The Anime Thread

[faster skating penguin]

Discuss the greatest joy in all of the world: ANIME!

I'll start us off: FLCL, a love it or hate it anime. It's been bashed by coutless online critics, but I think it's the greatest anime ever created. The symbolism, the art, the humor the narroration, the feeling to it all supurb. I find most people who don't like it simply don't understand it - which isn't too strange. It's very "out-there" and I needed about 15 viewings before I fully understood the complexities.


Also: Anyone go to anime conventions? I'm going to AnimeNext in Seacacus, NJ this June.

[Rye]

No one beat me, but I don't like most anime. Rurouni Kenshin and Tenchi Muyo and old DBZ was the only anime I could watch. The rest is just annoying. Extremely large breasted 10 year olds that happen to wield some power or galatic cops is kind of weird. That's just my opinion though, don't beat me up for it.

[faster skating penguin]

Kenshin and DBZ is the only kind of anime I can't watch. So cliched and corny.

Anyone know when Howl's Moving Castle is comming to theaters? Miyazaki is God.

[Pauten]

Kenshin and DBZ is the only kind of anime I can't watch. So cliched and corny.

Well Dragonball was a kids show. So thats to be expected really.
I say Evangelion all the way!
Maybe One Piece too.

Naruto sucks.

[faster skating penguin]

I liked what I saw of Evangelion, but it's horribly overrated. Even the boxset says "Best Anime Ever!"

[edczxcvbnm]

Fullmetal Alchemist
.hack
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Those are probably the best that I have seen.

The original Dragonball is good also. It wasn't like Z and actually had a story that went places relativly fast. None of this fight the same bad guy for 90 episodes crap.

[Armisael]

I liked what I saw of Evangelion, but it's horribly overrated. Even the boxset says "Best Anime Ever!"

According to the fans,because it has voted as the best ever!^_^

[Samuraid]

Samurai X is one of the best...

[edczxcvbnm]

I liked what I saw of Evangelion, but it's horribly overrated. Even the boxset says "Best Anime Ever!"

According to the fans,because it has voted as the best ever!^_^

Fans of the series that is :laugh:

And yes...Samurai X kicks all sorts of ass.

[Levian]

I stopped watching cartoons when I was 8.

[edczxcvbnm]

I stopped watching cartoons when I was 8.

How very sad.

[Levian]

It's just not my cup of tea. At all.

[edczxcvbnm]

My sisters boyfriend is the same way. The only cartoon he ever liked at all way GI Joe. Toons just aren't for some people.

[MecaKane]

I stopped watching cartoons when I was 8.

"But seriously, these guys think that Zelda is a game for kids. Well only KIDS would care that a game looks like it is for kids. It's like when you are 14 and your mom wants to get a picture of you on the merry go round with your little sister but you don't want to get on because it's for kids. Eventually you grow out of that phase and you can appreciate just having fun whether it be on the back of an undulating wooden horse or in front of a cell shaded video game. " [or watching cartoons] <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2003-03-21">PA</a>

[Vyk]

Oh the irony. But yeah. I'm one of the people that classifies cartoons and anime in different categories. Japanese do things with animation that we wouldn't dream of. We have to use live-action for some reason. Not that I disapprove of either. Just in this regard I think western society is a tad bit close-minded. But I think most anime fans feel that way. My favorite animes aren't anything new. I can't get into the stuff that's coming out now for some reason. I live off of Ranma 1/2, Tenchi Universe, Slayers, and the like. Though I'm sure Miyazaki can make me like something new ^_^ Haven't seen anything from his mind that I haven't liked yet. Maybe it's the nostalgia, or maybe newer animes have lost something special. I just wish West and East would stop trying to imitate each other. They're gonna end up with some Middle-ground blend that's bland as hell... Though I guess it does work on rare occasions. 'Cause I absolutely adore Teen Titans when I can manage to catch it.