TofuDreamer
(?)Community Member
- Posted: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 08:26:41 +0000
This is all opinion, you may believe it or not. At least bring some discussion to it.
From reading the forums, I have gathered much intel from posters and such. I conclude that the stories of Anime is at a decline. There seems to be more of an a fixation on more characters than of the plotline. I watch cartoons and anime to see how the story progresses, not how cute someone is. To compensate for the lack of story, creators have gone more about to create more vibrant characters that may somehow balance the storyline.
For example, Full Metal Alchemist. A guy just trying to save his brother. Nothing wrong with that. But then with so many dramatic things happening, how am I suppose to focus on the main drawline for the plot? Also, with thier intensive characters I cannot see what's the point of watching.
Wolf's Rain was a brilliant anime. With it's philosphical mood, some grasped it while some didn't. I still saw people hovering on how some characters were. There was also the fixation on the characters. With this fixation, people were sad at the ending. The characters were ment to sacrifice their lives to go for the greater good.
While I'm not saying character fixation isn't a bad thing, it's not the point. I want to see the moral and point of the story. Characters are only meant to boost and maintain the tone and mood of the story.
From reading the forums, I have gathered much intel from posters and such. I conclude that the stories of Anime is at a decline. There seems to be more of an a fixation on more characters than of the plotline. I watch cartoons and anime to see how the story progresses, not how cute someone is. To compensate for the lack of story, creators have gone more about to create more vibrant characters that may somehow balance the storyline.
For example, Full Metal Alchemist. A guy just trying to save his brother. Nothing wrong with that. But then with so many dramatic things happening, how am I suppose to focus on the main drawline for the plot? Also, with thier intensive characters I cannot see what's the point of watching.
Wolf's Rain was a brilliant anime. With it's philosphical mood, some grasped it while some didn't. I still saw people hovering on how some characters were. There was also the fixation on the characters. With this fixation, people were sad at the ending. The characters were ment to sacrifice their lives to go for the greater good.
While I'm not saying character fixation isn't a bad thing, it's not the point. I want to see the moral and point of the story. Characters are only meant to boost and maintain the tone and mood of the story.