I was wondering, does /lit/ watch anime?

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Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:50:02 2012 No.2848833 [DELETED]

I was wondering, does /lit/ watch anime?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:51:02 2012 No.2848837 Unfortunately I do.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:51:02 2012 No.2848840 I used to. It's hard to find something I like to sink my teeth into nowadays.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:51:02 2012 No.2848841 Anime is very plot driven. It bores the shit out of me, really. It's always about getting some magic potion or some shit in a far off land.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:52:02 2012 No.2848843 Sometimes I still watch One Piece, it's like taking xtc

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:53:05 2012 No.2848849 >>2848841 Where have you been? Anime hasn't had plots in years.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:54:05 2012 No.2848856

I'm not into anime or Japanese culture very much at all , but I like Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Miyazaki, Cowboy Bebop, Paranoia Agent, shit like that. Pretty entry-level stuff, but I can't stand most of the rest of what I've seen.

Also, Cromartie High School is god-tier

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:55:05 2012 No.2848857 >>2848843 One Piece is amazing. The super-massive creative force Oda owns is so utterly awesome, there are no actual words.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:55:06 2012 No.2848858 File: 46 KB, 1280x720, mpcsnap-2011-10-21-04h01m53s7.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2848841 >anime >plot

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:55:06 2012 No.2848859 Naruto > Bleach > One Piece

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:56:06 2012 No.2848865
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Based on /lit/'s collective shit taste and inability to think for themselves, I'm sure you all watched Anime actively at some point.

But now you've moved on, and you must spend your days reading about old poor men in Russia 300 years ago. Serious Business.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:58:07 2012 No.2848876 I used to watch it a lot when I was a teenager. I watch maybe a series per year now. My favorites would probably be Mononoke, The Tatami Galaxy, Mushishi and Kino's Journey.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:58:07 2012 No.2848878 >>2848833 What anime is that, OP?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:58:07 2012 No.2848881 >>2848833 >Shit tons. Similar to /lit/, it is my secret addiction.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:58:07 2012 No.2848883 >>2848857 It's great that a mangaka with such an independent style and an actually nuanced opinion on good and bad is so popular.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:59:07 2012 No.2848886 File: 32 KB, 478x360, tumblr_loio7lj4oI1qmlrfgo1_500.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >2012 >Not rewatching YuYuHakusho.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 19:59:07 2012 No.2848889 >>2848878 Fate/Stay Ataraxia

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:01:03 2012 No.2848902 >>2848878 Pico to Chico, prequel to the legendary Boku no Pico.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:05:03 2012 No.2848918 File: 61 KB, 444x560, 1343420843442.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2848902

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:06:03 2012 No.2848920

The thing about anime is that most are not well-written. A lot of the popular stuff in USA is more or less the pinnacle of anime writing, since the shows that are big in Japan now are based upon how much fap material it can produce as well as commercialization. On the flipside, some more recent shows actually have been utilizing original screenplays, such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica, which is probably the best anime in recent memory.

Blade of the Immortal is a great manga as well, Watchmen-tier as far as graphic novels go.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:07:03 2012 No.2848931
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>>2848883
Yes, but I was talking about his ability to write such a sheer amount and keep it going, I mean all of his characters are interesting, all the backstories are gripping, each character fits perfectly into an important role within the story. I mean, take Ysopp for instance. In any other show, he'd be just slapstick, but here, they manage to make him an invaluable part of the crew. And I mean, they're all unique. I mean, shit. Wow. And that he can pump this out consistently over what 800 episodes/chapters now? Or is it nearing 1000? I mean, think about it.

I'm sorry. I just get overwhelmed.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:08:03 2012 No.2848937 File: 139 KB, 371x314, squint.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2848920 > A lot of the popular stuff in USA is more or less the pinnacle of anime writing

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:10:06 2012 No.2848948 >>2848937 Minus Naruto and other moe crap. I should have stated that. I was referring to Akira, Bebop, and the like.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:10:06 2012 No.2848952

>>2848931
Know that feel. There literally nothing bad you can say about it. I always love those moments where you are reminded of the reasons why the crew is so loyal to Luffy.

>actual, fascinating, likable people with real motivations
>in a manga
>The Love

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:11:06 2012 No.2848955 File: 963 KB, 1280x720, kotomine_dying_like_a_little_bitch.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2848878 It's Fate/Zero, one of the greatest anime of all time.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:13:06 2012 No.2848969

I used to. Like, a lot of it. But I haven't touched in in years.

I get the urge to revisit shows like Ghost in the Shell and Serial Experiments Lain once in awhile, but I feel like it would just ruin my good memories of them.

I tried watch a popular one recently (Stein's Gate I think?) and I couldn't make it past one episode. Same goes for most of the others I've went back to. My anime days are over, I think.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:16:06 2012 No.2848987 File: 136 KB, 704x396, 565654645.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I used to watch Detective Conan a lot, but lost track years ago. Pic related, best character ever.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:18:06 2012 No.2848993

>>2848952
I know, right? Ugh. I mean, even if you don't like it, you can't deny that it takes one talented motherfucker to do what Oda's done. I mean seriously. It's just not debatable.

And I mean, remember Chopper's backstory? I cried like a bitch. In fact, I'm pretty sure I cried by all of them. And the Flying Lamb? Also, like a bitch. And I'll admit it. One Piece makes me cry like a bitch. That takes talent.

I'm sorry. I'm done. I'm done.

Shit. Look at me. It's like it's 2007 again.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:19:06 2012 No.2848995 Haven't watched anime in years, but I'm picking up Natsuyuki Rendezvous- And yeah, kind of plot-y, but there are some cool ideas going around

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:19:06 2012 No.2849000 >>2848993 >I'M DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO A BOAT

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:20:06 2012 No.2849004 >>2848920 >Puella Magi Madoka Magica, which is probably the best anime in recent memory. There is a lot wrong with this post but this might be the most wrong of it all.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:21:06 2012 No.2849011 Naoki Urasawa fucking owns. That's all I have to say itt.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:21:06 2012 No.2849012 >>2849004 Pleb detected.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:22:28 2012 No.2849018 Yes.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:23:28 2012 No.2849021 File: 17 KB, 200x161, pic_1312981305_2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2849000

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:23:28 2012 No.2849022

>>2849000
Seriously. But it was how devestated Ysopp was and him fighting the whole crew to save her. I mean, I think it was that moment that he became my favorite character.

It wasn't. It was when they stopped at the island and Ysopp fixed their giant firework.

>>	Mad Scientist Hououin Kyouma !!RBaVX6t0twu Sat Jul 28 20:25:30 2012 No.2849034 My top 10: Kino's Journey Steins;Gate Natsume's Book of Friends Legend Of the Galactic Heroes Sora no Woto Kaiji K-ON!! Texhnolyze Working! True Tears

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:25:30 2012 No.2849037 >>2849012 Someone didn't watch Bake. You mirin' its aesthetics?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:29:30 2012 No.2849058 >Fate/Zero >Madoka >good Pick one. "Urobutcher" can't write for shit.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:30:30 2012 No.2849068 File: 75 KB, 541x931, 1337811866749.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2849034 Why is Mio such a fucking slut?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:30:30 2012 No.2849069 >>2849037 I like Nisio. I wish more of his books would get translated.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:31:30 2012 No.2849075

>>2849037
I have not. Do I mean the aesthetics of Madoka? I suppose, the writing directly affects them. A lot of things contrived upon the first watch, but even then, and it did tie up all the loose ends by the time it finished. I’ll stop you before the inevitable claim that you predicted the plot twist, because that’s a complete lie.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:32:31 2012 No.2849077 >>2849069 But none of the work is Nisio. His novels are pretty mediocre, compared to what Shaft does with them. You could learn enough Japanese to read them in a year if you're interested.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:33:31 2012 No.2849083 File: 21 KB, 720x480, 1226600296323.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Golden Boy. All that is needed.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:33:31 2012 No.2849084 >>2849075 Nah, Bake's aesthetics. I love Madoka, I just think Bake outdoes it in every way.

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>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:35:30 2012 No.2849093 >>2849084 Hmmm, I will have to check it out then.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:35:30 2012 No.2849094

>>2849077
I wasn't only talking about Bake, but also things like Zaregoto and Medaka.

>You could learn enough Japanese to read them in a year if you're interested.

It would make a lot more sense for me to learn German or French. Or should I say, continue learning German. I'm not going to try to learn a language for the sake of one writer.

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>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:42:32 2012 No.2849130 >>2849094 I was saying that his own stuff is a lot duller than one expects.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:45:32 2012 No.2849135 >>2849130 Then we have different opinions.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:49:32 2012 No.2849139
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Used to, back when I posted on /a/ and /jp/. Eventually it just became too much of an investment to keep up with so many shows from a season and once I started to miss far too many shows I just let it all go.'

Favorites are Gunbuster and Bake/Nise.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:51:33 2012 No.2849143 Just watched the first episode of Madoka. Jesus, I've been missing something. >Dat gorgeous visual minimalism

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:52:32 2012 No.2849146

only movies, like spirited away and stuff. i get annoyed at anime because they usually spend an inordinate amount of time on unnecessary scenes. like, 'hey, let's waste 3 minutes watching this bitch eat some bread while we play some really ostentatious music for some reason'

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:52:32 2012 No.2849147 >>2849143 You'll love episode 3.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 20:56:36 2012 No.2849150 >>2849139 Quality taste.

>>	Mad Scientist Hououin Kyouma !!RBaVX6t0twu Sat Jul 28 20:58:36 2012 No.2849152 >>2849068 No need to drag loved ones into this.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 21:01:37 2012 No.2849157
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I stopped watching anime in part because I put an insane amount of worth in the animation style. I seriously can not watch an anime that's drawn in a style I don't like. And because the style I absolutely hate is so popular right now, I'm fucked.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 21:02:36 2012 No.2849165

>>2849075
>I’ll stop you before the inevitable claim that you predicted the plot twist, because that’s a complete lie.
If you're talking about the time loop twist then that one was definitely predictable, since it was heavily foreshadowed and is a commonly used idea in otaku-related media.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 21:13:39 2012 No.2849207 File: 78 KB, 250x250, 1329852125340.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Only one mention of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, the pinnacle of anime

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 21:14:39 2012 No.2849212 >>2849207 I'm not into space operas, sorry. But I do agree that this thread is lacking.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 21:37:57 2012 No.2849305 >>2849207 LoGH is my favorite anime, but I didn't feel like advertising my favorites since that wasn't what the OP asked about.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:09:57 2012 No.2849435 >>2849305 LoGH isn't that good either man.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:25:31 2012 No.2849478 >>2849435 It’s just long.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:31:32 2012 No.2849501 >>2849207 my nigga has anyone read the novel it was based on?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:40:32 2012 No.2849528 >>2849165 The only real hint was the in media res opening. The plot was layered in such a way that withholding the motive was extremely effective.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:40:32 2012 No.2849530 >>2849112 This.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:41:32 2012 No.2849532 >/lit/ discussing entry level/shounen anime way too funny

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:43:34 2012 No.2849537 I did when I was 13, not that I'm saying that it's only for kids. I know there are animes that are more mature and all but I really don't like (I hate with all my guts) the japanese narration style.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:45:34 2012 No.2849540 >>2849532 >entry-level The one-piece part of the thread was funny, admittedly, but that's just not a criticism.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:50:35 2012 No.2849546

>>2848833
I've stopped watching after realizing how cliched and lame most anime are. Even the one in your pic, which I guess is FSN crap is a yawn fest.

>Hurr uber powers and luck solve all of your problems
>tfw there's no logic to the plots in anime

>>2849478
Every battle is the same too, and it isn't that deep at all. It's more like a high school history textbook done anime style.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:52:34 2012 No.2849553 I think Nichijou is a very important piece of 21st century art. But no one really realizes why because anime fans don't really care. I say this every time I see an anime thread and still no one really cares

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:54:34 2012 No.2849563

>>2848859
>rating a rip off of Golden era Russian novels (esp the Idiot and War & Peace) with clumsy references to terrorism and Western hegemony over self-aware deconstructions of the shonen genre that engage with the post-modern condition as it is in society today
>2012

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 22:55:34 2012 No.2849567 >>2849553 I certainly don't care

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:00:35 2012 No.2849582 Is there any animé like how Tao Lin writes? I imagine most of it would be reading gmail chat.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:05:09 2012 No.2849597
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It's all about presentation for me. It could have complete shit plot but if it has great writing/art style/characters/etc. etc. I'll love the shit out of it. That being said things with good plots and ok presentation are good too. Names fail me though since it's been awhile.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:07:09 2012 No.2849602 >>2849582 How does Tao Lin write? Give a brief summary and I can tell you if there are any anime in that style

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:08:10 2012 No.2849603 >>2849602 >How does Tao Lin write? Badly. >>2849184

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:12:28 2012 No.2849609 >>2849603 so mostly pointless clarity? hmm maybe full metal alchemist?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:18:13 2012 No.2849627 >>2849582 Lucky Star

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:25:18 2012 No.2849654 >>2849546 >Hurr uber powers and luck solve all of your problems And all books are about vampires and teenage wizards.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:26:48 2012 No.2849656

>>2849597

What'd you think of Panty and Stocking?

As for me, I go through spurts. I didn't watch a new show for at least 2 years until a week ago. Then I watched the Magical Girl Puella show and loved it.

I also downloaded a group of Studio Ghibli films and have been enjoying them as I fall asleep.

It was finally nice to see My Neighbor Totorro

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:26:48 2012 No.2849657 >>2849603 He's the voice of a generation. >>2849627 Sounds about right.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:37:50 2012 No.2849703

>>2849656
I liked the bits of P&S I saw. I haven't watched the entire thing since I have this really bad problems with shows where I watch them once and never watch them again. So if I stop I'm probably never going back. I'm much better with films and as such most of the things I liked the most were films. After Madoka I sorta got back into the gist of things and watched some with my friend who is a huge /a/ /jp/ sorta guy. But I stopped and here I am.

Read VNs a bit but dropped it after 3 months. It wasn't because "Oh REAL Literature is much better why bother?" it was "How come they don't use more visuals? Why write out descriptions when you can put a picture? How come there is so little interactivity?".

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:38:50 2012 No.2849706
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I think I'm gonna start watching Madoka now because I liked Fate/Zero a lot, and this is from the same writer, plus a lot of people are praising this show so much, so why not.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:41:21 2012 No.2849713

>>2849703
"How come they don't use more visuals? Why write out descriptions when you can put a picture? How come there is so little interactivity?".
This, so much.

Only VN I read was Fate/stay night which was too long, and it's utter garbage. I should've dropped it when I started, but I'm too autistic/OCD and have to finish everything I start.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:43:20 2012 No.2849716 >>2849706 It's awesome. I finished it in two days. It's a great take on the magic girl genre, down to the talking cat thing. Also, you'll prob shed a tear, or three or four

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:48:22 2012 No.2849737

>>2849713
When I heard about VNs I sorta expected the whole WRPG "Choices and Consequences" thing going on. Alpha Protocol was great at this even better so since there was pretty much no wrong decision just reactions that you found favorable or not. And with VNs I thought they could skip all the expensive stuff like 3-D and programming and focus all on the story without having to pay any mind to gameplay (Which AP in that sense was a complete failure). And I never found anything like that. Cool stories here and there though.

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:48:22 2012 No.2849738
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Personally I'm not a fan of Haruki Murakami's writing, but if you enjoyed the novel "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" you should check out the excellent anime "Haibane Renmei" which was inspired by it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:51:23 2012 No.2849747 >>2849738 >you should check out the excellent anime "Haibane Renmei" which was inspired by it. Was it really? I've read Murakami, but not that particular book. Pretty neat that it influenced Haibane Renmei. I'll have to read it now.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:52:23 2012 No.2849752 >>2849034 >Stiens;Gate >Sora No Woto I SALUTE YOU SIR!

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:54:22 2012 No.2849759 anime is shallow as fuck

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:55:22 2012 No.2849761 File: 104 KB, 1024x819, tora-dora[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Toradora! was the only one i've ever watched, would love suggestions on any other ones i might like

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:58:23 2012 No.2849773 where can i download the LOTGH novels

Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:58:23 2012 No.2849774

>>2849703
>How come they don't use more visuals? Why write out descriptions when you can put a picture?
VNs are a niche within a niche so they're created on a shoestring budget. There are some with larger budgets that have more CGs and effects than others. Also more recent stuff is usually much better in the visual department (in terms of CGs, effects, resolution) but if you're limited to translations keep in mind that you're reading stuff that is already years behind the curve.

>How come there is so little interactivity?
It would take monumental effort to write a story with a large number of branches and variations that was still a good story (note how CYOA books are generally shoddily written). VNs focus on having a handful of routes with effort put into each one, and often a varying number of shorter bad ends. Once again though some VNs have more choices and ends than others, but generally the meat of the story will still fall under ~3-5 main routes.

>>2849761
If you liked Toradora you should check out Honey and Clover.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 28 23:58:23 2012 No.2849775 >>2849761 Watch Kanon and Clannad now.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 00:03:45 2012 No.2849792 why are we discussing anime on /lit/?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 00:06:45 2012 No.2849806 >>2849627 Lucky Star is very Tao Lin, yeah. I'm surprised I'd never noticed that before.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 00:09:43 2012 No.2849812 >>2849792 Summer, I guess. The extra few bumps have probably suspended its death for a while. We do seem to talk about it occasionally though. Never saw a car crash like the one piece stuff at the start of the thread before though.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 00:10:43 2012 No.2849813 One piece, Code Geass and Tengen Toppa are great.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 00:21:45 2012 No.2849847 to make this /lit/ related, did anyone see the "anime" (more like animation created by japanese) of Kafka's A Country Doctor

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 00:23:45 2012 No.2849854 >>2849847 It's just a short it seems. I'll have seen it in about half an hour.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 00:30:04 2012 No.2849864 >>2849813 No no no. Bleach, Akagi, Tegen Toppa are great.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 00:38:19 2012 No.2849881 >>2849864 Bleach was already pretty bad... now its total garbage. Gonna take a look at this akagi, never saw it... Ah, NHK is some dense shit as well!

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 01:20:26 2012 No.2849977 Yes, quite a bit. Actually, some /lit/-esque things: Read or Die (series and OVA), and Book of Bantorra currently. Though random other things; Highschool of the Dead, Panty and Stocking, Nichijou, and Elfen Lied are some of my favorites.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 01:45:49 2012 No.2850015 File: 53 KB, 167x170, meduka and seyiku2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2849143 That's one way to put it

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 16:00:41 2012 No.2851862 >>2849706 Madoka is a masterpiece, only faggots disagree.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 16:04:42 2012 No.2851865 >>2849881 >thinks Bleach is total garbage >probably thinks Ulysses or Finnegans Wake are of no value either

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>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 16:08:44 2012 No.2851873 i tried to get into it but only found a few that i've liked a lot: haibane renmei nausicaa. the mango is so much better but i do love the flying scenes in the animu k-on last exile yamato 1 & 2

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 16:21:44 2012 No.2851907 Madoka is fantastic. Apparently it's based off the Faust

Anonymous Sun Jul 29 16:39:50 2012 No.2851963
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>>2851873
>haibane renmei

This was the first anime that I ever really enjoyed. Since then I have found a couple more:

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (also known as Alpha's Cafe or Yokohama Shopping Trip)--there are only two OVAs, but there is a manga that is much longer that you can read in English online (there is no official translation that I know of, only fan translations). It reminds me alot of Haibane Renmei.

Mushi-Shi--I just began watching this recently because it's on Netflix and Youtube. Like the two animus already mentioned it has an unclear/mysterious plot, is slow-paced, quiet, and sort of dreamlike.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 16:50:50 2012 No.2851986 >>2851963 If you're into "laid back" anime like the ones you mention, check out Kino's Journey. It's really great. http://myanimelist.net/anime/486/Kino_no_Tabi:_The_Beautiful_World

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 17:06:53 2012 No.2852023 >>2848865 this

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 17:06:53 2012 No.2852025 In order: Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex (and 2nd GIG) Akagi Great Teacher Onizuka One Piece Serial Experiments Lain Planetes Paranoia Agent Kaiji Space Runaway Ideon One Outs Dennou Coil

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>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 17:12:33 2012 No.2852043 I knew it. I knew /lit/ was actually just /a/ pretending to have read lolita.

Anonymous Sun Jul 29 17:13:33 2012 No.2852044

Read or Die
Planetes
Cowboy Bebop
Wolf's Rain
Dragon Ball Z
Outlaw Star
Trigun
Studio Ghibli Movies
In no particular order

I haven't watched a new one in a while, but I hear good things about Baccano

(You're now aware that you have the Real Folk Blues theme song stuck in your head.)

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 17:13:33 2012 No.2852046 Rozen Maiden. That's it. Got into it because of the desu thing years ago. I actually enjoyed it. Long time ago though, as I said.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 17:16:33 2012 No.2852053 >>2852043 You're right, I remember that happening when I picked up the remote, A voice thundered, "You can either watch anime or read books, for it is impossible to have more than one interest."

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 17:17:33 2012 No.2852055 File: 139 KB, 320x244, desu spam.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2852046 i nearly forgot about DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 18:10:54 2012 No.2852220 >>2852043 >thinks these entry level shit is what /a/ watches

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 19:26:26 2012 No.2852385 >>2852220 >implying they don't

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 19:30:28 2012 No.2852401 >>2852055 it was spammed so much for so long I doubt I'll ever forget it. sad but true.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 19:36:30 2012 No.2852419 >>2852385 >implying implications

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 22:34:13 2012 No.2852966 >>2852419 >Fate/Zero >Madoka >K-On! >Toradora >Clannad >Kanon See, none of these shows are entry-level. Death Note, Code Geass and shit like that is, however.

Anonymous Sun Jul 29 22:42:32 2012 No.2852984

To this date, I've seen a few animes that get dubbed over in the West. And of those, I only found a few that didn't make me want to shake the t.v./computer screen in "filler-episode" induced rage. I like plot, but only if the plot is consistent and tells an interesting story. The moment the show takes a random turn for 2 or 3 episodes, I really start to get annoyed. So when it comes to shows like Ghost in the Shell, Code Geass, Fullmetal Alchemist, etc. I can generally enjoy them. But when shows like Naruto or Bleach do anything remotely filler, I get turned off.
Also, the fact that shows like Bleach have people suffering wounds that should be deadly and yet no one ever dies (or at least rarely does.) pisses me off also.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 22:49:33 2012 No.2852992 >>2852966 There is a difference between mainstream and entry-level. Those are all entry-level.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 22:53:34 2012 No.2852997 File: 45 KB, 600x369, Gilbert Gottfried's voice is now your own internal voice.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2852053 Holy shit! you too?!!? It was really scary the first time I heard that voice.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 29 22:53:34 2012 No.2853000 >>2852997 also, it was really scary because it sounded like Gilbert Gottfried.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 00:01:47 2012 No.2853155 >>2852992 No, they're all mainstream.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:14:04 2012 No.2853651 >>2852966 are you fucking retarded? those are all entry level by /a/'s standard.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:15:04 2012 No.2853654 >>2853651 >hurrr off topic thread's been dead for 3h, time to bump for relevance Kill yourself.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:19:04 2012 No.2853664 File: 16 KB, 187x252, 1271911366743.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] 99% of what you /a/ shitstains watch is god awful but that 1% is really, really, really, really good. I just wish there was more

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:23:54 2012 No.2853667 >>2853664 that what separates normal people and anime fans. normalfags dont know anything about anime

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:26:53 2012 No.2853671 >>2853667 you mean the inability to spell a fucking sentence correctly due to attention deficit disorder coupled with severe social anxiety and mild autism? Yeah, that Really does separate the dregs of society from most normal and well-adjusted people

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:28:52 2012 No.2853674 >>2853671 ad hominen. normalfags are quick to make this fallacy.

Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:33:40 2012 No.2853683

>>2853674
Which fallacy would that be? The fact that you're too fucking autistic to keep all the shit from overflowing your own board so you have to come here? Or the fact that the vast majority of anime fans can not string two fucking words together into a coherent fucking sentence?

>criticizing people based on their preferences
Grow the fuck up.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:35:40 2012 No.2853686 I'd like to find anime that's more interesting than the usual crap. Something like Lain or Planetes.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:47:43 2012 No.2853706 >>2853686 >pretentious shit

Anonymous Mon Jul 30 03:48:43 2012 No.2853708

If you want anime that breaks its stereotype of being juvenile and silly( I'm looking at Inuyasha, and yes Full Metal Alchemist and Bleach, these are pre-teen/teen shows)

Look at- Princess Mononoke(excuse the silly sounding title, it's a beautiful movie with a strong environmental message)

Monster(on netflix, amazing story about a doctor who saves a child who becomes a serial killer...lots of talk about the nature of evil and many references to the lsting effects fascism has had on europe).

Samurai Champloo- more anime-like but some episodes can be really heartfelt. The art is amazing and the soundtrack is one of the best ever if you liked hip-hop.

Gungrave- If you enjoy mob movies or movies like terminator or robocop check this out....Watch 3 episodes and then decide if you like it...the first few are backstory.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 04:00:47 2012 No.2853727 >>2853708 If you want anime that breaks its stereotype of being juvenile you can easily just watch stuff that isn't targeted at kids (i.e. every late-night anime ever made).

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 06:37:25 2012 No.2853915 >>2853727 Late night anime are targeted at pedophiles and manchildren. Get it right.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 06:38:25 2012 No.2853918 >>2853915 I think he means adult swim

D'Averc !UfFKGtFx2M!!/0aWHODYBc0 Mon Jul 30 06:57:00 2012 No.2853948

The last good anime that I watched was Shigurui. When I was a teenager I watched stuff like school rumble, nhk, gits:sac and a couple of others. Aside from stuff like Berzerk and Cowboy Bebop, nowadays I simply can't sit down and watch any of that shit because it's too childish, or it's too mundane, and I don't have the time to waste on it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 07:27:20 2012 No.2853982 no i didn't read this nigger thread but i don't watch anime because i live in tokyo and live in fear of being one of you (and/or being mistaken for you asptards) sorry brahs, trufax

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 07:28:20 2012 No.2853984 Stein's;Gate was brilliant. I'm stealing the paradigm they've used for time travel for a postmodern choose your own adventure type story. It's also helped with a Moby Dick in space mostly hard scifi thing I've been working on.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 07:35:20 2012 No.2854000 Neon Genesis Evangelion.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 07:38:22 2012 No.2854003 File: 14 KB, 633x758, 1340124004726.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2853948 >tfw you have almost the exact same history with anime as D&E

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 10:23:36 2012 No.2854237 File: 298 KB, 920x920, animuthreebythree.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Make way, superior taste coming through.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 10:39:15 2012 No.2854254 >>2854237 Yay. I'm just supposed to guess the titles based on theze images now.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 10:50:17 2012 No.2854265 The only ones I have had interest in were Monster and Mushishi, which were both great. I also enjoy Dragon Ball Z because it's fun like fuck and nostalgia.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 10:56:17 2012 No.2854269 >>2854254 It's a standard hipster 3x3. The faggot probably posts on /mu/.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 11:03:12 2012 No.2854275 >>2854269 Which reminds me, 3x3 Eyes

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 12:03:09 2012 No.2854345 >>2851986 Except for that one episode that tears out your still-beating heart and shows it to you. The books are pretty decent too. I'm not usually one for anecdotal prose, but it just sort of works---like a violent slice of life.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 12:10:08 2012 No.2854353 Some anime are good and have at least some literary merit. Haibane Renmei, Kino's Journey (though it's not exactly subtle with its allergories), maybe Mushishi. You just have to look beyond the mainstream crap.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 30 12:17:10 2012 No.2854365 /lit/ only reads you stupid fat motherfuckers If you want to talk about anime go to an anime board.

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