{"id":4151,"date":"2010-01-24T21:38:48","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T05:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikoto.wordpress.com\/?p=4151"},"modified":"2010-01-24T21:38:48","modified_gmt":"2010-01-25T05:38:48","slug":"the-anime-that-i-should-have-dropped-forever-1-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flomu.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/the-anime-that-i-should-have-dropped-forever-1-5\/","title":{"rendered":"The anime that I should have dropped forever: 1-5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is a such thing as dropping an anime forever. When I use the term ‘dropped,’ that means that’s the last I’ll see of that anime in my life. Dropping a show means the show in question has sapped any last traces of enthusiasm from my body, and keeps on sucking more enthusiasm even after I’ve dropped it. Even if I’m stuck on a deserted island with nothing other than a portable dvd player and a ‘Lucky Star’ box set, all I’ll ever be able to think of is how bad that dropped anime was. With this in mind, combined with the fact that I’m only 1 shitty series away from going insane, according to my psychologist, I’ve decided that I’m going to let out some stress, tell you about all the anime that I stupidly decided to keep on watching, even if it killed me, and advise that you not make the same mistakes.<\/p>\n

Inspired by and half-trolling Scamp’s post<\/a> at The Cart Driver.<\/p>\n

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Akikan!<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Total episode count<\/strong>: 12<\/p>\n

Why I kept watching it<\/strong>: No idea. Maybe it was because I, as a beginning blogger, felt I had to finish it.<\/p>\n

Why I should have dropped it<\/strong>: The art. The animation. The sound. The story. The characters. The humor. BUDOKO’S VOICE<\/span>. Everything about it sucked. Its only saving grace was that it sucked so much that it became funny.<\/p>\n

Blood+<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Total episode count<\/strong>: 50 (and that’s no typo)<\/p>\n

Why I kept watching it<\/strong>: I thought Saya would get cooler. And more powerful. But NOOOO, she had to be 100% weaksauce until the very last episode. In the end, it was painfully realistic. Saya, a human-ish Chiroprpateteteopad, was as weak as her loser brother, and never got any stronger.<\/p>\n

Why I should have dropped it<\/strong>: Don’t you see that 50 episode count up there? That’s twenty<\/em> hours wasted on this disappointing show! Girls may like it for the bishounen vampire-things, but I am not a girl, Saya and Diva were not attractive, and… well, this action show had no action. There’s a reason why Haji<\/a> has 850 favorites on MAL while Saya<\/a> has (miraculously) 470 or so.<\/p>\n

Chrome Shelled Regios<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Total episode count<\/strong>: 21 (out of 24)<\/p>\n

Why I kept watching it<\/strong>: Actually, I dropped this show. But at 21 out of 24 episodes, that’s practically watching the entire thing. I watched this show for Felli. Felli never took a major role. Thus I dropped this show.<\/p>\n

Why I should have dropped it<\/strong> [sooner]: The godawful character designs (especially the noses), the egregious lack of Felli, and the fact that Layfon (Layton? What the hell is his name?) starts out<\/em> ridiculously strong. Shounen anime are all about overcoming struggles. TOO BAD LAYFON (Layton?) HAS NO STRUGGLES, because he is just so damn strong! There are no true “training” scenes because he doesn’t need any training. There’s no drama because we all know he can’t ever lose! What kind of a show does this?<\/p>\n

This show is like Blood+. Wait, scratch that. Saya had somewhere to go, but never got there. Layfon had nowhere else to go because he hit the top. One-sided battles aren’t fun to watch, and neither was Regios.<\/p>\n

Eiken<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Total episode count<\/strong>: YYYYYY<\/p>\n

Why I kept watching it<\/strong>: YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY<\/p>\n

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY<\/p>\n

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY<\/p>\n

Why I should have dropped it<\/strong>: YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY<\/p>\n

FLCL<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Total episode count<\/strong>: 6<\/p>\n

Why I kept watching it<\/strong>: Obligatory. \u00a0That’s the only reason. \u00a0Basically, if you haven’t seen FLCL, you’re not fit to run an anime blog. \u00a0Though in my case, I’m still not fit to run an anime blog. \u00a0Huh.<\/p>\n

Oh, and it was only 6 episodes, so I said, “Hey, why not?”<\/p>\n

Why I should have dropped it<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH classic BLAH growing up BLAH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The only thing that grew while I watched this anime was my desire to drop it. \u00a0It may be a classic, but I don’t see why.<\/p>\n

It’s really, really, really boring.<\/p>\n

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Well, that sums up my first post on the anime that I should have dropped forever. \u00a0 Some shows should be given a second chance. \u00a0Others shouldn’t be given a second chance. \u00a0These shows shouldn’t even be given a first chance.<\/p>\n

Moral of the day: If you feel like a series you’re watching sucks, don’t keep watching it. \u00a0 Chances are the people who say it’s good are retarded and\/or retardederer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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