Manga Series You Hate

[DW]

Okay. I just wanted to step in and say that while you obviously have different opinions on Manga, and discussing these differences are fine, please refrain from insulting the series directly and just say what you don't like about it, and understand that there are people with different tastes.

[Mysterious F.]

I'll try my best to do that, Shikamaru. For example, I prefer manga that have loads of development and great fights, and Naruto, Bleach, and MAR fight under that description.

MAR only had 16 pages per chapter, and most of it was spent fighting in the second half of the series, so alot was left out, but it was still a great series.

What made it great, however, was its fast-moving speed. Even for one 102 episodes long it was very fast moving. About one third of it was fillers. I won't complain, as the fillers were actually good for once. Rather than simply do it to lengthen the gap between the anime and manga, they decided to give otherwise minor characters, like Loco or Pano, more in-depth personality. In the fillers the characters actually developed, while the fillers also had affect on the series rather than random space fillers. To be honest, the fillers made the anime great.

[alical]

Oooh... I just remembered another manga I can't stand.

Battle Vixens (Ikki Tousen) Fan Service Overload, 'nuff said.

[darkphantomime]

I prefer manga that have loads of development and great fights......

and most of it was spent fighting in the second half of the series, so alot was left out, but it was still a great series.

This is what is known as a paradox. I was getting sick of the soul society arc Because there was too much fighting/extensiveness to it. Sure, most people wouldn't mind it but the way that BLEACH went about it was a bit overkill. After finishing the Soul Society arc, I see no point in going back to Bleach.

Try watching an anime that doesn't have fights every Five minutes. You'll see what we mean by development.

And ooh-la-la. Gaara is a demon now he's a caring individual. Talk about one of the most cliche character developments ever. Especially so in Anime.

[Fishalicious]

Er... development-wise, Gaara just changed his outlook on life more than anything else. Ritsuka (a la Loveless) did the same thing. I wouldn't say it's development.

I'm going to stay out of this for now, but fights generally don't help characters develop more emotionally.

[Mysterious F.]

Going from bloodthirsty killer to a kind and caring person is personality development.  ::)

[Commodore Axilon]

It doesn't sound like very realistic character development.

[DW]

The thing is, you have to see it to really know what it is.

[LadyNintendo]

Neither of you haven't actually watched/read the series, so you have no idea how wrong you are. Take Gaara, for example. At his introduction he was a bloodthirsty and sadistic maniac who had a demon sealed inside of him and the star of a tragic past that haunted him, let alone be hated by everyone in his village, but now he is a caring and kind individual who attempts in any way possible to stop bloodshed, has proved his seperate existence from his demon, and is now well-liked by the villagers, so much so that they made him their leader.

Touché, but ehm....the reason I have no intention of watching this, is because what I've read about it. I usually can very well decide whether I will like a show or not, based on descriptions like yours, fanboy, fangirl and fan attitude around the internet and of course, Wikipedia. I have yet to find a show I was wrong about after studying what I found on internet (and no, I am not afraid to admit I was wrong.).

Oh and your description of Gaara has Gary Stu written ALL OVER IT. That's not development. Demons in and out of a character rarely are development, because stuff like that allows a character to do the most horrible things, without him/her being guilty of any of it, thus keeping a "pure" soul all the time. In other words, he hasn't changed a bit. Oh lookie, and he now is the leader! Wow, isn't that just swell...... 8)

[DW]

The Fanboys and Fangirls started when it was brought to America and they started showing it on Cartoon Network. Then the little kids started watching it and ran around acting like the characters and stuff. Pein is actually a good example of this.

[Fae]

I don't hate any particular series, mostly because if I don't like plot of a series I don't read it. I wouldn't want to waste my time and then complain about how I wasted so and so minutes reading it. But there have a been a few that I've read that haven't held my interest despite having an attractive plot.

The thing that probably throws me off the most are the characters. The stereotypes, I suppose. They aren't in every series, but in most mainstream series they are. The hero who overcomes the obstacles, the angsting anti-hero, ect ect.

I like series like Saiyuki, Loveless, and Earthian.

But if I had to pick one that I didn't like, I'd have to say...things like Tokyo mew mew. ):

[Hi no Seijin]

I hate Suikoden III, but only because I can't find Vol. 2 anywhere. :-*

[Fae]

DX I hate when you can't find the next number in the series you're reading. Or when they are all out of order. Yes. I am obsessive compulsive. :3

[alical]

Or when there's a series you want but they only have volume 8 ><

I didn't like Suikoden III it wasn't my thing.

Another manga that I didn't like so much was Ororon, it was Okay, but I wasn't a fan of the art style, the plot wasn't too bad, nothing special.

[Fae]

Oh yes. Thats annoying as well.

Hmm. I just thought of one that I would light on fire if given the change. Excel Saga.