So, after a long time of avoiding anime, I've recently gotten up to date on Kobayashi and Konosuba.
Now, I know there are flaws to both and I see how much they're catering to adolescent Japanese teenagers, but I can't deny that I'm really enjoying them.
Have I lost my jaded disposition from lack of anime, or do I just have shit taste now?
You stopped being a stuck-up cunt, presumably.
You've always had shit taste, you just stopped pretending.
I got into the terrible habit of damning a show before even watching it. Now I've realized something terrible about myself; I can enjoy things I know are objectively bad.
What's happening to me?
You learned how to fucking have fun. This too
Also fuck those fags that would go into either show's threads and would try to start shit. I watch and I highly enjoy both.
Sup Forums's shit on every show that's come out, regardless of the quality. I remember people whining about the abundance of TTGL and KLK threads when both of those shows were coming out too.
A lot of people on Sup Forums think that being critical makes them cultured or better than those who aren't.
You grew up and discarded your adolescental tendency to judge.
Oh, I'm still quick to judge things, but I realized that I'm not trying to impress anyone by liking or hating anime, and became more tolerant of shows.
If you have been avoiding anime for any amount of time, your taste is beyond saving. Suicide might be the best option.
Yeah, that is the correct attitude to have. Having fun is what matters. It's a hobby, not a job.
But then I'll be avoiding anime for even longer. Your internal consistency is terrible. Are you alright? Have people been making fun of you for liking anime again?
Same here, don't give much of a damn. If I enjoy a show then thats that. Can't be bothered to participate in all the autism these days.
It helps that the bar is lower now. The race to the bottom of the barrel in terms of sucking antisocial revenge fantasy teenage Otaku dick has accelerated to at least 8Fast8Furious on a 10 point scale since the decade turned over. Personally I blame Sword Art for being such a fucking money printing machine while also taking indulging that audience to absurd new levels, necessitating that every studio start acting like a bunch of Military FPS devs desperately trying to make "Modern Warfare But Not," in the late 00s.
Anyway, regardless of that lower bar and the pandering those shows indulge in, feel happy because Kobayashi has a lot of legitimately funny absurdist comedy haunting its shitty otaku-bait premise and character models, and KonoSuba is just a strait up good show despite itself that at least aspires to be something better than the industry meta that spawned it.
ganbare, op. I think anime is great too. I hope more people will open their eyes to how much great anime is out there! Op... Fighto!
Same. I know some people hate Kill La Kill for example but for me it's a 10/10 show. It's not perfect, there are plot holes but damn I find it entertaining and that's more than enough for me. I'm not here to please others after all.
I don't get how Kobayashi would be any better if you rid the "bait" premise and character models and replace it with something way more standard.
First season of Konosuba was a breath of fresh air, for sure. Haven't tried the new episodes yet though.
Well, I was very quickly fed up with the Ii Sekai genre, but Konosuba manages to skirt my biggest peeves with the show as soon as they pop up.
Kobayashi seems like it's got really good pacing and keeps interesting, so it abates my annoyance at the moeblob aspects of the show. Plus, it reminds me of Yuyushiki and I love that show.
Because if you cut out the moe pandering stuff and the more typical gags that Otaku Bait indulges in there would be more time for the good jokes about the dragons and their weird ticks and fucked up ways of thinking, and Kobayashi's weird personality that doesn't exactly fit the standard jaded Otaku protag mold and thus makes her more interesting and funny. (It also helps that she's both a woman and an office drone rather than the more expected setup, which helps with the show's freshness)
But Maiddragon and Konosuba are actually pretty good shows. Not perfect obviously, but good. It's not like everything is either a 0/10 or a 11/10. Maybe you realized this simple fact?
I really don't think that taking the moe pandering stuff would automatically result in there being more good jokes and more content.
> I remember people whining about the abundance of TTGL and KLK
That's because they are objectively bad
>its just fun
>i hate when people disrupt my safe space general with opposing opinions
Youre actually cancer.
I haven't seen Kobayashi yet, but it helps that Konosuba genuinely is funny. I don't think I've watched something in the last few years that's made me actually laugh quite as much as it has.
Great blog faggot.
You stopped caring about what people think about japanese cartoons and started to enjoy your own shit taste. Congratulations on your first step out of plebhood.
Konosuba actually feels like a genuine and silly fantasy adventure, it really made me want to go back to Slayers.
I've gotten normies to watch Konosuba (and binge it in one night) who dislike anime.
It's a good show. F/a/ggots just like to be shitters for the sake of shitting.
lol
I can't really enjoy Konosuba, it doesn't have a lot of jokes and reuses the same themes again and again. The low quality animation and gutted episodes didn't help either
You are entitled to your opinion, however wrong it maybe.
Same goes for you.
Some of the few jokes that made me smile were Megumi blowing up the Dullahan's castle until he got mad and the friendship stone part of one of the recent episodes.
Well, that's your opinion and just because I don't agree doesn't mean it isn't valid. I like Yuyushiki though, hopefully we agree on that.
I personally like the animation jank, it reminds me of KLK's in that it tries to make the best of its limitations.
Nice blog.
Thanks!
I think it's more likely that you're finally starting to grasp the true beauty of anime. There is no need to maintain a facade of culture. Nobody is going to commend you for your great taste in Chinese cartoons. Indulge yourself in your true desires, user.