Anime, Anyone?

[SeaRex]

Whats your favorite anime? Television series, OVA, movies, whatever. And if ya dont like anime, hey, thats cool too! Tell me why ya dont like it!
My favs in no particular order
1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Tenchi Muyo!
3. Princess Mononoke

[Monkey-Man2000]

I like Tenchi Muyo and Ranma 1/2.

[Wise Abe]

I like Dragon Ball/Z/GT, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion, etc.

[Alcar]

I like Neon Genisis Evangelion, Ranma 1/2 and Dragonball Z

[Gluk Schmuck]

Research:
*looks for Anime on TV*
Pokemon, Pokemon, Pokemon...
Not the best example of Anime, me thinks!

*browses fan corner*
Ooo, good Anime...


Conclusion:
Alector is the best Anime artist!

[SeaRex]

I need to start watching Evangelion! Everyone was always talking about it, so I decided to buy the first volume on DVD. Now I just have to wait for Christmas...

[Wise Abe]

Originally posted by Alcar:
I like Neon Genisis Evangelion, Ranma 1/2 and Dragonball Zfuzzleblink:

Yay! Someone does watch DBZ here, lol .

[The Magog On The March]

Tenchi Muyo, Slayers, and Trigun! Hoohah!

[Eibu]

it's nearly impossible to say what's my favorite...

Top 3 all-time faves:
Macross 7 ore no uta o kike!!
NG Knight Lamune & 40 must see rest of series, please help!
and Irresponsible Captain Tylor

Some more Favorites:
Serial Experiments Lain
INITIAL D
Neon Genesis Evangelion
FLCL
RuroKen or Rurouni Kenshin
VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire

Recently Enjoyed Series':
Inuyasha
Love Hina
Saiyuki

Stuff I'll Admit to Having:
Marmalade Boy
various fanservice shows ala Jungle de Ikou & Kotetsu and really dirty stuff I wouldn't pay for

Old Skool Faves:
Kimagure Orange Road
Urusei Yatsura
Yoroiden Samurai Troopers Ronin Warriors
Kyattou Ninden Teyande! Samurai Pizza Cats

Most Hilarious Show EVER Despite The Main Characters Being in Kindergarten:
Akazukin Chacha Red Riding Hood Chacha

Stuff-I-Used-To-Watch-But-Don't-Because-I've-Grown-Out-of-them-Yet-Still-Sneak-A-Peak-At-Every-Once-in-a-While-Even-Though-They-Are-Passe:
Dragonball my favorite was the original
Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon
Ranma NiBunNoIchi

Shows I Really Like But Don't Talk About Much Anymore:
Fushigi Yuugi
Tenku no Escaflowne
Saber Marionette J
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Jigoku Sensei Nube

and finally shows I enjoy in both Japanese AND EVEN English even though I prefer Japanese above all:
Digimon Adventure/02/Tamers

BTW I'm curious does anybody hear watch Tokusatsu or Super Sentai shows? I'm not going to explain it because if you do then you'll know.

[ December 10, 2001: Message edited by: Eibu ]

[General Drippik]

Anime.... Seriously, you guys?

[Eibu]

Well if you can't tell from my constant references to Japan and my huge post I just made above it's definately one of my biggest hobbies that I've been following for nearly seven years (before it was cool).

But I'm not just into animation I also like live-action shows and the game-shows are hilarious sometimes. Sometimes I'll even watch the news just to see the excited anchor women

I'm also a fan of Japanese music, while I haven't really kept up for the last couple months because I've been getting back into "American" (English) music again.

Japanese food is also my favorite (although Americanized Chinese is right behind) my favorite dish of all time right now is unadon which is a bowl of fresh water eel over rice and this sauce to KILL for...

so as you maybe can see Japan is a big part of my life and anime is with it...SO WHAT ABOUT IT?!!

[Wise Abe]

Originally posted by General Drippik:
Anime.... Seriously, you guys?

What's wrong with anime?

[SeaRex]

Originally posted by Eibu:
before it was cool.

Cool? That's a good one. You aren't serious, right? This is the kind of stuff ppl like me get made fun of for. "Dude, you still watch cartoons?" and "Isn't that stuff animated porno? You perv!". It drives me crazy!!!

One things for sure though, I'm dying to get into more of it. Im still sort of an anime "newbie" condidering I only have access to Toonami (Blech!) and DVDs that are WAY too expensive. Eibu's huge list makes me sad...

[Capri Ream]

Hehe I got lots:

Dragon Ball/Z (I havn't seen GT yet)
Neon Genisis: Evangelion
Princess Monoke
Outlaw Star
Phantom Quest Corps.
Final Fantasy:Search for the Crystals (or something like that)
Orange Story
Tenchi Muyo
Battle Arena Toshiden
Record of Lodoss War
Card Captor Sakura
Big O
Escaflone
Flint the Time Detective
Ninja Scroll

Whew, I know I like more but I can't remember the names of them, oh well.

[Black Dragon]

I used to like anime last year. One of my favs was Tenchi Muyo. *Blinks*

[Wise Abe]

Originally posted by Capri:
Dragon Ball/Z (I havn't seen GT yet)

Good, keep it that way. The only thing good about Dragon Ball GT is the animation. Damn, I wish Toriyama had some kind of input with it, then it might have been a bit better, but GT has always been the "black sheep" of the three Dragon Ball series, and for good reasons.

[Eibu]

I like GT in some ways. Yes true they did have their highest budget with it (even though it virtually flopped, just goes to show what happens when you milk something too much, next up to bat Pocket Monsters! *hopefully*)

But the parts I thought were neat about it were a teenage Pan, further relationship with Bra and Vejita, some of the old characters we don't hear much about came back for brief cameos: RR Army, Nappa, the President, etc. The relationship between Mr. Satan and Mr. Boo could really be felt in his final hour.

Basically all the stuff Dragonball doesn't represent in the minds of the masses (ie fighting) is what I enjoy most, when these super-human characters are just being regular family. One of my favorite GT episodes is when Pan is trying to make Super Oozaru Goku remember her and she shows him that picture. They go into a flashback scene when all the main characters were spending a day at the beach, I thought that was pretty neat. Also the last episode was touching...Saraba, Goku. Ano hi made...

Wow I haven't talked about Dragonball this much in years...it's funny to talk to Japanese people I know because they all think it's weird a nearly 20 year old show is being idolized like something new. America is so behind. Almost every major country in the world has already shown ALL of the original DB, ALL of Z, and probably ALL of GT years ago...

[ December 12, 2001: Message edited by: Eibu ]

[SeaRex]

Originally posted by Eibu:
Just goes to show what happens when you milk something too much, next up to bat Pocket Monsters! *hopefully*

*crosses fingures* It's about time to put that plotless wonder to rest.

America is so behind. Almost every major country in the world has already shown ALL of the original DB, ALL of Z, and probably ALL of GT years ago...

Your telln' me. We got nothn'.

[Wise Abe]

Not to mention we get some horrible dubbed episodes of the series. I wish they had an anime channel on Cablevision that showed unedited anime. Man, that would be great.

[SeaRex]

Originally posted by Wise Abe:
I wish they had an anime channel on Cablevision that showed unedited anime. Man, that would be great.

That would be SOOOOOOOO great!!! ^_^ But it will never happen...

[Wise Abe]

Yeah, I know . They should at least show more anime then Cowboy Bebop on Adult Swim. It's still edited, but not as much. I'm dying for them to put some DBZ episodes on it, but I doubt it, since CN thinks DBZ is for kids and kids don't stay up that late .

[SeaRex]

Even though CB is only mildly censored, the bastards skipped like 4 episodes! They need to put Ranma 1/2 back on the air. I believe it is already dubbed. In fact, I think that they used to play it here in America a while back...

[Wise Abe]

What's Ranma 1/2 about?

[SeaRex]

I haven't seen the anime, but I read a couple mangas a couple years ago. From what I remember, the story was about a boy who cahnged into a woman when he was in cold water, and then changed back to a man in hot. Or vice versa. Whatever.

[Eibu]

I have Ranma NiBunNoIchi in English only because it's cheaper (which doesn't make a whole lot of sense) but anyhoo...

Old friends Genma Saotome and Soun Tendo agreed that their children should get married someday in order to carry on the "Anything Goes School of Martial Arts" and take over Soun's dojo. Right before Genma and his 16 year old son, Ranma, were to meet Soun and his three daughters back in Japan Genma took Ranma to a training sight in China. It turns out this training sight, Jusenkyo is a cursed springs.

now here is the gimmick
Every pool has a curse in it and if you fall in from then on when you came into contact with cold water the curse would transform you into whatever drowned in that pool. Hot water changes you back to normal.

It just so happens Ranma, a stubborn sort of guy (like all of Takahashi-sensei's characters), fell into the spring of drowned young girl and his dad fell into spring of drowned giant panda.

The two go to Japan and meet the Tendo's where somehow it's decided Ranma and Soun's youngest daughter, Akane , were betroved. (Akane is the same age as Ranma and is the only daughter who practices martial arts).

From then on much comedy, semi-romance and strange martial arts ensue and along the way Ranma gets 1000's of fiances.

My favorite characters are Shampoo, a Chinese Amazon who wants to kill Ranma's female side and marry his male side, she also happens to turn into a cat (which Ranma happens to have a fear of). The other is Mousse, also from China, master of hidden weapons, and has a thing for Shampoo. Too bad he never wears his glasses and always confuses Shampoo-chan for a pig or statue which pisses her off. He also turns into a duck (Mu-chan).

There is so much to the story I could go on all day but there is the gist. It really has to be read/seen to believe.

BTW those who are following the anime release in America be warned, the animated version does not come to a conclusion like the manga did. So don't be dissapointed when all they do is wave goodbye at the screen leaving you sitting there and going "WTF, aren't you two getting married?!"

[mitsur]

My favorite is Outlaw star too.My favorite thing in Out law star is the castier gun it was so cool.My favorite castier shell is #3

[SeaRex]

Outlaw Star was pretty good... but of course Toonami made it crap. And they skipped Episode 26: The Hot Springs of Tenrei.

[Eibu]

That episode is actually 23 (26 is the final eps.) and yeah it was great, fan service, gotta love it!

Not only does Gene's determination and lust come through in that episode but it also explains how he obtained those rare shells...

You can't blame Cartoon Network too much but I still think it sucks they "castrated" Gene so much and his "wild ways"...at least they are making Kamesennin/Mutenroshi *seem* more interested in girls than before...

[SeaRex]

Ack, how embarrassing...
Well, I haven't watched in forever, so I guess that is an excuse.
And I could download it too! That is, if my modem wasn't slower than a snail duct taped to a cinder block.

[TheBlueScrab]

I don´t like Macross the movie...i think the movie 1 and 2 have the same story.

1.Armitage
2.Ghost in the Shell
3.Streetfighter
4.Tekken
5.Blue Submarine No.6
6.Plastic Little
7.Record of Lodoss War
8.Golden Boy
9.Fencer of Minerva
10.Vision of Escaflowne
11.Neon Genesis etc.

TBS