ARE THERE NO GOOD ANIMES ANYMORE?!?!

I don't know in whose favor this lends to, but FMA is the first time I've seen a anime deviate from its source and get another anime true to its source. InuYasha is the first time I've seen a long-running anime get stopped only to be picked up again later.

I think the problem is there isn't anything that is well written. There is a lot of focus on themes instead of characters. I remember my literature class we studied how Marvel comics almost went out of business because it's readers felt it was getting to cliche. The writers were focusing on super hero powers and shock effect of how strong they were.

Then along came a spider(man) and the focus was shifted to "characters". I think anime is suffering the same fate right now. That is why the most successful ones are shows like The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya, Death Note, Naruto, and Cowboy Bebop. The protagonist have developed characters, or they are now cliche because they became an archtype such as Spike or Goku.

That is why I think that they should keep going with series that have already popular characters that people love to see and stop trying to do the same genre's over and over thinking an added twist makes it completely new. That will atleast entertian people until the next big anime comes out.

AGREED~!
One of must-watch anime,imo.
Also,why don't you try watching Seitokai no Ichizon?

meh i think i am suffering the same thing lol.Anyway a good suggestion is to find a manga to read instead and maybe later watch the anime version of it.Worked for me.

I think what is lacking now a days is a break out of the mold/innovative type of animes.

The problem is that there was already an established anime series. It took the creators over 5 years to decide, "Hey, let's give fans what they wanted from FMA, and profit!" The fact that there two main series running around is just proof that they're doing it for money. Look at Negima - how many series have been made on that? So many that it completely devalues the anime, and makes the manga the must-read.

@neko-chan: I must disagree. I feel that anime needs a balance of theme and character development. In fact, what makes anime "anime" is because it's thematic to the point people can identify one aspect of a series to many others. However, you're right that anime has focused too much on "theme" instead of characters. And don't forget plot and plot development, because from what I've seen recently, those two things have been thrown out the window.

I still don't see the problem. The mangaka actually specifically wanted the original anime to be divergent from the manga (at least is claimed by wikipedia). Now it was determined that the manga is well enough liked that it should get a series that was true to the source. I see the likes of Bleach and Naruto filler as a far worse attack on the integrity of anime than FMA.

And... if they're not doing it for the money, what should they be doing it for?

This isn't about the integrity of anime; it's about the obvious attempt to gain more profit on something that's already been done.

They waited 5 years to come up with a new anime because the story needed to progress further. That's why the first anime changed things, because there wasn't enough story published yet.

The way I see it, all anime series are made to make money. That's what the whole industry is. FMA Brotherhood is a good thing because it pleases fans of the manga series, and it is a good series. Even if it stinks a little more of attempting to wring cash out of the fans, the show is still better than Fanservice Show #153 and Action Show #582.

For me, all animes are going to have there ups and downs and whether you decide to stick with them is your choice.

but dude you gatta admit their putting out way to much moe its like naruto bleach onepiece moe.....im not saying that i hate that type of anime now but the last show that caught my attention was the garden of sinner thats it ..too much moe and most are the same recycled plots characters ect..i hope they start making better show and cut down on the moe

otaku demands moe lol
why would the profiters cut down on something people wants,will confirm sell with minimum risk and takes no much effort to do
It wont be long before even zombies have zombie-tans and are considered moe lol

Which was the point that I was stressing. I'm not saying that FMA:B is shit, but it's a little too obvious in revealing their intent.

But if you want, you can say that about any show. What if I said that Gurren Lagann suffered because Yoko was obviously fanservice material? It wouldn't matter to the people who like the show.

There are, either you are too nitpicky or really bad at finding one.

It's also easy to say than an anime sucks before you have seen it -_- I find it sad that many have their opinions of animes being bad only cause
1. They've been told so,
or
2. Since everybody else like it, I can't, I must be original.

Personal preference? Sure, but lets not mix preference with idiocity. Not liking a anime isn't the same as the anime is bad. Most likely, it's just your opinion that is biased.

Personally, I don't like Neon Genesis Evangelion one bit, I was so bored and annoyed watching it that I dropped it in the middle. It didn't go well with my tastes. But saying that it is a bad anime, the story and the characters isn't well made etc... I know myself that isn't true, and in any case, the majority of watchers proves me different.

I was referring to the creation of a reboot/continuation series with the obvious intent to suck more money.

Making a second anime series of a manga is the same as putting a big-breasted woman that shows lots of cleavage in a show - the intent is to get people to watch, to make money. I think, if people are going to be upset over a second FMA anime, they should be upset over every chick with big breasts and tiny shirts. They're both blatant attempts to get people to watch.

Hellsing OVA


That is all.

These days all mangas/animes are crap because people are running out of ideas... It was a lot better in the 80's and 90's...

meh i reckon there are alot of more interesting better manga/anime that are not PUBLISHED/shot down because they arent sure it would sell as well as they make generic anime number xxx.

If only people pooled together their resources and made indie anime lol,that would be epic and better.CLAMP was founded on a group of doujin makers,and look where they are now.