I have no explanation for why I don't like Elfen Lied. I just... didn't like it. I saw every episode, too.
I watched one episode of Steam detectives. Didn't much care for it, can't say why, really. I may check out one more.
Well you have no real reason to justify what you don't like - sometimes something just rubs us the wrong way. We might not be able to put a finger on why, but there it is. Opponents of Elfen Lied often leveled claims that the plot was too contrived, the characters were unrealistic in how they dealt with the incredible, and the nudity and gore was presented as being artistic, but that it was little more than a cover for exploitative material. I can see how all these points are made, but I feel differently, especially since the nudity that was shown was never really erotic - it didn't have any sort of ecchi feel, and for me that's what the difference was. It was an unusual situation for an anime with such a large amount of nudity, but it never felt like it was there for fanservice purposes. Others argue, however, and that is fine.
The scenes with nudity were usually uncomfortable to watch through the context, and some of the death scenes really got to me... I've been known to get woozy if I look at a deep cut or
real gore, but in a few scenes, I actually felt a little dizzy, and had to look away. I was surprised by that reaction to what is essentially a cartoon. That uncomfortable twinge extends through every part of the story.
Me too, anyone here a naruto fan, prehaps sommeone can tell me if that battle between sasuke and naruto is truly worth waiting for.
Not been watching much anime, well clone wars, buut thats more for the kids and starwars wierdos like myself.
Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering, join us or die
I watched Naruto for a while, then kind of got bored with it. I dunno, it just drags things out too long; they're always
waiting for something to happen, and when they do fight, meh. I do enjoy the manga a bit more, but not enough to actually buy the collected volumes. What's printed in Shonen Jump is good enough for me.
Plus, I've always found the idea of a
ninja wearing
orange to be counterintuitive.
E^D
