Anime

[Jarrid]

I know there are a few of us here that like to watch anime. What have you been watching lately? I do not really keep up with it all, but I do enjoy watching a good series every now and then. I think the last one I watched was Serial Experiments Lain, and I really enjoyed it.

[Powerslave]

I had a long anime phase, but it stopped ages ago. During the year a friend and I would watch Neon Genesis every now and again. I actually have a list of animes to watch from years past and Serial Experiement Lain is number one. Maybe I'll check it out one of these days.

[Hyde]

Death Note. 'nuff said.

[Electric Banana]

I had a long anime phase, but it stopped ages ago. During the year a friend and I would watch Neon Genesis every now and again.
That actually sounds a lot like me... I stopped being insane about anime a few years ago... Now I'll only watch a few of the series' that I've enjoyed (NGE, Bebop, Lain, Love Hina), and anything by Miyazaki. Otherwise, I think I "outgrew" my anime phase.
I'll watch a new one now and then if I have friends raving about it long enough...but the last new one I checked out was Fooly Cooly, and I wasn't impressed.

[Phakiel]

I also stopped years ago. It was sort of how I stopped playing soccer when i was in high school. One day I simply stopped. I think that the last anime I saw day to day was Neon Genesis Evangelion.

I dont think they have made any worthy anime after that. Then again it might just that I lost any interest in watching it so i dont see any good series anymore.

[Mark]

I really dont get into it much anymore. I would like to but I dont really like any of the new shows that are out as much as the ones Iloved in the past.

[Jarrid]

For a while, I was into Full Metal Alchemist a whole lot, but I really have been enjoying the story with the manga a lot better. Also, whenever Adult Swim would come on at night, I would always catch Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Very badass.

<3 Yoko Kanno

[Mark]

I do still watch old series though all the time...just not really into this new stuff these days.

[Jarrid]

Yeah, my best friend and I will sometimes grab a few beers and watch some Rurouni Kenshin, Gundam, and Cowboy Bebop. We use to watch the hell out of those series when we were growing up together.

[Titan Voltaire Maximus]

I was thinking about making this thread, and I know you got the idea from my drunken post about Cowboy Bebop, Jarrid. ;=)

I love anime. I'm really into samurai based anime. I love Samurai 7, Samurai Champloo, InuYasha, etc... And, of course, Cowboy Bebop.

I've also been watching a bit of The Death Note, which is very good.

[Jarrid]

Actually, I did not remember that until now. Might of been in the back of my head or something. To my knowledge, I just figured we have not had an anime thread in a while.

[Titan Voltaire Maximus]

I was just giving you shit. If you want, though, we could have a samurai battle to settle this dispute. There's less bitching involved when you've got a blade stuck in your eye socket.

[Jarrid]

Yeah, I like that idea. Except the forum would end up losing a moderator if that were to go down. ;)

[Titan Voltaire Maximus]

ZING.

I love you, bro.

[Phakiel]

Well Atlas is not really a moderator. He just has powers like one but he doesnt actually "moderates", he just boils everybody's balls.

[Jun]

I fell in love with Code Geass other than a few holes in the story and a lot of bs in parts . The manga needs to be translated more but as much that has been clearly out performs the anime in scripting at times. You can almost tell at times when the director pulled bullshit out of no where to try to justify the main character's actions or to make the bad guys no different from Hilter with exaggerated racism.

[Polygon]

The only one that I watch right now is Initial D.

[Raidou]

Don't watch any new one lately. Animax is doing a rerun of DB saga, so watching it yet again. Kamehameha!

Well Atlas is not really a moderator. He just has powers like one but he doesnt actually "moderates", he just boils everybody's balls.

Don't say that. IMO, he is a easy going and nice guy, he don't easily get mad and he can take critics and/or jokes. Ok, some of his jokes does sux and sometimes he is kind of lost. But overall he is a good moderator.

[Jarrid]

I use to watch a lot of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z back in the day. If I were to watch it now, especially in English, it would wind up being a night of laughter. Man, it was horrible. I have not had the chance to see it with subtitles and in it's original language. However, I do not think I could sit through it. The story is just absolutely horrible with Z.

[Evil]

<3 Yoko Kanno

Agree.

Currently watching Code Geass and Aquarion.

[Titan Voltaire Maximus]

Don't watch any new one lately. Animax is doing a rerun of DB saga, so watching it yet again. Kamehameha!



Don't say that. IMO, he is a easy going and nice guy, he don't easily get mad and he can take critics and/or jokes. Ok, some of his jokes does sux and sometimes he is kind of lost. But overall he is a good moderator.

Phakiel probably did not realize that Mephistopheles and I were only joking. He's my buddy, actually.

Thank you for that though, Raidou. Glad to know someone sees some good qualities in me!

:)

[Phakiel]

YOU HAVE NO GOOD QUALITIES!

[King Zeal]

Currenty, I'm into Bleach, and that's about it. If Claymore followed the actual plot of the manga, I'd probably be more interested in that.

My friend keep recommending Gurren Lagan and Code Gaess to me. I might have to check those out at some point.

. . . But then again, he was the same guy who told me watch Fate/Stay Night. Ugh.

[Jun]

Currenty, If Claymore followed the actual plot of the manga, I'd probably be more interested in that.



*nods head* The anime pissed me off.

[Inari]

I stopped watching anime when I started playing WoW. I don't know if I really completely outgrew anime, but there's a lot of things to do/see/watch and not enough hours in the day. So.. anime is low priority entertainment for me. :<

[Titan Voltaire Maximus]

What kind of anime were you into before WoW consumed your time?

[Blackdragon]

I recently finished the Rurouni Kenshin series, and am looking into finishing Neon Genesis Evangelion, and catching up with Naruto. I need to start looking at Deathnote and Bleach when I find time. So much catching up to do.

[Jarrid]

I really would like to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion again. The first and only time I watched it was straight through all night and to the morning. Because I was so tired, I do not think I really grasped it. I will probably notice more symbolic meanings now since I have done more research with the middle-eastern religions.

[Hyde]

Naruto is one of the dumbest things I think I have ever seen in my life. Ever. And I've watched the original cut of Manos: The Hands of Fate.

[Jarrid]

I tried watching Naruto, and I did not much care for it at all. How many damn episodes of Naruto are there, now?

[Hyde]

I tried watching Naruto, and I did not much care for it at all. How many damn episodes of Naruto are there, now?

Over NINE THOUSAND. All of them BAD.

[Raidou]

Naruto sux, I agree wholeheartedly. It reminds me of the stupid Laws of Ueki. Equally stupid.

[King Zeal]

Sorry to break up the Naruto-hate, but I find the show pretty good for a shonen series. The characters are rather over-the-top, but the fighting is more clever than most shows produced in Japan these days.

[Raidou]

Would you say is better than Bleach?

[Hyde]

Would you say is better than Bleach?

A total summation of bleach:

10 Episodes of ridiculous "Story"
1 Episode of Boss Fight.
10 Episodes of ridiculous "Story"
1 Episode of Boss Fight.
10 Episodes of ridiculous "Story"
1 Episode of Boss Fight.
10 Episodes of ridiculous "Story"
1 Episode of Boss Fight.
10 Episodes of ridiculous "Story"
1 Episode of Boss Fight.
10 Episodes of ridiculous "Story"
1 Episode of Boss Fight.

This may take awhile....

[King Zeal]

Bleach isn't any better or worse than most shonen anime. The main draw of the show, arguably, are the main villain and the ridiculously overwhelming odds the hero always finds himself up against.

[Hyde]

Bleach isn't any better or worse than most shonen anime. The main draw of the show, arguably, are the main villain and the ridiculously overwhelming odds the hero always finds himself up against.

That's called Lack of Imaginative Storytelling

[Brian]

Would you say is better than Bleach?

Heh. You want the real deal of anime/manga? Watch and read Hitman Reborn. The only anime/manga saving other shounen titles.

Bleach... I really tried watching but there's always filler episodes in between and usually it would be 1 or 2 episodes but this is more than that. How the hell you're gonna squeeze in a filler arc between Arrancar and Espada ? Seriously, I had high hopes for this filler because they took it back with Soul Society but that didn't even help. We see lots of bloodbaths but guess what ? No deaths that can build up character personalities. It's always another power training arc before the climax. Boring. Now we have sub-bosses for each hero.

Sorry to all Bleach fans but at least you have to admit that it's getting out of hand. One Piece isn't really doing that great either. Although I do like it when they air one episode once in a while because of it sticking too close to the manga. Anything's better than a filler. Naruto is the same thing when it comes to filler but the way the story's going in the manga is a huge improvement.


But yeah, Rai. Watch hitman reborn ;p.

[King Zeal]

That's called Lack of Imaginative Storytelling

That's why I said it's no better or worse than most shonen anime.

[?lgarnas Tr?dg?rd]

Don't really care for the majority of anime that I've seen. Unless it's an OVA, it's usually cheaply produced, badly translated, loaded with filler, and bursting with cliche. Sadly, even being an OVA doesn't save most in terms of quality.

The last anime that I watched and enjoyed was Samurai Champloo, but the English version was a real disappointment over the original.

I spent some time with Zombie Loan last year. Watched all 11 episodes. Not necessarily great, but flashy. Kept me busy during long work hours. Reminded me a bit of Death Note in terms of how the series was setup. I don't particularly care for Death Note, however.

I tried to watch a bit of Naruto as well. Mind numbingly bad. Horrible animation, boring characters, cliche setups. A kid's show through and through.

I tried watching Full Metal Alchemist as well. Several really good episodes, a few bad ones. The story just ran a bit too long for it's own good. You can skip about 20 episodes in the middle and not really lose much of the story. Filler.

I can dig Shin Chan from time to time, if they manage to translate the jokes well. If not, I'll accept decent substitutions.

I could bring up Cowboy Bebop, but there's not much to say about it that hasn't been said.

[Phakiel]

You know what series of OVAs kicked ass? Iria. I think it was made before Cowboy Bebop but rode on the space mercenary thing too. Iria was this badass bounty hunter chick who could kick an absurdly amount of ass and fought this weird being with a hat on that looked like her brother.

I used to watch it during Saturday Anime on the Sci Fi Channel. Saturday Anime was awesome.

[?lgarnas Tr?dg?rd]

Someone once told me that Outlaw Star was the sequel to Cowboy Bebop.

I couldn't accurately describe the levels of disappointment I felt when I watched it.

I'd like to mention that Tenchi Muyo and Lupin III were favorites of mine when I was a kid. Back when I used to live in an apartment, me and my girlfriend would watch Case Closed. She really liked it.

FLCL is alright if you're super stoned.

[Jun]

As a fan of anime, someone saying Outlaw Star was sequel to Cowboy Bebop broke my brain.

[Raidou]

But yeah, Rai. Watch hitman reborn ;p.

Ok. I look for it later in the evening at the Anime video renting store. Is a new title rite? How many episodes?

[Jun]

A lot. Hitman is full of dun dun dun, FILLERS. Yes, the always hated fillers. You can pretty much avoid a majority of the first episodes because every episode they remind you of something until the Vongola rings/Future arc.

[Hyde]

I picked up the first DVD of Gungrave today...just the first DVD...why? Because I found it for $1.49 :)

[Jarrid]

Not bad at all. I have been wanting to watch Gungrave.

I was at the book store the other day and saw a whole book of artwork for Vampire Hunter. I had an orgasm.

[twerp]

My favorite anime of all time is Berserk and I've recently started reading the manga. All I can say is if I had a ridiculous amount of money, I'd pay whatever necessary in order to continue the anime series.

[CoolOtaku]

Gungrave is actually a really good anime. I was surprised by just how much I enjoyed it, seeing as it was based off of a semi-interesting PS2 action game. I definitely recommend it.

The only show I watch right now is Bleach. I keep up with the manga as well, and as much as I love Naruto and One Piece, I don't find their fillers to be up to par, so I just stick to their mangas entirely.

The last series I watched aside from those were Sorcerous Stabber Orphen and Orphen: Revenge. Entertaining, but the latter was by far not as good as the former.

I pretty much outgrew anime, like many of you have said. The maturity level of so many series is just... way too low is all. I can't get into it. I like something a little more realistic (I'm really not asking for too much here).

[Inari]

I actually really liked Naruto when it first came out. As far as Shounen series go, it's pretty rad. I stopped watching after like 150 episodes though.

Um.. my favorite series has always been Cowboy Bebop. Big fan of series like Azumanga Daioh or Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Guu. Random but not excessively so. As for "shoujo" series, Fushigi Yuugi was suprisingly great. Similar to that is Ten Kingdoms, which I really liked.

Odd series that I took a liking to.. Go. A show about a board game. I don't know why I liked it so much but I watched the whole thing.

Shows that I hate.. pretentious "thinking" anime. I never watched more than a couple of episodes of NGE here and there.

[Blackdragon]

Someone once told me that Outlaw Star was the sequel to Cowboy Bebop.

I couldn't accurately describe the levels of disappointment I felt when I watched it.

I'd like to mention that Tenchi Muyo and Lupin III were favorites of mine when I was a kid. Back when I used to live in an apartment, me and my girlfriend would watch Case Closed. She really liked it.

FLCL is alright if you're super stoned.


Outlaw Star was awesome though. I hated that it ended so quickly. But I can possibly see why you'd be dissapointed if you believed it to be a sequel.

[Taleran]

Lately its been Kaiji and Akagi


greatness

where as on the manga side Stone Ocean (JJBA Part VI), Berserk and One Piece (SHIT JUST GOT REAL), oh and having a good laugh at the puddle of fail Naruto is turning into

[CoolOtaku]

Taleran, are you still complaining about Naruto? The anime blows, yeah, no doubt. The manga, however, is kicking the ass of the One Piece manga.

[Taleran]

How long has it been since you read One Piece


since that couldn't be further from the truth


long drawn out fight between 2 lame ass brothers, HAWWWWWK and more BAWWW then I can care to stand

while One Piece is currently in the greatest arc of the entire manga

[Titan Voltaire Maximus]

We should all hangout and watch some Princess Mononoke!

[Taleran]

Theres a Batman movie (Gotham Knights) coming out later this year and like most straight to DVD movies its been leaked since I'm pretty sure I can't post links here PM me if you want it

[Evil]

We should all hangout and watch some Princess Mononoke!

Absolutely!

[Jarrid]

Did anybody check out Ergo Proxy? If so, how did you like it? I have mixed feelings.

[Jun]

Odd series that I took a liking to.. Go. A show about a board game. I don't know why I liked it so much but I watched the whole thing.


If you liked Hikaru No Go, you should like Shion no ou. It has a mute girl and cross dressing.

[Electric Banana]

We should all hangout and watch some Princess Mononoke!

You know, that'd be cool...but...
Spirited Away > Princess Mononoke.
:p

[Jun]

Personally, I am a big fan of Kiki's Delivery Service. Go me.

[Cyrus the virus]

My anime experience is pretty limited, but I ****ing love Cowboy Bebop.

[Taleran]

You know, that'd be cool...but...
Spirited Away > Princess Mononoke.
:p

Nausicaa kicks both of their asses, even more so if your talking manga

[Electric Banana]

Oh I live Nausicaa, too... I have it on DVD, only my friends in San Jose have been borrowing it for...oh, a year and a half? :(

[Jarrid]

My anime experience is pretty limited, but I ****ing love Cowboy Bebop.

I am not an anime fanatic, but I agree. I love it as well. It always brings back so many great memories. I absolutely love to just listen to the CDs that are out for Cowboy Bebop. There are so many great tracks. I <3 Yoko Kanno.

[Devil King]

Outlaw Star, Ronin Warriors, DragonBall Z, Tenshi Muyo, Cowboy Bebop, Hellsing, Trigun, Vampire Hunter D, Sorceror Hunters.

[Brian]

Ok. I look for it later in the evening at the Anime video renting store. Is a new title rite? How many episodes?

For the manga, vol 1-7 is out. The anime won't see light of it in another while.

The only problem with the anime adaption is :

Blood : There's basically no kind of blood. My only guess is because they have the anime running on a kid's network channel but I do hope they do something about it because of the recent arc that's running.

Episodes : From what I have, there would always be 3-5 episode fillers in between the more important arcs. What they lack is the gore and possibly one or two important characters from the manga. Not that it puts critical damage to the anime adaption since the filler episodes are nothing but cover ups from the manga. So it's only right they add 2 filler episodes between or within the arc. Otherwise they'll lean very close to the manga. At least they made it this far to not let it suffer like Naruto and Bleach. I'm satisfied.

Music : Done by Toshihiko Sakahashi. If you loved music from Big O, you'll definately love this. My problem with this was episode 1-19 had me pullin my ears cause of the same shit. 20-65 delivered more awesome tracks but there's two tracks that always comes up which'll annoy the hell out of you. The current arc at this moment is doing alot more better and you wont hear any of the songs from the other arcs except one song.

The only features they lack at this moment is widescreen picture, stronger drama music and the blood. So far alot of people are sleeping on the show because of the wrong ideas they get about the "little mascot characters" in the show. Do NOT let that throw you off. If you're loyal to the mafia world as well , then there's no doubts ;p.

When you reach the 3rd anime arc (V.R. battle Arc), Make sure you look at the manga version as well to see what I mean by it being toned down.

[?lgarnas Tr?dg?rd]

Personally, I am a big fan of Kiki's Delivery Service. Go me.

I can watch anything by Miyazki.

Studio Ghibli did some animation tests for the Little Nemo in Slumberland OVA. Too bad they weren't the studio picked to produce it.

[CoolOtaku]

Ergo Proxy was a very interesting series for me, but I completely understood where you're coming from, Mephistopheles. I really loved the idea, but its execution needed a little work in a few places as the series progressed. Other than that though, I really enjoyed its unique qualities.

Really, who doesn't love Kiki's Delivery Service? That was a damn good movie! :D

And Taleran, don't worry. I've read every available chapter of One Piece. It's only now starting to pick up after what was an extremely mediocre arc. Naruto, on the other hand, is finally getting into the real meat of the story. I can see how you would have no interest in that because you've never been a fan of the characters. I, however, love a lot of the characters, and this is very satisfying for me.

And Sorcerer Hunters is an all-time favorite of mine. I can always look back on it fondly :)

[Taleran]

And Taleran, don't worry. I've read every available chapter of One Piece. It's only now starting to pick up after what was an extremely mediocre arc. Naruto, on the other hand, is finally getting into the real meat of the story. I can see how you would have no interest in that because you've never been a fan of the characters. I, however, love a lot of the characters, and this is very satisfying for me.


m into some of the characters, just not the same ones the author is :(

[Phakiel]

Spirited Away was one of the best anime movies I have ever seen. If I didnt like robots so much I would rnak it above Metropolis, even though SA blows Metro in just artistic style overall.

[Jarrid]

I need to watch some of Miyazki's movies. I do not know why I have not seen any of them. All I have heard is just absolutely great work.

[CoolOtaku]

Hahaha, yeah, that would frustrate me too. I can't blame ya for that.

[LunarGriever]

I need to watch some of Miyazki's movies. I do not know why I have not seen any of them. All I have heard is just absolutely great work.


If you like comics / manga you should read Nausicaa. It's IMO the best comic / manga / graphic novel ever written. Hands down.

The movie is only pretty could, it would be great, but after reading the comic it's dissapointing.

[twerp]

Berserk


Anything else is Mickey Mouse shit.

[Phakiel]

Even Akira?

[Taleran]

Berserk is great don't get me wrong just I like Monster, AKIRA, and Nausicaa more

[Jun]

Berserk


Anything else is Mickey Mouse shit.

I liked a lot of Disney movies.

[twerp]

I liked a lot of Disney movies.


Yeah but nobody ever got raped by a demon. Kinda makes Bambi's mom a little more bearable.

[King Zeal]

Even Akira?

In terms of graphic content, Akira is tame compared to Berserk.

[Taleran]

yep because boobies and blood make the story....

[Brian]

Akira will always be this quintessential anime for everyone not only because of storyline but gang rivalry and supernatural elements. I can tell you that the manga/novels are 100 times better only because the movie didn't cover up most of what's in the books. If you loved the movie, check out the novels.

The movie's been praised for quite a long time. Berserk is underrated and deserves tv run on either AS or Sci-Fi.

[Priest4hire]

yep because boobies and blood make the story....

Damn straight. Which is why, as we all know, Urotsukidōji is the pinnacle of anime. :p

[Taleran]

AKIRA is also in peoples mindset when they think of anime because it was the one that started the tide here in the West

[CoolOtaku]

Never been much of an Akira fan. Or Berserk. Hmmm...

Now, Urutsukidouji on the other hand...!

[King Zeal]

yep because boobies and blood make the story....

Honestly, I'd say Berserk is less gratuitous about these two things than most anime. Are they both prominent? Yes, but Berserk is more defined by its disturbing imagery.

[Taleran]

I never found anything in Berserk to be disturbing

Bastard!! on the other hand

[CoolOtaku]

Maybe I should give Berserk another chance... I am bored as crap right now, so I may as well

[twerp]

I never found anything in Berserk to be disturbing




The anime doesn't do the manga justice in the disturbing department.

[Taleran]

unless stated otherwise I'm always talking bout manga, rarely does an anime live up to it

the only examples are animes made before mangas (Bebop, EVA, TTGL) and Yu Yu Hakusho

[Priest4hire]

There can be different kinds of disturbing. Urotsukidoji is certainly very disturbing when the kid... actually I think I'll avoid referring to any content in that series. In another sense though I found Grave of the Fireflies to be the most disturbing, not to mention depressing, anime I've ever seen. It still really gets me that they showed it as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro.

[Devil King]

Is Berserk really that good?

I only saw one episode and I wasn't that impressed with it.

[Taleran]

Is Berserk really that good?

I only saw one episode and I wasn't that impressed with it.

read it and judge for yourself

[Priest4hire]

It's an odd thing but I look at the title of this thread and I see the word anime. As in the Japanese word for animation. As in not a comic book/manga. The latter are rather weak in the animation department. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against manga and am certain that indeed the original manga is more often the better. But that still doesn't make it any more relevant.

Is The Wizard of Oz any good and should I watch it? Read it and judge for yourself. Notice the slight disconnect there. That's my point.

[CoolOtaku]

So I've watched most of Berserk now. Entertaining certainly, but it hasn't exactly made my top ten list. I am, however, probably going to read the manga once I finish the anime, as I hear it goes much further into the story.

[Indigo]

I haven't even posted here yet...

In general I don't really like anime, but Death Note is brilliant. As a kid I watched stuff like pokemon, evangelion and there was this one about these robot women, i forgot the name but the plot went something like "after a war every woman on earth died so women were relaced by robot women" or something like that, and dragonball, of course. That's all.

[Taleran]

lol Death Note

[CoolOtaku]

What's wrong with Death Note? I liked Death Note :( Well, I liked the manga at least. The anime just wasn't up to par

[Devil King]

Dragon Ball Z is the best anime ever and you know it.

[CoolOtaku]

Haha, yeah... the first time you watch it ;)

[Indigo]

lol Death Note


Death note rules. It's the only decent anime out there.

[Cyrus the virus]

Well you've watched like 4 animes.

[twerp]

Just watched the final episode of Deathnote. Overall I was pleased. The suspense was almost unbearable at times.

[Cyrus the virus]

I watched 20 episodes of Samurai Champloo back-to-back overnight.

[Inari]

There can be different kinds of disturbing. Urotsukidoji is certainly very disturbing when the kid...
I was watching some prime time family sitcom on TV once and they made a reference to Urotsukidoji.

[Cyrus the virus]

Correction to my previous post: I watched all 26 episodes of Samurai Champloo back-to-back.

[Blackdragon]

That was a pretty good show. I enjoyed the music, characters, story, and fighting scenes. I took a couple days to watch the entire series in intervals.

[Jarrid]

Yep, Samurai Champloo was very fun to watch. I fell in love with the characters. Hell, it was written by Shinichirō Watanabe, so I had a feeling I would like it. The music was absolutely amazing as well. I listen to the soundtracks all the time, and I enjoy listening to Nujabes, which helped out with the music in the show. Good stuff.

[Brokensouls91]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, I've started watching this one...it's completely childish and confusing...At first...

[Indigo]

Well you've watched like 4 animes.

Again. Fair enough.

[Cyrus the virus]

Yeah, I absolutely loved it. I don't watch a lot of anime so I was surprised to enjoy Champloo so much.

I'm going to watch Cowboy Bebop next. I've seen the movie and the animation kicked my ass.