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

cracks knuckles Oh, here we go... I've only got one thing that really bothers me when it comes to my MangaAnime, but that one thing has about a hundred sub-categories. Ranging from the basics of character design to the more intricate matters of the over-arching plot of the anime's story, all anime and manga share the same short-comings the fucking cliches. Let's talk about some of the biggest offenders and my personal pet peeves... Female Characters Who Are Fundamentally Useless, Always Nagging, And Who Just Seem To Be There To Piss You Off Throughout The Entire Series -- That was a mouthful, I know, but this is among the most annoying things in the anime universe. It can be found all over the place in Anime, but it seems to be the most prevelent in Shonen series mangaanime. Examples ofthis cliche would include Sakura from Naruto, Tea from Yu-Gi-Oh, Asuka from Neon Genesis Evengalion, Sakura From Naruto, Orihime from Bleach, Videl from Dragon Ball Z, Misty from Pokemon, Naru from Love Hina, and fucking Sakura from Naruto. No, not all of these characters are completely useless, but it seems that the vast majority of the time, they are only there to get in the way. Also please note that my hatred for Sakura stops with the end of the basic Naruto. She becomes a valuable character in Shippuden and a bad-ass action girl. Filler HotspringBeach EpisodesChapters -- Every anime has that one episode where the characters go to the beach or the hot springs. Nothing important ever happens there, either. The artists just want to display their skills at drawing tits and ass. It's especially saddening watching a character that you love and hold dear being turned into nothing more than meat for the men to oggle. Ero Fan-Service -- Don't get me wrong, I love a nice pair of tits, but there are times where I feel that the artists are letting them get in the way of the story. High School of the Dead comes to mind here, as does Rosario Vampire. I love both of these series', but I'm not above admitting their flaws and shortcomings. Put them away, ladies. They won't win a fight for you. Plot Armor Deus Ex Machina Power-Ups -- Oh hey the main character has gotten themselves into a fight that they can not possibly ever hope to win. There is no way out, death is assured. Our hero is injured beyond hope and the villain has not broken a sweat. I guess this is the end of the story. Nope! We can't let the show end with the main character dying. So the hero gets a sudden surge of power from NOWHERE and straight up deletes the villain from the mangaAnime. The Shonen anime THRIVE on this shit. Perverted Old Men -- Don't get me wrong, I love Master Roshi, Kensei from Kenichi, and Jiraiya still ranks among my top five favorite characters from Naruto. Considering how much I love that animemanga, that does actually hold a lot of weight even if he's dead. I actually cried when that happened. Anyway can we cut the old men some slack sometimes. Can't they just be bad-asses without the touchy-feely paws? Unnecessary Monologues -- You know these moments... Shonen series' are once again the biggest offenders, but these moments can be found all across the Anime and Manga spectrum. There's a climactic battle going on and one of the characters does something insanely cool but then all of a sudden - BAM! The action stops and that character spends ten minutes detailing what they just did, as well as a bunch of unnecessary bullshit. Okay, we get it. I was watching, bro. Shut the fuck up and let me see the rest of the fight. Reusing Shots -- You know what I mean here... When the anime pulls scenes from a previous episode and reuses them for a flashback. Yeah. That's just fucking lazy. I saw it once. We're good. Move on, please. This could also apply to repeating scenes in episodes that really don't need to be repeated. I am looking at you, Sailor Moon. Do we need to show the girls transforming EVERY TIME!?