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BrTarolg
United Kingdom3574 Posts
On March 08 2011 23:49 Sayle wrote: K-On taught me that no matter how hard I wish, I will never be a Japanese schoolgirl T_T Thats what cosplay conventions and makeup is for | ||
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Mawi
Sweden4365 Posts
I dont watch anime but i will try this one out because it clearly changed your life. | ||
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Ushio
Canada868 Posts
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
On March 09 2011 08:29 Ushio wrote: Definitely Clannad and Clannad:Afterstory. Cried like 27 times and realized the beauty and importance of family. I still think about it today every now and then and I still get chills down my spine. An absolute masterpiece. I'm assuming your username comes from there as well? oO | ||
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Sermokala
United States14076 Posts
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Ushio
Canada868 Posts
On March 09 2011 09:00 Zergneedsfood wrote: [ I'm assuming your username comes from there as well? oO Haha, you guessed exactly. Heres your prize. ( ﾟヮﾟ) | ||
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510Sushi
Azerbaijan331 Posts
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PUPATREE
340 Posts
Yotsubato! has probably been more of a lifechanger than any other anime/manga for me. I'm one of those loners that lives with minimal emotion and thinks he's the next Dexter. Yotsuba showed me that I still have a heart and that I need to get over myself. | ||
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RndmGdNck
United States60 Posts
Kamina died | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
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bobbeh
Canada101 Posts
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DarkwindHK
Hong Kong343 Posts
Due to the limited funidng, Gainax has to squeeze a 100+ episodes mecha anime into 26 (6 months) time slot. That is why it is so epic. as you get epic plot and climax of 1 season into a 20 min episode. However, I understand this whole anime differently, what you like is the "main plot", the super mecha story. What I like is actually the "shadow plot", it is actually a story about anti-hero, as those Gainax are all 40+ years old otaku that enjoy making fun of their own otakuness. This is how I understand this anime: Main plot: grand summary of all the "normal story" and stereotypical scene of omecha oldies: Just like all the super mecha anime that the authors watched in the 60s~80s, the main character will defeat evil empires/ invaders that also has robots. Main character does NOT change their robot, they can only upgrade them. When you believe that your robot is strong, it actually becomes stronger. Girls have big boobs, men fight without any need for strategies; most importantly thou shall not promise a girl anything before a big battle..... Shadow plot: While those Gainax otaku love their old mecha animes, when they start to go into the real adult society, they see how stupid those ideas are (love, justice, friendship...). So they make fun of it in the anime. Main character is actually not the one who is most masculine. Important character can die, prince and princess cannot be live together happily ever after. Different ideas of "good" actually exist! Most importantly, there is an ANTI HERO theme: Most mecha protagonist fight for what they believe is correct; but in Gurren Lagann, what Simon believes is is actually a lie. The bad guys are not bad, they try to protect the same people Simon wants to protect. (big big irony here, as the power of robot come from his own self-confident, which turns out to be a wrong believe.) Hero is not invincible, they can die. Sometimes, even the hero cannot save the world, you need to sacrifice a small group of people to benefit the whole. His own teammate does NOT want to rely on his power and use politics to rebuild the world. He is also betrayed by the very people he "helped". People blame the hero for saving them, as they did not ask to be saved. Hero cannot save his girl. The hero become a lonely old man, not taking any power or fame after his victory. He will certainly die without his wife and children around him. | ||
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ZavikZyke
United States382 Posts
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
On March 08 2011 16:26 Xenocide_Knight wrote:I know that Sailor Moon hugely impacted my life and really changed the way I thought about things. But most people just think of it as a really girly children's show. what? On March 10 2011 16:46 ZavikZyke wrote: Anyone ever watched/read GTO? That stuff was really deep.. reminded me of my good teachers way back... GTO was a great show/story. True, a bit over the top like any anime, but reminds you that most teachers are actually in for it because they love it, even if the kids stress them all to hell and back. | ||
Sayle
United Kingdom3685 Posts
Real men's show: + Show Spoiler + Also, +1 to GTO. | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
On March 10 2011 16:09 DarkwindHK wrote: Gurren Lagann is a really really great anime, I love it a lot. Due to the limited funidng, Gainax has to squeeze a 100+ episodes mecha anime into 26 (6 months) time slot. That is why it is so epic. as you get epic plot and climax of 1 season into a 20 min episode. However, I understand this whole anime differently, what you like is the "main plot", the super mecha story. What I like is actually the "shadow plot", it is actually a story about anti-hero, as those Gainax are all 40+ years old otaku that enjoy making fun of their own otakuness. This is how I understand this anime: Main plot: grand summary of all the "normal story" and stereotypical scene of omecha oldies: Just like all the super mecha anime that the authors watched in the 60s~80s, the main character will defeat evil empires/ invaders that also has robots. Main character does NOT change their robot, they can only upgrade them. When you believe that your robot is strong, it actually becomes stronger. Girls have big boobs, men fight without any need for strategies; most importantly thou shall not promise a girl anything before a big battle..... Shadow plot: While those Gainax otaku love their old mecha animes, when they start to go into the real adult society, they see how stupid those ideas are (love, justice, friendship...). So they make fun of it in the anime. Main character is actually not the one who is most masculine. Important character can die, prince and princess cannot be live together happily ever after. Different ideas of "good" actually exist! Most importantly, there is an ANTI HERO theme: Most mecha protagonist fight for what they believe is correct; but in Gurren Lagann, what Simon believes is is actually a lie. The bad guys are not bad, they try to protect the same people Simon wants to protect. (big big irony here, as the power of robot come from his own self-confident, which turns out to be a wrong believe.) Hero is not invincible, they can die. Sometimes, even the hero cannot save the world, you need to sacrifice a small group of people to benefit the whole. His own teammate does NOT want to rely on his power and use politics to rebuild the world. He is also betrayed by the very people he "helped". People blame the hero for saving them, as they did not ask to be saved. Hero cannot save his girl. The hero become a lonely old man, not taking any power or fame after his victory. He will certainly die without his wife and children around him. You know that whole show is just an allegory for intercourse right? | ||
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Kaal
Djibouti2539 Posts
K-ON changed my life too. It made me stop wasting my time watching crappy recylced moe-blob/ecchi/crap animes that make my brain melt with their... nothingness. They can't even be called Slice of Life. The only Slice of Life anime that I've seen that's ACTUALLY Slice of Life is Honey and Clover. And that anime was awesome. | ||
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Sayle
United Kingdom3685 Posts
On March 11 2011 01:18 Kaal wrote: K-ON changed my life too. It made me stop wasting my time watching crappy recylced moe-blob/ecchi/crap animes that make my brain melt with their... nothingness. They can't even be called Slice of Life. The only Slice of Life anime that I've seen that's ACTUALLY Slice of Life is Honey and Clover. And that anime was awesome. Why must you hate on my moeblobs so  | ||
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SushilS
2115 Posts
On March 08 2011 16:29 BLinD-RawR wrote: this is true,never tell anyone your real name. Sorry but Deathnote was just a over-hyped pretender... \ For someone who grew up with Robotech(Macross Saga) Deathnote really failed to impress me... just sayin...  | ||
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
I admit, I loved TTGL. But then I saw Gunbuster. Not only are they made by the same studio (Gainax), but TTGL borrows many of the themes seen in Gunbuster (make your own rules; you can do anything; etc.). Not only that, but Gunbuster also has some of the best and most accurate science that you will ever see in a sci-fi show. And Gunbuster is only six episodes. No excuse to not watch it, IMO. On March 08 2011 16:27 STALLONEZONE wrote: Death Note changed my life. I don't tell people my real name anymore. I lol'd. Genius quote right here. | ||
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