[General Discussion] General Questions

Originally Posted by Keero

Well this is a general questions thread. Styphon closed my question thread so I am asking here. Are there any other comedy anime's besides Azumanga Daioh

There's plenty of comedy anime, but most of them aren't that good. Exceptions can be found of course and the aforementioned 2x2=Shinobuden, Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu and Pani Poni Dash are excellent. Sunabozu (or Sunabouzu or Sunabozou, people can't seem to agree, also licensed as Desert Punk) is another very, very funny series, but it has more story than just random comedy incidents.

If you read manga, you will certainly enjoy Yotsuba&!, by Kiyohiko Azuma, who also created Azumanga Daioh. Extremely cute, wonderfully endearing, warmhearted and always funny.



Jam it back in, in the dark.

I seriously don't think Kenshin is respectful enough for someone who has formed their opinion on anime based on pokemon. Red hair and all those special moves, you know. It's still more respectful than Ninja Scroll or Basilisk, but..

Grave of the Fireflies is a good choice, though it's not quite "feudal" in the sense. If only Lone Wolf & Cub was available as an anime. Try to get your friend to read the manga.

EDIT:
Oh yeah, Hakkenden - Dog Warriors is pretty good. The legend it's based on and the story has some supernatural tones, but the action itself is mostly realistic and dignified. Quite tragic too.

Then there's Victorian Romance Emma, if he's into British history. A highly tasteful, mature romance series.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Tsukihime took ages, so I doubt Fate/Stay will be coming around anytime soon.

Also, this is the first I've heard anything about any RPG connections, I was under the impression the game was the same type of dating/hentai game as the original Tsukihime.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Ah, that's kinda misleading. It's a "visual novel", meaning a renai game with sex scenes, basically.
That is, basically an interactive storybook with branching conversation trees and multiple paths through the game depending on your choices. Calling it a dating RPG, in relation with the character designs, can lead people to think the game actually has something to do with RPGs, which it does not.

Since I'm here, someone who's watched the anime, is there any mention of the original method of the servants getting their magic powers from sperm (?) or has this been replaced by something cleaner?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I generally don't like the idea of taking a hentai game and making a "clean" anime series out of it, but I have to admit I really liked Tsukihime. The story is fairly touching and the characters well fleshed out, plus wonderful music and animation.

It's really down to what you're looking for, there aren't really any fight/action scenes in the series in that sense, it's more a supernatural drama with shades of horror.

I'm still hoping they finally release the translation for the game, I would love to explore the other storylines.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I didn't much like Kurogane myself. Maybe it's because I'm so spoiled on Blade of the Immortal so all other samurai series (besides Lone Wolf & Cub of course) seem so inferior.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Victorian Romance Emma is absolutely wonderful, but the anime stops where the second volume of the manga ends, which would give it a pretty unhappy ending (in a sense, depending how you look at it) lacking proper closure.

The manga however didn't end there and went on for at least five more volumes, the story constantly getting more and more wonderful and enchanting.

If you shy away from manga, give the anime a try. You will want to read the manga afterwards though, just like I did.


I haven't really watched any series of late, the only one I followed was Jyu Oh Sei, which was terrific. Drama, adventure, strange world and nice character designs. The OP is still awful, though

FELIPE NO

Well, the Emma manga is absolutely superb. I highly recommend reading it while listening to the Emma anime OST.

The anime is really good (very true to the manga) all around, the only problem was how they ran out of funding and had to end it at one season

I hope someone funds a further season at some point. Lack of funding makes baby Colin cry ;_;



What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Spatula

I've been wanting to get a few DVD titles from Manga Entertainment. Namely, Ninja Scroll, Macross Plus- Movie Edition, and Ghost in the Shell - the Movie, as well as Stand Alone Complex series (1st and 2nd season), all which I have seen.

Manga's Ninja Scroll should be decent (I think only the UK release was cut), but you might want to be cautious of Ghost in the Shell movie.
If it's anything like mine, it has dubtitles only, and since Manga took quite a lot of liberties with the dub, there's often subtitles popping up when no one is saying anything on the japanese track.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Spatula

Alright, I know this is going to be a very vague question in terms of the amount of information I can give you due to not seeing this anime for over 8 years, but can you help me identify the following anime movie/ova.

Facts I know about this particular movie/ova.

1) It was broadcasted in English dub on the SPACE: IMAGINATION STATION in Canada.

2) It was made prior to 1990, that I'm pretty sure of.

3) It features a rather dark haired male who was somewhat dumb witted.

4) It also featured a young white/silver haired lady who was rescued in a life pod.

5) Possibly one of the defining icons in the movie was a spaceship that sailed in space, filled with the masts and sails that let it achieve "hyperspace".

6) One particular moment I remember is this particular silverhaired lady in question needed some surgery or medical attention done. The doctor in the room needed the dark haired lad to take off her shirt to perform medical proceedures, and of course, he gets all jittery.

I know these are extremely pathetic descriptions, but a name of this anime would really solve the mystery of this anime.

It is NOT the following titles:

Venus Wars
GoShoGun: The Time Estranger
Galaxy Express 999
Macross

Again, any help would really be appreciated.

I've never seen it, but the masts on the ship immediately made me think of Odin. And looking at screens of it, I see the silver/white haired lady and the dark haired protagonist, so it's quite probably it.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...ime.php?id=704

There's nowhere I can't reach.

It's said to be really, really crap, though

Maybe give it a download before paying money for it? Money you could be using on something more worth it like.. socks. Or the Tylor TV box.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Spatula

Sure, why not. Although it probably does suck, which is why people haven't heard of it, and me being totally new to anime at that time, didn't know better and declared it as being animated awesome. How naive of me back then. Torrent time!

Well, round here it was one of those titles that was sold literally everywhere (imported) much like timeless classics like Venus Wars, Vampire Wars, Psychic Wars and Red Hawk, so a lot of people know them.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Hahaha, I'm having just as shit luck searching. A whole lot of mention of Red, Kamen Rider Spirits and Kamoshika!, but no teacher manga. I did find the manga on a korean site:

http://www.ecomixshop.co.kr/comic/de...e=3070&start=0

I'm assuming this must be it. Babelfish brings up hilarious results (He! Mote wife (1))

My guess is that it's so little known no one's bothered coming up with even mock translation for the name. ANN only lists Red and Kamen Rider Spirits for Muraeda's works.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Millennium Actress is a must from the movie side, as is the wonderful Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo

I'm not that knowledged on recent OVAs, but Aim for the Top 2! Diebuster is great, just be sure to watch the first Aim for the Top! first, also known as Gunbuster.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?