Sareth wrote:Okay, I'm tossing "Highschool of the Dead" onto the list. There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this show, but it is one hell of a guilty (very guilty) pleasure.
Mostly seconded. Though I'd say that the desperation the writers put their charas in every now and then
is a redeeming quality of the show.
Also I think that Kaempfer and Saki should be placed here. I enjoyed both and am kinda wanting for more, especially with Saki. Even though they are outright ridiculous to a good part.
The aforementioned Rosario Vampire goes on this list too. Though the anime doesn't come close to the manga (that's what you get when cutting away practically all the drama), it's still enjoyable. Partly because they actually play the fanservice card as a joke, in a way subverting that trope.
As for other things that were mentioned here:
- Bleach and reverse magical girl story
I've actually seen an AMV that took scenes from Bleach, the German opening for Pretty cure and
made it work!- Attacking mid-transformation
If I remember correctly, one of the demons did this in Devil Hunter Yohko.
- Avoid Queen's Blade
Follow that advice! I've seen a few translated doujinshi of it by now (all of them pure porno material) and
all of them had way better storywriting than the anime. (It's originally not an rpg that it's based on by the way, but so called
visual combat books.)
Now I'm a good and healthy male and I can appreciate a series for its fanservice alone. But not if it sucks as bad as this!
Saw the first episode of Freezing at the Connichi in Kassels and it looks as if that series is just as bad (and unsuccessfully tries to cover it up with a PPM* rate higher than Aika).
By the way: Aika should definitely be on this list! So yeah, it's a ridiculous series and fanservice galore, but it's fun!
*PPM = Pantyshots Per Minute
I'm with SD. We're putting the anal into analysis.