It was fun to watch, but got old fast with pretty much every problem being solved by superior technology and firepower. Power fantasies are only compelling when the protagonists problems aren’t solved by their strength, like with One-Punch Man
One punch is a parody that is also in love with the genre its mocking. Its whole joke is now setting up the exact same type of story, running it 99% through the same tropes, then ending it in a whimsical way why still having the epic battles, just with over the top side charectors until the very last minute.
In fact, the anime is such a big fan of its own manga, it has also shifted to using static images as much as possible.
That’s why I never touched it; the whole thing sounds like boring neocolonial milprop. If it’s essentially a modern army vs. a medieval country with flying lizards, how is it any different from when the USA go shit all over a third world nation and then give themselves an award for being such great warriors?
My expectations may be colored by growing up in an age where RTSes were a thing but wouldn’t a more balanced fantasy adversary lead to more interesting scenarios?
Like trying to do counterintelligence against someone who can use clairvoyance to listen in on your meetings. Or stopping saboteurs with access to invisibility spells. Or the fantasy guys figuring out how to do magical EMPs, taking your telecommunications and modern vehicles out of commission so you have to use message carriers and jury-rig technicals out of vintage cars.
I dunno, kinda sounds more interesting to me than the “modern military equipment is superior to a medieval army” that everyone always describes the show as.
That’s why I never touched it; the whole thing sounds like boring neocolonial milprop.
Apparently the LN’s effectively turn into that. The anime got too boring before that point and didn’t get a 3rd season. Also I think the author went to prison for several years for tax evasion
Really like the concept of modern technology interacting with feudal realms able to use magic, so GATE scratched that itch really well.
The fan service and the constant presence of lolis kinda ruined it though.
It was fun to watch, but got old fast with pretty much every problem being solved by superior technology and firepower. Power fantasies are only compelling when the protagonists problems aren’t solved by their strength, like with One-Punch Man
Then it’s not a power fantasy. You just don’t like power fantasies. (One punch man is a parody)
One punch is a parody that is also in love with the genre its mocking. Its whole joke is now setting up the exact same type of story, running it 99% through the same tropes, then ending it in a whimsical way why still having the epic battles, just with over the top side charectors until the very last minute.
In fact, the anime is such a big fan of its own manga, it has also shifted to using static images as much as possible.
To be honest, it was my brain off show for a while so the simple solution of “better technology more better” was enough.
But I totally get your point, and One-Punch man is a great example.
That’s why I never touched it; the whole thing sounds like boring neocolonial milprop. If it’s essentially a modern army vs. a medieval country with flying lizards, how is it any different from when the USA go shit all over a third world nation and then give themselves an award for being such great warriors?
My expectations may be colored by growing up in an age where RTSes were a thing but wouldn’t a more balanced fantasy adversary lead to more interesting scenarios?
Like trying to do counterintelligence against someone who can use clairvoyance to listen in on your meetings. Or stopping saboteurs with access to invisibility spells. Or the fantasy guys figuring out how to do magical EMPs, taking your telecommunications and modern vehicles out of commission so you have to use message carriers and jury-rig technicals out of vintage cars.
I dunno, kinda sounds more interesting to me than the “modern military equipment is superior to a medieval army” that everyone always describes the show as.
Apparently the LN’s effectively turn into that. The anime got too boring before that point and didn’t get a 3rd season. Also I think the author went to prison for several years for tax evasion