It never felt like the studio cheaped out on animation. Rather, it seemed like an intentional artistic, stylistic choice (even if their actual goal was to save money).
I'm no longer thinking "holy shit, what's going to happen?"
I'm thinking "yeah, okay, here comes the thing they always do."
I have always assumed that this is a universal experience. Once you have consumed enough media, everything just seem so obvious.
So I would tend to prefer a unique premise over a recycled one.
Sometimes it actually works.
My experience is less of a epiphany like your's. In my case, the execution / story-telling of some anime is so awesome that the story being cookie-cutter didn't matter.
That's why my method for finding anime nowadays isn't to seek recommendations, but to go down the list of top-rated anime.
This must be a meta reference because that's how I am feeling about this anime. The gags are cracking me up, and the touching moments are tugging at my heart strings.
It is now among the seasonals that I most look forward to every week.
What is the difference between a smart MC and a genius MC?
How smart would a character have to be to be considered a genius?
If I go with my own interpretation - that someone who is smart enough can be considered a genius - rather than the show having to explicitly label a character as a "genius", then my pick would be Aqua from Oshi no Ko.
Edit: forgot to explain what makes Aqua's intellect believable:
We were shown his thought process / inner monologue time and again, and it always sounds reasonable. Also, the people who he had to outwit never get dumbed down to move the plot a certain way. And yet his wit still managed to surprise me from time to time, proving his smarts.
(But to be fair, he's a grown man in a child's body, so he may not actually be a genius when compared to others in his age group.)
Also, just because someone is a genius does not mean that they are infallible or perfect in everything. In fact, them having flaws just make them more realistic.
Honourable mentions:
Shirogane and Kaguya from Kaguya-sama (mentioned to have genius-level intellect / achieved gifted-level test scores in the anime IIRC)
The trio from The Promised Neverland (mentioned to have genius-level intellect / achieved gifted-level test scores in the anime IIRC)
P.S. Following the logic that "a character is only as smart as their author", Akasaka Aka is a genius. He was able to show, not tell, the genius of characters in two stories.
I hope they start showing the backstories of various characters (minus Arale and Ritsu) soon. Otherwise, the plot is starting to feel hollow.
It's especially needed for Viola. Why is she doing all this?
Initially, I chalked it up to her own selfish ambition: to build her own personal brand (as opposed to the band's). But now these actions are destructive whilst not providing much benefit to herself or her band.
The anime is now trying to paint her as a psycho, but psychopathy doesn't arise out of nowhere. Historically, they've had circumstances that pushed them to become the persons they are.
I need to know her motivations! Or at least how she came to be the way she is!
My first anime (i.e. "cartoon") in childhood times is probably Pokemon or Digimon.
Excluding those, it should be The Familiar of Zero or Infinite Stratos. I simply watched whatever my friends were watching / recommended back in my school days.
Bruh, the episode ended right as it was getting good...
It's probably no coincidence that
::: spoiler 100 girlfriends manga spoiler
the other catgirl in the latest chapter is all black. Tama is clearly Pi-chan, so we were just left with Kuro-chan.
:::
Banner nomination: that one feet guy would be pleased
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Sein is working overtime for this anime
I actually enjoyed the limited animation.
It never felt like the studio cheaped out on animation. Rather, it seemed like an intentional artistic, stylistic choice (even if their actual goal was to save money).
Murai in Love. Comedy is subjective, and this one happened to tickle my funny bone.
Certainly didn't expect to laugh this much from a shoujo romcom.
The return of best cat!
It was a pretty touching reunion 🥹
I have always assumed that this is a universal experience. Once you have consumed enough media, everything just seem so obvious.
So I would tend to prefer a unique premise over a recycled one.
My experience is less of a epiphany like your's. In my case, the execution / story-telling of some anime is so awesome that the story being cookie-cutter didn't matter.
That's why my method for finding anime nowadays isn't to seek recommendations, but to go down the list of top-rated anime.
Once again, Aqua (and plenty other characters) from Oshi no Ko.
But that's probably the point of the story - that the entertainment industry drives one kookoo.
Least exquisite handholding panels
This must be a meta reference because that's how I am feeling about this anime. The gags are cracking me up, and the touching moments are tugging at my heart strings.
It is now among the seasonals that I most look forward to every week.
What is the difference between a smart MC and a genius MC?
How smart would a character have to be to be considered a genius?
If I go with my own interpretation - that someone who is smart enough can be considered a genius - rather than the show having to explicitly label a character as a "genius", then my pick would be Aqua from Oshi no Ko.
Edit: forgot to explain what makes Aqua's intellect believable:
We were shown his thought process / inner monologue time and again, and it always sounds reasonable. Also, the people who he had to outwit never get dumbed down to move the plot a certain way. And yet his wit still managed to surprise me from time to time, proving his smarts.
(But to be fair, he's a grown man in a child's body, so he may not actually be a genius when compared to others in his age group.)
Also, just because someone is a genius does not mean that they are infallible or perfect in everything. In fact, them having flaws just make them more realistic.
Honourable mentions:
P.S. Following the logic that "a character is only as smart as their author", Akasaka Aka is a genius. He was able to show, not tell, the genius of characters in two stories.
Looks like my cup of tea; added to my plan-to-watch list.
I hope they start showing the backstories of various characters (minus Arale and Ritsu) soon. Otherwise, the plot is starting to feel hollow.
It's especially needed for Viola. Why is she doing all this?
Initially, I chalked it up to her own selfish ambition: to build her own personal brand (as opposed to the band's). But now these actions are destructive whilst not providing much benefit to herself or her band.
The anime is now trying to paint her as a psycho, but psychopathy doesn't arise out of nowhere. Historically, they've had circumstances that pushed them to become the persons they are.
I need to know her motivations! Or at least how she came to be the way she is!
Related sites / instances like wiki.ani.social won't be affected, right?
Yeah, hit the gym as usual
Small thing but it'll be nice to specify 7 August for ease of understanding for everyone.
My first anime (i.e. "cartoon") in childhood times is probably Pokemon or Digimon.
Excluding those, it should be The Familiar of Zero or Infinite Stratos. I simply watched whatever my friends were watching / recommended back in my school days.
But the first anime in recent times - the one that kickstarted my 700+ anime journey? It's Gundam: The Witch from Mercury.
This is a repost @rikka@ani.social
Alright. Thanks!