The Good Old Days

SilentSoul92 · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject:

[quote="LunaticCrow"]Shaman King is an OLD AS HELL OMG YOU'RE STUPID FOR BRINGING IT UP WITH THE NEW series.
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Hey! I love Shaman King. (manga mostly or the japanese anime)

Back on track though, the only anime I still watch from the "good old days" is probably pokemon. Yes pokemon, I don't care if you think it's stupid and kiddy I still like the series. So to anyone about to make a wise crack, shut it. To every who isn't, thanks for being mature and sensible.

Really though, when pokemon and Gundam Wing and all the others were around I had no idea that was anime. I just thought it was a really good cartoon show. Of course I was like, 5 or something. Ahaha, I remember how much I used to love Sailor Moon. I go back now and the dubbed versions seem so...ick. Too bad we all have to grow up TT_TT

OMNI-X · Very bored Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 141

[quote="LunaticCrow"]
Anime's better than ever. If you watch what's currently in circulation on Toonami or whatever, you're getting pigslop-- OLD pigslop. (lol, eva.)
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Better than ever? [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/MacrossPH/Doubting.gif[/img]

Did you even notice how most of the anime titles that came from the late 90's to the present have been all flash and no substance?

There hasn't really been a "true" new concept/story for anime. A majority of the more popular titles now have more or less been a re-hash/re-telling/re-do/base off of an older series or movie. You look at DBZ, and newer fighting titles, and you're just watching DB/DBZ/DBGT all over again, it just looks and sounds different.

If you call CG a major improvement, sure. I'll give that to you, provided that it's used appropriately to enhance the quality of the anime you're watching. But if it's just used to cut corners to make something look "cool," then I'd rather go back to the old-school hand drawn and colored cels.

If you believe that Anime has gotten "better than ever" then you're obviously smoking some powerful sh!te because even Japanese writers and artists in the anime and manga field are calling recent mainstream anime titles (with the exception of some very very few titles), crap.

LunaticCrow · Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:45 am Post subject:

You don't watch many new series, do you?

[quote]Did you even notice how most of the anime titles that came from the late 90's to the present have been all flash and no substance?[/quote]

Untrue. How many late ninties titles have you seen? Have you ever seen Master of Mosquiton? Now and Then, Here and There? I could name several others, but something tells me you've only grazed the hairs of then and now in terms of aniem. Especially now there are titles with style [i]and[/i] substance.

[quote]There hasn't really been a "true" new concept/story for anime.[/quote]

I never said there was. That tends to be the case with everything, though.

[quote]You look at DBZ, and newer fighting titles, and you're just watching DB/DBZ/DBGT all over again, it just looks and sounds different.[/quote]

Untrue. Fist of the North Star came before Dragonball/DBZ. If anything, DBZ is just an extremely static version of Kenshirou's homosexual misadventures in emotional fighting. Though in terms of the "DBZ All over again" thing, I suggest you check out series like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and Beserk if you haven't already. You'll be in for a pretty refreshing experience.

In defense of the DB franchise though, I loved Dragonball. It was hillarious.

[quote]If you believe that Anime has gotten "better than ever" then you're obviously smoking some powerful sh!te because even Japanese writers and artists in the anime and manga field are calling recent mainstream anime titles (with the exception of some very very few titles), crap.[/quote]

Not an original opinion. Everyone believes that mainstream anime is shitty. I can't disagree- that is, if you're judging Mainstream/Recent anime by shitty magical girl spinoffs and clamp shit. Though I'd rather watch Eureka SeveN instead of Giant Gorg.

edit: Shaman King was Okay.

editx2: Oh, and if you're looking for a new fighting aniem that's really really good, I suggest you check out Hajime no Ippo (manga). Great stuff.
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

If we're gonna talk about old anime/anime in the late 90s, I always feel the compulsion to mention The Violinist of Hameln.

People have complained that the anime was pure shit in comparison to the manga. I greatly disagree, and I've seen all of the anime and read a bit of the manga.

They're both so vastly different that I wouldn't even bother comparing the two; they're like two separate entities.

But I digress.

The anime? Had a budget so low that they used stills for EVERYTHING and whatever they animated (aside from the first episode), they made sure to reuse. And more than just a few times. But even then, I liked it a great deal. In an effort to make up for the extreme use of stills and panning, they used a lot of interesting angles and the music they chose always fit the mood.

YES CLASSICAL

...I have the feeling I'm still off-topic. Blast.

THE VIOLINIST OF HAMELN HAS THE MOST AWESOMEST STORYLINE AND DIRECTING EVER :FAP:

orite, and there were a lot of other good stuff, too. Like Lost Universe, dammit. and Himiko-den. I also like Wild ARMs TV, too, but I think that one's geared more towards people who are already fans of the games, lol. Oh, oh, and Petite Princess Yucie, though that one's early 2000, not sure. mmm, princess maker x anime. thx gainax <3

Brianhjh · Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject:

People who indulge in "classics" are ironic because they are liking "niche" of the past. Just as in ten years later, the trendy anime will become the new classics. Liking something that might be considered bad in the future makes them feel insecure. they are much more akin to like and consider the old anime as greater than newer ones because less people in their age know about it, thus they feel superior.

You have no taste and have low self-esteem. You try to elevate this by pompously fellating with technically subpar old anime.

So you're weak.

that is all.

ETA: this is directed to whoever was comparing old, old, anime with everything and anything.
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

spoiler: akira sucked

eta: I just like whatever I like. Vintage has nothing to do with whether something is good or not.

NekoNinja · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject:

im a fan of animes now and from when i was younger =3

LunaticCrow · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject:

im a fan of shitty threads from when the calender was younger =3
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Pabbit_da_Rabbit · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:57 am Post subject:

(Do most of you continually use words like suck and cuss and other words in real life, or just behind a computer screen? It seems to me that some people get a superiority complex when hiding behind a flashing computer.)

I guess I'm reviving the topic. *shrug* Isn't it that most people hate mainstream things on the outside just because it's mainstream, so most of you all are screaming about hating mainstream anime?
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Brianhjh · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:31 am Post subject:

I cuss in real life. I probably do it more in the internet cuz it's easier to do over writing than it is verbally.
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LunaticCrow · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:53 pm Post subject:

I'm slightly more profane in an actual conversation if that matters.

People claim to hate mainstream things simply because they're popular and they think that hating something everyone else likes makes them individualistic and interesting. It carries over to everything else really. Frankly I don't give a fuck. Mainstream anime can be quite good-using recent examples Mushishi, and it can also be very very very very bad- once again, a recent example Higurashi ni naku na kokoro ni or whatever. It's like everything else.

ps: nearly all titles mentioned in this thread are pure shit
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Brianhjh · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject:

Is Mushishi really mainstream?

oh yeah, since they're making a movie out of it.

Ep. 18-26 GET as of yesterday.
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LunaticCrow · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject:

It's not as Mainstream as stuff like Gundam SEED and xxxHOLIC, but it's definetly acknowledged by the general anime community- casual watchers, fangirls or otherwise. I think on the most popular series of the year, Mushishi ranked in around eighty or something.

The last few eps of Mushishi were awesomely awesome. That series is never going off my harddrive. <3
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Falconlobo · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject:

I happen to like some from today and yesteryear

I Love Foster's Home For Imagianry Friends I mean even though it was done with computer at first it was funny with great characters

But Only liked PPG for one Villian Him he was so funny

i mean it got a bit repeatitive Girls beat bad gus sorry but it got a bit old

Also I like Kim Possible from nowadays even though it's in reruns

I like Drakken and Monkey Fist

And Samurai Pizza Cats

I loved it was funny

considering it was Dubbed without a script

too mach a dub without traslation and it's still funny

that's hard to do

I loved The Dialog, Animation, jokes and The Main Villain was the funiiest villain ever

He Was A Fox Called The Big Cheese

he was KNow has Koun No Kami NOT SURE If i spelt thaqt right but it meas God Of Foxes

But They called him Big Cheese in SPC so they made him a Rat

If There are CHaracters I Love Or tollerate

or If I love or like a villain the series will be watched by me

That's why i like every Dragonball Series

Dragonball

Fave Villain Emperor Pillaf Shu And Mai

DBZ Frieza Cell

GT Sin Shenron

Nova Shenron cuse he turned good after being bad And Again Pillaf Shu And Mai

I say what ever floats your boat for me it's the characters i like