Is It Just Me, or Does Most Recent Anime Seem Bland
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It seems to be a recent trend. There's really no current shows out there that I'm interested in. They all seem to fall within two categories, romantic comedy, or a by the book magical adventure. Where is all good stuff at?
For some reference,I want to see more stuff like Gurren Lagann. The pure energy and great storytelling has not, in my opinion, been matched yet. Code Geass, while over the top, was fantastic in my opinion for the intense moments and just pure entertainment. Death Note, an anime that literally had me at the edge of my seat and had to force myself to stop watching. Clannad, Kanon, and Air, anime that has brought me to tears.
More importantly, more than story, is energy. A lot of anime recently just seems half-assed. There's no energy behind the productions. The energy and aura behind Gurren Lagann, Code Geass, and even K-On! I don't mind a cliche story or characters, but if it seems like a lazy production, I don't care. And by energy, I don't mean action. Eden of the East had plenty of energy in its production, despite its slow pace. Baccano had energy, despite the seemingly at first convoluted story.
Am I the only one who hasn't been interested in a current show for a long time? I feel like I'm really not trying to keep up with anime, but all of it seems so derivitive and...basic. Most importantly, there's no energy. No desire to differentiate itself from others.
For some reference,I want to see more stuff like Gurren Lagann. The pure energy and great storytelling has not, in my opinion, been matched yet. Code Geass, while over the top, was fantastic in my opinion for the intense moments and just pure entertainment. Death Note, an anime that literally had me at the edge of my seat and had to force myself to stop watching. Clannad, Kanon, and Air, anime that has brought me to tears.
More importantly, more than story, is energy. A lot of anime recently just seems half-assed. There's no energy behind the productions. The energy and aura behind Gurren Lagann, Code Geass, and even K-On! I don't mind a cliche story or characters, but if it seems like a lazy production, I don't care. And by energy, I don't mean action. Eden of the East had plenty of energy in its production, despite its slow pace. Baccano had energy, despite the seemingly at first convoluted story.
Am I the only one who hasn't been interested in a current show for a long time? I feel like I'm really not trying to keep up with anime, but all of it seems so derivitive and...basic. Most importantly, there's no energy. No desire to differentiate itself from others.
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I'd agree with lazy production. The quality of animation ends up being lower due to outsourcing for some episodes or sequences, giving it a choppy look over all.
Annoying.
Though I did love (and actually BUY! zomg I never buy) Baccano!, so if you're wondering about a good show to watch I'd recommend that. It's from '09, I believe.
Annoying.
Though I did love (and actually BUY! zomg I never buy) Baccano!, so if you're wondering about a good show to watch I'd recommend that. It's from '09, I believe.
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Didn't K-On!! just air recently...?
But yeah, I've got to agree. I haven't really been interested in anything lately.
The most recent anime that's interested me is Xam'd from last year. That's about it.
Might be because of a declining industry.
But yeah, I've got to agree. I haven't really been interested in anything lately.
The most recent anime that's interested me is Xam'd from last year. That's about it.
Might be because of a declining industry.
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gizgal wrote...
I'd agree with lazy production. The quality of animation ends up being lower due to outsourcing for some episodes or sequences, giving it a choppy look over all.Annoying.
Though I did love (and actually BUY! zomg I never buy) Baccano!, so if you're wondering about a good show to watch I'd recommend that. It's from '09, I believe.
I actually did mention Baccano. Great show.
simplechild wrote...
Does Durarara!! fall under your category of anime that "lacks energy"?I thought it might have been implied, since the exact same team from Baccano is behind it.
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Then I'm a little confused on what you mean by "energy". Do you mean character intensity? Well-executed plot? Good animation?
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simplechild wrote...
Then I'm a little confused on what you mean by "energy". Do you mean character intensity? Well-executed plot? Good animation?I believe he means "feeling" of the anime is charged that you want to watch more. The plot is carried through with the perfect momentum; not too fast, but it seems like there's development that gets the viewer asking for more.
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It's hard to explain. I guess you can call it the care taken into the production. For example, lets say an anime comes out that consists of the main character rescuing a princess. Pretty basic. The production team could be lazy, and craft a simple and derivative story with nothing to make it stand out.
Or they could take the time to craft the characters, give the main character a unique personality, with flaws and inner conflict and the like. They could take the time to make a great story and delve into the political background on top of the seemingly basic story. Make the story have meaning. Lets see the characters have anguish, lets see some real human qualities. On top of all of that, I'm not looking for top notch animation, but put some effort into it.
Take Gurren Lagann. At its core, its a basic giant robot story. But the characters, the interactions, the action, the music, and the whole atmosphere of the show makes it so enjoyable and different. The "energy" is all around it. It's hard not to see the effort.
I hope this helps some.
I believe he means "feeling" of the anime is charged that you want to watch more. The plot is carried through with the perfect momentum; not too fast, but it seems like there's development that gets the viewer asking for more.
Exactly. It makes us want to see more. Do I really care that character Y is mingled up with magical female character Z? Then make me care. Put some effort in and make it different. If the production house doesn't really care, then we surely won't.
Or they could take the time to craft the characters, give the main character a unique personality, with flaws and inner conflict and the like. They could take the time to make a great story and delve into the political background on top of the seemingly basic story. Make the story have meaning. Lets see the characters have anguish, lets see some real human qualities. On top of all of that, I'm not looking for top notch animation, but put some effort into it.
Take Gurren Lagann. At its core, its a basic giant robot story. But the characters, the interactions, the action, the music, and the whole atmosphere of the show makes it so enjoyable and different. The "energy" is all around it. It's hard not to see the effort.
I hope this helps some.
PersonDude wrote...
simplechild wrote...
Then I'm a little confused on what you mean by "energy". Do you mean character intensity? Well-executed plot? Good animation?I believe he means "feeling" of the anime is charged that you want to watch more. The plot is carried through with the perfect momentum; not too fast, but it seems like there's development that gets the viewer asking for more.
Exactly. It makes us want to see more. Do I really care that character Y is mingled up with magical female character Z? Then make me care. Put some effort in and make it different. If the production house doesn't really care, then we surely won't.
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I think you're just expecting too much. The shows you listed were exceptional, not average. It's unrealistic to hold shows like Gurren Lagann as a benchmark for what the "average" anime should be like.
On top of that, the summer season tends to be pretty a slow one, and production companies are making best with what little funding they have thanks to the economic downturn.
On top of that, the summer season tends to be pretty a slow one, and production companies are making best with what little funding they have thanks to the economic downturn.
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Hentanize
rebaS
Well if you can't find decent animes recently, best way to find one is to look back for older ones ... Full Metal Panic for instance is one of those I believe will please you.
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chiwa wrote...
I think you're just expecting too much. The shows you listed were exceptional, not average. It's unrealistic to hold shows like Gurren Lagann as a benchmark for what the "average" anime should be like.On top of that, the summer season tends to be pretty a slow one, and production companies are making best with what little funding they have thanks to the economic downturn.
You do bring up a good point. Maybe I am expecting a little too much. Maybe it's because of my small budget, I can really afford to only purchase the shows that will be worth every penny. I can't really take the risk for lower key shows at this point in my life.
Hentanize wrote...
Well if you can't find decent animes recently, best way to find one is to look back for older ones ... Full Metal Panic for instance is one of those I believe will please you.That is a show that has been on my radar for quite a few years. Now that it's being released on Blu-Ray, I just might have to pick it up now.
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I'm going to agree with you. It's all the same old same old, unless the series is slice of life then that's fine. I haven't watched many of the animes have have come out in the past year because they are just generic harmes or something else that isn't good.
Of course there are exceptions...
Of course there are exceptions...
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While I can most certainly agree with the OP I do have to point out that it seems like there's been at least one each season that has been worth watching (not just another thinly veiled attempt at airing hentai on TV) For this Season I would have to say that Angel Beats fits that role. The Character designs were exceptionally well done and the story is never quite what you expect. If I were to draw similarities in it's overall feel I would most likely compare it to Clannad. And while I am most exceptionally disappointed in this summer's lineup, I can only hope that The World God Only Knows is in the fall lineup, as well as a few shows that were good enough to get a second season but have yet to show up after 1/2 a year or more.
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Speaking of shows with announced second seasons, where the hell is Kaiji at? That was an intense show. Please, there's tons of source material. Bring us more already.
But back on topic, the harem comment is spot on. Always, always, always, they have to have one each season.
But back on topic, the harem comment is spot on. Always, always, always, they have to have one each season.
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Most current shows ARE bland...
And most current school life anime is complete shit. Its awful whats happening to anime, just awful.
And most current school life anime is complete shit. Its awful whats happening to anime, just awful.
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i only enjoy Angel Beats and Arakawa at the moment.
maybe code geass gaiden will quench your thirst for good anime
maybe code geass gaiden will quench your thirst for good anime
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Razen wrote...
It seems to be a recent trend. There's really no current shows out there that I'm interested in. They all seem to fall within two categories, romantic comedy, or a by the book magical adventure. Where is all good stuff at? For some reference,I want to see more stuff like Gurren Lagann. The pure energy and great storytelling has not, in my opinion, been matched yet. Code Geass, while over the top, was fantastic in my opinion for the intense moments and just pure entertainment. Death Note, an anime that literally had me at the edge of my seat and had to force myself to stop watching. Clannad, Kanon, and Air, anime that has brought me to tears.
More importantly, more than story, is energy. A lot of anime recently just seems half-assed. There's no energy behind the productions. The energy and aura behind Gurren Lagann, Code Geass, and even K-On! I don't mind a cliche story or characters, but if it seems like a lazy production, I don't care. And by energy, I don't mean action. Eden of the East had plenty of energy in its production, despite its slow pace. Baccano had energy, despite the seemingly at first convoluted story.
Am I the only one who hasn't been interested in a current show for a long time? I feel like I'm really not trying to keep up with anime, but all of it seems so derivitive and...basic. Most importantly, there's no energy. No desire to differentiate itself from others.
Though a lot has been said from your first post. It still boils down to what you brought up in this quote so forgive me for going back to it.
I would like to start by pointing out that most if not all of the shows you brought as your examples were pretty much, more or less of a phenomenon in their own way.
Quickly I could say that most of all you are looking for DRAMA in your animes. DRAMA is one of the hardest things to bring out in anime. Drama alone doesn't work either. It needs to be a well cohesive story that brings out more than just one genre to the front. Or simply said, You need to have some pretty amazing characters to compensate.
Let's take a quick look at this season's (which is almost over) and previous season (those that spilt into this one 13+).
The main theme for most series is either romantic comedies (more romance in one, more comedy in others. I am purposely forgetting anything ecchi related as most series that focus on Ecchi/harems are devoid of a well stringed storyline.
Since I usually have no interest in shoujo/yaoi/yuri series I will completely ignore those as well.
I think we have Katanagatari, Durarara and Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood as good series that involve multiple themes and have DRAMA written all over it.
However that doesn't mean that other series were worthless. I loved Working (ongoing) and Arakawa under the bridge (ongoing). Both of those series are pretty good (Both Comedies with a little spec of romance).
I think that nowadays we have become too strict on anime. We are expecting too much. Most of the series you named are big time productions with tons of money. Where you can expect amazing visual effects as well as good storytelling and characters. The discrepancy in budget affects greatly an anime production so of course you will see some pretty lame anime most of the time. However it's only lame if you start and compare it with big time hits worldwide. I think we need to accept some anime's for what they are and stop complaining about it.
To be honest though I'm quite fond of romantic comedies no matter how dumb, cliched or rushed the animation/story is. So I might be less prejudiced against the current anime times.
I am eagerly awating July as there are three series I have my eye on.
Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi
Amagami SS
Kurenai (2010)
As for this month, I have my eye on
-Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
-Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail
I might have written a bit too much. However I think we shouldn't expect a new revelation in anime storytelling and animation at every single anime season.
However I do realise that some series really cut off on their animation budget and we are left with terrible animation.
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Well most anime is pretty bland right now. Maybe it's the production team or just run out of good story to turn in an anime. Well that's just my guess now.
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swordmanXIII
FAKKU's Breaker
yes I would like to see stuff with more energy a anime like gurren laggan came out called Needless I would check it out. but now anime does seem bland I was looking at some of the current ones out and god I really do not want to watch any of them.
we need anime with great plot and action. do things over the top code geass a great example. man I hope the new R3 is any good.
we need anime with great plot and action. do things over the top code geass a great example. man I hope the new R3 is any good.