Thread: Things That Annoy You in Anime/Manga ...

Credit goes to Mitsu for coming up with a similar thread in the Gamer's Haven subforum. So as the thread suggests, feel free to list what annoys you. I'll do separate lists probably, since there are some major differences that are noticed in anime versus manga. There are likely more but these are my major ones, in no order save what came to my mind. Anime No-Nos Bad Voice Acting Need I say more on this? It applies to both sub and dub however, I tend to have more issues with the latter. BadNo Music As a musically-inclined person, this actually does bother me. One of the few exceptions where I don't mind the lack of an intro or ending theme is Rurouni Kenshin . Why? Because the music they play during the battles more than makes up for it. Fillers This one is a major coin toss. If done right, they can be informative arcs that not only teach but amuse the viewers. But sometimes, they really do seem to be excuses to fill in space and get away from the real storyline. So this one's an iffy topic that I can overlook if executed well enough. Manga No-Nos When the Author Rushes the Manga So what do I mean by this? When the author feels so pressured to finish the manga off that everything he writes seems more disorganizedboringwhatnot than usual. I'm looking at you, Kishimoto. Especially as of lately. When the Author Tries to Write Things That Aren't Their Fortes To each their own, I know. But, again with using Kishimoto as an example, he's admitted in some interviews me and Veinexes have found he's not good with romance. That's fine, I understand this. But then if that's the case, why the fuck are you trying to write them? Fan service or pressure to do so just isn't a good enough reason after a while. Why? Because now people are expecting things to happen and when they don't, that's really kinda irritating. So .. if you're good with fight scenes only, go for them. But don't add elements that are too awkward for you. Anime Manga No-Nos When Characters Try to Fuck UpRuin Relationships In The Works This was by far what pissed me off the most about Onegai Sensei, the side characters doing any and everything to separate Kei and Mizuho. The hell?! Fuck off, all of you! I won't go into details to prevent spoilers but ... ugh! Rest assured, I hated almost all of the side characters in that series because of the steps they went to just to make Kei go with another girl. Fuck sakes. When Young Children Are Forced to Have the Role of 'Saving the World' Maybe this is because I'm a mom so my parent instincts kick in. But .. this bothers me to no ends. This was my biggest qualm with Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, in fact. I don't care that they made a 9 or 10 year the main protagonist, really. Odd perhaps but not the worst. But to add on the pressure of her having to deal with the main antagonistic forces? Goddamnit, that really annoys me. Children shouldn't have to be forced to give up their childhood just because an authordirector says so. If the characters are over at least 13 if not older, I can deal with this. But a preteen or younger? No. It's where I put my foot down. BoringOverused Plots If I can predict what's about to happen next ... yeah. That's not a good sign. Or, worse than that, if I genuinely wanna stop watchingreading because of lack of interest. Need I say more on this topic? Unnecessary Deaths The keyword here is 'unnecessary'. If they happen for reasons plot especially, okay. I can accept that. But when you do it just because you can and it's not properly done? No ... just no. Making Scenes Far too Long Especially fight ones. After a while, I find myself going from hyped to watching the action to wanting to see what's next. Making Female Characters Fall Under Too Many Negative Stereotypes I put female in parentheses because I do include males under this also. However, my feminist side tends to make me more annoyed when I see women like this as opposed to men. But this definitely applies to both. Perhaps the worst stereotype I see taken too literally are the 'dumb blondes'. Maybe when they're still at a naive age like 13 or so? Acceptable. But when they're older, usually over 15-16? Come the hell on. Why are you purposely making people that stupid? After a while, it stops becoming 'cute' and turns to 'incredibly annoying'.