Postby Arnobius » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:45 am
I got into anime because of the frenetic pace of the comedies I was watching. Once upon a time, I believed all the anime hype of it being fresh and original etc. But after several years of wtching it exclusively, I noticed that it was terribly cliched and stale and there was very little talent... most of the shows imitating classic original series of a decade earlier... Tenchi Clones etc.
The stuff I kept was either unusually witty in the approach (Excel Saga, Abenobashi, Azumanga Daioh, Urusei Yatsura, Miami Guns, Nadesico, Sailor Moon) or was unusually talented with the stories (Nadia, 12 Kingdoms, Gundam Movie Trilogy, Cowboy Bebop, and a few movies).
When I got rid of the stuff I thought wasn't worth keeping, I went from close to a thousand (literally) dvds to around 11 series and some movies