Anime lovers?

JesterJ. · Postby **JesterJ.** » 07 Nov 2006, 21:08

My friends went to Japan last year, and they have so many pictures of Japanese people doing the peace sign. Also, japanese exchange students came, they did it as well. I've heard that if Americans (the United States kind) go to Japan, they're pretty much pop stars, everone loves them. But I could be wrong, apparently people can kill themselves from being treated so badly...

I USED to watch:
Dragonball
Dragonball Z
Yu Yu Hakasho

Man, those shows were the shit. When I was in 4th-6th grades ish, I loved them so much. I also enjoyed reading the Naruto graphic novels, as my friend has almost all of them. I might just pick them up again and read them.
We always make fun of my brother's friend, we know he looks at hentai. My friend might draw him pictures of naked people for his birthday as a joke lol

Matt · Postby **Matt** » 07 Nov 2006, 21:31

JesterJ. wrote:I USED to watch:
Dragonball
Dragonball Z
Yu Yu Hakasho

Man, those shows were shit.

Quoted for great truth.

-m

Discomonkey · Postby **Discomonkey** » 07 Nov 2006, 21:34

Sure, it's fun to be a novelty, but the level of academic apartheid is ridiculous. To put it simply, if you didn't get your education in Japan, you have close to no hope in getting a job which requires tertiary education.

That's not preserving their culture, it's flat out discrimination.

Señor Rodrigo · Postby **Señor Rodrigo** » 07 Nov 2006, 21:59

AmazingPjotrMan wrote:I think that's the nicest thing I've ever seen you write.

I must be getting soft in my old age.

Melendwyr · Postby **Melendwyr** » 07 Nov 2006, 22:02

Señor Rodrigo wrote:
AmazingPjotrMan wrote:I think that's the nicest thing I've ever seen you write.

I must be getting soft in my old age.

Aha! Proof that the infamous Señor Rodrigo is none other than boot-fancier mean guy!

Dana · Postby **Dana** » 07 Nov 2006, 22:04

This proves nothing. Hitman is one mean dude with some 1337 h4x0ring skillz, and probably stole poor Senor Rodrigo's log in to confuse you.

Melendwyr · Postby **Melendwyr** » 07 Nov 2006, 22:07

Dana wrote:This proves nothing. Hitman is one sad dude with some s3r10us 3m0+10n4l pr0bl3mz, and probably will get what's coming to him once Olmos tracks him down.

Señor Rodrigo · Postby **Señor Rodrigo** » 07 Nov 2006, 22:07

Actually, I was just using his computer. We're roommates for a new wacky MTV series where students who have applied themselves and achieved good grades get to live with former Communist Party officials from all over the globe.

It's called High Marx.

miakosummin · Postby **miakosummin** » 08 Nov 2006, 10:23

*drum roll*

AmazingPjotrMan · Postby **AmazingPjotrMan** » 08 Nov 2006, 15:54

Watching Neon Genesis, haven't seen it for ages and never more than two or three first episodes.

angelgirlhehehe · Postby **angelgirlhehehe** » 09 Nov 2006, 01:21

Ah good old Neon Genisis. Took me a really long time to clue into what the title actually meant. =>__<= That show makes me wish i was in the anime just so i could punch shinji a couple times...

Graham · Postby **Graham** » 09 Nov 2006, 09:45

miakosummin wrote:*rim shot*

Corrected.

AmazingPjotrMan · Postby **AmazingPjotrMan** » 09 Nov 2006, 10:19

Youtube has a bunch of anime uploaded, since I can't bother to download them from DC or anything.

Kwiksilva · Postby **Kwiksilva** » 09 Nov 2006, 12:09

Graham wrote:
miakosummin wrote:*rim shot*

Corrected.

Ahhh...that makes more sense.

Juhnaid · Postby **Juhnaid** » 09 Nov 2006, 12:19

I am, as always, watching rediculous amounts of One Piece.

The only problem is as soon as 4kids got there grubby little hands on it and took every last strand of awesome from the show, everyone see's it as a mockery.

But seriously, Original subbed, Japanese One Piece done by Kaziakou (sp?) Fansubs is one of the most amazing series I have ever seen, It has the perfect blend of childish stupidy, Raw brute power with awesome fight scenes with tug at the heart strings emotional bits.

Hmm.. Im need to finish my collection so I have up to Episode 200.

Oh! Im also going to be watching Gundam Seed soon.. Soon! >.<

And Graham, I trust youve seen the Cowboy Bebop film, the one with all them little blue marbles with that drug that made people die. That was a great film! Ah, I can still remember when I used to stay up till 4am to watch that show on Toonami.. when it used to be good..

Which is also why I brought the Outlaw Star series, That was awesome.

miakosummin · Postby **miakosummin** » 09 Nov 2006, 17:24

Graham wrote:
miakosummin wrote:*rim job*

Corrected.

JesterJ. · Postby **JesterJ.** » 09 Nov 2006, 20:34

Kwiksilva wrote:
Graham wrote:
miakosummin wrote:*rim job*

Corrected.

Ahhh...that makes more sense.

EDIT: FUCK YOU MIK FOR BEATING ME TO IT!

angelgirlhehehe · Postby **angelgirlhehehe** » 10 Nov 2006, 00:04

Oh! Im also going to be watching Gundam Seed soon.. Soon! >.<

Which reminds me of a question. Has anyone watched the new gundam seed episodes? The short OVA series off of GS destiny. I wan't to know if it's worth my time watching. I may just end up watching it tho so I can say i've seen all of gundam seed, destiny, astray and the new one.

AmazingPjotrMan · Postby **AmazingPjotrMan** » 10 Nov 2006, 05:52

The One Piece anime sucks.

DP · Postby DP » 10 Nov 2006, 07:05

I started watching anime about a year ago.

I find it's interesting compared to Western TV, but there are certain characteristics of anime which I find strange and/or annoying. I attribute these characteristics to cultural differences, and also to different cliche's that seem prevalent over there...

That said, certain shows can be really quite funny, intelligent and the rest.

I'd stop short of calling myself a fan though. The genre as a whole is pretty terrible, and even the good shows are mired in stuff too weird or boring to really get me that excited...

But maybe it's just the stuff I've watched? I haven't seen much.

AmazingPjotrMan · Postby **AmazingPjotrMan** » 10 Nov 2006, 07:43

I prefer Japanese voiceacting but that could be because I don't understand more than a word of it.

Kawaiicaps · Postby **Kawaiicaps** » 10 Nov 2006, 08:44

Well I have a confesstion to make. I have not actually been watching any anime recently. When I lived in Japan I bought all I could find of my favorite anime, Digicharat, other than that I am in the dark about what anime are popular. I use the internet and I talk to a lot of people at conventions to find out what I should pay attention to. Its sad I know.

I also got in a HEAP of trouble at anime evolution because I called anime "Cartoons"
I'm out of the loop but I love making hats!!!!!! I cant stop.

-^_^-

miakosummin · Postby **miakosummin** » 10 Nov 2006, 15:22

DP wrote:The genre as a whole is pretty terrible

Anime is not a genre, its a medium. You can't say that "movies" is a genre.

Ghost in the shell, science fiction
Sex Demon, erotic/comedy
One Piece, adventure/comedy
Most of Studio Ghibli, adventure/drama
Gravitation, pride/romance
Excel Saga, cocaine
Noir, drama/thriller(?)
Haibane Renmei, drama
Serial Experiments: Lain, cocaine

I haven't seen enough to give more examples, but already you can see there we have sci-fi, comedy, drama, romance, thrillers.

AmazingPjotrMan wrote:I prefer Japanese voiceacting but that could be because I don't understand more than a word of it.

That makes sence. Voice actors in japan are trained a HELL of a lot more then the shit we have here. Of course there still are some great ones here, the anime translators hire novice voice actors with barely any experience or talent to do the voices; whatever is cheapest. (Plus they like to dumb down older teen content to child level, so you get 3rd-grade-musical style speaking.)

Plus their voices are so exotic. Same reason I am in love with Fran from Final Fantasy 12.

miakosummin · Postby **miakosummin** » 10 Nov 2006, 15:25

Kawaiicaps wrote:I also got in a HEAP of trouble at anime evolution because I called anime "Cartoons"

Now THATS stupid. Them, I mean, not you. Anime is the word for cartoon in japanese. To the wapanese it only means cartoons from asia. They're just being overly obsessive.

AmazingPjotrMan · Postby **AmazingPjotrMan** » 10 Nov 2006, 16:49

I can understand their fuss though. When I think cartoons, I think Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck etc. But it is a silly note no less.

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