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grr_not_me OP t1_j271cyc wrote

Reply to comment by anasui1 in Having A Hard Time With Alice in Boderland by grr_not_me

Succinctly done. Nice. I didn't (still don't) know what anime/manga is beyond that it's like cartoons and that it's from or maybe only truly can be made in Japan. I didn't know this was anime. Again, I thought anime was cartoons? and if so, is that a revolutionary part of the show? The first live action anime? I didn't know that anime characters are known for all the explaining. It's what they do. I did a few minutes of opening google links to explain some things and un-explain others. No need for any more explanations. I can find the answers. Anime's not for me. Oh well.

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shiny-snorlax t1_j276za7 wrote

The Netflix show isn't anime. It's a live-action adaptation of a manga. Apparently it's a fairly faithful adaptation.

As for the flashbacks and soliloquy, I didn't think it was that excessive. Each flashback is like a minute (or less) long and explains something about a character. Shows generally benefit from a "show, don't tell" approach to character-building. Idk how else you're supposed to learn a character's backstory without either a flashback or a character just explaining "this is what I used to do," which would get real boring real quick if everyone just did that.

Admittedly, some flashbacks get reused though, which is pretty annoying ngl

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grr_not_me OP t1_j27aloc wrote

Thanks. In that analogy, my opinion is it over shows and over tells. Which I think I'm beginning to understand the root cause for why I'm not enjoying it.

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Smack-9 t1_j2766c9 wrote

Anime is strictly speaking animation. AiB is a live action adaptation of a manga.

Theres similarities - anime can often deal with heightened emotion and melodrama, same as manga adaptations.

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LaundryArt t1_j2afg2h wrote

Anime, more often than not, is not realistically written with characters that act human. You'll find that this extends to some Japanese movies unrelated to anime in that actors perform over the top and highly exaggerated to a cartoonist degree. Although I have watched a lot of anime, I can understand why someone would not have the patience to sift through the garbage of poor acting/writing to get to the hidden gems.

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