Anime is a fertile medium for strange concepts, outlandish character designs, and bizarre backdrops. Giant mechs aren’t considered odd in anime, neither are physically mature 15-year olds and their talking animal sidekicks.
Over time, weirdness has become part and parcel of anime, and makes it better because of it. Some fans might take umbrage to hear that some people think what’s mundane in the anime world is strange and borderline wacko outside it. But it’s what makes anime, anime, and even in the anime world, there are series and styles that are considered over-the-top by members of the community itself.
I personally like the fact that I can thoroughly enjoy an over-the-top anime with far-fetched backdrops and hyper-creative character designs and then be able to watch a more mundane and ordinary anime and get just as much pleasure out of it as its outlandish brethren. Tis the beauty of anime to have so much choice and so many possibilities.
I like variety and don’t have a preference for anime beyond it being well conceived and told. However, I don’t like anime that’s too ordinary; if I wanted ordinary I’d watch soap operas or sitcoms instead of anime.
Do you like anime with far-reaching ideas, or do you like the more down-to-earth variety? Do odd concepts flip your switch or do you choose to watch slice-of-life series? Do you prefer over-the-top anime or mundane anime?
I like good shows….if it’s mundane slice of life, then so be it. If it’s over the top, then so be it.
I enjoy many kinds of anime. Genshiken is one of my favorite manga but some would say its bland or boring. I also like anime thats way out there example: Flcl and Abenobashi. But some of my most loved series blend seriousness and outlandish anime-esk antics example: Rurouni Kenshin or Fullmetal Alchemist. It all depends on the point of view of the viewer. Millions are caught in a Naruto monsoon but then there are others…..
I can’t really think of many “wacky” anime I watch, there are anime that don’t really have much a point and are pretty wacky like Azumanga Daioh and Excel Saga but I can’t really think of any that are just plain creepy weird…maybe comic party or puny puny poemy. Creepy weird is to creepy for me, though I havent actually SEEN comic party revelution so…but I can’t really say most anime are mudane except the ones that are JUST purely no magic or monsters, just romance and relation ships and characters. Most anime have some sort of thing (fighting dolls, living dolls, magical girls, mermaids, alchemy, giant robots, super humans, whatever)to make them un-mundane or interesting!
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@dkong, amen.
@Andrew, variety is a good thing. One needs a well rounded diet of anime to keep healthy!
@Marie Turner, “Most anime have some sort of thing (fighting dolls, living dolls, magical girls, mermaids, alchemy, giant robots, super humans, whatever)to make them un-mundane or interesting!” I know! Isn’t it great to be an anime fan?