Topic: Anime

[greg]

best group pic:

[Sarastro]

man, that sounds like a lifetime of sitting down and watching tv......

Or just 20 minutes a day. For some time.

Anyway, there are some more sentimental openings I loved in the past. What a sentimental person I am!

[Lethevich]

best group pic:

They look like wax models

[greg]

They look like wax models

maybe they are.... or persecon......

[Sarastro]

These don't

[Sarastro]

Looks like those anime-fans have annual expo's

[greg]

Those don't

ewwwww most humans are funny-looking things, aren't they?

[greg]

Looks like those anime-fans have annual expo's

i bet the guy in the shades feels like a pimp.

or maybe not.......

[Szykneij]

Hmm...didn't think a forum with an average age of 40+ would be regularly watching kids cartoons either...

True. When I watched Astro Boy I was 8 years old. I'm 53 now.

Sweeeet, and human And there was a nice song fir the third episode in Japanese

Astro Boy had the best song:

There you go Astro Boy.
On your flight into space.
Rocket high, through the sky
What adventures soon you will make.

Astro Boy bombs away
On your mission today
Here's the countdown, and a blast off
Everything is GO Astro boy.

Astro Boy as you fly,
Strange new worlds you will find
Atom sound jet propelled,
Fighting monsters high in the sky.

[greg]

ewwwww most humans are funny-looking things, aren't they?

there's exceptions, though:






more intelligent people wonder why they cosplay and put it on the internet, or allow it to get on the internet. I suppose these two are the more intelligent type?.......

just look at their pondering countenances.....

[Sarastro]

ewwwww most humans are funny-looking things, aren't they?

Well, I liked those. But for some reason all those fans are too thick-legged, no one from the  sailormoon series has such.



And what is that?

[greg]

this page is awesome.....

http://www.fananime.com/showthread.php?p=537847683#post537847683

i think one of them is a cosplay for Chobits.....

[Sarastro]

They look like wax models

The Japanese are actually light-skinned...like china.

And I think they like to seem light-skinned and use powder, too...just look at those geishas that are considered the beauty ideals.

[greg]

Well, I liked those. But for some reason all those fans are too thick-legged, no one from the  sailormoon series has such.



And what is that?

Hmmmm thick-legged? I don't see it.

Btw, that dude looks awesome. Good cosplay example there. 

[Sarastro]

Hmmmm thick-legged? I don't see it.

I do. Just on the right.

[greg]

I do. Just on the right.

hmm ok i guess i see what you mean now.
although it's beyond me how you notice something like a comparison of leg thickness above all.... 

[Sarastro]

They are actually normal, but our society loves skinny models that die from hunger. Like this.

[Sarastro]

although it's beyond me how you notice something like a comparison of leg thickness above all.... 

It's hard not to.

[greg]

They are actually normal, but our society loves skinny models that die from hunger. Like this.

nah, probably just the media likes it.

It's hard not to.

ok yeah, that looks a bit weird. So their feet is actually a part of their leg instead of something that connects to their leg....... i'll have to take a note- how not to draw 

[eyeresist]

I'm nearly 40 and have watched a lot of anime in the last few years  . There's a lot of junk (e.g. Speed Grapher, of which I could only stand to watch one episode), but a few shows definitely approach the level of high art. It helps if you understand the Japanese visual style and dramatic conventions, of course, which can be rather more sophisticated than those in Western animations.

Top recommendations:
1. Haibane Renmei
2. Azumanga Daioh
3. Boogiepop Phantom
4. Gunslinger Girl
5. Planetes
6. Fruits Basket
7. Genshiken
8. Niea_7
9. Gundam Seed

Of the anime shows I've seen, these should satisfy any intelligent adult who can overcome their preconceptions. Mushi-shi may also warrant a spot on this list, after I finally see the whole thing.

I liked Hellsing, though it didn't live up to its potential. Chobits is good too, but I didn't like the fudged mystical ending, too often seen in this genre.