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Ashitaka
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posted May 11, 2010 04:53
when I was in college, I was introduced teh the great jappanese animé, but it sems like it has been ages asince somethign good has come out.
Princess mononoke rocked, but since then studio gibli has done done "disney" movies.
Ghost in the Shell was mind blowing and pre- matrix. Ghost in the Shell 2 was without any decent action sequences and wnnabe sci fi themed. ( the ideas were not mind blowing)
Akira, was great, but since then the studios have switched to a "cheaper" animé style. Any frame from this film is an art work in it's own right. But modern Animé seems to me like a cheap rip off version of teh art sytle that Akira was. I think it would be better for a japanese studio to pool thier money and come out with one great film a year than to come out with 4-6 films that S\/CK.
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posted May 11, 2010 06:47
I have taken my Anime thirst to the series, to be honest. I am seeing again the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex season 1, season 2 will be next, and I must say I quite liked "Noir" too. As for movies, I don't know what is new, to be honest. Maybe I should.
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Venture
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posted May 12, 2010 00:15
There are a few good ones out. Elfin leid, Death Note. Cowboy bebop is one of my favs. I'm not as hardcore as some. I cant watch them with the subtitles and such.
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Ashitaka
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posted May 12, 2010 00:48
quote: Originally posted by Venture: There are a few good ones out. Elfin leid, Death Note. Cowboy bebop is one of my favs. I'm not as hardcore as some. I cant watch them with the subtitles and such.
I anly watch animé with subtitles, I cannot stand Dubbing.
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Ikimitsu
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posted May 31, 2010 12:31
The animé scene (so to say) has changed a lot it has become hard to find a nice "new" animé, I have almost given up and skipped to just reading mangas. But in the category of series i would agree on Elfen Lied, Blue Seed, Code Geass, The vision of Escaflowne (the movie is also pretty good, it's much darker than the series which was a very nice surprise, i definitely recommend watching the movie), Samurai Chammploo (for Edo era Japan and a bit of hip hop twist, it's just hilarious), Witch hunter Robin (because the soundtrack is just awesome)
(waouh and done with my first post )
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dragonman97
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posted May 31, 2010 13:40
quote: Originally posted by Ashitaka: quote: Originally posted by Venture: There are a few good ones out. Elfin leid, Death Note. Cowboy bebop is one of my favs. I'm not as hardcore as some. I cant watch them with the subtitles and such.
I anly watch animé with subtitles, I cannot stand Dubbing.
Yeah...my friends made a purist of me that way. ;P
However, I really haven't watched very much anime since my college days. (In part, fueled by common viewings with said friends.) I should probably throw more in my queue - find something novel for the summer. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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posted June 03, 2010 06:37
Speaking of Anime, here's what the well-dressed 21st Century Ninja is wearing.
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