What are you reading/watching? AKA Anime/Manga General

[Frostyvale]

He caught a glimpse of Arcueid's Mystic Eyes and went crazy. Arcueid was also losing control over her own impulses.

It's simple, really.

She likes him, wants to drink his blood. He likes her, wants to kill her.

[Snow]

What about his chair fetish??

What's wrong with having a chair fetish?

[Lace]

It was a pretty chair, ok

[Five_X]

It was a pretty chair, ok

An eyesore...

[Polly]

What's wrong with having a chair fetish?

It was a pretty chair, ok

[Lace]

No but seriously, trying to fight against these foreign impulses and almost losing his mind in the process makes Shiki a much more interesting character than just, you know, being a normal person

and here I used to think he was bland

[Frostyvale]

"That thing was too big to be called a chair. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough. It was more like a giant hunk of wood."

[Lace]

Is this your new thing now

[Snow]

No but seriously, trying to fight against these foreign impulses and almost losing his mind in the process makes Shiki a much more interesting character than just, you know, being a normal person

and here I used to think he was bland

Normal people can be interesting characters, it's just that Nasu can't write normal people it seems.

[Lace]

Let Shiki Be Crazy

[Dullahan]

Normal people can be interesting characters, it's just that Nasu can't write normal people it seems.

he can write normal people just fine, he just can't write 「N O R M A L」 people

[Polly]

Is this your new thing now

More like a fad.

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I'm trying to make Leo like me again.

[Lace]

You should all read Kinoko Takenoko btw, it's good

[RoydGolden]

Normal people can be interesting characters, it's just that Nasu can't write normal people it seems.

Eh, "normal" people can honestly be sort of boring to watch/read about (not saying always). Some might say it's a good thing Nasu trusts he can carry the reader's attention and interest without needing to introduce a perfectly bland "normal" lead to serve as an audience surrogate.

I mean, someone like Shirou is definitely an audience surrogate in some aspects, but that's not all he is.

[SeiKeo]

More like a fad.

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I'm trying to make Leo like me again.

Oh gosh but you should do it in a thread I'm actually in

Anyway, dunno, Tohno is fine? But just because he has the concept of trying to not go crazy doesn't mean that I have to like how he's done. It's not the most compelling thing when it's not clear what he's trying to hold onto sanity /for/.

[R.Lock]

Finished O;9. I guess it's supposed to be a trippy experience, but I still feel that it was pretty damn straightforward in terms of storytelling. Turning the brain off and having Hand ShakerS shock therapy helped, too. Probably.

Overall, I enjoyed it, although I felt way more shaken by angles of the camera than twists. If I could compare O;9 to something, it'd probably be Durarara with voices set at 1.5x.

[2Bad]

Tohno is an iffy character but he is a character, so he's a step up from Ryougi on the way to Shirou

[Snow]

Eh, "normal" people can honestly be sort of boring to watch/read about (not saying always). Some might say it's a good thing Nasu trusts he can carry the reader's attention and interest without needing to introduce a perfectly bland "normal" lead to serve as an audience surrogate.

I mean, someone like Shirou is definitely an audience surrogate in some aspects, but that's not all he is.

There's a world outside anime, I'm told.

[Alternative Ice]

if I want to see normal people I'll go outside

[Historia]

Normal person only exist in manga.