Anime - General Discussion Thread

Eve wrote:Considering what a Gigantor fan I was as a kid Im not too big on the robot theme now. THe artwork looks lovely though.

Yeah, the artwork does look really nice.

Eve wrote:Considering what a Gigantor fan I was as a kid Im not too big on the robot theme now.

But the story might be quite good... Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers were two very good films. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
But the story might be quite good... Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers were two very good films. :victory:

Heck yeah. That director has churned out some quality films.

Tu_triky wrote:Heck yeah. That director has churned out some quality films.

Oh, and there was his film Perfect Blue... I thought it was quite Hitchcockian in story and style. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Oh, and there was his film Perfect Blue... I thought it was quite Hitchcockian in story and style. :victory:

Right on. I haven't seen that film. I'll keep it on the radar.

Tu_triky wrote:Right on. I haven't seen that film. I'll keep it on the radar.

AsianDVDclub.org has various DVD (DVD5/DVD9/R2/PAL/etc.) rips available for download. :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:

That Summer Wars movie mentioned by Kaz is made by the same guy who did the The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

NOW thats a fantastic movie, really enjoyed that! :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
AsianDVDclub.org has various DVD (DVD5/DVD9/R2/PAL/etc.) rips available for download. :victory:

Thanks!

KAZdoramma wrote:

NOW thats a fantastic movie, really enjoyed that! :victory:

Yes!

bmwracer wrote:
But the story might be quite good... Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers were two very good films. :victory:

ah good to see tokyo godfathers is good, i keep picking up the box at blockbuster but haven't rented it yet

KAZdoramma wrote:yeah EVE, its good
also if anyone s interested, they could try out the new anime movie that came out over here in Japan in the beginning of August this year.
SUMMER WARS :victory: it's good and beautiful anime
here are some photos :mrgreen:
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a real unique story line actually :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

wow im feeling the pictures.... think i might have to go google hunting for it with some subs..

KAZdoramma wrote:watching FULL METAL ALCHEMIST again, wot a classic anime!!! :victory:

my favorite anime of all time -.- i wanna rewatch the remade version (forgot the title.. the one that's supposed to be more like the manga) but i rewatched it 3 times already ;T

nocturn4l3030 wrote:ah good to see tokyo godfathers is good, i keep picking up the box at blockbuster but haven't rented it yet

Have you checked asiandvdclub.org?

It might be available for download via BT. :victory:

Animators of Anime are assed out.

Watch this video:

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/tough-times-for-animes-animators-2009-11-22/B0731C1D-8B17-45A7-B1DE-8E25C1F71EA1

I can't believe how little they earn, especially for a country as expensive as Japan. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Have you checked asiandvdclub.org?

It might be available for download via BT. :victory:

ooh nice link- bookmarked for future reference

nocturn4l3030 wrote:ooh nice link- bookmarked for future reference

It's a great site, ne?

If you need me to seed stuff, lemme know... Like here, I'm "bmwracer." :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:Animators of Anime are assed out.

Watch this video:

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/tough-times-for-animes-animators-2009-11-22/B0731C1D-8B17-45A7-B1DE-8E25C1F71EA1

I can't believe how little they earn, especially for a country as expensive as Japan. :sweat:

I was rather stunned. Well things will change eventually I would guess due to animes popularity.
Still only $11,000 a year.... :shakehead:

Eve wrote:

I was rather stunned. Well things will change eventually I would guess due to animes popularity.
Still only $11,000 a year.... :shakehead:

11K in Japan...you must be living on instant ramen and chips. I spent a couple grand on my recent trip to Japan, and I was only there for a week and half.

nocturn4l3030 wrote:

my favorite anime of all time -.- i wanna rewatch the remade version (forgot the title.. the one that's supposed to be more like the manga) but i rewatched it 3 times already ;T

YEAH please do try SUMMER WARS, u can find it on Nyaa torrents
and yeah the remade FULL METAL ALCHEMIST is good and a lot more along the lines of the manga. RATED :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:Animators of Anime are assed out.

Watch this video:

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/tough-times-for-animes-animators-2009-11-22/B0731C1D-8B17-45A7-B1DE-8E25C1F71EA1

I can't believe how little they earn, especially for a country as expensive as Japan. :sweat:

Awful... With that salary, it's gotta be under or near the poverty line, huh? :sweat: