What are some early signs that a show will be a masterpiece?
It's made by KyoAni.
You don't like it overly much, but you find it a fascinating topic.
>>146924472
When the first episode isn't some mysterious bullshit that expects you to glean all the characters, relationships, setting and plot passively without any explanation. I understand the standard pilot format is generic and boring, but it's a hell of a lot better than shit like Tokyo ESP, where the first episode is literally in between ep. 11 and 12.
It's made by Tomino.
>>146925364
When I ask myself "Just what the hell did I get into?"
There is a flat-chested, blond little girl in it.
>>146924472
It has no highschool, no isekai, relevant characters of both genders and is produced by a respectable studio.
>Produced by: Masao Maruyama
There are none.
Plenty of terrible anime have a 10/10 start and plenty of great anime have boring or medicore starts
>>146924472
When it's yuri
When you watch the first 3 episodes and you realize it's a full season instead of a half season, and you look forward to the length instead of thinking "ugh is all of this gonna be the same shit?"
>>146924472
It's not shitposted to death.
>>146925651
>half season
You mean 6 eps?
>>146925652
most masterpieces get shitposted a lot. madoka, psycho-pass, katanagatari, etc
>>146924472
faggots on /a/ don't like it.
>>146926275
That just proves that anything can get shitposted a lot. All it takes is some faggot who is obsessed with it and can't stop spamming.
>characters are all obviously copy pasted from historically popular characters and make exactly the same decisions despite different circumstances
>Show doesn't challenge genre conventions; any genre conventions. The show is rigidly defined by genre tropes and cliches and makes a point of hitting each one.
>Characters don't think, only feel. Any mysteries are figured out through intuition or one sagacious character who mysteriously knows everything... Mysteriously.
>MC has as little personality as physically possible; allowing the audience to self-insert as him and feel like they could get the flat, emotionless blunette kuudere too. Or the red-headed, twintailed and equally flat tsundere. Or the blonde foreigner with 33ZZ Cups and no coordination.
>MCs rivalru is a dark, edgy asshole at first, but proves he really has a heart of gold by saving the least popular harem girl and stealing her heart by telling her about his deep dark curse of having a massive cock.
10/10 AOTY
>>146925549
but all good anime also happen to be in a high school setting
There are consequences for the MC's actions.
He can't just do whatever he wants (even with good intentions) willy-nilly and expect that everything will magically turn out ok.
The setting is planned out where someone has actually given it some thought.
For example magic battle harem set in an ordinary world except everyone (or even worse -- only a few) having magic powers is the epitome of lazy writing and a clear sign the show will be shit.
>>146924472
Kalafina on the background.
When characters act like real humans. Like I get that in supernatural settings powers etc are the norm, but at least let the MC think about his powers and those around him, and let us see his thinking process. One of the reasons My Hero Academia is 9/10
>>146925549
> no high school, no isekai, relevant characters of both genders
So that's why I like Heavy Object and Working!!!
>high school
>Working!!!
at least characters are just in high school, most of the anime itself is at the workplace which is good
>>146924472
>no excess fanservice
>somewhat decent animation (although most studios seem to burn 95% of the entire series animation budget to the first episode, 4% to the second)
>no moe
When it's popular but cross boarders hate it.
>>146925549
>liking fujoshit
>>146927866
that's not true though. Crossboarders tend to like TTGL, jojo, and code geass for example
>>146924554
First post best post.
>>146924554
Mfw musaigen a masterpiece
>>146924472
To even start considering, It can't be a novel adaptation (light or not)
You can possibly 1-1 adapt a manga so they are fine.
>>146924554
17th of september. 8 more days.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/28851/Koe_no_Katachi
>>146928900
>tfw you knew Musaigen was going to be a masterpiece after the limbo scene
>>146924472
does it have lolis? if so it'll probably be pretty good.
>>146928002
>relevant characters of both genders
>fujoshit
it doesn't work out, anon
>>146926415
good post
>>146924472
its not re zero
It has loli.
Yes, Kodomo no Jikan is a masterpiece.
>>146929097
>stealing character designs
Kyoani really hit a new low.
When /a/ hates it.
>>146932076
This. Don't forget that if /a/ hates it despite having super fast threads with extreme shitposting from IRC then the show is definitely a masterpiece.
If it's 9/10 on MAL
>>146925364
G-Reco was shit mate.
>>146924472
good dialogue and soundtrack
and its not a masterpiece until the curtain rolls
>>146932076
but /a/ liked Code Gayass
When all of the girls are best girl and there are no men in it
>>146928900
>>146929097
>>146929721
>Pandering garbage and shitty drama
>Masterpiece
Sorry Kyoanitards but Kimi no na Wa already won this year.
>>146931716
How is this a new low? They're meant to be asian characters, so it's no surprise they'd all look the same.
>>146932800
>code geASS
>good
LOL
>>146932800
That was before /a/ turned to shit and fell for the le contrarian meme.
>>146924472
>good source material (or original content made by a decent writer)
>high budget
>decent studio
None of those above is necessarily a sign of a masterpiece.
The only masterpiece I've watched in years is "Kimi no na wa". I don't really think a seasonal anime can ever become a masterpiece because of how the industry is right now. I've more or less quit anime now, I watch only one show this season and I'm not interested in any of the shows in fall.
>>146933608
>le contrarian meme.
>>>/reddit/
>>>/9gag/
>>>/tumblr/
>>146928900
>>146929721
I'm trying this show but really don't see the appeal.
The premise and plot is fucking terrible. Right now they are downloading memories because "it works like cloud storage."
I just don't see it.
>>146937176
you should try watching it with your dick out