Quote from RaptorWhat is monogatari anyway and why is it so popular?
Quote from DroneYou should go watch it
Just to be clear, I'm not recommending it or anything, but it's something you really need to see for yourself before you can really understand it
Veir, definitely don't watch kill la kill, that's a pure waste of your time
If you're content with only choosing from those two, Eureka 7 is by far the better choice, but if you want other recommendations, I could hook a nigga up
Quote from RaptorWhat, so I just search monogatari online?
Eureka 7 is kind of long though. And there's no way Kill la Kill is that bad, at least not to the point where I would call it the "far better choice."
Quote from Dronehave you seen kill la kill? It was pretty terrible
out of those two eureka seven is definitely the better work
and no, type in bakemonogatari, since that's the first of the series, typing in just monogatari is bound to just confuse you
If you want to watch the whole thing in order, it goes bakemonogatari, nisemonogatari, nekomonogatari, monogatari second season and then hanamonogatari
Quote from RaptorNo I haven't, but I've mostly heard good things about it. It can't be that bad. I mean Eureka Seven wasn't revolutionary or anything. It was pretty good, but it's definitely an anime not everyone would enjoy. It's long and the MC is kind of edgy in a way and the plot can get confusing.
Quote from RaptorSo I watched ep. 5 of Aldnoah Zero and I have to say I feel exactly the same as jellyfish. Are you fucking kidding me?!
Quote from JutsuFate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei
Anyone seen it before I venture into the scary unknown?
Quote from JutsuWeirdest love story I've ever watched though.
Quote from RaptorVideo game worlds to me are just cop out settings to appeal to a broader audience and create "easier" plots by taking elements from an already existing medium. It's boring because there's no originality. In every single one, there's always going to different overworlds, leveling up, putting items in the inventory, so on and so forth. Every single thing from major settings to the little things is from a video game to the point where you feel kind of numb to everything that happens. The development of each character also becomes insanely boring and monotone. Oh, you want to improve? You fucking grind and level-up. No, you don't improve like every other action story where you use your own abilities and creative prowess to combat the enemy. No, you grind, level up and sometimes you learn a god damn new skill, and then voila now you can beat the enemy! It's systematic and a load of shit. Many elements become determined simply on levels, equipment, or skills. It's a shallow and lazy way of comparing the abilities of different characters and it hinders the plot substantially. There's no thrill involved because it no longer feels like the protagonist is special and improves on his own ability via his own training and creativity, it's now controlled by a third, outside element that does the training for him. Not to mention the powers themselves also lack any semblance of creativity too, because they also have to be based off of some fantasy WoW bullshit. Reading video game mangas feels like I'm watching the most boring, stereotypical JRPG cutscene for hours with no playtime. This terrible, awful element mixed with the stereotypical shounen plotlines and/or fanservice characters that you always have makes it even worse to read.
Quote from HewittThat's actually pretty funny, because Kirito does nothing of the sort and that is almost the common complaint about the series, is that he's just SuddenlyAwesome, doing things you could never actually do in an MMO (like taking on a highlevel mob by yourself) and we're suppose to eat that shit up.
The Video Game World. Is a framing device. And if you are reading it for consistency and expecting some godsend transcendent piece of art, then don't cop out the plot just because of how it's built. Blame the plot not the means by which it is being told.
Examples of awesome plots with Video Game Settings: Assassin's Creed and Tron
Quote from HewittThat's actually pretty funny, because Kirito does nothing of the sort and that is almost the common complaint about the series, is that he's just SuddenlyAwesome, doing things you could never actually do in an MMO (like taking on a highlevel mob by yourself) and we're suppose to eat that shit up.
The Video Game World. Is a framing device. And if you are reading it for consistency and expecting some godsend transcendent piece of art, then don't cop out the plot just because of how it's built. Blame the plot not the means by which it is being told.
Examples of awesome plots with Video Game Settings: Assassin's Creed and Tron