>>7203254The thing is, most anime is based upon an already existing work, some manga, ln, vn. Anime is also a predominantly visual medium, so of course visuals will be the most important thing to judge a studio by. An unique style is something quite risky to do you know, why do you think most shows look so similiar? It's way more safe to go with what has been proven succesful, anything that goes outside of that is risky. That's why, when that risk pays, you end up with a show that's something else. I don't want you to suddenly become a shaft fanboy, I'm not one myself, but you said to convince you to like "anything" they made. Monogatari and Madoka are just the two most prolific ones that come to mind, they made Hidamari Sketch which is a really nice show, not a fucking amazing what the hell did they do there one, but a good watch nonetheless. Back to the point though, a studio cannot change its source material too much, so when people talk about whether a studio is bad or good, the plot of most of the shows isn't really a matter of importance, as it was not created by them (with exceptions of course, see madoka). When judging a painting of a scene from greek mythology, for example, you don't make any points about greek mythology, unless they are directly connected to artistic devices used by the author.
Just try to forget those shows were made by shaft, see them as their own thing. If you don't like them, you just don't, if you do, you do, so what.
>>7203294>watching stuff not for the reason of feeling good, enjoying yourself while doing soThat is the pathetic mindset I hate about elitists, people calling themselves "hardcore fans" etc.
You would think that in the entertainment business, they would focus mostly on entertaining people. The highest form of art is when an artist creates a work which is both beautiful even on the first glance of untrained eye and meaningful, conveying a message upon closer inspection.
