The Anime Thread

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:19 am

Currently watching Macross Frontier, pretty fresh one, it's still showing over in Japan. It's kinda like one of those 'anime as a genre, not a medium' kinda series. It's got all the right ingredients for a macross series; transforming mecha/jet fights (rendered in cgi but breathtakingly staged and well blended in with the traditional animation style); pop idols bringing peace to the masses through music; love triangles all over the shop and great animation and design. Recommended if you're into multi layered series about mankinds exploration into space in bio-dome type spaceships and encounters with biological mecha type-things.

von · Post by **von** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:22 am

Sounds pretty dope, the way you put it anyway... Will give this a checking

Also.

DJ Sinc Vision wrote:lol@forgettin you had lilium in '08

lol @ forgetting i had lilium again in '08

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:35 am

Von wrote:Sounds pretty dope, the way you put it anyway... Will give this a checking

Also.

DJ Sinc Vision wrote:lol@forgettin you had lilium in '08
lol @ forgetting i had lilium again in '08

heads were indeed shaken.

here's the opening for Macross, it's pretty dope:
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=5WWlR575M ... re=related
i love anime intros man, so many have heavy art direction and tunes.

the second Naruto opening is such a classic, brings back memories from 03/04:
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=WwQglHKAX ... re=related

Any others u feelin??

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:53 am

Prepare to despair.

Dragonball live action movie screenshots:

http://www.dragonballmovieblog.net/2008 ... os-reveal/

This looks TERRIBLE. I know they got the guy who plays Spike in Buffy to play Piccolo but WHY THE FUCK DOES HE LOOK LIKE A VAMPIRE???!!!!

Also, Chow Yun Fat is just about the worst Master Roshi I could possibly conceive. Where's the bald head, the beard and the subglasses. A Hawaian shirts is not his signature trait. He doesn't look even slightly perverted either.

reverendmedia · Post by **reverendmedia** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:47 am

oh dear. live action akira will be pants too. neo manhattan??WTF??

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:42 pm

I'm currently writing a book review for an essay at Uni on Anime. The book's called, 'Anime: from Akira to Princess Mononoke, Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation'. Fascinating stuff. I've never enjoyed academic reading so much.

On the actual anime tip, finally finished Macross Frontier, now tucking into the episodes of Mushishi i never got round to watching (seriously, one of the best series ever, don't know why i stalled). Not sure what to start after that though. Currently thinking either Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann or this new series called Eve No Jikan (Time of Eve). The art style/atmosphere looks right up my street:

unlikely · Post by **unlikely** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:50 pm

wow, time of eve looks great.

im watching death note atm but it doesn't seem to be living up to the hype. Some really shit plot devices ("oh yes i forgot its your first day, let me explain everything") and a bit ott and americanised, some clever bits tho.

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:05 pm

unlikely wrote:wow, time of eve looks great.

im watching death note atm but it doesn't seem to be living up to the hype. Some really shit plot devices ("oh yes i forgot its your first day, let me explain everything") and a bit ott and americanised, some clever bits tho.

deffo agree with you on death note. overrated but worth a watch nonetheless as there are still some great moments. completely loses the plot from time to time tho.

unlikely · Post by **unlikely** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:38 pm

looking forward to the new eva films tho! yay eva! Im buying up all the platinum versions and watching through again in preparation

macroclimate · Post by **macroclimate** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:18 pm

Big fan of Cowboy Bebop. Ghost in the Shell also a classic. Neon Genesis.

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:55 pm

Just been rereading this thread man, really good and goin back seeing things mentioned that i've since watched. such as.....

showguns wrote:all about tengen toppa gurren lagann

i'm watching this right now. it's fucking SICK. highly recommended.

btw unlikely, i watched the first ep of time of eve a while back and it's amazing.

reverendmedia wrote:Anyone seen Tenshi No Tamago (Angel's Egg)? Utterly baffling but haunting to watch...

also watched this a couplea months back. think you summed it up quite well there, though it did start to get a bit dull after a while.

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:40 am

Dattebayo are stopping fansubbing Naruto from 15th Jan!!!!!! This is horrendous news. Does anyone know of an alternative fansubber of reasonable quality??

werd2jah · Post by **werd2jah** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:45 am

watch tekkon kinkreet dope story, esp if you got a older/younger brother

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:04 pm

DJ Sinc Vision wrote:now tucking into the episodes of Mushishi i never got round to watching (seriously, one of the best series ever, don't know why i stalled).

Just Finished watching these, all I can say is brilliant.

datura · Post by **datura** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:56 pm

Has anyone caught the new Mamoru Oshi film?

I need to get back into anime, been caning Dexter, Mad Men etc instead.

werd2jah · Post by **werd2jah** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:57 pm

eLBe wrote:
DJ Sinc Vision wrote:now tucking into the episodes of Mushishi i never got round to watching (seriously, one of the best series ever, don't know why i stalled).
Just Finished watching these, all I can say is brilliant.

just started this series aswell, def ah great series, hands down

sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:22 pm

datura wrote:Has anyone caught the new Mamoru Oshi film?

Nah but i got the soundtrack, good Kenji Kawai stuff. Lookin forward to watchin the film.

I just made my mate a set of anime dvd's for christmas. He's gonna be such a lucky mug. Here's what i'm giving him:

Elfen Lied
Roujin Z
5cm per second
Voices from a distant star
Samurai Champloo
Comedy
Mushishi
Genius party
Fullmetal Alchemist
Baccano
Dominion Tank Police
Project A-Ko
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Rurouni Kenshin Trust & Betrayal
Gankutsuou

Sick list.

yooamatwa · Post by **yooamatwa** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:51 pm

Watched Gurren Lagaan the other week because of this thread. Good thread this

Cheers guys.
Does it piss anyone else off when they keep adding explanations of words etc. on the top of the screen for like a split second!? whats the point.....

d-unit · Post by **d-unit** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:57 am

yooamatwa wrote:Watched Gurren Lagaan the other week because of this thread. Good thread this
Cheers guys.
Does it piss anyone else off when they keep adding explanations of words etc. on the top of the screen for like a split second!? whats the point.....

It's probably coz you're watching a fansub? Some fansubbing groups pride themselves on being able to translate and provide references to Japanese culture and words... Can't think of an example offhand, but it does crop up.

Thankfully, most sub groups keep these explanations as brief as possible and without imposing too much on your screen. Any man and his dog can fansub these days with a minimum of software and japanese knowledge, it seems. Some attempts are really THAT bad.

All that said, I love fansubs to death and wouldn't stop watching them. To the above poster who wrote about Naruto not being subbed by dattebayo anymore, I'd probably drop Naruto. I've watched up to and a small part of Shipuuden and it's just far too fillertastic to contemplate going on. I find a nice 26 episode series is generally enough to get a good story told well.

An anime thread in a dubstep forum. Mm, tailor made for myself

(Edit: Soul Eater is where it's at these days, not Konoha Village, surely?

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sinc_vision · Post by **sinc_vision** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:50 am

d-unit wrote:To the above poster who wrote about Naruto not being subbed by dattebayo anymore, I'd probably drop Naruto. I've watched up to and a small part of Shipuuden and it's just far too fillertastic to contemplate going on. I find a nice 26 episode series is generally enough to get a good story told well.

DROP NARUTO???

Seriously, the last couple of months of naruto have been some of the best ever and it seems like it's gonna continue in the same vein from hereon (on episode 90 now). I've never had the displeasure of watching any filler so I'm lucky enough to have had nothing but good stuff. I agree with you on how 26 episode series can fit in a good story but it's all about having a couple of ever present soap opera-like series on the go as well.

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