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Post by Maruno on Nov 26, 2007 15:23:20 GMT
You all must have done this. You've watched an anime, or read a manga, and thought, "Hmm, that was good! Everyone should watch/read it!".
So tell everyone what it is. Throw in a little summary, maybe, or say why you liked it. Since we're the Animé Society, we're not going to recommend just any old rubbish, are we?
Right?
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Post by Maruno on Nov 26, 2007 15:24:30 GMT
Minami-keI can't easily explain this one myself, so I'll refer to what the all-knowing Wikipedia has to say about it. It's a "slice-of-life" comedy anime revolving around 3 sisters: Haruka, Kana and Chiaki. Haruka is the eldest, the typical older sister. Kana is the middle sister, brash and impulsive (often to the annoyance of Chiaki). Chiaki is the youngest, and often overanalyses simple situations because of her apparent high intelligence. I like this series, because of its "slice-of-life" aspect (which we all know can be stretched a little from time to time). Animation-wise, it's not bad (you'll get used to the diamond-shaped mouths). The animé adaptation of the manga is being done by two different studios (Doumu and Asread), the second version of which (Asread) will start in January. Asread's style will be different to Doumu's, but I don't know how. It might get better, it might get worse.
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Post by Indefinite Description on Nov 26, 2007 15:40:21 GMT
So tell everyone what it is. Throw in a little summary, maybe, or say why you liked it. Since we're the Animé Society, we're not going to recommend just any old rubbish, are we? Not even for tradition's sake, recalling Kitcatt's threats of Sexy Commando, or the times when we fell back on random episodes of Galaxy Angel? I'll offer up a serious answer later. Maybe.
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Post by Maruno on Nov 27, 2007 0:09:58 GMT
I'm trying to get people to start using this place, but I don't know how. People aren't interested because there's no atmosphere here, and there's no atmosphere because no one comes here. I even made new skins in the hopes that would improve this forum's image. Ideas are always welcome. As is a response to the roleplay
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Post by Indefinite Description on Nov 27, 2007 1:13:26 GMT
In the good old days this place was reputed to be dark and scary, and people complained and blamed me but they did it here...
I got the impression from some of his remarks that our president was disappointed with turnout at post-meeting revels earlier in the term. (Don't look at me: not my dept.) Maybe next term we should show NHK ni Youkoso. Seriously, though:
1) Long-term neglect, including Tom's dismantling of all formal procedures for influencing the choice of series shown (which, having been introduced by Don, became gradually vaguer under him and Gareth but weren't actually eliminated until the 4th Exec. went ahead and made its choice--then changed its mind mid-week... but you know that story). Recommendations made here used to have a tangible influence, albeit never one constitutionally defined as binding. The place served more than a recreational purpose. Leading into
2) This society has always struck me as tending to slide into informality. (I'm the kind who likes to have everything official and codified; just ask me about The Loophole In the JHMCR Constitution. If you dare.) As is probably unsurprising when drawing together fairly geeky people around a shared interest, there's a quite complicated criss-cross with friendship networks, and people accustomed to more intimate communication with each other may, I conject, deem this place redundant, especially if there's no officially designated procedure for bending the exec.'s ears.
So... my inclination is to link social to procedural participation and associate decline in social forum participation with recentralisation. That suggests that a possible approach is not merely to listen simpliciter but to establish practices of consultation via the obvious means of this forum.
But I don't know whether that would work (even as one of a set of jointly sufficient conditions), because I don't know whether people actually care. (How many people turn up to JJCR/JHMCR/DSU/other meetings, in my experience...? Right.) I don't much care; caring is bad for my blood pressure. Atmosphere? I wrote a phenomenological essay on it last year. Tricky stuff. Fragile.
There's always the 'let it die' option, of course.
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Post by Maruno on Dec 1, 2007 0:46:04 GMT
This isn't a thread for suggesting what should be shown at Animé Soc meetings - there's another thread for that.
This is a thread for mentioning what animé and manga you find interesting, and which you think might appeal to anyone else.
I say this in an attempt to get the thread back on track. Also, try not to make us look bad, okay? I'm making an effort to improve things (starting with this dark and scary forum - the original skin is called Classic, if you're missing it).
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Post by Elscyre on Dec 2, 2007 13:06:02 GMT
I'm not going to recommend anything. Whenever I do that here no-one ever seems to pay attention anymore or give any comments anyway... Sexy Commando Gaiden Sugoi yo! Masaru-san looks bizarre and rather scary. But ANN has reasonably high ratings for it, so I might look. There you go, comment! (tried reading Maruno's entry... I really hate that phrase in the speech marks... sounds so icky... XD) What's wrong with "slice of life" ?
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Post by Gracewing on Dec 3, 2007 11:53:36 GMT
I think maybe 'Slice of life' has been interpreted in a literal sense there... eurgh..!
I'll throw in a random plug for Yami No Matsuei and Hellsing once I've finished attempting to organise my room... ^^"
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Post by Maruno on Dec 19, 2007 22:31:51 GMT
I'll recommend Cardcaptor Sakura. The original, of course, not the crap Cardcaptors thing the US butchered it into.
Why? It's a classic animé that many people have heard about. We all know the basic plot. But unlike most other magical girl animé, this plot is well self-contained. Almost each episode contains a battle against a different Clow Card, and Sakura had to capture them all. This provides the reason behind all the different episode plots (cf monsters that appear in each episode of Sailor Moon), and indeed puts a limit on the number of cards from the very start (52).
The visuals are very good. Not only is everything nicely animated, it's also consistent. Each episode Sakura gets a new battle outfit designed by her friend Tomoya, and the catchphrase scenes showing her using and capturing cards feature her wearing each of her different outfits (although still with identical movements, of course). A nice little extra.
And then there are the other plots. The story of Li Syaoran's love for Yukito (Sakura's love interest), the relationship between Yukito and Toya (Sakura's older brother), not to mention many other interests along the way. How much does Toya, with his unrevealed magical powers, actually know about Sakura and her doings? And so forth.
All in all, a great series. 70 episodes in total, plus 2 movies. Watch it.
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Post by Navarre on Dec 20, 2007 13:55:27 GMT
So many things I want to recommend, but I think most people will have seen them before...
For anime, I recommend Kino's Journey (for all those who didn't see it last year at AnimeSoc). Not particularly action packed, but the stories has a lovely fairytale-esque feel and are introspective without being too cliche.
also: For the love of God see Paprika if you haven't already. Spectacular visuals and an intreguing plot makes for good viewing, if only once.
For Manga: A recommend Wish by CLAMP and Sgt. Frog. Wish is only 4 volumes, so its relatively light on the pocket too, although the story can be a bit fluffy at times (it's shoujo, so who's suprised) but it has its moments. And Sgt. Frog is hilarious, I've only read the first two volumes and I love it.
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Post by Maruno on Jan 24, 2008 19:36:54 GMT
I like Moyashimon. It's an 11-episode series about a boy who can see microbes. What could be a more interesting premise? It's set on an agricultural university on the outskirts of Tokyo. The graphics are great and not too showy, some of the themes are distinctly mature, and the mascot character is the fungus Aspergillus oryzae, used in the fermentation processes of things like soy sauce and sake. It's rather different to anything else released recently (Moyashimon was aired Oct-Dec 2007), and that's one of the reasons why I like it so much. It's only a short series (unfortunately), so why not have a watch? We'll brew your time!
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Post by tommy789 on Mar 28, 2008 14:47:10 GMT
I've just finished watching elfen lied and wanted to know if there were any other sad anime like it that people could recommend. Also are there any other really good series that people could recommend even if they aren't like elfen lied as I'm desperate to watch some!
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Post by Navarre on Mar 28, 2008 20:38:18 GMT
Sad eh? It's not a series, but there's always Grave of the Fireflies (should be easy to find, it's a Ghibli film). Apparently if you don't cry at some point during that film there is something wrong with you.... So I've heard, I haven't seen it myself Oooh ooh, and Dennou Coil as well? Since you're not a member (yet?) you might not have seen that, but that's definetly pretty awesome. Sci-Fi-Augmented-Reality-Holy-Crap-Ghosts serves as a backdrop for some very realistic human storytelling. Heartily recommended.
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Post by Falciferum on Mar 29, 2008 21:06:52 GMT
The only thing that I can think of right now that I can recommend, which I'm sure not everyone has seen is Steamboy. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo (who also directed Akira), this film is a beautiful work which can be enjoyed by anyone. In particular, it's a magnificent treat for anyone who enjoyed the likes of Last Exile and Laputa: Castle in the Sky or indeed any steampunk sci-fi/fantasy, anime or otherwise (anyone read any Girl Genius comics?). The visuals and animation live up to the impossibly high standard attained in Akira and, interestingly, this would be the only anime I would recommend viewing with the english dub rather than subs, for two reasons: 1. The story is set in England; 2. Patrick Stewart.
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Post by Navarre on Apr 3, 2008 16:45:04 GMT
Ooo, only Steamboy for the English dub? I personally prefer Spirited Away in English due to (in no small part) Japanese Chihiro's incredibly shrill voice. I know she is supposed to be annoying but good GOD...
Oh, and for sad, how could I forget Evangelion? Everybody knows what messed up twisted weirdness that show turned out to be... but it still rocks.
In other news, The Cat Returns was always one of my favourite Ghibli movies, just because it has no overarching existential message for the future, it's just a story about a girl, and some cats, and how she grows up, which is.... refreshing. Also it was done by the director of Tenchi Forever, the third Tenchi film (no, not another continuity before you ask) which also comes recommended, mostly due to the fact that it takes the characters, especially Tenchi, Aeka and Ryoko, in some new and more interesting directions (read; less focused on the incessant bickering)
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