A lot of anime, actually. Japan green lights anything, and some of it actually works. Most anime has stupid ideas that, if you give them a chance, actually works. Like “what if we take X-Men and the idea that 80% of people are normal and 20% have power and flip the script?” My Hero Academia. The fan base has turned toxic but the show is still great. Or “what if alchemy actually worked?” Neither Fullmetal Alchemist adaptation is very good because of how they adapted the books — the first one did the first half then went their own way because they caught up, the second one sped through the first half then dragged out the second half — but it’s still considered top tier anime. Not all of them hit though. Like “what if guns were smart and decided if they’d kill when you pull the trigger?” Or “what if a portal opened over the middle of the ocean to fairy land and cops had to pair up with faeries for reasons we’ll get around to explaining when we feel like it.” Psycho-Pass and Cop Craft, respectively.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I was thinking Sword Art Online, great opportunity to deal with what makes life meaningful or show a bunch of cool boss battles. Instead we got massive exposition drops, rape and incest.

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

Not to mention it was a ripoff of .hack//SIGN. Still enjoyed it though.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

alot of animes from japan, in my opinion are too short, only last 2 season at most. they definitely couldve gone to 5-7 season at maximum. AOT was probably the worstly executed, waited too long to finish the series.

[–] JustAnotherPodunk@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I would argue the opposite. Good anime has 2 or 3 seasons. If it takes more you hit this dbz, Gundam, or One Piece never ending filler trainwreck.

Tell the story. Don't wear it out. Even if it is a little bit forced or contrived, at least it has a tolerable ending and direction to get there. There are still flaws, but it is concise enough I can deal with it.

Cowboy bebop, big O, paranoia agent, Fooley Cooley, death note, basically the whole of the adult swim line up excluding Inuyasha is perfect in showing that you don't need five plus seasons to build an iconic anime series. Are they flawed in their own way, yes. But they are brief enough to maintain their story and relevance and become mainstays.

Bonus points to blood plus that lasted a bit longer but held itself together the whole way through.

Hindsight, I may just be a sucker for the early 2000s and 10's cartoon network anime. But damned if it wasn't good.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago

given what I have seen in your list I have to catch what I have not seen. um. not a fan of fooley cooley though. cowboy bebop and death note rank at my tops though.

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Attack on Titan waited too long for Season 2, which was a huge let-down. You had to really believe to watch Season 3 after waiting four years for a short season that was not very good, and then they had the gall to come back again. Of course, season 3 came out swinging, and in retrospect, season 2 wasn't that bad, it just wasn't worth a four year wait.

The ones that are too short are Tokyo Ghoul and The Promised Neverland. Still waiting for a second season for both of those. (That actually adapts the source material, I mean.)

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

ok so was everything after season 1 not soource for tokyo ghoul? Because I initially liked it but then the plot got wierd.

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Season 2 they kinda went their own way before the manga was finished.

Seasons 3 and 4 were rushed

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago

ok yeah because I essentially liked it with the coffee shop which I think was just season 1.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago

I think of my hero academia as someone read xanth and said lets do it with superheroes.