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Any one like japanese anime in here?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorPatorikku
Registered: March 29, 2007
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Im looking for some real fan of anime

We could talk about the new series that air in japan now. Like Wangan Midnight or talk about old anime like Lodoss War, Tenchi, Naruto, Initial D, etc.

And to be inform of new anime DVD like Disgaea etc.

I think this could be fun

Talk me about your favorite anime and what future release are you looking forward to
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You know, I like anime. But I don't keep current at all about it. What I usually do is take advantage of RightStuf.com's clearout sales, which come once a year usually. What I then do is check out what's offered in the special, and use the anime recommendation database to see whether I might like or not. That's about the extent of my knowledge of anime.

What's surprising is that even though I don't read much about it and keep up with what's coming out and what not, I have yet to buy something I didn't like.

I even remember my first introduction to anime.. Someone had a quote in his signature, can't remember which, and it caught my eyes. Did a little googling, found where it was from, bought it, and I loved every minute of it. The series was "Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi".

From there, and most by accident, I've discovered: Witch Hunter Robin, Escaflowne, Neon Genesis Evangelion (heard they are working on 4 new movies?), Noir, Cowboy Bebop, etc.

There are quite a few series I've bought that I've yet to watch: Last Exile, Paranoia Agent, Robotech, Ah My Goddess, Gungrave, Ghost in the Shell, Madlax, Ai Yori Aoshi, etc.

RightStuf's sale is on at this moment, and I bought a few complete series from there too (58 titles in all).

I'll have a lot of anime watching to do in the coming months 
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I'd say that I'm a pretty big fan of anime as well, but like RossRoy I don't really keep very informed.  So many of the series that I own have been bought used (probably 80% of them) and I just bought them because the price was right and the covers somehow caught my eye.  I've rarely been disappointed with any of them, finding something enjoyable about nearly every one that I've watched. And several of them I thought were downright amazing - one of which RossRoy mentioned, Last Exile, which I thought was beautifully done.

I have, at the moment, a huge backlog of anime to watch also (though it hasn't slowed down my purchases any - the backlog grows faster than my viewed list.)   I'm currently watching the Inuyasha series (I think I'm on disc #57,012 of that series.    )

My current favorites are the Cowboy Bebop stuff, Love Hina (ridiculously silly, but it made me laugh out loud more than once), Saikano (which was odd, but very dramatic), and, though it isn't a series, Grave of the Fireflies.  That last one made my cry so hard I had to leave the room before anyone saw. I still haven't seen the last 5 minutes of it yet.  And, in case you think that's weird, just let me say that the 2 kids in that movie reminded me very much of my own kids, so that's probably why.

Anyway, while I'd love an anime related thread here, and to be able to get info on what's new and all, I'm afraid I might not have too very much to contribute to the conversation.
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I love Anime actually  
Hated it for most of my life due to false conceptions but a year and a half ago I got turned onto Neon Genisis and found the source of some of the best Sci-fi out there was Anime
I don't keep current on whats on in Japan right now, only what's available here in the States.

My favorites
Movies:
Akira
Ghost in the Shell, Easily the best Sci-Fi I've seen in years.
Armitage
Jin-Roh
Millenium Actress
Perfect Blue
Parasite Dolls
Le Portrait De Petite Cossette (creeped me pretty bad at times)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.

Series: That I've really enjoyed
Ai Yori Aoshi and the follow up Enishi
Blue Submarine #6
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
Descendants of Darkness
Elfen Lied (wow)
Excel Saga (Had me rolling many times)
Full Metal Panic and FMP the Second Raid, didn't really care for Fumoffu
Fushigi Yugi
Galaxy Angel A: loved that one, GA-Z left me abit flat, not nearly as funny...
Ghost in the Shell Stand alone Complex, SAC 2nd Gig..both were Awesome! Hopeing for a 3rd gig
Gilgamesh, ending crushed me.....loved it.
Last Exile
Love Hina
Mermaid Forest
Najica Blitz Tactics
Neon Genisis
Noir
Planets
Please Teacher/Twins
Serial Experiments Lain: Creeped me bad
Someday's Dreamers
Stratos 4
The entire Tenchi Series
Vampire Princess Miyu
Texhnolyze
Witch hunter robin
Wolfs Rain

Have lots of others but those are my favorites to date.
Bigger is not better..oh wait, yes it is...
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I'm also an anime-fan, but by strange coincidence I'm also not really up-to-date.
Link to DVD-list and choose 'Anime' in the choicebox on the top left.

Got hooked up with "Neon Genesis Evangelion" ~10 years ago, love that stuff ever since. Although I'm not to keen for this sweet, girly stuff, if you now what I mean. ^_^

cya, Mithi
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Any one watch:
Death Note (hardcore, death metal, evil series  )
Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny (cute and funny matial art)

Some of my best series:
-Initial D (car, racing, drift)
-Cowboy Bebop (sci-fi, comedy)
-.hack//SIGN and other .hack// stuff (anime on a online game The World)
-Ai Yori Aoshi (okay girly stuff but nice)
-Chobits (very cute and funny, future cumputer are replaced by life size girl and laptop or now life size doll)
-Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (sci-fi, fun, with a nice twist in the scenario)
-Disgaea (base on a PS2 video game, a great anime very funny)
-Gunslinger Girl (weird to have little assasin girl...)
-Love Hina (okay again girly stuff but nice and extremely funny)

One thing that I dont like about anime is the price of the dvd's 
To many time its like 40$ for 3 episodes of 21 min 
I will be looking at the deal like RossRoy suggested    saving money I have more anime is a good thing 
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Quoting Ralliart:
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One thing that I dont like about anime is the price of the dvd's 

Buy smart!
On Gilgamesh e.g. I waited for the 'Complete Collection' and paid 36€ (~48USD) vor the whole 26 episodes. Plus they are thinpaks, so I save shelfspace too.
Similar for the second season of Gantz 37€. The first season ~55€ and that only because they where dirt-cheap at DVD Soon, had I paid normal streetprices it would have been 80€ or more.

cya, Mi-Thinpak-thi

PS I don't want to sum up what I paid for the NGE-DVDs back in 2000/2001 
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Well, I just put in my order at Rightstuf.  Thanks RossRoy. 

Even buying used I can't often beat these prices.  Even got free economy shipping 

Ordered:
Ikki-Tousen 1-4
Texhnolyze 1-6 (with a bonus CD..? Whatever that might be)
Tokyo Underground 1-6
Tsukihime, Lunar Legend 1 and 2
Vandread 1,2 and 4 (3 was out of stock.  Guess I'll have to find that elsewhere)
Vandread Second stage 1-3
Appleseed ( to replace the copy I have which was bought used with a ruined cover.)

Total savings of $679.  Even if that's off of SRP it's pretty impressive.

I see they also have a bi-weekly podcast.  Think I'll check that out this afternoon.
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I hate Anime. It keeps my wife from paying attention to me, as she should.

I do like some series, like Inu Yasha and Hellsing.
And I can't say enough about the Vampire Hunter D movies.

The wife has made me watch Chobits, Fruits Basket, Blood Plus, Sorcerer Hunters (I can't stand to be in the room when this is on), Noir (kinda liked it) and many others. She gets so wrapped up in her Anime that I'm not allowed to talk or even move.

EDIT: Forgot to mention my loathing for Revolutionary Girl Utena. The series is atrocious and the "movie" was a nightmare. There was a penis shaped car for crying out loud!
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EDIT: Forgot to mention my loathing for Revolutionary Girl Utena. The series is atrocious and the "movie" was a nightmare. There was a penis shaped car for crying out loud!


LOL, i hate that one too    its so bad that other cheap stuff is now fun to watch and Picachu is not so bad next to it


Broven:
Rightstuf, the shipping to Canada is hell    maybe if I buy for a 1000$ the shipping will be normal per unit...
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I don't know if I would call myself a big fan, but I buy anime on a normal basis (we also keep anime in a separate section of the racks). I won't watch subtitled ones (not into reading movies). I just recently finished S2&3 of InuYasha. Hopefully they will finish putting out the rest of them in season sets...
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Broven:
Rightstuf, the shipping to Canada is hell    maybe if I buy for a 1000$ the shipping will be normal per unit...


Yeah, Canada shipping is prohibitive... if your order is below 150$, then it's free.

Also, for this special, shipping to Canada is free! 
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At the moment it's all about GEDO SENKI and seeing how Goro did... IMO.
Erik

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I love Anime :-)

you can see in my profile that I own a lot of Anime, some of my favorite Anime include:


Trigun
Berserk
His and her circumstance
Gravitation
Planetes
R.O.D.
Last Excile

on my wishlist at the moment is Stelvia the complete collection
and I orderd Genshiken the complete collection
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I love watching anime.

If there's anything I like as much as watching anime it's collecting anime.
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So, erm, having been slightly out of the loop in 2006 and 2007, what are some of the best series atm?

And am I the only one looking forward to the Ghibli release - word must be pretty bad.
Erik

"Has it ever occurred to you, man, that given the nature of all this new stuff, that, uh, instead of running around blaming me, that this whole thing might just be, not, you know, not just such a simple, but uh - you know?" -- The Dude, The Big Lebowski

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