Anime recommendations

[stray]

I'll give it a try.  Usually nuances are lost in translation, but sometimes it's the opposite.  Big O is another example of that.

Same lead actor as Spike is the main dude from Big O. Also plays Mugen from Shamploo (which in turn is from the creator of Bebop). Played the best part of GitS too (Laughing Man). Anyhow, he always enhances English dubs. I believe he helps doctor the scripts on many shows he works on too and knows Japanese, so that might be part of it.

Is episode 5 the one where he almost gets killed in a church?

Yup

[stray]

On a completely different note, people who make AMV's deserve a fist to the face. Can't even search for an anime clip without these fucktards clogging up Youtube.

[Stormwaltz]

The only thing that's equal either way is Ed, I guess. Both actresses knock it out of the park there.

I thought the dub Ed was dramatically better than the original.

[stray]

I like both, but the dub actress is definitely fun. They got an actual kid (well teenager) for the J version. The english actress is an older (also pretty hot) chick. So she's probably more over the top, since adults depict kids differently... I guess?

[rk47]

This manga page blew me away. 

[stray]

Sometimes when I think I've been nearing bad levels of "otaku-ness", I'm reminded that I am not.

I have no clue what the above is.

[rk47]

Sometimes when I think I've been nearing bad levels of "otaku-ness", I'm reminded that I am not.

I have no clue what the above is.

just the usual pairing explanation u kept seeing all these in online discussions ala Character Pairing: ' I prefer Character A with Character B.'
to the regular guy, AxB = BxA, isn't it?

Apparently it isn't. In the case of same sex pairing it becomes into this:
The first one is the one who enters. And the second one is the one being entered.

[Hindenburg]

seme is passive, uke is active. It'd be like broughden and abragado.

[AutomaticZen]

Sometimes when I think I've been nearing bad levels of "otaku-ness", I'm reminded that I am not.

I have no clue what the above is.

just the usual pairing explanation u kept seeing all these in online discussions ala Character Pairing: ' I prefer Character A with Character B.'
to the regular guy, AxB = BxA, isn't it?

Apparently it isn't. In the case of same sex pairing it becomes into this:
The first one is the one who enters. And the second one is the one being entered.

It's the equivalent of the American 'top' or 'bottom'.  The uke on top in a sexual situation.

[sidereal]

Sometimes when I think I've been nearing bad levels of "otaku-ness", I'm reminded that I am not.

I have no clue what the above is.

You also have to read it right to left.  It's been translated, but not flipped. 

[Mosesandstick]

I'm now going to be thinking of this every time I do uke in my martial art.

[Fordel]

Sometimes when I think I've been nearing bad levels of "otaku-ness", I'm reminded that I am not.

I have no clue what the above is.

You also have to read it right to left.  It's been translated, but not flipped. 

Ohhhhhhh, fuck, no wonder!

Seriously, that explains so much. Why didn't anyone tell me this before? ><

[Bzalthek]

It's one of those things people who read manga take for granted.  Much like hail in Texas.

[Strazos]

Strazos, what's your beef with Paranoia Agent? It's got a pretty interesting theme, despite being about as mindfuck-y as FLCL. Did you like any of Satoshi Kon's other works? (Perfect Blue, Paprika, etc)

I've tried multiple times to watch PA on TV and...I just couldn't. It just came off as "retarded" to me, and I can watch some pretty crazy anime.

Never seen any of Satoshi's other works.

[schild]

You should watch Paprika. Preferably on Blu-Ray. It's pretty amazing.

[Teleku]

You should watch Paprika. Preferably on Blu-Ray. It's pretty amazing.

Oh, thanks for reminding me of that.  I saw it being promo'ed/released while I was living in Japan, looked pretty damn cool (and insane).  Had forgotten about it though.

[Bzalthek]

Hell I watched it and I still can't answer that question.  Still a really cool anime.

[Rendakor]

Fair enough. I liked PA but I liked Perfect Blue a LOT more; it was very much a mind fuck but you had to pay a lot of attention to catch all the little details. PB basically turned me into a Satoshi Kon fanboi.

[Bismallah]

You should watch Paprika. Preferably on Blu-Ray. It's pretty amazing.

On this note, any other decent stuff that came out on Blu-Ray?

[schild]

You should watch Paprika. Preferably on Blu-Ray. It's pretty amazing.

On this note, any other decent stuff that came out on Blu-Ray?

Not really, no. I mean, a few things did, but nothing near as good as Paprika. No Miyazaki stuff yet, unfortunately. And I actually don't know if any anime series have come out yet in HD, but I'd always felt animation, if recolored, or at the very least, cleaned up would benefit the most from high-def.

[Bismallah]

Yeah, I saw the Samurai 7 box set on Blu Ray and was tempted. At this point I might just say fuck it and wait for Otakon. I did look at Freedom disc 1 when they had it, what 2 years back? Never picked it up. Now it looks like they have a box set for it. Might be able to get it cheaper in the dealer's room.

[schild]

Yeah, I saw the Samurai 7 box set on Blu Ray and was tempted. At this point I might just say fuck it and wait for Otakon. I did look at Freedom disc 1 when they had it, what 2 years back? Never picked it up. Now it looks like they have a box set for it. Might be able to get it cheaper in the dealer's room.

Be careful at Otakon, lots of Japanese shit doesn't have english subs when it comes to anime. Also, a lot of the releases have been rush jobs. Paprika was a very, very pleasant surprise. It's pure quality, through and through. Honestly, It may have spoiled anime on blu-ray for me. Until something insane like Kenshin or Jungle Wa or Hunter X Hunter gets the blu-ray treatment. If they ever do.

[Bismallah]

Yeah, been burned a couple times at Otakon... I'll keep an eye out though. I will definitely get Paprika though, thanks for the heads up.

[schild]

Yeah, been burned a couple times at Otakon... I'll keep an eye out though. I will definitely get Paprika though, thanks for the heads up.

However! On the Otakon note!

Tons and tons of Japanese movies (and even some TV Shows!!111!) are released on Blu-Ray with English subtitles. We're talking live action shit. So hit up the Poker Industry, Starland, etc booths and hook yourself up with that shit. Be careful though, the movies will be clearly labeled. TV shows not as much. Granted the list of good Japanese TV shows is short and I'm not sure which ones have Blu-Ray releases, but I'd stick to the goto shows, GTO, Gokusen, Engine, Good Luck!, Downtown, Densha Otoko, etc. Takuya Kimura's latest outing, Change, is pretty insane. It was obviously riding the Obama hype and he goes from School Teacher to Parliament member to Prime Minister in like 4 episodes and then weirdness ensues, one notable bit with a really strange American guy. Anyway! Yea! Japanese TV is weird. It seems like every modern show is crafted around the idea that normal people have insane jobs and Japan is every bit like anime portrays it.

When in reality most people are salary workers and drink a lot!

OK! Maybe not! But still, Japanese tv is strange!

[Bzalthek]

Look for Vermillion Pleasure Nights.  Good stuff.

[Teleku]

When in reality most people are salary workers and drink a lot!

Add in "and hate their life" and yes, thats pretty much Japan.

[schild]

When in reality most people are salary workers and drink a lot!

Add in "and hate their life" and yes, thats pretty much Japan.

Thought that was implied, my bad.

[Teleku]

When in reality most people are salary workers and drink a lot!

Add in "and hate their life" and yes, thats pretty much Japan.

Thought that was implied, my bad.

Drinking a lot doesn't necessarily imply you hate your life. 

[Strazos]

I don't normally try to buy anime at Otakon; just SO MUCH stuff to sift through. I usually just stick with figures, where it's clear what you are getting.

With anime, I find you either pay the big bucks to buy from the Big booths (Bandai, etc) and know exactly what you are getting, or you can spend a Lot of time sifting through the indie booths and Maybe come up with something good.

[AutomaticZen]

Yeah, been burned a couple times at Otakon... I'll keep an eye out though. I will definitely get Paprika though, thanks for the heads up.

However! On the Otakon note!

Tons and tons of Japanese movies (and even some TV Shows!!111!) are released on Blu-Ray with English subtitles. We're talking live action shit. So hit up the Poker Industry, Starland, etc booths and hook yourself up with that shit. Be careful though, the movies will be clearly labeled. TV shows not as much. Granted the list of good Japanese TV shows is short and I'm not sure which ones have Blu-Ray releases, but I'd stick to the goto shows, GTO, Gokusen, Engine, Good Luck!, Downtown, Densha Otoko, etc. Takuya Kimura's latest outing, Change, is pretty insane. It was obviously riding the Obama hype and he goes from School Teacher to Parliament member to Prime Minister in like 4 episodes and then weirdness ensues, one notable bit with a really strange American guy. Anyway! Yea! Japanese TV is weird. It seems like every modern show is crafted around the idea that normal people have insane jobs and Japan is every bit like anime portrays it.

When in reality most people are salary workers and drink a lot!

OK! Maybe not! But still, Japanese tv is strange!

And I have my new j-drama for the month.  Thank you.  I was wondering what to watch once I finished Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.

[schild]

Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.

Holy shit. I didn't think other people watched that crap.

Hiroshi Abe is pretty great.

[AutomaticZen]

Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.

Holy shit. I didn't think other people watched that crap.

Hiroshi Abe is pretty great.

He is pretty damn awesome.

I enjoy the j-dramas because the Japanese are insane, and as such can make anything interesting.  Before Kekkon Dekinai Otoko, I watched 81-Diver (about shogi), which was crazy weird.

[schild]

81-Diver was far stranger than Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.

It's fun watching Takuya Kimura's career though. He keeps playing bizarre roles. Always some insane job.

[AutomaticZen]

81-Diver was far stranger than Kekkon Dekinai Otoko.

It's fun watching Takuya Kimura's career though. He keeps playing bizarre roles. Always some insane job.

I've seen Hero, Long Vacation, Love Generation, Beautiful Life, Pride, and Good Luck.  I skipped Karei Naru Ichizoku because period dramas have never been my thing.  I plan to do Engine at some point, but I just haven't gotten around to it.

My other problem with period dramas is they suck up a large amount of decent actor for multiple seasons, like Tenchijin this year.  Tsumabuki Satoshi, who I've followed since Dekichatta Kekkon, is the main character so he's out of everything until 2010.

Other than that, I keep up with Hiro Mizushima as well.  The girlfriend is all about him since I showed her Kamen Rider Kabuto and Gokusen 2.

It's good I have j-dramas though, because this anime season is shit.  I'm vaguely watching Eden of the East and FMA, but that's pretty much all that's caught my interest.

[stray]

Well none of you have to watch this season, right? It can't be possible to have seen every good anime series in the past 10 years, is it? Or is it?! I think I've seen a fair deal, but I know I've barely skimmed the surface.