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Unpopular anime opinions.

errinundra wrote:

2nd Gig is ranked #33 on the bayesian scale by ANN users while the 1st season is ranked #90, so I think you're actually with the majority, which includes me.

This is something that pretty much always happens with sequels. Almost no one is going to watch the second season if they didn't enjoy the first one, so it's no wonder that it's going to rank higher when it already has a ready-made fandom from the first season.

Fair enough. I apologise. I guess I really shouldn't judge people who find the stuff I love to be boring (after all, my favorite anime is Texhnolyze, and Mushishi is most probably going to be the next anime I'll rate as "Masterpiece" after I finish it), since, now that I think about it, I myself don't hesitate giving a "So-so" rating to the things I find boring, even if it's something well-made.

As for FMA:B, having seen the first Fullmetal Alchemist series before watching it, I was simply annoyed by how inferior FMA:B was. Again, all this is just my opinion, so you are free to disagree.

I, for one, absolutely love crime shows. The reason is because they usually deal with issues that are grounded in reality. It's one of the things I wish anime had more of, instead of just being stuck in the fantasy land.

jl07045 wrote:

Ignatz wrote: errinundra wrote: junglebook wrote: Anime is a self-serving industry that profits too much of the culture it claims to be against. What does it claim to be against? Who is the spokesperson who says this? This is one of the fine examples. Miyazaki doesn't depend on otaku buck at all, nor does he depend on late night anime tropes. This isn't an example at all.

He doesn't, but the industry does, so saying that they are a problem is just ridiculous.

Miyazaki loves to say ridiculous things. I read the semi-autobiographical books Starting Point and Turning Point which gave me good idea of how his mind works. There he pretty much said that everything is garbage: anime he did not direct = garbage, Disney = garbage, all Japanese color live action films = garbage (though he said good was Kurosawa and Mizoguchi's monochrome films).

I would like to add to the topic that I didn't enjoy Spirited Away that much. I feel Miyazaki's 90's films seem superior. In terms of visual presentation, it's great and sublime piece but in storytelling or character department, I expected more.

@Blood, it actually makes quite a bit of sense, you should probably look into it more before dismissing the phenomenon. One of my favorite examples is Natsume's Book of Friends. Four seasons and I believe each one is rated higher than the last, I guess it just keeps getting better!

Wrathful wrote:

I would like to add to the topic that I didn't enjoy Spirited Away that much. I feel Miyazaki's 90's films seem superior. In terms of visual presentation, it's great and sublime piece but in storytelling or character department, I expected more.

I agree with this assessment of Spirited Away and found Howl's Moving Castle even less compelling. Ponyo was cute but was obviously a movie for children.

I first started watching anime after seeing a DVD of Mononoke Hime. I haven't seen a film by Miyazaki since that I thought reached the level of Mononoke. The Lady Eboshi is one of the most complex characters I've seen in anime since she embodies the conflict between progress and the natural world that underpins the entire film. It's hard to see Eboshi as a villainness when she rescues prostitutes and lepers and helps them rebuild their lives.

Another unpopular opinion is that I did not like Anohana. I just didn't find it sad.