Anime Discussion Thread

#1006

lel
I heard the new arc was pretty gud tho

#1007

No. I mean Sao alternative was pretty good. But the arc that’s coming up. Umm. Don’t.

#1008

why not?

Oh wait you’ve read the light novels haven’t you, don’t spoil it

#1009

Yes. It was bad. I mean, it’s ok. But I fear the anime.

#1010

Submit this to your Geometry teacher to get 110% on your Proofs test

I laughed so damn hard at this xd

watch at your own discretion

#1011

Goblin Slayer is so boring.

28 chapters in and I still don’t give a fuck about anything.

Not even gory enough to be fun.

Literally the only things it has going for it are the memes and the fucktarded “controversy”.

#1012

I still don’t get the appeal of Goblin Slayer- it’s literally just an edgy isekai

#1013

It’s only 2 episodes in for Petes sake. Source readers make me worry, however.

#1014

Ok, let’s analyze episode 1:

  1. What we assume to be the main character joins a guild/whatever it is
  2. She and three other people form a party to attacc some goblins
    3)They underestimate the goblins and shit happens, killing 2 and permanently scarring 1
  3. A random dude by the name of “Goblin Slayer” comes up and saves the MC’s ass
  4. GS escorts MC and kills all the goblins, rescuing the last survivor
  5. GS and MC team up

I see no compelling point here, other than the usage of rape as shock material
My philosophy on these kinds of things has always been:
1)Does it contribute meaningful discourse to the show’s plot?
2) Could there have been another event that could have been a subsitiute? (in this case, was it necessary to use rape?)

#1015

I don’t have a say in this at all because I haven’t seen the anime. Judging by the memes and the couple of manga panels I’ve read, I can say this:

To an extent, yes. The topic of rape and other sexual abuses and whatever the show had was realistic. The goblins would do what would please them best, not just keep the captured MC as ransom. It gives the goblins a “realistic” sense. For example, in many instances of history, people were captured as slaves and were used primarily for sex.

Definitely unnecessary, but again, it adds to the sense that it happened because rape shouldn’t be a possibility ruled out.

From the manga, it just looks like a wannabe hentai/fanservice dramatic reading. Like, one scene there’s this badass knight and another scene, there’s a naked girl on the ground.

Based on what I’ve seen so far, I don’t really want to start watching the show. It’ll be tough not connecting with the memes, but I get the picture: rape.

#1016

I’m partially ok with this (as in it’s acceptable), but when you factor in

, it kinda makes you question why. I mean, it could have been mentioned in passing. At least they gave a trigger warning?

#1017

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Image I found on r/animemes.

People are angry because Crunchyroll didn’t mark the show as mature. And they didn’t give any warning.

#1018

This is literally fucking hilarious, what anime have you watched that literally gave you the warning:
“Warning: Contains scenes may be too graphic to many viewers. Viewer discretion advised.”

#1019

That’s not an analysis, just a plot recap.

Except for the part where it’s only perpetrated by a race of monsters created by evil gods specifically to be nasty little shits.

I see the arguments “It’s supposed to be dark!” and “It’s supposed to be a more realistic take on fantasy anime!” being constantly raised in defense of GS. They’re shallow and indicate a lack of maturity.

I have seen online that the manga is fairly accurate to the original LN and from what I’ve seen the show is very faithful to the manga. Therefore I believe it’s fair to criticize the series based on what I’ve read of the manga, that is to say the 28 chapters I could find online.

In the manga, the hero is shown to still be capable of some humanity and empathy and is willing to help other people. So far we haven’t seen his single-mindedness towards goblin extermination generate any conflicts with other characters. In fact it’s quite the opposite.

He just keeps getting more and more people to respect and even admire him. At some point he even manages to raise a small army of adventurers (including other silver-ranked ones) just to defend the village he lives in.

Granted, Guild Girl helped a lot by promising to pay handsomely for each goblin head, but it’s still nowhere near “super dark realistic world” status. And speaking of Guild Girl, the amount of attractive women who seem enamored with the main character combined with his obliviousness to that fact make this very reminiscent of basic harem animes. The fact that these women include his childhood friend and a generic tsundere doesn’t help either.

That’s really my main beef with this series: it only has some elements that are somewhat dark and/or realistic while everything else is textbook generic shonen. That’s why I dislike the rape scenes and would argue they’re more exploitative than genuinely making a point and helping build this fictional world, because it honestly looks like they’re here only to hide how generic and boring everything else is.

#1020

As an outsider, I just see it as a normal thing. Of course, since I didn’t watch the show or read the manga, I can’t make any definitive points about Goblin Slayer. I meme about it, but i don’t really care about the rape scene. If the studio/author decided to do it, it’s their choice, not mine. if the author thought it was a good idea, he probably had a reason for it

#1021

There are clear and defined exceptions to this, and besides, there are some examples where it is clear the author/studio had some extremely weird non-standard viewpoints. I think you know what my example is.

#1022

i mean…directors and authors have lots more experience than me…

#1023

If Neil Degrasse Tyson told you that 1=2, you would probably not believe him.

#1024

That’s literally a retarded comparison. Arguments like that are never valid.

“Would you jump off a bridge if your best friend told you to?” Fuck no.
“So would you do…because your friend told you to?” It’s like 100x more reasonable than jumping off a bridge.

If there’s something that I know as a fact (1 is not equal to 2), then I would not believe anyone who tells me that 1=2.

Do I have any experience in writing stories and creating anime? No. Do you? Probably not. Have you ever created any anime before? Probably not.
But people who have created anime or manga before have experience. Without some form of experience, how would they get big?

That being said, 1 = 2 because I have a Ph.D in math.

#1025

Just because it’s their job doesn’t mean they’re good at it.

Don’t diminish yourself like this. Anyone is capable of critical thinking and can come up with objective arguments.

What makes an opinion valuable isn’t necessarily who put it forward, but rather the strength of the arguments that support it.