Quote:Not saying tropes are bad, just that there are tropes that are overused in anime that I dislike.
If you're seriously watching Eva you best do yourself a favor and make sure you watch the End of Evangelion movie instead of, or at least in supplement to, the final two episodes of the tv series. It doesn't help you understand what happens better, but it tells an arguably much more interesting story.
Of course, although I can't say I dislike those tropes as much as you do.
I always watch any movie accommpanyments, so I'll watch the Evangelion ones in due time (still need to finish the series first, whenever I get enough time for that).
Quote:And yeah, any trope is bad when it's used badly. On the other had (almost) any trope can be good when used correctly. It's almost all about the skill of the writers. Good ideas and concepts are easy to find and are a dime a dozen - as a writer myself in my spare time I can testify to this. Putting them together into a good, coherent story that is enjoyable for the person reading or watching it is the hard part.
Too true.
(you write in your spare time, eh?)Quote:I've only watched the Pokemon anime and Spirited Away. I have been to an Anime club for a year in my University, but it wasn't really my kind of thing to be honest.
Why'd you join your university's anime club if you hadn't seen any?
(Also, you didn't watch any in that entire year? What made you realize it "wasn't your thing"?)
Quote:Also, if you aren't familiar with the Studio Ghibli films, you must watch some! Kiki's Delivery Service is one, yes, but at least watch Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky / Laputa (my personal favorites).
Sure thing ^_^ There are quite a lot, it seems.
Quote:I'd rather have a dose of Looney Tunes anyday!
Or Tex Avery's cartoons.
Awesome stuff to be sure, but that's a bit of a strange remark...