Oooh yes. Very corny sometimes. But I don't know, maybe the better aspects of this series sort of made up for it.

I've watched both seasons a long time ago and almost forgot everything about the whole show. A few days ago I read a beautiful review in Triple_R's blog and as a result was urged to rewatch them both. After finishing CLANNAD for the second time last night, I remembered why someone like me, whose longest attention span towards what I used to call girls' animes (no disrespect ) was around 9.23 seconds, was so strongly drawn to this show; It was stuff like Tomoya's thing with his father, and the gentle, light, yet great comedy in some of the scenes (Kotomi introducing her self to Tomoya for the third time in one day springs to mind lol). I'm sorry I could keep ranting on for a whole night naming great things in this show ..

[Marcus H.]

I'm somewhat disappointed that Shana is hated on just because it's voiced by Kugimiya Rie. That's just... wrong.

[xl_Legit_lx]

Rurouni Kenshin and Gundam Series. Overrated imo.

[Irenicus]

Originally Posted by Samurai dono

lI remembered why someone like me, whose longest attention span towards what I used to call girls' animes (no disrespect ) was around 9.23 seconds, was so strongly drawn to this show

Because it's not girls' anime?

[Samurai dono]

Of course it isn't. That's what the "what I used to call" part is there for. I used to not be that much into a show that doesn't include any action at all. Be it drama, romance, moe, or slice of life. I know these genres aren't girls' genres, but to me I thought I had to be a woman to enjoy them undiluted heh. Which is why CLANNAD was different to me.

It proved that either I was wrong, or the hospital I was born in made a terrible mistake !

[Irenicus]

Originally Posted by Samurai dono

Of course it isn't. That's what the "what I used to call" part is there for. I used to not be that much into a show that doesn't include any action at all. Be it drama, romance, moe, or slice of life. I know these genres aren't girls' genres, but to me I thought I had to be a woman to enjoy them undiluted heh. Which is why CLANNAD was different to me.

Got it. Well good for you.

[Tsumugi~]

Probably Naruto,Bleach and Highschool of the Dead for me :>

[Hari Michiru]

Originally Posted by Samurai dono

^I see .. So you hated the pinnacles of Mecha, Drama, and Shounen Action .. Makes one wonder what DID you like in anime .. ?!

I'm sorry, I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinly wondering ..

I do like those genres, just not those shows.

Originally Posted by Nadeko_Sengoku

so... you didn't feel sad when you watched Clannad... did you watch After Story?

Sat through both. Hated After Story's ending too. I just don't like

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the going back in time plot device very much. I think I would have liked it more if they just kept him and his daughter dead.

Originally Posted by Marisa Kirisame

I thought the whole point of this thread is that people have opinions that are *gasp*
different from others

Spoiler for flame-bait:

Even then, Gundam SEED/00 are hardly the best Gundam series, let alone the best Mecha series. Naruto is popular but not the best representative for shounen action. And while Clannad has plenty of fans, there are also people who feel that the drama is forced and that it had a cop-out ending. Just my two cents.

Someday, I will watch older Gundam series. And hopefully, they will be better than what I have seen, because everyone seems to say that.

Originally Posted by Izayoi

I have a relative who also hates Nagisa. When I asked her why or how, she told me that it was because Nagisa would always rant about

Spoiler for Spoiler:

her illnesses

and steals compassion. Note: this is coming from a girl's point of view. I never thought it was possible to hate such a good girl(or as I define it) but it seems that reality is proving me wrong.

She's just too...perfect, in my opinion. There's like, nothing I could relate to her with. Maybe it's because I like more Kyou-like characters, or characters like Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai.

[Envy]

Originally Posted by Shana-tan87

Probably Naruto,Bleach and Highschool of the Dead for me :>

Yeah, same here. But I think it should have been obvious to me that I was going to hate it before I even started it. I hate zombies and the stupid zombie fad and I hate fanservice. Leave it to anime to combine them in one show.

[Neko_Rini23]

Lucky Star - Honest to god...they looked cute, yeah...but the storyline and everything was so boring! Also, I didn't like exactly like the "cuteness" and how they looked like lolis with breasts (asides from Konata).

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Same thing, didn't make much sense. Some parts were funny, but it wasn't that great. Never really liked any of the characters and the humor just got dry.

Gundam SEED Destiny - Gundam SEED was okay, but really...just making one right after is killing it. New characters were annoying and the storyline wasn't great at all.

Naruto - It was okay at first, but the characters got really annoying and it dragged out for too long.