Board 8 > Robazoid Ranks 275 Anime and Top 100 Anime Characters (recommend me stuff too)

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th3l3fty
08/14/22 3:16:32 PM
#201:


The Muppet Show is my childhood and I will not take this disgusting libel lying down

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Robazoid
08/14/22 6:06:59 PM
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221. Shirobako
https://myanimelist.net/anime/25835/Shirobako
Fall 2014 (24 episodes)
My Score: 3/10, MAL Score: 8.30/10
Best Character: Sakaki Shizuka

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnSpVz1Oa8E

Premise: Five friends have entered the anime industry. Two join the illustrious Musashino Animation company and experience the trials and tribulations of creating an anime.

The Good: Shirobako is a detailed look at anime production from five unique directions, and it was fascinating to see the work that goes into making these shows. Its a lot of stuff I wouldve never really thought about, like how they divide and prioritize scenes or the work that goes into painting a background. The first half was a lot of fun. They only ever hit realistic production snafus, which was a lot better than the second half where one guy was a lazy jerk for no reason.

The Bad: The second half of Shirobako introduced the worst character ever, and within a second of meeting Shinsuke I think most people know how the rest of the season will go. Since the characters arent as savvy, half of Shirobakos runtime is dedicated to a trainwreck that shouldve been easily avoided. It was so annoying to watch that happen with no way to speed the melodrama up. Even in the superior first half, though, the characters werent all that compelling. They worked as perspectives into the anime industry more than as actual characters themselves.

Overall: Shirobako is an interesting look into anime production, and Im glad that I watched it for that reason alone. Even years later I still think about some of the things I learned from this show when watching new stuff. Sadly, the characters are all lacking in terms of being actual characters, and the second half descended into needless drama.

COMING UP TOMORROW:
220: No one in this anime is wearing pants.
219: This anime needed to be killed within a year.

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Maniac64
08/14/22 6:20:25 PM
#203:


Oh man is 219 AssClass? That would be quite the low placement for it.

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Bane_Of_Despair
08/14/22 6:29:57 PM
#204:


Oh whew it wasn't the anime about making anime show I was thinking of

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MacArrowny
08/14/22 7:40:27 PM
#205:


220 sounds like great anime Strike Witches

Bane_Of_Despair posted...
Oh whew it wasn't the anime about making anime show I was thinking of
pretty sure Roba hasn't watched Eizouken, sadly

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KommunistKoala
08/14/22 7:53:24 PM
#206:


quick someone recommend it

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SockoressKnight
08/14/22 8:00:26 PM
#207:


But the guys (what few there are) wear pants in Strike Witches


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changmas
08/14/22 8:24:21 PM
#208:


Maniac64 posted...
Oh man is 219 AssClass? That would be quite the low placement for it.


personally i never understood the hype at all for it. I thought it was completely mediocre in basically every way

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Reg
08/14/22 9:02:03 PM
#209:


Assassination Classroom had some fun parts and some mediocre parts, but the definite best thing about it IMO is that it didn't overstay its welcome as a series. I would personally say a 3/10 is doing a disservice to it, but it's a bit of an ensemble cast, and if you don't like the characters that do tend to get the most focus of that group (Nagisa, Karma, Koro-Sensei, etc) then I can understand the placement.
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CoolCly
08/14/22 9:33:28 PM
#210:


Personally, I loved the manga a lot more than the anime for AssClass. There's tons of little jokes in the background of the frame that don't come across in the anime as they focus on whatever is actually happening. Felt like just half the of what it should be.

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SeabassDebeste
08/15/22 6:32:26 AM
#211:


oh hey i've at least heard of violet evergarden. didn't winf up watching it precisely because i thought the past premise felt overwrought, even though the present storyline seemed interesting

in general if seasons are distinct then i'm much more apt to give high rankings to shows with really good stretches, since i can remember those good moments, even if (usually later) parts are iffier - there have been a few where you said the second halves really dragged them down

i'm thinking of stuff like trigun, where the second half and final arc were like, okay, but really when i think of my love of the series, it's all tilted toward the first half

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Reg
08/15/22 7:51:09 AM
#212:


CoolCly posted...
Personally, I loved the manga a lot more than the anime for AssClass. There's tons of little jokes in the background of the frame that don't come across in the anime as they focus on whatever is actually happening. Felt like just half the of what it should be.
I definitely agree with this too fwiw
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Maniac64
08/15/22 8:30:23 AM
#213:


I've only read the manga so I can't give an opinion on that one.

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Robazoid
08/15/22 2:18:05 PM
#214:


SeabassDebeste posted...
in general if seasons are distinct then i'm much more apt to give high rankings to shows with really good stretches, since i can remember those good moments, even if (usually later) parts are iffier - there have been a few where you said the second halves really dragged them down
I definitely have a few anime where I don't let a bad season or crappy ending sour me on it too much. The ranking is just in the lower half at the moment, so right now we're only seeing the ones where bad endings did impact my overall enjoyment

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Mobilezoid
08/15/22 3:35:13 PM
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220. Strike Witches
https://myanimelist.net/anime/3667/Strike_Witches
Summer 2008 (12 episodes), Summer 2010 (12 episodes), plus 1 Movie, Fall 2020 (0/12 episodes, unfinished)
My Score: 3/10, MAL Score: 6.96/10 S1, 7.30/10 S2, 7.33/10 S3
Best Character: Miyafuji Yoshiko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSaqvhvnAgI

Premise: Girls equipped with technology to enhance their magic are the only ones who can fight the alien Neuroi. Miyafuji Yoshiko joins the Strike Witches squadron to help defend humanity.

The Good: Strike Witches has a large cast of characters. Theyre all very basic, essentially each having one or two gimmicks that are usually related to their nationality. Still, there are some fun moments where they play off each other well. The cute girls side of the show is at least fine. Im going to complain about the Neuroi below, but there are also a few action scenes that are decent, especially in the movie.

The Bad: The Neuroi are my go-to example for a boring antagonist. Theyve invaded most of Europe, but they have absolutely zero personality. Where did the Neuroi come from, and what do they want? I dunno. They only exist to act as a stand-in for World War II Germany so they can have a German witch without offending anyone. Otherwise, theyre just shapeshifting blobs that come in waves and explode if a witch shoots their weak point. The setting is also such a letdown. This is from Luminous Witches, but I'll mention it to prove my point (and I'm really hoping LW won't have any Neuroi battles at all for me to complain about). These are invading aliens, you can do literally anything with them. So, of course, Luminous Witches opens with an exact replica of Dunkirk from WW2. It's just so lazy and unimaginative.

Overall: Strike Witches isnt bad. Its a lot better than Brave Witches, at least, because at least none of the characters here are terrible. There just isnt much depth to anyone, and the Neuroi are a black void of enjoyment that drag everything else about this setting down. Still, there are some fun moments, and none of the girls in this universe wear pants! It has that going for it at least. Another season has come out since I last watched Strike Witches up to the movie, but I'm not sure I want to bother with it. The currently airing Luminous Witches is just so much better so far.

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SockoressKnight
08/15/22 4:02:43 PM
#216:


THE GUYS WEAR PANTS!!!

I love Strike Witches, but I don't take the Neuroi seriously. They're just an plot device to add drama, aerial acrobatics, and cool powers to a "cute girls doing cute things show"

I was going to ask if you were still watching Luminous, but it seems you are and will be ranking it above Strike. Personally:

Strike Witches 2 > Strike Witches > Luminous Witches > Victory Arrow OVA > Movie > Brave Witches (that cg was so rough)

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SeabassDebeste
08/15/22 4:10:02 PM
#217:


oh, yeah, no pants is a definite pass for me

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Mobilezoid
08/15/22 4:12:13 PM
#218:


SockoressKnight posted...
THE GUYS WEAR PANTS!!!
In an anime like Strike Witches, the guys don't count! And yeah I'm still watching Luminous. So far it has almost entirely removed the Neuroi half and left only the cute girls half. I'm glad the creators also appear to have realized the Neuroi are the weakest part of the franchise. Plus Luminous is basically an idol anime and even the weakest of those are better than most things (with some exceptions, I'm looking at you Heroines Run the Show)

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MacArrowny
08/15/22 4:13:27 PM
#219:


Talking about the Neuroi is kinda mystifying, considering that they barely get any screentime. I'd much rather have a villain like them that's barely present than have someone boring get a lot of screentime and annoy me with their presence. SW focused way more on the girls.

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Mobilezoid
08/15/22 4:40:59 PM
#220:


MacArrowny posted...
Talking about the Neuroi is kinda mystifying, considering that they barely get any screentime. I'd much rather have a villain like them that's barely present than have someone boring get a lot of screentime and annoy me with their presence. SW focused way more on the girls.
Even without the Neuroi, SW would probably only get a 4/10 from me. That's not a bad score, we're actually only a few days away from the anime I consider "total neutrality " in my ranking and everything above that, while they may have flaws, has at least something going for it. Strike Witches has lots of cute girl stuff that I liked, but I wouldn't say I loved any of it. The Neuroi are just what dragged it down into the 3s.

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Mobilezoid
08/15/22 6:21:18 PM
#221:


219. Assassination Classroom
https://myanimelist.net/anime/24833/Ansatsu_Kyoushitsu
Winter 2015 (22 episodes), Winter 2016 (2/25 episodes, unfinished)
My Score: 3/10, MAL Score: 8.10/10 S1, 8.50/10 S2
Best Character: Koro-sensei

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS9UfmCFn_Y

Premise: A mysterious creature has destroyed the moon, and it promises to destroy Earth too unless an odd request is fulfilled. The creature, Koro-sensei, wants to teach a high school class, and one of the students must succeed in killing him before the year is up.

The Good: I really like Assassination Classrooms concept. Koro-sensei is great, hes a fun character who plays the teacher role well. I also like that he has a stated weakness to that one material, not that it does much good for anyone. The students needing to kill him within a year is an interesting driving motivation. I also liked Irina, the hot teacher. She was a fun character too even if she didnt have the most depth.

The Bad: I really tried, but so far I haven't found the motivation to finish the second season. Every single student was aggressively boring. Any good moment I can remember from Assassination Classroom is related to Koro-sensei or Irina. The students themselves never do anything fun or interesting. I don't even remember the main dude's name but I'm pretty sure his whole gimmick was flying under the radar. Since the goal of this anime is for them to kill Koro-sensei, I was expecting them to train, to get to know each other better, and to strategize about how best to use their individual strengths to take him out. Instead, most of the time this felt like a basic school anime with a zany teacher.

Overall: Assassination Classroom should have been a great anime. It has an interesting motivation for the characters, and Koro-sense was a lot of fun. Sadly, the concept wasnt used as well as it couldve been, and the students were all really boring. Maybe the second season is better, I don't know. All I know us that I've dragged myself to the end of plenty of anime I didn't like, and somehow I just couldn't bring myself to with this.

COMING UP TOMORROW:
(218: Airing anime placeholder)
M4: This movie series is investigating supernatural crimes.
(217: Airing anime placeholder)
M3: This movie is getting kicked out of this ranking.

(As you can see, tomorrow is basically a movie day. The current season has had some real duds so far. I didn't want to accidentally spoil anything for M4 and I don't remember when things central to its premise are explained. Sorry for the lame clues. I've seen so few standalone anime movies I doubt they're hard to guess regardless)

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MacArrowny
08/15/22 8:11:01 PM
#222:


assuming M4 is KnK

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Reg
08/15/22 9:09:51 PM
#223:


MacArrowny posted...
assuming M4 is KnK
I find this both likely and unfortunate, since they're still my favorite over a decade after I first watched 'em.

Unless he's only ranking one of the movies instead of the full set.

Mobilezoid posted...
Since the goal of this anime is for them to kill Koro-sensei, I was expecting them to train, to get to know each other better, and to strategize about how best to use their individual strengths to take him out. Instead, most of the time this felt like a basic school anime with a zany teacher.

Mobilezoid posted...
Maybe the second season is better, I don't know
Second season definitely had more of that LOL

First season was a lot of character introductions since it tries to give at least some focus to every single member of the class.

Which goes back to what Cly said earlier - It's definitely a series better consumed in manga form, just because it's easier to pace that way.
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Mobilezoid
08/15/22 9:55:46 PM
#224:


Reg posted...
Second season definitely had more of that LOL
Huh, I should go back to it someday maybe! I knew it had to go somewhere at some point, I mean the story had a built-in deadline. I just kept putting off watching more until eventually it'd been so long I should almost start over again.

I hope no one minds me including unfinished shows in this ranking, too. I didn't want to delay doing this for a few months while I forced myself to finish AssClass or Symphogear just so I could complain about them properly. I think the "one season complete" condition is fair. I mean, I looked away from Aggretsuko for a few years and suddenly it has four seasons. I'm fifty episodes behind in My Hero Academia. That's daunting even for an anime I really like.

There's only one anime in my top 100 that I don't intend to completely finish by the time I get there, though, so at least that part of the ranking will be pure.

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Robazoid
08/16/22 2:11:59 PM
#225:


Movie write-ups will come throughout the day. Just wanted to do the two airing mini write-ups while I'm at home at my keyboard.

218. The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious
This is a currently airing anime, so this is only a tentative ranking and the real write-up will come when it finishes. I'm glad these rankings can be changed, too, because unless it starts doing something else soon, this Maid anime is going to fall a lot further. It started late in the season and only has three episodes at the moment, but those three episodes have basically been the same joke over and over and over. Little boy finds sexy maid attractive but doesn't understand sexual attraction yet. Maid gets flustered. Repeat as many times as necessary to fill an episode. I hope it starts having literally anything other than that at some point. This is an adaptation of a manga by the same author who made Jahy, which I really enjoyed, so I'm sticking with it.

217. The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting
This is a currently airing anime, so this is only a tentative ranking and the real write-up will come when it finishes. I can tell what type of anime The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting wants to be. It wants to be one of those wholesome "looking after a kid" feel-good slice-of-life anime, but with a slight twist in that the guy is a yakuza! The problem is, in order to keep things wholesome, the whole yakuza aspect is never used for anything other than the occasional beating of a rival thug. Hinamatsuri had a yakuza looking after a kid too and used it to wonderful effect for a whole bunch of jokes. The yakuza element in this is wasted. The "looking after a kid" part also feels way too clean and soulless so far. The little girl and the yakuza bonded and became inseparable almost instantly. Deaimon from last season handled this premise a lot better because the guy and the kid had to actually get to know each other and grow closer first. Still, even at its worst, this anime is just kind of hollow, so I'm sticking with it.

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th3l3fty
08/16/22 3:32:14 PM
#226:


hot take: Elusive Samurai is a better manga than Assassination Classroom

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Mobilezoid
08/16/22 4:53:45 PM
#227:


I can't word count on my phone but this write-up feels longer than usual. I am talking about an eight movie series, though.

4 (Movie). The Garden of Sinners
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2593/Kara_no_Kyoukai_Movie_1__Fukan_Fuukei
Various (8 movies plus 2 extras)
My Score: 2/10, MAL Score: 7.59/10 Movie 1 (not listing all of them)
Best Character: Aozaki Touko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7XcRomgZQs

Premise: A detective agency investigates paranormal occurrences with the help of Ryougi Shiki, a woman with mysterious powers.

The Good: The production values were high quality. It had a unique art style and good music accompanying the action scenes, which made it interesting to watch. Some movies were better than others, but the production carried me through whenever the story didn't.

The Bad: Most of the movies in The Garden of Sinners were boring or confusing. Call me stupid if you want, Im sure everyone will at some point in this ranking, but I struggled to keep up with some of the long conversations where they philosophized about the difference between floating and flying, or whatever. I still wonder if the Crunchyroll subtitles just weren't very good because I watch a lot of anime and I've never had that much trouble following conversations. It didn't help that the story was told out of order in a way that felt designed to be confusing. I'm wary of talking about the premise much because I don't remember if they explain things central to Shiki's character in the first movie or the fifth movie. In any case, I kept hoping everything would click together at some point. For me, at least, it never did.

Being boring or confusing isnt why I rank this low, though. The seventh movie was one of the worst things Ive ever seen. It's hard to talk about anything that deep into a series without some amount of spoilers, and there's plenty I'd complain about if I could, but I'll just talk about a few things from the movie's central conflict. Shiki is up against a deranged killer, but Kokutou, being the boring good guy that he is, says hell never forgive her if she kills that murderer. This artificially weakens her so that the plot can happen, and it leads to some really ugly scenes that should've easily been avoided. Kokutous sudden morality doesnt even make sense. This is the seventh movie in the series, shes killed plenty of other people already!

Overall: The Garden of Sinners might be worth watching for the strength of its production and interesting visuals alone. I just couldnt get into it. Most of the movies put me to sleep until I hit one that made me angry.

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Mobilezoid
08/16/22 6:58:48 PM
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3 (Movie). Expelled from Paradise
https://myanimelist.net/anime/13391/Rakuen_Tsuihou
Fall 2014 (1 movie)
My Score: 4/10, MAL Score: 7.32/10
Best Character: Angela Balzac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTzYHqCfekk

Premise: After the Earth experienced a massive disaster, most people moved to an orbiting space station. When a hacker infiltrates its systems, the authorities send Angela Balzac to stop them.

The Good: Expelled from Paradise has decent CGI and some neat mecha battles. I also liked a few of the sci-fi elements in the setting and the story. The idea of people uploading themselves into a digital world in orbit is great and allows for the exploration of a lot of neat themes. Angela was an okay character too, receiving at least some amount of development in the short runtime.

The Bad: Theres a reason why Ive seen so few anime movies compared to season-long shows. I dont know why, I dont have this problem with movies in general, but anime movies always feel rushed. Maybe it's because they're usually only ninety minutes at most. There are good ideas in Expelled from Paradise, just not enough time is dedicated to exploring them. Most of the characters also desperately needed more time to develop.

Overall: Expelled from Paradise isnt a bad movie, but very little about it is memorable enough to make it worth a watch. I liked the ideas it explored, Angela was a decent character, and there were some fun mecha battles. Overall, though, the story felt rushed and the characters didnt get enough time to develop.

COMING UP TOMORROW:
216: This anime isn't as cool or well-known as it thinks it is.
215: This anime wants revenge for its absurdly long name.
214: This anime is going to vent about this low ranking by singing death metal at karaoke.

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Sceptilesolar
08/16/22 7:10:22 PM
#229:


Well, you definitely misunderstood a lot of the plot of Kara no Kyoukai, but you did say it put you to sleep, so I guess that tracks.

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Mobilezoid
08/16/22 7:15:13 PM
#230:


I admit, I had a lot of trouble following it. I don't remember the movies very well anymore (except a few things that made me angry in movie 7) but I do recall being confused most of the time.

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Bane_Of_Despair
08/16/22 7:23:08 PM
#231:


Ah darn, yea I do remember you not liking number 214 sadly so I guess its time is up

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pyresword
08/16/22 8:30:06 PM
#232:


I like Kara no Kyoukai pretty well but the release order for the movies is honestly garbage and I can't fault anyone for being put off by that.

I'm aware you were put off by more than just that but I wanted an excuse to complain about it. I will say that the first movie basically put me to sleep initially also but I thought it was quite good after rewatching it when I actually knew what was going on and who the characters were.

I do think the series as a whole mistakes being vague for being interesting though.

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Mobilezoid
08/16/22 8:31:10 PM
#233:


I did some looking around on reddit about Garden of Sinners, apparently being confused the first time through isn't unusual, but it still should've had that "everything clicks together" moment I was waiting for. I guess there was also a recap movie before the 7th movie that puts important events in chronological order for increased clarity, maybe that would've helped me. I still would've hated the (7th movie spoilers) drool scene no matter what, but the plot being confusing was a bit my fault for missing that recap.

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Robazoid
08/17/22 2:05:15 PM
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216. Havent You Heard? Im Sakamoto
https://myanimelist.net/anime/32542/Sakamoto_Desu_ga
Spring 2016 (12 episodes)
My Score: 3/10, MAL Score: 7.56/10
Best Character: Sakamoto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8d3bW42aFY

Premise: The handsome Sakamoto makes the girls swoon and is perfect at everything he does. The boys in his high school keep trying to bring him down, but Sakamoto foils them every time.

The Good: Some of the ways Sakamoto managed to come out on top were funny for their absurdity, especially early on before the whole concept became stale.

The Bad: This anime felt like it only had one joke and it kept using it over and over. Sakamoto encounters a situation that should bring him down a peg, but hes perfect so he makes it through looking even better than before. It quickly became repetitive. It wouldnt be so bad if this was a rapid-fire comedy where there were dozens of gags per episode. Sadly, most of these scenarios were stretched to fill time and felt overlong. I also never felt much attachment to Sakamoto, so I didnt care whether he got through these zany situations or not.

Overall: Havent You Heard? Im Sakamoto is the type of anime where, if you like this style of humor, itll be great because its nothing but that. If youre like me and dont care for it much, its mostly just boring.

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MacArrowny
08/17/22 2:11:49 PM
#235:


I think the Sakamoto manga is somewhat better than the anime? The absurdity of what he does works better when there's no transition between ordinary scene and Sakamoto being crazy. Plus it's faster paced.

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SockoressKnight
08/17/22 2:29:01 PM
#236:


While I didn't love Sakamoto, I definitely enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I particularly liked his relationship with his one friend. Never would have guess this show from the clue, though. As amazing as the show and characters make him out to be, I don't remember Sakamoto being arrogant about it. Not saying he was humble, he just...was.

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SeabassDebeste
08/17/22 2:45:10 PM
#237:


MAL down so i can't look at the pics for these

i remember there was a lot of hype about kara no kyoukai at some point on b8, but most of those people also liked tsukihime so i mostly wrote it off

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SockoressKnight
08/17/22 2:54:56 PM
#238:


SeabassDebeste posted...
MAL down so i can't look at the pics for these

i remember there was a lot of hype about kara no kyoukai at some point on b8, but most of those people also liked tsukihime so i mostly wrote it off
Makes sense; they're essentially sister series

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Mobilezoid
08/17/22 3:23:48 PM
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SockoressKnight posted...
Never would have guess this show from the clue, though. As amazing as the show and characters make him out to be, I don't remember Sakamoto being arrogant about it. Not saying he was humble, he just...was.
I felt the English title implied at least some arrogance, that he expects people to have heard of him. It definitely isn't one of my better clues though

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Mobilezoid
08/17/22 4:43:15 PM
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215. Servant x Service
https://myanimelist.net/anime/18119/Servant_x_Service
Summer 2013 (13 episodes)
My Score: 3/10, MAL Score: 7.64/10
Best Character: Momoi Kenzou

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zts5MJJQ9kM

Premise: Yamagami Lucy is one of three employees joining the civil service. The work is boring, the clients are angry, and their mentor has no idea how to train them, but they all do their best.

The Good: This an adaptation of a manga by the author of Working, another workplace comedy that I enjoyed quite a bit. There are a few things Servant x Service gets right, like slowly introducing zanier elements and weirder characters. Ichimiyas angry sister was fun, but the best one was Momoi, the branch manager whose shyness drove him to pilot a bunny robot.

The Bad: The core characters in Servant x Service are boring. Yamagami Lucy, for example, has a hundred first names, and she joined the civil service to find the person who let her parents put that on a birth certificate. Shes explicitly out for revenge, which sounded fun and unique. Too bad she never puts any effort into trying to find them and her name is used as a punchline and to give her an inferiority complex. Mostly shes just such an airhead that she doesnt realize shes being sexually harassed. Hasebe, meanwhile, is a walking sexual harassment lawsuit and I didnt like him at all. Saya had the same joke over and over, old ladies came to the office to chat for hours. Chihaya likes cosplay. Ichimiya is spinless. These are the main characters and every single one of them has like one thing going for them.

Overall: My favorite part of Working, or any ensemble comedy really, is having a large cast that can work in different combinations. A situation with characters A and B will play out differently than the same situation with X and Y, and its fun seeing what the author does with them. In Servant x Service, however, everyone was so boring that the characters barely worked as concepts. They also kept encountering the same situations, often with the exact same jokes.

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MacArrowny
08/17/22 4:48:23 PM
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I can't check MAL right now, but I think Servant x Service is the first anime here you scored better than me, haha. I believe I dropped it, and it was super boring/bad.

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Mobilezoid
08/17/22 4:51:45 PM
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MacArrowny posted...
I can't check MAL right now, but I think Servant x Service is the first anime here you scored better than me, haha. I believe I dropped it, and it was super boring/bad.
I always check friend MAL scores (which is why anyone with an account should add me as a friend!) and I finished SxS recently enough that I remember yours. You also gave it a 3 and dropped it after ten episodes. I think a few other B8ers gave it 7s though.

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Mobilezoid
08/17/22 7:03:56 PM
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214. Aggretsuko
https://myanimelist.net/anime/36904/Aggressive_Retsuko_ONA
Spring 2018 (10 episodes), Summer 2019 (0/10, unfinished), Summer 2020 (0/10, unfinished), Winter 2021 (0/10 episodes, unfinished)
My Score: 3/10, MAL Score: 7.65/10 S1, 7.75/10 S2, 7.83/10 S3, 7.29/10 S4
Best Character: Fenneko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9jGaJJlNyo

Premise: Retsuko, a red panda, works a soul-crushing office job with various other animals. Whenever her emotions threaten to boil over, she goes to sing death metal at karaoke.

The Good: I've only watched the first season of Aggretsuko. I was genuinely shocked when I looked it up for this and saw it now has four seasons. Clearly it's very popular, and in some ways I can see why! Aggretsuko uses a Hello Kitty art style that's inherently charming. The animal people all have good designs that make even generic characters stand out, and theres some good office-job jokes. Fenneko was my favorite character, I liked her monotone humor.

The Bad: I remember a lot of people really loved Aggretsuko, but I was mostly ambivalent on it. As good as some of the jokes were, it still wasnt much fun watching a character work a soul-crushing office job. That's the kind of thing I watch fiction to get away from. Retsuko herself was also kind of boring, so the actual storylines of the first season all fell flat for me. Resasuke sucked.

Overall: I didnt hate Aggretsuko, but nothing about it resonated with me except for a few moments with Fenneko. The art style helped make it a little bit charming. Still, I mostly just found this anime boring. Im also not a fan of death metal at all, so those sequences with Retsuko at karaoke were always grating.

COMING UP TOMORROW:
213: This anime has an unrequited crush on its teacher.
212: The best part about this anime was the fat cat.
211: This anime couldnt get me to confess that I liked it.

(212 is another crappy hint but my god is that anime ever generic and hard to hint for.)

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Maniac64
08/17/22 8:56:18 PM
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Aw I really enjoy Aggretsuko.

Fenneko is definitely the best.

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pyresword
08/17/22 8:58:48 PM
#245:


I don't remember much about Sakamoto or Servant x Service but I did not particularly like either of them.

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SeabassDebeste
08/17/22 11:28:38 PM
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this topic may have inspired me to finally watch aggretsuko - the death metal does seem grating but the anime sounds fun

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Bane_Of_Despair
08/17/22 11:48:57 PM
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Season 1 might be the weakest season imo, and roba I won't fully spoil it but some things happen in season 3 that cater almost directly to your tastes lol

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Robazoid
08/18/22 2:18:41 AM
#248:


SeabassDebeste posted...
this topic may have inspired me to finally watch aggretsuko - the death metal does seem grating but the anime sounds fun
I may not have loved it, but it's never a bad idea to try an anime out! I would've missed out on quite a few of my own favorites if I listened to anyone else.

Bane_Of_Despair posted...
Season 1 might be the weakest season imo, and roba I won't fully spoil it but some things happen in season 3 that cater almost directly to your tastes lol
That's interesting to hear, I wonder if that means it has a Fenneko arc or if it's something else. Like I said in my write-up, I didn't hate Aggretsuko, so I'll probably go back to it someday. I just didn't want to prioritize it in the little time I had before starting this ranking.

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Robazoid
08/18/22 4:14:44 AM
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This bonus write-up is way longer than the 300 words I try to limit these to. Still, I don't want to pare it down because I really liked this recommendation and I have things to say.

BONUS. Talentless Nana
https://myanimelist.net/anime/41619/Munou_na_Nana
Fall 2020 (13 episodes)
My Score: TBA, MAL Score: 7.19/10
Best Character: Hiiragi Nana
Recommended by: @Cody11533

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Y-tyrMMnU

Premise: People with superpowered abilities called talents are being trained on a remote island to fight enemies of humanity. Hiiragi Nana, a mind-reader, is the newest addition to the class.

The Good: Ill say right away that I enjoyed Talentless Nana a lot. If you just want to know my overall opinion, thats it. This anime has an amazing twist in the first episode, and I couldnt talk about anything else without spoiling it, so fair warning about that for anyone who hasnt seen it. Anyway, the actual premise of this anime is awesome. I love reverse murder mysteries, which is the best way I can describe this. Nana needs to kill these superpowered kids without always knowing all about their abilities, and she has to do it without getting caught. Its an inherently fun idea. Every character was interesting because any one of them could be a potential victim or catch her in a lie. Every confrontation was tense because Nana could lose everything at any moment. I also enjoyed the moral dilemma. While some of the talented were monsters, others seemed like good people, but even they could turn into a massive threat someday, so what else can she do? Nana herself was a great character, I loved seeing her thought process during planning, execution, and cover-up, as well as the way she acted around different people.

The Bad: I really had to resist the urge to nitpick this. For Nana, her mission relies on flawless execution and subterfuge at every moment. There were a lot of times where I started asking, why didnt she kill them like that, or why isnt she acting like this instead to be less suspicious? Why arent the students doing this or that to make it harder for anyone to sneak around alone? I tried to stop myself every time those thoughts came creeping in. I wanted to simply appreciate the story as presented. In a way, though, its kind of a good thing that it got me thinking like this. I enjoy ruminating on fiction, so its nice when something gets my brain wondering how I wouldve done things if I were the writer. Still, I felt the characters occasionally acted kind of dumb given the life-or-death situation they were in. It was a small flaw overall, but a flaw nonetheless.

Overall: Talentless Nana has a unique premise, and I thought it handled it beautifully. I hope it gets a second season someday because the story left me wanting more. Nana was a compelling character, the side characters were all interesting in their own ways, and there were a lot of little things that appealed to me. Thanks for the recommendation, Cody! I need to wait a few days to let my opinions settle, but my initial reaction is that this would rank somewhere in my top 30. Hiiragi Nana would also have easily made it into my top 100 anime characters.

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08/18/22 9:58:16 AM
#250:


Glad you enjoyed it! I haven't watched a lot of anime but a friend got me to watch it earlier this year and I was hooked after the first episode. I really hope it gets a second season eventually.

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