radical00edward
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cowboy bebop, flcl, trigun... they are all at a tie for first
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**She actually hits him with the Vespa first.FLCL World said:"FLCL, also known as Furi Kuri or Fooly Cooly, is a fast paced and confusing Japanese animated series. The story begins when an energetic alien girl drives up on a Vespa and hits an unsuspecting adolescent boy over the head with a left-handed bass guitar.**
This crazy hyperactive style can easily be misinterpreted, causing strongly opposing opinions of the show's value. There are many metaphorical plots and hidden meanings underneath its surface. The series is a pun in itself with suggestive and sexual metaphors. The strange situations and dialogue reflect the confusion and awkwardness of puberty (as well as society in general). FLCL is an exercise in unconventional, self-alluding anime.
The plot takes on an unconventional love story, using comedic elements to bridge the story together including satires of John Woo and South Park, not to mention allusions to other anime such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Lupin III and Gundam. Essentially the series is a coming-of-age story."
The what version?i watched the *** version with subtitles
I agree, it's pretty slow at times. By no means does that make it a bad show. The Lord of the Rings books are generally very slow, but they're widely considered great books.Oh, and Ghost in the Shell is awful. Half of the episodes I've seen are still frames with no movement whatsoever aside from *maybe* mouth movements, and then of course there's some talking. It's like the animators were extremely lazy or something. Sure there were some actiony scenes, but pre and post fight scenes are so **** boring it's just not worth it.
the japanese version( i typed j a p, i think it is a bad term, sorry for any one I offended).The what version?
I agree, it's pretty slow at times. By no means does that make it a bad show. The Lord of the Rings books are generally very slow, but they're widely considered great books.
I understand if you dislike Ghost in the Shell. That's fine. I even see areas in which the series could be criticized.
But don't criticize it based on it's animation. Unless you've only watched Miyazaki films, you'll recognize that the animation in GitS is some of the best in the industry. Talking in episodes is not still frames with mouth movements. Rather, there are frequent camera angle changes, and the characters often move more than just their mouths. They do this even more than in other high profile, high budget shows, such as Fullmetal Alchemist.
The fight scene animations are simply amazing for a series, and the way the show combines 2D and 3D animation is still impressive today, years after it was released.
So, yeah, if you don't like the show because it's slow (and it is), that's fine. But criticizing the animation in GitS is absolutely ludicrous. Ghost in the Shell is famous for it's animation. You couldn't have picked a worse aspect of the show to criticize.
i watched the *** version with subtitles
What urban means to say is the Japanese version, the forum censoring blocks out the first three letters in the previous ethnic word mentionedThe what version?
Completely agree with you on the quality of the animation is amazing. I for one also enjoyed the story(s) as well. I always thought that the character development in GitS was very well done. And helped make the series what it is today.I agree, it's pretty slow at times. By no means does that make it a bad show. The Lord of the Rings books are generally very slow, but they're widely considered great books.
I understand if you dislike Ghost in the Shell. That's fine. I even see areas in which the series could be criticized.
But don't criticize it based on it's animation. Unless you've only watched Miyazaki films, you'll recognize that the animation in GitS is some of the best in the industry. Talking in episodes is not still frames with mouth movements. Rather, there are frequent camera angle changes, and the characters often move more than just their mouths. They do this even more than in other high profile, high budget shows, such as Fullmetal Alchemist.
The fight scene animations are simply amazing for a series, and the way the show combines 2D and 3D animation is still impressive today, years after it was released.
So, yeah, if you don't like the show because it's slow (and it is), that's fine. But criticizing the animation in GitS is absolutely ludicrous. Ghost in the Shell is famous for it's animation. You couldn't have picked a worse aspect of the show to criticize.
Well, for one thing, the show was pretty much the first to blend 2D and 3D animation so seamlessly. That's the reason the animation is famous.Yes GitS has good fight sequences in which the animation is very good; I don't think I ever really said the show's animation is terrible in any way. I merely mentioned that from what I've seen, the show is lacking in the "famous" animation you talk so highly of.
I actually watched some of the show on YouTube, just to see if I could be wrong about this. I wasn't.The dialogue segments; many of them ARE still frames with mouth movements and speech. They simply throw in one still frame after another so you get different angles. *oooh aaah* And, at least for me, there are way too many of those scenes.
I generally find that they're lower quality than the Japanese voice acting. The Japanese take it more seriously than Americans. Of course, there are a few exceptions to this rule, such as Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist and the Miyazaki movies, where the dubs were about as good or better. Usually, though, I prefer to watch the subs.BTW while we're on the subject of anime what do you guys think of english dubs?
Well, I'm not a big fan of that, honestly.DUBS are col, as long as they actually try and stay on the story (IE not too muc hblood cut out, if any at all). Sry to say this, but when it comes to anime, Americans are *******. Sure, we can show the rauchiest stuff on PPV or NC 17 on the movie channel, but they have to cut out a bunch of stuff that would look great, which is also the reason I'm tired of kids companies' taking the contracts to show them. That is like taking away all the action from a movie like Mission Impossible.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of the show (in either language), but the manga is great. It's my favorite manga series.I myself hate One Piece
Those changes are annoying, but they don't bother me nearly as much as the fact that they screwed up the plot by eliminating whole story arcs from the anime.but my cousin talks about it to me A LOT and he told me that they edited the names of Luffy's attacks, made it no blood, and even CHANGED the animation compleatly. My cousin told me that the characters were eating a Japanies food (i forget what) and 4Kids changed it to COOKIES!! OMG!
I really like Gunslinger Girl. I watched it at an anime con last year, and I just fell in love with it. I've only seen four episodes, though ...Has anyone else ever heard of Gunslinger Girl? It's one of the BEST anime out there!! ^_^
Please don't get me started on English dubs.GTO, chobits, and Hellsing are definitly the best. Also GITS is pretty good too. BTW while we're on the subject of anime what do you guys think of english dubs?
That's as true as it can get. "Cooking is so fun! Cooking is so fun! ... " Rrrgh, my ears ... I find myself laughing more - or cringing - at their voices than their actions in the English version.EDIT: And do not watch Azumanga Daioh dubbed. It's an incredibly funny series, but the dub voices just kill it. Chiyo-chan's voice is just awful, but the rest are all pretty bad too.
DBZ is hilarious! They sound constipated when they "power up".DBZ, its probably not the best but i watched it every day as a kid and now i'm trying to watch it again by downloading a 60GB torrent of every single episode. dose anyone know any fourms for it?