Monster
Berserk
Satoshi Kon
lot's more
>Death note
kek your proving ops point
Do people who like anime literally low IQ...
Nicholas Collins
Justin Foster
Thank you, user. Yeah, I'm getting better as time goes on. You can count on me.
Parker Harris
I recommend you watch Shinsekai Yori. I think its your cup of tea.
Lincoln Wilson
>or is it just that they have some sort of autism
Yes
This is why there is no subtlety in conversations in anime and everyone reacts with the most overboard and extreme emotional reactions
Specifically so even autists will understand it
Landon Collins
this. anime has extremely overt facial expressions and the characters always say exactly what they're thinking or what they mean. there's no ambiguity and having to read into subtle cues
Ryan Bennett
I think right now, about as much anime is produced for otaku only (late night series) as for kids and teens. A lot of those are basically commercials for merch and/or games, especially cell phone games.
Comparing anime to "the great works of literature" is fundamentally pretty dumb. 100s of years of writing worldwide vs ~40 years of TV from one small country. And anime is expensive enough to produce that most series are aiming to make their money on merch, which means that they'll focus on making 'waifu' type characters and stories that are hard to dislike. Complexity and challenge aren't the goal.
You might like Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu or Tatami Galaxy (for writing) or The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, Beladonna of Sadness, or Mononoke (aethetics). I agree with you that most anime series are pretty meh plot-/character-wise. But it's TV, right?
Lincoln Jackson
Japanese live-action TV and popular movies are like this too. Not sure if cultural preferences or just writer laziness.
Parker Campbell
I can get some enjoyment by treating them like kids shows. In America a lot of older animes were marketed as such, and if you put yourself in the mind of a younger you with Saturday morning cartoon Network and your toast with jam... You feel nonstalgic. It's not for everyone, though. And yes. Most unironic weebs probably have tism. I love the bait hook pic. Really subtle.
Austin Murphy
>Death Note
>The Great Gatsby
>The Titanic
i dunno all seem equally shit
Justin Walker
The entertainment you enjoy has nothing to do with your intelligence, this is just something pseudo-intellectual losers use to make themselves feel better.
It's literally ridiculous and cope to think otherwise.