Do people here like anime? What kind?
Since most people here are socially dysfunctional, I am guessing plenty of folks here dig anime. Mostly, I am kinda bored right now while my program compiles so curious to know what people think about the genre and what people are into.
I really like a lot of the older stuff myself, but I don't really watch anime at all anymore. I feel like too much of it has degenerated into that moe shit that everyone posts on social media nowadays and the prevalence of that lolicon garbage creeps me the fuck out to the point to where I don't go into the artistic circles anymore even.
Having said that, my favorite OAVs/serieses are the following:
1 - Tekkaman Blade (series): In retrospect, the story isn't that great from the perspective of how the episodes themselves were written and put out. I feel like this is actually a really good property that could be remade better, similar to that new Sailor Moon Crystal series that came out a while back to stay closer to the manga and remove the filler. But aside from that, it was a really good (and tragic) story that had a pretty badass main character until you realized how messed up his backstory is. Never saw the sequel, pretty sure it was unnecessary though.
2 - Tenchi Muyo (series): I like the series a lot more than the OAV, mostly just because it was lighthearted fun (until the end when shit got real). It's basically the comfort food of my collection.
3 - Urusei Yatsura (series + film): I doubt this is a series that would pass today because of today's standards and how it would view the very pervy behaviour of the protagonist. Not sure if the fact that the creator of the series is a chick would matter either in today's cancel culture standards. But I highly recommend the second film made for this series called Beautiful Dreamer which has probably one of the best animated sequences of all time at the end of the first act of the film, just ignore the nazi imagery at the beginning of the movie and you will be fine lol.
4 - Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (series): This series is a good one for FAs in that it has zero romance in it whatsoever. It's pretty obviously made for kids, but I thought the story was actually pretty well written considering, even if the voice acting is a bit hammy and over the top (especially in the dub). Still, a pretty epic adventure.
5 - Galaxy Express 999 (film): This one in general just kicks ass. A 1980s take on the Orient Express in space. Another one that doesn't really have any romance in it but is a fantastic coming-of-age story that involves sacrifice, regret, vengeance, and tragedy, but with hopeful overtones. The sequel isn't bad, but is not as great as the original.
6 - Sailor Moon (series): I was a kid in the 90s so of course I saw this. Hasn't aged that well, and am glad they remade it somewhat better, but the aesthetic definitely lives on and is super popular with kids nowadays doing vaporwave/synthwave/futurefunk vids on Youtube.
7 - Iria + Zeiram The Animation: Basically an interpretation of The Terminator, but in space and without the time-travel angle. Another fantastic action series that tackles subjects like social class, family ties, incompetent politicians, and has big shooty shoots and explosions. No romance in this one either, but the protagonist is a strong female character so if that rubs your shit the wrong way, move on.
8 - Green Legend Ran: A little-known post apocalyptic gem that is probably one of my favorite examples of on the fly world building I've seen in an animated series. Has a lot of ecological themes, like so many animes did during the 80s and 90s and has some pretty good action scenes. Not too much romance and I find it amusing that some folks say it is marketed to kids when it's got some pretty graphic violence in it.
If you are asking me what I don't like, it pretty much what everyone else does like: Cowboy Bepop (boring as all get out, but the soundtrack is decent), Naruto (obnoxious and full of filler), Pokemon, (basic a f), and probably my least favorite of all, Princess Mononoke (overrated to the extreme). The first season of Dragon Ball was pretty good, but everything after the Emperor Pilaf Saga and all of Dragon Ball Z was unnecessary and forgettable, even if it did produce some good gifs. An honorable mention goes to the Robotech series that was really three separate Japanese animes chopped and screwed for US audiences that somehow ended up with a better series storyline than the properties it was adapted from.
Anyway, I just thought it would be fun to put something more positive out there. I might do a couple more of these around movies and music if people are interested. Are there items that should be on my list but aren't? And has anyone seen these and what do they think?
Posted Jul 24, 2020, 4:00 AM UTC
I'm not really into anime but if you haven't heard of it, I recommend you watch 2Kawaii4Comfort, a Youtube series about a group of socially dysfunctional weebs
LOL that actually sounds pretty funny.
The title of the first part goes out of its way to state that it's not a comedy.
Watching it now, and wow is it amazing. It's actually the perfect sort of content for this sub. Someone should post it here directly.