Worst Anime

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Originally posted by hbk101
The question is:

If you agree that there are so many simple-minded, IQ-supressing animes like Ranma and Rune Soldier out there, why do you bother watching those shows?

The strength of anime as a whole is its intricate, inventive story telling and detailed character development, which I haven't seen in most of American cartoons.

Because I like simple minded humor and I loved watching Ranma and Rune Soldier. why does it have to be intelligent and philosophical? You want that, then go pick up a book. I'm not watching anime to figure out the meaning of life. Nor do I give a flying fuck why Shinji is all alone in this world and why his dad doesn't love him. that's not my reasons for watching anime. I turned off Lain and Gasaraki two episodes in because I'm not watching anime to try and make me think. I'm there to be entertained. Nothing else.

Just because something is simple minded doesn't mean it doesn't have some inventive story telling and all that other crap. I think it took some imagination to come up with the idea of Ranma turning into a girl when splashed with cold water and back when splashed with hot water. It must be inventive, because I haven't seen it anywhere else.

Just because you're biased against Ranma does not mean you have to place it in the same category as Pokemon. Just admit that you're biased against it. i mean it's pretty obvious from reading your posts that you are. Like I said, I didn't like Lain or Gasaraki, but you don't see me sitting here bashing them. they weren't for me and my tastes. that doesn't automatically make them bad.