Anime - General Discussion Thread

bmwracer wrote:
Is it a survey of readers?

If so, isn't it just a popularity contest, just like J-D's Top 50 lists? :rolleyes:

Nope, it's actually a variety of people. I don't remember right now, but I'll read the blurb again tomorrow. I do recall that they also included actual Japanese Anime creators/artists/crew from Japan as well. :victory:

shiroi_tora wrote:I have a confession...i am addicted to Lucky star

:patpat: itLs ok! We all have our guilty pleasures.

Wynter wrote:According to Anime Insider's 50th issue survey, these are the Top 50 Best Anime of All Time:

50. Vision of Escaflowne
49. Saikano
48. Berserk
47. Kino's Journey
46. Cardcaptor Sakura
45. Fantastic Children
44. Irresponsible Captain Tylor
43. Giant Robo: The Animation
42. Twelve Kingdoms
41. Azumanga Daioh
40. Urusei Yatsura
39. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
37. Fruits Basket
36. Night on the Galactic Railroad
35. Excel Saga
34. Trigun
33. Read or Die
32. Princess Mononoke
31. Gunbuster: Aim for the Top!
30. Samurai X: Trust and Betryal
29. The Place Promised in our Early Days
28. Planets
27. Samurai Champloo
26. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
25. Princess Tutu
24. Serial Experiments Lain
23. Galaxy Express 999
22. Patlabor The Movie 2
21. Tokyo Godfathers
20. Gankutsuou
19. My Neighbor Totoro
18. Boogiepop Phantom
17. Paranoir Agent
16. Grave of the Fireflies
15. Haibane Renmei
14. Ghost in the Shell/Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Comlex
13. Nausicar of the Valley of the Wind
12. Now and Then, Here and There
11. Fullmetal Alchemist
10. Macross Plus
9. Akira
8. The Castle of Cagliostro
7. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
6. Neon Gensis Evangelion
5. Revolutionary Girl Utena
4. FLCL
3. Millennium Actress
2. Porco Rosso
1. COWBOY BEBOP!

I have seen a couple of them but Cowboy Bebop and Neon have been on my watching list for ages ...
ILm missing Death Note and Monster, which I finished recently, highly recommendable :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:I'm watching Maison Ikkoku....a classic for all time....anybody here seen it....I'm on episode 63 or so....

I have, in my younger years, on French TV. It had such a cheesy name too: Juliette, je tLaime! :lol:

But :thumbsup: despite the French name

EstherM wrote:

I have, in my younger years, on French TV. It had such a cheesy name too: Juliette, je tLaime! :lol:

But :thumbsup: despite the French name

that is a funny name! yeah the series is pretty fun to watch.

EstherM wrote:

I have seen a couple of them but Cowboy Bebop and Neon have been on my watching list for ages ...
ILm missing Death Note and Monster, which I finished recently, highly recommendable :victory:

Death Note has been on my watch list for a while! I saw the movie recently, even tho I had told myself I wouldn't watch it until I'd seen the anime. :doh:

Wynter wrote:

Death Note has been on my watch list for a while! I saw the movie recently, even tho I had told myself I wouldn't watch it until I'd seen the anime. :doh:

it has a really interesting plot...and it's basically a psychological thriller wrapped in a supernatural skin.

Guys, I'm really new to anime. So please be gentle with me! :bow:

I got Red Garden volume 1 for Christmas. I watched episode one yesterday, and it's looking fantastic. Even my bf is already hooked!

Has anyone else here seen it? I've read a lot of this thread, but not seen it mentioned.

Keps wrote:Guys, I'm really new to anime. So please be gentle with me! :bow:

I got Red Garden volume 1 for Christmas. I watched episode one yesterday, and it's looking fantastic. Even my bf is already hooked!

Has anyone else here seen it? I've read a lot of this thread, but not seen it mentioned.

Can't say I have....hmmm....there are so many Japanese animations I'm not surprised. Glad you liked the first episode. I'll have to look it up at some point.

Keps wrote:Guys, I'm really new to anime. So please be gentle with me! :bow:

I got Red Garden volume 1 for Christmas. I watched episode one yesterday, and it's looking fantastic. Even my bf is already hooked!

Has anyone else here seen it? I've read a lot of this thread, but not seen it mentioned.

i just seen Red Garden Requiem Episode 1,i LOVE the art in this Anime

Tu_triky wrote:
Can't say I have....hmmm....there are so many Japanese animations I'm not surprised. Glad you liked the first episode. I'll have to look it up at some point.

Thank you. :D Red Garden was shown in Japan in 2006/7, so it's relatively new...I think.

There's a nice trailer here -
http://www.redgardentv.com/

Stevie wrote:
i just seen Red Garden Requiem Episode 1,i LOVE the art in this Anime

I'm not at all experienced in anime-watching, but I think RG looks fantastic, too. :)
Just saw episode 2 tonight - still wonderful. Cannot wait to see more.
Oh Stevie, what's "Requiem"? I haven't heard of that. :headscratch:

Red Garden looks really interesting! ItLs a Gonzo production! They did Trinity Blood :D
Thanks for the link Keps-chan! :D

EstherM wrote:Red Garden looks really interesting! ItLs a Gonzo production! They did Trinity Blood :D
Thanks for the link Keps-chan! :D

No problem. :D
I'll definitely want to check out more Gonzo stuff. Trinity Blood I've read about. One of the magazines I read gave it a glowing review. It's certainly one I'm going to look for in future.

Red Garden's pretty good, the ending was a little... anti-climatic for me. I haven't seen the specials yet though, waiting for someone to sub them.

As far as Gonzo, i love their older works. I really think they're going down in quality. I don't know if it's the storyboarders or whatever, but they're not my favored animators anymore. Take the recents for example, Rental Magica and Rosario+Vampire are both pretty bad. Rosario has become super ecchi, when the manga isn't as much so.

Keps wrote:

Thank you. Big Grin Red Garden was shown in Japan in 2006/7, so it's relatively new...I think.

There's a nice trailer here -
http://www.redgardentv.com/

wow..thanks for the link.. i'm currently watching The Legend Of Glass
Fleet..it's also from Studio Gonzo.. :victory:

krim wrote:Red Garden's pretty good, the ending was a little... anti-climatic for me. I haven't seen the specials yet though, waiting for someone to sub them.

As far as Gonzo, i love their older works. I really think they're going down in quality. I don't know if it's the storyboarders or whatever, but they're not my favored animators anymore. Take the recents for example, Rental Magica and Rosario+Vampire are both pretty bad. Rosario has become super ecchi, when the manga isn't as much so.

I have seen neither, but I agree that GonzoLs weakness lies in the story/scripting. Trinity has way too many Hellsing references.

krim wrote:Red Garden's pretty good, the ending was a little... anti-climatic for me. I haven't seen the specials yet though, waiting for someone to sub them.

Eek. I hope I'm not going to be disappointed. :sweat:

kyon-kyon chan wrote:

wow..thanks for the link.. i'm currently watching The Legend Of Glass
Fleet..it's also from Studio Gonzo.. :victory:

:thumbsup: Hey kyon-kyon chan, I can't find The Legend Of The Glass Fleet on YouTube, and it's not mentioned on the Studio Gonzo Wikipedia page. Can you tell me when it's from?

im fairly harsh in my reviews, so take my opinions with a grain of honey.

krim wrote:im fairly harsh in my reviews, so take my opinions with a grain of honey.

honey? honey & clover? :beaten:

anyone watching Yakitate! Ja-PAN?