Downpour

Watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes and read Ascendance of a Bookworm

I think I sometimes care about this medium a little too much, so before I can catch myself I end up writing horribly
cringe words on it. It is what it is.

Eccentric opinions that you do not care about:

~ Nasu can write characters and concepts, but not storylines.

~ there are two types of sports anime:

1. The proper kind - focused on character growth and the actual sport. Hype, fun, exciting.

- So I found out this has a name. Spokon, apparently.

1. The fake kind - typically just a drama show with the sport serving is a plot vehicle.

- This is not necessarily bad, I'm just tired of people saying they “don't like sports anime" only to have them say they've only watched Yuri on Ice.

~ I don't believe in good or bad genres, any genre can produce good shows if the idea and execution are good enough. It is true, however, that some genres tend to be more densely populated with bad ideas and poor execution than others.

~ "Dumb shows" kind of have an unfair advantage over more cerebral ones, as they do not invite you to think about their qualities, and indeed I don't. So if I think a smarter, slower show is good, it's probably damn good. In contrast, the quality of dumb shows I like likely varies, the only thing they need to have in common is they make me smile. But hey, that's something, to me :)

~ Scenes that make me emotional (cry):

• Oregairu - Something genuine
• Gurren Lagann - Simon the Digger
• Koe no Katachi - Final festival scene
• Demon Slayer - Hinokami
• Demon Slayer - Rengoku
• Haikyuu - Restaurant scene
• Haikyuu - Tsukishima's block
• Haikyuu - Tanaka's "ordinary guy"
• SSSS.DYNAZENON - Final fight
• Bakemonogatari - The date
• Naruto Shippuden - Hero of the Hidden Leaf
• Bunny Girl Senpai - "Virgin"