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cuttin_in_farm 04/12/20 11:31:09 PM #1:	It seems like generic anime shonen #57. This Tanjiro kid just met the Hashira of the demon slayers and headbutts one of them because of rawr protect loved ones rage. He even gets the cliche Whoa, this guy that has a fraction of the experience and skill managed to miraculously hit this veteran reaction. Dont get me started on his never foreshadowed at all flashback powerup as hes going to lose shit he pulled on the spiderweb demon. Its like, okay. I get it. The demons were humans and had lives and ambitions. It wasnt sad the first time nor do I respect Tanjiro for having compassion. Why do we spend ten minutes flashbacking for each demon? Nezuko is carrying this show on cuteness alone for me. This is a bigger disappointment than My Hero Academia. --- A show of kindness may not do much help, but a show of cruelty may do much harm. <cite>cuttin_in_farm posted [p:937290202] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>It seems like generic anime shonen #57. This Tanjiro kid just met the Hashira of the demon slayers and headbutts one of them because of rawr protect loved ones rage. He even gets the cliche Whoa, this guy that has a fraction of the experience and skill managed to miraculously hit this veteran reaction. Dont get me started on his never foreshadowed at all flashback powerup as hes going to lose shit he pulled on the spiderweb demon. Its like, okay. I get it. The demons were humans and had lives and ambitions. It wasnt sad the first time nor do I respect Tanjiro for having compassion. Why do we spend ten minutes flashbacking for each demon? Nezuko is carrying this show on cuteness alone for me. This is a bigger disappointment than My Hero Academia. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_MorningStar 04/12/20 11:32:23 PM #2:	Why are you watching something you don't enjoy? --- https://imgur.com/UM1VO2V https://imgur.com/fd6WS3f <cite>_MorningStar posted [p:937290253] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>Why are you watching something you don't enjoy? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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cuttin_in_farm 04/12/20 11:35:31 PM #4:	_MorningStar posted... Why are you watching something you don't enjoy? Because people kept harping about how great it is, and it has a great start imo. Meeting Muzan so early was very cool. But it started to drop off hard once Zenitsu joined the team. And it keeps degrading for me. --- A show of kindness may not do much help, but a show of cruelty may do much harm. <cite>cuttin_in_farm posted [p:937290375] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>_MorningStar posted... </cite> <quote>Why are you watching something you don't enjoy?</quote> Because people kept harping about how great it is, and it has a great start imo. Meeting Muzan so early was very cool. But it started to drop off hard once Zenitsu joined the team. And it keeps degrading for me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
St0rmFury 04/12/20 11:36:04 PM #5:	Because of Nezuko. --- "Average Joe" is a trolling term since it's completely an opinion. "Overachieving" is also an opinion. - SBAllen (Hellhole: 52458377) <cite>St0rmFury posted [p:937290398] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>Because of Nezuko. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HagenEx 04/12/20 11:36:43 PM #6:	Popular = Bad Hurr durr. Demon Slayer is THE only manga series to position 10 issues of the manga in the top 10 in Japan AT THE SAME TIME. It will probably never happen again. That tells you how good it is, and how the opinion of a single person that didn't enjoy it is meaningless when put up against the bigger picture. It's the manga/anime with the biggest global impact since Naruto almost 20 years ago. --- Not changing this sig until The Big Dawg Roman Reigns beats cancer and wins back the Universal Title. Belee Dat! <cite>HagenEx posted [p:937290429] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>Popular = Bad Hurr durr. Demon Slayer is THE only manga series to position 10 issues of the manga in the top 10 in Japan AT THE SAME TIME. It will probably never happen again. That tells you how good it is, and how the opinion of a single person that didn't enjoy it is meaningless when put up against the bigger picture. It's the manga/anime with the biggest global impact since Naruto almost 20 years ago. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AssGender 04/12/20 11:37:48 PM #7:	its pretty good, nothing groundbreaking but the execution was flawless and hitting the right note at the right time. --- Ecce homo qui est faba.Ecce homo qui est faba. Vale homo qui est faba, qui est faba, qui est faba <cite>AssGender posted [p:937290478] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>its pretty good, nothing groundbreaking but the execution was flawless and hitting the right note at the right time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cuttin_in_farm 04/12/20 11:38:36 PM #8:	HagenEx posted... Demon Slayer is THE only manga series to position 10 issues of the manga in the top 10 in Japan AT THE SAME TIME. Okay, but why? You didnt answer my question. DBZ is one of the most popular and well known anime in history. If not the most. But it obviously isnt actually that enjoyable from a writing perspective compared to other anime. --- A show of kindness may not do much help, but a show of cruelty may do much harm. <cite>cuttin_in_farm posted [p:937290510] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>HagenEx posted... </cite> <quote>Demon Slayer is THE only manga series to position 10 issues of the manga in the top 10 in Japan AT THE SAME TIME.</quote> Okay, but why? You didnt answer my question. DBZ is one of the most popular and well known anime in history. If not the most. But it obviously isnt actually that enjoyable from a writing perspective compared to other anime. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SH_expert44 04/12/20 11:38:40 PM #9:	Waifus --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://imgur.com/nhHkg9L https://imgur.com/A3kur0P <cite>SH_expert44 posted [p:937290511] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>Waifus </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
yillin 04/12/20 11:39:22 PM #10:	At some point you just have to realize you probably have bad taste, TC. --- There's a calm before the storm and the western front is quiet. I've got Rembrandt as my right hand and Solo as my pilot. <cite>yillin posted [p:937290538] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>At some point you just have to realize you probably have bad taste, TC. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IReallyDoubtIt 04/12/20 11:40:27 PM #11:	Hairistotle posted... Why are you watching anime? --- Podcast/Audiobook Board https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1364- View my ASCII art and others' at https://thenewhotness.info/ <cite>IReallyDoubtIt posted [p:937290595] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>Hairistotle posted... </cite> <quote>Why are you watching anime?</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightningAce11 04/12/20 11:40:29 PM #12:	It has one episode with good animation and execution which made all the casuals run toward it. Anime always boosts manga sales too. It's just a run of the mill shonen otherwise. --- I want you to grab your nuts. Grab your balls. I want you to take a handful, and just grab your nuts real quick. Swivel 'em around in a circular motion. -LTG <cite>LightningAce11 posted [p:937290596] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>It has one episode with good animation and execution which made all the casuals run toward it. Anime always boosts manga sales too. It's just a run of the mill shonen otherwise. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cuttin_in_farm 04/12/20 11:45:04 PM #13:	yillin posted... At some point you just have to realize you probably have bad taste, TC. I mean, why do you like it if you do? Cause right now... LightningAce11 posted... It has one episode with good animation and execution which made all the casuals run toward it. Anime always boosts manga sales too. It's just a run of the mill shonen otherwise. SH_expert44 posted... Waifus St0rmFury posted... Because of Nezuko. Are the only answers I have right now. Whats so cool about this show? The characters arent really that compelling yet. Im hoping they improve since it looks like Inosuke might get some development soon. I think Zenitsu is just a bad character. Tanjiro is boring. I dunno. --- A show of kindness may not do much help, but a show of cruelty may do much harm. <cite>cuttin_in_farm posted [p:937290809] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>yillin posted... </cite> <quote>At some point you just have to realize you probably have bad taste, TC.</quote> I mean, why do you like it if you do? Cause right now... LightningAce11 posted... </cite> <quote>It has one episode with good animation and execution which made all the casuals run toward it. Anime always boosts manga sales too. It's just a run of the mill shonen otherwise.</quote> SH_expert44 posted... </cite> <quote>Waifus</quote> St0rmFury posted... </cite> <quote>Because of Nezuko.</quote> Are the only answers I have right now. Whats so cool about this show? The characters arent really that compelling yet. Im hoping they improve since it looks like Inosuke might get some development soon. I think Zenitsu is just a bad character. Tanjiro is boring. I dunno. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HagenEx 04/12/20 11:45:07 PM #14:	cuttin_in_farm posted... Okay, but why? You didnt answer my question. DBZ is one of the most popular and well known anime in history. If not the most. But it obviously isnt actually that enjoyable from a writing perspective compared to other anime. Because you don't read/watch Shounen for the writing. You're in it for memorable characters, quirky relationships, decent fights and overall cool badass moments. If you want clever writing, switch to stuff like Psychopass, Steins:Gate or Monster. Everytime I read a complaint about a Shounen Anime that begins with "It seems generic" or "It does nothing new" I think to myself the person saying that is trying too hard to project their views of a different media piece onto it. The Shounen genre is FORMULAIC. Always was, always will be. There's always a group of friends that battle evil, some of them betray the MC at some point, they form stronger bonds and overcome difficulties. DBZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Attack on Titan, all of them have fundamentally the same writing and concept. What changes are the characters, the abilities, the fights pace and the world building. --- Not changing this sig until The Big Dawg Roman Reigns beats cancer and wins back the Universal Title. Belee Dat! <cite>HagenEx posted [p:937290811] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>cuttin_in_farm posted... </cite> <quote>Okay, but why? You didnt answer my question. DBZ is one of the most popular and well known anime in history. If not the most. But it obviously isnt actually that enjoyable from a writing perspective compared to other anime.</quote> Because you don't read/watch Shounen for the writing. You're in it for memorable characters, quirky relationships, decent fights and overall cool badass moments. If you want clever writing, switch to stuff like Psychopass, Steins:Gate or Monster. Everytime I read a complaint about a Shounen Anime that begins with "It seems generic" or "It does nothing new" I think to myself the person saying that is trying too hard to project their views of a different media piece onto it. The Shounen genre is FORMULAIC. Always was, always will be. There's always a group of friends that battle evil, some of them betray the MC at some point, they form stronger bonds and overcome difficulties. DBZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Attack on Titan, all of them have fundamentally the same writing and concept. What changes are the characters, the abilities, the fights pace and the world building. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
stoltenberg11 04/12/20 11:46:08 PM #15:	I haven't ever heard any good things about it either, and the little bit I saw didn't set itsrlf apart from any other shonen. Lol at someone saying it's the most impactful manga/anime since Naruto when One Piece and MHA still exist. The spider guy had a cool design though --- You're such a boring characterless entity. Try getting laid once in a while and maybe you'll have friends and find out what a "joke" is. - derrate <cite>stoltenberg11 posted [p:937290859] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>I haven't ever heard any good things about it either, and the little bit I saw didn't set itsrlf apart from any other shonen. Lol at someone saying it's the most impactful manga/anime since Naruto when One Piece and MHA still exist. The spider guy had a cool design though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HagenEx 04/12/20 11:53:27 PM #16:	stoltenberg11 posted... Lol at someone saying it's the most impactful manga/anime since Naruto when One Piece and MHA still exist. Come back to me when either of those two land 10 issues of the manga in the most selling list at the same time. Demon Slayer is INSANE in Japan right now. Literally never seen anything like that since Naruto, this is not me saying it, it's all major Japanese outlets. --- Not changing this sig until The Big Dawg Roman Reigns beats cancer and wins back the Universal Title. Belee Dat! <cite>HagenEx posted [p:937291205] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>stoltenberg11 posted... </cite> <quote>Lol at someone saying it's the most impactful manga/anime since Naruto when One Piece and MHA still exist. </quote> Come back to me when either of those two land 10 issues of the manga in the most selling list at the same time. Demon Slayer is INSANE in Japan right now. Literally never seen anything like that since Naruto, this is not me saying it, it's all major Japanese outlets. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Monota 04/12/20 11:54:15 PM #17:	I agree, it's shit. <cite>Monota posted [p:937291236] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>I agree, it's shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cuttin_in_farm 04/12/20 11:56:13 PM #18:	HagenEx posted... DBZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Attack on Titan, all of them have fundamentally the same writing and concept. What changes are the characters, the abilities, the fights pace and the world building. Im going to have to disagree hard here. HunterxHunger is a popular shonen that does not focus on fights. And the shows you listed are all very different. Demon Slayer is carried by its animation because the actual fights dont really have much strategy or finesse. Tanjiro does a water move that he pulls out of his ass every single fight. Naruto has characters using previously established movesets in clever ways. Attack on Titan builds immense tension and emotional stakes by incorporating death for named characters as well as relying on plot twists left and right. Demon Slayer relies on random moves and characters saving the day last minute, and the protag being amazing at everything for some reason. I dont get it. --- A show of kindness may not do much help, but a show of cruelty may do much harm. <cite>cuttin_in_farm posted [p:937291322] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>HagenEx posted... </cite> <quote>DBZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Attack on Titan, all of them have fundamentally the same writing and concept. What changes are the characters, the abilities, the fights pace and the world building.</quote> Im going to have to disagree hard here. HunterxHunger is a popular shonen that does not focus on fights. And the shows you listed are all very different. Demon Slayer is carried by its animation because the actual fights dont really have much strategy or finesse. Tanjiro does a water move that he pulls out of his ass every single fight. Naruto has characters using previously established movesets in clever ways. Attack on Titan builds immense tension and emotional stakes by incorporating death for named characters as well as relying on plot twists left and right. Demon Slayer relies on random moves and characters saving the day last minute, and the protag being amazing at everything for some reason. I dont get it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 04/12/20 11:59:27 PM #19:	I had to drop it as well. People were hyping the spider guy fight so much that I had to see it...and I was disappointed. I couldn't stand how much the MC talks to himself. Show don't tell damn it. Also the world building is pretty shit. Demons are as boring as a villain as you can get, and the whole Demon Slayer corp thing isn't well put together at all. It's just so bare bones. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:937291462] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>I had to drop it as well. People were hyping the spider guy fight so much that I had to see it...and I was disappointed. I couldn't stand how much the MC talks to himself. Show don't tell damn it. Also the world building is pretty shit. Demons are as boring as a villain as you can get, and the whole Demon Slayer corp thing isn't well put together at all. It's just so bare bones. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
stoltenberg11 04/13/20 12:30:48 AM #20:	HagenEx posted... Come back to me when either of those two land 10 issues of the manga in the most selling list at the same time. Demon Slayer is INSANE in Japan right now. Literally never seen anything like that since Naruto, this is not me saying it, it's all major Japanese outlets. Wow it did one thing. Come back to me when it retains its relevance over several years. --- You're such a boring characterless entity. Try getting laid once in a while and maybe you'll have friends and find out what a "joke" is. - derrate <cite>stoltenberg11 posted [p:937292664] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>HagenEx posted... </cite> <quote>Come back to me when either of those two land 10 issues of the manga in the most selling list at the same time. Demon Slayer is INSANE in Japan right now. Literally never seen anything like that since Naruto, this is not me saying it, it's all major Japanese outlets.</quote>Wow it did one thing. Come back to me when it retains its relevance over several years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zero_Destroyer 04/13/20 12:41:56 AM #21:	saying one piece and aot have the same fundamental principles is an epic ce moment --- Enjoy movies and television? Check out my blog! I do reviews and analyses. http://fictionrantreview.wordpress.com/ (The Force Awakens spoiler review up!) <cite>Zero_Destroyer posted [p:937293071] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>saying one piece and aot have the same fundamental principles is an epic ce moment </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MT_TRAEH 04/13/20 12:44:19 AM #22:	cuttin_in_farm posted... Nezuko is carrying this show on cuteness alone for me. the only reason i tried watching the first episode --- Life is just a journey from the maternity ward to the crematorium. Happiness or sadness, victory or defeat, pleasure or pain, it will pass. <cite>MT_TRAEH posted [p:937293171] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>cuttin_in_farm posted... </cite> <quote>Nezuko is carrying this show on cuteness alone for me. </quote> the only reason i tried watching the first episode </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CM_Ponch 04/13/20 12:44:21 AM #23:	I gave it six episodes and wasn't feeling it, it just felt super generic --- SW-8316-3213-4720 <cite>CM_Ponch posted [p:937293173] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>I gave it six episodes and wasn't feeling it, it just felt super generic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 04/13/20 12:44:55 AM #24:	I think it's fun. I don't like the relationship between the mc and his sister though. Kinda weird. --- Clean Butt Crew <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:937293193] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>I think it's fun. I don't like the relationship between the mc and his sister though. Kinda weird.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CrazyandLazy 04/13/20 12:45:07 AM #25:	Cause it's better than isekei. Great story and unique artstyle. --- Internet is srs business https://imgur.com/kQm9aik <cite>CrazyandLazy posted [p:937293203] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>Cause it's better than isekei. Great story and unique artstyle. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PCgamingIS_Best 04/13/20 12:45:49 AM #26:	Goblin Slayer is pretty cool though <cite>PCgamingIS_Best posted [p:937293230] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>Goblin Slayer is pretty cool though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zero_Destroyer 04/13/20 12:46:38 AM #27:	anyway OP I think the answer boils down to the animation and fight scenes, as far as the anime is concerned. otherwise idk, it's generic and kinda dull imo not explicitly bad and it handles being overly edgy a lot better than most like-minded series do, where they think characters screaming a lot and just killing characters off a lot makes for good writing. Slayer seems to at least lower the unrepentant 14 year old writer edge and manages to have decent fights It should be noted that I don't think very highly of the Shonen genre in general. I like One Piece & DBZ and enjoy the first part of Naruto a lot and would probably like HxH if i watched the whole thing. MHA was okay from what I watched. --- Enjoy movies and television? Check out my blog! I do reviews and analyses. http://fictionrantreview.wordpress.com/ (The Force Awakens spoiler review up!) <cite>Zero_Destroyer posted [p:937293265] in Why do peo... [t:78576464]...</cite> <quote>anyway OP I think the answer boils down to the animation and fight scenes, as far as the anime is concerned. otherwise idk, it's generic and kinda dull imo not explicitly bad and it handles being overly edgy a lot better than most like-minded series do, where they think characters screaming a lot and just killing characters off a lot makes for good writing. Slayer seems to at least lower the unrepentant 14 year old writer edge and manages to have decent fights It should be noted that I don't think very highly of the Shonen genre in general. I like One Piece & DBZ and enjoy the first part of Naruto a lot and would probably like HxH if i watched the whole thing. MHA was okay from what I watched. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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