Anime to see...? - Page 2

DeafNYCPlayer72 · 04-07-2004, 08:23 PM

Well...

Depend what anime looks better than manga. Or manga is better than anime.

Marmalade Boy anime > Marmalade Boy manga
Kodomo no Omocha anime > Kodacha manga (it is released under Tokyopop)
His and Her Circumstances anime < Kare Kano Manga (it is released under Tokyopop)

Liza · 04-08-2004, 07:27 AM

Oooh bishies..... all those sparkly things *blinded*

I'm a fan of a webcomic called Strange Candy, which is a parody of mangas in general.. really funny. http://strangecandy.keenspace.com

I also thought of another anime I saw recently... Castle in the Glass? Or Castle Beyond the Glass?

Ninja Scroll..

Liza · 04-08-2004, 07:28 AM

inuyasha movie2 castle beyond the looking glass

Ziusudra · 04-08-2004, 12:16 PM

Hmm, finished watching Love Hina, I recommend this series to anyone who's into comedy. I think some anime is better than the manga, although I haven't read very much. I like it better if manga is in colour. It looks cooler!

Steel X · 04-08-2004, 12:39 PM

I have "love hina" mangas, but never seen those anime but would definetly love to when I have the time to do so

Steel X · 04-08-2004, 04:29 PM

Can an anime be computer graphics, or must it be cartoon?
Answer:

I think the determination of whether or not full CG can be considered "anime" is something that remains to be decided, although Japan's animation industry seems to believe that the answer is yes. There have been quite a number of full CG rendered animation titles released in Japan including Galerians: Rion, A.Li.Ce, Malice Doll, Cubix, Blue Remains, Archetypes Forces, and the upcoming Aqua Kids TV series. Square Enix is working on the Final Fantasy: Advent Children movie but has not promoted it as "anime." In Japan, titles like A.Li.Ce, Blue Remains and Archetypes Forces are not called "anime." They are referred to as "full CG animation." However, Japanese trailers for the full CG Appleseed movie promote the film as Japan's first full computer animated "anime."

But the Japanese claim that the Appleseed movie is the world's first CG anime may be questioned considering that Japanese society seems to have a double standard for what exactly constitutes "anime." At times, in Japan the word "anime" refers exclusively to Japanese animation, and in other cases the word "anime" is used in Japan to refer to animation of any type, style and origin.

So I can't really answer this question yet because I'm not entirely sure that this question has an answer yet. No full CG animation production that I'm aware of, prior to the new Appleseed movie, has been officially classified as "anime" in Japan. That would make the classification of the Appleseed movie as the "first CG anime" rather arbitrary and more than a little arguable, which suggests that the label of Appleseed as the world's first "CG anime" is nothing more than a marketing tag-line created to capitalize on the popularity of "anime."

But in another sense, if we define "anime" as merely Japanese animation, then Japanese produced full computer rendered animation would absolutely constitute "anime." It's simply not a traditional type or appearance of anime that we're used to.

Steel X · 04-08-2004, 04:30 PM

Question:

Why did anime become so popular in Japan?
Answer:

What I offer here is my own amateur theory founded on only my own speculation, not on any degree of researched documentation. I suspect that anime and manga are popular in Japan because they are rooted in a centuries old tradition of appreciation for visual art. During the formative and influential period of Japan's feudal era, value was placed on the creation and appreciation of art and literature over science. Weapons and arms, clothing, architecture and the creative arts all displayed a marked emphasis on visual and artistic appeal. In the creative arts, samurai spent their free time writing poetry to master their emotions. Woodblock artists advanced the famous ukiyo-e art form that we now associate with traditional Japanese art. Noh and Kabuki stage performances became art. Even writing itself, caligraphy, became a specialized art form. The development of Japan's culture seems to have branched opposite of the West's, which made tremendous advances in science and industry rather than the arts.

Much has been made of the influence of WWII on the necessity of manga as a replacement for demolished movie theaters, but I think this ignores prior century's worth of development and appreciation of Japanese drawn art. While this is likely a stretch, I think there may be some degree of truth in the development of anime from ancient Japanese bunraku (puppet) theater and the more modern "kamishibai" method of storytelling. In both culturally ingrained forms of literature, fictional, "drawn" characters (either puppets or literal colored illustrations) tell a story to an audience. Anime can be said to be the technically advanced evolution of these two older forms of Japanese art.

So I think manga and anime have become so accepted and popular in Japan because they are simply the latest evolution of the type of creative art that has been popular, and culturally treasured in Japan for virtually as long as Japanese culture itself has existed.

Steel X · 04-08-2004, 04:33 PM

Question:

I was wondering, in anime it seems they make American girls have huge breats, while Japanese girls have medium sized. Is there a reason behind this?
Answer:

It's generally a reflection of reality. Most Asian women genetically have small or medium sized breasts. There are exceptions, but generally Asian women aren't thought of as having large chests. Western, and especially American women tend to cover a broader range of bra sizes than Asian women. So Japanese culture, and especially anime, frequently tend to play up the familiar joke that "everything is bigger in America." In fact, the stereotype is even put in so many words in the fourth episode of the Azumanga Daioh anime series when Kasuga "Osaka" Ayumu categorizes Sakaki's large chest as "American" and Tomo's small breasts as "Japanese." The visual difference in breast size between Japanese girls and foreign girls in anime is frequently just a simple, lighthearted way of immediately distinguishing which character or characters are supposed to be foreigners

Liza · 04-08-2004, 05:00 PM

What about "yellow fever?" Was reading manga and then that term came up in it... saw the asian girl character actually panic at the mention of it.

Liza · 04-08-2004, 05:01 PM

2D animes, CG animes, mangas.... i think it's fine. What's the problem?

DeafNYCPlayer72 · 04-08-2004, 07:06 PM

-_-'

Love Hina Anime < Love Hina Manga

Which version Shinobu is hotter?

Monwear requested me for making Motoko avatar.

Steel X · 04-08-2004, 07:50 PM

I dont know if you got my PM, but I was wondering if there's an signture you could make for me sometime?

Ziusudra · 04-09-2004, 03:07 AM

Hehe, I've noticed that in a LOT of Japanese anime, the Japanese characters have HUGE eyes while the American/other foreigners have small eyes, and I would have thought that it would be the other way around in reality. I don't have an explanation for this, I was hoping someone else would be able to explain why.

There's another thing too... why do all the girls pick on the guys?? Hehe, most anime series I've seen so far makes the guy seem weak and helpless while the girls are enjoying their daily punch em ups on the boys.

Liza · 04-09-2004, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziusudra

Hehe, I've noticed that in a LOT of Japanese anime, the Japanese characters have HUGE eyes while the American/other foreigners have small eyes, and I would have thought that it would be the other way around in reality. I don't have an explanation for this, I was hoping someone else would be able to explain why.

There's another thing too... why do all the girls pick on the guys?? Hehe, most anime series I've seen so far makes the guy seem weak and helpless while the girls are enjoying their daily punch em ups on the boys.

Hehe - http://www.razortalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=115 There's a discussion on anime/manga. Read NeonDragon's post about his hybrid comment (scroll far down, just above the last post). You may find it interesting!

Also, about huge eyes.. I guess it's like small feet are beautiful - I have seen photos of asian girls undergoing plastic surgery to widen their eyes or give them a more cacusian look with lids. It's sort of sad because I think the asian look is very attractive, too.

I guess the girls picking on the guys is a way to show tension - that they really like the guys! It's supposed to be exaggeration and funny with that stereotype.

Liza · 04-09-2004, 04:12 AM

I also don't know why magical girls are a popular genre, too. Like card captor sakura, sailor moon, and all the like. And a type of competition or game... like Pokemon. Why is "angsty" a popular feeling to have in manga/anime plots?

I also think it's interesting that there's a genre for boy transformed to magical/regular girl, like Ranma 1/2 and A Cheeky Angel. Not to mention the popular online manga Valkyrie Yuuki at http://www.sgvy.com/ either.. and yaoi mangas also seem to be popular with girls who do them.

I also like parodies... like the strange candy and sexylosers.

Ziusudra · 04-09-2004, 05:33 AM

Lol. Yeah, I know, it could be the "little people's syndrome" as well with Japanese anime.

Steel X · 04-09-2004, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liza

I also don't know why magical girls are a popular genre, too. Like card captor sakura, sailor moon, and all the like. And a type of competition or game... like Pokemon. Why is "angsty" a popular feeling to have in manga/anime plots?

I also think it's interesting that there's a genre for boy transformed to magical/regular girl, like Ranma 1/2 and A Cheeky Angel. Not to mention the popular online manga Valkyrie Yuuki at http://www.sgvy.com/ either.. and yaoi mangas also seem to be popular with girls who do them.

I also like parodies... like the strange candy and sexylosers.

I love magical girl pretty sammy! ^^ definetly hiralous

(spin off in the Tenchi Muyo! series)

Steel X · 04-09-2004, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziusudra

Hehe, I've noticed that in a LOT of Japanese anime, the Japanese characters have HUGE eyes while the American/other foreigners have small eyes, and I would have thought that it would be the other way around in reality. I don't have an explanation for this, I was hoping someone else would be able to explain why.

Well, I heard that it all began in WWII, when the japanese and americans were enemies, and some artists of two countries started drawing "cartoons" and making fun of eachother, while the americans made fun of the japanese having "rabbit teeth" sticking out of their mouth and thin eyes that makes them look blind and the Japanese made fun of the americans having big, round eyes and being tough shit when they really arent, etc...

so some japanese were really interested in how they drew those "cartoons" and so that's proably when the birth of Anime begins...but I believe there's more to it anyway

Liza · 04-09-2004, 12:33 PM

They say the first furries depicted in a "manga" that were picture scrolls from 6th and 7th centuries by Buddhist monks.

http://www.tapanime.com/info/historym.html

"The word manga literally translated means "irresponsible pictures"."
http://www.tapanime.com/info/whatm.html

"Anime (pronounce as ah-nee-meh) refers to Japanese animation. The actual word is borrowed from the French term for animation."

"Why do fans love anime and manga?

That depends upon the taste of the individual viewer. However, some of the contributing factors, not in any particular order, may include:

* Intricate plots and storylines. Most anime and manga consist of a great storyline, and there is a great amount of detail which you have to look out for. In general, Japanese culture is less hung up on nudity and violence, but this does not mean, however, that anime and manga have less plot; quite the opposite in fact. Anime and Manga are usually less cliche'd, and contain much more variety and life than most western animation and comics, not to mention quite a few live-action shows and movies.

* Wide variety of topics and styles. There are anime and manga to fit any and every subject, ranging from the very silly to the very serious. Be it action/adventure, comedy, fantasy, horror, martial arts, science fiction, or sports all genres are represented. Also, anime and manga are usually not specifically intended for any particular age group which adds to their broad appeal.

* The Emotions. Anime and Manga tend to be very emotional. Be it an action/advenutre, comedy, romance, or tragedy, anime and manga fire up emotions that other animation and comics and even non-animated shows fail to do.

* Great artwork. The animation and artwork in anime and manga usually far surpasses other animation and comics, both in detail and style. Anime and Manga characters are drawn to fit an environment, and don't appear like two-dimensional add-on's. And yes, everyone notices the big eyes that some anime and manga characters have. Though many traditional animation fans see Disney as the pinnacle of animation achievement, anime tends to concentrate on a higher level of detail in the artwork rather than fluidity of motion."
http://www.tapanime.com/info/what.html

Liza · 04-09-2004, 12:36 PM

What's up with those school uniforms?

"Seifuku have a special meaning for a Japanese person. Their school uniform becomes a symbol of their growth, a reminder of some of their greatest memories, and a trophy of their childhood. Japanese students absolutely love wearing seifuku, contrary to what most Americans would assume; in fact, many girls choose the school they go to based on the school's seifuku. As a result of this importance, the seifuku commonly holds a special place in Anime."

Read more at:

http://www.tapanime.com/info/seifuku.html

Liza · 04-09-2004, 12:38 PM

Why big eyes and small eyes, and all? Also explains the purposes of giant tear drops, nosebleeds, blushing etc

http://www.tapanime.com/info/features.html

DeafNYCPlayer72 · 04-09-2004, 09:33 PM

To Steel: huh??? I do not know that you did pm to me. =/ I am Shoryuken, Tagmonkey, and StreetfighterX member. PM did pop on my computer. I do not see pm pops to me. I will check it soon.

A Cheeky Angel is not magical girl. It is sort of shouen.

Megumi got cursed.

=P

Vance · 04-11-2004, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steel

Can an anime be computer graphics, or must it be cartoon?
Answer:

I think the determination of whether or not full CG can be considered "anime" is something that remains to be decided, although Japan's animation industry seems to believe that the answer is yes. There have been quite a number of full CG rendered animation titles released in Japan including Galerians: Rion, A.Li.Ce, Malice Doll, Cubix, Blue Remains, Archetypes Forces, and the upcoming Aqua Kids TV series. Square Enix is working on the Final Fantasy: Advent Children movie but has not promoted it as "anime." In Japan, titles like A.Li.Ce, Blue Remains and Archetypes Forces are not called "anime." They are referred to as "full CG animation." However, Japanese trailers for the full CG Appleseed movie promote the film as Japan's first full computer animated "anime."

But the Japanese claim that the Appleseed movie is the world's first CG anime may be questioned considering that Japanese society seems to have a double standard for what exactly constitutes "anime." At times, in Japan the word "anime" refers exclusively to Japanese animation, and in other cases the word "anime" is used in Japan to refer to animation of any type, style and origin.

So I can't really answer this question yet because I'm not entirely sure that this question has an answer yet. No full CG animation production that I'm aware of, prior to the new Appleseed movie, has been officially classified as "anime" in Japan. That would make the classification of the Appleseed movie as the "first CG anime" rather arbitrary and more than a little arguable, which suggests that the label of Appleseed as the world's first "CG anime" is nothing more than a marketing tag-line created to capitalize on the popularity of "anime."

But in another sense, if we define "anime" as merely Japanese animation, then Japanese produced full computer rendered animation would absolutely constitute "anime." It's simply not a traditional type or appearance of anime that we're used to.

First CG anime..? Well, there are quite several animes that are CG'ed already. Example: Blue Submarine No. 6, Cowboy Bebop, Vandread, etc etc. I am 3D artist myselfl, I subscribed few 3D magazine and there are few articles that talked about anime studio who used 3D applications to make animes like Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebops and more. Some 3D applications have a feature that can offer cel-shaded style (anime/cartoon colors) so nowaday it is difficult to tell if it is traditional or 3D.

Anyway about which animes you should have watch, here's list:

Gungrave
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
Mezzo DSA (love this anime)
PlanetES (one of my favorite animes/mangas)
Uninhabited Planet SURVIVE
Read or Die TV
Brain Powerd
Cowboy Bebop (Almost everyone watch that anime..)
Paranoia Agent
Cosprayer (Cosmopolitan Prayers)
3000 Leagues in search of Mother (From the Apennines to the Andes)
Fullmetal Alchemist
Gravion Zwei
Castle of Cagliostro
Lupin III series (Jame Bond-alike but hilarious)
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1st & 2nd GIG
Serial Experiments Lain
Macross series (Huge Macross fan)
Macross Plus
Kite
Last Exile (Bestest anime ever since Macross, check my review out in cartoon forum)
Big O
Blue Submarin No.6
Wolf's Rain
Sol Bianca
Gunslinger Girl
Witch Hunter Robin
Hellsing
Saishu Heiki Kanojo
Kiddy Grade
Melty Lancer
Full Metal Panic!
Initial D (incredible car techniques anime, it will convert you "car-haters" to "car-lover")
Princess Mononoke (I watched the fansub translation, not Disney's [eww])
Boogiepop Phantom (Serial Experiments Lain-alike but weird)
Chrno Crusade
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Record of Lodoss War
My Neighbor Totoro
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Spirited Away
Chinese Ghost Story
Love Hina

Actually there are much more.. but I dunno if you want me to list some more recommendation for you to watch. And all of them are either fansubbed or on DVDs that translated by US Distributions. I never watch any animes on TV, I absolutely hate America TV for what they did to animes, they horribly butchered these animes.. Also I was a formerly reviewer/staff of animeondvd.com at time and still do for two anime communities however I am a staff of one anime community, I usually get 1-4+ old/new anime series daily from people (thru Streamload, I have like 1,200 anime series and more in my account) to watch so I am wayyyy behind on these old/new animes.

I am not anime freak but I enjoy watch the animes, much more than watching the hollywood movies. Nowaday 90% of hollywood's new movies are joke. Heck even my date fell in love with animes when I introduced her to animes, hooray.

I probably will add some more new animes (recommendation to watch) in any time though.

Steel X · 04-11-2004, 07:59 PM

damn that's a pretty long list lol

and I've seen "Big O" on toonanmi afew times...and alot of anime fans consider this to be a copycat to "batman" or something like that

Vance · 04-11-2004, 08:18 PM

Yeah, Big O unfortunately DOES look like Batman. Sorry about a long list.. if you want me to post the screenshots, short reviews or whatever on that list, let me know.

DeafNYCPlayer72 · 04-11-2004, 08:41 PM

-_-'

I watched many anime series since 1993 as I was member of RIT Anime Club.

Chinese Ghost Story the Animated Movie is Hong Kong Animation, not Japanese Animation.

Let me check...

Worse Anime:

Bronze Zetsuai since 1989
Gauche the Cellist
Lesson XX
T-oy (boring)

First time to watch English dubbed: (I am not sure which one)
Battle of the Planet
Starblazer
Speed Racer

First time to watch Japanese dubbed:
Urusei Yatsura (I did not know what anime until I did know what anime when I did watch Macross Do You Remember Love. *I thought it was Robotech movie*)

Vance · 04-11-2004, 08:50 PM

Well, I watched animes like Transformers and Robotech on the TV way back in 80's and fell in love with animes ever since. But actually, when and how long does not matter as long as we do enjoy watching the animes.. that's where it count on ;]

And also this is offtopic.. do you ever read "Battle Angel Alita and Battle Angel Alita: Last Order"? It's one of my favorite manga to read or collect. I read it like 10-20 times ever since I got my hands on it.

oh btw, what's your rate on Starblazer? Will it worth my time to watch or not?

04-08-2004, 07:27 AM	#32 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,107 Blog Entries: 2	Oooh bishies..... all those sparkly things blinded I'm a fan of a webcomic called Strange Candy, which is a parody of mangas in general.. really funny. http://strangecandy.keenspace.com I also thought of another anime I saw recently... Castle in the Glass? Or Castle Beyond the Glass? Ninja Scroll.. Last edited by Liza; 04-08-2004 at 07:33 AM.

04-08-2004, 12:39 PM	#35 (permalink)
Steel X Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 10,879	I have "love hina" mangas, but never seen those anime but would definetly love to when I have the time to do so __________________

04-08-2004, 04:29 PM	#36 (permalink)
Steel X Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 10,879	Can an anime be computer graphics, or must it be cartoon? Answer: I think the determination of whether or not full CG can be considered "anime" is something that remains to be decided, although Japan's animation industry seems to believe that the answer is yes. There have been quite a number of full CG rendered animation titles released in Japan including Galerians: Rion, A.Li.Ce, Malice Doll, Cubix, Blue Remains, Archetypes Forces, and the upcoming Aqua Kids TV series. Square Enix is working on the Final Fantasy: Advent Children movie but has not promoted it as "anime." In Japan, titles like A.Li.Ce, Blue Remains and Archetypes Forces are not called "anime." They are referred to as "full CG animation." However, Japanese trailers for the full CG Appleseed movie promote the film as Japan's first full computer animated "anime." But the Japanese claim that the Appleseed movie is the world's first CG anime may be questioned considering that Japanese society seems to have a double standard for what exactly constitutes "anime." At times, in Japan the word "anime" refers exclusively to Japanese animation, and in other cases the word "anime" is used in Japan to refer to animation of any type, style and origin. So I can't really answer this question yet because I'm not entirely sure that this question has an answer yet. No full CG animation production that I'm aware of, prior to the new Appleseed movie, has been officially classified as "anime" in Japan. That would make the classification of the Appleseed movie as the "first CG anime" rather arbitrary and more than a little arguable, which suggests that the label of Appleseed as the world's first "CG anime" is nothing more than a marketing tag-line created to capitalize on the popularity of "anime." But in another sense, if we define "anime" as merely Japanese animation, then Japanese produced full computer rendered animation would absolutely constitute "anime." It's simply not a traditional type or appearance of anime that we're used to. __________________

04-08-2004, 04:30 PM	#37 (permalink)
Steel X Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 10,879	Question: Why did anime become so popular in Japan? Answer: What I offer here is my own amateur theory founded on only my own speculation, not on any degree of researched documentation. I suspect that anime and manga are popular in Japan because they are rooted in a centuries old tradition of appreciation for visual art. During the formative and influential period of Japan's feudal era, value was placed on the creation and appreciation of art and literature over science. Weapons and arms, clothing, architecture and the creative arts all displayed a marked emphasis on visual and artistic appeal. In the creative arts, samurai spent their free time writing poetry to master their emotions. Woodblock artists advanced the famous ukiyo-e art form that we now associate with traditional Japanese art. Noh and Kabuki stage performances became art. Even writing itself, caligraphy, became a specialized art form. The development of Japan's culture seems to have branched opposite of the West's, which made tremendous advances in science and industry rather than the arts. Much has been made of the influence of WWII on the necessity of manga as a replacement for demolished movie theaters, but I think this ignores prior century's worth of development and appreciation of Japanese drawn art. While this is likely a stretch, I think there may be some degree of truth in the development of anime from ancient Japanese bunraku (puppet) theater and the more modern "kamishibai" method of storytelling. In both culturally ingrained forms of literature, fictional, "drawn" characters (either puppets or literal colored illustrations) tell a story to an audience. Anime can be said to be the technically advanced evolution of these two older forms of Japanese art. So I think manga and anime have become so accepted and popular in Japan because they are simply the latest evolution of the type of creative art that has been popular, and culturally treasured in Japan for virtually as long as Japanese culture itself has existed. __________________

04-08-2004, 04:33 PM	#38 (permalink)
Steel X Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 10,879	Question: I was wondering, in anime it seems they make American girls have huge breats, while Japanese girls have medium sized. Is there a reason behind this? Answer: It's generally a reflection of reality. Most Asian women genetically have small or medium sized breasts. There are exceptions, but generally Asian women aren't thought of as having large chests. Western, and especially American women tend to cover a broader range of bra sizes than Asian women. So Japanese culture, and especially anime, frequently tend to play up the familiar joke that "everything is bigger in America." In fact, the stereotype is even put in so many words in the fourth episode of the Azumanga Daioh anime series when Kasuga "Osaka" Ayumu categorizes Sakaki's large chest as "American" and Tomo's small breasts as "Japanese." The visual difference in breast size between Japanese girls and foreign girls in anime is frequently just a simple, lighthearted way of immediately distinguishing which character or characters are supposed to be foreigners __________________

04-07-2004, 08:23 PM	#31 (permalink)
DeafNYCPlayer72 Battle Dragon Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York City, NY Posts: 77	Well... Depend what anime looks better than manga. Or manga is better than anime. Marmalade Boy anime > Marmalade Boy manga Kodomo no Omocha anime > Kodacha manga (it is released under Tokyopop) His and Her Circumstances anime < Kare Kano Manga (it is released under Tokyopop)

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04-08-2004, 07:28 AM	#33 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,107 Blog Entries: 2	inuyasha movie2 castle beyond the looking glass

04-08-2004, 12:16 PM	#34 (permalink)
Ziusudra The Cammy Fighter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 771	Hmm, finished watching Love Hina, I recommend this series to anyone who's into comedy. I think some anime is better than the manga, although I haven't read very much. I like it better if manga is in colour. It looks cooler!

04-08-2004, 05:00 PM	#39 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,107 Blog Entries: 2	What about "yellow fever?" Was reading manga and then that term came up in it... saw the asian girl character actually panic at the mention of it.

04-08-2004, 05:01 PM	#40 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,107 Blog Entries: 2	2D animes, CG animes, mangas.... i think it's fine. What's the problem?

04-08-2004, 07:06 PM	#41 (permalink)
DeafNYCPlayer72 Battle Dragon Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York City, NY Posts: 77	-_-' Love Hina Anime < Love Hina Manga Which version Shinobu is hotter? Monwear requested me for making Motoko avatar.

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Steel X Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 10,879	I dont know if you got my PM, but I was wondering if there's an signture you could make for me sometime? __________________

04-09-2004, 03:07 AM	#43 (permalink)
Ziusudra The Cammy Fighter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 771	Hehe, I've noticed that in a LOT of Japanese anime, the Japanese characters have HUGE eyes while the American/other foreigners have small eyes, and I would have thought that it would be the other way around in reality. I don't have an explanation for this, I was hoping someone else would be able to explain why. There's another thing too... why do all the girls pick on the guys?? Hehe, most anime series I've seen so far makes the guy seem weak and helpless while the girls are enjoying their daily punch em ups on the boys.

04-09-2004, 04:12 AM	#45 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,107 Blog Entries: 2	I also don't know why magical girls are a popular genre, too. Like card captor sakura, sailor moon, and all the like. And a type of competition or game... like Pokemon. Why is "angsty" a popular feeling to have in manga/anime plots? I also think it's interesting that there's a genre for boy transformed to magical/regular girl, like Ranma 1/2 and A Cheeky Angel. Not to mention the popular online manga Valkyrie Yuuki at http://www.sgvy.com/ either.. and yaoi mangas also seem to be popular with girls who do them. I also like parodies... like the strange candy and sexylosers.

04-09-2004, 05:33 AM	#46 (permalink)
Ziusudra The Cammy Fighter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 771	Lol. Yeah, I know, it could be the "little people's syndrome" as well with Japanese anime.

04-09-2004, 12:33 PM	#49 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,107 Blog Entries: 2	They say the first furries depicted in a "manga" that were picture scrolls from 6th and 7th centuries by Buddhist monks. http://www.tapanime.com/info/historym.html "The word manga literally translated means "irresponsible pictures"." http://www.tapanime.com/info/whatm.html "Anime (pronounce as ah-nee-meh) refers to Japanese animation. The actual word is borrowed from the French term for animation." "Why do fans love anime and manga? That depends upon the taste of the individual viewer. However, some of the contributing factors, not in any particular order, may include: * Intricate plots and storylines. Most anime and manga consist of a great storyline, and there is a great amount of detail which you have to look out for. In general, Japanese culture is less hung up on nudity and violence, but this does not mean, however, that anime and manga have less plot; quite the opposite in fact. Anime and Manga are usually less cliche'd, and contain much more variety and life than most western animation and comics, not to mention quite a few live-action shows and movies. * Wide variety of topics and styles. There are anime and manga to fit any and every subject, ranging from the very silly to the very serious. Be it action/adventure, comedy, fantasy, horror, martial arts, science fiction, or sports all genres are represented. Also, anime and manga are usually not specifically intended for any particular age group which adds to their broad appeal. * The Emotions. Anime and Manga tend to be very emotional. Be it an action/advenutre, comedy, romance, or tragedy, anime and manga fire up emotions that other animation and comics and even non-animated shows fail to do. * Great artwork. The animation and artwork in anime and manga usually far surpasses other animation and comics, both in detail and style. Anime and Manga characters are drawn to fit an environment, and don't appear like two-dimensional add-on's. And yes, everyone notices the big eyes that some anime and manga characters have. Though many traditional animation fans see Disney as the pinnacle of animation achievement, anime tends to concentrate on a higher level of detail in the artwork rather than fluidity of motion." http://www.tapanime.com/info/what.html

04-09-2004, 12:36 PM	#50 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,107 Blog Entries: 2	What's up with those school uniforms? "Seifuku have a special meaning for a Japanese person. Their school uniform becomes a symbol of their growth, a reminder of some of their greatest memories, and a trophy of their childhood. Japanese students absolutely love wearing seifuku, contrary to what most Americans would assume; in fact, many girls choose the school they go to based on the school's seifuku. As a result of this importance, the seifuku commonly holds a special place in Anime." Read more at: http://www.tapanime.com/info/seifuku.html

04-09-2004, 12:38 PM	#51 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,107 Blog Entries: 2	Why big eyes and small eyes, and all? Also explains the purposes of giant tear drops, nosebleeds, blushing etc http://www.tapanime.com/info/features.html Last edited by Liza; 04-09-2004 at 12:41 PM.

04-09-2004, 09:33 PM	#52 (permalink)
DeafNYCPlayer72 Battle Dragon Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York City, NY Posts: 77	To Steel: huh??? I do not know that you did pm to me. =/ I am Shoryuken, Tagmonkey, and StreetfighterX member. PM did pop on my computer. I do not see pm pops to me. I will check it soon. A Cheeky Angel is not magical girl. It is sort of shouen. Megumi got cursed. =P

04-11-2004, 07:59 PM	#54 (permalink)
Steel X Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 10,879	damn that's a pretty long list lol and I've seen "Big O" on toonanmi afew times...and alot of anime fans consider this to be a copycat to "batman" or something like that __________________

04-11-2004, 08:18 PM	#55 (permalink)
Vance Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,280	Yeah, Big O unfortunately DOES look like Batman. Sorry about a long list.. if you want me to post the screenshots, short reviews or whatever on that list, let me know.

04-11-2004, 08:41 PM	#56 (permalink)
DeafNYCPlayer72 Battle Dragon Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York City, NY Posts: 77	-_-' I watched many anime series since 1993 as I was member of RIT Anime Club. Chinese Ghost Story the Animated Movie is Hong Kong Animation, not Japanese Animation. Let me check... Worse Anime: Bronze Zetsuai since 1989 Gauche the Cellist Lesson XX T-oy (boring) First time to watch English dubbed: (I am not sure which one) Battle of the Planet Starblazer Speed Racer First time to watch Japanese dubbed: Urusei Yatsura (I did not know what anime until I did know what anime when I did watch Macross Do You Remember Love. I thought it was Robotech movie)

04-11-2004, 08:50 PM	#57 (permalink)
Vance Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,280	Well, I watched animes like Transformers and Robotech on the TV way back in 80's and fell in love with animes ever since. But actually, when and how long does not matter as long as we do enjoy watching the animes.. that's where it count on ;] And also this is offtopic.. do you ever read "Battle Angel Alita and Battle Angel Alita: Last Order"? It's one of my favorite manga to read or collect. I read it like 10-20 times ever since I got my hands on it. oh btw, what's your rate on Starblazer? Will it worth my time to watch or not? Last edited by Magatsu; 04-11-2004 at 08:55 PM.