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Shelf Life - License to Krill

Mohawk52 wrote:

One doesn't buy a chunk of meat because of the cute packaging around it. Same goes for Divergence Eve and the likes there be.

What about those bags of rice with bishounen on them?

I guarentee that if I tried to tell you very important news wearing a very silly hat, you probably wouldn't be able to pay attention to what I was saying. Likewise, I might be so distracted watching Divergence Eve that I couldn't pay attention to the plot.

If you've been watching anime for any amount of time, you should know better by now. While the show does indeed have many sweet moments, it's also very well written, beautifully animated and simply put, wonderfully done.

Charred Knight, what would you like us to do? Why do you think covers were created for books, vhs, dvds, etc?

If you are selling entertainment, you put your best face forward, and if we don't like your face, we move on.

Like I said, now there are many ways to better judge an anime before you dismiss it, like previews, trailers, or even full episodes, available with a click.

Still, you need voices you trust to give something outside your zone a shot. I think that if I see any cover with a bloated cast consisting of ton of girls and one guy, I can skip it because it's most likely a coookie-cutter harem show. I may be wrong. I might skip over the next great anime, but I can't help but take what's being communicated to me and interpret it that way.

YAY! Vandread got Shelf Worthy! I honestly think it's superior to its most similar title that I've seen (Nadesico), and it is certainly less ridiculous with characters who are far less obnoxious and annoying than other super-mecha shows (Gurren Lagaan). It's one of those titles that makes me think: "Gonzo... what happened?!?!???"

The OVA isn't dubbed, but apparently it hasn't been released before.

...but if you looked like Eve and wore a funny hat, I can guarantee that I'll never notice the hat, and very little of what you would be telling me. You see it's in the genes.

Also, the musical trailer from Super GALS sparked no interest for me, but when the hullabaloo started over the licensing of season 2, I gave it a try and loved it.

Mohawk52 wrote:

...but if you looked like Eve and wore a funny hat, I can guarantee that I'll never notice the hat, and very little of what you would be telling me. You see it's in the genes.

If Brad Pitt was starring in a nude production of Hamlet... would half the audience even notice it was Shakespeare being performed? Our argument is turning into some kind of zen koan.

snl67 wrote:

Also, the musical trailer from Super GALS sparked no interest for me, but when the hullabaloo started over the licensing of season 2, I gave it a try and loved it.

Oh ho! So are you saying that overwhelming fan opinion convinced you to watch it?

I think Daryl and I would both be persuaded to watch a show we might not otherwise consider if there was a lot of commotion about it on the internet. That was the caveat for his rule in the first place.

One or two good reviews from a trusted source will change my mind (I knew my husband would love Berserk based on an episode of the now defunct Weekly Anime Review podcast), but with enough people freaking out online over a certain show, I'm willing to give it a chance; like Firefly, or Avatar the Last Airbender. I saw one episode of Firefly on Fox and I was like "Meh" until years of browncoat ranting had me marathoning it. Normally I don't watch Nickelodeon, but when everyone was flipping out over Avatar I decided I'd better watch it.

Mohawk52 wrote:

...but if you looked like Eve and wore a funny hat, I can guarantee that I'll never notice the hat, and very little of what you would be telling me. You see it's in the genes.

If Brad Pitt was starring in a nude production of Hamlet... would half the audience even notice it was Shakespeare being performed? Our argument is turning into some kind of zen koan.

They litteraterly spoiled the series for me.