Who likes Anime?

[Saruman]

I'm just starting to get into it. I was introduced to Anime with Ghost in the Shell. Since then I've only seen a few (Akira, Ninja Scroll, Cowboy Bebop. The Animatrix) but I love the genre.

My favorite is The Animatrix because it has so many different styles. Hopefully a sequel to it will be made in the future.

I only own one anime and that is Ninja Scroll.

[Slim]

*raises both hands and waves them*

For me, it's always nice to hear that someone has just got interested in anime. It's still very much a niche genre in North America. It's too bad, I wouldn't have to spend as much money as I do right now if it were slightly more popular.

[Damned Martian]

I recommend you to visit the Studio Ghibli thread in the Foreign Movie Forum to have a further information about good animes, but what i can tell you for now is that i also love anime. My favorites are:

1. Grave of the Fireflies (9.5/10) - touching and realistic war movie, centered in a family of a Japanese soldier of the II WW.

2. My Neighbour Totoro (8.5/10) - an enchanting child's movie.

3. Princess Mononoke (8.5/10) - epic tale about war and our aggresiveness against nature, against what's nothing more than life itself.

4. Spirited Away (8.5/10) - weird but magical trip trhu a looking glass to a world of marvels.

5. Perfect Blue (8/10) - Lynch-esque psychological thriller centered in an actress which is stalked by a psycho.

[Tomweaver]

I've never been a fan. I just can't get into them. I guess I watched too much Loony Tunes when I was little.

[bowieee]

I like specific ones.

Pretty much all of the studio Ghibli flicks as well as:

Grave of the frieflies
Perfect Blue
Akira
The Venus Wars
Vampire Hunter D
" " " Bloddlust

[BakeTheMooCow]

Can't stand it. Worst genre ever.

[flowrchild]

I have recently been getting into anime. I loved Grave Of The Fireflies and Spirited Away. I also found Kiki's Delivery Service highly enjoyable. I was neutral on Princess Mononoke (need to see that one again, been a while) and I couldn't stand Perfect Blue. I know everyone loves this movie but I just found it unbearable to sit through. It got on every one of my nerves.

So yea, overall I consider myself a blossoming anime fan.

[Weapon X]

Yo. :cool:

My list of favs:

Cowboy Bebop (YEAH!!!)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (see my avatar)
Trigun
Akira
FLCL
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
The Animatrix

By the way, BakeTheCowMoo, what anime have you seen that drove you to that "conclusion"?

[my_name_is_neo]

Well, I like the genre, but I haven't seen very many - only Spirited Away (8/10), The Animatrix (I gave each short film on it a different rating - I do plan to buy the DVD sometime, though), and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (also 8/10 - I own the DVD of this one).

Unless the first two Pokemon movies count, though (2/10 for the first, 4/10 for the second - the first is in my all-time shitlist, but the second is still pretty bad, too).

Although I do plan to check out Perfect Blue sometime, though.

[Hannibal21]

I once was a big fan of anime, but I still have a few to see. From what I've seen I've either liked or loved.

My personal favorite being the magical and delightful My Neighbor Totoro. Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Ghost in the Shell, Grave of the Fireflies, Akira were all superb ones as well. Even though I don't LOVE Vampire Hunter D as much as I used to, I still enjoy it. I was even once a huge fan of Sailor Moon and now I still like it. Haven't seen Perfect Blue, Cowboy Behop and a few others but I would like to see them. I often go to my friends for advice on good animes since they're all bigger fans of them than me.

[vastlynne]

I'm pretty much a newbie to anime but i've always liked the genre ever since I was young.

The ones i've seen are

Vampire hunter D: bloodlust
Angel Sanctuary
Fake
Princess Mononoke
Some of the Cowboy Bebop episodes

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by BakeTheMooCow
Can't stand it. Worst genre ever.

It's not a genre. It's genres.

[Lloyd Christmas]

i like some anime but very few..... i watch it once and a while...



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[dorikin]

i just got into it a while ago as well, can anyone reccomend some good samurai type/fuedal japan pieces?

ninja-scroll-esque and preferably ones that make sense (ie not 'sword of truth') ?
tx

[outsyder]

I was always kind of a fan, but have really got into the genre after the Animatrix shorts were released on the web.


I haven't seen too many, but what I've seen is very good.

[EvilDeadGirl]

Anime is fantastic! I absolutely love the genre.

Some of my favorites and of course recommended are...

Devil Man
Vampire Hunter D
Macross Plus (The Movie)
Fist of the North Star (The Movie)
Return of the Overfiend

Pretty much anything done by Manga is badass.

[Scarface98.9]

I liked Spirited Away, although that's my only real exposure to it. It's not a genre (or genres) I really want to get into

[Themanoutadodge]

Anime sucks!

[The Claw]

Sailor Moon and Pokemon KICK ass...





I'm serious....









stop looking at me like that

[Sugar Magnolia]

Originally posted by The Claw
stop looking at me like that

*looks at you like that*


But in all seriousnesssioso, the majority of anime pretty much sucks. I especially hate the "humor" involved, which usually involves one person doing something mildly embarassing and the other person collapses on the floor because of it. Akira kicks major ass though, so does Ghost in the Shell...

[RickySlade]

worst.genre.ever.

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by Sugar Magnolia
*looks at you like that*


But in all seriousnesssioso, the majority of anime pretty much sucks. I especially hate the "humor" involved, which usually involves one person doing something mildly embarassing and the other person collapses on the floor because of it. Akira kicks major ass though, so does Ghost in the Shell...

You haven't seen much anime, right?

[Sugar Magnolia]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
You haven't seen much anime, right?

Not much, admittedly. I haven't liked a huge percentage of what I have seen though....

[therealjohng]

Akira and Spirited Away are masterpieces. Akira is an amazing Sci-fi flick filled with amazing visuals of the future and Spirited Away is a great fantasy that just makes you feel better as a person. It's amazing how much better I felt about life and everything it offers after finishing that movie.

[rilocay]

Ahh anime
ive always wanted to be involved in good animation so obviously, it brought me straight to it. At a young age i saw Akira and Ninja Scroll aswell as Ghost in the shell soon after, eventually i took a trip to the vid store to see what they had, and got out the first Urokokstin?...(cant remember the spelling or name mutch), but anyways it had heaps of sex n it and i was watching this by myself at only 8! Alot of Studio Ghibli's stuff when i was too young to remember so i look every now and then for them. N.G-Eva got me completely into the anime genre(s) and i usually buy a few a year and catch them on tv whenever they are now rarely shown. And i know that watching them in English is sacrelige to some ppl but im not gong to waste my time reading subtitles when im missing out on top of the line animation! the good thing is dvds have both languages so i can now see both! :D

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by RickySlade
worst.genre.ever.

I'll repeat. It's not a genre. It's genres. I'll expand on this later.

[Psychocandy]

I'm planning on checking out a few Anime series in the near future. I'm thinking about the Ninja Scroll series and another show called Berserk. I just bought the entire Cowboy Bebop and Trigun series on Ebay. Can anyone comment on any of these (i'm pretty up to speed on what Cowboy Bebop is about though) and perhaps recommend any other standout shows (i've heard good things about RahXephon). Any pointers appreciated.

[Avid_Fan]

I enjoy anime. I don't think it's the best animation in the world, but I like it

[wilykily]

Wow nobody mentioned the Legend of the Overfiend series. I think the japanese call it UROTSUKIDOJI, that's fucking anime
wow after watching that all other anime really sucks
(unless of corse your watching straight anime porn) :D

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by Avid_Fan
I enjoy anime. I don't think it's the best animation in the world, but I like it

Actually...some of it is I think. There's an attention to detail in the best that Anime has to offer that doesn't exist in even the very best western animation has to offer. Although I found Metropolis slightly disappointing (still an 8/10 though) the animation throughout was nothing short of breathtaking. Same goes for most of the stuff produced by Studio Ghibli. Just check out Spirited Away. Wow. There's a stunning amount of detail in almost every scene of that movie. Stuff going on that has nothing to do with the actual movie itself but helps to enrich the world within which the movie is set. Another movie that blew me away with the sheer beauty of it all was Voices Of A Distant Star. I'm not trying to denigrate western animation. There's some great stuff out there. It just seems that the majority of the stuff that comes out is either Disney or, worse, sub-Disney. Anime seems to provide far more fertile ground for the imagination.

[CanadianVampire]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
I'm planning on checking out a few Anime series in the near future. I'm thinking about the Ninja Scroll series and another show called Berserk. I just bought the entire Cowboy Bebop and Trigun series on Ebay. Can anyone comment on any of these (i'm pretty up to speed on what Cowboy Bebop is about though) and perhaps recommend any other standout shows (i've heard good things about RahXephon). Any pointers appreciated.

The Trigun series is probably my favorite anime ever. Its about a guy with a 50 Billion dollar(something like that, Im recalling on memory.. REALLY expensive, ok?) bounty on his head because he supposedly destorys any town he comes in. So obviously, lots of people want to kill him. Lots of great action, good storyline, and its really funny to boot!

[neco82]

I love anime, though I don't watch it that much... very hard to get where I live. Among my favorite movies...

Vampire Hunter D (The cheesy 1980 version AND the cool, gothic 2001 sequel)
Battle Angel Alita
Akira (Still have no idea what it's about)
Devil Man (Cheesy, and with the GAYEST ending ever in part 2)
Ninja Scroll
Fist Of The North Star (Storywise it's utter shit, but you can't go wrong if you like over-the-top gore)

Of course, there are some crap animes out there as well:

X: The Movie (Makes absolutely no sense)
Urotsukidoji (Pointless, disgusting and a bad excuse for tentacle sex scenes)
Tekken (The worst video game adaptation ever. Street Fighter with Van Damme is an Oscar winner compared to this).

[mattjk_17]

I used to be a MASSIVE fan of the genre but over the last few years I've somehow lost interest. I only own 2 animé on DVD, The Animatrix and Akira 2 Disc Ltd. Edition (R2), but I've been considering purchasing Ghost In The Shell and Violence Jack - The Complete Collection lately. I want to get back into it, I still have countless animé recorded on VHS, but I guess I don't have all the time in the world these days.

[Jon Lyrik]

Me loves animation (heck, I have a Looney Tunes, Spumco and Pixar fetish), all kinds of animation, so yes, I like anime.

Granted, shit like Pokemon or Hamtoro gives me a headache, but the more higher demograph stuff like Cowboy Bebop or the films like Akira or Princess Mononoke can be brilliant. The animation style can be very lush too, even moreso than Disney's most expensive films.

So anime get's a thumb's up your as...I mean, http://www.joblo.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif.

[ColinM]

I judge an anime movie or series just like a judge any movie or series; so in other words, I don't like it or dislike it simply because it's anime. Lots of my friends are die-hard anime lovers and have tried to hook me, but so far to no avail. The only anime I love is One Piece, a really funny, unique, great series that hasn't been released in the US yet, but you can get DVDs with english subtitles on eBay. It's fantastic stuff.

My favorite anime movie is Grave of the Fireflies (7.5/10).

[JCPhoenix]

Grave of the Fireflies 10/10
Naruto (TV Series 9/10...the one mark off is for all the damn flashbacks)
My Neighbor Totoro 9/10
Laputa: Castle in the Sky 9/10
Spirited Away 8/10
City Hunter: Magnum of Love's Destination (called something like that) 8/10
Kiki's Delivery Service 8/10
Golden Boy (Miniseries 6 Eps) 8/10
Perfect Blue 8/10
Princess Mononoke 8/10
Macross Plus 8/10
The Animatrix (as a whole) 8/10
Ninja Scroll 8/10
Porco Russo 7/10
Nausicaa: Valley of the Winds 7/10
Sailormoon (TV Series 3/10...soooo repetitive. And i'm ashamed to admit, i've seen quite a few episodes. Never saying how many though.)

I believe those are most of the anime movies I've seen...only a handful (and i'm not including Pokemon movies etc...i have been unfortunate enough to witness one full Pokemon movie...shiver)

i only watch one anime show and i started cause my cousin was watching it one day so i decided to sit and start watching it and by the end i was like, next one, then the next one, etc etc...the show is of course NARUTO!!!

I've also seen parts of the Trigun series but for some reason i can't remember a single bit of it at all so i obviously can't rate it :p.

[Psychocandy]

Well I just bought a Ghibli Collection box set from Ebay. I think it's a bootleg so i'd appreciate it if anyone who perhaps owns this box set could confirm the picture and sound quality. Here's a picture of it...

http://i13.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/1e/f6/40_1.JPG

It contains the following...

1) Nausicaa of The Valley of Wind (1984)
2) Only Yesterday (1991)
3) Princess Mononoke (1997)
4) Whisper of the Heart (1995)
5) My Neighbor Totoro (1998)
6) Pon Poko (1994)
7) Porco Rosso (1992)
8) Laputa : Castle In The Sky (1986)
9) Kiki's Delivery Services (1989)
10) Tombstone of Fireflies (1988)
11) Ocean Waves (1993)
12) On Your Mark Music Video (1995)

I've only seen Mononoke, Totoro, Porco Rosso, Graveyard Of The Fireflies and half of Kiki so any info on Nausicaa, Only Yesterday, Whisper Of The Heart, Pon Poko, Laputa and Ocean Waves would be appreciated. Cheers.

[Indy in IN]

I have none on disc but a few on VHS. I like it, but have only watched the mainstream like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Vampire Hunter D, ect...

I need to start getting Starblazers on DVD.

See Avatar (never mind, I changed it)

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[rushmore beauty]

Princess Mononoke (10/10) is one of my favorite films of all-time and I recommend it to every single person that is even just slightly interested in anime.

[Tagia_Romero]

Ahh more anime comrades! I have only just started to REALLY get into the genre, though as a child I LOVED "Astroboy". Anyho, these are the movies that I love and own.

Perfect Blue
Ninja Scroll
Wicked City
"Hellsing" (TV series)
Ninja Scroll
Vampire Hunter D
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
The Animatrix (beautiful and depressing and dazzling)
Spirited Away
Some "Sailor Moon" on videotape. I LIKED that series.
"Neon Genesis Evangelion"
"Night Stalkers"
Battle Angel Alita
Vision of Escaflowne
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost In The Shell
Witch Hunter Robin
Blood: The Last Vampire
Vampire Princess Minyu
Akira

[Psychocandy]

Heh. My Trigun and Cowboy Bebop DVD box sets arrived today. The Trigun episodes seem fine. Great picture quality, sounds fine and the subs make sense. The same cannot, however, be said for Cowboy Bebop. The picture quality and sound are fine but, fuck me, the subtitles must have been translated by a lobotomised monkey. I don't know if i'm going to be able to persevere to watch the damn thing. They are really that bad. Serves me right for being a tight wad. I've got my fingers crossed now that the Studio Ghibli box set i'm waiting for isn't going to suffer from the same problem. The Cowboy Bebop set only cost be £10.00. The Ghibli box set was £35.00.

[Weapon X]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
Heh. My Trigun and Cowboy Bebop DVD box sets arrived today. The Trigun episodes seem fine. Great picture quality, sounds fine and the subs make sense. The same cannot, however, be said for Cowboy Bebop. The picture quality and sound are fine but, fuck me, the subtitles must have been translated by a lobotomised monkey. I don't know if i'm going to be able to persevere to watch the damn thing. They are really that bad. Serves me right for being a tight wad. I've got my fingers crossed now that the Studio Ghibli box set i'm waiting for isn't going to suffer from the same problem. The Cowboy Bebop set only cost be £10.00. The Ghibli box set was £35.00.

The subtitles were likely translated from Japanese to Chinese, from Chinese to Korean, and then Korean to English...or some such line or cross-country translation. A lot of folks agree the English dubbing on Bebop is better anyhow.

This is why sometimes paying full retail price ISN'T such a bad thing... :D

[JCPhoenix]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
Well I just bought a Ghibli Collection box set from Ebay. I think it's a bootleg so i'd appreciate it if anyone who perhaps owns this box set could confirm the picture and sound quality. Here's a picture of it...

http://i13.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/1e/f6/40_1.JPG

It contains the following...

1) Nausicaa of The Valley of Wind (1984)
2) Only Yesterday (1991)
3) Princess Mononoke (1997)
4) Whisper of the Heart (1995)
5) My Neighbor Totoro (1998)
6) Pon Poko (1994)
7) Porco Rosso (1992)
8) Laputa : Castle In The Sky (1986)
9) Kiki's Delivery Services (1989)
10) Tombstone of Fireflies (1988)
11) Ocean Waves (1993)
12) On Your Mark Music Video (1995)

I've only seen Mononoke, Totoro, Porco Rosso, Graveyard Of The Fireflies and half of Kiki so any info on Nausicaa, Only Yesterday, Whisper Of The Heart, Pon Poko, Laputa and Ocean Waves would be appreciated. Cheers.

Laputa rules! My favorite miyazaki film other than Totoro...Nausicaa is very good too though my least favorite of Miyazaki's films...it's sort of like an early version of Princess Mononoke.

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by Weapon X
The subtitles were likely translated from Japanese to Chinese, from Chinese to Korean, and then Korean to English...or some such line or cross-country translation. A lot of folks agree the English dubbing on Bebop is better anyhow.

This is why sometimes paying full retail price ISN'T such a bad thing... :D

Yeah. Looks like I should have gone for the US Perfect Sessions release. It's going on Amazon.com for only $34.99. Not bad. Not bad at all. I may auction of this shit of piece box set immediately and invest in the Perfect Sessions release. Anyone own it? I'd appreciate some confirmation as to it's worth. Picture quality? Sound quality? Most important...translation? Do the subs make sense? Here's the cover of the Perfect Sessions release.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005QCW4.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[BakeTheMooCow]

Psychocandy, do you know of any films that are entirely like the animated segment in Kill Bill Vol. 1 (if you've seen it)? Or if you've seen the Pearl Jam video for Do The Evolution, are there are movies animated like that? I think Todd McFarlane did the video.

[X-Nightcrawler]

I0m not the biggest fan but I DID watch the entire "Blue Seed" and "BoogiePop Phantom" and utterly adored both. I have also been catching episodes of "Nightwalker" lately, I like that too.

Oh, and there was an unnimaginable wave in Mexico for "Dragon Ball Z/GT" when I was in fifth grade (and one for "Pokémon" when I was in seventh but I never really cared about it) and I did watch every episode.

Come to think about it...I DO like anime.

[Psychocandy]

Originally posted by BakeTheMooCow
Psychocandy, do you know of any films that are entirely like the animated segment in Kill Bill Vol. 1 (if you've seen it)? Or if you've seen the Pearl Jam video for Do The Evolution, are there are movies animated like that? I think Todd McFarlane did the video.

In reference to you interest in anime that looks and feels like the sequence in Kill Bill. Hmm. It was animated by Production IG who previously worked on Ghost In The Shell and Blood: The Last Vampire. Other movies/series you could check out are Golgo 13 and the Crying Freeman series. The latter starts off well though and proceeds to become less interesting as the series progresses. If you enjoyed the animation in the Do The Evolution video then you should check out the Spawn cartoon. Much, much better than the movie adaptation. Far closer to the comic both in terms of plot developments and the amount of violence on display (in fact the cartoon is more violent than the comic...go figure). I'll think about this some more. I can perhaps come up with some other suggestions.

[rilocay]

Also MooCow, Production Ig also worked on one of the greatest Anime's of all time, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and that is a series that you should defiantly check out.

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
I0m not the biggest fan but I DID watch the entire "Blue Seed" and "BoogiePop Phantom" and utterly adored both. I have also been catching episodes of "Nightwalker" lately, I like that too.

Oh, and there was an unnimaginable wave in Mexico for "Dragon Ball Z/GT" when I was in fifth grade (and one for "Pokémon" when I was in seventh but I never really cared about it) and I did watch every episode.

Come to think about it...I DO like anime.

I see you have the "Locomotion" channel ;)

If you liked BoogiePop Phantom, I recommend you Serial Experiments Lain and if you liked Nightwalker you should watch Hellsing, which is pretty cool too.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
I see you have the "Locomotion" channel ;)

If you liked BoogiePop Phantom, I recommend you Serial Experiments Lain and if you liked Nightwalker you should watch Hellsing, which is pretty cool too. BUSTED! :)

I'll, Lain starts this monday.

[cupajoe]

i like anime for the art but anime's get on my nerves after a while for a stupid reason. the charecters constant perfect hair i mean they are supossed to be in a post apocolyptic world and the charecters look like they just got done doing there hair or just came back from the barber so there hair is always perfect or exotic it always gets to me even when i was enjoying kill bill all the charecters in orin-ishii's origin sequence had great hair. but i will get over it the art allways makes up for it in my book.

[Golden Badtz]

Psychocandy, I found that strange Cowboy Bebop 6 dvd boxset on eBay with a starting bid of 9 US $, is this normal ??

Cuz I know the whole boxset is about 200$ CAD, so, of course I wanna bid.. and .. try to get it, if of course it's actually all 26 episodes.

What's your boxset ? Is it this ?? anyways, tell me plz :D

Top 5 Anime Tv Series
1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Macross Zero
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion (most complicated anime ever)
4. Hikaru No Go
5. Read Or Die

Top 5 Anime Movies
1. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
2. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
3. Macross Plus
4. Akira
5. Castle Of Cagliostro

[Masterbrain]

Top 3 Anime series:

Hellsing
Samurai X
Neon Genesis Evangelion

Top 3 Anime movies:

Princess Mononoke
Ninja Scroll
Vampire Hunter D

[gspawn]

Originally posted by Saruman
My favorite is The Animatrix because it has so many different styles.

First off, only one episode of Animatrix was anime. All the rest were just animation. Having a Japanese person on your crew doesn't mean your movie is instantly anime. Finding Nemo wasn't anime, and I guarantee there were some Japanese people somewhere in the studio. It's the same here. Most of the Animatrix was European work. That's why there are so many styles. Because most of it isn't anime.

Okay, back on topic. A few of my favs:
-Ninja Scroll (9/10)- Fun, engaging, fulfilling. Sweet.
-Akira(8/10)- If not for the psychobabble ending, would be 9.
-Trigun (9/10)- Minor subtractions for small things.
-Hellsing (10/10)- Just wow. The music, the action, the style. Amazing.

My shitlist:
-Project A-Ko (unratable)- The whole premise of the show is that people will do anything to see panties and T&A. The less sexy and the less fulfilling you make these shots, the more people will watch. Apparently, some people think that not getting what you want is a good reason to watch more.
-Anything too 70s- Speed Racer, origional Gundam series, etc. (unratable)- "Oh no you have won and now you have won and winning you have won and now winning is winning and you have won fair and now we have lost becasue you have won. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!HAHAHAAH!!!" Complete crap.
-Tenchi/Love Hina/etc (Romance comedies) (6/10 and lower)- 99.999% of these series is formulated. Affeminate guy, one girl beats him up randomly (beating up = hits him once), and no problem ever gets solved. Show me the first 60 seconds of an episode and I'll tell you exactly how it ends. Just take the main problem of the episode, come up with a compromised and half-ass solution, and have the appropriate character mess it up. For example, the episode starts off with everyone having no money for food. The episode will end with everyone starving while one character loses/runs off with the money they managed to earn during the episode. Every time. At the end of the series, the main character will find empowerment because of his achievements, despite losing so much (Not getting the girl, or not achieving KuBlu Super Hyper Action Stance, or not getting into college, or most of the time all of the above. If character achieves any of these things, they must lose even more of another.).

[MonkeyGoat]

I know too much anime to list. But Hellsing rocks hardcore!!
Anyone ever see El Hazard? Or how about the Utena movie, thast was crazy.
And of course Vampire Hunter D, mad props.
I saw someone list Cowboy Bebop, you rock!
I saw the manga ofr Blood: the last vampire. Messed me up.

[EvilDeadGirl]

Originally posted by gspawn - "First off, only one episode of Animatrix was anime. All the rest were just animation. Having a Japanese person on your crew doesn't mean your movie is instantly anime. Finding Nemo wasn't anime, and I guarantee there were some Japanese people somewhere in the studio. It's the same here. Most of the Animatrix was European work. That's why there are so many styles. Because most of it isn't anime.
"

What?! I thought that was why they call it anime! I can't believe this?! My whole life has been a lie!

[Dead Halloween]

By the way, here's a couple of trailers of two cool looking upcoming anime movies.

Ghost In The Shell II: Innocence (http://www.innocence-movie.jp/trailer/index.html)

APPLESEED (http://www.a-seed.jp/trailer.html)

[rilocay]

For Ghostin the Shell 2, i flicked through some of the remaining issues that i saw at a collectoable store, and from what i saw it indeed looks cool but sincei was missing over half the story i had no idea what was really goin on!
Will the movie hae theatrical release in Australia? I hope it does.

[Ripper1888]

I'm new to whole amime thing saw my first a couple months ago there was a Hellsing marathon on WAM! after watching that I went right out and bought he Hellsing boxed set. I've also seen the Vampire Hunter D films and those kicked ass.

I've got Akira,Ghost in the Shell,and Cowboy Bebop(Series&movie)saved on my netflix rental queue.

So yeah I'm pretty new to anime but I like what I've seen so far.

[Psychocandy]

I just noticed about ten minutes ago whilst browsing through the listings on Sky in the UK that the Sci-Fi channel is running a couple of anime show back to back in the wee hours of the morning. It seems that they run an entire series then immediately replace it with a new one. Right now they are showing Neon Genesis Evangelion and Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040. They finish up this Saturday then starting a 5am on Sunday morning they start running Gasaraki and Excel Saga. After they finish showing them...sometime in March they are showing Martian Successor Nadesico and starting Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 from scratch again. Then when those finish they are starting Neon Genesis Evangelion and Excel Saga again. I'm just getting back into anime in a big way after having taken a break for a number of years. It's great to see a UK channel programming some regular shows (even if they are on a pretty dumb time...5am...idiotic). Do any of these show come with a high recommendation from my anime loving fellow schmoes? Any info appreciated. (I already know that Neon Genesis Evangelion is a masterpiece).

[Cronos]

i love anime, i currently own Ghost in the Shell, Perfect Blue, Princess Mononoke, X - Complete Series, Neon Genesis Evangelion - Complete Series, Serial Experiments Lain - Complete Series, End of Evangelion, Macross Plus - series, Macross Plus the Movie, Blood: The Last Vampire

ahhh, i forgot i also owen Metropolis, also an excellent anime film

all of the above IMO are excellent and well worth seeing

[therealjohng]

Metropolis! Everybody must watch Metropolis!


This movie is worth it just to look at the detail.

[mattjk_17]

I've been buying some animé DVDs lately, my collection is now considerably larger than what it was one month ago.

I now have:
Akira
Ghost in The Shell
Violence Jack - The Collection
Virus Buster Serge - Vols. 1-3

[Psychocandy]

As per my last post in this thead. Has anyone seen Gasaraki, Excel Saga, Martian Successor Nadesico or Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040? I'm not looking for spoilers. I just want to know if they are worth my precious time.

[Golden Badtz]

I have just updated my anime skills
After reading I tried a couple of animes and here's the result

Boogiepop Phantom - :o
Witch Hunter Robin - :(
Serial Experiments Lain - :o

and went back to the good old Gundam series

Gundam Wing - :)
GUNDAM SEED - :D

then watched some Macross: Do you remember love... and... strangly enough hated it
and realized the only good MAcross series/movie/ova is Macross Plus.

I also received my ESCAFLOWNE dvd set including the movie and all 26 COWBOY BEBOP episodes on dvd from china.

[Lynn Minmei]

The original Macross series is quite good IMO.

But you probably couldn't tell that I liked it, huh?

[Jimmy the Hand]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
As per my last post in this thead. Has anyone seen Gasaraki, Excel Saga, Martian Successor Nadesico or Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040? I'm not looking for spoilers. I just want to know if they are worth my precious time.

I would recommend Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 if you like futuristic type anime, but it is a little kiddie in parts..

[XvoorheesX]

I'll start by saying that I've always disliked anime. Nothing really specific about it, it just leaves me kind of sour. And it's not that I'm uneducated on the topic... I went to the anime society at my local university for about three years straight just because it was free movies.
But all that aside, I was at my friends house the other day, and one of the "Fist of the North-Star" movies was on in the background. It was some of the most spectacular cinematography I had ever seen in my life.

[CyclicNightmare]

Probably many Asians.

[Shockwave]

I just blind bought a pretty good one called Samuri X: Trust and Betrayal.

It was really pretty good and much more heart felt then i expected. Its extremely bloody but i think they went to the extreme with it to show the brutality of killing.

One thing that shockd me most about is despite the packaging its really not an action movie but a love story and "got me" with its honesty. 8/10!

[EvilDeadGirl]

I don't know about you all but I'm a Sorcerer Hunters fan. I jes' picked up the complete collection from Best Buy for $45.99. Good series IMO. Reminds me of the Slayers in a way. Anyone else enjoy these? Oh and doese anyone know where I can pick up The Vampire Mosqueton series? Not sure if I spelled it right.

[mattjk_17]

It took me a good 5 hours but I got through Virus Buster Serge.

It ain't the best animé, but it has got some pretty cool fight sequences in it, an interesting story (which gets really good come the final few episodes) and may have just got me back into animé.

Volume 1 (Eps 1-4) - Basically, we are introduced to Serge, STAND, their fight against viruses, just the basics that get a story going really.

Volume 2 (Eps 5-8) - More of the fight against the Virus threats, and we slowly start to find out bits of Serge's past.

Volume 3 (Eps 9-12) - There's a few surprises in store for Raven, Macus isn't too happy about STAND and Serge tries to find out more about his past whilst attempting to finish off the Virus threat once and for all.

8/10

Not bad for £20 :)

[C-Desecration-]

I got' a question:
After checking out End of Evangelion I got the Neon Genesis Evangelion series (from amazon . . . little did I know it was available at the local best buy). When it arrived I popped in the first disk, and after the opening credits the screen started to shake/jump every time a scene, angle, etc. changed . . . which obviously rendered the stuff pretty unwatchable.
I try the 2nd disc. Then the fifth.
They were all like that.

So since amazon doesn't have a refund policy that works if you open the thing I exchanged it for another, which is fine . . .
Usually.
I only have a PS2, and that acts as my DVD player. Is there any possible way that this series boxset doesn't work with playsation 2 (or has the glitches that I listed above)? Is there anyone who has NGE and can tell me that it works just fine on PS2?
Because the problem is I can't get my money back, so if when this new set arrives it STILL doesn't work I might just have to get a DVD player . . . which is fine, I suppose, but I'd still like to know if it works on a PS2.

[dfnshow]

what about Record of Lodoss war, both box sets? the first one was awsome...still haven't watch the second one yet.

[Double Down]

I personally can't stand it, I think it's annoying as hell... But to each his own.

[Shockwave]

what about Record of Lodoss war, both box sets? the first one was awsome...still haven't watch the second one yet.

I liked the first Lodoss series but the second one annoyed me. It had too many characters and did basicly what the first series did, but not as good.

[loserkid]

I love a good deal of anime

the ones I own are:
vampire hunter D and blooodlust
FLCL(all 3 volumes)
X:the movie
wrath of the ninja
samurai deeper kyo (vol. 1 and 2)
initial D(volume 1 and 2)
ex driver
trigun(vol. 1)
ninja scroll:the movie
steel angel kurumi
spirited away
now and then, here and there(all 3 volumes)

but I do really hate akira, just couldn't get into....the only cool thing about it is my student teacher for art's son did a voice in the movie...he also does tye in digimon....there's some useless information

[Weapon X]

Originally posted by C-Desecration-
I got' a question:
After checking out End of Evangelion I got the Neon Genesis Evangelion series (from amazon . . . little did I know it was available at the local best buy). When it arrived I popped in the first disk, and after the opening credits the screen started to shake/jump every time a scene, angle, etc. changed . . . which obviously rendered the stuff pretty unwatchable.
I try the 2nd disc. Then the fifth.
They were all like that.

I'm pretty sure all Region 1 copies of the Evangelion box set have the "Eva shake"...it's something of a trademark for the series, if an unintentional one. Something about it being transfered from a bad tape or something. Anyway, while at first it is glaring and somewhat annoying, by no means does it render the series "unwatchable". You get used to it after a few episodes. And the series itself is worth the technical flaws.

Well, says me, anyway. :)

[Cronos]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
As per my last post in this thead. Has anyone seen Gasaraki, Excel Saga, Martian Successor Nadesico or Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040? I'm not looking for spoilers. I just want to know if they are worth my precious time.

i havent seen Gasaraki, but i couldnt Martian Successor or Bubblegum crisis, i watched a couple of episodes of each, Bubblegum is very kiddie oriented IMO and the scripts are terrible, i saw the last few eps of Nadesico and they werent great, IMO if a series is going to be good it should have a great ending, something this didnt, also the animations isnt that great

[C-Desecration-]

I'm pretty sure all Region 1 copies of the Evangelion box set have the "Eva shake"...it's something of a trademark for the series, if an unintentional one. Something about it being transfered from a bad tape or something.


. . . well . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . huh. Oh well, as long as I'll get used to it. Right off the bat I was intentionally paying close attention to see if it happened all the time, so I suppose if I relax and watch it'll just kind of blend into the shows.

Well shit, that means I didn't have to return it! Dammit! I could be watching NGE right now! Instead I'll have to wait some weeks for another copy to ship . . .
*sigh*
I suppose I better go off and buy End of Evangelion to tide me over (it wasn't as confusing as many people said . . . and I haven't even seen the series!).

[Ron34]

Cowboy Bebop!!!!!!

[Shockwave]

One series ive come to love over time has got to be THE BIG 0! It played on cartoon network for over a year and season2 has recently come out with seasons 3 and 4 (supposedly) on the way.

Its got giant robot action with a James Bonb/Batman hero, crazy villians and some great action!:cool:

That and its got a EXTREMELY deep and complex story that ive yet to wrap my head fully around, but am having a great time figuring out.

[Dead Halloween]

Samurai Champloo (http://www.samuraichamploo.com/)

The new anime from the makers of Bebop. As Bebop mixed jazz (and others) with noir and space opera, this mixes hip hop break dancing and samurais. Looks pretty cool.

[Shockwave]

Looks awesome! That sword fighting was rad as hell!

(Its also nice to see many Cowboy Beebop inluences still present!)

If its from the makers of Beebop im there, as it will no doubt be solid gold.

[mattjk_17]

Dead Halloween

Firstly, I would like to say that your avatar is very distracting ;)

Secondly, thanks for that link, Samurai Champloo looks great :)

[X-Nightcrawler]

Tagia_Romero! spacemonkey!! Is 180+ USD. (aprox, it's 1830 pesos) worth the entire Hellsing collection??

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by mattjk_17
Dead Halloween

Firstly, I would like to say that your avatar is very distracting ;)
Yes! You're talking about the running busty chick right? I liked that better than the creepily ominous "Horny Snuggle" one.

[Golden Badtz]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
Tagia_Romero! spacemonkey!! Is 180+ USD. (aprox, it's 1830 pesos) worth the entire Hellsing collection??

No
I think you can find it for less on eBay.

I got my Bebop and Trigun DVD set for 15$ USD each from some guy in China.

------

New favorites:

Noir (with a great soundtrack)
Last Exile (kick ass CGI)

Classics:

Bebop (best series out there)
Escaflowne (I can never get enough)
Gundam Seed (the best Gundam series ever)

[fevers]

Originally posted by therealjohng
Metropolis! Everybody must watch Metropolis!


This movie is worth it just to look at the detail.




Yep. Excellent movie. It's my favorite aside from Evangelion, Akira, and Ghost in the Shell.

[Weapon X]

I just picked up Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cogliostro...Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film, I believe. The animation's a bit dated (it was from '79, after all), and the ending's a little too sappy for my liking, but it's still a really fun adventure flick. Anyone else seen this one?

[Gunbuster]

Originally posted by Weapon X
I just picked up Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cogliostro...Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film, I believe. The animation's a bit dated (it was from '79, after all), and the ending's a little too sappy for my liking, but it's still a really fun adventure flick. Anyone else seen this one?

Yeah i have seen it and would recomend it to anyone out there who is prehaps new to the world of anime. Other titles definatly worth a look are Evangelion, Hellsing and Gunbuster.
Has anyone out there seen the Ichii the killer Anime that was just released in the UK i love the movie and was wondering if the anime was worth watching i mean does it resemble the manga?

[HeavyK]

I'll watch anime films, but i'm not totally into them like some people are. The animation is very crude compared to regular animated films and some of it seems really hokey. But that just my opinion.

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by HeavyK
I'll watch anime films, but i'm not totally into them like some people are. The animation is very crude compared to regular animated films and some of it seems really hokey. But that just my opinion.

I wouldn't call it crude, it just isn't as overly polished as most Disney stuff, so it almost comes off as that. Stuff like Akira definitely looks more polished.

[fevers]

You can't really compare anime and animated movies from disney and such because they are totally different styles and artforms.

[jmag]

Bebop rules, but I haven't really seen that much other than that, Trigun, and Akira. Hellsing looks pretty cool, and I've heard Ghost in the Shell is pretty sweet. I'm pretty happy that the Bebop people are coming out with a new thing. If it's anywhere near as cool as Bebop, it will be definately worth looking into.

[EvilDeadGirl]

Ghost in the Shell is pretty sweet. Its been soo long since I watched it. Perhaps its time to dust it off. :)

Well I finally picked up Ninja Scroll on DVD. Got the 10th anniversary edition. Niiiice!

One of my favorite animes out there. Great story and some pretty good action sequences.

[MickeyKnox]

My favorite Animes are
Ghost In the Shell
Akira
Ninja Scroll
Hellsing
Vampire Hunter D
Perfect Blue
GTO

[mattjk_17]

Got through Macross Plus on Sunday night, and surprise surprise, I found out that Sci-Fi Channel UK had put cuts in their airing of the series.

Gotta love DVD though, seeing Macross with 5.1 Surround was amazing. Still one of my favourite animé :)

[The Engraved]

I love anime
Some of my favorites are:

Vampire Princess Miyu (OVA) and The Regular Series - This probably tops my list. I love how Miyu hovers between being good and evil. She has her own ways and humans can never ever really hope to understand her completely. The show is all about mood, coupled with occasional action.

Noir - Good series. love how everyone has their own secrets and agendas.

Street Fighter 2 The Animated Series - What can I say? I've been a street fighter fan since I was a kid. But, I do have to say that even though the show is fun, I think they really ignore the overall might and coolness of Chun-Li (my favorite character).

Escaflowne The Series - Simply a fun show to watch.

Sailor Moon - I know its corny, and meant for little kids, but I can't help but like it. I love watching the mishaps of Serena and her struggle to be both a leader and true hero.

Stand-alones:

Blood The last Vampire
Read or Die
Armitage (both parts)
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust
Ninja Scroll

[X-Nightcrawler]

ALEXANDER starts in two minutes, Ill see it.

[Tagia_Romero]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
Tagia_Romero! spacemonkey!! Is 180+ USD. (aprox, it's 1830 pesos) worth the entire Hellsing collection??

Oh my, golly golly gosh yes! Now run along and get it!

[angel]

these are mine:

Fist of the North Star
The Animatrix
Ghost In The Shell
Blood: The Last Vampire
Ninja Scroll
Perfect Blue
Akira
Tekken ( LOL, what can I say ....im a gamer chick)


Looks like almost everyone has the same ones

[Indy in IN]

Update to my post here a while back. I wanted to get some Starblazers DVDs. Deal of the century, 6 unopened off ebay for $41.00. Hell, the cheapest I have found them locally is $26.99 EACH!

[Shockwave]

There is a one on cartoon network ive been watching for a while now and picked up just recently, called BIG O.

Its about giant robots fighting,a city with amnesia about a great event 40 years prior that wiped everyones memory, and a evil corporation trying to profit and rule off the long forgotten memories.

The hero, Roger, is a cross between 007 and Batman, complete with a ass-kicking butler!

Its pretty good, it has exellent music, great characters, a very deep story, and the animation really reminds me of the old Batman cartoons.:cool:

[rilocay]

Im getting the hellsing box set for my birthday! yay!

HeY i just realised this will be my 1006th post! When da hell did i get to 1000?! lol. yay for me!

[Streepster]

http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.07/reviews/2/pic.jpg

[Dead Halloween]

By the way, Did you know there is a live action tv series of Sailor Moon recently aired in Japan?

[Cottonmouth]

I used to be really into Sailormoon, and was forced to watch DragonballZ when in the company of my brother.

The only one that I can say I thoroughly enjoy would be Cowboy Bebop, and I would like to see Vampire Hunter D.

[Golden Badtz]

mhm...
all you people seem to know are the basics
bebop
trigun
hellsing


you should try the GONZO studio animes
yukikaze
last exile
the new gundam --> GUNDAM SEED
Overman King Gainer
HEAT GUY J

[Cosimo]

I recently went to an extremely cool bar in London where they had a huge screen playing GHOST IN THE SHELL purely as a visual whilst a dj was scratching on decks.The nexy day i too used manga as a visual at my house party choosing instead the great Ninja Scroll,being that it was my 21st and that i was also extremly wasted on a wide range of narcotics both Anime classics provided great entertainement.

[Jon Lyrik]

Originally posted by Shockwave
There is a one on cartoon network ive been watching for a while now and picked up just recently, called BIG O.

Its about giant robots fighting,a city with amnesia about a great event 40 years prior that wiped everyones memory, and a evil corporation trying to profit and rule off the long forgotten memories.

The hero, Roger, is a cross between 007 and Batman, complete with a ass-kicking butler!

Its pretty good, it has exellent music, great characters, a very deep story, and the animation really reminds me of the old Batman cartoons.:cool:

I watched some of it. Nice animation, and a pretty good story. The characters I dislike, though. Seem a bit too bland for me, but I only watched like three episodes.

[X-Nightcrawler]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0006H324I.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Making my way through this LOOOONG series right now. Genuinely reccomended, it's absolutely fantastic.

[Weapon X]

I just blind-bought Appleseed, the new CG-anime movie. Pretty cool stuff, says I. The whole thing plays like a videogame cutscene, but it's shot like a 2D-anime, so sometimes I forget they were 3D charatcers. The movie looks beautiful, but I hope this CG-animation technique doesn't replace the traditional style.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Weapon X
I just blind-bought Appleseed, the new CG-anime movie. Pretty cool stuff, says I. The whole thing plays like a videogame cutscene, but it's shot like a 2D-anime, so sometimes I forget they were 3D charatcers. The movie looks beautiful, but I hope this CG-animation technique doesn't replace the traditional style. Is the movie itself any good?

[Golden Badtz]

Recently I saw Steamboy which I absolutly adored even though the movie is way too long for it's thin plot. I loved the visuals and animation, this film does exactly what Akira did, it revolutionizes anime.
http://www.thezreview.co.uk/images4/steamboy08.jpg
http://www.thezreview.co.uk/images4/steamboy06.jpg

Appleseed 2004 is pretty good, although at first I found it sucked balls, I saw the original one afterwards (I thought is was gonna be Ghost In The Shell style, cool animation, hardcore violence etc...) but no, the original suckes even more, finally I realized that remake was pretty damn decent.
http://www.cineclick.it/recensioni/images/appleseed_5.jpg

Fullmetal Alchemist is an awesome show, saw it a year ago when it was playing in Japan, can't wait for the movie especially with what happenes in the end Great Stuff.
http://www.animay.net/image%20gallery/fma/thumbs/tn_fma2910_png.jpghttp://www.animay.net/image%20gallery/fma/thumbs/tn_fma0133_jpg.jpg
http://www.animay.net/image%20gallery/fma/thumbs/tn_fma0336_jpg.jpghttp://www.animay.net/image%20gallery/fma/thumbs/tn_fma0407_jpg.jpg

As for the last anime I saw I just finished Macross Zero, the 5th episode came out this month, crazy show, buying all 5 on 1 single dvd from my friend's anime store. Absolutly Amazing Macross show.
http://www.anime-revenge.net/images3/macross1_1.jpg
http://www.anime-revenge.net/images3/macross1_1_2.jpg
http://www.anime-revenge.net/images3/macross2_2.jpg

[X-Nightcrawler]

I just saw the season 2 finale of of Full Metal Alchemist (ep. 25). I hoped it'd end on a positive note like the season 1 finale but they did the favor of killing off one of my favorite characters.
*sigh*
I just can't trust this show.

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0006H324I.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Making my way through this LOOOONG series right now. Genuinely reccomended, it's absolutely fantastic.

Bought it, lend it to a friend, never saw it again.... :(
Heard is pretty good.

Appleseed is a fun movie, nice visuals and good action.

Right now Im watching Elfen Lied it's very good, probably one of the goriest and most disturbing animes I've seen.
http://www.mercadolibre.com.ec/org-img/preview/MEC/122004/1592472_5427.jpg

[Paterfamilias]

I just started to get into anime recently. So far some of the ones i like are:
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Totoro (both of these i watch w/ my daughter, she likes them too!)
Ninja Scroll
Cowboy Bebop
Interstella 5555 - This is great! Its anime set to Daft Punk.

I like to throw Sushi and Anime parties. The two just seem to go together, eh?
Anyone in the mid-atlantic region going to Otokon in August?

[rmarti3926]

I do. My favorite anime is Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, Love Hina, and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

[rmarti3926]

Originally posted by rmarti3926
I do. My favorite anime is Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, Love Hina, and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

[X-Nightcrawler]

I want to know, can anyone reccomend any good Fantasy anime? I'm not really looking for stuff like Evangelion right now. More, in the lines of Full Metal Alchemist. Some I can think of right now are Last Exile and Vision Of Escaflowne, which I'm planning to catch. Anyone knows of any other fantasy ones?

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
I want to know, can anyone reccomend any good Fantasy anime? I'm not really looking for stuff like Evangelion right now. More, in the lines of Full Metal Alchemist. Some I can think of right now are Last Exile and Vision Of Escaflowne, which I'm planning to catch. Anyone knows of any other fantasy ones?

http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~kuegler/main/anime/lodoss.jpg
-Record Of Loddoss War. A classic of Fantasy anime. But it's more like "epic" fantasy (like the Lord of The Rings).

http://mag.awn.com/issue9.04/9.04images/anime02_KinosJourney-DVD.jpg
-Kino's Journey. Im not really sure if label it as fantasy, but is damn good. Very underrated anime.

http://www.yale.edu/anime/imgarchive/nausicaa/nauwc12.jpg
-Nausicaa of the valley of the wind. My favorite studio Ghibli movie.

There's a new anime that seem like what are you looking for called Erementar Gerad (http://www.erementar-gerad.com/) , there are a only a few episodes out yet from Japan. I wasn't really Impressed by the first episodes, but It might turn good.

[bechols]

I began watching Anime only a few years ago and I fell in love with it. My favorites are:

Princess Mononoke
Yu Yu Hakusho
Cowboy Beebop
Vampire Hunter D
Robotech
Akira

[X-Nightcrawler]

Just watched the amazing 3-episode whammy S3 finale/S4 premiere of Full Metal Alchemist. WOW, what an AMAZING cliffhanger. Didn't see any of this stuff coming.


Thanks for those DH, I'll check them out (the first looks pretty good).

[X-Nightcrawler]

Well, it's over. The ending was mindblowingly amazing. I couldn't have thought of a more perfecly bittersweet finale for the series. I cannot wait for the movie. It was a great ride.

**SPOILERS**
Too bad there's no more amazing armor-Al. I loved how he looked.

[Darrell]

I like anime.

I am a big fan of vampire hunter D

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by TheNotoriousMogg
I like anime.

I am a big fan of vampire hunter D "Vampire Hunter D" or "Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust"?

The first was so fucking terrible, but the second is amazing, one of the best anime movies I've seen.

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
[B]Well, it's over. The ending was mindblowingly amazing. I couldn't have thought of a more perfecly bittersweet finale for the series. I cannot wait for the movie. It was a great ride.

MUST see this anime series, everyone keep telling me how good it is.

And there's a FMA Movie on the way.

Fullmetal Alchemist - The Conqueror of Shambala (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4176)

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
MUST see this anime series, everyone keep telling me how good it is.

And there's a FMA Movie on the way.

Fullmetal Alchemist - The Conqueror of Shambala (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4176) Yes you must. It's absolutely amazing. But if you haven't read the movie's synopsis, avoid it like hell, it'll ruin the amazing ending.

[Golden Badtz]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
Yes you must. It's absolutely amazing. But if you haven't read the movie's synopsis, avoid it like hell, it'll ruin the amazing ending.

I finished the series a pretty long time ago and still have that first pic of Ed from the movie, the series finale leaves us with a pretty bad ass concept for a movie but then again, where did you read the movie's synopsis ???? Can u post it here plz ?

The last episodes, the ones with the Central City (depends in what version you saw the show) and it's mysterious underground kick major ass, especially since we first see it in the Japanese 4th opening scene.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Golden Badtz
I finished the series a pretty long time ago and still have that first pic of Ed from the movie, the series finale leaves us with a pretty bad ass concept for a movie but then again, where did you read the movie's synopsis ???? Can u post it here plz ?

The last episodes, the ones with the Central City (depends in what version you saw the show) and it's mysterious underground kick major ass, especially since we first see it in the Japanese 4th opening scene. Whoa, whoa, whoa-
Version of the show? There's an alternate ending?! PLEASE explain!

Anyway, I saw the japanese uncut series (no Cartoon Network) and yeah, the final episodes were fantastic. But there's plenty of information about the movie on the net. For a synopsis, check out that link Dead Halloween just posted. For a trailer, go here. (http://www.hagaren-movie.jp/index2.html). It's on the 10 o'clock button (it's flash).

*Spoilers*
What confuses me is that in the trailer Al is back in armor-form, but the synopsis says that it IS a sequel to the show. Not sure how that is.

[Dead Halloween]

Any Azumanga Daioh fans here?

http://www.nekokoneko.net/~savi/lyrics/img/azumangadaioh.gif

When I saw the first episodes didn't really cought my atention and didn't finish watching the whole series. A few weeks later I decided to give it another chance, and totally fell in love with it. Is one of the most adorable and funny animes I've seen.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Anyone ever seen "Silent Möbius"? I caught a late episode the other day (which spoiled important turning point) and it was fantastic. Anyone know if it's any good?

[Weapon X]

I've recently tried out Samurai Champloo, the new series from the director of Cowboy Bebop, and all I can say is: Why didn't someone recommend this to me sooner!?

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
Anyone ever seen "Silent Möbius"? I caught a late episode the other day (which spoiled important turning point) and it was fantastic. Anyone know if it's any good?

I can't remember much of it, but I think it was good. The main character is a little annoying at times.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Weapon X
I've recently tried out Samurai Champloo, the new series from the director of Cowboy Bebop, and all I can say is: Why didn't someone recommend this to me sooner!? A schmoe reccomended it to me a few months ago, told me it was awesome, I've been hunting for it ever since.

I can't remember much of it, but I think it was good. The main character is a little annoying at times.
I gotta ask you, where the hell do you get all the anime series you've seen?! It's like you've seen every series in existence! :)

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler

I gotta ask you, where the hell do you get all the anime series you've seen?! It's like you've seen every series in existence! :)

I have been an anime fan from a long time (10 years I think.) and I think the Silent Mobius TV series I saw it in the Locomotion Channel in Sky. There's a movie too.


Damn, I feel like such a geek :p

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Psychocandy
I'll repeat. It's not a genre. It's genres. I'll expand on this later. Calling anime "a genre" is hilariously ignorant. "Genres" seems more close to it but I myself consider it a whole different medium. It's not american TV, it's not movies, it's not videogames, it's not novels, it's anime.

[Shockwave]

..has anyone seen the anime THE BIG O?

Ive watched it twice now, and i still havent figured it out, but man, it keeps drawing me back. I love the characters, deep subplots, and the music is some of the best iver ever heard.

Giant robots breaking things doesnt hurt either.

[Dead Halloween]

ERGO PROXY (http://www.ergoproxy.com/)

A new anime from the creators of Samurai Champloo an Witch Hunter Robin. Looks pretty good.

[X-Nightcrawler]

I just received a few series I'll be watching.

Last Exile, Vision of Escaflowne, Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, FLCL (thanks for that, Dead Halloween) and one I can't remember its name.

I also got the Inuyasha OVAs, but I have never seen an episode of that series so I doubt I'll be glancing at them.

[Shockwave]

FLCL (thanks for that, Dead Halloween)

X, u will love it. Its beyond nuts but most awesome and stands up to repeat viewings very well. Wild fun.

[Tyler_Durden_208]

Just going by what I/my g.f. own:
Ghost in the Shell (of course)
Ghost in the Shell 2 (blind bought it and am sorry)
Fist of the North Star (my favorite anime series EVER)
Ninja Scroll (classic)
Vampire Hunter D (I don't believe it's "terrible" the way many do, but it hasn't aged very well)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (my first anime :D )
Yu Yu Hakusho (great series, still trying to collect all of them)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (awesome giant robot show, pretty much made me quit watching Gundam altogether)
Trigun (anime+western = good times)
Ninku (only got a few episodes, but I like what I've got)
Wolf's Rain (more like I sort of like it and my g.f. owns them :p )
Soul Hunter (I despise "cute" animes, which my g.f. seems to own tons of)
Inuyasha (see above, I never understood this show or had any like for it)

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
I just received a few series I'll be watching.

Last Exile, Vision of Escaflowne, Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure, FLCL (thanks for that, Dead Halloween) and one I can't remember its name.

Your welcome. :cool:
Last Exile is pretty good, one of the best of Studio Gonzo. Escaflowne rocks too, Haven't watched the others.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
Your welcome. :cool:
Last Exile is pretty good, one of the best of Studio Gonzo. Escaflowne rocks too, Haven't watched the others. Yeah. I started Last EXILE first. The first 4 episodes were just all right, I hope it gets better as it goes along. The computer animation is amazing, though.

[Dead Halloween]

Just to keep this thread alive, which are the WORST animes you've seen?

-Cyber Team in Akihabara Silly magical girls anime that it takes itself too seriously in the last half of the series. It was like mix between Sailor Moon and Evangelion.
-Cybuster Awful character designs, horrible animation, boring plot. It looks like nothing to the game it's based on.

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/46/131046.jpg
MD Geist Hated, hated, hated this thing. I couldn't care for any of the characters, I wanted all of them to die especialy the main character. Probably the the most unlikeable main character I've seen in anime.

[Shockwave]

Samarai Champloo, which ive been watching recently, is pretty kick-ass.

It doesnt bring me in quite like Beebop did, but then again, ive only seen half the series. Its a great mix of trippy hip-hop/samuri action and Beebop-ish style comedy.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
Just to keep this thread alive, which are the WORST animes you've seen?

-Cyber Team in Akihabara Silly magical girls anime that it takes itself too seriously in the last half of the series. It was like mix between Sailor Moon and Evangelion.
-Cybuster Awful character designs, horrible animation, boring plot. It looks like nothing to the game it's based on. Agreed on both, Cybaster its so generic. Another ones I dislike are the 'kids' anime like Medabots or Bayblade. They should not exist.

Now, I'm going to come out and say it. I'm a huge and I mean HUGE DragonBall Z (I also like GT and the original) fan. Dead Halloween would know about the huge DBZ trend about 7 years ago in Mexico, I was in 5th grade, totally obsessed. I just made my way through all the sagas in 291 episodes (japanese uncut, but in Spanish) and I'm still in total love with it.

[Tyler_Durden_208]

I know I'm gonna offend a couple people, but these are my worst animes:
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (blah, blah, blah, I don't give a damn how humans and robots are alike and not alike, just have some kickass action somewhat like the first movie)
Inuyasha (everytime I've tried to watch this show, a massive bloodlust has welled up in me and I have to turn to Postal 2 and GTA: San Andreas to stop from injuring someone.)
Dragonball (Z, GT, whatever. I just can't get along with this show. I payed attention to it and tried to watch it, but the thing is, I can't get along with the yelling for two minutes before they do something and how growing your hair out and it suddenly bleaching blonde is being any "tougher"?)

[metalnightmare]

some of my fave animes that have not been listed are
3x3 eyes
Gun Smith Cats
Nightwalker

Akira is great too, But to get a better understanding of the movie pick up the special edition. They redubed it and the movie will make a lot more sense. (At least for me it made more sense)

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by metalnightmare
Nightwalker Finally someone else who also likes Nightwalker.

And I know what you mean, Tyler. If you didn't get into DragonBall when you were a kid, then you never will. Rest asured though, those who like it, like it a lot.

[Shockwave]

I loved Dragonball when i was little, and it still find it pretty entertaining, but i will forever loath Dragonball GT.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Shockwave
I loved Dragonball when i was little, and it still find it pretty entertaining, but i will forever loath Dragonball GT. Yeah, that seems to be popular. How come? When I first saw it I didn't think it was any different from Z. I mean, yeah, it's really short and focuses on Trunks/Pan/Goku for the most time (too bad this Trunks isn't as badass as the one in Z) but the finale with Omega Shenron and the uber extreme fusion transformation omg was fantastic. The last episode had me choking up.

[metalnightmare]

A few things that are against DBGT

1 it only lasted 50 some eps because of low ratings
2 GT was not made by the oringal creator(Akira Toriyama) of the DB/Z series Toei wanted to milk the cow some more. Akira had little to do with the GT series.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by metalnightmare
A few things that are against DBGT

1 it only lasted 50 some eps because of low ratings
2 GT was not made by the oringal creator(Akira Toriyama) of the DB/Z series Toei wanted to milk the cow some more. Akira had little to do with the GT series. That I didn't know.

But I didn't find it too different from DBZ. I think it's actually much better than the childish DB.

[Shockwave]

I did actualy like GT over regular Dragonball which always jusr seemed weird as hell.

My main gripe with GT was that the animation was pretty shity for most fo the series, even over the worst Z episodes. The villians(except for Omega Shenron) were damn lame, and i hate Goku being the only one ever doing any of the fighting/saving. It seemed like all the crap they went through with all the other characters in the Z saga went to hell once these guys took over.

..that being said, i did appriciate the MUCH shorter fights then the ones in Z. Sometimes that series wore me out waiting for a fight to end. (whenever they have a flashback in mid fight to an earlier episode of the same fight, u KNOW its gone on too long.):p

[TeawithBlood]

Does anyone know a good place to get the first 2 seasons of Sailor moon unedited. It's been impossible to find since ADV lost its contract.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Shockwave
Sometimes that series wore me out waiting for a fight to end. (whenever they have a flashback in mid fight to an earlier episode of the same fight, u KNOW its gone on too long.):p I know what you mean. The battle with Frieza (at least the unedited japanese version, not the one america got) went on for TOO long. "It'll be destroyed in 5 minutes!!" and it takes about 8 episodes for it to happen.

[Shockwave]

"It'll be destroyed in 5 minutes!!" and it takes about 8 episodes for it to happen.

Thats exactly the part im talking about.

I watched the episode where he/she said that, then i missed a week of the show.....only to come back and find that not much had changed!

That was one long ass five minutes.

When i read the manga, i was surprised at how quick and brutal the fight read, and how much more intense it was without all the drawn out bullshit the TV show threw at the viewer to hang on to complete the season. :p

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Shockwave
Thats exactly the part im talking about.

I watched the episode where he/she said that, then i missed a week of the show.....only to come back and find that not much had changed!

That was one long ass five minutes.

When i read the manga, i was surprised at how quick and brutal the fight read, and how much more intense it was without all the drawn out bullshit the TV show threw at the viewer to hang on to complete the season. :p
*SPOILERS*
I know what you're talking about, but since that was the time the Super Saiyan/Krilin's death happened, I was all pumped. I could've watched seven thousand more episodes of that fight.

Now that I re-watched it, I did notice how they took it too far, though.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Let's continue the DB/Z/GT conversation in this thread (my review). (http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92643)

[metalnightmare]

Originally posted by Shockwave
Thats exactly the part im talking about.

I watched the episode where he/she said that, then i missed a week of the show.....only to come back and find that not much had changed!

That was one long ass five minutes.

When i read the manga, i was surprised at how quick and brutal the fight read, and how much more intense it was without all the drawn out bullshit the TV show threw at the viewer to hang on to complete the season. :p

oringally Frieza was going to be the end of DBZ (so thats why i think frezias fight lasted so long) but the fans wanted more so cell and buu sagas were made. About the 5 minutes deal. It can be said that frieza either lied or was just plain wrong. I admit the longer DBZ went on the more boring it got its generally a good series. Also take into account that Early DBZ was highly edited for content by Funi and Saban. if you only watch Dub you are missing out on some of the story.

[echo_bravo]

If I ever caught one of my friends watching anime I would probably beat the shit out of him.

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by echo_bravo
If I ever caught one of my friends watching anime I would probably beat the shit out of him.

Well, that's nice... and your point is....?

[Cronos]

Originally posted by echo_bravo
If I ever caught one of my friends watching anime I would probably beat the shit out of him.

:rolleyes:


which are the WORST animes you've seen?

the only one i can think of is the 3 different Dragonball series and Yu-Gi-Oh which i really couldnt bear to watch


anyway, ive got all of Full Metal Alchemist on the way which im looking forward to and ill post my thoughts when it arrives

[Shockwave]

If I ever caught one of my friends watching anime I would probably beat the shit out of him.

Id help.

..but just to randomly beat the shit out of someone.

Feels good every once in awhile. Gets rid of work related stress.

Back to business..... .PARANOIA AGENT is a GREAT, GREAT series ive recently watched, probably one of the best ive ever seen. Its 12 episodes of mind mendig badassery.

The opening to each episode is various characters laughing in WEIRD places, like upside down in the sky. Extremely artistic and borderline insane.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Cronos
:anyway, ive got all of Full Metal Alchemist on the way which im looking forward to and ill post my thoughts when it arrives
You, my friend are in for a big, fat, sweaty, teary, scary, intense, deep, meaningful ride.

Steer clear from spoilers though.
. . . and have a few Kleenex tissues ready.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Well the first 8 episodes of Last Exile have been a huge bore. I'll probably have to force myself through it if it doesn't get better.

If I ever caught one of my friends watching anime I would probably beat the shit out of him.
He could probably take you. He likes anime.

[outsyder]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
. . . and have a few Kleenex tissues ready.


Oh God! It's not that kind of anime, is it?








;)

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by outsyder
Oh God! It's not that kind of anime, is it?








;) Dammit. What's weird is that I did notice that when I posted. I just hoped no one would catch it.

. . . well, at least i'm not shocked by who did catch it.

[Cronos]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
You, my friend are in for a big, fat, sweaty, teary, scary, intense, deep, meaningful ride.

Steer clear from spoilers though.
. . . and have a few Kleenex tissues ready.

originaly i had no interest in seeing this but since you started championing it all over the boards ive steered clear of anything relating to it

when it comes i might even shut myself off from the outside world until ive finished it :p

[Dead Halloween]

Anyone have seen an anime called "Naruto"?
http://character.biglobe.ne.jp/shop/pierrot/image/naruto.gif
It's one of the most popular animes right now in Japan, followed by Gundam Seed Destiny.
I haven't watched it yet, but I heard Cartoon Network USA has the liscence of it.

Recently, I just finished watching the first Gundam Seed. It's the first Gundam series I've seen complete and I think it was good. It has some interesting character and a good plot. The animation in some episodes it's really bad, especially in fight scenes, it seems that they reuse many animations frames frecuently. The mecha (robots) was good, but previous Gundam series had better designs.

[Shockwave]

Anyone have seen an anime called "Naruto"?


Hell yes!

Its one of my favorite long running series ever. :cool: The characters are deep at hell, and the action is intense.

Whats not to love about ninjas going around, randomly flipping out and killing things?

[Dead Halloween]

And now from the WTF?! realm... Powerpuff Girls anime!
http://www.soulvine.net/lj/ppg.jpg
Screenshots (http://www.toonygal.com/ppg/)

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
And now from the WTF?! realm... Powerpuff Girls anime!
http://www.soulvine.net/lj/ppg.jpg
Screenshots (http://www.toonygal.com/ppg/)

What the hell?! What's next, Kung Pao tacos?

[outsyder]

I am so bloody sick of every cartoon being anime-ted. It's at a point where it's become nausiating to watch.

[Dead Halloween]

That's not all, they're also making a GiJoe anime.

http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/4964/458uy.jpg

[metalnightmare]

the power puff going anime will fail in america i clicked on that link and i am watching that crap,

Transformers going anime failed because it sucked. GI Joe going anime i don't know i will wait untill i at least see some of it to make an opinion. depends on the story. like with everything from tv,movies, ect ect some shows are better then others. Thats why my anime favs list would be a lot small then most fans.

[Cronos]

Originally posted by outsyder
I am so bloody sick of every cartoon being anime-ted. It's at a point where it's become nausiating to watch.

completely agree with ya on that

[Dead Halloween]

Yeah, recently there is too many cartoons with heavy anime influences (Martin Mistery, Totally Spies, Teen Titans, etc).
An there's also anime made in japan, but financed by american companys like this Gijoe and Powerpuff girls animes.
I loved Gijoe cartoons and toys when I was a kid, so im looking forward to it. Im not big fan of magical girls animes, but maybe I'll check out that PPG anime just for curiosity.

[Shockwave]

Dont knock Teen Titans, that shows rocks.

The rest i agree with u about however.:)

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by Shockwave
Dont knock Teen Titans, that shows rocks.

The rest i agree with u about however.:)

I wasn't knockin' it. I like the show too.


P.D
Is wrong to think that Raven is hot?

[Shockwave]

..not a way they draw her or Starfire.

For the age they are supposed to be, they got some assets to them, ill admit.:p

All joking aside, i love the "look" of the series. The creators have claimed they drew alot of inspiration from FCLU (a GREAT series) and it shows.

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by Shockwave
..not a way they draw her or Starfire.

For the age they are supposed to be, they got some assets to them, ill admit.:p

All joking aside, i love the "look" of the series. The creators have claimed they drew alot of inspiration from FCLU (a GREAT series) and it shows.

I remember certain episode when Beastboy wanted a motorcycle that resembled a lot to FLCL. Sometimes I wish they stop "homeaging" FLCL so much, anime gags doesn't mix well with american humor. But overall is a fun series.

[Misanthrope]

Anybody seen an anime movie called Mind Game? I just finish watching it and overall its pretty good but i have mixed feelings. The premise and visual styles are both great, but the pacing is quite exesive ( fast parts too fast and slow parts too slow ) not to mention a little bit absurd, but the ending and its sheer level of complexity ( along with the aformentioned frantic excessively fast pacing ) was something to behold, and the fact that this ends up being a simple, touching movie about life in the end really drives it home

8/10 ( although it might change since it was truly just too much to handle at times, i almost never say this but repeated viewings might help )

[Dead Halloween]

There is a weird anime coming up called "Afrosamurai" (http://www.afrosamurai.com/), it's going to be only six episodes long and the main character's it's going to be voiced by Samuel L. Jackson.

[cerealkiller182]

The onyl anime to really catch my eye was Cowboy Bebop, especially the movie. I think if it was live-action it would be insanely successful.

[X-Nightcrawler]

"Full Metal Alchemist - The Conqueror Of Shambala" was released in Japan last Saturday. Got great early word in reviews (eventhough most say you shouldn't see it if you haven't seen the series, which, well . . . duh) and escalated to #2 at the B.O. #1 being SW3, which is really popular in Japan.

I can't wait for it to be released here.

[Shockwave]

3 mini reviews for anime out this week-

Samuri Champloo volume 4- The series is picking up steam HEAVILY and could turn from pretty decent stuff to something on the level of Wolfs Rain and Beebop for me if it continues to pick up steam. Character pasts are revealed and some of the bet action in the series is displayed here.

Volume 4 score- 9/10 Series score so far as a whole- 8/10

Steamboy- while not as good as Akira...what is? This is a more light hearted fare but still worth picking up. An extremely solid adventure movie full of great character development and some truly fantastic art.

Movie score- 8/10

Ghost in the Shell volume 7- The last installemnt ends with a bang, and things did not end at all like i was expecting after the almost depressing end to the movie. Lots of twisty turns and i loved every minute of it. As a whole i wouldnt say the series stands amoung my favorites of all time(due to lack of character development compared to Trigun, Beebop, Wolfs Rian, FMA) but the over stroy arc with THE LAUGHING MAN comes to a great conclusion that left me fully satisfied and wanting even more from this series in the future.

Overall series review- 8/10

[Cronos]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
"Full Metal Alchemist - The Conqueror Of Shambala" was released in Japan last Saturday. Got great early word in reviews (eventhough most say you shouldn't see it if you haven't seen the series, which, well . . . duh) and escalated to #2 at the B.O. #1 being SW3, which is really popular in Japan.

I can't wait for it to be released here.

is that a Full Metal Alchemist film???

kooool

im on episode 17 right now and it just keeps getting better and better

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Cronos
is that a Full Metal Alchemist film???

kooool

im on episode 17 right now and it just keeps getting better and better Oh, yes it does. But stay the FUDGE away from spoilers. The finale (episode 50-51) will make you want to kill someone to see the movie, which is a follow up.

By the way. What did you think about the gnarly twist in episode 7? *SPOILERS*
Nina's horrid death. I thought it was so damned viscious, totally traumated me.

[Dead Halloween]

Just finished Full Metal Panic! and it's second season Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
http://animepro.gamigo.de/p4cms/media/Datenbank/Full-metal-panic-a/full_metal_panic-bild.jpg
Plot:
"Mithril" it's a secret Counter-terrorist organization who have technology more advanced than any country on the world. They discover that some terrorist are after a Japanese school girl called Kaname Chidori for the secrets that she carries. MITHRIL assigns Sagara Sousuke, the youngest member of the orginization who has growed up in the battlefied, to protect her without her knowledge. Sousuke enters her school as transfer student, but not knowing nothing about how to act as a normal student he always ends screwing up things and putting Chidori and himself in embarasing situations.

What I thought:
The two seasons are pretty different from each other. The first season it's most Action/comedy, while the second its more Comedy.
The first season it's pretty good in it's first half, but it gets a little boring at the second half when it gets more serious.
The second season called "Fumoffu" it's shorter (12 episodes). I laughed a lot with "Fumoffu", it centers more in Sagara and how he gets Chidori and her entire school in troubles. It somehow reminded me to the first seasons of Ranma 1/2.

Overall:
Full Metal Panic! - 7.5/10
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu - 9/10

[Cronos]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
By the way. What did you think about the gnarly twist in episode 7? *SPOILERS*
Nina's horrid death. I thought it was so damned viscious, totally traumated me.

damn, same for me...i just kinda went numb for a couple of minutes after, i couldnt believe it happened :(

[chasingbanky]

I recently watched some Trigun.... I thought it had some decent parts, but overall really annoying voice acting... I'm eagerly anticipating the new Hellsing series, and now that I see GI JOE is going anime I wanna check that out too. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm a bit of a closet anime fan...

[Shockwave]

Give Trigun another chance, the first time i watched it i only went to episode 4 and thought it was the dumbest thing ever, but after that things start picking up full steam with the characters and really change gears into exellence.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Cronos
damn, same for me...i just kinda went numb for a couple of minutes after, i couldnt believe it happened :( Right. Good to know I'm not the only one. Oh and . . . embrace yourself for other punches to the stomach like that during the series.

I just watched the beginning of FLCL and I can't stop laughing. WOW, that's one wacky anime! I'll finish it today, probably. Let's see.

[Weapon X]

I just got the complete Gungrave box set. I blind-bought volume 1 a few months ago and decided to go for the whole thing.

I also have the complete Ninja Scroll TV series. Not as good as the movie (then again, what is?), but it still ain't half bad.

[X-Nightcrawler]

The new anime channel kicks MAJOR ass. I almost faint. This is how it went.

They started transmission with "Hellsing", when it was over, "Up next: Wolf's Rain". I lose it, right? When WR is over, "Up next: Full Metal Alchemist."

Needless to say, I had to be rushed to the nearest hospital. When I came back, I watched the first episode of ".hack//SIGN" (which I loved), ".hack//Legend of Twilight" (which I liked) and an episode of "Di Gi Charat Nyo!" which was so inane it actually entertained me.

Oh, also, saw the first two episodes of FLCL. WOW, that's one wacky anime.

[Dead Halloween]

.hack//SIGN its' pretty weird, but good. Even if it has wizards and monsters and stuff, its more SciFi than fantasy.


P.D
I saw Hellsing dubbed in spanish. It was good, but Alucard's voice didn´t fit him.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
I saw Hellsing dubbed in spanish. It was good, but Alucard's voice didn´t fit him. Really? I actually loved the actor choice. Thought it was perfect, for some reason. Victoria's was the one I dislike.

And who the hell did the casting for FMA!? Al's voice was terrible!

[TeawithBlood]

Found this while flipping through TIME:
Since the 1960s, kids of all nations have enjoyed the quests and antics of Astro Boy, Robotech and their TV kin. But in its feature-film form, anime (Japanese animation) boasts a graphic artistry as potent as Disney's or Pixar's--or Goya's or Bosch's. Here, some anime for the ages.

PERFECT BLUE SATOSHI KON, 1997

A cute 'n' sexy pop singer decides to become a movie actress, then realizes she is being stalked by a fan who loves her a leetle too much. An adult thriller inspired by the giallo suspensers of Italian director Dario Argento, Perfect Blue deftly translates the live-action shock style into lurid-luscious anime visuals while mulling the notion that celebrity is a stroke of good luck punishable by death. Have creepy fun with Perfect Blue; then move on to Kon's Millennium Actress, another, gentler mix of suspense and movie lore. It's an anime tribute to live-action Japanese films, from delicate family dramas to the Godzilla epics of a devastated Tokyo.

SPIRITED AWAY HAYAO MIYAZAKI, 2001

The most noted name name in anime, Miyazaki makes child-friendly films that bring kids into magic worlds where pigs (Porco Rosso) and witches (Kiki's Delivery Service) fly with equal ease. Spirited Away, Miyazaki's masterpiece, is set in a spectral bathhouse. Ghosts of every species set traps for plucky young Chihiro-- or help her step out of them. Here is a fantasy land as rich as Lewis Carroll's, a netherworld as poetic as Dante's, to transfix the child in every moviegoer.

BAREFOOT GEN MORI MASAKI,1983

The Japanese monster movies of the 1950s were one pop metaphor from the only people to have been the targets of an atom bomb. Barefoot Gen is another: a memoir (by writer-producer Keiji Nakazawa) of a boy's life in Hiroshima before and after the blast. Gen, on his way to school on Aug. 6, 1945, must become a man amid the city's charnel rubble. The stench of burning bodies will adhere to you; this is no movie for kids. It does have the awful poignancy of a national nightmare--and in cartoon form.

STEAMBOY KATSUHIRO OTOMO, 2004

A Victorian virus has recently infected two of the top anime-tors: Miyazaki set his latest feature, Howl's Moving Castle, in a fanciful antique England; Otomo retreated to 1860s London for the first anime feature he has directed since Akira. Steamboy, available in two cuts (get the 126-min. director's version), sets a complex spy plot chugging across its sooty landscapes, with villains pursuing the boy hero--in some great chase scenes--to harness a 19th century WMD. Only the lad's ingenuity can defeat them. That's the power of anime: it's a weapon of mass perception.

AKIRA KATSUHIRO OTOMO, 1988

Apocalypse, pow! The dystopic future (is there any other kind?) came to animation with Otomo's film version of his manga series--and, presto, haute anime proclaimed itself to the world. This psychedelic eye chart is set in 2019, the same year as Blade Runner, and paints its Neo-Tokyo with even denser splashes of noir on neon. The mix of outlaw attitude and brain-breaking speculation may convince you that the Wachowskis were channeling Akira when they wrote The Matrix. The special-edition DVD restores the original film in all its gaudio-visual splendor.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Stupid Pokemon 2005 (grrrr) and Sith are still on top of the box office. FMA slid down a spot. Stupid japanese people and their pokemon.

[X-Nightcrawler]

http://www.animate-usa.com/HTML/PB/IMAGES/SHINGETSUTAN_TSUKIHIME_0904.jpg
Has anyone seen a show called Tsukihime? I just saw the first episode and holy shit that was interesting. One gory first episode too, the murder was stomach-twirling. I can't wait to see how this show pans out.

Another one I also caught was Martian Successor Nadesico which was great fun. Hilarious and with an interesting premise.

[X-Nightcrawler]

FLCL/Fooly Cooly/Furi Kuri (2000) (OVA)

http://tienda.dreamers.com/imagenes/44568.jpg

"It takes an idiot to do cool things. That's why it's cool."

Plot:
While his brother is in America, young Naota spends some time with his brother's girlfriend, who doesn't stop teasing him. That's when an insane girl in a motoscooter kicks in and smashes Naota on the head. A three foot long bump appears later on, and the girl -who calls herself Haruko- stays in Naota's place as a maid. But then, an evil corporation's plan begins unfolding as a robot appears from the Naota's bump. Oh, that's right . . . and that's not the end of it.

My Thoughts:
If you're in the mood for girls in playboy playmate outfits airsurfing on guitars, a maid robot with a TV as a head kicking ass, a small robot dog that gets bigger as he eats cell phones, people getting cat ears or just utter insanity, then hop on the FLCL train.

This is probably the most insane anime I've ever seen (and probably the most insane anime ever), and even as I was forewarned about just how wacky it was, I was still surprised. I can't say I don't enjoy comedy anime. The little I've seen (Pita Ten, Di Gi Charat Nyo!) has really amuse me, but none of those have come anywhere near to being as insane or funny as FLCL is. The opening alone had me rolling on the floor with anime wackiness taken to the extremes mixed with top fucking notch animation and crazy character designs. I knew I was in for a crazy bloody ride.

FLCL is an anime experiment from the creators of everyone's favorite series, Neon Genesis Evangelion. Can you mix a clever plot with bizzare comedy in only 6 very short episodes? Sounds difficult, I only expected this show to be a fun ride but nothing more. I didn't even really expect a plot, and I could have loved it if it had none! But FLCL decided to go and experiment. It worked wonders. The concept in FLCL isn't throroughly explored, since it has so little time, but the concept itself and to the extent that it is used is fantastic. You have a mistery on hands and the story does well when it develops. My big problem with the story is more of a personal thing, but it'll be addressed following.

The heart of FLCL (it does have a heart under the goofy exterior) relies mostly on the character interaction. Sure, none of these folks are particularily developed or realistic, but the way they relate to each other is where the hay's at. The relationship progression between Naota/Mamimi and Naota/Haruko is just fantastic. I loved how their relationship changes in such radical ways, but smoothly in the course of the short series. There is a heart warming moment in the final episode which I don't want to spoil . . . I'll just say it involved Naota crying. I didn't expect to "Aaaaww" at an anime series that suddenly mimics South Park (no, literally, what wiht that?) but I did. My problem was that I cared so much more about these characters interacting together, who cares in what way, than about the plot. So when the story suddenly went 'serious' (as serious as it got, which isn't much) I was bored.

The directing by Kazuya Tsurumaki (who directed the first part of "The End Of Evangelion" as well as some episodes of the series) was what won me over immediately. Not only is the animation some of the best I've ever EVER seen, I just loved how it was managed. This show oozes style! From the fantastic freeze-as-camera-pans-around in some scenes (loooove the kiss) to the absolutely mindblowing action sequences (Canti kicks so much fucking ass), it's all great. I was in awe and drooling. And what can I say by the soundtrack by "The Pillows"? Nothing except the fact that it fucking ROCKS. I'm not really into J-Pop (except some select few from shows) but these tracks were so fucking catchy and fit the images so well, I had no choice but to get the album, which I reeeeallly reccomend.

Another problem I had was the voice acting. Eventhough most actors got their parts nailed well enough in about one episode, I was really distracted by how underplayed some of the acting is. The character may be screaming and you'll only hear the voice talking normally. Thank god, this goes away soon enough but when it happened, it was pretty hard to look past.

Let me just emphasize on just how crazy the show is. Some parts have the show going 'manga' (you see manga panels and hear the voices) and is later addressed by the chracters as "too expensive and annoying for the cameramen.", at one point, the characters become South Park characters, people shoot people for no reason with odd unlethal weapons and that's just the tip of the iceberg. If you enjoy extreme wackiness in anime, this is your cake.

Overall Rating:
9/10. The flaws are not even real flaws, saying that the characters aren't really developed or that the plot isn't throroughly explored is almost unfair. This isn't the show you'll want to see if you want a thought provoking plot, this is the show you'll want to see if you like wild comedy and suggestive innuendo. It's a roller coaster you have to be ready for. It's just not for everyone.

[Shockwave]

Im glad u loved it X, its one of my favorite series. Totaly insane and doesnt outstay its wecome. 10/10

[Dead Halloween]

Glad you liked it X, damn fun anime 9/10.

Tsukihime its a very good anime. Its a little short (12 episodes) and it gets a little boring sometimes but it got some interesting characters an plot. Its based on a hentai game with the same title and a fighting game called "Melty Blood" (not hentai).
http://kitchen.realotakuheroes.com/games/images/mb_sample02.jpg

[Dead Halloween]

For the interested, here's a teaser trailer for that GiJoe Anime (no sound).
Sigma 6 (http://www.hasbro.com/gijoe/sigma6.mpg)

Stupid Pokemon 2005 (grrrr) and Sith are still on top of the box office. FMA slid down a spot. Stupid japanese people and their pokemon.

I can't understand how Pokemon is still popular in Japan. Every frikin' episode is the same!

[Cronos]

mmmm, lots of anime i have to watch now, im sorted for the next few weeks with

films

Grave Of The Fireflies
Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
My Neighbor Totoro (ill finall get to see it :D)

series

Paranoia Agent
Hellsing
Wolf's Rain
Final Fantasy Unlimited
Macross Zero
Rurouni Kenshin OVA
Last Exile
Trigun
Haibane Renmei
Cowboy Bebop
Read Or Die


gah, i still have to watch the remaining episodes of Full Metal Alchemist, i dont know whats wrong with me, i should have done that already

[Darth Schmoe]

Has anyone seen Trigun? I'm about halfway through the series and I say, it's pretty damn good (and hilarious at times :D).

[Dead Halloween]

I've been wanting to see Trigun, but a friend of mine told me some HUGE spoilers from the series and now I lost the interest (Don't you hate when that happens?).

[Shockwave]

SAMURAI 7 is a recent release that has blown me away. Groovy stuff.

[Darth Schmoe]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
I've been wanting to see Trigun, but a friend of mine told me some HUGE spoilers from the series and now I lost the interest (Don't you hate when that happens?).

That sucks, man, but you could still check it out, if only for the humor. Trigun's main character, Vash the Stampede, is just the weirdest goofball ever.:p

[TeawithBlood]

Ok this may seems a little corny but I've been trying to remember the name of the anime that I use to watch when I was little and I was hoping that you guys could help me out. It was you typical girly anime like Sailor Moon. I remember that it was a group of girls (they might have been fairies or something like that), lead by the princess of the kingdom, that had to protect their kingdom against some evil force. Each girl had a power (i remember the princess had the power of the sun and the red head had the power of love) and a creature that shared their power. That all I can really remember beesides bits and pieces of episodes that would really be of much help. Thanks in advanced.

[SpaceCowboy7810]

I have seen a lot of anime growing up because I spent my childhood in Japan. Some tv shows/movies that fall under that genre are some of my favorites (Cowboy Bebop rules all, a lot of Miyazaki's stuff) and some only tends to confuse me. (No offense to FLCL fans, but what the hell is this thing about?) With this in mind I rate anime like I do any other movie or tv show: how well the story is written, the connection i feel with the characters, and of course if it contains any random element that is so awesome it melts my face off. (Fight Scene, Car Chase, any scene containing some form of bad-assery.) In this sense, I'd consider myself just a movie a fan who happens to watch anime, not necessarily an anime fan.

[The Claw]

Originally posted by Streepster
http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/00.07/reviews/2/pic.jpg

fuck yes! Sailor Moon kicked ass.

uh... I guess i'm okay with anime. not in love with it or anything, but I did really enjoy the anime movies I watched....and I enjoy Sailor Moon and Pokemon greatly for some sad sad reason.

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by TeawithBlood
Ok this may seems a little corny but I've been trying to remember the name of the anime that I use to watch when I was little and I was hoping that you guys could help me out. It was you typical girly anime like Sailor Moon. I remember that it was a group of girls (they might have been fairies or something like that), lead by the princess of the kingdom, that had to protect their kingdom against some evil force. Each girl had a power (i remember the princess had the power of the sun and the red head had the power of love) and a creature that shared their power. That all I can really remember beesides bits and pieces of episodes that would really be of much help. Thanks in advanced.

Could it be "Magic Knights Rayearth"?
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Stormy/rayearth.jpg

[SpaceCowboy7810]

Just about all of these I watched when I was five, growing up in Japan. Nostolgia rocks. I've got the biggest urge to rent me some Sailor Moon if i didn't feel like a ten year old girl picking it up....

[TeawithBlood]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
Could it be "Magic Knights Rayearth"?
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Stormy/rayearth.jpg
No that's not it.

[Dead Halloween]

Originally posted by TeawithBlood
No that's not it.

Do you remember how the girls dressed like or some of their names?

p.d
Is not Winx Club, right?
http://www.tebeosfera.com/Obra/Tebeo/Panini/09winx.jpg

[TeawithBlood]

Originally posted by Dead Halloween
Do you remember how the girls dressed like or some of their names?

p.d
Is not Winx Club, right?
http://www.tebeosfera.com/Obra/Tebeo/Panini/09winx.jpg
Not the Winx Club. Though they are fairly similar. I watched this a while ago, like in the 90's (around '95 or '96). I used to watched it with Salior Moon on Sundays before Church.

[Criminal Rock]

I've always loved cartoons, and in the last two or three years I’ve segued my attention towards anime… though I’m not a fucking machine like you guys are, still, I’m in need of some suggestions.

I love Cowboy Bebop and Inuyasha… I basically watch Adult Swim from beginning to end. Are there any other shows out there I should rent/buy?

And what is Escaflowne about? I hope I spelt that right… I saw the ad on Cartoon Network, and it seems interesting.

[TeawithBlood]

Originally posted by Tai Mai Jew
And what is Escaflowne about? I hope I spelt that right… I saw the ad on Cartoon Network, and it seems interesting.
Yes, you did spell Escaflowne right. I really enjoyed this anime. It was fun show. too bad there are only 20+ episodes, unless I'm mistaken.

[Cronos]

just watched the first 2 episodes of FLCL, which its really odd

ive also watched the first 4 episodes of Air which is turning out to be a rather interesting little series

[Shockwave]

Ghost in the Shell: Second Gig is out. Its the 2nd season to Stand Alone Complex....and it kicks supreme ass.:cool:

[Cronos]

Originally posted by Shockwave
Ghost in the Shell: Second Gig is out. Its the 2nd season to Stand Alone Complex....and it kicks supreme ass.:cool:

koool, i loved the first season and will defintely have to check this out

i also watched Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind which is an excellent film

[Tagia_Romero]

Originally posted by The Claw
fuck yes! Sailor Moon kicked ass.

uh... I guess i'm okay with anime. not in love with it or anything, but I did really enjoy the anime movies I watched....and I enjoy Sailor Moon and Pokemon greatly for some sad sad reason.

That's nothing to be ashamed of: 'Sailor Moon' to me was stunning.

[SpaceCowboy7810]

i really like that new samurai champloo. Its got the animator from kill bill vol. 1 and is directed by the same guy as cowboy bebop. I highly recommend it.

[Cronos]

just started watching Bastard! and the first episode was hilarious...looks like its going to be a lot of fun


and also WOOHOO, an anime forum :D

[X-Nightcrawler]

This is bleeding perfect. I hope it lasts.