Ok, I normally avoid watching, or reviewing popular animes in America. However, I have been subjected to several, and even liked one, so I'm just going to talk about the all at once and give my opinions.
First, of all, just so you know what I'm talking about when I say "the big ones", I'm referring to those animes that all the American school kids know about, and the series go one forever.
First of all, Naruto: Its a good anime for beginners, kinda get you're feet wet, and explain the random nosebleeds, the importance of ramen, the respect due women and elders, and other things otaku should know. However, for an experienced otaku, I think its pretty lame. The battles drag on and on, even when we KNOW who is gonna win most of the time, and the plot just gets stale after a while.
Next Inuyasha: Admittedly, I only got through one episode. Seriously, its retarded. (I know, becuse its my best friends fav anime) Kagomes clothes NEVER get dirty, Inuyasha is ALWAYS wounded, they NEVER hook up, and everyone I know only likes the show for his ears. If you want ears, go watch Furuba.
One Piece:Here is one I actually like. Yea, the battles last a while, but there are enough charterers, that you actually want to know who is actually gonna beat the bad guy. The plot stays interesting, the characters are funny, and the villains are almost as interesting as the heroes.
DragonBallZ: I don't get it. Seriously, I've TRIED watching that show with my little brother. The animation is ultra lame, there are far to many characters, and no plot that I can find. Just a bunch of dudes trying to kill each other. I'd almost rather watch football.
Pokemon, Digemon, Yu-gi-oh, etc. The card games are pretty fun, but the series just get waaay to complicated. All those shows look basically the same, and if that freakin yellow thing coos at me again, I'm going to KEEL IT!
Sailor Moon: Anime for girls was a great idea, but having having Japanese barbie fight evil wasn't. Seriously, those are the stupidest girls EVER. In the beginning, all the episodes are the same, and once it actually developed a plot, there were so many cute, brainless boys, unicorns, and pink bubbles and hearts everywhere, I wanted to puke. Every time my girlfriends bring out Sailor moon, I want to cower in my room with some death not figurines for a while, and watch some Highschool of the Dead.
Ok. There are my opinions of a lot of the major shows that either brighten, or plague my days, all in one rant. I doubt any of you really care, but I just felt the need to express my opinion. Thank you for reading this far, and have a nice day.
