I knew I forgot one. Maybe he'd like the tad more tame version that came out before it. I think it had some antagonist named Enigma in it. I remember that being more laid back.Ratty said:
Yeah, so basically OVA = Direct to video. These are mini-series or movies that usually have better animation and more explicit content than you'd see on a regular TV anime from the same time period. But not usually up to theatrical levels. Mid-range you might say.Zetatrain said:
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One trope I still don't get, why do even the more mature shows still do this bullshit:Ratty said:
Partly it's a cultural thing, Japan loves cuteness. It's also partly from tradition, since the exaggerated features were a good way to express emotions without having to animate too many frames back in the days when that mattered.Crazy Zaul said:One trope I still don't get, why do even the more mature shows still do this bullshit:Ratty said:
To express emotions/what they are thinking instead of... doing it a normal, non-retared way?
For comedic effect?Crazy Zaul said:One trope I still don't get, why do even the more mature shows still do this bullshit:
To express emotions/what they are thinking instead of... doing it a normal, non-retared way?
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I'll second pretty much everything here myself, except for Madoka Magica, seeing as you have to be into alot of tropes to understand/appreciate a substantial portion of the stuff in it, not to mention the complete mind-fuckery (the "wtf is this shit doing here" kind of MF, not the pleasantness the better psychological anime gives out in batches of brain meltingness)CrazyGirl17 said:
I find it funny how a lot of people complained about Kusanagi's sexualization in SAC, when that's a lot closer to the original manga in intent than the cold sterility of the 95 film. I get what the film was going for, the whole dehumanizing aspect of cybernetic augmentation.motiff said:
There's a warm place in my heart for Outlaw Star, I'm still planning on getting the poster from the artbook for it framed. But I don't know if Poppy JR would enjoy its endearingly schlocky sci-fi style. I still remember the tagline Toonami gave it when it first came out back in the day. "Wild West: Y2K Style!"Little Woodsman said:
Eh, with the exception of "The Castle of Cagliostro" I'm not quite sure I agree. Don't get me wrong I think they are enjoyable (most of the time), but I've always felt you had to be a bit of anime or Lupin fan to enjoy them.Little Woodsman said:
"In Memory of Walther P38"?Little Woodsman said:
If you're looking for something that's more of a light-hearted comedy, I can't recommend Cromartie High School enough. It's a brutal satire of school-set animes interspersed with Seinfeldian ramblings. Also, Freddie Mercury is a central character. Freddie Fucking Mercury.Poppy JR. said:
Yup, Walther P38 is the one. The anime club I was going to at the time happened to hit it on the day when *every* item we viewed ended up being depressing... starting with the *one* depressing episode of Akazukin Cha Cha if you can imagine that...Zetatrain said:
Is the movie any good? It's one of the few Lupin III movies I haven't seen, but I've been hesitant to watch it because of how its supposedly not your usual Lupin III movie, which is odd because I'm usually all for seeing an anime series/franchise do something different from its norm. Just something really odd about a depressing Lupin III movie.Little Woodsman said:
Well honestly no one at our club enjoyed it, but that was probably due to the whole "We've seen a bunch of depressing things today, at least the Lupin movie we've got next will cheer us up!" factor.....Zetatrain said:
