Unrecommendable anime traits

[Ryllharu]

Staying on topic, I´d actually love to watch an anime about a successful incest relationship for once.
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Then there´s stuff like Myself;Yourself that cops out and doesn´t properly show anything, just a quick "hey, we´re a couple now!".

Want to know why I hate it? Canvas 2. Fuck that show. [ Not only is it an incest ending, they waste a tremendous amount of time with the childhood friend route before the male lead has some kind of random epiphany with zero setup of development for it, and lo and behold, he and his much younger cousin are naked in bed in France. ]
Normally, I'd say fuck it and leave it as an open spoiler, especially on a series from 2005, but I'm too nice of a person. You know the ending anyway since I'm linking it to incest, but seriously, fuck that show. Myself;Yourself wasn't that bad because they knew it was fucked up.

I hated Nazuka Kaori for quite a while because of this series, through Eureka 7, True Tears, and Code Geass, until Soul Eater. Tsubaki ftw.

[NeoCybercoin]

I just fucking hate those overly used arrogant 'noble' bitches with that annoying laugh they always do. Yeah sure, some characters should be arrogant for the sake of plot or to make them fit in but does it have to be that stereotypical?
I'd like to see a good harem show where the main char isn't a dense fuck and is actually tormented by all these girls loving him while knowing he has to chose one. The only one I can remember was Boku no Tomodachi ga Sukunai. At least I think he was pretending to be dense so he wouldn't have to deal with it.

And of course....loli's. I never understood the need for them. But that's just purely personal. Some people like em some don't. I am okay with that as long as it's not in any sexual way. Reminds me too much of pedophilia.

[Death BOO Z]

characters who are supposedly in some kind of sport club, but it only comes up as a chance for them to be 'cool' and 'the best' despite how it never seems to stop them from doing all the other activities...

prime offender: 'Open sesame'. he never trains, always out eating at some contrived super expensive restaurant or away at some premium resort, but we are supposed to believe he is the top boxer in japan, just because he is. and it's not even a sports story, so it has zero relevance to plot advancement.

[Kraco]

characters who are supposedly in some kind of sport club, but it only comes up as a chance for them to be 'cool' and 'the best' despite how it never seems to stop them from doing all the other activities...

prime offender: 'Open sesame'. he never trains, always out eating at some contrived super expensive restaurant or away at some premium resort, but we are supposed to believe he is the top boxer in japan, just because he is. and it's not even a sports story, so it has zero relevance to plot advancement.

I guess we all have our own preferences, but still, compared to sexualised lolis, incestuous relationships, overabundant blatant fanservice, and other such things, I kind of fail to understand how yours would make the anime so dubious you wouldn't dare to suggest it to a casual watcher. Yours is kind of equal to: "I wouldn't recommend CSI to anybody because most of the lab tests take only a fraction of the time they realistically should."

[DarthEnderX]

I just fucking hate those overly used arrogant 'noble' bitches with that annoying laugh they always do.

Oh please. How common could that be?

[shinta|hikari]

Seems like incest and lolis are really the ones that cause the gag reflex for most people.

I must be just weird then. Not like I can help it though.

Spoiler to a film:









I am one of those who think that the Old Boy ending was a happy end.

[DarthEnderX]

Lol, I haven't seen it yet. Mainly because everyone tells me how horrifying it is. So you must just be weird.

[shinta|hikari]

Let me change sub topic a bit.

What about tropes/themes/content that you really dislike (not because of shock or disgust) in anime that prevents you from recommending it to other anime watchers?

Mine would be excessive, blatant fanservice. Shows like Maken Ki, Qwaser or Queen's Blade are unpalatable to me, so I don't recommend them, or even dissuade people from watching them.

I am also starting to get sick of all the childhood friends running around all over the place.

[Kraco]

Obviously shows I wouldn't watch myself (I can't recommed something I don't watch). Like generic harem with nothing else going for it (poor story, no really interesting characters). Another is a show with a totally annoying main character. In the past I could watch shows where I hoped every minute of every episode the main character would get killed, but these days I can't. Yaoi or more than very light shounen-ai goes without saying.

Excessive fanservice doesn't bother me if the show is otherwise strong, like DxD or Hagure Yuusha. I don't think I've watched excessive fanservice shows with nothing else going for them for a long time now; I skipped Queen's Blade and Maken Ki, for example.

[shinta|hikari]

I am actually quite tolerant of crappy MCs, as long as the other characters can carry the show. That said, I love shows where the MC is badass, even if they are too perfect or lacking flaws.

DxD and Hagure Yuusha I would watch, but not really recommend because to others. The amount of fanservice in those shows take away so much from what could have been a better show had they toned it down. It is distracting, and makes the story seem stupid (assuming it is not) because of all the random boob and panty shots. The direction is also horrible, because it is forced to incorporate the fanservice.

I think what irks me about fanservice heavy shows is not the content of the fanservice, but the delivery. I am fine with lots of nudity or whatnot, but it looks cheap and artificial.

[Buffalobiian]

I think what irks me about fanservice heavy shows is not the content of the fanservice, but the delivery. I am fine with lots of nudity or whatnot, but it looks cheap and artificial.

Like where characters walk around with boobs and asses bouncing uncontrollably for no good reason? Yeah, those make me shake my head.

One thing I dislike relates to Otome game adaptations. Of the recent ones I've cared to check out, the male leads always have some "combat ability" which is never expanded upon. The whole story revolves around them protecting or serving the girl and they need their powers to accomplish this. However they never train or develop like they do in shounen shows. They get defeated by some enemy but either manage ultimately triumph via teamwork (aka ganging up) or having a magical powerup (girl becomes useful etc). It really makes the show boring when all this thoughtless padding is simply a platform for bringing 5 males together with a female and make them "unique".

That pisses me off because the atmosphere and music may be strong points, but the entire experience is ultimately crap.

Breaking the fourth wall too often rubs me the wrong way as well. When used rarely it's entertaining, but overuse ruins immersion.

[DarthEnderX]

Mine would be excessive, blatant fanservice.

Probably that.

Like, I really liked Kill La Kill, but I'd have a hard time recommending it to someone who wasn't a seasoned anime watcher. Even though most of the fanservice in that show is played for laughs.

[MFauli]

What I hate? When a girl´s nickname is "Anaru", basically announced "anal", when the anime otherwise is about emotions and atmosphere (Ano Hana). Such bullshit.

Also, I like Highschool of the Dead, but whhhhhy all that pandering? sigh

[shinta|hikari]

Okay, now I am confused. We are all anime fans, but for some reason hate fanservice.

Who is all that blatant fanservice for anyway?

[Kraco]

Okay, now I am confused. We are all anime fans, but for some reason hate fanservice.

Who is all that blatant fanservice for anyway?

I think we are all too old, even you younger guys. The blatant fanservice is for the 13 years olds.

[NeoCybercoin]

I think we just got so used to it that we no longer really care for it. Now if it's a serious show and you don't get any fan-service and than BAM you give you a peek or just a little that'd be enough.
I don't count shows as Queens Blade or Maken-Ki amongst the fanservice shows. How can it be fan service if it's constantly there. So I agree with Shinta on how it's about the delivery.

I have to say I am somewhat indifferent about the forced beach episodes on many many shows. Most likely fan-service related so yeah.

One thing I dislike are those clingy imouto types like that little shit from Mahouka.

[shinta|hikari]

Are such things (Maken Ki etc.) even targeted to 13 year olds? Because I think they are shown only on specific channels, and air at midnight or later. It is also illegal to torrent anime in Japan, though you would likely never be caught.

When I was a teenager, I watched Yuyu Hakusho, Rurounikenshin, Grander Musashi, Fushigi Yuugi, and I loved them. I would recommend them in a heart beat to the appropriate watcher. I already thought that boobs flipping about all over the place was retarded. I watched Divergence Eve as a teen and dropped it immediately after seeing the mindless nudity.

If they wanted fap material, there is plenty of pron and hentai to go around. And you don't have to sit through 20 minutes of "story" drivel.

[MFauli]

That´s probably also part of it. There´s somewhat quality hentai out there, so all this fan-service really only amounts to frustrating teasing, never leading anywhere. That´s why I can´t stomach any harem-anime anymore. It´s too frustrating to watch a guy being surrounded by a bunch of beautiful girls that throw themselves at him, and he NEVER "does them". Seriously, FUCK YOU ICHIKA. :/

So without the chance of a proper sex scene ever, it´s always just some sort of "sexy filler", and that´s unnecessary. The moe-boom certainly didn´t help, leading to a mix of fan-service and moe, thus the success of the modern loli-character. sigh (seriously, I hate hate hate these "young girl, but cold/knowledgable personality"-characters so much. And it´s super creepy, too, since it paints pre-pubescent girls as adult, when they arent. I´d rather have normal young girls or older girls that look young, instead. But the former kind ... ugh).

[shinta|hikari]

I actually really like the precocious loli character type for obvious reasons. I'm surprised you feel so strongly negative about it, considering your attraction to Neferpitou, something arguably more abnormal, because she isn't even human, and is probably as hard as carapace all over judging from her body and limb shapes. I am not attacking your preference at all (I like her too), but it did make me wonder about the disparity.

[MFauli]

Guess that´s because I define "normal attraction" by level of intelligence. As far as Im concerned, what makes us human is our mind/spirit/brain/whatever. Our thoughts. It´s why I have no problem feeling attracted to quite alien lifeforms, be they aliens, furry characters, monsters, A.I.s or whatever. As long as there´s a basic level of an appealing appearance, it´s okay.

Which is why I hate the "mature loli" type so much. It shows you a little child, definitely far from any sexual matters, yet its mind/spirit/brain/thoughts are portrayed in a way that makes it attractive.

Basically, when I fawn over Pitou, I see her as an attractive intelligent being despite her weird body, whereas I DONT WANT to see a pre-pubescent girl as that. :/