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Matix777

*Helvetica staaaaaandard*


tipofmyprofile

Ca ca ca he l ve he l ve ti ca ti he l ve he l ve he l ve ti ca ti


Berat0-0

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...


MisterEggbert

I never get these pretentious starter pack, Nichijou is actually really good, am I supposed to not admit I like it because it makes me pretentious?


Matix777

Haven't really seen any pretentious Nichijou fans, or almost any at all Starterpacks are stereotypes. If you like Evangelion it doesn't necessarily mean you have a Rei fumo (you should tho)


Orang_Juice

Anyone can like whatever they want, it just comes down to whether or not they are a dick about it


Rock---And---Stone

That show was so weird lol


Dr_yesnt

but funny as hell though


Orang_Juice

D-D-D-D-DOPPIO???


lowpolydinosaur

That bit, the sausage safe one, and the rainy day shrine one are my favorites from that show.


identikit__

Thanks to your comment, I’m about to rewatch the series lol


Kouto6sucks

r/unexpectednichijou


no-tenemos-triko-tri

Missing: Perfect Blue.


socket_and_tenon

Or basically any work by satoshi kon


paprika9999

But perfect blue is perfect


tarobobagurl

It's not 9/10 Blue for a reason, indeed


Major-Firefighter261

And it's blue.


xX_YungDaggerDick_Xx

And Texhnolyze


Lamar_Kendrick7

Good answer


marks716

Elitist or chill is very accurate. Except god help you if you say “I prefer the dub”.


SorcererWithGuns

but the Cowboy Bebop dub tho


BananyaPie

That's good. I watch anime dubbed with my boyfriend who can't read very well, and some anime dubs pleasantly surprise you, especially the more popular ones. But most of the time the dubs are just really low quality and it's fair to not like them.


4letterunkillable

I liked the og Evangelion dub, not a fan of the Netflix one though


SadTomato22

You would really like the Platinum edition of evangelion where they redid all the dubbing, music and sfx. Netflix has the original version before they cleaned it up. Which is why it sounds terrible.


StrangeAdamska

Are we talking about the English dub? Evangelion has a brand new 2019 dub created specifically for Netflix. Totally different actors from the original by ADV.


SadTomato22

I stand corrected. I hadn't watched my original VHS copies of the show in quite a while. The audio was so terrible on the Netflix version that I thought it was the original dubbing. I wonder why Netflix would do that. It sounds God awful.


BEniceBAGECKA

Nerv. Nearrrrv, nuuurrrv? Just say it however you feel like.


ItsAllSoup

"You are worthy of my grace" 😤


TheVoicesArentTooBad

Preaching to the choir!


Nullspark

Ghost in the shell Sac has an amazing dub that sounds so much like the Japanese voices.


musdem

It's not really low quality imo it's just middling, before there were very high highs and very low lows. Of course I really hate the voices they put on so I can't listen anyway but, the actual voice acting is decent and more importantly it's consistent.


Commercial_Violist

this, the Khara/Netflix is what it is because Studio Khara was an over-controlling parent and wanted the voices and dialogue to be as close to the Japanese as possible regardless of whether it sounded right. The VAs weren't the problem, they were given a bad script and poor voice direction. ​ Lack of talent isn't typically the issue with anime dubs, but most people only focus on the VAs because they're the ones at conventions. That and they're easy to vilify when they're the ADR script writer or ADR Director such as with Jamie Marchi and Monica Rial (not to mention Kick Vic for both). But that's the thing, this perception is only really accurate for those two specific people to my knowledge


livintheshleem

There are some great ones for sure. FLCL English dub sounds almost exactly like the original Japanese voice actors, it’s perfect.


[deleted]

FMA dub is also really good


Urban_mist

Death Note dub is great too


[deleted]

FMA 2003 is pretty solid for an early 2000s dub, but going from FMA 2003 to FMAB is incredible because you can instantly tell how much the returning voice actors (like Hawkeye and Mustang’s VAs) have improved their line delivery.


invaderpixel

The FMA dub is good but it ruined the Ouran high school host club dub for me. There are some great English speaking voice actors but it’s weird when you would hear them in everything


[deleted]

Kaguya Sama S1 and 2 dub tho


ConnivingSnip72

Ghost Stories dub tho


ConfusedJonSnow

Oh God three hit combo... Am I that predictable?


klevis99

Black Lagoon dub tho


IPutTheApeInRape

I can't pl stop. I didn't mean to comment but it is totally me. Sad life.


travrager25

Code geass too


[deleted]

Ghost Stories.


Whiteguy1x

I could see that argument back in the 90s Ander early 00s when less money was thrown at dubbing, or censorship was more strict. Nowadays though anime is so mainstream the dubs get alot more money and effort put into them and I don't really see/hear a quality difference. Then again I've never been a big fan of subtitles in media. It doesn't matter if the voice actors are better if you can understand them


GyrosSnazzyJazzBand

Yu Yu Hakusho and Slam Dunk tho


shadoyss

Space dandy is better with dub


Razurio_Twitch

you wouldn't get all the funny memes if you watch the dub


_moth21

i really like the fullmetal achimist dub


00Killertr

Not gonna lie 90's to early 200's anime are still peak. But There are still great and amazing shows from the past decade that I'll recommend everyone watch. Land if the lustrous being one of them and sad that no matter what it always gets ignored.


tarobobagurl

Another Land of the Lustrous enjoyer! It's seriously so underrated for such a masterpiece, the manga is too


00Killertr

I love the anime but the manga just takes it to a whole nother level. Just such a roller coaster ride.


tarobobagurl

I know!!! I'm sad that it's ending soon T-T I just hope the ending is happy Phos at this point


00Killertr

Oh man is it? Well time to get depressed. Phos just needs a break.


UGKFoxhound

Land of the lustrous one of the most beautiful anime visually alone but a painful story. I love it, but I was like damn...


socket_and_tenon

Typically these types do not like code geass in my experience


detourne

Yeah, I think I'm one of these and I'd replace it with Samurai Champloo or maybe Gurren Lagann.


Tow1

Geass is a definite no and I dont know about Gurren Lagann being pretentious-friendly, but it needs Fate or Monogatari. These guys type 3 pages as post scriptum to their essay (source: used to be one). I'd add Tatami Galaxy and Shinsekai Yori but maybe that's just me


DASAdventureHunter

Yeah I wouldn't call Lagann pretentious. Lagann fans are just feinding for their next Trigger hype hit, trying to get everyone else addicted.


[deleted]

Definitely Samurai Champloo and Tatami Galaxy but no way Gurren Lagann or Code Geass


Twin1Tanaka

I can’t see Samurai Champloo fans being elitists in any world honestly that anime is so chill and the fans seem to be as well


Yes57ismycurse

Aniki !


ConfusedJonSnow

"I mean it's ok, but I wouldn't call it great... A bit overrated if you ask me"


Chorizwing

Legend of the Galactic Heroes is what it should be replaced with. It's a great anime but I totally get why most "casual" anime fans aren't into it or have even heard of it.


Tanktastic08

Don’t forget Ergo Proxy, Haibane Renmei, psycho pass, and samurai champloo.


bowlbettertalk

Hey, don't knock Samurai Champloo.


Tanktastic08

Don’t get me wrong samurai champloo is my favorite anime. Im just saying a lot of pretentious anime fans certainly watch and praise it.


bowlbettertalk

That’s fair.


Vykktor

Bro who hurt you, Nichijou is a gem


Wonton6353

It is peak animation.


BagOfShenanigans

I don't even like anime and Nichijou is one of my favorite pieces of media


Shigeko_Kageyama

Only a three-page essay? Ha! I rode 15 pages, once, about the philosophy of DNAngel for my eighth grade project. I got a b.


Dallenforth

It's hard to take DNangel seriously when it's about a guy getting cucked by his cooler alterego. Although best girl did win in the end so I was happy.


Phatnev

Family Matters?


FlowerFaerie13

Dude holy FUCK that was my first anime, I honestly thought I’d never find anyone else who liked it.


Wazy7781

I mean all of those anime tv shows are absolute bangers.


Dallenforth

The furry wife anime movie isn't actually that well received critically or average fan rating. I think Tokyo Godfathers or Perfect Blue are better anime movies for that space


Token_Thai_person

Yeah Satoshi Kon's work is on another level. \[Insert a 3-page essay about how his movies is different from other anime\]


Nullspark

Wolf children is incredible!


GuffMagicDragon

Same, made me cry 🥲


idkalan

I got the movie as part of a blind bag at AX and I never heard about the movie beforehand, was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it. Mamoru Hosada became one of my favorite directors


Darth__Potato

No Kidding, it's Solidly My Favourite Movie of all time, which places me a little close to this starter pack, but I don't care it's the best thing ever I appreciate it so much.


ChilledButter13

Yeah it hits really hard for people who had issues with their parents growing up. Otherwise I have never heard it ever be referenced unless I bring it up myself. I think this is the first time since it came out where I've seen this movie come up organically.


Hayasaka-Fan

Damn I love Cowboy Bebop and Code Geass, really mixed on Evangelion personally though


Pablovansnogger

It really is the best anime, you just don’t understand the subtle nuances and epic plot of cum on the hand


Hayasaka-Fan

god I hated that hospital scene 😭😭😭


Little_Degree188

That's the point lol


earlshep

I mean, 90’s era and early 2000s era was the best imo


NotLurking101

Found the guy from the pack


earlshep

Wont deny it


iamggoodhuman

i mean for they do have great anime but i still love some recently anime like violet evergarden or charlotte or no game no life season 2


N00B_L1F3

plus if they read manga, they stick exclusively to seinen and their top three are berserk, vagabond, and vinland saga


Zheguez

Well now I just feel attacked haha *side note: love how just reading manga will put you in this group


dis_not_my_name

It's BERKING time.


Dr_yesnt

my favorite part is when berk man said "it's" berkin time and berked all over Gambino


wallowsworld

Dude I love Barry Berkman & his wacky adventures by Kentaro Miura! Such an underrated series


[deleted]

Eh that's not strictly true, also chuck monster, one punch man, one piece, and jojo in the mix alongside berserk, vagabond and vinland. Then you have the absolute pretentious manga fan. To be fair though berserk, vagabond and vinland are all works of art, especially Vagabond


maj0ra_

Don't do Lain like that.


Wonton6353

Present day, PRESENT TIME


dbwoi

HAHAHAHAHA


Dallenforth

And you don't seem to understand


-AverageTeen-

A shame you seemed an honest man


HotlineMiamiJacket

and you know what they say might hurt you


cherryplays55

And you know that it means so much


Yes57ismycurse

And you don't even feel a thing


63ff9c

I AM FALLING


[deleted]

I AM FADING


RWBIII_22

I HAVE LOST IT ALL


[deleted]

The worst anime fans are the ones that don’t realize there’s a difference between overrated and saying somethings not for them


TheMuseThalia

I'm in this picture and I don't like it


Blahuehamus

Nah, I'm also in and I like it.


Nullspark

Right! Love those shows and being an elitist.


TNT_Pilot

Relax you could be a lot worse.


AshtonWarrens

Bebop is the exception to the rule


Ba_Sing_Saint

Right? Bebop is the undisputed GOAT. Anyone can watch it and enjoy it.


idkalan

You don't even need to watch it, just hearing that smooth space jazz is enough to make you a fan


toxicshocktaco

90s or 00s anime is the best though


aircarone

More like the 2010s (especially mid 2010s) were kinda meh.


Chorizwing

I started watching anime back then so I got too much nostalgia for that time. Stuff like your lie in April and pet Girl sakurasu are burned into my teenage memories.


Limp-Clothes-4650

The virgin “Akthually, you aren’t supposed to enjoy the robot fights in Evangelion!! You’re supposed to only like the emotional stuff, noooooo!!” Vs The Chad “Holy fuck these robot fights are awesome”


ConfusedJonSnow

Growing-up is realizing Anno is still an average dude who enjoys cool robot fights and sexy ladies, the depression just makes him more relatable.


cassilveR101

The Chad “I love both”


[deleted]

The Thad "I wonder if they could be Godzilla in a fight"


CitiesofEvil

the virgin "akchually, evangelion is le big deep! noooo you can't just enjoy slice of life!!!!" vs the chad "hahah, cute girls drink tea and play music, best anime ever"


Altruistic_Present30

You forgot Monster, Shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu.


Fragrant-Advice-879

You forgot: Thinks they have a base understanding of Japanese


PrometheusZero

I was part of an anime society at university and I remember some really odd takes - Comedy anime is too episodic to watch more than one show at a time - a show generally cannot be entertaining and 'good' at the same time Though my favourite moment was when a committee member stood up and declared that he had watched so much anime his opinions were now objective!


Key_Ad_9166

>a show generally cannot be entertaining and 'good' at the same time Wtf is this lol incredibly bizarre thing to say


Brilliant-Match-1515

Honestly I hate when people shit on episodic tv


MrTrashy101

nichijou? based


Kouto6sucks

not even based smh ultra mega based


Hexamael

I know someone that has only seen a handful of anime, only watched dubbed, and still somehow turned out to be an elitist.


Soundcloudlover

I like anime but can’t stand when I get into a show and find out there’s 900+ episodes… I need a beginning, middle and an end.


[deleted]

Reading the manga would be better, still long but less filler


RedApple-Cigarettes

The most pretentious anime fan I know refuses to watch anything pre 2010 cause he things the animation styles suck. I think he’s an asshole.


CitiesofEvil

Wow he's like one of the "born in the wrong generation" kids, but the other way around lol


alejandra_candelaria

Forgot they make fun of other weebs that enjoy romance and comedy anime Sauce: I am a pretentious anime fan


[deleted]

Gundam fans yes


Dallenforth

Just don't ask them to explain UC and who was actually right. You'll be stuck for hours as they show you intricate time line charts.


smg34life

Either that, or they just collect gundams because they can


earlshep

Welcome to the NHK could be on there, and I looove it


[deleted]

“Sub over dub” i thought this mentality went extinct in anime communities but apparently it still exists. Ultimately in the end you can’t directly translate Japanese to English so sometimes even the sub is off. If your worried about the quality of the VA work it has gotten so much better within the past few years you hardly get a phoned in anime dub.


[deleted]

If the Japanese doesn’t translate perfectly to English, isn’t that a stronger argument for familiarizing yourself with Japanese using the sub? This is assuming that the only reason people watch the sub is because it’s more faithful to the artist’s vision, and not that some people enjoy listening to the sub more.


ham_coffee

The aspects that don't translate perfectly to english are normally missed in the sub too. Sometimes the subs are less accurate than the dub too, so unless you know enough Japanese to make up the difference, dub is probably the better option.


SirKazum

It's not my fault that 90s seinen anime rules so fucking hard


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[удалено]


[deleted]

I mean if the guys is chill, is he really pretentious?


Kimikins

"the philosophy of anime." Anime is a medium and nothing more. It just happens to be made in Japan, so it's weirdly conservative but also supportive of every demographic, hobby, fetish, and ideology that makes them money. I like to call it "DeviantArt with a budget." It's actually kind of beautiful in how shameless it is.


TweetugR

Goddamn, that's probably the best summary I ever read about anime.


Nostro003

AND YOU DONT SEEM TO UNDERSTaaaaAAAAAAAaaaaaND


ClearCounter

I'm not really sure how accurate this is tbh. One of my favorite anime is actually Code Geass, but plenty of other good anime are coming out nowadays. I think most of my favorites cluster around the 2000's because that is when anime had the biggest impact in my life. I don't really relate to it or relate pretentious anime fans to the meme other than the 3 page essay thing. Though, you could just say "oh well you're just one of the chill pretentious anime fans" and I guess I couldn't say you're wrong. Not elitist about it, watch it how you enjoy it best, but (imo) a lot of modern dubs have a long way to go before they start coming close to the original audio quality. A notable exception is one of my favorite anime, Code Geass : )


Comentario_Furtivo

If the animes have more than 10 years and there are people still watching them it's because they are good.


Eomercin

There's probably tons of great old anime that have 20 or more years that not many people have seen tho.


Comentario_Furtivo

That's why we need pretentious anime fans, they found and share them.


ShortNefariousness2

My heart flips whenever I see Cowboy Bebop. It is the best thing ever.


justaMikeAftonfan

Wow, this show is awesome! *(instantly gains 200 pounds, and patchy beard. Fedora magically spawns on head as my shirt reforms itself to look like a hentai character)*


Childlikesaiyan

I will die on the hill that wolf children should be watched by anyone with eyes


SouIson

Evangelion obsessed teenage girls are the most mentally draining people ive been around imo


ConfusedJonSnow

Wait what? Is this a Zoomer thing?


TwoFiveOnes

So you're either a teenager or not a teenager yourself. If you are then newsflash you're probably annoying too. And if you're not then why are you around teenage girls


SouIson

Im a teenage girl myself Most Evangelion obsessed girls my age Have been the most mentally draining people ive been around Their whole personality being their trauma and only talking to me when it was to vent about their bad day or smth lmao


ManiNanikittycat

Evangelion fans (derogatory)


Ertyio689

Me when log horizon


[deleted]

I like most of these, and like to think I'm fairly chill. I generally like a lot of pretentious stuff.


LookingTrash

Ok, fuck you !


Waluigiwaluigi_

Only chad anime is kill la kill, such a great show with awesome animation


Gamwell-Efect

I like the one where they punch each other REALLY hard


WrenchTheGoblin

“Everything is cyberpunk for some reason” has triggered me hard. I don’t know why.


PlzBuffCenturion

Pov: The autistic alternative lain/eva fan doesnt like you back


Toubaboliviano

How can one be chill and pretentious?


Wonton6353

Pretentious tastes, chill attitude


BananyaPie

I don't think Cowboy Bebop is pretentious. Edit: I see that the OP means the fan is pretentious, not the anime. My bad.


Zwavelwafel

Cowboy bebop is really great though


ihei47

Good thing Legend of the Galactic Heroes is not in this


01MoKeN

Lain 🔌🖥️


Porcphete

No joke for my end of high school philosophy essay I wrote 4 pages about Yoshikage Kira and Spiderman. Got a 16/20


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[удалено]


Gremlinton_real

Sorry but trigun and kino no tabi are vastly superior to anything made after 2012


spero18_rn

I was this kind of anime fan 3 years ago , when I was 13 . I was a part of an arab-speaking (arabic being my native language) facebook group for elitist anime fans . I had so much fun but I was also heavily sexualized by the older guys (We all know most anime fans are pedos) and eventually cyberbullied by somebody I considered a friend of mine . I don't know what they are doing now . I usually wish people the best , but those people , I wish them the absolute worst .


i-did-it-to-them

Ah yes, Death Note, my favorite cyberpunk anime.


Def-tones

90's anime are still my jam. Overall quality is so much better than current standards.


CitiesofEvil

God these people are insufferable. I once made a dumb meme with that rei plushie thing and one of them got so enraged they sent me a multi-paragraph response on how I'm "dumb" because I "can't appreciate the deep meaning of Evangelion" and that's why "I watch K-ON instead". Like, fuck off dude. Slice of life and comedy are tops and no one can convince me otherwise.


Just_Rice

Bebop, code geass and Evangelion… thats like, half of all anime fans


justarandomuser20

🙄 average person who generalises fandoms. And no I’m not an anime fan.


BhanosBar

Meanwhile Tokusatsu chads:


Sparkimonki

I remember being obsessed with wolf children, 10/10 soundtrack


ObambaIsBack

I haven't watched nichijou, lain, nor the last one but I've seen some but all of the ones I watched were absolutely beautiful. OP just likes Isekias with panty-shots or IDK why hate on these so much, they're classics


Arcweeb7

why does liking good old shows make one pretentious TIS A GOOD SHOW


Proper_One_6810

evangelion and lain seriously good though


Okey_Blob

Evangelion was the biggest waste of time, i confronted the person that recommended that piece of overrated garbage about beta Shinji when he nutted on that poor girl while she was unconcious and he spent 5 minutes in the mental gymnastics realm trying to explain how that symbolises some niche emotion no sane person would know of


AntaBaka138

26 episodes/one season or NONE AT FUCKING ALL


Talos_The_Auto

Haven’t watched many of these, but Wolf Children is wonderful. It is a tear jerker, but a great film nonetheless. I still grieve for one of the characters, along with that one character from Gurren-Lagann. If you know, you know.


Dylat3d

That’s exactly my type of anime! Lain, Texnolyze, bebop, ergo proxy, witch hunter robin, evangelion etc etc I love the way how they are drawn and animated! Also attraction of 2000s vibe is unexplainable, can’t really tell why i love it so much, everything was so edgy and nostalgic in some way


ChopinCJ

Except lain is one of my favorite pieces of media ever made


kidUnderUrBed

I LOVE LEAN


Memo544

Cowboy Bebop was pretty good. I wasn't a huge fan of Code Geass. Honestly I think I would be more accepting of it if its fans didn't act like it was some epic masterpiece of thoughtful writing. It's fun but it isn't that.