Anime Discussion Thread - Page 174

On December 25 2009 05:09 MuffinDude wrote:
Hey guys. I just read this on zomganime.

The official Japanese website for the Haruhi Suzumiya anime franchise began streaming a one-minute promotional video for The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya film on Friday, December 18 at 4:23 a.m. Japan Time. (The site “disappears” and deliberately posts a false “The page cannot be found” message in Japanese before the video is streamed.)

The film will open in Japan on February 6.

Trailer can be found at:

http://www.zomganime.com/


You can say the same for books. Why do children love harry potter so much? Narnia? or any other fantasy world. I think all of us wants to be part of this "fantasy world"

On December 20 2009 18:38 Mystlord wrote:

The only black spot on KyoAni's record is really Endless Eight. Otherwise, I don't expect them to pull the same thing. It's a movie for God's sake.

Then again, I can kind of see why they needed to do Endless Eight. The first indication from them that they were planning this movie was back in late 2007. If they hadn't planned season 2 before then... What a conflict O_O.

February 6th everyone who can understand Japanese. Mark your calendars

On December 25 2009 05:23 Ecael wrote:
It got posted quite a few pages ago, Disappearance trailer, I believe. The fake 404 has been there for ages, and when you look at the source code there is another little Easter egg + Show Spoiler [novel] +. First time they pulled the act was iirc in 2007 or so where they uploaded some stuff about Disappearance on the 18th.

On December 25 2009 04:00 Ecael wrote:
Index anime is, for some reason or another, pretty bad.

On December 25 2009 06:37 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Yeah....what makes Anime addictive? A bit new to the thread, but my girlfriend absolutely adores Anime, much like everyone else at my school. I've watched a couple of animes she's shown me, and I've read some of that Manga stuff, but I don't even know why it's appealing in the first place. It makes my girlfriend sort of sad because I don't like it, but it just makes me more confused.

To tell you the truth, the only good Anime that I've ever watched would be Spirited Away, and that was because it had such an amazing plot and story behind it that I just had to rank it among one of my favorite animated movies of all time.

But here comes the problem then. Animes that I see seem to be laid with a lot of things like filler and unimportant repetitive notions that just drive me up a wall. It's really frustrating to be in the middle of a series and then have like....3 episodes of nothing but shenanigans happen when the series isn't about shenanigans.

And then comes to the part where I don't see any logical progression or thought-provoking scenes in Anime because themes are really repetitive and characters just seem to be archetypes or one-dimensional. I'm not saying it's as bad as Twilight, because Spirited Away had some really dynamic characters, but it seems to me that a lot of Anime seems to have this trait...which generally turns me off to it.

^ Granted, I never watched EVERY Anime, but from what I have watched and from what I've heard about certain Animes, it only makes it more apparent to me.

So my only question would be, what are some REALLY good Animes and what's the difference between just watching some live action stuff as opposed to watching Anime?

If you had something that was touching and heartwarming and thought provoking (thought provoking being the most important one), that'd sort of be the genre I'd go for.

Granted....Anime girls are pretty cute....but I wouldn't put that as the reason why I'd watch Anime.

I really got turned off to Anime because of fangirls and the ones that I initially watched, but I'd really be open to any Anime that would be on par with something like Spirited Away (I'm actually sort of hoping to see it again right now....so I think I will)

EDIT: And my 100th post is used on an Anime thread on the TL forums....*sigh*

Mystlord from earlier:
You can't group all anime into one category. The series is extremely diverse and doesn't consist of all the cute stuff that kona and company extol. Go watch some darker animes, then you'll see how: "drawing in anime" can't be taken for anything. If you want, I have some pictures here ranging from cute to completely heart crushing. Style doesn't imply meaning.

On December 25 2009 05:57 Hinanawi wrote:


It's because Touma can't keep his mouth shut. He TALKS everyone into submission, including the audience, with his incessant whining and speech-giving.

His very first 'fight' with Kanzaki is just him whining and crying for an entire episode until she gets tired of listening to his shit and leaves.

It wouldn't be bad if he made good speeches either, but he doesn't. It's generic "I WANT TO PROTECT EVERYONE, BUT WHY ISN'T LIFE FAIR? LIFE ISN'T FAIR! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT EVIL IS BAD?" speeches over. and over. and over. and over. The harem angle of the show was also hidden extremely poorly, especially by the time Hyouka showed up (cue cheesy flashbacks by Hyouka to the 'good times' she had with Touma and Index...ONE EPISODE AGO).

And that's why Railgun is so much better than Index. Misaka doesn't deliver hour-long speeches to everyone. In fact, Touma is much better in Railgun too, because he's not the star of the show, so he just pops in every now and then to do something awesome and then exits stage left. Much more likable.

Not that Railgun is amazing or anything, but I definitely think it's better than Index.

On December 25 2009 07:08 Ecael wrote:
About Harem though, I'd like to bring up an issue I brought up a few pages ago. What qualifies something as Harem? I mean, Index definitely has that feel, until we realize that even though there are a bazillion girls fighting over Touma, only at best 3 has a shot. 1 of those has yet to even show up in the anime. Most things I can consider as Harem at least gives other girls a chance, some fan service, something, repeatedly. With Index we have people showing up for one arc and disappearing (poor Himegami). So...what makes it a harem?

On December 25 2009 06:37 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Yeah....what makes Anime addictive? A bit new to the thread, but my girlfriend absolutely adores Anime, much like everyone else at my school. I've watched a couple of animes she's shown me, and I've read some of that Manga stuff, but I don't even know why it's appealing in the first place. It makes my girlfriend sort of sad because I don't like it, but it just makes me more confused.

To tell you the truth, the only good Anime that I've ever watched would be Spirited Away, and that was because it had such an amazing plot and story behind it that I just had to rank it among one of my favorite animated movies of all time.

But here comes the problem then. Animes that I see seem to be laid with a lot of things like filler and unimportant repetitive notions that just drive me up a wall. It's really frustrating to be in the middle of a series and then have like....3 episodes of nothing but shenanigans happen when the series isn't about shenanigans.

And then comes to the part where I don't see any logical progression or thought-provoking scenes in Anime because themes are really repetitive and characters just seem to be archetypes or one-dimensional. I'm not saying it's as bad as Twilight, because Spirited Away had some really dynamic characters, but it seems to me that a lot of Anime seems to have this trait...which generally turns me off to it.

^ Granted, I never watched EVERY Anime, but from what I have watched and from what I've heard about certain Animes, it only makes it more apparent to me.

So my only question would be, what are some REALLY good Animes and what's the difference between just watching some live action stuff as opposed to watching Anime?

If you had something that was touching and heartwarming and thought provoking (thought provoking being the most important one), that'd sort of be the genre I'd go for.

Granted....Anime girls are pretty cute....but I wouldn't put that as the reason why I'd watch Anime.

I really got turned off to Anime because of fangirls and the ones that I initially watched, but I'd really be open to any Anime that would be on par with something like Spirited Away (I'm actually sort of hoping to see it again right now....so I think I will)

EDIT: And my 100th post is used on an Anime thread on the TL forums....*sigh*

But here comes the problem then. Animes that I see seem to be laid with a lot of things like filler and unimportant repetitive notions that just drive me up a wall. It's really frustrating to be in the middle of a series and then have like....3 episodes of nothing but shenanigans happen when the series isn't about shenanigans.

And then comes to the part where I don't see any logical progression or thought-provoking scenes in Anime because themes are really repetitive and characters just seem to be archetypes or one-dimensional. I'm not saying it's as bad as Twilight, because Spirited Away had some really dynamic characters, but it seems to me that a lot of Anime seems to have this trait...which generally turns me off to it.

On December 25 2009 06:37 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Yeah....what makes Anime addictive? A bit new to the thread, but my girlfriend absolutely adores Anime, much like everyone else at my school. I've watched a couple of animes she's shown me, and I've read some of that Manga stuff, but I don't even know why it's appealing in the first place. It makes my girlfriend sort of sad because I don't like it, but it just makes me more confused.

To tell you the truth, the only good Anime that I've ever watched would be Spirited Away, and that was because it had such an amazing plot and story behind it that I just had to rank it among one of my favorite animated movies of all time.

But here comes the problem then. Animes that I see seem to be laid with a lot of things like filler and unimportant repetitive notions that just drive me up a wall. It's really frustrating to be in the middle of a series and then have like....3 episodes of nothing but shenanigans happen when the series isn't about shenanigans.

And then comes to the part where I don't see any logical progression or thought-provoking scenes in Anime because themes are really repetitive and characters just seem to be archetypes or one-dimensional. I'm not saying it's as bad as Twilight, because Spirited Away had some really dynamic characters, but it seems to me that a lot of Anime seems to have this trait...which generally turns me off to it.

^ Granted, I never watched EVERY Anime, but from what I have watched and from what I've heard about certain Animes, it only makes it more apparent to me.

So my only question would be, what are some REALLY good Animes and what's the difference between just watching some live action stuff as opposed to watching Anime?

If you had something that was touching and heartwarming and thought provoking (thought provoking being the most important one), that'd sort of be the genre I'd go for.

Granted....Anime girls are pretty cute....but I wouldn't put that as the reason why I'd watch Anime.

I really got turned off to Anime because of fangirls and the ones that I initially watched, but I'd really be open to any Anime that would be on par with something like Spirited Away (I'm actually sort of hoping to see it again right now....so I think I will)

EDIT: And my 100th post is used on an Anime thread on the TL forums....*sigh*

On December 25 2009 06:37 Zergneedsfood wrote:
Yeah....what makes Anime addictive? A bit new to the thread, but my girlfriend absolutely adores Anime, much like everyone else at my school. I've watched a couple of animes she's shown me, and I've read some of that Manga stuff, but I don't even know why it's appealing in the first place. It makes my girlfriend sort of sad because I don't like it, but it just makes me more confused.

To tell you the truth, the only good Anime that I've ever watched would be Spirited Away, and that was because it had such an amazing plot and story behind it that I just had to rank it among one of my favorite animated movies of all time.

But here comes the problem then. Animes that I see seem to be laid with a lot of things like filler and unimportant repetitive notions that just drive me up a wall. It's really frustrating to be in the middle of a series and then have like....3 episodes of nothing but shenanigans happen when the series isn't about shenanigans.

And then comes to the part where I don't see any logical progression or thought-provoking scenes in Anime because themes are really repetitive and characters just seem to be archetypes or one-dimensional. I'm not saying it's as bad as Twilight, because Spirited Away had some really dynamic characters, but it seems to me that a lot of Anime seems to have this trait...which generally turns me off to it.

^ Granted, I never watched EVERY Anime, but from what I have watched and from what I've heard about certain Animes, it only makes it more apparent to me.

So my only question would be, what are some REALLY good Animes and what's the difference between just watching some live action stuff as opposed to watching Anime?

If you had something that was touching and heartwarming and thought provoking (thought provoking being the most important one), that'd sort of be the genre I'd go for.

Granted....Anime girls are pretty cute....but I wouldn't put that as the reason why I'd watch Anime.

I really got turned off to Anime because of fangirls and the ones that I initially watched, but I'd really be open to any Anime that would be on par with something like Spirited Away (I'm actually sort of hoping to see it again right now....so I think I will)

EDIT: And my 100th post is used on an Anime thread on the TL forums....*sigh*

On December 26 2009 05:08 Nemesis wrote:
If you want thought provoking animes, I would suggest you try Code Geass, Death Note, and Gundam 00. There are lots of other thought provoking animes but those are the ones that stand out the most I think.

On December 26 2009 05:54 MYM.Testie wrote:
I love Sawako

On December 26 2009 07:06 aers wrote:
The final episode of DTB2 is basically + Show Spoiler +

:/