THE anime thread

[Bjarky]

ugly americans, family guy, american dad, Metalocalypse and there's more... 

[Bjord]

I disagree I say berserk is the best anime I have ever seen, hands down.

That avatar is from a Hentai, wtf. :x

[Erika_Furudo]

That avatar is from a Hentai, wtf. :x

The fact that you knows that pleases me.

[Louise_de_La_Valliere]

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Here...I'd say the best animated cartoon I've followed was the Justice League/Justice League Unlimited series. However, I should note that I'm something of a comic book fan, so...

After that, I'd say Teen Titans, Invader Zim, Static Shock, Dexter's Laboratory, X-Men Evolution, The Boondocks, Archer, and The Batman.

I highly recommend South Park, since it's also a good look into American culture. At least this for this generation.

WOW! MARVEL COMIC & DC COMIC ! I KNOW THEIR MOVIES AND GAMES! THEY ARE KEWL! AREN'T THEY?
well,South Park and The Boondocks what sounds interesting!!
but Boondocks doesn't broadcast in Japan. and Veoh and Youtube aren't having this (p_q *weep

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apart from The Simpsons i dont know any good animations from the west.

Like over here the idea is that cartoons/animated shows are only for kids and there's nothing for adults at all.

oh simpsons!
btw, these have such a reason.
why only for kids, MOTTAINAI!
i think west has a great SF and FANTASY stories. I love The Lord of the Rings, Der Kreis der Dämmerung, Flowers for Algernon, Border Guards, Dragonlance and Marazan Book of The Fallen.
should make those anime for the kids and adults or only adults. Those will be absolutely interesting.
I hope so

[Erika_Furudo]

There are, uh. Other ways to get your hands on boondocks. But we won't get into that;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKApBaebYAY

Boondocks is quite good though.

[RandomDude]

That's bullshit on two counts.
One: Animes are mostly NOT for adults. Could you imagine your dad watching Berserk? And that's among the most 'acceptable': there are few (intended to be) funny comic reliefs, deformed faces, etc. OK, there are a few serious ones, like Ghost In The Shell, but mostly, they are made either for kids or teens. The fact that some 20-30somethings watch these doesn't make the shows any more mature.

Two: You obviously don't know what you're talking about. There are quite a few shows mainly for adults. Check out Mission Hill for example. Or Spawn.

well since i didnt claim to be an expert and we're all offering our opinions i think you should tone it down a bit mate

i certainly wouldnt want my *future* kids to watch some anime's that i've seen

you cant be more than 20 yourself so how can you say things are or arent for 30 + ?

[Vance]

1word: ONE PIECE!

This. The most annoying and rewarding anime I've ever watched.

[Banok]

Why does everyone say berserk is one of the best anime's?

it was good a first but its only 25 episodes and COMPLETELY unresolved!

bleh

[Bjarky]

yeah the anime was discontinued, but the manga is finished ;)

[RandomDude]

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WOW! MARVEL COMIC & DC COMIC ! I KNOW THEIR MOVIES AND GAMES! THEY ARE KEWL! AREN'T THEY?
well,South Park and The Boondocks what sounds interesting!!
but Boondocks doesn't broadcast in Japan. and Veoh and Youtube aren't having this (p_q *weep

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oh simpsons!
btw, these have such a reason.
why only for kids, MOTTAINAI!
i think west has a great SF and FANTASY stories. I love The Lord of the Rings, Der Kreis der Dämmerung, Flowers for Algernon, Border Guards, Dragonlance and Marazan Book of The Fallen.
should make those anime for the kids and adults or only adults. Those will be absolutely interesting.
I hope so

yeh i love the sci fi and fantasy but i cant think of any/many animations - they did do a lord of the rings animation but it stops around "the two towers" i think

 i always wished they'd finish/continue it as it was pretty epic

[Ishar]

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yeh i love the sci fi and fantasy but i cant think of any/many animations - they did do a lord of the rings animation but it stops around "the two towers" i think

 i always wished they'd finish/continue it as it was pretty epic

The closest I've seen to professional western fantasy animation was the cutscenes from the Myth series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_eDwEfus28
These were awesome, however short.

[Babelfish]

Also dragonlance made it into a 90min animated movie (looks awful tho)

[Bjarky]

Titan A.E. and Afro Samurai 

[Ishar]

Also dragonlance made it into a 90min animated movie (looks awful tho)

I looked it up now, and... God, that's ugly.

I know, there's He-Man and things like that from my childhood, but seriously. Nothing worth mentioning in the past 20 years or so.

[RandomDude]

The closest I've seen to professional western fantasy animation was the cutscenes from the Myth series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_eDwEfus28
These were awesome, however short.

that looks pretty cool

i just downloaded the game too lol