EPTYour top 3 animes ever!! - Page 17
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dronebabo
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
2. Bleach - Very well made. Too bad they're in fillers right now and I haven't watched it for months. 3. Gundam Seed - Apart from all the drama, how can you not love giant robots blasting and cutting through each other in space? | ||
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KR-KaNe[31]
United States20 Posts
2)Love Hina 3)I don't watch very much animé | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
It's pretty good... I mean... the animation imo is on par with Bebop sometimes, nothing THAT amazing though. The story is pretty out there, but most good animes have weird stories like that. Some of the plot holes are pretty apparent already. Personally, I like anime's that are able to come up with explanations for things. The romance in Elfen Lied is kinda cheesy. [ Keep in mind only on ep 6 ] I've seen better. I do like the outright violence and how they aren't too afraid to use nudity... But I keep having the feeling that they overuse it's shock effect. I really like the music. It's all good so far, not that much variety though. It's a cool concept, but a little too much emphasis on nudity and girls... It's doing something right though, I'm still watching it. | ||
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We Are Here
Australia1810 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On December 05 2006 14:53 dronebabo wrote: hahahhaha i'd pay to watch that. family guy as an anime would be some distorted creation of hell | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On December 05 2006 15:23 Ack1027 wrote: So I started watching Elfen Lied because of how everyone here was praising it. I'm on ep 6 It's pretty good... I mean... the animation imo is on par with Bebop sometimes, nothing THAT amazing though. The story is pretty out there, but most good animes have weird stories like that. Some of the plot holes are pretty apparent already. Personally, I like anime's that are able to come up with explanations for things. The romance in Elfen Lied is kinda cheesy. [ Keep in mind only on ep 6 ] I've seen better. I do like the outright violence and how they aren't too afraid to use nudity... But I keep having the feeling that they overuse it's shock effect. I really like the music. It's all good so far, not that much variety though. It's a cool concept, but a little too much emphasis on nudity and girls... It's doing something right though, I'm still watching it. Elfen Lied tries waaaaay to hard at just about everything. | ||
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L!MP
Australia2067 Posts
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
My favs right now Kenshin, Golden boy and gto. Gto the music when hes giving an advice on life oh its so beautiful. I was crying when Tomoko was doing the call to miyabi's answering machine. Golden Boy just killed me on the first episode. When the woman spits and he catches it with his mouth and his fetish for toilets. I was laughing so hard watching that. edit. deathnotes first arc was really really fun addicting and good. The second arc was all right. I read the manga and its fun. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Elfen Lied tries waaaaay to hard at just about everything. I dont understand. Did you feel that too many characters distracted from the emotional focus of the story? | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
When you compare Elfen Lied to an anime like FLCL, where the characters are extremely well developed, the story is intriguing and really requires some deep thought to fully understand, and where the animation really stands head and shoulders above almost every other anime ever produced -- well, it just doesn't stack up. | ||
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ToT)Testie(
Canada723 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
The story was asinine (a bunch of mutants trying to destroy the human race -- but oh! lets through in a love triangle involving a college student, his cousin, and one of the homicidal mutants (who has a split personality disorder, no less)! I do not think that is the intended story at all. The story was how Lucy developed as a human being, and was a commentary on the basic idea of human identity and alienation. The usual mutant shows focus on the mutant powers, but elfen uses it as a background for thought experiment-ish situations that are interesting to consider. i haven't watched FLCL yet, but if you think elfen lied is about a bunch of mutants killing people, watch it again. | ||
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Caution
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On January 10 2007 00:12 L!MP wrote: as a new entry, you guys should check out Death Note. it's only new but it's fucking awesome. if you like bleach, chances are you'll like this one too. Amen, Death Note is quite good. Elfen Lied wasn't too great imo. It could of been better if the series was longer though. I do agree with gLyo though. U guys should check out Eureka Seven, not a popular series, but I can tell you it's a great series. And whats with all the FLCL Hype on TL... I found FLCL crap (No offense intended) It was wayyyy too random for my liking | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On January 10 2007 00:58 oneofthem wrote: I do not think that is the intended story at all. The story was how Lucy developed as a human being, and was a commentary on the basic idea of human identity and alienation. The usual mutant shows focus on the mutant powers, but elfen uses it as a background for thought experiment-ish situations that are interesting to consider. i haven't watched FLCL yet, but if you think elfen lied is about a bunch of mutants killing people, watch it again. Obviously there was some subtext, but the top layer doesn't just evaporate because of it. The themes they explore are within the story I outlined, and that story is really pretty dumb. What they wanted to say could have easily been said through other more eloquent methods that didn't involve a guy crushing on his cousin and a mutant with schizophrenia that ruthlessly murdered people in a needlessly violent and graphic way, and who took her clothes off (or simply did not put any on) for no evident reason. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On January 10 2007 01:16 gLyo wrote: Well, rather than treating the setting as the top layer, maybe try some abstraction when viewing anime in general, especially seeing how the show emphasis "subtext." Are you implying that the mutant etc are dictating the plot of the show, rather than the personalities? Were there situations in which the purpose of the plot is to create a flashy action sequence? Does everything have to occur in a high school/college setting to relate to people? The setting wasn't very relevant to the story past the set up for these personalities to interact, and there were well developed personalities. The Lucy character is one fo the greatest in all of anime, imo, because of the situations she faced and her responses. Obviously there was some subtext, but the top layer doesn't just evaporate because of it. The themes they explore are within the story I outlined, and that story is really pretty dumb. What they wanted to say could have easily been said through other more eloquent methods that didn't involve a guy crushing on his cousin and a mutant with schizophrenia that ruthlessly murdered people in a needlessly violent and graphic way, and who took her clothes off (or simply did not put any on) for no evident reason. | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On January 10 2007 01:05 Caution wrote: Amen, Death Note is quite good. Elfen Lied wasn't too great imo. It could of been better if the series was longer though. I do agree with gLyo though. U guys should check out Eureka Seven, not a popular series, but I can tell you it's a great series. And whats with all the FLCL Hype on TL... I found FLCL crap (No offense intended) It was wayyyy too random for my liking FLCL is pretty difficult to grasp at first, and if you don't like the seemingly random story, you'll probably never be patient enough to sit through it the requisite number of times to fully understand it. It's really not all that random (though the hyperactive nature of the animation can make it seem that way at first). | ||
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Caution
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On January 10 2007 01:19 oneofthem wrote: Well, rather than treating the setting as the top layer, maybe try some abstraction when viewing anime in general, especially seeing how the show emphasis "subtext." Are you implying that the mutant etc are dictating the plot of the show, rather than the personalities? Were there situations in which the purpose of the plot is to create a flashy action sequence? Does everything has to occur in a high school/college setting to relate to people? The setting wasn't very relevant to the story past the set up for these personalities to interact, and there were well developed personalities. The Lucy character is one fo the greatest in all of anime, imo, because of the situations she faced and her responses. The emphasis was definitely the subtext, and the mutants etc. were simply ways to get across the themes. I agree. I simply think that far better subjects could have been chosen. It didn't need to have sensational ultra-fighting mutants or silly love sick teens. I agree, the Lucy character faced an interesting dilemma (her plight was the only interesting thing in the show), but I didn't think her character itself was very interesting beyond that. | ||
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