What's After Hours' favourite anime?

ShadowHearth · 23-02-2015 03:34AM

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Death Note
Attack on a Titan

I really love that Netflix started adding a lot more anime. I am not the biggest fan, but I like to watch it now and then.

BlaasForRafa · 23-02-2015 03:34AM

Karl Stein wrote: »

Hactually come to think of it I loved this as a kid.

I guess you aren't so bad then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPJ0H1N1ASg

Karl Stein wrote: »

I believe it's an Americanised version of anime.

You're pretty much correct. The original japanese version was called Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. The rights to distribute it in America were bought by Sandy Frank enterprises. The original Japanese version had much more violence and serious emotional themes, these were basically cut out and the 7-Zark-7 interludes were inserted to protect the sensibilities of American children, for instance the main villain Berg Katse (renamed to Galactor in Battle of the Planets) was transgendered which wouldn't have really gone down well in the bible belt.

You can find english dubs of the Gatchaman all over youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57WlbRb4_4&list=PL8kIpEdB_DW_zk2evTIIFQv7bqTE8ymLv

The_Valeyard · 23-02-2015 03:37AM

Starblazers

This theme tune could easily get stuck in your head

BlaasForRafa · 23-02-2015 03:43AM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Starblazers

Agreed, Matsumoto Leiji was/is a genius. Yamato, Harlock, Galaxy Express 999 all the way up to Interstella 5555 were great.

I like a good mecha anime too, stuff like Gundam (various editions), Macross, Gunbuster, Evangelion were great.

Links234 · 23-02-2015 03:45AM

Speaking of mecha, what did you think of the Rebuild of Evangelion?

BlaasForRafa · 23-02-2015 03:59AM

The films look great, the animation has certainly moved on a lot since the original. Speaking of which I'd probably have enjoyed the films more if I hadn't seen the original series but the films work well on their own merits.

Magico Gonzalez · 23-02-2015 04:00AM

captain caveman.

23-02-2015 04:13AM

kneemos wrote: »

Don't get it.
Just looks like crappy cartoons.Is it because it's Japanese that it's cool,fashionable or ironic?

I was in a bar last week that I'd never been in before and it was very hipster. This weird ass stuff was on screens all over the gaf. Some fella at the bar was drinking Buckfast. I don't know which was stranger.

ozmo · 23-02-2015 04:47AM

Never into it much - but watched this whole series - thought it pretty amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGRm4IzK1SQ

Available to watch legally here:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/attack-on-titan

Links234 · 23-02-2015 04:58AM

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

The films look great, the animation has certainly moved on a lot since the original. Speaking of which I'd probably have enjoyed the films more if I hadn't seen the original series but the films work well on their own merits.

I tried to watch the series when I was much younger and just couldn't get into it, so I came into the movies knowing the setup but it was pretty fresh to me. I really want to try watching the original series again at some point though, because I really didn't give it a chance at the time. I guess I just expected straight up giant robots, and what I got instead was existential nightmare fuel

Dravokivich · 23-02-2015 09:34AM

ozmo wrote: »

Never into it much - but watched this whole series - thought it pretty amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGRm4IzK1SQ

Available to watch legally here:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/attack-on-titan

I haven't read the manga, but I watched that entire series for what happened in the last couple of seconds before the closing credits of the last episode. Took way too long to get there imo.

i only kept watching it because everyone was raving about it.

chopperbyrne · 23-02-2015 09:51AM

Bubblegum Crisis

23-02-2015 10:00AM

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Steins:Gate
Some of the Gundam universes are great
Guyver
Fist of the North Star

Bleach was ok but got repetitive.

Umekichi · 23-02-2015 10:06AM

Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop, Azumanga Daioh!, Ghost in the Shell, Yume Nikki, Zetsuen no Tempest and Innocent Venus.

Blackgrass · 23-02-2015 10:32AM

:oJormungand
Code geas
Gurren Lagann
Pandora hearts? iirc

Years since looked at any really

BizzyC · 23-02-2015 10:48AM

Deathnote
Ergo Proxy
Darker than Black
Samurai Champloo
Outlaw Star (first series that ever grabbed me)

Fuzzytrooper · 23-02-2015 10:54AM

Black Hawk Down....The Musical

whatdoicare · 23-02-2015 11:03AM

Ghost in the shell,
Gunm,
Dominion tank police,
Bubblegum crisis,
Macross,
Anything by studio Ghibli,
Death Note,
Vampire Academy,
Doomed Megalopolis.
Devilman.

I used to love Bravo when I was a kid, they used to show anime every Saturday night from 9pm.
I also loved The Maxx animation but that's not anime. Took me years to realise it was all about rape victims. Duh.

Robsweezie · 23-02-2015 11:18AM

hentai

eviltwin · 23-02-2015 12:03PM

Sailor Moon, Nana and Kill La Kill

Links234 · 23-02-2015 12:05PM

whatdoicare wrote: »

Ghost in the shell

This right here was one of the thing that got me into anime in the first place

Still love it, incredible movie.

Andy-Pandy · 23-02-2015 12:07PM

Sword art online is fantastic and although it not strictly anime, the last airbender series (including Korra)

Peregrine · 23-02-2015 12:10PM

Elfen Lied
Full Metal Alchemist
Death Note
Code Geass

It's been years since I watched any anime.

Generic Dreadhead · 23-02-2015 01:16PM

almost Anything by Studio Ghibli

Links234 · 23-02-2015 01:19PM

Cormac... wrote: »

almost Anything by Studio Ghibli

Now I'm wondering what the 'almost' is. It's Tales from Earthsea, isn't it?

Mozzeltoff · 23-02-2015 01:23PM

Loved Elfen Lied.

o1s1n · 23-02-2015 01:44PM

Links234 wrote: »

Now I'm wondering what the 'almost' is. It's Tales from Earthsea, isn't it?

I don't think I've ever been so let down by a film, ever.

Most of my favourite anime is the early Manga entertainment cyberpunk stuff that would have been released on VHS from the early to mid 90s. I wouldn't be nearly as into the more modern stuff, it's a bit too clean.

Akira
cyber city Oedo
Wicked City
3X3 Eyes
AD Police
Doomed Magalopolis
Ninja Scroll
Patlabor
Urotsukidoji
Dominion Tank Police
Crying Freeman

Could go on and on. So many great releases. There really was something special about being a kid and browsing shelves of VHS tapes containing super violent animation.

Used to love reading Manga Mania too.

Generic Dreadhead · 23-02-2015 01:49PM

Links234 wrote: »

Now I'm wondering what the 'almost' is. It's Tales from Earthsea, isn't it?

I usually watch them with my OH. I bought her most of them last year for X-Mass as a present.

I left out Pom Poko, Meet the Yamadas, Tales from Earthsea and I think 1 other film due to general feedback on their quality.

All the ones I have seen, I enjoyed for various different reasons, and I still have a couple more to see.

I will say that I did find Kikis Delivery Service to be only so-so, I didn't connect with it like I did with other films.
And I found grave of the Fireflies to be only ok, I think I totally over hyped this one in my head that it would be the saddest, most real, upsetting tale of the casualties of civilians in war EVER. If I'd went in with an open mind I'd probably have thought it more of a masterpiece.

Studi Ghibli films always get me right in the feels, It's rare I'm not a teary eyed mess by the end

d0gb0y · 23-02-2015 02:21PM

Akira
Ninja Scroll
Devilman(some git still has my vids +15 years)

ConstantJoe · 23-02-2015 02:24PM

Welcome to the NHK.

What's After Hours' favourite anime?

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