It's not really a subtle show. There really isn't much intellectual contemplation imo, more of an emotional contemplation sort of show, since it's about morality and how people cope with death and misfortune.
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It's not really a subtle show. There really isn't much intellectual contemplation imo, more of an emotional contemplation sort of show, since it's about morality and how people cope with death and misfortune.
hosannainexcelsis
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Most TV shows don't demand thinking from viewers, even if they have things to think about. Probably the 2015 TV anime I've seen that asks the most from people watching is Concrete Revolutio, because of how densely plotted it is and how heavily it relies on parallels to 20th century Japanese history.
Honestly Concrete Revolutio didn't even need to do the timeskip gimmick and I think it served to undercut the show.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
The achronological storytelling does tie in to the main theme of the series though. It shows a past where lines of good and evil seem to be relatively clear and a future where those lines have been blurred to the point of vanishing, driving home the main theme of the complexity lurking underneath the surface of morality.
That could have just easily been done in a normal time progression and was already being demonstrated through the content in the episodic material anyway.
Rolling Girls has to be the biggest disappointment of 2015. The first two episodes were among the best opening episodes of any anime I've ever seen O_O
But then it just wastes away as a show
Yeah, it definitely reeked more of "look how clever I am!" than "2deep4me" or an overall positive contribution to the show and its narrative. I think it could have played the timelines more straight and been a better, more accessible show for it.
But then it just wastes away as a show
Yeah, it definitely reeked more of "look how clever I am!" than "2deep4me" or an overall positive contribution to the show and its narrative. I think it could have played the timelines more straight and been a better, more accessible show for it.
Admiral Woofington
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With the positive posts of Concrete Revolutio once people binged it, I'll give it a fair try but week to week, especially early on, it was unbearable and the timeline felt like it was doing a disservice to characterization. Maybe one of these weekends I'll give it a wach, shouldn't take too long.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
The episodic material usually has a structure of "here is a situation/character at one time", "here are the consequences of that situation/character several years in the future". I don't think that could be easily reworked into a straight chronological narrative; you'd have to take an entirely different approach for the whole show. Really, the achronological storytelling is more meaningful here than it is in, say, Baccano.
zswordsman
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Bloodborne was robbed! ....oh wait.
Good list, I really need to catch up on Gundam.
Good list, I really need to catch up on Gundam.
MHWilliams
Member
I tried to roll with it because the premise looked like fun, but it never came together for me.
Wait, Garo: The Animation or Garo: Crimson Moon?
Sibersk Esto
Banned
The Animation I hope
MHWilliams
Member
Ditto, but I have to clarify.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Noragami S2 wasn't all that good. It was entertaining enough to keep watching.
hosannainexcelsis
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He means Yuichiro Hayashi's Garo the Animation.
Right, the consequences aspect should have been reworked into the larger storyline about whatever is happening in the future. Instead, events can come off as shock material instead of actually building towards them. Earth-chan's stuff is a perfect example in that her time skip was more for shock value than something actually tied to that episode.
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Jotamide
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I know. It's like everyone forgot about it the second it finished airing.No Parasyte
Good list though.
Also, I ain't even mad Marnie didn't have the top spot. I watched Little Witch Academia recently and loved it. If only Trigger could put put more stuff like this.OniBarubary
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Honestly, I think Concrete Revolutio really works best when you marathon it or watch them close together in a row. When I was waiting week to week I couldn't be arsed and forgot half of the time differences and whatnot and it ended up just not fitting correctly but on a second watch all the way through it worked a lot better for me and things snapped into place
MHWilliams
Member
Yessssssss. Such a good spinoff of the toku series. I didn't expect much of it.
We're supposed to be a getting a movie continuation this year too!
I feel like I should make this post as I was probably a bit too 'snappy' earlier in regards to TUSR. I'm not particularly happy with the notion of going back and recounting as it assumes Qurupeke made a mistake in the first place without prior warning. I also feel like some of this is due to the larger than usual grumbling from some of the Monocles that this year's list essentially wasn't artsy enough for them. That said, it does appear Qurupeke made a mistake with some of the tallies, even though I haven't been able to verify them for myself.
However if there are discrepancies with how people placed their votes, the decision lies with Qurupeke in how he/she wants to take the vote. If Qurupeke wants to throw an ambiguous vote out then that's on Qurupeke and likewise. Going back and saying votes are ambiguous and thus should be thrown out, isn't your call. It's whoever is actually tallying the votes in the first place. Things like a person having two shows in one slot isn't technically against the rules but could be penalized by splitting the amount of points between the shows. Ultimately it's on the counter on how they want to handle it.
Besides this whole thing is just a shitty popularity contest.
However if there are discrepancies with how people placed their votes, the decision lies with Qurupeke in how he/she wants to take the vote. If Qurupeke wants to throw an ambiguous vote out then that's on Qurupeke and likewise. Going back and saying votes are ambiguous and thus should be thrown out, isn't your call. It's whoever is actually tallying the votes in the first place. Things like a person having two shows in one slot isn't technically against the rules but could be penalized by splitting the amount of points between the shows. Ultimately it's on the counter on how they want to handle it.
Besides this whole thing is just a shitty popularity contest.
If people want the 10th place to change, and as 2 people have found the same number of votes, I don't mind. I think it's very possible that I've made a mistake. For IBO, I've counted someone ranking it as Gundam and as I said, I haven't counted just Durara votes and instead I counted the points in the lists without it, ranking from 1-9. Even if it was clear that the guy meant IBO, I guess I shouldn't have counted that vote.
Basileus777
Member
Why do this? Durarara was just a split-cour show, you could have just combined all the votes because it doesn't really matter what season they were voting for. Not that I think it's worth bothering to change.
Nah, i think it's fine the way it is. Your thread your rules.
The first few votes ranked it as different shows, so I followed that. It didn't have many votes anyway so I didn't think it would matter a lot. Same happened with Owari no Seraph, but there wasn't any ambiguity, probably because the first season was called Owari no Seraph...
I guess those are the rules, but splitting the votes for Durarara between the two seasons is really odd, they decided to have this weird split cour thing but in the end it's exactly the same thing without a change of tone/staff/budget/whatever.
Minor complaint though, in the end it wouldn't have changed anything substantial in the ranking
Not sure if serious.
Rolling Girls has to be the biggest disappointment of 2015. The first two episodes were among the best opening episodes of any anime I've ever seen O_O
But then it just wastes away as a show
if you liked the first two episodes of Rolling Girls, then check out Yozakura Quartet. The best thing Rolling Girls did was introduce me to that show.
BassForever
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I mean you could at least take that L when you were so adamant it wouldn't even be a top 10 finisher, or ya know, watch more then 5 minutes before shutting it off because it has one poor taste scene in the first episode <____<
Principate
Saint Titanfall
The like 5 of that watched it while it was ongoing tried, to get others to watch it, especially after episode 13 when it started to get really good, granted I didn't vote (because I watch like 4 animes max per year, so don't feel adequate to decide on an anime of the year). It's a shame, but dark fantasy isn't a particularily popular genre in the first place, especially in the type of Garo.
Maximum hype for that movie, such a surprisingly well rounded show.
Excel Saga is the best anime of all time.
Dreadnought
Member
Fate in 24th place? What's wrong with you Gaf
It was pretty dull outside of the action scenes tbh. The characters don't hold a candle to the ones in Fate/Zero.
victreeb3l
Member
Shirobako got robbed. And non non biyori nowhere in sight
Oh well at least Oregairu made it.
Oh well at least Oregairu made it.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
too high for type moon imo
Maintenance
Member
Nice, OPM on the top spot where it deserves. SNAFU and IBO in the top 10 are good choices too.
Paltheos
Member
Hey, man, Kara no Kyoukai and Fate/Zero are awesome. 24th... is probably right for UBW, in the grand scheme of things. Somewhere in that area, from the 7 episodes I saw anyway. It's not smart but it's not offensive. The fighting's not well-choreographed like Zero but DBZ-fighting is fine popcorn entertainment and the show looks good. I've heard season 2 is worse though in direction so I might not know what I'm talking about.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
2 (Shirobako) is pretty much on-point in how production works, and though it's specific to anime production many of the situations it portrays mirrors my experience in game, VFX, and CG animation production as well as software development in a creative environment.
Shirobako got robbed. And non non biyori nowhere in sight
Oh well at least Oregairu made it.
I don't think Non Non Biyori did itself any favors by literally having repeat in the title.
KenjiGlove
Banned
But just getting to see more of the same as season one is the only thing I wanted out of a sequel.
Not really going to attract new people though.
KenjiGlove
Banned
I doubt the name of a second season is a big dealbreaker during the proces of someone deciding to pick up a Slice of Life series.
But hey, there's no knowing what would've happened if the name was different so there's not much to argue about, outside from our assumptions.
Seen & liked it a lot putting aside it plays "power of friendship" a bit too strong/straight and the director/animators are clearly perverts :/
Seems about right. Fate/Zero = Great. Fate/Stay Night = Pretty but awful
It absolutely was. I came for the ridiculous premise and stuck around for all the twists and turns. Definitely my top pick for 2015.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Punch Line made me not want to play 999.
Punch Line was completely mediocre. It felt like it didn't know what it wanted to do. The characters were uninteresting and none of the story stuff felt earned at the end. It should have went full on wacky or tried to do more with the story and time travel stuff, but in the end it failed on both of those things.
...Scatter...
Banned
Personally it's Food Wars followed by Gundam for me. Sound was good, but was a but forgettable compared to You Lie In April last year.
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