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Posted by Yohan on May-15-2007 21:32:

In praise of Japanimation

Never been a fan, but recently, I finally caught some Cowboy Bebop. Now I'm on Trinity Blood and Samurai Champloo.

Yay for Razor (some channel on rogers digital which was on free preview for a while and I caught these series)

Any other recommendation similar to Samurai champloo? Being a history geek, I love stuff like this.

Posted by Adamo on May-15-2007 21:33:

hentai?

Posted by Cosmic Fur on May-15-2007 21:36:

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Originally posted by Adamo
hentai?

TENTACLE PR0N!!!!12

Posted by Yohan on May-15-2007 21:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Adamo
hentai?

Ok. I don't want to get into my hypothesis of why Japanese people are pretty weird, k?

Posted by Chris Allen on May-15-2007 21:41:

Ghost in the Shell rules.

Posted by CAKE on May-15-2007 21:47:

Hellsing !!!

Posted by Silky Johnson on May-15-2007 21:48:

Ninja Scroll!!

Posted by Yohan on May-15-2007 22:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Chris Allen
Ghost in the Shell rules.

Yeah I agree.

Haven't seen that in years though.

Posted by Jem_hadar on May-15-2007 22:04:

quote:
Originally posted by jennypie
Ninja Scroll!!

Assassin Toiletpaper!!

Posted by Jem_hadar on May-15-2007 22:05:

Are you allowed to say Sailor Moon?

Posted by Yohan on May-15-2007 22:09:

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar
Are you allowed to say Sailor Moon?

Only if you want a swift kick to the throat

Posted by Silky Johnson on May-15-2007 22:13:

I'm serious though, Ninja Scroll is awesome. Eff Sailor Moon, the real deal is Venus 5. Yeeaaaaaah.

Posted by Porky on May-15-2007 22:20:

i love anime

if you watch the 9 short clips of Animatrix, you'll watch a who's who in japanimation (ninja scroll, cowboy bebop, aeon flux, akira, vampire hunter etc...)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animatrix

but besides the aforementioned there are a few standard classics that must be watched

- Princess Mononoke
- Akira
- Ghost in the Shell (inspiration for the Matrix)

etc

and the two most criticalliy acclaimed series of anime?

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion
26 episodes, starts off kind of fruity, but near the 2nd half of the series, the character's pyschosis becomes richly developed, and by the end the series becomes epic in scope and vision. awesome.

2. cowboy bebop
watanabe brings his own vision of anime with jazz pop musical influences that are choreographed with the action.

Posted by Silky Johnson on May-15-2007 22:27:

I loved Princess Mononoke!

Posted by Porky on May-15-2007 22:35:

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Originally posted by jennypie
I loved Princess Mononoke!

have you watched Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind?

same director, similar Humans vs. Earth theme, strong female protagonist

if not i highly recommend it!

Posted by Silky Johnson on May-15-2007 22:38:

Awesome, I'll check it out for sure! Thanks.

Posted by CAKE on May-15-2007 23:10:

Here is a little vid of the sheer awsomeness that Hellsing is !

Posted by Tunnel Rat on May-15-2007 23:17:

quote:
Originally posted by Porky

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animatrix

I own this and watch it about once every 6 months. It's tremendous.

There was also a short series on Spike network about 3 months ago that was extremely well done. Samuel Jackson was poorly used as an annoying sidekick to the main character.....Afro Samurai.

http://www.afrosamurai.com/

Very neat concept for a story about samurai's.

Posted by nigel2k on May-16-2007 00:07:

One of the greatest anime movies is "Grave of the Fireflies" if you have not seen it check it out.

quote:
The Most Human Cartoon You'll Ever See. Grave of the Fireflies can be grueling - but infinitely more rewarding.
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

edit: Opps i forgot to mention Akira also a classic a true anime fan should watch

Posted by Jem_hadar on May-16-2007 00:20:

quote:
Originally posted by Porky
vampire hunter )

i need to see this one if ur saying its really well done.

i totally fucking LOVE vampire shit... are the vampires while developed (im assuming as the enemies?)

interested in checking that one if they are.

quote:

aeon flux,

enjoyed the movie for what it was, so im sure id really love and be interested in seeing the original jap animation work

Posted by Silky Johnson on May-16-2007 00:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Jem_hadar
enjoyed the movie for what it was, so im sure id really love and be interested in seeing the original jap animation work

It's not actually Anime. It's done sort of in that style, but it's American. Much better than the movie, which was a letdown for me. My expectations were so high. Carrie-Ann Moss should have played the part.

Posted by Porky on May-16-2007 00:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Jem_hadar
i need to see this one if ur saying its really well done.

i totally fucking LOVE vampire shit... are the vampires while developed (im assuming as the enemies?)

jem, havn't seen vampire hunter but watch the other ones i recommended!

Posted by DigiNut on May-16-2007 01:10:

quote:
Originally posted by jennypie
Ninja Scroll!!

Awesome.

Posted by I_Am_Vince on May-16-2007 01:23:

try Neon Genesis Evangelin it's a classic and it's very good.

Popular ones now are Bleach and Naruto.

Posted by Ni-Cd on May-16-2007 01:35:

I have to agree... for straight up epic / giant "robots" battling type story line mixed with an 'end of the world theme' Neon Genesis Evangelion is my favourite.

For humour, I LOVE El Hazard: The Wanderers (NOT oav...that version is a little weird).

I prefer subtitles, but to be honest, the dubs on both the above mentioned series are VERY good.

For movies, Grave of the Fireflies brings me to tears every time. What a huge tear jerker.

I gotta check out some of these other ones you guys have mentioned...

Oh, if you are into philosophy, Ghost in the shell: Stand Alone Complex (laughing man syndrome) is awesome. I love the tashikoma's and how they come to self realization.

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