Japanese anime thread

[pla101prc]

there has GOTTA be ppl here who watch Japanese anime...

when i was lil the most popular anime around was slam dunk, which basically portrays a bunch of Japanese highschool basketball players as being on par with NBA LOL

right now i am reading naruto and one piece.

[solarz]

I haven't watched any anime in a long time, but in my mind, the best anime series ever produced would always be Evangelion.

[Bltizo]

I'm not sure if Pokemon counts as anime, but if it does... then I was a huge fan of it back in the early 2000's.
Dragonball Z, Zoids, Yu gi oh were all past times when I used to enjoy anime

All these are tv shows, not comics though.

[Player 0]

I've been quite a fan for a while now, though i've given up on mainstream titles and am now more interested in seinen series like Texhnolyze.

[Finn McCool]

It's all about Dragonball Z and Cowboy Bebop

[Autumn Child]

used to watch tons of Anime: Gundam, full metal alchemist, evangelion, laputa, etc....basically all of the famous anime series. Now adays i am not seeing much japanese anime. Instead i am in the process of develop the animation/gaming business in China. currently still building network and eventually entering the industry....hopefully.

[solarz]

used to watch tons of Anime: Gundam, full metal alchemist, evangelion, laputa, etc....basically all of the famous anime series. Now adays i am not seeing much japanese anime. Instead i am in the process of develop the animation/gaming business in China. currently still building network and eventually entering the industry....hopefully.

Interesting. What do you do to enter the industry?

[TerraN_EmpirE]

::Pokes his head out of the Closet::

I am not an Otaku..... I am a Specialist!

[In4ser]

Yes they're are more than you realize I know for a fact Crobato likes anime ^^. I'm sure he can offer us some 'expert' opinions and knowledge like he does with everything else lol.

I am a bit of an Otaku, aside from the mainstream animes (jsut watch for fight scences lol) like Naruto/Bleach/One Piece/DBZ, I do like to read/watch when I'm rly bored.

Some good series I recommend to read/watch aside from the well knowns are Monster (and 20th century boys if u like monster), Azumanga Daioh, Berserk, Welcome to NHK, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kenshin OVA: Trust & Betrayal, Visions of Escaflowne, Death Note (manga preferable), and etc.

90s had the best animes Escaflowne, Bebop, Trigun, Outlaw Star, Kenshin, Evangelion imo. then again that was when I was rly into it.
P.S. One thing I found amusing is the increasing numbers of "chinese" main characters and increasingly diminished roles of Japan (particularly in modern of futuristic settings).

[Autumn Child]

Interesting. What do you do to enter the industry?

Entering the animation industry in China is quite tough especially for foreigner. I have been attending animationa and video games related events this past few months. So far has made a few solid contact, but far from enough to be fully involved in the industry. I have a science and business background. They do not seem to be able to use MBA students from top MBA school due to high cost, therefore i am still largely ignored by the main industry player. My only route in is to set up an independent company with industry veteran after i have solidified my network. Animation industry people are more friendly here compared to video games people that is quite hostile to outsiders.

[pla101prc]

meh,always thought military fans should be interested in black lagoon...that's the world i wanna live in, til i actually live in it

[crobato]

Yes, loved Black Lagoon. Note how the Taiwanese lady Shenhua, the one with the flying daggers, called Reby, the main heroine with the gutter mouth, short shorts and twin Desert Eagles, "Twinkie" while Reby calls Shenhua "Chinglish" for her bad English accents. Twinkie is in reference to Chinese Americans, "yellow outside, white inside". I also like the El Mariachi references, like gatling guns inside guitar cases.

[pla101prc]

revy is the hottest female anime character ever

[ravenshield936]

yep
cowboy bebop, doraemon, death note
lil bits of gundam
i remember in seed or in destiny, there are quiet a few references to modern equipment
one of them is like an AWACS (with the large radome), and another being a guard wearing a pasgt helmet

[Player 0]

A fan of Seinen myself, Black Lagoon was an excellent series and hope to see the third season soon, Ghost in the Shell has also been quite a successful franchise and also hope to see a third season of that too.

But honestly i'm curious if anyone's been into more obscure titles like Lain, Boogiepop Phantom and Paranoia Agent.