So it's obvious that nothing from the summer is gonna be

Love Live Sunshine stomps this garbage.

So it's obvious that nobody this summer is gonna be able to take OP's current Faggot of the Year title.

I have hopes for Keijo and Nazotokine.
Girlish Number and Shuumatsu no Izetta seem promising as well.

The competition for Re:Zero is Sangatsu no Raion, though.
Isn't that even done by Shaft?

>>146001045
>2045 - 66 + (76 / 2) - 1
>stilll unironically watching and enjoying generic manufactured idolshit

>>146004355
>responding to bait

>>146004406
No, it's garbage.

>>146000947
>image.jpg
>streaming
>Re:zero thread
>thinks the next winter season is part of 2016
>thinks Re:zero is AOTY
Cancer

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>>146004406
>Hey guys this show is really good there are tons of people who love it.
You: Wow really? Better not watch it then

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>>146000947
Berserk

>>146004406
>Contrarian : the post

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>>146000947
>already won this season
>nothing next season to come close except UtaPri
I don't think so. ReZero is AOTY.

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>>146004644

>>146000947
I need somebody to crop Subaru's smug reaction in that image please.

The only title Re:Zero has earned is meme of the year.

>>146004569
It's clearly false flagging to make Re:Zero fans look bad, not that they need any help.

>>146000947
It's an alright show. But I wouldn't even call it the best of the season, let alone year.

/a/ doesn't like anime, so no.

>>146000947
Luluco already did, 7 minutes at a time.

>>146000947
Orange
Saiki Kusuo
Mob psycho
I'm sure I'm missing some.
And that's only for summer.

>>146004951
Not even the correct summer shows.

>New Game!
>Art Club
>Prisma Illya

>>146005025
sorry I don't really watch moeshit

>>146004406
It's legitimately good, and not the shallow entertainment some people make it out to be.

You can enjoy it even if you don't read to much in to it, but it does use some symbolism and subversion, and Subaru is a complicated MC.

>>146005038
>>>/v/

>>146004406
Honestly no
But Rem is the best so you can give it a try if you are a waifufag

>>146004406
It's not AOTY but it's genuinely great and worth watching. Just avoid the threads, they're fucking horrible (like this one).

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>>146005304

>>146004951
>Orange
my man

>>146004406
It's fine but its not even AOTS let alone AOTY

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Beako is the only good girl, she just doesn't get much exposure until later.

Rem only existed to lure people in for suffering then be erased, like lolis in Black Bullet. She really is a side character.

Emilia is and always will be a shit.

>>146005517
Might actually be AOTS, there's not really a lot going on this season.

AOTY is a bit of a stretch, but then again this year seems pretty fucking mediocre, so there's always the chance.

Re:Zero is a dime-a-dozen otaku series that has an edgy scene to shock the audience.

It's not original.

It's not clever.

It's not even appropriate.

It's an amateur director's technique used to trick dumb people into thinking his work isn't a shallow piece of garbage.

>WHAT'S THIS? DEATH AND SUFFERING IN MUH INSEKAI HAREM SERIES? I NEVER SAW THAT COMING!

Rakugo was better

>>146004406
Its pretty much every fotm from the past few years jammed together in an edgy bundle of poorly written characters and aged plot devices

>>146005383
>Not AOTY

It is though, and that's not even a b8 statement. What actually has been a better anime than Re:Zero so far this year?

>>146005628
Death and suffering also happened in SAO you dipshit.

>>146005802
>What actually has been a better anime than Re:Zero so far this year?
KonoSuba
Flying Witch
Sansha Sanyou
Concrete Revolutio
JoJo Part 4
Mob Psycho 100
Planetarian
New Game
Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru

Re:Zero is really good but there's just too much awesome stuff to consider it AOTY.

>>146005917
Except SAO wasn't marketed as a lighthearted comedy series.

Edgy = light tone + shock value

>>146006111
>It's popular, therefore it's reddit

Steins;Gate had forum memes and a "le mad scientist", so I can forgive people screaming REDDIT!!!!!! about that, but what the fuck about this show has any indication of reddit humor, other than it being popular ?

>>146005999
Sancha sanyou is shit compared to rest of list. Boring as fuck, only animation was great.
I guess it's because source material is like 17 years old and CGDCT 4komas cliché weren't beat to death yet.

>>146004406
>Meme
Kill yourself

>>146005628
>It's not even appropriate.
What the does that even meant? Your whole post screams of fat greek contrarian snobshitter

>>146000947
Rem is the only good thing about this anime.

>>146000947
little witch academia

>>146006341
>generic waifubait
>good

Brave Witches.

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>>146005517
Pretty much. I'm enjoying 91 Days and Macross a lot more than this. It's an enjoyable show, but I don't see what all the hype is about. To me it's just another Isekai with a few different elements thrown into the mix. And some of the fans who are young and think that dark and gritty automatically equals good of don't really help either. Any type of criticism is written off as you being "contrarian" as seen in this thread and others.

>>146000947
>re:zero
>AOTY
pick one

>>146006372
You're an idiot if you think Rem is generic.

>>146006176
Because the name rimes with reddit duh

>>146006325
Holy fucking shit, this isn't rocket science.

Death, suffering, gore, and "shock scenes" are only fine if they match the tone of the work. If you want that shit, you have to write something with a more serious tone. No one calls Berserk edgy, because it has a serious tone.

What hack writers will do is write a cliche lighthearted otaku series, then have an edgy moment towards the end to shock the audience. It's a cheap technique that only impresses dumb people. Anyone with intelligence understands that that garbage is inappropriate.

Good writing: light tone and light events

Good writing: dark tone and dark events

Shit writing for manchildren: light tone and dark events

>>146006372
generic waifubait is the silver haired one, i assume she is the lock to win. since best girl never does.

>>146005999
What have any of those anime done to distinguish themselves really? They're all just run-of-the-mill decent shows, but there's nothing ambitious or endearing about any of them.

Re:Zero is actually doing things that propel people to obsess over it. Those other shows are the type that you enjoy week-to-week, but you don't much care to talk about. Re:Zero is touching all the bases, and accruing popularity among Japanese fans, /a/, MAL, everywhere.

There's very little substantiated reasoning to argue against Re:Zero being AOTY right now.

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>>146000947
But AOTY is Flying Witch.

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>>146006636
>No one calls Berserk edgy, because it has a serious tone.

>>146004406
>deleted
For what reason?

>>146006636
>one calls Berserk edgy, because it has a serious tone

Holly shit

>>146006636
Not every comedy has to be sunshine and rainbows and not every fantasy drama has to be constant gray gloom and doom. Contrast and switches in tone when done well can be exceptionally good.

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>>146006825
berserk is edgy?
wew lad I guess that means everything is edgy now

>>146006780
Requests outside of /wsr/ maybe.

>>146006825
You know "edgy" is a real description and has a real meaning right

>>146005628
anon I think you miss the point of why it stands out,
the protagonist has to struggle and persevere to reach his goal, he's not handing everything on a silver platter, that really has been my grievance with isekai stories,
not whatever the hell you are advocating which apparently every story having to follow a set of esoteric rules put forth by a cabal of pseudo-intellectuals like with modern art.

>>146004406
yeah, stay away from the threads though

>>146006898
Are you saying it's not? Oh wow

>>146006944
Yeah but at this point virtually all people on this board dont use it correctly

>>146006429
91 Days' only real merit is that it's premise is rare in anime. What has it actually done that's all that complex?

I enjoy it, but nothing about it is really that difficult. Baccano already did the mobster thing, so what is 91 Days doing other that is so unique?

>MC's family gets murdered by the mod
>He sets out for revenge

Wow, so innovative. It's a fun story and nothing else.

>>146005025
Yeah, I like guzzling buckets of cum too.

>>146007042
Berserk is not edgy.
Next you're going to say Hamlet and The Iliad is edgy.

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>ReZero is better than Rakugo.
What kind of sick joke is this.

>>146006682
>there's cheap shock value and waifubait that tricks viewers into thinking it's good therefore it's AOTY

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>>146007107
>Berserk is not edgy.

>>146007157
its the truth fuckboy

>>146007164
i think edgy sort of implies that it is done in a superficial manner

>>146007164
Let me explain:
edgy = trying to be hardcore when you're not (because of trash writing/moeshit/waifubait)
dark = heavy story in context

>>146007283
>edgy = trying to be hardcore when you're not (because of trash writing/moeshit/waifubait)
Sounds like Berserk to me.

Re:Zero has no aesthetic identity.

>>146007253
>>146007283
You should try thinking about words in a way that isn't warped by constant shitposting on 4chan. Next you'll tell me Casca is autistic.

You fags will deny you ever liked re:ddit once it finishes airing.

>>146007283
Yeah that can apply with Berserk, at least with the one that's airing.

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>>146007301
>trying to hate on Berserk

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>tfw AOTY is a 3CG anime

The industry is dying

>>146000947
Nope, Re:Zero is clearly AOTY 2016.

>>146005999
Planetarian and Jojo are the only things remotely close to Re:Zero of that list.

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Shokugeki no soma stops you out boy

>>146006429
The hype mostly resides on how good of a character Subaru is. Subaru is what separates it from the other Isekai.

>>146007056
It's entertaining to watch. It started out as a comfy story but then last episode was some real "I am le puppetmaster" shit

I like it way more than re:zero, at least the protagonist isn't retarded to the point of painfulness. NGE did the entire "MC is pathetic/unsure of what to do" because at least Shinji wasn't retarded to the point of ignoring common sense commands.

I personally think DR3 is the AOTS because I loved the games and the anime is much much better than I expected. Re:Zero is baby's first """deep""" anime.

>>146002365
>Girlish Number
The Watari hype
Can't wait.

>>146007627
>at least the protagonist isn't retarded to the point of painfulness.

Immature analysis. That or poor ability to understand character motivations.

>>146007417
Would've been better if It wasn't 3DCG.

They picked pretty great voice actors though, especially for Satou, that guy makes a cool villain even more entertaining.

>>146007618
>on how good of a character Subaru is
>subaru good
no

>>146007159
Akame Ga Kill did both those things and wasn't close to as popular as Re:Zero on /a/.

Stop pretending like gore/shock value is what's propelling Re:Zero's popularity. It's just using it appropriately and meaningfully. Madoka and Eva also had shocking and prevalent gore scenes, but that doesn't make them Elfin Lied-tier shows.

>>146007708
I was gonna make the same exact criticism of his post, but you beat me too it.

>>146000947
It's a great show. But these people calling it a masterpiece and AOTY are absolutely full of shit.

Don't let simple time rewinding mechanics, spooky curses, and people yelling and dying a lot give you the illusion of out of this world, brilliant writing.

>>146007708
His motivation is to do anything for a girl he barely knows anything about. That's pretty retarded desu. I dropped the show after he made himself look like a complete tool in front and sperged out in front of all those people and the white haired bitch.

Stop acting like he's some sort of greatly written protagonist. He's just another generic self insert otaku, "suffering" doesn't make him a better character.

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>>146005999
How the fuck can you seriously list Sansha Sanyou but not Unhappy? They were almost literally the same show, and Unhappy was much better, while Sansha Sanyou was underwhelming in almost every aspect and pretty much only worth watching for Youko-sama.

>>146006780
Hopefully for retarded use of "meme"

Re: Zero has no place for AoTS let alone AoTY.
Re:Zero is last season's leftover, while last season's AoTS was Sakamoto, followed by runner ups like Flying Witch, Bakuon, Kiznaiver and Kabaneri.
Meanwhile, current AoTS contenders are: New Game, Illya, Souma, Danganronpa and 91 Days.

>>146008316
It was also boring as fuck

>>146008262
Subaru isn't that complicated of a character but he still seems to be too much for you. You managed to miss his actual motivation and mistake it for the one he claims. So yes, surface level analysis. His foolish actions make complete sense given his character.

It's not his suffering which makes him a good character. It's his consistency and how naturally the audience learns of his motivations and values if they pay attention to the dialogue.

>>146008262
Wow, just wow. The show is obviously too deep for you. You clearly don't fucking get it.

>>146008487

go back to plebbit you fucking disgusting nigger. god I wish i had the power to remove you from the fucking gene pool along with other subhuman scum of this shitty earth.

I need to contact whoever I can to try and end your sad, worthless existence you FAGGOT

You're forgetting that Hibike 2 and Natsume 5 are already AOTY

Summer is shit tbqhwy famalam

>>146008487
>The show is obviously too deep for you

Re:Zerofags everyone. They literally think their shitty isekai story is actually 2deep4u. That's pretty sad.

>>146008487
>The show is obviously too deep for you. You clearly don't fucking get it.

Jesus christ man. Did you really just say that?

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>>146008608

>>146008325
You literally just have these opinions because you want to be a contrarian special snowflake.

Specifically detail how those shows are better than Re:Zero.

You're either gonna refuse to respond to this post, or give some half-assed explanation that will be promptly blown out of the water. My guess is you'll do the former because you already know your options are hipster trash.

>>146008802
>Give specific reasons why every show is better than Re: Zero otherwise I'm automatically right, depite there being no specific reasons given why Re: Zero is better than anything.

>>146008802
Simple explanation : those titles are objectively better than Meme:Zero.
Right back at you, explain to us what's so deep about Re:Zero?

>>146008734
Not that guy but to be fair, that statement can stand reasonably. Re:Zero isn't a deep show by any means but you should know by now that /a/ is home to many idiots.

>>146008262 would be an example of one of those people as that person is somehow enough to misinterpret Subaru.

>>146008784
Dess dess

>>146008802
>contrarian

Why is this word thrown around every time someone doesn't like Re:Zero? It's the go to response since people who ride the shows dick can't come up with a decent argument to why it's supposedly good.

>>146008608
>>146008692
>>146008734
>Redditors responding to obvious b8 in a pathetic attempt to fit in

How about you actually address the non-(You)'d well articulated posts in this thread you absolute faggots?

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>>146009092
There's articulated posts in this thread?

>>146008802
New Game and Illya have better animation and humor. Their characters are more likable. Souma far outclasses Reddit Zero in hype and tension.

>>146008802
>If someone doesn't like Re:Zero they are just a contrarian.
>They are a X

What's with Re:zero fans and these buzzwords what the fuck

The level of circlejerking around rezero surpasses even Madoka and it doesn't even have a 10th of the sales

>>146009092
Kill yourself little spic faggot. Nobody cares about m-m-muh triggered little opinions that you spout. When your guts are strewn about my lawn forming "I'm Sorry" I'll consider it. Until then, eat molten rusty nails queer

>>146009092
>Assblasted fanboy gets called out and tries to change the topic

You Meme:Zerofags are pathetic. I can't wait for this garbage to end so you can all fuck off back to plebbit.

>>146009230
Stop false-flagging, re:tard.

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>>146009092

Wew

This Re:zero shit is cancerous as fuck. It's a good show but I've never seen this level of delusion and forcing opinions down your throat

>>146009166
Without agreeing or disagreeing with your opinions, it's worth pointing out that a likable character and a good character are different.

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>>146009350
Jokes on you I like it

>>146000947

There are a handful of shows better than Re:Zero that aired this year so far, like Rakugo for example. 91 Days is AotY material so far as well. And next season has Natsume s5, Sangatsu no Lion and Drifters as AotS material, and AotY contenders.

>>146008904
>>146008994
>>146009079
Ok, Re:Zero utilizes symbolism with the 7 deadly sins (Ex:Subaru not being able to see Betelguise's hands during the initial meeting, but could see them in episode 17 because he had become aware of his slothful behavior). Subverts several Isekai tropes by pitting a protagonist that initially shares the same mindset as the audience in thinking his new world would follow rules that conform to wish-fulfillment only to slowly find out after constant tribulation that he has to follow conventional logic, luring the audience to analyze Subaru's actions and thoughts in a critical manner. The entire show epitomizes "Show, don't tell". Subaru's thought process is rarely monologued. Several things are left up to the audience to figure out like why Subaru quit working after his second death the mansion (It was because he's lazy, not because he wanted to solve his situation without distraction), and whether he was faking his "Insanity" (He was).

This is a level of depth none of those shows even touch.

>>146009817
>This is a level of depth none of those shows even touch.
You can literally dig out some thoughts about any other show and it'll be about as deep, if not deeper.

>>146010246
Do it then you faggot. I asked somebody to explain why those other shows are better than Re:Zero, got responses telling me to explain why Re:Zero is good, and I did.

It's like I said, the opinion the Re:Zero isn't AOTY is parroted by contrarian "Special snowflakes" with no actual ability to defend their opinion.

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>>146009817
>7 deadly sins
>baby's first symbolism
>deep

Batman vs Superman is an example of something deep because of its masterful and subtle use of symbolism to enhance its storytelling. Re Zero is a puddle with inner monologues every other minute and half-assed symbolism.

>>146010777
>Batman vs Superman is an example of something deep because of its masterful and subtle use of symbolism to enhance its storytelling.
>capeshit that isn't watchmen
>deep
lmao

>>146010505
Sweetness and Lightning is a study on contemporary Japanese family structure. It presents an idealized worldview, yet is still a realistic portrayal of many issues encountered by a single parent. To continue that thread, this week I’ll be looking specifically at how the anime depicts father and mother figures and how they both deviate from and conform to more traditional notions of a family within Japanese society. From the get go, the family in sweetness & lightning is a fragmented one. In a normal two-parent household in Japan, Kouhei, the father, would be responsible for earning the family’s income while his wife would take on the duties of cooking and raising their daughter, Tsumugi. However, Kouhei lost his wife a few years after she gave birth to Tsumugi, forcing him to assume both paternal and maternal duties. This is not an easy task for Kouhei, however, as his full-time job as a teacher interferes with his ability to provide Tsumugi with good food and affection. Kouhei is shown to frequently experience difficulties with tasks traditionally reserved for the mother of the household; he burns or undercooks food, while some of his more delicate exchanges with his daughter carry hints of awkwardness. While Kouhei is not an ideal parent, I feel his shortcomings and blunders allow for a humanization of the traditional notion of a father in Japanese families. Kouhei still provides the economic support for his family, but he’s able to bond and engage with his daughter on a level that many fathers in the society are unable to – due to their busy work schedules. As such, I feel the depiction of the father figure in sweetness & lightning is a progressive one, as it breaks down the traditional image of masculinity in favor of one that is more dynamic and empathetic.

>>146007157
No one other than pretentious 3x3 pretending they have good taste fags think the sleeping pills of Winter was good.

Let me once and for all define edgy succinctly:

UNWARRANTED DARKNESS

When you think about "edgy" the image that comes to mind is middle class emo kids that listen to linkin park and think about death, despite the fact they're privileged as fuck (not in the SJW sense, the word privilege has a reasonable meaning).

Contrast this with child soldiers in africa or victims of sex trafficking. Hell just plain regular soldiers a lot of the time they suffer PTSD.

That said Re:Zero isn't edgy, it is trying to be realistic and due to Subaru not being a trained killer he does suffer. The problem is it's not conveyed in a realistic manner. As others have said the contrast between happy and suffering is too stark and abrupt, and we have basically no internal monologue to go on (and Subaru clearly can't articulate his thoughts fo' shit). I can imagine a person suffering greatly in his position, but I don't think re:zero is portraying that suffering well.

>>146010873
While Kouhei’s role as the father figure in sweetness & lightning is solidified, the character that represents the mother figure is debatable. Some may feel as though Kouhei is meant to embody both roles for Tsumugi, being her only living biological parent. And while this is true, in terms of what a mother is supposed to traditionally provide for her family in Japanese society that Kotori fits the bill. This may sound strange, given that Kotori is a high-school student, but sweetness & lightning’s construct of a family is non-traditional. The anime suggests that family is not only created out of marriage or blood relation, it’s a community who are able to support each other’s basic and emotional needs. Through Kotori and her mother’s restaurant, she provides Tsumugi and Kouhei with warm, home-cooked food. This allows the three to unwind from the stresses of everyday lives as they share a delicious meal and relax in each other’s company. While there is a conservative sentiment in Kotori being the provider of food, sweetness&lightning is quite good about showing that she is not bound by this role. Kotori is shown to be a student and a teenage girl that watches movies (uses as an excuse to eat popcorn) with friends and has a life outside of her mother’s establishment. We don’t see her interacting with many people beyond Kouhei and Tsumugi, but that has more to do with shyness than anything else. While Kotori doesn’t exactly replace Tsumugi’s mother, she does fill an aspect of that void and in doing so, the anime presents a positive picture of a young woman who is both a caretaker and an individual. While Kouhei and Kotori both possess qualities of traditional father and mother figures, their roles are flexible, reflecting how the construct of family has changed within the society over the past few decades. Through its depiction of a non-traditional family, sweetness & lightning shows us a heartwarming slice-of-life in contemporary Japan.

>>146010505
Take Food Wars for example. While the theme is about cooking, it's actually about the saviour of mankind aka Jesus. This implied in the 1st season's ending theme, which was a symbolism of The Last Supper.

>>146006682
But if it's so good and well-liked by the Japanese and more than a run-of-the-mill show, then why are there only 10k otaku buying the volumes?

>>146010505
>people with different opinions are automatically contrarian

This is why nobody takes you retards seriously. People like different things, if you like Re:Zero then good for you. It's you faggots who go on about "subversion" and try to extract some "deep" meaning to another generic isekai LN waifubait show that makes this fanbase completely unbearable.

>>146011176
Audience that buys discs != Everyone that watches the show

>>146011342
If it's well-liked and superb enough, people will buy the discs. Especially since the majority of Japanese otaku will see the anime only once in their life as it airs on TV during the season.

>>146010873
Finally a decent argument.

Here's what gives Re:Zero the edge over something like Sweetness and Lighting: It's complexity shrouded in something that can be digested by plebs, and does so purposely to deliver a message.

The hardest thing you can do is strive for both depth and popularity. Eva is revered because it could do this well. Things like Ping Pong and Tatami Galaxy are great, but they strived purely for art and not impact. You can create the most artful thing ever, but if nobody sees it, it's meaningless.

Re:Zero balances the two spectacularly. That's why it's AOTY.

>>146011595
Anything can be 'complex' if you look hard enough.

>about a "realistic neet" and muh deconstruction of self insert another world premises
>marketed to and primarily appeals to normies and kids
Niwaka anime of the year

Rem > Emilia

>>146011775
Came here to post this.

>>146007901
Were you actually around for the threads for the AgK manga? Something tells me you weren't.

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>>146004355
>2016
>still watching Isekai bullshit

>>146011992
Erufu a cute.

>>146011665
There's a reason why Re:Zero is popular on /a/ and SAO has always been hated. There is actual depth in Re:Zero. Even if you like SAO, you can't actually argue it's good. It's an easy target for anyone who's not retarded.

People who argue against Re:Zero generally have to resort to memes because there's not a lot of ammo to criticize the actual content.

>>146011176
Are you saying 10k is bad when the other shows you listed barely scrape 3k.

You don't compare sales like that. You'll lose.

Is this thing worth watching?

>make a thread
>say Re:Zero is AOTY in the op
>guaranteed replies from people who like it and others saying x is better
>it's only going to continue

All winter
>why can nothing this season top Re:Zero?

>>146012171
If you have any amount of backlog of things you think would interest you, watch/read something off there instead.

>>146012141
>. There is actual depth in Re:Zero.
no there isn't but the conflict and struggle does at least make the plot intresting.

>>146012154
There were shows of the same genre doing far lot better.

>>146012141
You know something that has an actual depth? Your mom's ass.

>>146012171
I think it's worth watching for the threads. I'm not claiming it's the best anime of all time but there are some genuinely good episodes. It's a good show for keeping up with weekly compared to just binging it in one go because alot of the episodes leave on a cliffhanger.

>>146011957
There there is no contraversy surrounding AGK's merit on /a/. Pretty much everyone agrees it's lowest common denominator entertainment. Even people who enjoy it aren't gonna go to any extreme lengths to defend it.

>>146012239
>If you have any amount of backlog of things you think would interest you, watch/read something off there instead.
Yeah, I have to finish Monster, 20th century boys and Punpun which I kinda left halfway done plus some series I never finished watching. Just wanted to check since people seem to be talking about it quite a bit.

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>>146012304

>>146008656
This. Hibike's intellectualism is so far beyond Re:Zero's grasp. Yamada's understanding of spatial-temporal dimension, lens, focus, perspective and low angle shots to set up dramatic tension will give us an auteur-ridden passionate work of art rather than this edgefest amateurishly animated and formally shallow show. Along with Koe no Katachi, Kinoani will save this year of anime.

>>146012171
Some people hate it, some people love it. I could give you my personal opinion, but that really doesn't mean shit because you may not see it the same way I do.

Just go watch it because it's a hugely relevant for discussion on /a/ right now.

>>146006198
Do you just scour /a/ waiting for Sansha Sanyou to be mentioned so you can shit on it?
It's honestly impressive as hell

>>146012141
>there's not a lot of ammo to criticize the actual content
what content?
giant monster?
powerful witch?
edgy deaths?
useless MC?
love triangle?
awkward crying?
where's the depth of the plot?
where are the main story themes?
where's the good writing?
the dialogue is trash, characters barely seem to be talking to each other. Episode 18 is the perfect example.
Why does Subaru seem to constantly change his mind? First I'm determined but then I'm a sniveling retard. First I love Emilia, then I confess my love for Rem, but then I actually love Emilia. First I decide to kill myself to reset the timeline but then I'm too scared to do it because reasons.
Re:Zero is inconsistent, badly written and full of holes.
If you like it you should probably leave because it's obvious your taste is trash.
You can't give me one concrete reason why Re:Zero is good. It's not funny, clever, deep, well written, well animated or revolutionary.

>>146012141
>SAO has always been hated
Newfag please.

>>146012171
It's worth watching, just don't go crazy with it.

>>146012588
A lot of those points can be said for NGE too really

>>146012720
I'm not comparing.

>>146012588
If I take the time to address your post, do you promise to actually respond? I don't want to waste my time arguing with somebody who is just b8ing.

>>146012759
I know, I just found it funny how the complaints could be similar.

>>146012807
If you think those points are important enough and you have enough time, then do so anyway, no matter if you think it's bait or not.

>>146012588
I can make this kind of post about literally, and I mean literally, any anime or other piece of a medium of fiction that you like. Crazy huh.

You're fucking stupid and/or bating

>>146012950
Then disprove him or show him how he's wrong, since it matters to you.

>>146012655
Fuck off m8. SAO has been hated on /a/ as long as it's been popular. It's Naruto status.

>>146012950
You just get points from a show then tack on 'shitty' 'garbage' 'edgy' 'awful' 'trash' or whatever other word takes your fancy

>>146012950
Orange: is about friendship, it's well written and explores themes such as guilt and depression (Re:Zero does that hamfisted in the way it just makes its MC cry every once in a while)
Boku No Hero Academia: has decent humor and explores what it means to be a hero, and the animation quality is good
Mob Psycho 100: Has decent humor and the art style is something fresh
Saiki Kusuo: best comedic anime of the year
here I just told you why 3 anime are already better than Re:Zero, all you need to do is give me one reason why it's good without using buzzwords like "deep", "complex" or "deconstruction"

>>146012893
Most of those points aren't important enough though. The first half of your post is pretty much just throwing out random unsubstantiated criticizes at the wall. Only in the latter half of the post do you expand on anything in detail.

>>146012720
But Eva is less about the narrative and more about its aesthetic identity and overall atmosphere. It's arthouse.

>>146012301
List them.

And don't compare shows from like 2006 or something because the industry in general is declining.

Re:Zero is currently the biggest selling adaptation of the season.

Only Macross sold more and that is because its an idol show on top of DECADES of fanbase.

>>146013242
>Boku No Hero Academia: has decent humor and explores what it means to be a hero, and the animation quality is good
Come on. There's plenty of better anime to choose from and you pick this shit.

BnHA is generic as you can get and does absolutely nothing special. And Deku is just as bad of an MC as Subaru, just for different reasons.

Agree with Orange and MP though.

>>146013242
Orange: Cliche generic tumblr high school romance that use Time travel as a gimmick. (Kiznaiver of the season)

Boku no pico: Cliche generic shounnen

Mob Psycho: Lesser OPM

Saiki Kusuo: literal trash.


It's literally tragic that someone consider these "good shows".

A show by itself is not necessarily deep. The audience are what makes it deep with interpretation, appreciation and imagination.
Same goes to any form of art or media.

>>146000947
I genuinely wonder if people on /a/ are shitting on this show because they genuinely dislike it. Or if they are just doing so because it's popular.

For me it's one of the few anime in a while that I am eager to watch, and look forward to the next episode of. That in itself puts it top tier for me.

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>>146013415
>Saiki Kusuo: literal trash.
2/10 made me lose time talking to you

>>146013286
Sword Art Online season 1 and 2, and Overlord.
All just recent isekai fantasy shows.

>>146013415
Wow, zero effort.

>>146013569
>Sword Art Online season 1 and 2, and Overlord.
all garbage

>>146012588
>Why does Subaru seem to constantly change his mind? First I'm determined but then I'm a sniveling retard

He was a sniveling retard and a coward all along. He fucking spells it out in episode 18, it was all nothing but vanity

>First I love Emilia, then I confess my love for Rem, but then I actually love Emilia

He was desperate and saw no possible way to help Emilia or escape his fate otherwise. Rem was the only one with him.

>First I decide to kill myself to reset the timeline but then I'm too scared to do it because reasons.

As I see it, he saw no future for the timeline he was in and decided it was for the best, while still being afraid of dying. This is actually your only good point.

>If you like it you should probably leave because it's obvious your taste is trash.

So it was insecurity of your taste all along. That's pretty sad dude

>>146013633
Can't be helped. They're the same garbage genre as Re:Zero, and yet more popular than it of course.

>>146012576
Nah, this is second time I wrote it since it ended. I loved the animation but overall it was boring and forgettable.

>>146013286
Konosuba sold over 10k in Winter, Re:zero sold around 8k in spring

>>146013425
It seemed to be pretty much unanimously liked until it became incredibly popular this season. I guess the issue is that people who don't usually watch this type of show felt inclined due to all the threads and claims of AOTY, masterpiece etc then they watch it with high expectations and decide it's not that thing and have to let everyone know.

>>146012588
>Why does Subaru seem to constantly change his mind? First I'm determined but then I'm a sniveling retard.
It's called temporary motivation. People say they're gonna quit smoking or get in shape all the time, but few rarely stick with it. Subaru's behavior is absolutely realistic in this sense.

>First I love Emilia, then I confess my love for Rem, but then I actually love Emilia.
His comfession to Rem was a response to becoming self-aware of his destructive laziness. He never actually loved Rem, he just wanted to run away from responsibility.

>First I decide to kill myself to reset the timeline but then I'm too scared to do it because reasons.
Again, He wasn't actually afraid of death, he was afraid of responsibility. Jumping off the canyon meant he'd have to put forth sustained effort. He came in to the world thinking he could act like a hero for a few days and receive enteral rewards. He had just come to terms with the reality that the new world wasn't gonna be as easy as he imagined.

None of your other points are worth addressing because you're just throwing shit at the wall.

>>146013633
Still better than reeeeeeeeee:zero

>>146013415
>Boku no pico: Cliche generic shounnen
I chuckled.

>>146013712
It reached over 10k after few weeks

>>146013726
you mean the ones with an overpowered protagonist that doesn't really struggle to do anything and has everything handed to them on a silver platter?

>>146013415
>Mob Psycho: Lesser OPM
How is a coming of age story about repressed adolescence a lesser OPM?

>>146013415
>Mob Psycho: Lesser OPM
Shit animation, shit OST, shit artstyle, how do you fuck up this bad?

>>146013781
Perhaps being powerful and competent is more popular than dying and still being weak.

>>146013717
I suppose that makes sense.
It would honestly explain the "I hate this popular show" craze on 4chan in a more logical light.

>>146013854
popular doesn't mean good ,
its fucking boring.

>>146013879
Nothing wrong with being popular. It's just that there's some really dumb threads about it. Some of them are of course obvious shitpost baits made by falseflagging trolls.
Then there's the ones actually made by fans of the show.

>>146006668
>Emilia
>generic
>Rem
>not generic
Opinion discarded, Satan.

>>146013879
There is also the fact that some people enjoy shitposting and it's incredibly easy right now to get (You)s if it's about Re:Zero.

>>146013927
>popular doesn't mean good ,
>its fucking boring.
Well, that's Re:Zero for you.

>>146013879
It could also be that the the show began with a good premise but then took a direction they didn't like.

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>The people who believe some other anime is AOTY over Re:Zero aren't making threads stating their show's superiority

Just goes to show you that proclaiming anything besides Re:Zero is AOTY is just a hipster response to Re:Zero's undisputed dominance. Nobody is willing to defend their contrarian opinions because they're bullshit, and they know it.

>>146013773
And Konosuba made it to 13,000, fuck off.

>>146013717
>>146013879
It's just standard fare. The more a show gets popular then the more exposure it gets. Its once inclusive viewerbase which of course praise the show and the like it will expand to far bigger demographics where their tastes might not incline to what the show is doing. As popularity snowballs, more people will watch it and hence more opinions, be it for and against the show, will show up. And as the newer viewer base sees the old established fanbase still praising the show, preconception over the shows perceived quality will cause a distinct sense of dissonance once they watch it and realize that it's not their cup of tea.

Stop putting this shit all on /a/'s contrarian nature because while the hive is strong, this is just natural progression for any show of rising popularity to go through. This is especially so when a series was originally appealing to a certain niche yet gained enough traction for other circles to catch wind of its existence.

Now personally I don't like the show but I can see why other people do and I'm too lazy to go and join in on the shitflinging.

>>146011595
>tl;dr: something has stuff that makes it popular with shitheads so that makes it better than other good anime

>>146014759
AOTY is mayoiga though

>>146014759
Well duh, those are shitpost bait magnets.
The show's gonna be forgotten by the third week of Fall 2016 when it's time for the KyoAni vs Shaft-fight.
You know this because you participate in them.

>>146014994
>vs Shaft-
whats shaft putting out? another gatari thingy?

>>146015059
A shōgi drama.

>>146014994
White Fox overtook SHAFT long ago you laughable bafoon

is Re:Zero the MDE: World Peace of /a/?

My god

>>146015059
Why don't you find out for yourself:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaft_(company)

Sorry anon but mob psycho already take the cake.

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>>146014959
Go make a thread then. If you shitpost it long enough, people whom haven't watched it will watch it and form opinions, and either it'll be dismissed or become an actual topic of discussion like Re:Zero.

Re:Zero has already weathered the shitposting backlash. If your anime can't do the same, then it's unworthy of AOTY.

>>146015184
Who cares about White Fox next season? They're only putting out a generic-looking mahou shoujo against Lerche, 3hz and Silver Link.

>>146015366
I cant tell if you are posting this ironically or not.

>>146015481
>image.jpg

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>>146005541
>Emilia is and always will be a shit.
THIIIIIIIIS

>>146015481
You can think it's b8 if you want, but if an anime is actually good enough, it'll survive constant shitposting.

Go post your favorite anime from this year every day. It'll either accrue an actual following, or just get ignored completely on /a/.

If you actually think your anime is truly AOTY, you should have no problem putting your money where your mouth is.

>>146015824
Well then, let's put Re:Zero to the test when Winter 2016/2017 starts.

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>222 replies
The fuck? It's like you're all purposely trying to be retarded or something.

>>146015943
/a/ is perpetually bored.

>>146015943
Well of course if you're the best, there's gonna be detractors.

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>>146016198
>>>146015824
anon , mayoiga had notoriously bad writing, even people who followed it don't defend it.
the post was not being serious , either you are new or really fucking easy to bait.

>>146016283
Memeyoiga had best memegirl Lovepon
>execute

I know this is a troll thread but there are people that actually enjoyed this shit and I cannot believe it.

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>>146012316
Like Re:Zero.

>>146016486
It makes me angry that there are people out there who are too stupid to enjoy Re:Zero.

>>146017085
No it doesn't make you angry at all.

>>146017186
Explain why you hate Re:Zero amigo. I'm on a mission to stamp out ignorance, and I'm propelled by fury.

>>146018007
Jokes on you, I don't hate it at all.

>>146018085
>reddit memes
huH?

>>146014759
nice bait, but obviously the time to proclaim AOTY is at the end of the fucking year.

>>146018188
He's just b8ing, ignore him. All the IRCfags are colluding to disparage Re:Zero to protect their secret club.

>>146018188
All those stupid references, poses, and claiming he's a neet despite never showing the social anxiety that's a basic trait of one to appeal to the "dude I'm such a neet lol" crowd.

>>146018554
when did he claim he was a neet?

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Why is Emilia so shit? She ruined the whole episode!

>>146018554
>>146018755
Wow, you are both astoundingly retarded. I'm not gonna even bother interjecting in this embarrassing conversation.

>>146005999
such shit taste, first time some that got dubs post shit fucking list.

only jojo and kono suba that arguably can be a contender for AOTY with re:zero

>>146018893
>the classic "I have no argument so I'll just call you stupid" response

>>146019351
Dude, it's called trips.

>>146007157
sick joke only for you shit taste faggot
>>146007627
liking DR3 but hating re:zero, man DR3 is shit

>>146005999
>KonoSuba
stopped reading right there

>>146020188
>>146021012
Fuck off IRC