The Anime Thread

[Dody]

Im surpsrised many of your fave anime are coming in pre-2000s anime???

I guess I suffer the same problem.

[Mbn Josh]

I can't believe you guys didn't mention sailor moon l mean its a girl show and all but man that wat really got me to anime . As for my top its too much to name so all name a few . Honey and Clover, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ,One piece Mushishi, Clannad, Lucky Star,

Favortie Anime Movie is Spirted Away

[vectorsigma]

the best animes are those which are not that known in north america...

and one of them is one piece

[Mbn Josh]

Vectorsigma one piece a while back was being shown in fox l believe it was just horrible and voices and also they skipped many arches so yeh one piece is good but its better to watch the japanese version sometimes just do not translate well.

[V-Slasher]

the best animes are those which are not that known in north america...

and one of them is one piece

no, no, NOOOO

[hybridial]

the best animes are those which are not that known in north america...

I'd say it's more that the best animes aren't known all that well anywhere.

I guess it's a little hard to put this argument across without sounding a bit elitist but I'm gonna try it anyway.

Most popular anime/manga aren't the most substantial works. Shonen and Shoujo tends to aim for the audience's preferences. Is that really an artistic way to approach things? Sure, you give the audience what they want but it kind of robs the work of individualised expression. Sienen's a bit better, since with it there's some recognition that an older audience might want more mature content, and in some works that only translates to more sex and blood, but at times more substantial storylines do come with them. However I'm of the view that the best works don't really give a damn about catering to a specific audience but instead follow and individual means of expression. Miyazaki's films are often this and it is why they are so popular but also highly acclaimed.

But for every Miyazaki there's dozens of talented artists and film-makers who can't really catch a break despite producing quality work.

All I can say really are the works that really made an impression on me. Le Chevalier D'eon Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Paranoia Agent. These are examples of works that are very well written. Far more complex than the likes of One Piece. Does that make them better? It's down to preference, in my view yes, but either way, no one can deny them being deeper, essentially.

[V-Slasher]

hybr try guin saga, the only thing I complain about that series is that it covers probably just a 10% of the novel. hope they'll make a season 2.

[Kyo]

I watched Guin Saga and it was so good. I don't know anything about novel and don't like reading mangas

[Mai~Crimsonheart]

I feel the topic of "best anime" is extremely subjective, its all a matter of taste in my opinion. No one can come up and say that X anime is the best or Y anime is the best or anything like that. If you say that it is the best anime for you then thats a different story, Everything goes no matter how old the anime is or who is animating it or whatever reason, as long as you like it nothing else matters.

[V-Slasher]

there's a personal point of view and a general objective point of view.

in the first case everything one enjoys can be considered the best. in the second one you took into consideration many factors like character design, plot, animation and so on.

[Mbn Josh]

Yeh l just uses to watch text and the characters move but l know l see it in a whole comptely different way  as looking in to the story character build up where it takes places the scenrie the art work so some may see anime in different than others.

[*riot_iori*]

We Lost a Legend Last Week

Carl Macek, who is credited with helping to start the anime boom here in North America when he put together the Robotech syndicated series from three different mecha anime in the mid 1980s, has died from a heart attack at the age of 59. The news of Macek's untimely death was reported by animation historian Jerry Beck on his blog. Macek and Beck were partners in Streamline Pictures, which they formed in 1988.
 
You youngsters may not realize how big a deal Carl Macek was to the R1 Anime industry, but his work in the 70's and 80's was very much THE reason why it ever existed. My entire 2nd career running an Anime retail business was made possible by his work, and I am deeply saddened by his loss.
 
You left us way too soon Carl. I owe you a lot and will miss you terribly. You were the man.

He was the man... R.I.P. Carl Macek. You will be missed

[Kyo]

Bleach: Ichigo's 2nd Hollow Form [Vasto Lorde] Vs Ulquiorra 2nd Release. [English Sub]

   

[V-Slasher]

shonens of the last 10 years never cease to amaze me how low they can go.

[hybridial]

I might as well mention I've started watching Monster.

But given how long it is it'll take me a while, so I'll report back whenever I finish it with what I think.