Anime Discussions on HN
Users express surprise and enthusiasm about anime fandom on Hacker News, recommend specific shows like Gurren Lagann and Spirited Away, and discuss genres, quality, and cultural impact.
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Ok, sounds good! Anime I can imagine is tricky.
the anime's been great, not a manga reader myself
It's because anime is multi-genre and sub-genres of anime cater to basically every demographic.Anime includes masterpieces like Spirited Away, trashy harem / male fantasies like Jobless Reincarnation, touching dramas like Anohana, female oriented romances like Fruitsbasket, literally pornography like... Erm... Well you know.Etc. etc. etc.It's not fair to compare one anime with another. It's not like cartoons in the USA that fall under the rough set of same humor or w
> "Seriously i thought no one watches Anime on HN."Really? Anime is a firm fixture in geek culture, and whilst there are plenty of people that don't like it, I'd suggest you're more than likely to find fans in the HN audience.Gurenn Lagann is a great anime, pretty short but it's a good ride whilst it lasts. I kind of miss the OVA era of anime, most anime now seems to get dragged out too long (such as Naruto, still relying on fillers to pad out the story eve
I've been a major fan of anime for decades. Including starting to study Japanese at age 50 (not recommended).I could care less about the game spinoffs, or the vtubers, but I do hope we can get beyond the current plot trend of "living in an imaginary world with my smartphone, where I pretend to be dwarf listening to Irish jigg music".There are so many awesome anime: Heike Monogatari, House of Five Leaves, Angolmois - Genkou Kassenki (depicting the Mongol invasion of Japan in
Dunno, anime seems pretty effective.
Just like in my japanese animes!
The anime genre isn't exactly known for its correct representation of the real world.
Isnβt that a critique of many animes?
there has been some progress in the anime category: https://twitter.com/theshawwn/status/1257683697777569792