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Post by Paradox on Apr 10, 2009 23:53:40 GMT -5
Hypothesis: The quality of an anime series is inversely proportional to the size of the character's eyes.
Evidence: The works of Studio Ghibli, Death Note. Both are quite good, both have characters with reasonably sized eyes.
What do you guys think? I think I might be onto something here.
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Post by ironbite on Apr 11, 2009 0:28:06 GMT -5
Death Note sucks because well...it's Death Note.
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Post by ausador on Apr 11, 2009 0:36:47 GMT -5
Hmm...I really wouldn't know. The kind of stuff I watch I'm too busy watching the BB&T (Breasts, Butts, and Tentacles) to notice the eyes very much.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Apr 11, 2009 1:29:26 GMT -5
You actually might be....
Ausador's joke reminded me of a friend of mine who, much to my amusement, repeatedly confuses the words "anime," "manga," and "hentai."
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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Apr 11, 2009 2:05:25 GMT -5
There's a definite correlation, yeah. However, smaller eyes doesn't mean better quality. For example, typical eye size in Fullmetal Alchemist is greater than Death Note. FMA, on the other hand, is considerably better quality throughout its run.
True to the eye-size trend, GitS is among the absolute best anime series out there, and has some of the smallest eye sizes in relation to the heads.
But then we've got DBZ. HUEG EYEZ on almost all the characters, and from what little I've seen, it's pretty damn dumb.
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Apr 11, 2009 15:13:28 GMT -5
Death Note sucks because well...it's Death Note. Hey ironbite. Fuck you. That is all.
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Post by Sigmaleph on Apr 11, 2009 16:38:31 GMT -5
Can't say I've observed any correlation, tbh.
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Post by ironbite on Apr 12, 2009 0:03:33 GMT -5
Death Note sucks because well...it's Death Note. Hey ironbite. Fuck you. That is all. What? It's true. Ironbite-AND THEN I'LL EAT...ANOTHER CHIP!
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Post by The Lazy One on Apr 12, 2009 11:51:54 GMT -5
Can't say I've observed any correlation, tbh. I like Ouran High School Host Club, and the characters have HUGE EYES. But I also liked Ghost in the Shell, and they had normal sized eyes. So I haven't noticed a correlation either.
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Post by Paradox on Apr 12, 2009 21:23:33 GMT -5
Hmm, your counterexamples are convincing. I will have to do more research on the matter.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Apr 12, 2009 22:34:04 GMT -5
Fuck you, Ironbite, the chip scene was awesome.
You're probably just jealous that you can't make eating potato chips sound that badass.
I know I am.
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Apr 13, 2009 1:24:54 GMT -5
Pfft, chip eating. Now eating glass is the way to go. On a slightly related topic: Why do people in most animes have dinner plate sized eyes? It has nothing to do with seeing they're just there. On a slightly less related topic:
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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Apr 13, 2009 4:03:49 GMT -5
Anime's style is largely based off early Disney animation, where characters had huge, expressive, cute eyes. It also makes expressions easier to portray.
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Post by peanutfan on Apr 13, 2009 10:37:35 GMT -5
I'll have to join with those who don't see a correlation.
The correlation I've seen more is that characters who are supposed to be emotionally sensitive tend to have larger eyes. For example, Sasami in the "Tenchi Muyo!" series (OVA only, not TV *shudder*) has enormous eyes and is also the character who has the easiest time figuring out the others' emotions. Washu, on the other hand, has large but not huge eyes, and tends to try distancing herself emotionally in all senses.
By the same token, Seras Victoria in "Hellsing" has rather large eyes (among other things) and is portrayed as innocent (in more ways than one) and sensitive, whereas Alucard and Sir Hellsing both have smaller eyes that tend to look like they're narrowed suspiciously.
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Post by Bluefinger on Apr 13, 2009 10:45:01 GMT -5
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni anime is an example of a quality anime with characters with large eyes (in general). The hypothesis is flawed.
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