Untouchable1 Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 i think we can all agree that American 'anime' is lo qual crap. its just a sorry emulation of the real thing. the beyblade thing only came about to show how the Japanese will take anything and turn ir into a fad. they yearn for individuality and some of these off the wall animes represent the differing hobbies, and twists on things, that these people adore and cherish as their own. plus you really dont want to ship an uber chiche anime to the americas. since we're stepping into the comedic side of anime now, i'd like to bring to your attention the new Duel Masters series. yes it seems like just another in the sea of monster collective crazy kid shows. but this one, particularly the writing, make it boldly unique from others of the same genre. i dont even think they tried to translate half of the Japanese text! some of the characters drop their subject matter at hand to question their own cliche(ness). for example you know how most of the time characters just burst out in maniacle laughter? well another character might mutter, "man that guy's a wierdo" or if someone is sweating real hard and theres that 'still frame' moment we all see in anime, she might think "mmm, why am I sweating? its only a card game. why does everything have to be so dramatic?" or he might just look down and ask a friend "you ever wonder why we're always wearing these gloves?" the duel masters series is easily the most comedic anime series i've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaiv Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 Any way... Is there any one show that people feel is timeless? Classic? The best? Cowboy Bebop. Probably the most classic anime available. Awesome story, awesome animation and art, awesome characters, good action..... Trigun is probably my favourite. Great combination of comedy, action, and drama. Hellsing. Half the time I can't understand whata the h*ll is going on, but the action is awesome, the idea is semi-original [okay, not really], the animation and art is great... Plus, Alucard is just plain bad*ss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_gobes Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 I like the few anime that I have seen Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne, well.. I take back that I like all the anime I saw one episode of DBZ at a friends house and it sucked. I wasted half an hour watching that stupid show and it didn't get more than about 2 minutes through the story-line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valdir Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 I completely forgot to mention two of my favorite animes. Cowboy Bebop just has this smooth style to it, which I enjoyed. I would totally pay the $30 to buy both DVD sets if I had the cash. One other anime I enjoyed(despite its American origins) is the Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury DVD. It's just a small half hour anime that takes place after Pitch Black. Nothing huge, but I enjoyed an animated Vin Diesel being a badass. Has anyone mentioned Animatrix yet? Those are some of the coolest animes ever. ~Valdir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breton Thief Oriana Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 Any way... Is there any one show that people feel is timeless? Classic? The best? Cowboy Bebop. Probably the most classic anime available. Awesome story, awesome animation and art, awesome characters, good action..... Trigun is probably my favourite. Great combination of comedy, action, and drama. Hellsing. Half the time I can't understand whata the h*ll is going on, but the action is awesome, the idea is semi-original [okay, not really], the animation and art is great... Plus, Alucard is just plain bad*ss. Nope, wrong: Speed Racer! THE orriginal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postaldudeleo Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 quote "If I wanted to watch two men fly around, grunt, moan and punch eachother with superhuman stength I'll watch the Matrix Revolutions." Um valdir, thats not matrix. THATS gay porn........................................ Cowboy bebop is not bad. Mononoke isnt bad too. but iv grown out of most animations except family guy maybe and definetly not south park. But thats not anime.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberBender Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 Speed racer was pretty cool, I liked the bad guys with all the weapons sticking out of thier cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valdir Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 Um valdir, thats not matrix. THATS gay porn........................................ Uh, how? :rolleyes: Speed Race kind of reminded me of Mario Kart with people, which is why I watched it back in the day ;) ~Valdir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postaldudeleo Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 How!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! quote: "grunt, man, and punch each other" Do the math.............................. By the way, would family guy count as anime? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untouchable1 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 By the way, would family guy count as anime? :P BWWAAAHAAHAAAAHAAHAAAHAAHAHA............ no. Oh I was checkin out an 'anime' called Megas XLR, and i know how i was bagging on american animes earlier, and i retract that statement. this one actually DOESNT try to emulate every aspect of anime. the shiny surfaces, attack motion lines, and somewhat anime style eyes, also the fact that its in the anime block of CN make it enough of an anime to be called american anime. but on the flip side this one actually TRIES NOT to be another cheap anime clone. it takes on a whole different attitude towards the genre, the character personalities, and the storyline. plus it has that awesome rock intro at the beginning. "CHICKS DIG GIANT ROBOTS!" lol, awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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