Anime Nation

[kurosagi01]

I think whoever owns HG is just padding out their portfolio of investments for their future generations and unfortunately they have been allowed to keep a lot of their film/TV licenses because they have money to pay out to keep the rights to it despite doing nothing with it.

Pretty much sadly.

I just finished the 'Your Name' anime movie last night. It was awesome, I really enjoyed it.

So far my top 5 in no order are: Death Note, Re:Zero, Your Name, DevilManCryBaby, and HunterXhunter

can anyone recommend maybe a few more? or can someone link me to a list of the best rated animes of all time maybe?

Though I don't highly rate "Your Name" like a lot of people but it is good film regardless, animation is beautiful.
Movie wise..I would still recommend classics to people like Ghost in the shell, Akira, Ninja Scroll,Patlabor, Macross Do you remember love? and any classic Ghibli films.

It is unfortunate that we now live in a over-exposed society to the point some people don't appreciate changes.
Generally find photographers hate it when certain scenery that is known to be beautiful when left alone gets damaged by someone that over-exposed it.
Recent article I've read is Miley Cyrus gone to some open field which had beautiful flowers grown and been left alone for years to blossom and she's gone there exposing it.
This led people going there taking selfies and damaging the flowers in the process by laying in them.

 

[tabascosauz]

It is unfortunate that we now live in a over-exposed society to the point some people don't appreciate changes.
Generally find photographers hate it when certain scenery that is known to be beautiful when left alone gets damaged by someone that over-exposed it.
Recent article I've read is Miley Cyrus gone to some open field which had beautiful flowers grown and been left alone for years to blossom and she's gone there exposing it.
This led people going there taking selfies and damaging the flowers in the process by laying in them.

That reminds me - the orange poppy fields in Antelope Valley are probably now known less for their beautiful blooms than for the staggering amount of dipshits who rough it up without a second thought, all so they can post on insta. Park rangers pleading for people to respect the flowers? Nah, we'll even go and land a freaking helicopter smack dab in the middle of them, just to show how foreign the word "care" is to us.

Seeing Voices of a Distant Star in the 2002-2016 Makoto Shinkai showcase / nostalgia trip that is the extended teaser for Tenki no Ko made me think of the manga My Girl by Sahara Mizu (aka Yumeka Sumomo, she illustrated the manga adaptation for Voices of a Distant Star). I wonder if there's room in 2019 for even just an OVA like that? Apparently, it was adapted as a live action series for TV Asahi a while back, but from what snippets I can see, it's pretty appalling compared to its source material. My Girl is one of my favourite manga of all time - so many emotional moments that pained me to the core.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Pretty much sadly.

Though I don't highly rate "Your Name" like a lot of people but it is good film regardless, animation is beautiful.
Movie wise..I would still recommend classics to people like Ghost in the shell, Akira, Ninja Scroll,Patlabor, Macross Do you remember love? and any classic Ghibli films.

It is unfortunate that we now live in a over-exposed society to the point some people don't appreciate changes.
Generally find photographers hate it when certain scenery that is known to be beautiful when left alone gets damaged by someone that over-exposed it.
Recent article I've read is Miley Cyrus gone to some open field which had beautiful flowers grown and been left alone for years to blossom and she's gone there exposing it.
This led people going there taking selfies and damaging the flowers in the process by laying in them.

In a sense that's why i have no sympathy for for people that die when they try and get the most edgiest selfie... Like right on the edge of a cliff and end up falling to their death. Is it a tragic accident? Not really. People play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

On the upside. the increased footfall from all the tourists must of been good for their village/Town so long ass they didn't damage or destroy anything in the process of their visit

 

[kurosagi01]

Interesting take of the original Thunderbirds theme from the japs, kinda reminds me of the Tetsujin-28 theme.

 

[tabascosauz]

Anirevo 2019 is coming up next weekend, 9th to 11th. Last year I went and got a whole load of good posters for all sorts of things. I hope this year's market reflects this year's releases: Senko, Senryuu, Tenki no Ko, Domekano, Kaguya, Bocchi, Vinland Saga...

This year, instead of all the guests being either extremely weeby (read: niche) or unknown, they somehow got a hold of yanaginagi. I'll be satisfied just to hear her sing at the little performance they're doing on Saturday with another CV and a music duo. yanaginagi is one of my favourite singer-songwriters, and there's nothing I need to say because her distinct musical style speaks for itself. Last year, fhána showed up at Otakuthon Montreal, but obviously I was extremely bummed that it was 3000 miles away and I wouldn't be able to go.

Also, 08/19 issue of Newtype has a gobsmackingly large foldout of Hina:



I think I'm going to get it framed after I bury it with textbooks for a few days.

 

[kurosagi01]

I would love to attend the macross convention in the states just for the opportunity to potentially meet Mari illijima/Lynn Minmay.
Best freebie I got at the UK anime convention was getting autograph from producer of Tales Of game franchise. Got free poster signed, my copy of Tales of Xillia signed and photo with the producer.

This song is a masterpiece:

Looking forward to getting the GF to watching this weird but magnificent franchise.

 

[GoldenX]

"Take a sad song, and make it better".

 

[kurosagi01]

"Take a sad song, and make it better".

Why not, noone seems to do it so it works or even a simple love song lol.

 

[bubbleawsome]

Well it’s past 4am and I finished Your Name. Obviously fantastic, but haven’t had enough time to really say anything about it.

If you haven’t already seen it, take me logging into the forums this early in the morning as the highest recommendation I can give and go watch it. It’s even got a 4K HDR release if you have an HDR screen, and I’m sure it’s even more gorgeous.

 

[GoldenX]

Well it’s past 4am and I finished Your Name. Obviously fantastic, but haven’t had enough time to really say anything about it.

If you haven’t already seen it, take me logging into the forums this early in the morning as the highest recommendation I can give and go watch it. It’s even got a 4K HDR release if you have an HDR screen, and I’m sure it’s even more gorgeous.

Now watch A Silent Voice!
I have to start Maquia.

 

[Solid State Soul ( SSS )]

ZA WARUDO

 

[GoldenX]

Why.

 

[bubbleawsome]

Now watch A Silent Voice!
I have to start Maquia.

That one is really high on my list but I’m not sure if I have it in me to watch that yet.

 

[kurosagi01]

Hideyuki Hori is just legendary, funny you can find a fair amount of 80-90s OVAs on youtube still.

Even the cheesy Devilman english dub.

 

[tabascosauz]

Now watch A Silent Voice!
I have to start Maquia.

I finished the manga Koe no Katachi not long ago. Has extra bits of story and development that the movie couldn't fit in. The two of them make for an amazing experience. It and Your Name are always jostling around for the title of best anime film I recommend.

I'm halfway through Maquia/Sayoasa as of today. Could not believe I hadn't ever heard of it before. As of right now, it's set up to wreck me. I don't care much for the setting, but the mother/son relationship between Maquia and Ariel has got me by the heartstrings and the balls.

 

[bubbleawsome]

I've heard there is an extended movie version of A Silent Voice but not even sure if there's any way to get it.

 

[tabascosauz]

I've heard there is an extended movie version of A Silent Voice but not even sure if there's any way to get it.

I looked around and couldn't find references to said version. If it does exist, you'd probably find more closure by reading the manga to the end. IMO it is most fitting.

Just like Violet Evergarden ep. 10, the long flashback sequence near the end of the Maquia was devastating. Interesting how a distant fantasy setting can carry such searingly human themes. In the meantime, I'll be scrunched up in a ball if you need me.

 

[Space Lynx]

Looking forward to getting a GF to watching this weird but magnificent franchise.

me too fren me too

meow?!

eeeek look what the anime thread makes me do :/ Need to stay away from this thread

 

[kurosagi01]

me too fren me too

meow?!

eeeek look what the anime thread makes me do :/ Need to stay away from this thread

She's already agreed to watch it so its all good,just need finish watching the 100 then its full steam ahead.
She has already watched GITS,Patlabor, bit of Tenchi Muyo and Outlaw star, need to slowly introduce Akira somepoint in the future but she's enjoying the new Fruit Basket at least.

Anyway i've been watching Medabots/Medarots in japanese with subtitles and I have to say I'm actually impressed the english dub has actually kept all the original character names from the japanese. The only difference of course is the change of soundtrack and edits of slight censorship.

 

[Space Lynx]

I watched Akira with some friends, but I didn't understand it. The ending especially... just didn't understand it at all, anyone care to spoiler quote a message in all black and explain it to me?

 

[Mussels]

Finally watched FLCL progressive and alternate... they barely feel related to the original at all, most of the time :/

 

[kurosagi01]

Gundam: The 'nerdy' encounter that led to marriage

How a "nerdy" love of Japanese Gundam robots brought one couple together.

www.bbc.co.uk

This guy was clearly inspired by Ricardo from Gundam Build Fighters..and it was super effective.

 

[bubbleawsome]

Demon Slayer is going strong with some fantastic fight scene animation. There are two characters that really grate on me but this latest episode more than made up for all that.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

She's already agreed to watch it so its all good,just need finish watching the 100 then its full steam ahead.
She has already watched GITS,Patlabor, bit of Tenchi Muyo and Outlaw star, need to slowly introduce Akira somepoint in the future but she's enjoying the new Fruit Basket at least.

You need to get her to watch Ninja Scrolls or Vampire Hunter D. Maybe 'Shadow Skill' but that wasnt really that great. Its quite echi more than anything.

I managed to get hold of a good copy of super dimension fortress macross 1984 and just skipping through it a little. There is something so beautiful about the oldschool animation style. I dont know if its because im watching some sorta BR remaster but the cell shading and colour pallete just seems so much more realistic the way it was done.

 

[djisas]

You need to get her to watch Ninja Scrolls or Vampire Hunter D. Maybe 'Shadow Skill' but that wasnt really that great. Its quite echi more than anything.

I managed to get hold of a good copy of super dimension fortress macross 1984 and just skipping through it a little. There is something so beautiful about the oldschool animation style. I dont know if its because im watching some sorta BR remaster but the cell shading and colour pallete just seems so much more realistic the way it was done.

Old stuff would be gunbuster, that B&W finale is just something else...
Thought, i did watch SDF Macross too way back in the day, speaking of which, did u watch Macross Zero?

Well, time to get Live-Evil's bd rip and put it on backlog...