Your top 5 anime thread

[MrAngryFace]

This and the fish family episode were my favorite filler bits of revolution

[Mr. Gundam]

TV
1. Vision of Escaflowne
2. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
3. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
4. Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
5. Armored Trooper Votoms

OVA
1. Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
2. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket
3. Mobile Suit Gundam The 08th MS Team
4. FLCL
5. Read or Die

[Van Cruncheon]

i respect scryed, but fairy tail?? jesus, that show (well, the manga) is escalating fan service of the worst order -- duder's drawing straight up yuri bondage shit now, and the "plots" makes bleach seem like claremont x-men in comparison

[Van Cruncheon]

recently i enjoyed:

tiger & bunny
rideback
space dandy

not sure what my final opinion is on kill la kill

[MrAngryFace]

i respect scryed, but fairy tail?? jesus, that show (well, the manga) is escalating fan service of the worst order -- duder's drawing straight up yuri bondage shit now, and the "plots" makes bleach seem like claremont x-men in comparison

Show has been fine- especially when compared to kill la kill, something I couldn't bring myself to watch after the transformation to that 'suit'

[MrAngryFace]

Fish family episode- so weird/good

[demi]

Fairy Tail is all about the screaming and beating up and super explosive powers - the boobs and fetishism is a plus

[Steve Contra]

Cowboy Bebop obviously.

For movies Millenium Actress is goddamn amazing.  I keep saying someone should remake it as a live action movie with Jennifer Lawrence and Helen Mirren and make loads of money and get an oscar.

[MrAngryFace]

Cowboy Bebop obviously.

For movies Millenium Actress is goddamn amazing.  I keep saying someone should remake it as a live action movie with Jennifer Lawrence and Helen Mirren and make loads of money and get an oscar.

I just want it on goddamned bluray already.

[Steve Contra]

Satoshi Kon also makes anime that actually rises to level of adult, and not the claptrap made for precocious 13 year olds that people say are "cartoons for adults"

[Great Rumbler]

Satoshi Kon also makes anime that actually rises to level of adult, and not the claptrap made for precocious 13 year olds that people say are "cartoons for adults"

"Made" :'(

[Mr. Gundam]

Cowboy Bebop obviously.

For movies Millenium Actress is goddamn amazing.  I keep saying someone should remake it as a live action movie with Jennifer Lawrence and Helen Mirren and make loads of money and get an oscar.

Millenium Actress is one of my favorite films of all time, live-action or animated.

Paranoia Agent fell into that trap at times, but Kon still did a great job making a TV series.

RIP. 

[MrAngryFace]

http://www.amazon.com/Satoshi-Kon-Illusionist-Andrew-Osmond/dp/1933330740/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1390499564&sr=8-6&keywords=satoshi+kon -- worth owning if you don't already.

[Steve Contra]

Satoshi Kon also makes anime that actually rises to level of adult, and not the claptrap made for precocious 13 year olds that people say are "cartoons for adults"

"Made" :'(

Yeah

I don't want it to be true

[Mr. Gundam]

What happened with the studio trying finish up Dream Machine after he died? Anything? Cancelled?

[Great Rumbler]

What happened with the studio trying finish up Dream Machine after he died? Anything? Cancelled?

That's Madhouse, and they shelved it because it would cost money they don't have to finish it. They should just go for broke and throw it up on Kickstarter or something, but I'm sure they'll just leave it on a shelf somewhere instead to collect dust.

[Mr. Gundam]

I just read some articles about it, sounds like they had 600 of the 1500 shots done and ran out of money. Kickstarter that sucker.

[Great Rumbler]

Cutesy 90s anime-style-that-isn't-overly-creepy

da best

[Junpei the Tracer!]

What happened with the studio trying finish up Dream Machine after he died? Anything? Cancelled?

That's Madhouse, and they shelved it because it would cost money they don't have to finish it. They should just go for broke and throw it up on Kickstarter or something, but I'm sure they'll just leave it on a shelf somewhere instead to collect dust.

According to this:

http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Newsletter/News1/Anime_Real_vs_Dream_InDepth_Review_5316.aspx

It's not so much money but the lack of Kon's vision.

[Great Rumbler]

What happened with the studio trying finish up Dream Machine after he died? Anything? Cancelled?

That's Madhouse, and they shelved it because it would cost money they don't have to finish it. They should just go for broke and throw it up on Kickstarter or something, but I'm sure they'll just leave it on a shelf somewhere instead to collect dust.

http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Newsletter/News1/Anime_Real_vs_Dream_InDepth_Review_5316.aspx

It's not so much money but the lack of Kon's vision.

Yeah, I could see that being a problem, too. There just aren't that many anime directors with the kind of talent and vision that Kon had, maybe Miyazaki or Kawajiri or Nakamura [except that Miyazaki is too old, Kawajiri has always been a B-movie lover on top of now being mostly retired, and Nakamura is dead, too]. Yoshiura might could do it, but I think he's still too young, and Shinkai is more about lovingly-rendered visuals than depth. Uhh...Hosoda?

So, yeah, maybe four or five directors in the entire industry that might could possibly step in and make it happen.

[Himu]

The fact that Satoshi Kon's final film was not finished makes me want to smash shit

[MrAngryFace]

IMO satoshi kon was kinda under appreciated

[Himu]

Well, yeah. I mention satoshi kon around people who only think ghibli is good and they don't take my opinion seriously despite having a lot of anime experience. They're like only ghibli makes anime that's tolerable, and I'm all watch a satoshi kon movie or the girl who leapt through time or rurouni kenshin: trust and betrayal or something

and they're all NOPE

[Yulwei]

Anime TV:

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. FLCL
3. Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
4. Baccano!
5. Mushishi

Manga:

1. Blade Of The Immortal
2. BLAME!
3. Basilisk
4. Hunter x Hunter
5. One Piece

Haven't been into anime/manga since 2008. I've watched maybe one or two shows a year since then. I did enjoy Attack On Titan last year though. Was a flawed show but the good parts made up for it, I thought.

[MrAngryFace]

MOST of what I watch is old shit- im cool with that.

[Trent Dole]

Well, yeah. I mention satoshi kon around people who only think ghibli is good and they don't take my opinion seriously despite having a lot of anime experience. They're like only ghibli makes anime that's tolerable, and I'm all watch a satoshi kon movie or the girl who leapt through time or rurouni kenshin: trust and betrayal or something

and they're all NOPE

Heh, fuck them.

[Great Rumbler]

MOST of what I watch is old shit- im cool with that.

I went on a binge last year where I watched a ton of obscure 80's OVAs.

Most of them weren't very good, sure, but still...

[Himu]

it's hard to not blame them because anime fans can have spotty tastes. i only listen to specific people anime recs because my tastes are very selective. i do not take every single anime rec seriously from just about anybody. you have to earn your keep to send me an anime rec and that usually leaves it to close animu buds.

[Great Rumbler]

Do you take my anime recs seriously, Himu? Please say yes.

[Himu]

Of course I do. I said CLOSE ANIMU BUDS.

[Steve Contra]

Anime recs are hard because someone's all this is amazing and you find it's Professor Prole's Panty Patrol II: Moe Uguu full of catgirls and maids and jesus fucking christ I hate pervert fanservice

[Himu]

Anime recs are hard because someone's all this is amazing and you find it's Professor Prole's Panty Patrol II: Moe Uguu full of catgirls and maids and jesus fucking christ I hate pervert fanservice

That was my point. I am specific with who i trust who suggests me anime.

[Great Rumbler]

I don't suggest shows like that, even if I enjoy them, to people I know won't want to watch them.

[MrAngryFace]

Just ordered this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/4041105714/ref=s9_bbs_gw_d0_g14_i4?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_r=1B521VG807AXHT35VQZ8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200302&pf_rd_i=507846

[Trent Dole]

Anime recs are hard because someone's all this is amazing and you find it's Professor Prole's Panty Patrol II: Moe Uguu full of catgirls and maids and jesus fucking christ I hate pervert fanservice

You mean this?

I worked in a video store up until a few weeks ago so I know all about horrible recently released animu. Can't even post the cover of one of them here.

[MrAngryFace]

I worked for a video store called Video Update during my first few years of college. That's where I discovered the Slayers OVA and MY FAVORITE ANIME OF ALL TIME (slayers)

[Great Rumbler]

Anime recs are hard because someone's all this is amazing and you find it's Professor Prole's Panty Patrol II: Moe Uguu full of catgirls and maids and jesus fucking christ I hate pervert fanservice

You mean this?

 

[Himu]

anime recs are like buying drugs. you don't buy drugs from just ANYONE.

[Mr. Gundam]

Milennium Actress, Summer Wars and Wolf Children are all good recommendations for people who only like Ghibli stuff.

[cool breeze]

one of my friends was into boxing so I recommended Hajime no Ippo to him.  a week later he's asking why these boxers play grab-dick in the shower, and why they go into detail about how big Ippo's dick is.

 

[Joe Molotov]

one of my friends was into boxing so I recommended Hajime no Ippo to him.  a week later he's asking why these boxers play grab-dick in the shower, and why they go into detail about how big Ippo's dick is.

 

Sounds like it was a little too real for him.

[pilonv1]

anime recs are like buying drugs. you don't buy drugs from just ANYONE.

We need an anime rec confessional thread for the stuff you got conned into buying/watching. God knows I've got some sins I need to purge

[Trent Dole]

anime recs are like buying drugs. you don't buy drugs from just ANYONE.

We need an anime rec confessional thread for the stuff you got conned into buying/watching. God knows I've got some sins I need to purge

I had Gatekeepers and Vandread reccomended to me.

[Great Rumbler]

Vandread's kind of okay, I guess, if you're not too picky and have low standards.

[Van Cruncheon]

anime recs are like buying drugs. you don't buy drugs from just ANYONE.

We need an anime rec confessional thread for the stuff you got conned into buying/watching. God knows I've got some sins I need to purge

puni-puni poemi (FUCK YOU HITOKAGE)

[magus]

anime recs are like buying drugs. you don't buy drugs from just ANYONE.

We need an anime rec confessional thread for the stuff you got conned into buying/watching. God knows I've got some sins I need to purge

puni-puni poemi (FUCK YOU HITOKAGE)

i've read of puni-puni poemi as "THE FOLLOW UP OF EXCEL SAGA THAT WAS TOO GROSS TO SHOW ON TV" but even after watching it i tought it was pretty much on the par (well ok i guess there is this ridicolous joke were everybody suddenly sprout boobs so big that they cover the whole screen) and actualy tought was funny too

EDIT: oh yeah i totaly forgot about the alien with the swinging testicle! it's a good thing this anime came out before internet moral brigade were a thing

[MrAngryFace]

Yeah, I was a puni puni hitokage victim as well :/ - I mean there's the obvious issues with almost all of its content- but what was also offensive is that it wasn't even clever- I expected more from the 'follow up' of excel saga

[Trent Dole]

Vandread's kind of okay, I guess, if you're not too picky and have low standards.

Yeah, it's not bad, just not something you really need to go seek out.

[Rahxephon91]

anime recs are like buying drugs. you don't buy drugs from just ANYONE.

We need an anime rec confessional thread for the stuff you got conned into buying/watching. God knows I've got some sins I need to purge

I was looking for anime like Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex. Smart stuff with adult characters. I was recommended 
Rin daughters of mnemosyne. I was on Netflix so I thought what the hey. Well, I didn't quite like it. It was a strange erotic thriller , but obviously mixed with 80s anime. Now that sounds cool, but what you get is this strange story about angels who rape immortal women or something, but it's not rape because the women want them. And the villain is some genderless psycho. Our main hero has a sidekick who is really like 500 years old, but looks like a little girl and engages in lesbian sex with a former client.

It just wasn't what I was looking for.

Now these days a lot of the anime community wants to recommend stuff like Gurls and Panzer. Yeah I'm sure it's fine, but it dosen't look like my cup of tea. Or even worse, Valvrave.

[Great Rumbler]

I was looking for anime like Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex. Smart stuff with adult characters.

You're welcome.