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submitted 8 months ago by Akido37@lemmy.world to c/animemes@ani.social

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/45410584

Look what you've made me do!

cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/comicstrips/p/379406/i-ve-been-tempted

I've been tempted

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[-] Shipgirlboy@sh.itjust.works 24 points 8 months ago

There are lots of anime that are great in the first season but really dropped the ball in the second.

And you all have an example in your heads right now.

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago

This.

It almost never gets better later, in anime. It goes the other way around.

When live-action TV shows get better in second seasons, it's often because the acting cast find their groove and learn how to play their character, and the writers learn how to produce scripts that work for them.

Anime largely doesn't have this.

In anime it often starts strong because you have the excitement of new characters to meet, a cool new world to learn about, a great premise, some looming mystery. But once all that's done with it fizzles out.

Sometimes it doesn't even last a season before it takes a dive. And it's because all the writer really had was a grab bag of cool ideas, and not really a story. And once that initial excitement is over there's nothing left.

[-] Unboxious@ani.social 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Anime largely doesn’t have this.

There are a few. Kaguya-sama: Love is War is arguably best in its third season and imho the first several episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are its weakest part. Eureka Seven, Umamusume, and Gintama also come to mind. I had to wrack my brain for those examples though; they really are the exception.

[-] sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net 3 points 8 months ago

The first 4-5 episodes of Trigun (the 90s version) are so bad compared to the rest of the series. They're structurally necessary but annoying and lame compared to the rest.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago
[-] GreyCat@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I really didn't like No Game No Life's second season, damn

[-] mellloyellow@ani.social 3 points 8 months ago

Durarara.... Granted x2 isn't THAT bad it's just disappointing.

[-] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago

there is no second season of Psycho-Pass :)

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