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@steven7x23 Eh, I think Diavolo's character was fine, his lack of character is kinda his character, since he's paranoid and all that about anyone knowing anything about him
But yeah, poor Giorno despite having a power more op than Stairway or Tusk

@bleachedguy Buccellati makes for pretty good JoJo (poor Giorno has no character despite having probably the strongest power and being the main protagonist same goes for Diavolo).

[quote=steven7x23]I hear Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is very popular in Japan. But, over here the fan base is rather small. Does that count as anything. I for one love it JJBA, the author is so creative. It can sometimes be referenced in other anime and manga too with such things like strange fashion poses, big flying adjectives as pop up sound effects, and very serious muscular/fashionable faces and all of these come with lots of dark or colourful vertical or horizontal or diagonal lines in the background.

Not sure how other people feel about this Japanese masterpiece.[/quote]

JJBA is quite popular, and is growing a fanbase here more so than it had before, though its still decently tiny.
Josuke and Johnny da bes Jojo's.

OT: Some popular anime are decent, others not so decent. It all comes down to taste, but quite often when people criticize something, and bring up valid points, its often countered by "you just hate it because its popular" and things of that sort, which is just close mindedness and an inability to take criticism.

[quote=SoulBlade]This is why you are wrong, just because an idea is popular (like popular anime being good) is widely held, doesn't make it true.

Appeal to Popularity
Explanation:
Appeals to popularity suggest that an idea must be true simply because it is widely held. This is a fallacy because popular opinion can be, and quite often is, mistaken. Hindsight makes this clear: there were times when the majority of the population believed that the Earth is the still centre of the universe, and that diseases are caused by evil spirits; neither of these ideas was true, despite its popularity.
Example:
(1) Most people believe in a god or 'higher power'.
Therefore:
(2) God, or at least a higher power, must exist.
This argument is an appeal to popularity because it suggests that God must exist based solely on the popularity of belief in God. An atheist could, however, accept the premise of this argument (the claim that belief in God is widespread) but reject its conclusion without inconsistency.[/quote]

God and the geocentric model are all fact arguments though. They debate what "is" and what "isn't," it's very simple. Arguments about anime (and manga, TV, movies, music) are all aesthetic discussions and all use the terms "good" and "bad," which are terms that you can't pin down in the same way you can pin down facts. "Good" and "bad" are human inventions, after all, so it could be argued that the majority does in fact determine whether an anime is high or low quality. Appeal to popularity as a logical fallacy doesn't apply here.

[quote=Jimmy985]Anaconda has over 200m views, that doesn't make it good music.[/quote]
It means that it's catchy, or that the music video is appealing. In any case, the word "music" is a little unique in this situation.

In my opinion, Sword Art Online is an Anime worthy of it's popularity, since it's obviously such a good Anime.

A parrot can mimic speech and repeat the Constitution, but it doesn't make the parrot a politician.

[quote=Wordolio]@SoulBlade: i said it's popular for a reason. i dont recall detailing what that reason is[/quote]

Clearly that reason wasn't "the show is good," because you'd have no problem saying that if it was.

@SoulBlade: i said it's popular for a reason. i dont recall detailing what that reason is

i watch both popular anime and anime that nobody knew about, if you enjoy what you're watching, why bother reading other's comments?

"I can't take legit criticism on my popular show so I'm just going to call you a hater and assume you hate popular anime"

I was watching this vid the other day and the message of it is that people don't actually know what they want, or at least not all people. Some are satisfied by what they see and for some it's not their cup of coffee/tea. Basically what happens with my friend all the time where he likes an anime I don't and vice versa

I hear Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is very popular in Japan. But, over here the fan base is rather small. Does that count as anything. I for one love it JJBA, the author is so creative. It can sometimes be referenced in other anime and manga too with such things like strange fashion poses, big flying adjectives as pop up sound effects, and very serious muscular/fashionable faces and all of these come with lots of dark or colourful vertical or horizontal or diagonal lines in the background.

Not sure how other people feel about this Japanese masterpiece.

Don't get me wrong, having a prejudice based purely on popularity is rather contemptible However, you can't deny that many of the "popular" shows are just kind of....bad.... or at least they are bad in my humble opinion.
Whats equally as disgusting is how people dismiss legitimate criticism of their favorite shows on the assumption that other people are just hating on it because its popular, which is incredibly arrogant. Most of the critics out there don't hate on something because its popular, they hate on it because it is bad (or at least they are convinced of it).

I don't hate anime, I hate the fans. A lot seem to be "kawaii desu desu weeaboo" people who live and breath anime, and if you don't watch it too, they suddenly hate you. I have also noticed a linear relation between time spent watching anime and overall stupidity of these weeaboo manchilds. If you go over to certain forums of games where the anime appeal is even greater than maple... you will notice how "special" some of the people are ( *cough* maplestory2.tv )

plebs

[quote=mmorpg]Oh look, its this thread again.[/quote]

lool.

[quote=Wordolio]hate on animes because they are popular.

they are popular for a reason you noobs.[/quote]

This is why you are wrong, just because an idea is popular (like popular anime being good) is widely held, doesn't make it true.

Appeal to Popularity
Explanation:
Appeals to popularity suggest that an idea must be true simply because it is widely held. This is a fallacy because popular opinion can be, and quite often is, mistaken. Hindsight makes this clear: there were times when the majority of the population believed that the Earth is the still centre of the universe, and that diseases are caused by evil spirits; neither of these ideas was true, despite its popularity.
Example:
(1) Most people believe in a god or 'higher power'.
Therefore:
(2) God, or at least a higher power, must exist.
This argument is an appeal to popularity because it suggests that God must exist based solely on the popularity of belief in God. An atheist could, however, accept the premise of this argument (the claim that belief in God is widespread) but reject its conclusion without inconsistency.

[quote=xdean23]That's why you're a sheep.
Go read Parasyte or watch the first Gundam series.[/quote]

I'm a sheep. Sheep can't read.

That's why you're a sheep.
Go read Parasyte or watch the first Gundam series.

@traderweak: that's what nerds do m8

[quote=mmorpg]Oh look, its this thread again.[/quote]

oh look, its this comment again.

You need to read An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen.

anime is gross bye

I really don't think people just hate it because it's popular.
It's because it's popular they feel the need to voice their opinion on it (And would likely have heard of it enough to try it in the first place), and because of how picky the anime community seems, it's probably negative.

Oh look, its this thread again.

Personally I don't think their disliking is mainly based off the popularity of a series, there's more factors to it that just that. We have the majority and then the minority, goes to show how diverse the population is, difference ages/genders/personalities/maturity levels etc. There is a thing called 'individualism' learn to respect that word and all the humans who belong in this definition.

Anaconda has over 200m views, that doesn't make it good music.

[quote=thebestone12]no game no life > sao[/quote]

SOA is more popular than NGNL

no game no life > sao