Author Topic: The All-New, All-Different Bore Anime & Manga Thread! (Read 257786 times)

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3300 on:** May 26, 2011, 12:51:06 AM »

Totally forgot that GitS Solid State Society finally comes out on Blu-ray early next month.

Also...

cool breeze · « **Reply #3301 on:** May 26, 2011, 01:10:25 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on May 26, 2011, 12:46:07 AM

Yeah, I think Chobits was the first time I heard the band. Chobits and X were some of the few good Clamp anime adaptations.

Quote from: Linkzg on May 25, 2011, 11:16:50 PM
I remember when I was absolutely smitten by everything .hack. That particular anime was pretty much garbage; they turned Balmung into some lame pedo asshole.

I want to rewatch .hack//sign now, and play all the games again. Though, I never played the second set of PS2 games. It's weird that I hate mmorpgs but a series about a fake mmorpg is interesting.

I dunno, I've seen everything .Hack at this point and I think all the anime entries are pretty bad but I liked the chibi one the best because at least it was funny.

Sign was great. You were constantly reminded that The World was a video game and that all the characters were players acting out a role. It was fairly accurate in the types of players too. Personally, I liked Crim because his play style wasn't far off from mine. And you even had the troll character.

.hack twilight is like habbo hotel or club penguin. it didn't do anything interesting with the 'this is actually a video game' theme, save for the incest and pedo undertones. bunch of dumb gags that could be replaced with any number of other fantasy shows.

iconoclast · « **Reply #3302 on:** May 26, 2011, 01:16:53 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 24, 2011, 07:45:48 PM

Now watch Bacanno! [if you haven't watched it yet]

it's also worth noting that Baccano is like the only anime ever with a superior English dub

Bebpo · « **Reply #3303 on:** May 26, 2011, 01:22:18 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on May 26, 2011, 12:51:06 AM

Totally forgot that GitS Solid State Society finally comes out on Blu-ray early next month.

Also...
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They need to stop releasing dvd-only anime in the US. It's ridiculous they are still doing it. I refuse to buy anything non-BD at this point.

AND when they do release shows in BD, they keep releasing the shows made during the 2000-2007 era in 480SD so they're just upconverts with no reason to be on BD in the first place. Everything pre-2000 is ignored and recent shows like Gundam OO aren't released on BD. It's maddening. Especially since all this stuff both new and old is being released on BD in Japan.

My guess is that if say Funimation has the rights an older show, they'd have to re-license and re-pay for new BD masters to do a BD release, whereas they can probably take the existing SD-material shows they already paid for and licensed and do an upconvert themselves and sell it on BD at no extra cost. If that's right then they're just being cheap and it's screwing over anyone left in the US anime fanbase.

Himu · « **Reply #3304 on:** May 26, 2011, 01:50:29 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on May 26, 2011, 12:51:06 AM

Also...
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omg

MCD · « **Reply #3305 on:** May 26, 2011, 01:55:23 AM »

I don't remember seeing the original Gundam on BD on torrents so that is good enough.

magus · « **Reply #3306 on:** May 26, 2011, 05:39:15 AM »

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I want to rewatch .hack//sign now, and play all the games again. Though, I never played the second set of PS2 games. It's weird that I hate mmorpgs but a series about a fake mmorpg is interesting.

i like both .hack games for their weird premise and characters but the whole episode thing kills it! each episode is super short on it's own and it still manages to just squander around and drag on it's own even in those few hours it has

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3307 on:** May 26, 2011, 10:37:43 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on May 26, 2011, 01:22:18 AM

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on May 26, 2011, 12:51:06 AM
Totally forgot that GitS Solid State Society finally comes out on Blu-ray early next month.

Also...
(Image removed from quote.)

They need to stop releasing dvd-only anime in the US. It's ridiculous they are still doing it. I refuse to buy anything non-BD at this point.

AND when they do release shows in BD, they keep releasing the shows made during the 2000-2007 era in 480SD so they're just upconverts with no reason to be on BD in the first place. Everything pre-2000 is ignored and recent shows like Gundam OO aren't released on BD. It's maddening. Especially since all this stuff both new and old is being released on BD in Japan.

My guess is that if say Funimation has the rights an older show, they'd have to re-license and re-pay for new BD masters to do a BD release, whereas they can probably take the existing SD-material shows they already paid for and licensed and do an upconvert themselves and sell it on BD at no extra cost. If that's right then they're just being cheap and it's screwing over anyone left in the US anime fanbase.

I'm holding out on 00 in the chance that Bandai actually releases it here on Blu-ray. First Gundam, however, isn't on Blu-ray in Japan, so it's DVD or nothing.

bork · « **Reply #3308 on:** May 26, 2011, 11:29:46 AM »

Quote from: magus on May 23, 2011, 05:48:43 AM

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Are they actually making this? I saw the Chuck game as one of the bonus shorts from one of the blu-ray releases, but not that Panty/Stocking game.

magus · « **Reply #3309 on:** May 26, 2011, 11:50:35 AM »

sorry lyte,i don't know,i found the image on a japanese blog which linked me to gainax japanese site which had the pic

i tought it was hinting at season 2 of P&S or something....

well i finished watching level e,the first 3 episodes were the best,i tought the whole bit with the rangers wasn't as amusing (i guess these kind of parodies are kinda overdone in anime) the rest was good and the ending was a little bit silly

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Now watch Time of Eve [go for the movie version], Bacanno! [if you haven't watched it yet], Kuuchuu Buranko, Shiki [don't let the character designs fool you], and The Tatami Galaxy.

i already watched bacanno! buranko and the tatami galaxy... what this shiki about?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3310 on:** May 26, 2011, 01:04:56 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 26, 2011, 11:50:35 AM

what this shiki about?

It's about a group of vampires slowly turning people in an isolated village into vampires and killing off everyone else.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3311 on:** May 26, 2011, 09:35:36 PM »

I signed up for AX and I'm starting to think about my cosplay. I definitely want to do Star Driver, but I've never made a costume before so I dunno where to start.

I think this:

Would be extremely fucking badass if you could make it with feathers and mask and all. But uhhh, I have no clue where to start.

Obviously Ginga Bishounen is awesome too but complex as well.

I'm thinking maybe to just go as my avatar. Get a red shirt like that, add a white star patch, white tight pants, red wig...good to go. But the problems I see are: 1) I'm not tall and skinny like takuto, 2) I look odd clean-shaven so I'm thinking I should go as a character with a beard.

MCD · « **Reply #3312 on:** May 26, 2011, 09:49:22 PM »

Go as hobo Hei.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3313 on:** May 27, 2011, 11:02:33 AM »

I don't remember Char's Zaku being pink

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3314 on:** May 27, 2011, 09:01:24 PM »

It was pink as hell, bro.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3315 on:** May 27, 2011, 09:04:47 PM »

My VHS tapes must have been REALLY worn. I thought he was the red comet for a reason.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3316 on:** May 27, 2011, 09:06:12 PM »

I guess it's pink, but it's MANLY pink

MCD · « **Reply #3317 on:** May 28, 2011, 12:14:50 AM »

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Manyuu Hikenchou

It is currently the Taiheimeji Era, breasts mean everything. If you have breasts, you are guaranteed wealth and popularity. If you lack them, you are rarely considered “human”. Members of the Manyuu Clan help raise the future big breasts. Written on a secret scroll possessed by the clan, there is said to be various techniques on how to grow big and beautiful breasts.

YES, YOU ARE THE BEST SUMMER EVER.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3318 on:** May 28, 2011, 12:39:07 AM »

Hopefully Sacred Seven is good in a Scryed x Geass ridiculous lolz way. Will check out No.6 because BONES involvement even though I don't think they're actually doing the animation? Might watch a few eps of CLAMP BLOOD just for the laughs. Dunno what else.

Skipped the previous season but will probably watch this one. This has some more appealing stuff to the mecha/sentai/bones fan in me.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3319 on:** May 28, 2011, 12:51:03 AM »

Watching Gurren Lagann right now. Holy shit at

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Kamina dying

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Bebpo · « **Reply #3320 on:** May 28, 2011, 12:53:12 AM »

Yeah, epic sadness

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #3321 on:** May 28, 2011, 12:53:44 AM »

They are making an apple seed anime series? cool

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3322 on:** May 28, 2011, 09:20:07 AM »

Is the Appleseed series actually being aired? Last I heard the company making it went completely bust.

Aside from No.6, Usagi Drop, Sacred Seven, and maybe Blood-C [liked Blood: The Last Vampire, wasn't so hot on Blood+], this coming season looks really weak compared the current one.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #3323 on:** May 28, 2011, 11:42:01 AM »

Quote from: MCD on May 28, 2011, 12:14:50 AM

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Manyuu Hikenchou

It is currently the Taiheimeji Era, breasts mean everything. If you have breasts, you are guaranteed wealth and popularity. If you lack them, you are rarely considered “human”. Members of the Manyuu Clan help raise the future big breasts. Written on a secret scroll possessed by the clan, there is said to be various techniques on how to grow big and beautiful breasts.

YES, YOU ARE THE BEST SUMMER EVER.

Mostly garbage season.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3324 on:** May 28, 2011, 12:57:38 PM »

Star Driver costumes for everyone in the new Tales game. Two of my favorite things combined

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3325 on:** May 28, 2011, 06:07:35 PM »

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-28/durarara-to-run-on-u.s-adult-swim-network-in-june

Himu · « **Reply #3326 on:** May 28, 2011, 06:48:16 PM »

adult swim is bringing back anime?!

And I always thought Char's zaku was like...a pink-ish red. Not actually PINKU.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3327 on:** May 28, 2011, 08:34:28 PM »

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-28/aniplex-ships-rurouni-kenshin-ova/film-bds-in-japan-u.s-on-same-day

Vizzys · « **Reply #3328 on:** May 28, 2011, 09:58:00 PM »

how is nia creepy

other than her puzzle piece eyes

MCD · « **Reply #3329 on:** May 28, 2011, 11:26:48 PM »

Simon > Kamina.

Kamina is all talk.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3330 on:** May 31, 2011, 01:34:51 AM »

The Star Driver insert songs are

Can't wait for them to release the final two

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

iconoclast · « **Reply #3331 on:** May 31, 2011, 02:52:19 AM »

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The Greatest Anime Films of All-Time by Japan film magazine CUT

1. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
2. Gundam Trilogy
3. Evangelion movie
4. Ghost in the Shell
5. Castle in the Sky : Laputa
6. AKIRA
7. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
8. Space Cruiser Yamato
9. Princess Mononoke
10. My Neighbor Totoro
11. Spirited Away
12. Grave of the Fireflies
13. Howl’s moving Castle
14. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
15. Galaxy Express 999
16. Porco Rosso
17. Kiki’s Delivery Service
18. Patlabor the Movie 1
19. Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back
20. Girl who Leaped Through Time
21. Jin-Roh
22. Wings of Honeamise
23. Perfect Blue
24. Mindgame
25. Night on the Galactic Railroad
26. Macross: Do You Remember Love?
27. Ashita no Joe 2
28. Memories
29. Full Metal Alchemist the movie
30. Tekkon Kinreet

http://gameprogramer2ch.livedoor.biz/archives/3051099.html

Thoughts? Looks like a pretty good list to me, besides the FMA movie being on there. I'd probably cut the Gundam movies out too because they're just an abridged version of the series. And of course, EoE should be #1. And 2.22 should be #2.

MCD · « **Reply #3332 on:** May 31, 2011, 03:03:07 AM »

90% of animu movies are artsy fartsy anyway.

Detective Conan movies can beat that list pretty easily.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3333 on:** May 31, 2011, 03:51:49 AM »

Caught up on Gosick.

Ep18 was loooooooool. They did an entire novel (probably 500+ pages) in 20 mins. It was the most rushed ep I've seen in years. Entertaining but what a clusterfuck. Still, ever since the main plot kicked in at ep16, the show's been a lot better. It still has great art and good characters, but now it's a real mystery adventure plotline. The plotline seems kind of bad nonsense, but it's entertaining and could be good. I just hope the show has an ending

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3334 on:** May 31, 2011, 09:34:54 AM »

Quote from: iconoclast on May 31, 2011, 02:52:19 AM

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The Greatest Anime Films of All-Time by Japan film magazine CUT

1. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
2. Gundam Trilogy
3. Evangelion movie
4. Ghost in the Shell
5. Castle in the Sky : Laputa
6. AKIRA
7. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro
8. Space Cruiser Yamato
9. Princess Mononoke
10. My Neighbor Totoro
11. Spirited Away
12. Grave of the Fireflies
13. Howl’s moving Castle
14. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
15. Galaxy Express 999
16. Porco Rosso
17. Kiki’s Delivery Service
18. Patlabor the Movie 1
19. Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back
20. Girl who Leaped Through Time
21. Jin-Roh
22. Wings of Honeamise
23. Perfect Blue
24. Mindgame
25. Night on the Galactic Railroad
26. Macross: Do You Remember Love?
27. Ashita no Joe 2
28. Memories
29. Full Metal Alchemist the movie
30. Tekkon Kinreet
http://gameprogramer2ch.livedoor.biz/archives/3051099.html

Thoughts? Looks like a pretty good list to me, besides the FMA movie being on there. I'd probably cut the Gundam movies out too because they're just an abridged version of the series. And of course, EoE should be #1. And 2.22 should be #2.

Pretty good list, but only one Satoshi Kon movie?

MCD · « **Reply #3335 on:** May 31, 2011, 05:48:08 PM »

Oh distant...

Himu · « **Reply #3336 on:** May 31, 2011, 06:13:54 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 28, 2011, 08:34:28 PM

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-28/aniplex-ships-rurouni-kenshin-ova/film-bds-in-japan-u.s-on-same-day

i'm going to cum

magus · « **Reply #3337 on:** May 31, 2011, 06:28:56 PM »

is that 20th century boy?

good premise
awful resolution

MCD · « **Reply #3338 on:** May 31, 2011, 06:32:35 PM »

I'm at volume 10 and already tired of it.

Enough with that secret base already ffs.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3339 on:** May 31, 2011, 07:02:15 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 31, 2011, 06:28:56 PM

20th century boys

good premise
awful resolution

This x 1000.

Monster was similar, but the resolution wasn't so bad. I don't think it lived up to the premise and was disappointing, but it was like JUMP THE SHARK BAD like where 20CB goes by the end. Same with Pluto. I love his mysteries, but he's yet to write a resolution to them that lives up to the initial premise.

iconoclast · « **Reply #3340 on:** May 31, 2011, 07:10:07 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 31, 2011, 09:34:54 AM

Pretty good list, but only one Satoshi Kon movie?

Well, at least it's the best one. He did write the first episode of Memories though, so it's more like 1⅓ movies.

Got my Eva blu-rays today too. They are glorious. The only blu-rays I've ever bought. :'(

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3341 on:** May 31, 2011, 07:19:35 PM »

Quote from: iconoclast on May 31, 2011, 07:10:07 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 31, 2011, 09:34:54 AM
Pretty good list, but only one Satoshi Kon movie?

Well, at least it's the best one.

I'd be more inclined to pick Millennium Actress as his best, but I do like Perfect Blue as well.

Also, the Patlabor movie in the ranking should have been Patlabor 2.

No Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.

iconoclast · « **Reply #3342 on:** May 31, 2011, 08:34:26 PM »

I'm not a big fan of Vampire Hunter. I'd rather have Sword of the Stranger on there or something. Or Time of Eve, if that counts.

I never understood why Totoro is so popular either. It's good and all, but Spirited Away, Howl, and Grave of the Fireflies are much better Ghibli movies imo.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3343 on:** May 31, 2011, 08:42:59 PM »

Quote from: iconoclast on May 31, 2011, 08:34:26 PM

I never understood why Totoro is so popular either. It's good and all, but Spirited Away, Howl, and Grave of the Fireflies are much better Ghibli movies imo.

Yeah, I agree. To me, it's one of the lesser Miyazaki movies, but I guess it's the nostalgic choice for a lot of people.

magus · « **Reply #3344 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:18:15 AM »

personaly i don't like miyazaki movies,yes i know,i am an horrible sinner for saying this and i guess that coming from me it seems that i'm just doing it because i want to be a contrarian

but to me he just looks like some kind of master hippie animator,everything is about "WAR = BAD! NATURE = AWESOME!" for example i never watched nausica but let's just read the first paragraph of the plot summary

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One thousand years after the "Seven Days of Fire", an apocalyptic war which destroyed civilization and Earth's ecosystem, scattered settlements exist throughout the Toxic jungle (renamed Sea of Decay in subtitles and the manga translation), a forest swarming with giant insects. Everything in the Toxic Jungle is lethal to humans.

of all the miyazaki movie i watched,the only one i liked was spirited away because it didn't give me this feeling,for references i watched porco rosso,totoro,princess mononoke and of course spirited away

bebpo suggested me once to watch laputa describing it as "the plot of every rpg ever!" but i never got around to do it...

Mandark · « **Reply #3345 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:37:14 AM »

Castle of Cagliostro, mang.

naff · « **Reply #3346 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:45:30 AM »

Quote from: magus the contrarian

but to me he just looks like some kind of master hippie animator,everything is about "WAR = BAD! NATURE = AWESOME!" for example i never watched nausica but let's just read the first paragraph of the plot summary

Gah, magus. You honestly are the worst critic EVER. And all you ever do is critique, it's not going to help me understand you if you just slag a film maker calling him a hippie because he makes films with a recurring anti war sentiment.

magus · « **Reply #3347 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:52:13 AM »

well i guess i'll let a better critic do the job then

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

#t=5m50s

to be fair,porco rosso wasn't that bad and the main problem of totoro it's that it's kinda slow and long (seriously i don't care about any family moving out,i want to see the monster! that's what you put in the poster! not a bunch of guys moving out!)

it's princess mononoke that mainly annoys me because of MAN!

naff · « **Reply #3348 on:** June 01, 2011, 07:49:23 AM »

I really can't stand thatguy. At all

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3349 on:** June 01, 2011, 08:13:04 AM »

"Hey guys, I read the first sentence of a Nausicaa plot summary and it sounds SO dumb, can't understand why you guys love it so much."

magus · « **Reply #3350 on:** June 01, 2011, 09:20:51 AM »

all i'm saying is that environmentalist messages are dumb even if the guy that put them is some animation god or something

http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/studio-ghiblis-hayao-miyazaki-says-ipad-use-like-masturbating-20100714/

HIPPIE I DECLARE!

naff · « **Reply #3351 on:** June 02, 2011, 04:01:12 AM »

Why are Environmentalist messages dumb Magus? Are you a nihilist or just a pessimist or just plain stupid?

I think you'd love this anyway!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU&feature=watch-now-button&wide=1

magus · « **Reply #3352 on:** June 02, 2011, 06:12:38 AM »

just a normal guy quietID

brb,going to burn a rainforest!

spoiler (click to show/hide)

but if you want a serious answer,they are just a way to preach at people and i find it funny at that because i'm pretty sure unless i find a way to melt the icecap with a huge burp there's no way for me to go fuck the enviroment,or at least not more than the people that did that moviething there

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6040000/newsid_6046900/6046962.stm

i can't wait for the movie where the humans have to stop the evil cows from farting away the planet
COWS! WORSE THAN THE DEVIL IF HE WAS A PEDOPHILE!

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naff · « **Reply #3353 on:** June 02, 2011, 07:16:18 AM »

philistine!

on-topic: I watched Metropolis (the anime) the other day. I really liked it. The way they wove all the different stories together was really masterful, and some characters like Rock ended up truly surprising me. Loved the animation and setting too, classic steampunk. I've never watched Astroboy, does it hold up to Metropolis? Prob going to check it out now

Bebpo · « **Reply #3354 on:** June 02, 2011, 10:39:54 PM »

Messed around with a test of my Takuto outfit. Most embarrassing pics I will ever take of myself:

Me trying to do my avatar:

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3355 on:** June 02, 2011, 11:58:53 PM »

Needs more floating hearts and sparkles.

Himu · « **Reply #3356 on:** June 03, 2011, 12:10:36 AM »

Mandark is correct again. Castle of Cagliostro, mayne. People don't mention that one cuz they're faggets.

Himu · « **Reply #3357 on:** June 03, 2011, 12:12:41 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 31, 2011, 08:42:59 PM

Quote from: iconoclast on May 31, 2011, 08:34:26 PM
I never understood why Totoro is so popular either. It's good and all, but Spirited Away, Howl, and Grave of the Fireflies are much better Ghibli movies imo.

Yeah, I agree. To me, it's one of the lesser Miyazaki movies, but I guess it's the nostalgic choice for a lot of people.

Ah yes, the nostalgia criticism.

I didn't see Totoro until I was an adult and it's still my favorite Miyazaki next to Castle of Cagliostro.

Quote from: quietID on June 02, 2011, 07:16:18 AM

philistine!

on-topic: I watched Metropolis (the anime) the other day. I really liked it. The way they wove all the different stories together was really masterful, and some characters like Rock ended up truly surprising me. Loved the animation and setting too, classic steampunk. I've never watched Astroboy, does it hold up to Metropolis? Prob going to check it out now

Ah yes, the master. Osamu Tezuka. If you want classic Tezuka, I suggest his manga the most.

Astro Boy is still really good.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3358 on:** June 03, 2011, 12:38:27 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on June 03, 2011, 12:12:41 AM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 31, 2011, 08:42:59 PM
Quote from: iconoclast on May 31, 2011, 08:34:26 PM
I never understood why Totoro is so popular either. It's good and all, but Spirited Away, Howl, and Grave of the Fireflies are much better Ghibli movies imo.

Yeah, I agree. To me, it's one of the lesser Miyazaki movies, but I guess it's the nostalgic choice for a lot of people.

Ah yes, the nostalgia criticism.

I didn't see Totoro until I was an adult and it's still my favorite Miyazaki next to Castle of Cagliostro.

What? It's not like I'm trying to insult your taste in movies or something. Totoro is an early Miyazaki movie and his first that didn't really have anything to do with action/adventure or war themes, it's much more laid-back and reminiscent of youth, which I think tends to resonate a bit more with people who've followed his career over the years. So it tends to get picked a bit more than some of his other movies.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3359 on:** June 03, 2011, 03:09:08 AM »

Higurashi OAVs were boring and the Higurashi Daybreak arc (OAV5) was funny until it got boring about halfway.

Anyhow, glad I'm done with everything Higurashi anime at this point; show was great/oavs were not; time to move on to a different show now.

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