Anime for people who hate anime

xp wait I literally just said that upthread

anyway incidentally enough I had the first Patlabor queued up and was abt to start watching (and am now 5 minutes in, the animation is stellar) and I just want to point out that every time I watch Patlabor in my head I hear Erykah Badu singing “Paaatlabor, you gon’ hurt your back”

tatami galaxy is worth sticking with-- the rest of the episodes aren't nearly as fast as the first one

still pretty fast though

made a rare attempt to watch an anime for people who like anime (Kill La Kill) and deeply regretted my decision within an hour, save for the enjoyable overkill of the animation style

like I get that it's making a meta statement about anime but still....not for me, oof.

but, yknow, it's good to test yr limits of taste now and again

okay yeah wow the Patlabor movie is in a league of its own, like the OVA is really great but the movie is next-level and I can clearly see why it gets the praise that it does

Simon, what specifically did you hate about Kill la Kill?

I really don't know if there was anything I liked about it lol

aaaahahaha okay fair, I enjoyed its frenetic energy and its twisty turny batshit plot and send-ups of lots of diff anime tropes and conventions but ya it is def not for everyone

what have you watched lately that you've enjoyed?

Japan’s most evil yakuza makes its cutest househusband! Follow Tatsu’s journey from underworld legend to domestic bliss when the anime adaptation of Kousuke Oono’s hit comedy manga The Way of the Househusband premieres in 2021. pic.twitter.com/V7tdVIaYVc

— NX (@NXOnNetflix) October 27, 2020

have you read the comic?

No, I just thought it sounded funny.

I read a bit and it's ok, but not as funny as Hinamatsuri tho

ok so the first patlabor movie was several orders better than the ova, and the second patlabor movie was.... a godlike masterpiece?????

they're the best anime movies

pretty much

I made it 40 minutes into Patlabor 2 but fell asleep bcz I was stoned, it was v v dialogue heavy! I'm going to rewatch it tonight.

i'm prepared to call patlabor 2 the best oshii film i've ever seen. the balance is just right, feels less rushed than ghost in the shell, less philosophy 101 than gits 2, more serious, contemplative, and quietly surreal than urusei yatsura: beautiful dreamer or patlabor 1

it also has the best score of any movie ever

hoooooly shit Patlabor 2 WOW

it’s wild to think this is connected with the OVA in any way, they’re so thematically different

https://www.instagram.com/drivemeawaytroubledheart/
A lot of really good classic anime and Zelda vibes here.

it’s wild to think this is connected with the OVA in any way, they’re so thematically different

― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, November 14, 2020 11:27 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

it's wild but also it's like... an active deconstruction of the ova, cf. noa's speech about not wanting to be "the girl who loves a giant robot" anymore

yeah you are so right!!

cops questioning their own existence and purpose bc they are maintaining an order and a peace that are in and of themselves fictions, god inject it into my fucking veins

Been meaning to chase down this theme music for Ichi The Killer anime forever, it's hilarious and cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfoZZTmXWG0
When I first saw it, I thought it was quite uneventful but I actually think about it quite a lot, especially the way Ichi goes into an inarticulate rage at people who know what he's really like ("you idiot!")

rewatching ghost in the shell: stand alone complex and this show is even better than i remembered

really remarkable that they carried over the cinematic feeling of the moment to the series, there are quiet and slow moments in nearly every episode that give me chills, and yet they still pack a ton of action and plot swerving into 22 minutes

the cinematic feeling of the movie*

I've always debated whether or not to devote the time to Stand Alone Complex, perhaps I should????

haven't gotten to the end yet but i sure like it

It is definitely worth your attention.

rurouni kenshin: tsuioku-hen is incredible

having not seen the series before and then watching episode 1 after the OVA, the difference in tone was shocking

if that's the prequel one, I think I did the same thing - saw the OVA and never saw the TV series

ghost in the shell sac was really great btw. i started 2nd gig but something about the recipe feels off, having trouble getting into it

Kenshin TV series, along with Sailor Moon, is what got me into anime. It gets amazing when Shishio comes into it but you have to suffer about 25 episodes of crap to get there

Anyone seen Heidi: Girl Of The Alps? A lot of episodes on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hKi1VlE94A

Thought maybe the thread was revived for this incredibly weird moment

Any anime fans out there? I always loved Studio Ghibli after I worked with them - however I don’t know much else.

But, I just saw “Your Name” and it blew me away. What is out there? C’mon, some of you guys have to be nerds. Fess up!

— Jim Belushi (@JimBelushi) December 28, 2020

lol, you want a weird anime moment

What the fuck the screenwriter for Pulp Fiction just gave the Konosuba movie 5 stars pic.twitter.com/l0kTc8ScT6

— Protokahn (@Protokahn) November 16, 2019

Easily one of the best experiences in a cinema I’ve ever had. I would go as far as saying it’s the reason cinema was invented.

— Roger Avary (@AVARY) November 17, 2019

amazing

I'm currently doing my best to binge Revolutionary Girl Utena, which I've wanted to watch for quite some time, even though binging isn't in my nature. This is because I discovered it was on Amazon Prime just the other day, AND it's due to expire later this month!

The visuals are pretty amazing. I love the two shadow girls! My only (minor) gripe is that the sword duels are starting to feel a tad repetitive (at least on a marathon).

That Count de Monte Cristo anime is also there and soon to expire, godammit!

how far in are you? make sure to watch the movie afterward too

yeah do not miss the film. the duels are repetitive by nature, it's a magical girl anime, though some of them are really inventive still especially in the third arc

I’m about four episodes into the black rose storyline and it's really good! It’s getting pretty damn creepy too, I’ll bet the creator is a horror fan. I’m curious about how some of the characters actually end up in that interview room...

show only gets weirder enjoy the ride

and the black rose arc is prob the most repetitive wrt duels... things get a little less predictable after

the last two episodes of the black rose arc.... i've watched them so many times and they still make me go "wtf was THAT"

WTF was THAT indeed. Loved Utena, and was fully expecting further symbolic bafflement at the end, so it didn't disappoint (not really happy about certain developments/changes from the manga, but never mind). I might re-watch those two Black Rose episodes and the final episodes before they're taken down.

Managed to finish Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo too, pretty great "anime for people who hate anime". Loose adaptation of the story, set in an anachronistic future/past, 19th Century Europe with huge airships and art-deco cars and digital screens, and, like, aliens hanging around all over the place; The Count is basically Space Dracula. Interesting mix of eastern and western art styles, some janky 3D environments that are dated now, but still fit into the visual aesthetic. Pretty emotional too, the final episode had me welling up.

may not surprise you that as someone who saw the anime first i can't stand the manga

the utena manga was a pretty separate project to the anime, one isn't an adaptation of the other or anything, they just came up with the character designs & vague plot outline together & then the anime staff did their own thing & the manga artist did her own thing, only occasionally discussing concepts. i've never really seen anyone who's read/watched both say the manga is particularly worthwhile at all

That makes sense. The series was a lot better and more memorable than the manga overall, though I wanna go back and give it another read. But next: the movie!

The movie is v special and it's debatable whether it's a complete retelling set in a parallel universe or if it's a continuation set within the same continuity as the anime series (I am firmly in the latter camp)