I dont give a fuck as long as the story and characters are good, because unlike most users on /m/ English is my first language and I can actually read above a sixth grade level.

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>>23762945
Oh my god just pick a side you pussy. Play along for once. Good Christ. You can like both just pick one. EVERYONE prefers the story and characters to be good. You're not flipping special.

why are americans obsessed with making up arbitrary sides in literally everything? it has to get tiresome at some point

A Duel thread

Optimistic. Pessimism is good, balance and variety even moreso, but I'm a tokufag as well as a hobbyani fan so I generally just prefer my shit to be big, bombastic, awe inspiring and confidence giving because I lack power in the real world and don't need to always be reminded of it from the things I watch but I do like being inspired to cause change in the ways I can. Plus, super robot shit (which is usually what's most optimistic on average) is just awesome.

>>23762957
Why are you obsessed with Americans. And unable to understand irony.

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>>23762940
Given the preceding posts, idk if this is going to be a good thread, and this is a reductive question.
But I can add that The Sky Crawlers has recently become my favorite movie. I don't say that lightly.
While it's definitely a depressive movie, I'd argue that it is optimistic.
And as I looked back on my favorite anime, comparing Sky Crawlers to the others I rated highly, I think my preference is a kind of realism tempered optimism.

>>23762940
I don't even care, I just want to pilot cool mecha. Anime? Not interested unless I'm interested for another reason.

>>23762957
>"[x] is obsessed with sides"
>then immediately draws a line in the sand
-30 IQ thirdies sure do love their False Dilemma fallacies.

>>23762957
you say this but then get upset when i say super vs real is made up bullshit

>>23763234
Anyone that isn't a complete newfag knows it's a marketing ploy by sunrise.

>>23763238
yet people still use those terms

>>23762940
>Do you prefer your Mecha to be optimistic or pessimistic?
I prefer them to be "Realistic" as in none of them are. So I guess I don't like mecha at all. Point is I hate your fucking guts.

The best stories don't make judgments, they just present events and let you decide what you think about them

>>23762940
Any of the Getters is infinitely more optimistic than Gurren Lagann. The latter is faux optimism. Not my cup of tea
And so, accordingly, I prefer deranged chuuni optimism. GaoGaiGar is technically such, another example. Gundam Unicorn is a faux deranged chuuni optimism example. G Gundam plays it too straight to count, it's vanilla optimism. Xenogears is nice deranged optimism.