ZombieSupaStar
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i remember really liking the animation in the vampire hunter d sequel, was I just confused or was it pretty good?
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polyh3dron
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Oh Streamline how I loved your shitty English dubs.
Cam Clarke FTW, fuck a Jonny Yong Bosch.
Cam Clarke FTW, fuck a Jonny Yong Bosch.
Manga!!!!
I too got into anime thanks to this 'era' . The earliest things that made me think anime was cool .. well first it was anti gravity room on ytv , they started having a small segment on anime every week. Then YTV aired sailor moon and dragon ball , eventually dragon ball z was on cbs. Around that same time I was buying classic gamefan magazines that started to have a monthly anime section. Not long after this I came across a section in blockbuster video with "youth restricted viewing " cartoons. Funny that most of it was pretty tame (ranma for example) but I must've rented everything on that wall atleast once.
Then we got new cable channels in canada- space and teletoon. Kind of the canadian equivelent of scifi and cartoon networks. Every week they'd air an anime movie so I watched pretty well all of that stuff. Then I discovered an anime convention locally, found out about hobby/comic shops that sold this stuff and started to buy a few tapes.
Suddenly though, around 19/20 years of age my interest level in 95% of this stuff disappeared. I had a computer by then and as with most anime fans I could just download whatever I wanted but after 5 years of hardcore otakuness I started to realize that most of anime was garbage. There was also the secondary caveat- by that time anime had for all intents and purposes become a mainstream nerd hobby- that is instead of being in a tiny elitest clique of nerds I was now part of a giant group where if you liked videogames you probably liked anime. More stuff was on US tv by then as well, mostly aimed at younger audiences but still, it was just an oversaturated hobby. On the plus side that meant buying anime/manga became half as expensive as it started out.
A major example- the 1990's cutey honey OAVs- adv released this series on I think it was 3 vhs tapes, 6 if you count the dubbed version. They were 45 dollars each with only 2 episodes. I owned the lot of them. The dvd release was just 2 dvds subbed and dubbed and they were 30 dollars a pop. Manga that once cost 25 dollars a book was now 8.95 to 11.95.
TL;DR - anyway yeah, the mid to late nineties were a great time for anime because the companies were smaller and only tended to liscense the cream of the crop instead of absolutly everything.
I too got into anime thanks to this 'era' . The earliest things that made me think anime was cool .. well first it was anti gravity room on ytv , they started having a small segment on anime every week. Then YTV aired sailor moon and dragon ball , eventually dragon ball z was on cbs. Around that same time I was buying classic gamefan magazines that started to have a monthly anime section. Not long after this I came across a section in blockbuster video with "youth restricted viewing " cartoons. Funny that most of it was pretty tame (ranma for example) but I must've rented everything on that wall atleast once.
Then we got new cable channels in canada- space and teletoon. Kind of the canadian equivelent of scifi and cartoon networks. Every week they'd air an anime movie so I watched pretty well all of that stuff. Then I discovered an anime convention locally, found out about hobby/comic shops that sold this stuff and started to buy a few tapes.
Suddenly though, around 19/20 years of age my interest level in 95% of this stuff disappeared. I had a computer by then and as with most anime fans I could just download whatever I wanted but after 5 years of hardcore otakuness I started to realize that most of anime was garbage. There was also the secondary caveat- by that time anime had for all intents and purposes become a mainstream nerd hobby- that is instead of being in a tiny elitest clique of nerds I was now part of a giant group where if you liked videogames you probably liked anime. More stuff was on US tv by then as well, mostly aimed at younger audiences but still, it was just an oversaturated hobby. On the plus side that meant buying anime/manga became half as expensive as it started out.
A major example- the 1990's cutey honey OAVs- adv released this series on I think it was 3 vhs tapes, 6 if you count the dubbed version. They were 45 dollars each with only 2 episodes. I owned the lot of them. The dvd release was just 2 dvds subbed and dubbed and they were 30 dollars a pop. Manga that once cost 25 dollars a book was now 8.95 to 11.95.
TL;DR - anyway yeah, the mid to late nineties were a great time for anime because the companies were smaller and only tended to liscense the cream of the crop instead of absolutly everything.
thetrin
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ZombieSupaStar said:
Bloodlust? I enjoyed it a lot. Fantastic animation, and a pretty good story.
polyh3dron said:
I love Cam Clarke's work, but his voice is WAY too noticeable. I just see Leonardo and Liquid Snake every time he voices someone.
Actually Baccano! is a pretty good pick for the old school crowd. It's crazy, fast, bloody as hell, non-standard setting for an anime (1930s USA, especially NYC). The kind of thing someone who liked the old school might enjoy from the new school. Especially Ladd "Thank you! Fuck you! A villain has arrived!" Russo. :lol
DieNgamers
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To me anime is one of those things that (overall) were waaaaaaaay better "back then".
Wicked City and New Dominion Tank Police got me into anime.
With the exception of Stranger which I haven't seen yet I found those series to be pretty mediocre.
I don't think there's been a good year for anime since 2005. Sigh... As I started checking the years most of the series I thought of weren't even from 05.
Monster 04
GitS: SAC 2nd Gig 03
Planetes 03
Mushishi 05
Yugo the Negotiator 04
Every now and then you get a decent series like Speed Grapher or Ergo Proxy but they're not series i'll return to years from now.
The sports genre hasn't let me down though. Capeta, Major, Cross Game, and Over Drive was pretty good.
thetrin said:
With the exception of Stranger which I haven't seen yet I found those series to be pretty mediocre.
I don't think there's been a good year for anime since 2005. Sigh... As I started checking the years most of the series I thought of weren't even from 05.
Monster 04
GitS: SAC 2nd Gig 03
Planetes 03
Mushishi 05
Yugo the Negotiator 04
Every now and then you get a decent series like Speed Grapher or Ergo Proxy but they're not series i'll return to years from now.
The sports genre hasn't let me down though. Capeta, Major, Cross Game, and Over Drive was pretty good.
Lumpy Onion
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I remember this trailer quite well. Having started anime with stuff like Stablazers (Yamato) and Robotech (Macross) I have seen quite a transition in styles over the years. Sadly it hasn't been for the better. I much prefer the rough and edgy style of the 80's and early 90's.
The last recent shows I truly enjoyed were Gantz, Berserk, and Eureka Seven. Probably because they remind me of earlier anime I have seen. I try to watch the newer shows and am immediately turned off by many of the character designs and humor. Right now I am watching Hokuto No Ken, Votoms, Future Boy Conan, and Legend Of Galactic Heroes. Anime bliss.
The last recent shows I truly enjoyed were Gantz, Berserk, and Eureka Seven. Probably because they remind me of earlier anime I have seen. I try to watch the newer shows and am immediately turned off by many of the character designs and humor. Right now I am watching Hokuto No Ken, Votoms, Future Boy Conan, and Legend Of Galactic Heroes. Anime bliss.
typhonsentra
Banned
A lot of the problem is exposure to anime. People that say things like "Why isn't it like back in the good old days of Bebop and Evangelion?" don't seem to realize that.... there was a full year year gap between the last episode of Evangelion and the first episode of Bebop. What the fuck do you think people watched in between that time frame?
OMG, what's happened to the industry since the 90's!?! I miss the good old days!
OMG, what's happened to the industry since the 90's!?! I miss the good old days!
The only anime ive ever enjoyed is Studio Ghibli films: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BfNtYF94cQ
Also, Pokemon as a kid
Also, Pokemon as a kid
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Is it possible to start a thread on anime without it devolving into "Anime sucks now and was way cooler in the 1990s, agree or disagree?"
:lol
The problem is, like half the time people are judging entire seasons based on a blurb about the premise, instead of giving shows a chance.
:lol
The problem is, like half the time people are judging entire seasons based on a blurb about the premise, instead of giving shows a chance.
I've only recently started following the seasons and this is everything I enjoyed from more or less the last 5 years:
2004
Samurai Champloo
2005
Speed Grapher
2006
Ouran High School Host Club
Haruhi
Code Geass
Paprika
2007
Dennou Coil
5 Centimeters per Second
Baccano!
Gurren Lagann
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei
2008
Toradora!
2009
Maria + Holic
K-On!
Eden of the East
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Bakemonogatari
A good part of this list doesn't fulfill the requirements for what most posters in this thread would consider "good anime" but that doesn't mean it's not quality stuff. All in all I've had enough anime to keep me occupied for the last 2-3 years so I can't complain.
There's a lot of truth in this. I would've never watched Bakemonogatari based on the Summer '09 anime thread alone. Luckily, a blog I frequent posted some screencaps from the first few minutes of episode 2 *cough* and I knew I had to check it out. So I think the key to enjoying anime these days is to try a little bit of everything.
2004
Samurai Champloo
2005
Speed Grapher
2006
Ouran High School Host Club
Haruhi
Code Geass
Paprika
2007
Dennou Coil
5 Centimeters per Second
Baccano!
Gurren Lagann
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei
2008
Toradora!
2009
Maria + Holic
K-On!
Eden of the East
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Bakemonogatari
A good part of this list doesn't fulfill the requirements for what most posters in this thread would consider "good anime" but that doesn't mean it's not quality stuff. All in all I've had enough anime to keep me occupied for the last 2-3 years so I can't complain.
Nope :lol
There's a lot of truth in this. I would've never watched Bakemonogatari based on the Summer '09 anime thread alone. Luckily, a blog I frequent posted some screencaps from the first few minutes of episode 2 *cough* and I knew I had to check it out. So I think the key to enjoying anime these days is to try a little bit of everything.
Great Rumbler
Member
thetrin said:
That's debatable.
Taiser said:
Violence is about all it has going for it. Seriously.
Dabookerman
Member
thetrin said:
I watched Azumanga, because it wasn't cute. And it was funny because of the unique characters. At the time.. I suppose. It rarely resorted to memes and stuff. Azumanga is excellent, and a very faithful adaptation to the excellent manga. Plus Sakaki has nice big tits.
Last anime I watched was Gurren Lagann. What sold it to me was the shot of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann standing on top of a fucking galaxy. The whole layout of the show was really well done. How they started out in a simple underground village etc. Kamina was also an excellent character, and surprise surprise, it goes a bit downhill after his demise. But it's still entertaining. The animation quality isn't as good as the older stuff.. I dunno, I love the aged look. Plus Yoko has nice big tits.
The only thing I care for right now is Hellsing Ultimate. An awesome perfect adaptation of the badass manga. Can't wait for the rest of the OVAs. Plus Seras Victoria has nice big tits.
I'm very critical on what I watch. I don't have time to scour the new stuff that comes out. I just don't care for it.
In terms of cute stuff, 5cm per second was cute. A very cute story. Loved the detail. Also Satoshi Kon stuff is excellent. As is the Ghibli stuff.
Great Rumbler
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Gundam Unicorn should be coming out pretty soon, for those that are complaining about there not being any awesome anime.
See...this I don't get. Practically the hallmark of old anime is its shit animation quality. That's not even a subjective thing. They used fewer frames of animation, would just put some glaring bright light in instead of a background, and cut corners left and right. That's the anime style Tezuka started, and it took companies like Gainax to start to break non-feature anime out of that mold (and even then, with their notorious budgeting, they're pretty famous for taking drastic cost-cutting measures towards the end of shows). Not that anime series don't still use limited and/or partially limited animation a lot of the time (if not most of the time), but, well, they're a lot better at it than they were. It's like the difference, in terms of just the level of animation, between modern American shows and old Hanna-Barbera cartoons.Dabookerman said:
Gurren Lagann is the rare Gainax TV series that not only has incredible and stylish animation but actually manages to maintain its high standard all the way through (especially after the tweaks of the DVD version).
I could understand liking the art style of older shows more, that's a subjective aesthetic preference, but saying the "animation quality" isn't as good isn't even an opinion, it's just flat out factually incorrect on a technical level.
Great Rumbler
Member
Himuro said:
I've enjoyed a few series this year.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Himuro said:
Don't forget 60's and 70's anime.
victreeb3l
Member
i havent kept up with anime in a while but the last few that i really enjoyed were gurren lagann and code geass. the first season of minami-ke was a guilty pleasure of mine too, heh.
Great Rumbler
Member
effingvic said:
Minami-ke really tanked after the first season.
victreeb3l
Member
Great Rumbler said:
yeah it really did. its like they two seasons had nothing to do with eachother. i liked the animation from the first one more too. shame, since it was really funny IMO
Tokubetsu
Member
I miss the pulp nature of old school anime. Give me Genocyber and Guyver or give me death.
I own all of Gurren-Lagann and with the exception being OVAs, or reissued/re-released stuff or random movies here and there, It'll probably be the last series I buy. Been meaning to grab those Tekkaman Blade collections...
I own all of Gurren-Lagann and with the exception being OVAs, or reissued/re-released stuff or random movies here and there, It'll probably be the last series I buy. Been meaning to grab those Tekkaman Blade collections...
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Oddly enough I hardly am interested in watching anime at all, but Rotech was the first thing that brought Japan to my thoughts.
Lucky Star looks like something I would like to watch tho. I remember when a good friend of mine, who was semi-into anime and what not introduced Azamanga daiyo to me...
MAF: "You need to check out this anime! It is really funny."
ME: "What is it about?"
MAF: "Well it is about these high school girls..."
ME: "..."
MAF: "NO! its not like that it's really funny! You see there are these high school girls and 1 elementary school girl..."
ME: "..." "..."
MAF: "wait that doesn't sound right..."
He got me to promise watch the first episode and I did and loved it.. now I am a big fan.. of his mangas
Lucky Star looks like something I would like to watch tho. I remember when a good friend of mine, who was semi-into anime and what not introduced Azamanga daiyo to me...
MAF: "You need to check out this anime! It is really funny."
ME: "What is it about?"
MAF: "Well it is about these high school girls..."
ME: "..."
MAF: "NO! its not like that it's really funny! You see there are these high school girls and 1 elementary school girl..."
ME: "..." "..."
MAF: "wait that doesn't sound right..."
He got me to promise watch the first episode and I did and loved it.. now I am a big fan.. of his mangas
rollingstart
Banned
Every year and season that passes, I find fewer anime released that are watchable, let alone enjoyable. Just watching that clip, it's like, shit, there is so much charm then.
Gundam Unicorn will save us all!
I enjoyed Azumanga (I actually want Yotsuba to be animated because the manga is really good) but Lucky Star is really bad. Not saying you shouldn't give it a shot, but that's just my experience with the two.
Gundam Unicorn will save us all!
Blackace said:
I enjoyed Azumanga (I actually want Yotsuba to be animated because the manga is really good) but Lucky Star is really bad. Not saying you shouldn't give it a shot, but that's just my experience with the two.
Great Rumbler
Member
Blackace said:
MAF knows his stuff. If he says it's good, then you can believe it.
I got really into anime back in the early 90´s when my brother subscribed to the Manga Entertainment thing where they would send you like one or two VHS's a month, or something of that sort. Through that, I saw Dominion Tank Police, Akira, Venus Wars, Armitage (later on), Venus Wars, Project A-KO, and a whole slew of other stuff that I don't know the name of... Was never allowed to watch those videos, for fairly obvious reasons, but somehow it was alright for me to watch Predator and T2, huh.
I really need to watch Dominion and Project A-KO again
edit: Was this service available in America at the time? We lived in Iceland until '94, so I don't know if it was just a PAL thing or what.
I really need to watch Dominion and Project A-KO again
edit: Was this service available in America at the time? We lived in Iceland until '94, so I don't know if it was just a PAL thing or what.
DrForester
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ZombieSupaStar said:
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There's still been some great stuff the past few years.
My top 5 of the last 5 years.
Gurren Lagann
Nodame Cantabile
Allison and Lillia
Spice and Wolf
Toradora
eh. The anime of the 80's and 90's were mindless, just like the ones we have today are, except instead of silly harem bullshit we had hyper violent swearing marathons.
I'm quite peculiar about what I sink any time into when it comes to tv shows, and it's very hard to navigate anime recommendation threads because people enjoy different things. I really loved Planetes though so if anyone got any recommendations up that alley I'd be all ears.
I'm currently watching Yakitate!! Japan, which is very similar to Hajime No Ippo - except it's about baking bread instead of boxing. The main character is a natural super talent and stupid as a fucking rock, the supporting cast are all archetypes and there isn't anything special going on with the writing (except for a mountain of japanese language puns that fill my screen with translator notes that are so long I have to pause to read them) or the characters, but it's pretty funny with how incredibly inane and serious the characters are about their bread making.
For instance every time someone eats something delicious they go on a visual tangent like a motherfucker. Some dude ate a croissant and reenacted stepping onto the moon for the first time with a croissant in hand. And another time a group of people flew into space in gundam suits and fought the antagonist on the moon.
I'm quite peculiar about what I sink any time into when it comes to tv shows, and it's very hard to navigate anime recommendation threads because people enjoy different things. I really loved Planetes though so if anyone got any recommendations up that alley I'd be all ears.
I'm currently watching Yakitate!! Japan, which is very similar to Hajime No Ippo - except it's about baking bread instead of boxing. The main character is a natural super talent and stupid as a fucking rock, the supporting cast are all archetypes and there isn't anything special going on with the writing (except for a mountain of japanese language puns that fill my screen with translator notes that are so long I have to pause to read them) or the characters, but it's pretty funny with how incredibly inane and serious the characters are about their bread making.
For instance every time someone eats something delicious they go on a visual tangent like a motherfucker. Some dude ate a croissant and reenacted stepping onto the moon for the first time with a croissant in hand. And another time a group of people flew into space in gundam suits and fought the antagonist on the moon.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
Damned if I knew what Eva was about, but this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOhu6a9hUq4&feature=related
Always had me wanting to watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOhu6a9hUq4&feature=related
Always had me wanting to watch it.
Sohter.Nura
Member
SoulPlaya said:
Ghibli, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai CHamploo are around.
There's still a lot of good stuff around, it's just that we don't watch it anymore
Someone else who watched it!Igo said:
I don't really understand this, Well the 80's and 90's were so much better! While 00's is shit, It's basically my Childhood is better than the current one. I mean about all that has changed has been the trends they follow, and the amount produced.
Just to note a few of the ones I liked quite a bit in 2000's
Twelve Kingdoms, Black Lagoon, Baccano, Gankutsuou, Gurren Lagann, FLCL, Samurai Champloo, OverDrive, Ookiku Furikabutte, Paranioa Agent, Mononoke, Kino's Journey, 5 Centimeters Per Second, GITS SAC 1/2, Seirei no Moribito, OHSHC, and I'm sure I can name a few more.
E-Mercenary
Member
nice to find out crying freeman has a high quality anime... anyone watch it?
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