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At 12/2/03 07:42 AM, Mopsicle wrote: All anime sucks, it's all based on popular japanese culture stereotypes, and the Otakus make it even worse!

i hear ya, but i dont beleive it sucks.

However, drawing anime does take skill and my own art is influenced by that style, it's been described as anime by many. I just find that strange considering I'm not Japanese.

i also hear ya, but i actually try to make anime. in fact, i sometimes spend my 2 hours on sundays i use for sleeping to put together cells and actually animate real cartoons.

i'm not workin my normal hours since i'm horrificly sick.

At 11/30/03 11:56 AM, HugeTOOL wrote: Most of the translated stuff they bring over to the US blows, because they edit alot of the stuff. The Slayers is ok.

the only thing seperating you from the uneddited stuff and the eddited stuff is a language barrier and a dvd player. get the lessons, get the dvd, get the dvd player. nuff said.

My personal favorite is Akira.

Very good DVD.

At 12/2/03 07:37 AM, HaroFreak wrote: Zeta Gundam is my favourite by far;

Almost nothing exceeds its depth in storyline.

I am straight, but I love you, Haro Freak. You're the shining beacon of good taste for Newgrounds membership.

Zeta Gundam is my second favorite [b]Television Series[/b], with my first being Evangelion. Char as "Quattro Vagina" is pimp, and Fa Yuri is superhot by my standards. Plus the mechs looked their best then, in that post-Macross era. Awesome yet semi-realistic detail.

My favorite [b]movie[/b] is End of and my second is Macross: Do You Remeber Love.

But my favorite of all is neither movie nor TV series and that is [b]GunBuster[/b]

At 12/3/03 01:10 AM, IonBlaster wrote: the only thing seperating you from the uneddited stuff and the eddited stuff is a language barrier and a dvd player. get the lessons, get the dvd, get the dvd player. nuff said.

Yes, because it's soooo easy to learn japanese... have you ever seen that language?! They must have been whacked out on opium when they came up with that! Unless you're willing to dedicate several years to learn it, that ain't gonna happen.

Wow, I haven't seen RPJ around anymore. Did he give up or something?

Nonetheless, to contribute to the topic, I'm a huge FLCL fan.

Argh. I post on like 189,846,563,345,636 other forums where the tags are [ ]. And this one's stuck back in the stoneage.

At 12/3/03 01:20 AM, Impetus wrote: Argh. I post on like 189,846,563,345,636 other forums where the tags are [ ]. And this one's stuck back in the stoneage.

How is [ ] any better than < >?
Forgive my inexperience with html.

At 12/3/03 01:19 AM, Impetus wrote:

Fa Yuri is superhot by my standards.

Fa Yuri sure is hot, but I personally prefer Four Murasame.

At 12/2/03 11:37 PM, NOTDOBIODAMNIT wrote: (at least all the crap on Cartoon Network)

You get japanese animation on Cartoon Network?! DAMN MY SIDE OF CABLE TV!

The Cartoon Network in Hong Kong does not have any kind of Japanese Animation, instead, all the people get are re-runs of episodes made years ago. Heck; there is nothing new for the last 5 years!

At 12/3/03 01:20 AM, ScaryDeathGuy wrote:

At 12/3/03 01:10 AM, IonBlaster wrote: the only thing seperating you from the uneddited stuff and the eddited stuff is a language barrier and a dvd player. get the lessons, get the dvd, get the dvd player. nuff said.

Yes, because it's soooo easy to learn japanese... have you ever seen that language?! They must have been whacked out on opium when they came up with that! Unless you're willing to dedicate several years to learn it, that ain't gonna happen.

well, if you had a sad child hood like mine, you'd spend whole saturdays in a library studieing a fuck load of languages in the library.

known fact: japenese is the toughest language to learn.

Dont you hate all the shit thats on T.v. like poke'mon and Gayblade and yo-gi-oh i mean whats the deal with card games in japan man. Frankly i can't stand those damn t.v. shows the ones one adult swim are pretty funny though

At 12/3/03 11:07 AM, dookie2k7 wrote: Dont you hate all the shit thats on T.v. like poke'mon and Gayblade and yo-gi-oh

Well, those are all TV shows which are aimed at a younger audience.

If you're looking for more mature Animations, I suggest Yuki-Kaze, Z Gundam or perhaps the Slayers Series.

At 12/3/03 07:16 AM, HaroFreak wrote:

At 12/2/03 11:37 PM, NOTDOBIODAMNIT wrote: (at least all the crap on Cartoon Network)

You get japanese animation on Cartoon Network?! DAMN MY SIDE OF CABLE TV!

The Cartoon Network in Hong Kong does not have any kind of Japanese Animation, instead, all the people get are re-runs of episodes made years ago. Heck; there is nothing new for the last 5 years!

I only has non-anime kiddy cartoon in Cartoon Network channel in my country, so I'm with you. My only anime dose will be in AXN channel, but now they are still playing the same thing for -say- 5 times. :S

Back to subject, my favourite will be Fist of North Star for its violence, Samurai X for blade action and some mecha here and there. Love Hina is funny, and so is Azumanga.

IMHO, anime is more reviewable than non-anime cartoon(Well, some are exceptional like Invader Zim.). Anyone who see the non-anime Megaman series will know what I mean. :shudder:

I think many hate anime because of the voice cast. Through the informations from my friends, most anime in their TV channel are translated into the country's language, mostly known as Dubbed. The dubbing affects the anime greatly. The more life is added to the voicing, the better and vice versa. But most people dubbed the anime badly. If you watch the Dragonball dubbed version in my country, it will turn your appetite down with the poor voicing. :S

So far, I think that cantonese dubs the best voices, but everyone has their own opinion. I never felt awkward watching my dwi-language(Cantonese and Japanese) Evangellion.

If given choice, I will rather choose subbed(Letters included) over dubbed.

I don't know thats a tough one, My personal favorites are: Akira, Vampire Hunter D, Ninja Scroll, Ninja Ressurrection series, and Hellsing.

At 12/3/03 07:16 AM, HaroFreak wrote:

At 12/2/03 11:37 PM, NOTDOBIODAMNIT wrote: (at least all the crap on Cartoon Network)

You get japanese animation on Cartoon Network?! DAMN MY SIDE OF CABLE TV!

The only thing you're missing out on is Cowboy Beebop (aka total shit), DBZ, Kenshin (i thought the main character was a woman when I first saw it/him) and Trigun (one of the most cliched animes I have ever seen)

The only thing I liked on CN was Mobile Suit Gundam (only because all the other shows they played at the time were pokemon and Dragon Ball Z)

I like a few animes Inu-Yasha, Cowboy beebop, FLCL "Fooly Cooly"
yeah those are some good ones

Inu Yasha is the best anime/mangna ever WHOO HOO 2 best is
Inu Yasha and
3 is Cowboy Bebop [ i could go on saying all my favorit/ i know anme/mangnas but theres way to many hee hee ]
;; see ya space cowboys ;;

I Love Inu Yasha

OMG you like inuyasha too?! I'm a BIG fan of Inuyasha!!!!!!!

Look what I dressed up for halloween!!!

Are there any hardcore Inuyasha fans out there like me?!

lol u faget u liek inuyasha

omg i liek dbz too they are hawt

At 12/3/03 07:25 PM, MAYORMCANARCHY wrote: lol u faget u liek inuyasha

omg i liek dbz too they are hawt

OMG I can't believe so many people here likes anime!! THis is so awesome!

Many people said I am ugly and should go outside, but whatever! As long as I can import more Japanese DVD's nothing else matters! Inuyasha is such a yoku piece of work!

This is my friend. He dressed up as Yuffie! Isn't he Kawaiie!?

At 12/3/03 02:42 PM, F_I_A wrote: Stuff about dubbing

well, i had the ultimate way for translating that works out for everyone.

if you...
a. Hate an uber cheesy voice actor cast
b. Don't like how they fit the voicing into the anime
c. Don't wanna read off the bottom of the screen the whole time for translations.
d. happen to be deaf and cant read the lip movements.
...then you're likely to agree with my theory.

now, this is the ultimate idea.

i call it "ART", or "Anime, Reverted and Translated"

1. Get a kickass group of voice actors. (translated in a kickass style)
2. Replace a few cells in the animation and make it look as if there was no translation. much like flash, anime uses layers and symbols, but it's all using peices of celluloid, or cells. for example, i once had to change a phrase in my 2nd epside of my own lil series. just repaint and replace the cells. (reverted so theres none of that cheesy translation lag)

combine the 2 above and you'll be asking yourself "what translation?"

cheesy voice actors + the stereotypical anime translation lag = 100% cheesiness

kickass cast - the stereotypical anime translation lag = the ultimate anime for the non-anime people, too.

Any more hardcore otakus like me?

This is my friend at Comicon!!!!!! OMGOMG

At 12/3/03 08:53 PM, HeinousDude wrote: Any more hardcore otakus like me?

This is my friend at Comicon!!!!!! OMGOMG

good thing she didnt dress as the FFX2 Yuna. (thinks about it, then throws up) even worse if she started singing, too (thinks about it and throws up again).

At 12/3/03 08:53 PM, HeinousDude wrote: Any more hardcore otakus like me?

This is my friend at Comicon!!!!!! OMGOMG

lol ok Henious you can stop now.
First picture: Pretty damn funny
Second picture: not as funny, but still humorous
Third picture: utterly disturbing.

At 12/3/03 09:07 PM, Dante wrote: lol ok Henious you can stop now.
First picture: Pretty damn funny
Second picture: not as funny, but still humorous
Third picture: utterly disturbing.

But I still havn't gotten to my trigun pict0r!!!!

At 12/3/03 09:17 PM, HeinousDude wrote:
But I still havn't gotten to my trigun pict0r!!!!

NO HEINOUS! Back AWAY from the keyboard. Back away.

At 12/3/03 08:53 PM, HeinousDude wrote: Any more hardcore otakus like me?

This is my friend at Comicon!!!!!! OMGOMG

*Blink* *Blink* *BURNS*

OW! My eyes...

At 12/3/03 09:18 PM, Dante wrote:

At 12/3/03 09:17 PM, HeinousDude wrote:
But I still havn't gotten to my trigun pict0r!!!!

NO HEINOUS! Back AWAY from the keyboard. Back away.

Noooo!!!!! Why did you stop him?!? I want to see the pic. This is some funny shit.