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"
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 23:10 (three years ago) link
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.
― Duane Barry, Friday, 19 March 2021 01:42 (three years ago) link
may not surprise you that as someone who saw the anime first i can't stand the manga
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 19 March 2021 01:45 (three years ago) link
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
― ufo, Friday, 19 March 2021 04:52 (three years ago) link
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!
― Duane Barry, Friday, 19 March 2021 09:49 (three years ago) link
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)
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 19 March 2021 13:19 (three years ago) link
going to try "So I'm a Spider, So What?" which was a fun manga
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 March 2021 13:48 (three years ago) link
one of many many series where the lead is reincarnated as a minor character in a role playing game
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 March 2021 13:49 (three years ago) link
theres so many of those now that i am fatigued of them just by their existence without even having to watch any
― ciderpress, Friday, 19 March 2021 14:22 (three years ago) link
so i'm a spider's manga is pretty good!
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 March 2021 15:13 (three years ago) link
― Nhex, Friday, 19 March 2021 16:45 (three years ago) link
sword art online was just the right mix of compelling and amateurishly bad to cause a bunch of aspiring nerd writers to think 'i bet i could do this better' and it's turned into a huge feedback loop
― ciderpress, Friday, 19 March 2021 17:03 (three years ago) link
March Comes in Like a Lion is definitely worth a watch-- it'll make you cry from happiness, kawaiiness, and sadness
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 19 March 2021 17:49 (three years ago) link
all of the good parts of monogatari's direction without all the indefensible shit
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 19 March 2021 17:52 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWnvzR_hrDA
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 March 2021 17:55 (three years ago) link
i'm so sick of mmorpg animes
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 19 March 2021 19:28 (three years ago) link
I haven't seen the anime, but Erased doesn't really fit in that list, really loved the manga. (Though I guess it heavily involves "reincarnation" of a sort.) Weird to see how different the anime style is from the original. I know it's on Netflix (as is the live-action version?) Anyone seen them already and can tell me if it's worth the time?
― Nhex, Saturday, 20 March 2021 03:58 (three years ago) link
Haven't read the manga, but I enjoyed the Erased anime. Didn't set my world on fire but worth seeing. Little bit meandering at points, but given the short length, easy to overlook
Lately I've been watching Haruhi Suzumiya, which I know is pretty well-known but I'd never seen. Liked the weird ordering of episodes and the overarcing plot, but as usual the fan service sucks and it was too cliched at times to really recommend. It's been a looong time since I've seen an anime I loved
― Vinnie, Saturday, 20 March 2021 23:52 (three years ago) link
I decided to give Serial Experiments Lain a re-watch over the last week. I had vague memories of a "cool" show that went way over my head; I was worried it would just turn out to be dated and pretentious. By the third or fourth episode, I was completely hooked. Like one poster says upthread, the best approach is to just take it all in, and maybe reach your own conclusions, since we're only being fed bits and pieces of a larger story anyway (or at least, that's how I see it).
― Duane Barry, Monday, 5 April 2021 13:41 (three years ago) link
btw a very poor english translation of the playstation lain game, which precedes the show and is significantly different from it afaict, is online here: https://3d.laingame.net/#/game
friend of mine is working on making the translation better
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 5 April 2021 13:43 (three years ago) link
whaaaaaat
― Warmed Regards, (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 13:55 (three years ago) link
wow now I want to rewatch Lain
https://blog.alltheanime.com/books-leiji-matsumoto/
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 18 April 2021 21:46 (three years ago) link
the one episode that's mostly the history of computers >>>>>>
― clouds, Monday, 19 April 2021 15:42 (three years ago) link
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― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 16 May 2021 10:23 (two years ago) link
I cannot stress enough just how much you need to stop whatever it is you are doing and watch the opening titles of this documentary. I promise you're not ready for what's coming. https://t.co/UenN1Zs9iO
― Duane Barry, Sunday, 30 May 2021 18:06 (two years ago) link
I could have posted that on a more specific thread, but that would spoil the surprise!
― Duane Barry, Sunday, 30 May 2021 18:07 (two years ago) link
omg lol
― Nhex, Sunday, 30 May 2021 20:06 (two years ago) link
trailer for TV series that adapts Japanese literature classic Tale of the Heikestarts airing in Sept and has an amazing staff list including director Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird)super excited for this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OQpRQ8syqw
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 3 September 2021 15:24 (two years ago) link
yeah looks great. excited to see yamada working in a different visual style, as much as i like kyoani stuff
― ciderpress, Friday, 3 September 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
The stylish film noir thriller ODDTAXI is the best anime I've seen in years. While there's no direct connection, it feels like it carries forward Satoshi Kon's legacy, to the point that one episode could almost slot right into the first half of Paranoia Agent. Beautiful animation, great soundtrack, and some of the finest writing I've ever seen in an anime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kdvfKp1EG0
― OneSecondBefore, Saturday, 4 September 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link
anyway all of anno's pre-eva miyazaki-inspired series nadia is on hulu and i recommend it; it's very digressive but also very charming
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Sunday, September 13, 2015 7:49 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i love that i said this six years ago and am just now picking up nadia again. gonna finish it this time!!!!!
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Saturday, 4 September 2021 16:36 (two years ago) link
will try oddtaxi!
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 4 September 2021 23:43 (two years ago) link
odd taxi is a masterpiece
― ufo, Sunday, 5 September 2021 03:03 (two years ago) link
where/how are you guys watching it?
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 5 September 2021 21:00 (two years ago) link
it's on crunchyroll i think. also the usual suspects.https://www.crunchyroll.com/oddtaxi
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 5 September 2021 21:16 (two years ago) link
thanks. my usual t o r r e n t sites don’t have it but i’m not on any anime specific ones tbf
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 5 September 2021 21:24 (two years ago) link
n/m "found" it
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 5 September 2021 22:07 (two years ago) link
i'm only 15 episodes in and nadia is surprisingly brutal. i guess i shouldn't be surprised given anno made evangelion after but this is still significantly more traumatized than gunbuster
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 September 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
watched Odd Taxi this week and loved it, wasn't the furry bullshit it looked like from the outside
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 8 September 2021 20:05 (two years ago) link
i am currently working my way through Haijime no Ippo which follows the manga INCREDIBLY faithfully and is great before bedtime stuff. Season 1 is 75 20 minute episodes, which is insane.
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 8 September 2021 21:33 (two years ago) link
i've reached nadia's infamous filler arc, where the main characters are stranded on a deserted island for like seven episodes. it's godawful, even the animation is bad
the show before this arc started was kind of a masterpiece
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:29 (two years ago) link
thats the only thing i know about nadia because literally everyone has the same reaction to it
― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:30 (two years ago) link
i was hoping it was not as bad as everyone has said for years and years. it is
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:35 (two years ago) link
nadia's vegetarianism is one of my favorite things about her character but they devote so much energy in the deserted island arc to making her look obstinate and stupid in her vegetarianism and i'm like... so angry about it
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:37 (two years ago) link
they can't even draw nadia's hair right from scene to scene lol
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 16 September 2021 19:40 (two years ago) link
Nice video about Cyber City Oedo 808 and cyberpunk in general.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOoQDtuehooI've never actually seen this. A friend gave me a loan of it and the vhs player instantly chewed it up (I've never bought into VHS nostalgia, they were shit). No region B bluray yet, but I'm waiting.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 23 October 2021 21:20 (two years ago) link
Region 2 BR here https://www.animebluray.co.uk/Home/Product/1786
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 24 October 2021 13:58 (two years ago) link
Thankyouverymuch!
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 24 October 2021 16:25 (two years ago) link
Watched the three Mobile Suit Gundam movies on netflix, which stitch together the original anime series. Was surprised by how much of what I associate with Evangelion - trauma relating to an unloving, distant father figure; youngsters manipulated and instrumentalized by a cruel militarized authority - was actually introduced in this show. The animation is sometimes charmingly primitive but, as with much manga and anime from the 70's and 80's, the character models feel to me like they're strongly influenced by bande dessinee, and I certainly prefer that over the sort of garish sensory overload that a lot of anime after that seems to go for. The story, despite having giant robots in it, sometimes feels more like one of those bitter WWI novels; it's pretty unflinching about the War Is Hell stuff. The second movie has some soundtrack jams, including an E Street Band type rocker with lyrics that apparently are all about the sadness of loss and tragedy of war while the backing gets all fist pumping. I looked up the dude who recorded it, Tadao Inoue, and he's also responsible for this album with an all-time great cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUAt_y8EdZM
Anyway, I felt like by the third film it all got weighed down with too much pseudoscience babble and (admitidely cool) psychedelics, but that's kinda appropriate for something like this. Made me want to check out the next series at least, which apparently is from the pov of the faction that the protagonists in this one are fighting!
― Daniel_Rf, Sunday, 24 October 2021 16:51 (two years ago) link