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Any anime fans out here? I was thinking of starting this thread to discuss some of the popular animes like Naruto, Bleach, Death Note, One Piece, Inuyasha, etc.
Infinitum said:Of course!
I enjoyed Dragon Ball Z and Naruto. Watching Bleach currently, but it isn't as fun as Dragonball.
My true favorite though, is Pokemon :!) How hath thou not included it in thy list!?
jobsism said:Kamehameha! Of course, Pokemon is an old favourite of mine too! Just missed it out in favour of new favourites :tongue: I don't like the new Pokemon variants though; they seem plain childish.
OMG, have you read (manga) the latest proceedings in Naruto? It's quite the eye-opener!
Is it an extension of Dragonball AF? Quite frankly, I can't stand fanmade versions of animes. :yuck:
Number Nine said:I lieu of some of the more popular series, I've compiled a list of some of my favourites (in no particular order)...
Monster
Concerns a Japanese neurosurgeon practicing in Germany who experiences a crisis of conscience over his hospital's politicized treatment policies, and elects to operate on an orphaned child (Johan Liebert) rather than the mayor when both arrive at the same time. Years later, he learns that the child he saved has grown up to be a serial killer, and so he leaves his job to track him down, feeling personally responsible. Note that this is a very slow series, and most episodes consist of little more than long and drawn out conversations; the series is largely a meditation on the nature of altruism and the attempts of the main characters to comprehend the existence of someone like Johan Liebert, who seems to have no reason for doing what he does.
Serial Experiments Lain
Extremely dense and borderline incomprehensible exploration of various concept in philosophy of mind and metaphysics. Everyone should see it once.
Cowboy Bebop
One of the classics; a western set in space. Concerns a group of bounty hunters who do violence set to jazz music. Absolutely wonderful.
Paranoia Agent
Concerns a series of incidents in which seemingly unrelated and innocent people have reported being attacked by a small child wielding a baseball bat. The series gradually turns into a rather philosophical commentary on a number of characteristics of Japanese society.
20th Century Boys (manga)
A manga series by the creator of Monster (above), and generally considered not only his best work, but one of the greatest of all mangas. A group of children play a game in which they pretend that they are heroes fighting a villain who seeks to destroy the world. Twenty or so years later, a series of terrorist attacks occur that mirror precisely the story they created as children, and the friends gather together to try to understand why their childhood fantasies are becoming a reality. Gradually turns into a magnificent work of dystopian fiction. I can't possibly recommend this enough.
Grave of the Fireflies
The most devastating war film ever created. A small boy attempts and fails to care for his little sister after the two are orphaned in world war II.
Narutaru
This may be interesting for anyone who was a fan of Pokemon or Digimon. It essentially asks the question: What would happen if children really were given powerful monsters as pets? The answer, of course, is horrifying. What do you expect to happen when a girl who is bullied all her life is suddenly given a weapon to use against her fellow students? (Note: not for children)
jobsism said:Monster and Cowboy Bebop are classics! Totally loved those animes! :!) Haven't seen the other ones, though I heard Paranoia Agent is good. But how in the world could you have missed Death Note?!
Number Nine said:I loved Death Note, of course, but I assumed that anyone visiting the thread would already have seen it. I'll add it to the list.
Number Nine said:Cowboy Bebop
One of the classics; a western set in space. Concerns a group of bounty hunters who do violence set to jazz music. Absolutely wonderful.
jobsism said:Hey Infinitum, you've got to watch Death Note (if you haven't already). Probably one of the best psychological thrillers ever made. Trust me, you'll praise me for it.
Number Nine said:In lieu of some of the more popular series, I've compiled a list of some of my favourites (in no particular order)...
Monster
Concerns a Japanese neurosurgeon practicing in Germany who experiences a crisis of conscience over his hospital's politicized treatment policies, and elects to operate on an orphaned child (Johan Liebert) rather than the mayor when both arrive at the same time. Years later, he learns that the child he saved has grown up to be a serial killer, and so he leaves his job to track him down, feeling personally responsible. Note that this is a very slow series, and most episodes consist of little more than long and drawn out conversations; the series is largely a meditation on the nature of altruism and the attempts of the main characters to comprehend the existence of someone like Johan Liebert, who seems to have no reason for doing what he does.
Serial Experiments Lain
Extremely dense and borderline incomprehensible exploration of various concept in philosophy of mind and metaphysics. Everyone should see it once.
Cowboy Bebop
One of the classics; a western set in space. Concerns a group of bounty hunters who do violence set to jazz music. Absolutely wonderful.
Paranoia Agent
Concerns a series of incidents in which seemingly unrelated and innocent people have reported being attacked by a small child wielding a baseball bat. The series gradually turns into a rather philosophical commentary on a number of characteristics of Japanese society.
20th Century Boys (manga)
A manga series by the creator of Monster (above), and generally considered not only his best work, but one of the greatest of all mangas. A group of children play a game in which they pretend that they are heroes fighting a villain who seeks to destroy the world. Twenty or so years later, a series of terrorist attacks occur that mirror precisely the story they created as children, and the friends gather together to try to understand why their childhood fantasies are becoming a reality. Gradually turns into a magnificent work of dystopian fiction. I can't possibly recommend this enough.
Grave of the Fireflies
The most devastating war film ever created. A small boy attempts and fails to care for his little sister after the two are orphaned in world war II.
Narutaru
This may be interesting for anyone who was a fan of Pokemon or Digimon. It essentially asks the question: What would happen if children really were given powerful monsters as pets? The answer, of course, is horrifying. What do you expect to happen when a girl who is bullied all her life is suddenly given a weapon to use against her fellow students? (Note: not for children)
---------------Other Popular Series----------------
Death Note
A high school students comes across a notebook that allows him to kill anyone in the world remotely, as long as he knows their face and name. He immediately proclaims himself protector and God of a new world, and uses the notebook to rid society of its violent and criminal elements, before devolving into purging anyone he views and undesirable. Most of the series in devoted to extremely elaborate scheming and counter-scheming between him and the detective hired to track him down.
mathsciguy said:I think this is the first anime/manga discussion thread ever made here. It's quite surprising.
Infinitum said:Saw the first few(three) Death Note episodes, like 'em so far!
Looks like there is a movie on it too...
And somehow, I got reminded of another fun anime I used to watch, Yu-Gi-Oh. Good ol' days.
+1jobsism said:I don't like the new Pokemon variants though; they seem plain childish.
jobsism said:Hehe...I'm quite honoured
Pranav-Arora said:Pokemon used to be my favourite but i lost interest in it because of the way it was broadcasted in my country. I know that new episodes for Pokemon are introduced but seriously, the way it is presented in my country is really bogus. Then came the Beyblade, the first series was really excellent but it was ruined in the subsequent series. Same with Digimon, the first series broadcasted was really good.
Started watching Dragon Ball Z, and it was one of my favourite. But again (duh), the old episodes started repeating, i don't know why the hell Cartoon network stopped broadcasting new episodes.
Naruto entered the scene and it was way better than any anime broadcasted during that time, but seriously, they stopped broadcasting the new episodes for Naruto too. Now i take out some time to watch the Naruto episodes online.
Most of the nice anime series died in my country maybe due to the lack of sponsors for dubbing the episodes. (I don't really know if the sponsors are involved here but really everything needs money to proceed on.)
mathsciguy said:Well, it is surprising, considering how much 'geeks' are here, there would probably people who are into cartoons (regardless of it being, western or japanese).
jobsism said:I stopped watching Cartoon Network since they stopped Naruto midway, without so much of a warning.
Since then, I've been downloading/watching online. If you're into dubbed versions, you can find HD quality popular animes here: - www.english-dub.kametsu.com . You need an IRC client first though.
Also, you might be interested in knowing DBZ is now being completely remade with modern graphics. It's named DBZ Kai. Check that out too!
jobsism said:I stopped watching Cartoon Network since they stopped Naruto midway, without so much of a warning.
Since then, I've been downloading/watching online. If you're into dubbed versions, you can find HD quality popular animes here: - www.english-dub.kametsu.com . You need an IRC client first though.
Also, you might be interested in knowing DBZ is now being completely remade with modern graphics. It's named DBZ Kai. Check that out too!
Infinitum said:Watching Bleach currently, but it isn't as fun as Dragonball.
Number Nine said:Monster
Serial Experiments Lain
Cowboy Bebop
SolsticeFire said:The Legend of Korra (Ongoing): This is the sequel to the aforementioned series Avatar. This story portrays the adventures of next Avatar in line named Korra. So far this show has been good but my only gripe with it is that it's missing the incredible humor that was present in its predecessor.
Well I'll check out the series that Number Nine suggested. Ohh I watched Grave of the Fireflies three times now, and it makes me cry every time. :'(
DragonPetter said:My other favorites are FLCL, cowboy bebop, When Cicadas Cry (although a little overboard with the anime emote things), and Helsing.
Some good movies are Princess Mononoke and Origin: spirits of the past.
jobsism said:Yeah, tell me about it; I was half-expecting this thread to be inactive in a day too! Turns out geeks acknowledge animes, huh? :D
Mépris said:Bleach actually had a very good start but it all went downhill after some 30-ish episodes. (been a few years, so perhaps I may have liked some more episodes but I can't remember them - actually, the Arrancar arc was fun)
mathsciguy said:Nah, Anime/Manga is pretty cool, those Japanese people are pretty creative.
Pranav-Arora said:Naruto used to be broadcasted in our country in an Indian language, Hindi.
Since its not broadcasted now, i just download the episodes online. I understand English well and English dubbed episodes are easily available online.
I will surely check out DBZ.
Anybody here knows about Cardcaptor Sakura? I used to watch it when i was a kid.
mathsciguy said:One of the earlier works of CLAMP, the ones who did the character design for Code Geass if I'm not mistaken.
Infinitum said:I am on episode 31 on bleach and you are destroying me hopes
Pranav-Arora said:Kids don't know about that stuff. :tongue2:
mathsciguy said:Nah, Anime/Manga is pretty cool, those Japanese people are pretty creative.
Most people would see it as something childish (your mother probably does), but most of them are actually deep and there are a handful that's not even something you'd show a child.
Mépris said:Well, if you were able to (recently) watch all of DBZ, then I'm sure you'll enjoy the rest without any worries. The arrancar arc starts at the 100-ish mark.
In any case, the early episodes were very enjoyable. I may even watch them again at some point. Shame it didn't live up to its potential though...
jobsism said:+1
Not to ruin it for you Infinitum, but the anime indeed has been going downhill since the arrancar arc. Well, now you know what to expect. :tongue2:
jobsism said:+1
Not to ruin it for you Infinitum, but the anime indeed has been going downhill since the arrancar arc. Well, now you know what to expect. :tongue2: