Confession of an Erstwhile Anime Fan

[rynling]

I'm sitting there watching moé shows like.



Although to be honest I'm not sure I even like anime anymore?

I recently made this observation to a friend of mine, and he was like, "How can you dislike an entire medium?" Idk, when an entire medium is either creeping on adolescent girls or following screaming teenagers across an endless series of battles, it's difficult to stay interested after ten years. I'm still vaguely into cinema anime and experimental anime and anime-style fan art, but I think it's time to give up on catgirls in maid uniforms.

Comments

[rynling]

Oooohhhhh I have been thinking about watching Shirabako and Parasyte. Thanks for the recommendation!

I started watching Silver Spoon, and I loved it, but then I stopped for some reason. I'm still following the manga version, though. Even though I have trouble with the language sometimes...

Speaking of which, the Ore Monegatari manga is the best. I hear that Viz is translating it, and I hope the license makes a ton of money.

[flonnebonne]

The Ore Monegatari anime is exceedingly cute! Love the intro song and the art style. I sometimes wish it were not so episodic--conflicts are all solved within one or two episodes--but it is still one of the few slice-of-life shows I'm watching.

Oh, that reminds me. You might like Kids on the Slope (Sakamichi no Apollon) if you are tired of screaming fighting teenagers. Slice of life + jazz + a bit of history.