I realized something yesterday at 4 AM in the morn. When I had finished studying most of what I could study for my exam today but wasn't exactly feeling sleepy. Insomnia, maybe. But yeah. I realized that...
...well, I liked
Fairy Tail.
I've bashed the series in the past myself. I even went so far as to label it a poor man's One Piece (which was very stupid, in hindsight tbh, since they're nothing alike - leaving aside the slightly similar art style in the initial few chapters. They're night/day different now). I still think that most of the main characters are terrible and that Hiiro Mashima can't write proper shounen fights to save his life. And character depth is something that's missing from almost all the characters. Most of them are defined by a quirk and there's no "flesh" behind them.
But you know what? It didn't matter.
I had started watching the series during the days when I had only started watching anime - greenhorn times - and back when I actually thought that this series could become my next big favorite. And I used to enjoy all the character interactions, the art and whatnot. Somewhere along the way, I left the series and, before I knew it, I had more anime under my belt. You know, the so called "better ones". The ones where there was a strong emphasis on the story, characters and their development. And then I got back to Fairy Tail. Having watched other series and also having gone into the whole "animu reviewing obsessed" mode by then, I started judging the series too harshly. People's posts online bashing the series seemed very true and my opinion of the series, over time, started reflecting those opinions. Which led to the whole "ugh, Fairy Tail is ****. I watch it just for the hot girls not for anything else" phase.
But yesterday, as I was thinking, I realized this:
1) I LOVED Erza and Juvia (both because their designs are VERY attractive AND because I liked them as characters due to their backstories/quirks)
2) I LOVED most pairings. I gush with happiness whenever I see a Gruvia moment or a Jellal x Erza moment or Levy x Gajeel moment. Mostly Gruvia though. That's OTP. <3
3) I LOVED the main antagonist's backstory. It was surprisingly detailed, dark and heartfelt. I felt for the guy.
4) This is a point for the anime, specifically, but - I loved the music. OPs, EDs, and the OST were all brilliant.
5) I loved the manga's art. Very attractive character designs. Both female and male. Mostly females though <333
6) I used to enjoy this series once. During the times I just watched it to have fun and didn't care about "critically evaluating" series for the sake of "being critical of animu" because EL33TisT attitude. I just had fun with it - despite the shitty writing of certain villains, almost static characters and some abysmal arc resolution and story decisions.
So I figured, if I actually like these many things about the series, how can I say with conviction that I actually dislike the series in question? Can't, that's what. I still enjoy the series and have kept up with some 400+ chapters in the manga. That isn't a quantity of chapters I'd have stuck around with if I was only "in it for the boobs". No matter how brilliant the boobs are.
Not to say that the boobs in fairy tail aren't brilliant, they very well are. And the characters they're attached to are pretty decent beings too. But yeah, hope you get my point.
tl;dr - I like Fairy Tail but I was being a tsundere about it for the longest time without realizing it.
Vandread, Gokusen...
Togainu no Chi(Togainu no Quality)<3
Oh lord, I'm so glad to see there's so more people here who love to watch horrible anime just because they're bad |D
Why the **** do the dudes look fine while she's a distorted mess lmao?!
And lmao, no you're definitely not the only one. I'm sure we all have some of those series haha.
Yesh, you had to. Could've thrown in Mahouka too. The anime, I mean. :p It isn't as universally bashed as SAO on the interwebz but still labelled as a otaku-bait power-fantasy, ie, crap animu.
Not that I had a problem with it. It was entertaining for what it was (OP MC SUGOI DESU) and Madhouse's animation was great + OPs were nice. :3
Another one that is not quite popular is "the ambition of Oda Nobuna"
It was kinda refreshing to see Nobunaga as a girl and also how the story completly changes. Was quite entertaining and Im thinking about to start reading the Light Novel.
Oda Nobuna no Yabou? It isn't exactly popular, sure, but I don't exactly see it being "reviled". Afterall, all the MAL top reviews are in the 8-10 range. And that's pretty damn positive, to say the least. Its average isn't all that bad either - it is at a 7.8. Which is not bad at all. :p Also, haven't seen people spew hatred or anything regarding the anime either.
I personally LOVED it. It had a pretty different take on the whole Oda Nobunaga history setting but that's what made it very entertaining. The characters were nice, art was great (the girls were SEXY holy ****) and the music was GODLY. Animation, courtesy Madhouse, was well done too. Consider it a solid 8.5 anime in my list. I also thought of reading the light novels but gave up on the thought since the anime ended on a pretty conclusive note and I'm not exactly a fan of light novels as a medium in the first place :p
