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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BroccoliRage" data-source="post: 3333787" data-attributes="member: 38402">You forgot FLCL. God, that crap sucks. The characters don't have a single coherent motivation between them. If you're going to attempt to be cryptic, at least have some semblance of a plan.I dislike anime, too, but there are some exceptions:Ghost in the Shell seriesAkiraFist of the North StarMOTU anime seriesFullmetal AlchemistAvatar: The Last AirbenderNinja ScrollVampire Hunter DAeon FluxMost of the time what bothers me about anime is the horribly written dialogue. I know, "alot is lost in translation", blah blah blah. Bullcrap. Sentiments transcend language, and the worst dialogue seems to be written during moments that could have been emotionally powerful otherwise. Inuyasha is a prime example of this, both edited and unedited. Not to mention in many series, you get a huge crap-talking session, then a fight that lasts three punches, then some stupid flashback about who boffed who, and so on. It's also irritating how everyone wandering around in anime worlds are freaking war gods. this may be my love for lowlevel play and slightly believable heroes speaking, though.Most of the time, the art is poor and childish. Just look at Loki. There's only so many times I can stomache the "psychotic Revlon spokesperson" look.Oh, the animation is often wretched, enough to make me scream. In Dragonball and it's various offspring, the fights are nothing more than loops. That's not cool, that sucks.Don't even get me started on the whole 'screaming out the name of your next kewl mewve' bit. Seriously, how stupid is that? Not only are you preparing your opponent, and you're not adding any magical power or anything by screaming out the gibberish you're hollering, but it's a tremendous waste of energy. If I ran up to any of you with the intention of commiting assault, and made sure I screamed, "Fist of Whammo!" before punching you, made sure I stopped in some cool pose, then took a swing, you would have already kicked me in the jumblies by then. It detracts from the combat.I also get really frustrated when watching alot of anime, because it seems like there's such potential. Yet so much of it ultimately falls short. Inuyasha could be such a great show, and so could Dragonball, and so many others, if they attempted a semblance of coherence or removed the silly crap like face faults and poor dialogue. A group of adventurers tracking down a villain? That could be great! Several well-trained Martial Artist's based off of Into the West, defeating Cthulhu-esque aliens? There's potential (though a bitt too much sci fi for my tastes). Then I watch these shows and it becomes painful.</blockquote>

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