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I like heroin too. xDKamixdesu wrote:
- Heroin (Tsundere<3,childhood friend or transfer student (can be a girl with supernatural powers too ^_^))
In all seriousness though, I totally agree, the characters are so important. It's like the backbone of an anime; without likeable characters nothing else matters.
Even though I agree, people has different taste and level of understanding of the characters. So I wouldn't call it literally the whole backbone of an anime, but part of it. It's like the backbone consisted of:mathexpert9981 wrote:
I like heroin too. xD
In all seriousness though, I totally agree, the characters are so important. It's like the backbone of an anime; without likeable characters nothing else matters.
- Story
Characters
Art
I believe that it's all in character depth and environment. I think that an anime with well defined characters and multilayer personality, and a great environment has potential. That's why I liked durarara. The environment was very eye catching and noticeable. The characters were also very well set. So I'd definitely say good character definition and environment design.
I don't particularly hate any one genre, so I think I define a good anime as an anime that knows what it's doing and who it's trying to appeal to. Characters and setting are of course important as well. If they know what they're doing, I doubt the plot would worsen. Or it could have no plot, then I only have a problem if they suddenly add a complex one and confuse their audience.
HOTD. Is it zombies or boobs? The name implies zombies, but nope.
HOTD. Is it zombies or boobs? The name implies zombies, but nope.
Boobs. Why?KuroiHiKirby wrote:
HOTD. Is it zombies or boobs? The name implies zombies, but nope.
HOTD
Highschool of The D
If you catch my drift.
Nice.Net-Nue wrote:
do you meanHigh School of The "D" size??
Spoiler'd.
Artwork ,Story/Plot, Character
Can't tell if you're kidding...Ryu wrote:
Hentai only Hentai /o/
Or deadly serious.
Same here.Yuu-Chii wrote:
Artwork ,Story/Plot, Character
It's opening theme song... :/
After some thought, I figured there really isn't any one thing absolute that makes a good anime, rather it's the right combination of many factors that makes one.
The only thing I think an anime has to follow is the manga itself. Please no shitty giant string of fillers (small amounts are understandable) or shitty deviations from the original story. To give you an A+ anime that was ruined by this, go watch Rurouni Kenshin, I generally recommend people to stop immediately after the Shishio arc, but you'll have to taste the shit itself to understand what I mean. Examples of very well done fillers or deviations are few and far in between.
The only thing I think an anime has to follow is the manga itself. Please no shitty giant string of fillers (small amounts are understandable) or shitty deviations from the original story. To give you an A+ anime that was ruined by this, go watch Rurouni Kenshin, I generally recommend people to stop immediately after the Shishio arc, but you'll have to taste the shit itself to understand what I mean. Examples of very well done fillers or deviations are few and far in between.
Opinions.
In my opinion, if its going to be fully serious, it needs to be visually and musically mesmerizing because otherwise I get bored. If it's somewhat humorous, it needs to be actually funny because otherwise it becomes painful like watching new episodes of The Simpsons.
In my opinion, if its going to be fully serious, it needs to be visually and musically mesmerizing because otherwise I get bored. If it's somewhat humorous, it needs to be actually funny because otherwise it becomes painful like watching new episodes of The Simpsons.
Anyone who says art is important implicitly assumes that all newer animes fundamentally start better than all old anime. RIP Utena, Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop etc. Art should really only be there to attract fans to watch and not have any influence on the final assessment. Direction is import, art not so much.
The sounds, both diegetic and non-diegetic. Hearing the voice-actors/actresses get into character really well, as well as a complementing background music makes me more immersed in the story.
Also, a story that's not too full of cliches and fan-services that makes it look like the show is relying on the aforementioned two.
There's probably more that I can't remember at the top of my head. I might go back to this.
Also, a story that's not too full of cliches and fan-services that makes it look like the show is relying on the aforementioned two.
There's probably more that I can't remember at the top of my head. I might go back to this.
Having a cool character and have a bad attitude.
I think don't kill me!
I think don't kill me!
Uh, the main problem to me with anime shows in recent years is that 98% of the shows animated are all the same. Basic, straight forward and boring shows centered mostly on teenage kids in school, throw in some lame comedy and a cliché romance and that's what you get served. So my thoughts are that, to make a big impression in this lame era of anime, a show has to stand out differently from everything else. Some good music to accompany it and a considerable effort to make some nice art.