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[-] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Ooh a new anime list?

Polygon

Oh, never mind.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 days ago

5 subjectively perfect anime shows where I personally think every episode is a 10/10 masterpiece

[-] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 2 days ago

As opposed to the objectively perfect anime?

[-] oyo@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago

I mean, cowboy bebop exists.

[-] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 1 points 2 days ago
[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago

thumb nail already triggered me because steins gate was an anime i dropped after 1 episode, and I rarely drop shows, and also had already watched chaos; head in the ";" universe before giving steins gate a try. episode 1 is definitely not a 10/10

[-] Statick@feddit.online 3 points 2 days ago

I love Steins; Gate, but it is definitely not for everyone. I actually dropped it the first time I tried watching after 2 episodes and then gave it another shot years later.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

I made it 3 episodes in and also patched it. Just didn't hook me. I tried to give it a fair shot, but...yeah....

[-] popcar2@piefed.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah it's an insane take from the article. Steins;Gate is great, but it's well known that the start is really boring. The story really kicks off like 1/3rd into the season.

[-] Hoimo@ani.social 4 points 1 day ago

I don't really get this criticism. Doesn't the murder and the time travel happen in episode 1? From there until they get their hands on the IBN is kinda slow, but it's also building the mystery side of the story and introducing all the characters. I recently rewatched and there's so much foreshadowing, you could actually piece together the whole story before any of the action starts. So I'll defend the opinion that Steins;Gate is perfect and has no bad episodes or even wasted moments.

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I usually give an anime the same time as a normal movie needs

So 1-1.5 hours of watching, if it’s not hitting by then, I drop it.

Many animes have fakeouts in the start, just start slowly or switch gears after a few episodes.

[-] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

FMA: Brotherhood is not on here, so this list is invalid.

I'm not saying that every episode is perfection, but when you throw in a 74-episode Monster in the list, it's already breaking its premise.

5 brilliant anime that don’t waste a single episode

Who changed the title? Fucking Polygon. Shitty news site with shitty clickbait article.

[-] cmbabul@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Realistically any top anime list that doesn’t include Brotherhood is invalid

[-] rozodru@piefed.world 8 points 2 days ago

man Paranoia Agent is so damn good I wish more people watched it. I'd also say Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig.

[-] FluorideMind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Paranoia agent is my fav. SAC is easily in my top 5.

[-] Godort@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

I think all 5 of these shows are worth watching, but I don't think I would classify any of them as perfect anime with no bad episodes.

[-] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

Aside from the fact that the use of the superlatives "perfect" and "every episode is a 10/10," renders it immediately some degree of bullshit, this is a surprisingly not awful list. I wouldn't have included Steins;Gate, which is drug down by a tediously unsympathetic protagonist and too many convenient plot contrivances, but aside from that, I'm sort of impressed by the inclusions, and particularly the generally underrated Paranoia Agent, only somewhat diminished by the use of the clunky localized name "Lil' Slugger" instead of the vastly superior and more correct name, "Shounen Bat."

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

The most kino anime that every normie has watched

Where's Sonny Boy? Where's Haibane Renmei? Mushishi?

[-] SlightlyNormal@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I see Mushishi recommendation, I upvote

[-] Godort@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Haibane Renmei is a series that left me deeply unsatisfied. There is so much more I want to know about that world, but you can only fit so much into 13 episodes

[-] Hoimo@ani.social 2 points 1 day ago

Haibane Renmei sets up a lot of questions, but I don't think it would have any satisfying answers. The world is a backdrop for the character arcs. Why did Kuu fly? It isn't explained, not to us or to Rakka, and the question eats at Rakka, which is the whole point. Death does not give reasons, it just is.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

When I first watched the show a few years ago, I felt the same. Ultimately I think whether you like the show or not depends on how comfortable you are with the mysteries remaining unanswered. I think being a fan of Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian primed me to accept the unanswered questions, as they're irrelevant to the story of the characters overcoming guilt and finding salvation.

[-] kernelle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Monster was my first ever anime, by a friends' recommendation. I transcoded them to watch on my DS with an R4 back in the day, absolutely loved it even though it's definitely not for everyone.

Years later I totally forgot the name and couldn't find it anymore, until a completely unrelated friend recommended it as well and immediately realised and never forgot about it again!

[-] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

I transcoded them to watch on my DS with an R4 back in the day

That's so cool, what a cosy way to watch it! I used to dream about doing stuff like that with my DS, before I got my first laptop.

[-] AlteE@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks for sharing it.

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