OtherAlex said:
............Good sir, I agree with everything you have stated in both your original post and this one that I have quoted.
CowBoy Bebop. The Godfather of anime?
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............Good sir, I agree with everything you have stated in both your original post and this one that I have quoted.
Ballad of Fallen Angels is still one of my favorite episodes of any anime, ever.
Oh, and my top five look something like this:
1. RahXephon
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Cromartie High School
4. Witch Hunter Robin/Samurai Champloo
5. MSG: 08th MS Team/Trigun
And yes, I also think Evangelion is wildly overrated. It's a pretentious mess with little redeeming value and an overly-preachy message (and yet somehow the message is also a very bland and generic "you can work through it" one, which seems strange.)
Oh, and my top five look something like this:
1. RahXephon
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Cromartie High School
4. Witch Hunter Robin/Samurai Champloo
5. MSG: 08th MS Team/Trigun
And yes, I also think Evangelion is wildly overrated. It's a pretentious mess with little redeeming value and an overly-preachy message (and yet somehow the message is also a very bland and generic "you can work through it" one, which seems strange.)
I think one of my favourite Bebop episodes is Mushroom Samba. For those of you that know the series, I will just leave it at that and the immortal line "obnoctious little frog"Samurai Goomba said:
Evangelion is something I watch purely for the fight scenes. Which litter youtube like Evanescence amvs. This doesnt make it bad, but it may aswell have all the characters holding signs that say "Your supposed to think I'm deep because I'm socially backward". It's like having a wank I suppose. Your just there for the action.
Jeez, people. No love for Urusei Yatsura [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urusei_Yatsura]? Kids these days....
Heh heh.
Anyway. I dunno about "best anime ever" but I am a fan of Cowboy Bebop. Why? Because it puts characters we can relate to (for the most part... I don't know anybody like Ed and I'm not sure I want to) into a fantastical world and shows us how they cope with it, and each other. Lots of character development, enjoyable action, and no overreliance on crazy technology or other "out-there" stuff.
I get the feeling that Malcolm Reynolds and Spike Spiegel would probably get along together pretty well... after the first five or six times they tried to kill each other.
Heh heh.
Anyway. I dunno about "best anime ever" but I am a fan of Cowboy Bebop. Why? Because it puts characters we can relate to (for the most part... I don't know anybody like Ed and I'm not sure I want to) into a fantastical world and shows us how they cope with it, and each other. Lots of character development, enjoyable action, and no overreliance on crazy technology or other "out-there" stuff.
I get the feeling that Malcolm Reynolds and Spike Spiegel would probably get along together pretty well... after the first five or six times they tried to kill each other.
Anyone should.L.B. Jeffries said:
Ghost in the Shell, I'd argue is more directed to anime fans, but Akira and Cowboy Bebop are just good. If you like good movies/series, you have to watch them... You just do. Akira is possibly one of the most influential things to ever come out of Japan, and Cowboy Bebop is just poetry in motion...
Bebop is right up there on my "best ever" right along with Death Note and the Hellsing OVAs (not the normal anime).
Cowboy Bebop is the best anime...in my opinion...atleast...it was just the most enjoyable anime i've ever seen.
I love Urusei Yatsura, but I always read the manga rather than watch the show. Something to do with how expensive it is to buy non-bootleg copies of Urusei Yatsura here in America. It's just nuts!The Rogue Wolf said:
I even have the first (published in America) Urusei Yatsura collection. You know, that giant book. It's the first and last US collection before they switched to the extremely thin collections they used until the series stopped getting localized. I don't know if my copy is a first edition or anything, but even finding one of those books is pretty hard now.
My library has a few UY books. I always try to check them out whenever I see them and keep them as long as possible. This is because I've noticed over the years that the UY copies at the library keep getting vandalized or mistreated by morons. Since there's no demand for the books, I consider it better to keep the few copies our library has at my house. If somebody has an interest in the series, they can just place a hold on it and force me to turn the book in. Perhaps it's a bit odd of me, but I see so few english copies of Urusei Yatsura anymore that it's sad when one gets pages ripped out or cartoon you-know-whats drawn all over the margins.
Urusei Yatsura also has the honor of being the 2nd Manga I ever read in my entire life.
I think the end of the series was one of the most emotional moments of my life. And Yoko Kanno's music made it so much more effective. Great show.
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I think my favourite episode would have to be Pierrot Le Fou, but I know where you're coming from with Ballad of Fallen Angels, the church scene is amazing.Samurai Goomba said:
Where's Neon Genesis Evangelion? Where's X? Where's Full Metal Panic!? Where's Elfen Lied? Where's Hellsing? All of these are clearly better than Afro Samurai, Ninja Scroll (the series cuz the movie fucking rocked), Full Metal Alchemist, and Samurai Champloo. And by the way Akira and Ghost in the Shell are MASSIVELY overrated, most notably by people that don't know anything about anime. If you're into full length feature movies, then start with Vampire Hunter D and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.UNKNOWNINCOGNITO said:
^^Prep for flame because DBZ is barely a pubic hair width above Gundam Wing and all its off-shoots, and Gundam Wing is far and wide ridiculed for how terrible it is. The art, the storytelling, the predictable plots... all of these things make DBZ utter crap. Like the stretch of half a dozen episodes or more where Namec is 30 seconds or less away from exploding... 3 hours worth of flashbacks to blow up a planet... whatever.grimzero said:
UY is great. Not quite the best thing Takahashi has written (Maison Ikkoku would be that, and shock, it even had a coherent ending), but certainly one of the funniest manga you could hope to read.Samurai Goomba said:
Pity they didn't translate more than the first fifth or so of the series, but then Viz were shit like that back then.
I feel like most other anime's are just too kiddish but Cowboy Bebop was just perfectly matured. Also Spike looks a bit like Phil Lynott so thats a plus.
I would have to agree that the best anime is Cowboy Bebop. It's either that or Samurai Champloo. Coming in behind those would be Code Geass, Trigun, and the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
I never got into Neon Genesis Evangelion. I've tried starting it twice now but can't make it through the first few episodes out of sheer boredom.
I never got into Neon Genesis Evangelion. I've tried starting it twice now but can't make it through the first few episodes out of sheer boredom.
well, I am not too fond of cowboy bebop, mainly because of the art (I don't know why I don't like it...) but if we are going to talk about character development and history development, I think "GUN GRAVE" is a fine example of such
it also makes me remember "The Godfather" so, yeah, I think it is pertinent to mention it
EDIT: woops hahahaha, you were talking in a Literal sense, no idea how i mixed that up hahahaha, well, for me "the godfather" of anime would have to be "Heidi" or "Candy Candy"
hahahaha... okok sorry for the mix up (now i get why i didnt understanded your post!!)
it also makes me remember "The Godfather" so, yeah, I think it is pertinent to mention it
EDIT: woops hahahaha, you were talking in a Literal sense, no idea how i mixed that up hahahaha, well, for me "the godfather" of anime would have to be "Heidi" or "Candy Candy"
hahahaha... okok sorry for the mix up (now i get why i didnt understanded your post!!)