Author Topic: Recommended Anime (Read 19924 times)

joe · « **Reply #60 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 12:56:44 AM »

Lynch's Dune is kind of homoerotic to begin with.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #61 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 09:45:21 AM »

I might would watch Dune as an anime, but not with dialed up homoness.

Faye Valentino · « **Reply #62 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 10:22:50 AM »

Like Reign?

joe · « **Reply #63 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 10:55:20 AM »

All I'm saying is that female characters are a cornerstone of anime, and the Dune world doesn't really lend itself to that.

Extra Zero · « **Reply #64 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 12:47:52 PM »

To be fair, the movie starred Sting. What was anyone even expecting?

joe · « **Reply #65 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 01:11:25 PM »

...a Message In A Bottle montage?

Extra Zero · « **Reply #66 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 01:32:18 PM »

Possibly.

joe · « **Reply #67 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 05:04:41 PM »

If every character had been played by Patrick Stewart, rather than just one of them, that would have made for a far superior cinematic experience.

Extra Zero · « **Reply #68 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 05:54:50 PM »

Ever see the all-Shatner recreation of Seven's ending? That was classic.

joe · « **Reply #69 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 07:45:58 PM »

I have, and it is. I forget where, though. I want to say the MTV Movie Awards.

Extra Zero · « **Reply #70 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 09:49:18 PM »

It was also on the Best In Show DVD for some reason, if I recall correctly.

Faye Valentino · « **Reply #71 on:** Oct 03, 2005, 10:24:25 PM »

Christopher Guest is a genius.

Rama · « **Reply #72 on:** Oct 07, 2005, 02:57:44 PM »

In the Dune world if you were evil you had to be gay also. The Baron upped his evilness by lusting after his own nephew.

Faye Valentino · « **Reply #73 on:** Oct 07, 2005, 08:26:49 PM »

wow. That is fucked up.

Wickedly Yours E · « **Reply #74 on:** Oct 07, 2005, 08:40:34 PM »

And how.

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #75 on:** Oct 10, 2005, 12:19:41 PM »

I watched the Sci-Fi channel sequel last week, which was a meshing of Dune Messiah & Children of Dune. Not too bad, except Alia was reduced from tormented abomination to petulant bitch. Also saw the new season of Doctor Who, thanks to a friend with a Region 3 player. All bad memories of rubber monsters and hokey aliens have been purged by top-notch writers and effects, plus this Doctor kicks ass, kisses the girl and has a bisexual companion. Why BBC America passed it up and picks up dredge like Footballer's Wives is beyond me. <_<

The D · « **Reply #76 on:** Oct 10, 2005, 10:02:23 PM »

I rented Elfen Lied dvd two.

What I liked about this series from the beginning was the spontaneous and random gratuitous violence. But that seems to be pushed to the side for "filler", which is comprised of fanservice, incest, and emo whining and bullshit. The Japanese must need buckets of prozac because it seems half the series I see, the women whine, bitch, and cry too much, and the males are pussies.

I hope the show's going to speed up more and not become another Ceres Celestial Legend. That anime became a shoujo emofest before half the series was over.

I just figured out that Nana's everyday life is based off of one of the characters of Elfen Lied.

Oh, and before I post this, I heard rumors of a new Hellsing OVA.

B E C K · « **Reply #77 on:** Oct 10, 2005, 10:41:20 PM »

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I watched the Sci-Fi channel sequel last week, which was a meshing of Dune Messiah & Children of Dune. Not too bad, except Alia was reduced from tormented abomination to petulant bitch. Also saw the new season of Doctor Who, thanks to a friend with a Region 3 player. All bad memories of rubber monsters and hokey aliens have been purged by top-notch writers and effects, plus this Doctor kicks ass, kisses the girl and has a bisexual companion. Why BBC America passed it up and picks up dredge like Footballer's Wives is beyond me. <_<

Holy crap, thank you. What the heck is up with BBC America? Aside from Cash in the Attic and Monarch of the Glen, it's really really dull. Don't hate me for not being in love with Benny Hill or Monty Python, but I need other things. I had to rely on IFC to give me a British dose with a version of Austen's Persuasion. Hot damn, I know the British make other things. I thought I'd like What Not To Wear, but the state-side version is much better. If only it were a half-hour like the British version... and less whored-out. I saw those ladies on Oprah once, and man, are they bitches. The busty one is kinda fun to watch but come on... They believe nobody over a size ten should wear jeans... or shorts. The fuck? Would a muu muu make you crumpet-eaters happy?

Footballers Wives... gah. I saw about a minute of that since I was curious about NY-Lon and my timer records a minute early. "We found an ovary and a fallopian tube in your infant son." "Bloody 'ell!!!" What trash. As for NY-Lon, you'd think a trans-Atlantic love story would be far more interesting, but they managed to stack it just the same. That boob I saw in the beginning of the episode was probably the best part.

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #78 on:** Oct 11, 2005, 09:00:20 AM »

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Oh, and before I post this, I heard rumors of a new Hellsing OVA.

Rumours are true!

And they better damn well get Victoria Harwood & Crispin Freeman back to do it.

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Don't hate me for not being in love with Benny Hill or Monty Python, but I need other things.

Eddie loves MP, which is why I gave him the 14-DVD set for Xmas one year. Same with Fawlty Towers & Black Adder. Most hard-core fans have done the same because of all the extras on the DVDs. I have Are You Being Served and AbFab practically memorized. So show SOMETHING ELSE already!! :angry: The Wooster & Jeeves series with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie is hysterical. Blake's 7 & the Tomorrow People were fun. There are so many possibilities it's ridiculous.

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I thought I'd like What Not To Wear, but the state-side version is much better. If only it were a half-hour like the British version... and less whored-out. I saw those ladies on Oprah once, and man, are they bitches.

If BBC ever does pick up Doctor Who, you'll love one of the episodes. WNTW, Weakest Link and Big Brother are still on in the year 200,000, broadcast from a huge gaming satellite (over 100,000 channels and growing!) and the hosts are androids. Players are picked by lottery, and losers are disintegrated, but the equally-bitchy WNTW droids get pwn3d.

Faye Valentino · « **Reply #79 on:** Oct 11, 2005, 02:27:24 PM »

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I just figured out that Nana's everyday life is based off of one of the characters of Elfen Lied.

DID YOU NEVER SEE THE WHOLE DISCLAIMER!?

>.<x Anuerysism forming...

Wickedly Yours E · « **Reply #80 on:** Oct 11, 2005, 09:02:53 PM »

...Yeah. On the subject of DVD's I got my ADV haul this week.

War Planets: Friggin' love it. Proof that CGI and Storytelling DO GO TOGETHER, despite what recent Toon Trash has shown. I'd forgotten how much I really did enjoy that show.

Andromeda: I like the show, but I'm waiting to watch the DVD's until after my mum watches'em, since I got them for her to begin with.

Azumanga Daioh: LOVE IT.

ALSO. I got something extra shipped with my DVD's. I didn't get charged for it, but something called "Generator Gawl" got put in. Any good?

The D · « **Reply #81 on:** Oct 11, 2005, 09:59:18 PM »

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I just figured out that Nana's everyday life is based off of one of the characters of Elfen Lied.
DID YOU NEVER SEE THE WHOLE DISCLAIMER!?

>.<x Anuerysism forming...

I've never read Nana's life, I just heard about it.

I mostly go to clone-manga for that nasty CCS comic.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #82 on:** Oct 12, 2005, 11:28:43 AM »

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Oh, and before I post this, I heard rumors of a new Hellsing OVA.
Rumours are true! And they better damn well get Victoria Harwood & Crispin Freeman back to do it.

Here's the trailer, if you're interested. The new series should start up after the Valentine brothers are defeated and pick up on the Millenium storyline from the manga, which was abandoned in the anime since the manga hadn't gotten that far yet. I still haven't figured out why they can't wait until there's sufficient material to worth with before trying to adapt it to animation....

In any case, the new series involves the manga-ka and is being partially bankrolled by Geneon, who did the North American release. Given their stability in the past concerning VAs, I figure Freeman and Harwood will be locks in the English adaptation.

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Azumanga Daioh: LOVE IT.

Score. I was slightly disappointed in the Thinpak release (stripped down menus and even fewer extras), but the series itself makes up for it.

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ALSO. I got something extra shipped with my DVD's. I didn't get charged for it, but something called "Generator Gawl" got put in. Any good?

I never saw it, so I can't say. There are some who really loved it, but most people said meh. My understanding is that it was an interesting concept for a show but was mediocre all-around with a very unfaithful English adaptation.

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #83 on:** Oct 12, 2005, 01:02:17 PM »

Certainly looks like the animation will be better - thanks!

I've also heard rumour, which I hope is true, that a third prequel OVA is in the planning stages which will concentrate on Walter & Alucard during WWII up to Alucard's confinement. Young Walter.... :wub: True about Geneon & VAs, and I know Freeman loved playing Alucard. Considering that Harwood has been billed at cons as the voice of Integra and that she agreed to even DO a con in the first place, I have hopes for her as well. She's in Texhnolyze, but I don't know of anyone else who's even seen it. :mellow:

Max Con · « **Reply #84 on:** Oct 12, 2005, 02:13:47 PM »

That's technically true, at least in the sense that there's a manga about young Walter and Alucard in WWII wiping out Nazis.

Faye Valentino · « **Reply #85 on:** Oct 13, 2005, 12:47:28 PM »

They are making new animation for Hellsing.

What I wanna see is the Fullmetal Alchemist. Ed and Al versus Nazis? Awesome.

The D · « **Reply #86 on:** Oct 15, 2005, 10:52:18 PM »

Speaking of Nana's Life... I just read the ending....

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OH GOD NO!! NO REASON TO LIVE ANYMORE!!!

The D · « **Reply #87 on:** Oct 28, 2005, 11:09:39 PM »

An anime I can't imagine recommending has to be Stelliva. It's like Harry Potter in space, but Harry Potter doesn't suck. I'm bored with it already.

Tsubasa Chronicles... it's Clamp. I can't say any more.