The Anime Thread: Finding Good Anime

[SignOfZeta]

Angels egg looks absolutely beautiful. It's certainly a film that would drive many people up the wall. I love it though. It's a movie you can just sit in. Why won't Oshii do anime anymore? I know his later output is pretty hit or miss, but almost all his live action films are terrible.

I don't know if there's any financial interest in movies like his currently. Even Ghibli is on theatrical hiatus these days.

[seieienbu]

I've been a fan of Berserk for a long time.  I saw the original anime back in high school and loved it.  I later read the manga and enjoyed it as well.  Yeah, it kinda meanders off and nothing happens for about 10 years worth of issues, but that's a whole other thing.  I saw the movies and thought they were okay, I guess, though at least a bit pointless as they were covering the same material as the old anime but I wasn't of the opinion that they were substantially better and they left out a lot of content.  I was hoping the new anime series would be really good, but after 2 episodes I've found the new Berserk series rather disappointing. 

One of the reasons that I like the print version so much is because of how well drawn all of Miura's artwork is.  There's tons of detail everywhere and the action sequences look really good.  Then you have the stylized brushwork sometimes used to demonstrate that Guts is quite insane which I'm quite unsure how it will be portrayed.  As for the story, it seems they skipped past my favorite arc after the original anime ended.  Rather than the Forest of Lost Children arc they went right into the aftermath.  Who knows, maybe they'll go back and animate it later? 

I still intend to watch it but so far it isn't what I hoped that it would be.

[BigusSchmuck]

I've been a fan of Berserk for a long time.  I saw the original anime back in high school and loved it.  I later read the manga and enjoyed it as well.  Yeah, it kinda meanders off and nothing happens for about 10 years worth of issues, but that's a whole other thing.  I saw the movies and thought they were okay, I guess, though at least a bit pointless as they were covering the same material as the old anime but I wasn't of the opinion that they were substantially better and they left out a lot of content.  I was hoping the new anime series would be really good, but after 2 episodes I've found the new Berserk series rather disappointing. 

One of the reasons that I like the print version so much is because of how well drawn all of Miura's artwork is.  There's tons of detail everywhere and the action sequences look really good.  Then you have the stylized brushwork sometimes used to demonstrate that Guts is quite insane which I'm quite unsure how it will be portrayed.  As for the story, it seems they skipped past my favorite arc after the original anime ended.  Rather than the Forest of Lost Children arc they went right into the aftermath.  Who knows, maybe they'll go back and animate it later? 

I still intend to watch it but so far it isn't what I hoped that it would be.

I sat down and watched the original anime again. God damn thats a hell of a lot better than the movies and the new one. Even with the cheesy intro music its definitely one of my favorite anime series.

[seieienbu]

I really liked the intro; the Engrish is quite charming.  I also liked the song Forces and was quite pleased to see it make it into the new series.

[Medic_wheat]

So FINALY desired to pick up the Ranma 1/2 blu Ray sets with the idea of buying two sets a month until I have all 7 sets.

Now Amazon had these ranging between $25-55 a set for some time.



However I now see it must be OOP?  Because people seem to think Set 1 & 4 are now $250 and $150 respectively for those two individual sets.


Well guess I snag the reasonable ones still going for $35 for 2-3 and 5-7 over the next few months and wait and see if set 1 & 4 go back to a reasonable price.

I did attempt to do some searching and found hat Walmart is sold out, and one internet based Japan company who had set one Viz media release with English dub for $45 new set one. I bought it last night however I got a cancelation notice today that the set was no longer avilable.

I do see one full set on eBay 1-7 for $270 whoever they state it only has English sub no sub. Sent a question to confirm if it is the reason A NA copy of the bluerays however no response as of yet.




Anyone here happen to have or see set 1 for the original MSRP of $45?

[shugs81]

Used to be a massive anime fan when it first came to the UK... Akira of course!!!

Some of my favs are just the wierd shit... But to be honest it kind of explains me as I love all the weird Japanese stuff... Think I was born in the wrong country!! Lol...

Some of the stuff i watched ( haven't really watched anything new since I watched the entirety of naruto... All 250 episodes of the original series in about 3 days... )

Full metal alchemist - awesome twist on the whole alchemy thing..  Kind of clever but still almost kid friendly
Trigun -loved it..  Well animated but a little confusing towards the end... But then pulls it together quite nicely
Beck Mongolian chop squad - great overview of the series... God if you like jrock
Cowboy bebop -need I say anything more??? I still almost wet myself when I hear the intro music!!!
Elfin lied - very odd but still quite good..  Kind of alien experiments and psychic gore.. 
Doomed megalopolis - 3 part ova.. Very old school manga quite disjointed but good if you can overlook that...
Gyver - I loved it even though I watched mutronics and giver dark hero before watching it! Typical alien armour hero stuff!
Aik for the top 2 - was the second 'series' for the gunbuster stuff..  A bit silly in places but loved it anywy...
Big o - I love big robots.... Nuff said...
Gunfam.... All series before seed... Gundam is amazing..well... I think it is anyway.... I really enjoyed all of the series i've seen up until seed... Seed looked too new and shiny... Put me off... But again... Giant robots!!!!
Bleach was good up until he first major filler.... Not sure what episode it was but it was me weird child girl thing...
Initial d was also pretty awesome... Only watched up until 4th stage.... I believe its still going...
Ergo proxy started well... But then got shit towards the end.   

I enjoyed the version of deadman wonderland.... Manga was loads better though...

I decided that reading manga was better than watxhjg the anime's.... Mainly as voice acting in Japan is stupid.... All girls sound the same...  All heroes that aren't kids sound the same and it can be via ryvdistracting from the storylines..   Plus the anime's skip of r a lot of stuff...

As I said I watched nearly 100 episodes of filler shit for naruto before switching to the manga... Much more entertaining and more fluid and relevant storylines....

As for anime films I would agree with everyone on Grave of Fireflies... Possibly one of my favourite gibli films although it's a bit difficult to watch..

Perfect blue is an amazing and well done psychological thriller..   The first time you watch it it seems a little odd but by the end of the film your hooked!!!

I also enjoyed ninja scrolls... Again... Bit twisted but good...

There's also a lot of stuff if you've read the manga it makes the film better..   Appleseed is awesome..  If you now the background.... If not its a little like you've been dropped in the middle of something that hasn't quite been explained properly...

Battle angel alita was also good... But again there was sooooo much more to it in the manga ...

There's loads I've watched that I can't remember...  But I know Venus wars was good.... Sky blue ( I think) was really a good story but a bit weird with the 3d elements thrown in. 

Evangelion is great... I have seen a weird porn twist which put me off for a long time but I came back around too it...  Definitely watch the newer ending as the original was done under time constrains and was a bit weak....

Samurai champloo is awesome....

I remember xxxholic being good but I can't remember if that was the anime or the manga... And it isn't porn related... It was magical stuff... No idea why they chose The name
...

Couple of odd ones I've enjoyed... Suzuka... Cheesey love story based around athletics...  Air.... Odd kind of story where a drifter befriends/ looks after a tween/ teenager...

Many many more.... Generally read the manga these days as it seems easier to get through..   bakuman was a great manga about drawing manga.. I've heard the series is quite good...

Gantz was pretty amazing.... But only 25 episodes... Manga was solo much better but it got turned into 2 live action films.... All worth watching!!!!
Anyway.... Booze.... Me... Not good mix
... 2 am here... Bah....

[spenoza]

Let's face it, the current Japanese animation market caters to grade school kids and otaku. The bottom has fallen out of a lot of different markets in Japan.

[TR0N]

Been watching aura battler dunbine as of late.Last year i pick it up on dvd and so i figure id watch it finally.Interesting mix of fantasy and sci-fi.This show is directed by yoshiyuki tomino of gundam fame,so yeah you will have characters die randomly out of nowhere 

[ClodBuster]

And this, ladies and gentleman, is why I don't use cute girly anime avatars on the web. I'm a guy, after all:

Why Do Anonymous Twitter Trolls Use Anime Avatars?

Source:
https://theringer.com/anonymous-twitter-trolls-anime-avatars-harassment-4chan-8578d36b2920-8578d36b2920#.4fckfpovm

[SignOfZeta]

And this, ladies and gentleman, is why I don't use cute girly anime avatars on the web. I'm a guy, after all:

Why Do Anonymous Twitter Trolls Use Anime Avatars?

Source:
https://theringer.com/anonymous-twitter-trolls-anime-avatars-harassment-4chan-8578d36b2920-8578d36b2920#.4fckfpovm

Normally I don't complain about off topic posts but this article was so directionless and lame I'll make an exception.

[Gypsy]

Ergo proxy started well... But then got shit towards the end.   

Yeah pretty much. I had high hopes for it too.

Let's face it, the current Japanese animation market caters to grade school kids and otaku. The bottom has fallen out of a lot of different markets in Japan.

This got me thinking about when I quit bothering to even check the new anime each season in Japan. I'm thinking around 2011 was when I just gave up. I vaguely pay attention to US releases and use that as a quasi-filter now. Lately I've been rewatching a lot of older oavs.

Been watching aura battler dunbine as of late.Last year i pick it up on dvd and so i figure id watch it finally.Interesting mix of fantasy and sci-fi.This show is directed by yoshiyuki tomino of gundam fame,so yeah you will have characters die randomly out of nowhere 

I remember this being decent. 7/10 material or so, but it's been a long time and I am biased positively towards mecha.

Did you actually managed to get all the dvds btw? Vol 11 and 12 are pretty hard to find. I torrented that shit.

[esteban]

And this, ladies and gentleman, is why I don't use cute girly anime avatars on the web. I'm a guy, after all:

Why Do Anonymous Twitter Trolls Use Anime Avatars?

Source:
https://theringer.com/anonymous-twitter-trolls-anime-avatars-harassment-4chan-8578d36b2920-8578d36b2920#.4fckfpovm

Normally I don't complain about off topic posts but this article was so directionless and lame I'll make an exception.

I think you woke up on the wrong side of the bed

It was a decent article.

[ClodBuster]

Normally I don't complain about off topic posts but this article was so directionless and lame I'll make an exception.

Thank the author, not me.

[TR0N]

Let's face it, the current Japanese animation market caters to grade school kids and otaku. The bottom has fallen out of a lot of different markets in Japan.

This got me thinking about when I quit bothering to even check the new anime each season in Japan. I'm thinking around 2011 was when I just gave up. I vaguely pay attention to US releases and use that as a quasi-filter now. Lately I've been rewatching a lot of older oavs.

Been watching aura battler dunbine as of late.Last year i pick it up on dvd and so i figure id watch it finally.Interesting mix of fanta

Ergo proxy started well... But then got shit towards the end.   

Yeah pretty much. I had high hopes for it too.

Let's face it, the current Japanese animation market caters to grade school kids and otaku. The bottom has fallen out of a lot of different markets in Japan.

Been watching aura battler dunbine as of late.Last year i pick it up on dvd and so i figure id watch it finally.Interesting mix of fantasy and sci-fi.This show is directed by yoshiyuki tomino of gundam fame,so yeah you will have characters die randomly out of nowhere 

I remember this being decent. 7/10 material or so, but it's been a long time and I am biased positively towards mecha.

Did you actually managed to get all the dvds btw? Vol 11 and 12 are pretty hard to find. I torrented that shit.

[ClodBuster]

Did I mention I found Grave of the Fireflies tedious to watch?

Let's face it, the current Japanese animation market caters to grade school kids and otaku. The bottom has fallen out of a lot of different markets in Japan.

This got me thinking about when I quit bothering to even check the new anime each season in Japan. I'm thinking around 2011 was when I just gave up. I vaguely pay attention to US releases and use that as a quasi-filter now. Lately I've been rewatching a lot of older oavs.

Been watching aura battler dunbine as of late.Last year i pick it up on dvd and so i figure id watch it finally.Interesting mix of fanta

Ergo proxy started well... But then got shit towards the end.   

Yeah pretty much. I had high hopes for it too.

Let's face it, the current Japanese animation market caters to grade school kids and otaku. The bottom has fallen out of a lot of different markets in Japan.

Been watching aura battler dunbine as of late.Last year i pick it up on dvd and so i figure id watch it finally.Interesting mix of fantasy and sci-fi.This show is directed by yoshiyuki tomino of gundam fame,so yeah you will have characters die randomly out of nowhere 

I remember this being decent. 7/10 material or so, but it's been a long time and I am biased positively towards mecha.

Did you actually managed to get all the dvds btw? Vol 11 and 12 are pretty hard to find. I torrented that shit.

lost in quotation.