Does it have any reedeming points?

[dojer]

As i just watched the third OVA of Hellsing. I am mildly reminded of That princess dai maho tenge whatnot. They go from gory Hellsingness to random cute drawn wierdness. What is the obsession with the cute/serious intermingling.

And so since I dont see it, I want to ask what is the appeal of dai mahou tenge. Why do you like it?

[Brother Ben]

Looking at nearly half a century of anime one can see that all genres have been created, recreated, and done to death. In this increasingly competitive industry, one must come up with new and interesting ways of attracting and keeping an audience. One of the ways to do this is by taking two well established and very different genres and having them intertwine to create something entertaining. More and more anime today are using a layer of cute to hide something more gruesome. Notable examples include: Elfen Lied, Shuffle, School Days, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan, and the aforementioned Dai Mahou Touge. Other successful combinations include super-robots dressed up as magical-girls ala Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's and Strikers. Also, Sci-fi under the veil of Fantasy like in Scrapped Princess.

It would be interesting to see what the future holds for anime when crossing genres loses its edge. What will creators come up with to entertain audiences of the future.

A simple answer to your question as to why I enjoy Dai Mahou Touge would be: I watch it for Lulz.

If you can't find it funny, it's probably because there's something wrong with everyone else.

[antima]

Nothing is original,it is just history repeating itself.

Ok,that's the opening line.

dojer,to answer your confusion,here's an example,Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro in 80s:hot blood,in 90s:pokemon-ish,2000:moe-eee.......

[dojer]

Not entirely sure of the definition of Moe...
Pokemon ( as its the only one you said that i know of) doesn't have the gory undertone. The movies with Mewtwo have an interesting, serious, thought-evoking quality to them (very small but still present.) But i do not see your point, i guess i need to understand what moe is first. Wikipedia defines it as a character you almost have to like. and then it goes to confuse me. so dont really know what it means.

Lol if everyone else finds it funny would it not be me that has the problem? Meh i need to give it more thought.

Thanks for your responses though!!

[antima]

dojer said:

Not entirely sure of the definition of Moe...
Pokemon ( as its the only one you said that i know of) doesn't have the gory undertone. The movies with Mewtwo have an interesting, serious, thought-evoking quality to them (very small but still present.) But i do not see your point, i guess i need to understand what moe is first. Wikipedia defines it as a character you almost have to like. and then it goes to confuse me. so dont really know what it means.

Lol if everyone else finds it funny would it not be me that has the problem? Meh i need to give it more thought.

Thanks for your responses though!!

Well,the whole "Moe" "萌" started with a lot of different saying but generally the idea would be "something can be very cute and it starts to suck your soul into it" like that.People would find figurine to be moe,some by get a hug-pillow with character on top of it to be moe,some would make a food with a face to be moe.
So,moe is an obsession with a less aggressive tone.

And,you might missing my point,the need of decades are different.
In 60s the animes were inspiring or simple storytelling running on wild fantasies
In 70s then it became real life dilemma and follow with depression
In 80s start to get the rush and every single drop of blood will be start burning
In 90s that anime became a good advertisement to sell products and getting a lot of commercialize sense
In 21st century.....it is all about MOE.

[mickefinn]

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains: round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.


Heh... So true.