Anime - General Discussion Thread

My goodness!!! This article could actually have turned into a episode of Soko ga Shiritai. :)

Yes, Japanese anime is definitely a sweatshop-type industry.

One thing I really like about anime over American animation is that anime still feel like it's hand-made. Everytime I see Disney or Dreamworks come out with an animated feature, it screams computer-animated. The shading, the smoothness of the colors -- it's almost TOO perfect if you ask me. It's understood that American companies do the computer thing to cut down the cost of the overall production. Also, I think kids in America are looking for that realism... You can no longer pass something like Snow White in today's American kid culture.

So going back to the sweatshops in anime, it's very unfortunate for illustrators to work under those conditions. However, in return, the quality of their work is excellent! It's somewhat imperfect in quality, but that shows character. :)

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groink wrote:Yes, Japanese anime is definitely a sweatshop-type industry.

Sad. :(

One thing I really like about anime over American animation is that anime still feel like it's hand-made. Everytime I see Disney or Dreamworks come out with an animated feature, it screams computer-animated. The shading, the smoothness of the colors -- it's almost TOO perfect if you ask me.

I agree totally. The over-emphasis of realism and the like bores me to death, as do the stories... I'll any anime over any present-day stuff from Disney/Dreamworks/etc....

ItYou can no longer pass something like Snow White in today's American kid culture.

Their loss.

So going back to the sweatshops in anime, it's very unfortunate for illustrators to work under those conditions. However, in return, the quality of their work is excellent! It's somewhat imperfect in quality, but that shows character. :)

Absolutely. The less-than-perfect nature of it makes it unique. And that much more appealing. :D

This story was really interesting. I didn't realize that the illustrators had it so bad! Makes me appreciate all my animes even more.

I agree with both of you. I enjoy Japanese manga and animes much more than American animation and comic books.

I feel that Japanese animation is more endearing for some reason.

Wow never realized that animators over there have it hard. Im glad im not aspiring to become an animator. I wonder if its just as bad for people wanting to program video games over there. Thats my dream job.

Rinrin wrote:I feel that Japanese animation is more endearing for some reason.

Because it's Japanese... :D

Anime Rules. :applaud:

Yama no Matsuei is good. The art is good and so are the stories. One thing that made me want to puke is that there were a lot of scenes that were very Yaoi-ish. Overall it's a good anime

hey arnel, how was arjuna? i have the boxset but i got bored on eps.3 and didnt finish it, is it really that good?

MixxDreamer wrote:hey arnel, how was arjuna? i have the boxset but i got bored on eps.3 and didnt finish it, is it really that good?

i havent watched that one yet, but vibius mentioned that its good. I'm not too crazy about animes tackling environmental issues that's why i havent tried it yet. Just the thought of eco-friendly anime reminds me of the cartoon - captain planet. I hate that show...

Wow! I'm a total anime novice compared to everyone here.

Right now I'm watching

Getbackers

Saiyuki Reloaded

Peacemaker

and just ordered my 1st DVD of Gokusen

arnel98 wrote:i havent watched that one yet, but vibius mentioned that its good. I'm not too crazy about animes tackling environmental issues that's why i havent tried it yet. Just the thought of eco-friendly anime reminds me of the cartoon - captain planet. I hate that show...

I never saw captain planet. But Arjuna is ok on some levels. I think it's better than a lot of the anime that feature big battling robots from outer space and crap like that. Or teenage militant ninja fertility.

lol i used to watch captain planet when i was lil :hehe: sorry about that, i was mistaken u on vibius' reviews.. so vibius, whats ur impression for arjuna? :rolleyes:

MixxDreamer wrote:lol i used to watch captain planet when i was lil :hehe: sorry about that, i was mistaken u on vibius' reviews.. so vibius, whats ur impression for arjuna? :rolleyes:

Well, I forget exactly what I posted before but the animation is top-notch ... a combination of CGI and traditional, with a beautiful color palette. They use some sophisticated computer models of plants and bugs that give them kind of a hyper-realism when shown in closeup. There are some shots of Arjuna riding on the back of her b/f's cycle, where they must have digitized from video or something. It looked great.

The story line is about average for me. The planet is in imminent peril, environmental catastrophe, news at 11, blah blah blah. That part did get a little preachy.

But there are good parts too, like Arjuna's relationship with her b/f is done pretty well, at least it was less retarded than in most anime.

The ending got a little weird. But it's hard to get those right.

I think it's only 13 episodes. You might want to try the first few to see if you like it.

just finished happy lesson advance
watching gun slinger girls now..

doing what you love and stick with it to make a living can be REAL tough.

I'd rather be poor and happy, than rich and miserable. It does take time to adjust to the difference in living standards though...

Hijikata wrote:Anime Rules. :applaud:

Hijikata Rules :applaud:

tight wrote:doing what you love and stick with it to make a living

that's why i plan to have sex for money when i grow up... i'll make money AND i'll be happy...i'm ultraserious :)

tight wrote:doing what you love and stick with it to make a living can be REAL tough.

I'd rather be poor and happy, than rich and miserable. It does take time to adjust to the difference in living standards though...

Very hard to do in America, where money is everything...

lovelessemotion wrote: that's why i plan to have sex for money when i grow up... i'll make money NAD i'll be happy...i'm ultraserious :)

Well, at least give the guy some credit... He has a plan and he's going to execute it. :applaud:

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vibius wrote:But there are good parts too, like Arjuna's relationship with her b/f is done pretty well, at least it was less retarded than in most anime.

The ending got a little weird. But it's hard to get those right.

I think it's only 13 episodes. You might want to try the first few to see if you like it.

sounds good.. hehe thanks, ill probably give it another try, cuz i got bored around ep.3, i thought i wasted my money on the whole boxset :sweat:

groink wrote:Well, at least give the guy some credit... He has a plan and he's going to execute it. :applaud:

Uh huh.