Since the discussion in the Avatar movie thread kinda got out of hand, I thought we could start another thread for that Discussion and cartoons and/or anime in general.
So, are there any other cartoons people here like except Avatar? I know there's a huge Anime fanbasem but what about western animation.
I really like the new Turtles show from 2003. It was darker, more serious, combinded elements from Gargoyles and Batman TAS, and yet managed to keep the same level of fun the old show had. Like X-Men Evolution, I consider this show the definite version of the characters since they don't portray them anywhere else as good as they do in this series. Granted, the show took a dive after season 4, but I still like it.
Damn, you beat me here Anung! LOL. I would have to say that since I've gotten older (but not more mature) cartoons really don't do it for me anymore,
they just seem really stupid. But I do sometimes manage to catch Chaotic. As Anung said earlier, X-Men Evolution is a good one, though they had to tone down Wolverine's badassery for the kiddies. I generally stick to anime for stronger plot lines. Full Metal Alchemist, Gungrave (awesome game, awesome show), Gundam SEED, andBleach are a few that I watch.
The gread thing about Batman: Brave and the Bold is, that it takes everything that was stupid about Batman in the 60s and makes it AWESOME!
Automatically Appended Next Post: I've been enjoying Ben 10 probably more then I should. Why it's obviosly focused on a certain demographic, I really like it. The art is and writing is very solid and it's exactly the kind of show a saturday morning cartoon should be.
Anung Un Rama wrote:
I've been enjoying Ben 10 probably more then I should. Why it's obviosly focused on a certain demographic, I really like it. The art is and writing is very solid and it's exactly the kind of show a saturday morning cartoon should be.
I actually enjoy this cartoon alot as well. The live action movies suck though, right? That we can agree on.
all i remember about the live action movie is that the cgi was kinda......bad......at times. like they didn't take the time to get the models to properly blend in with the environment.
anime i like- makanuchi ippo, i believe its called......kid decides that instead of going to college, he'll become a pro boxer- you then get episode after episode of boxing, mixed with humor that sometimes translates oddly
Hawkeye, you are my new favorite person right now.
Gargoyles was awesome. And considering it was a Disney Afternoon cartoon, surprisingly mature and dark in plot/themes.
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garret wrote:I have a question. How do you define anime?
is it any media from japan or is it all action shows?
FTFM.
Anime is the animated medium from Japan. Manga is the comic-book equivalent.
Within the medium, there're the standard assortment of genres, but typically can be broken down in terms of the target audience.
The stuff you tend to see on Cartoon Network - ie, all the action shows, etc, like Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Gundam, etc, are geared towards an adolescent boy crowd. These are referred to as Shounen(Shonen) anime/comics.
Shows that are more girly, like Sailor Moon are Shoujo - geared toward girls.
More mature themed shows, such as Berserk and Blue Gender are Seinen.
Then there're some other ones, but these are the most typical ones you see in the States. Obnoxiously, Shounen tends to dominate so most people tend to assume that all anime is about giant robots or ninjas or alien martial-artists.
And that's your brief Anime/Manga lesson of the day!
Trigun
Fullmetal Alchemist
Darker than Black
Death Note
Cowboy Bebop
and a great many other. Evangelion is also worth picking up, most people are only expecting a sort of typical mecha plot, and it goes a lot deeper.
Gungrave = win, too. Touching, and deserved a lot more episodes, especially from when they were kids.
One piece has a lot of nonsense, but it's awesome - though I only read the mangas (same with berserk, vinland saga, soul eater, naruto and few others).
There's anime for everyone, people who like a bit more serious stuff can go for Ghost in the Shell movie (not the "remastered" crap they released, 1.1 or something) and Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade.
But i ditest pokemon. I has had many controversy ranging from antisemitism to gambling. But no what matters. Its about making cute little fuzzy anymals fight for our enjoyment. the when not fight the stick them in balls. I bet micheal vick played pokemon.
Who said anything about Pokemon? If anything, *that*, together with Yu-Gi-Oh and now Naruto are possibly the most "americanized" animes. The style of animation they use isn't, or shouldn't be, comparable to the rest of the anime around, except some by Gonzo.
Oh, just remembered three things; Rurouni Kenshin (aka Samurai X), Wolf's Rain and how I HATE english dubs. Nothing spoils an anime like dubs.
Cartoons? I don't much watch them as the T.V. is dominated during the day by a 72 year old man obsessed with shows like Divorce Court and soap operas.
Anime?
Excel Saga
Slayers
Full Metal Panic
Full Metal Alchemist
Cowboy Bebop
Burst Angel
Desert Punk
Neon Genesis Evaganlieon [spelling?]
Project Ako
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
Nadesico
Sealab 2021
Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law
The Venture Bros
To some degree Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Exo Squad (awesome show, too bad they cancelled it too soon)
Samurai Champloo
Excell Saga
Valkyria Chronicles
G.I.Joe Resolute
FLCL
Ghost in the Shell
The Boondocks
Metalocalypse
Gasaraki
Batman the Animated series and the movie the Mask of the Phantasm
Pinky and the Brain
Berserk
Cow and Chicken
Robotech
*The original Spiderman (1960s version) *Robotech *Transformers *Scooby Doo *Dexter's Lab *Spongebob Squarepants *Yes, I hate to admit it-SpaceGhost edit: ooh forgot about Pinky and the Brain Simpsons (I remember the old Tracy Ullman skits-cool!) Southpark
The thing to remember about Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon are that the shows were created to coincide with the respective games. Thus, you see the incredible amount of exposure to the both series that children have. Considering that Pokemon especially is still going quite strong attests to how brilliant a market strategy Nintendo played with that series.
As much as the writing was lacking, I liked Batman Beyond. Especially the "The Return of the Joker" movie they made for it. Questionable sci-fi asides, the writing for that movie was fantastic. Still nothing compared to Batman the Animated Series, though.
Good to see the Exo-Squad love. I've had the toy of the main guy (don't remember the names at all any more) sitting at home for near a decade and a half now.
Also, how could this one not have come up yet?
ZIM!!!!!
I recently got back into Dragonball. I'm reading the Manga again and the DBZ Abridged series really got me into the material again.
Though, as much as I like it, it is deeply flawed. In this world, appearantly the only thing which decides how good a fighter is, is his strengh and the only way to increase ones strengh is by doing stuff while wearing weighted clothing.
And then there are the ridicoulus power levels in Z.
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Golden Eyed Scout wrote:
Anung Un Rama wrote:
I've been enjoying Ben 10 probably more then I should. Why it's obviosly focused on a certain demographic, I really like it. The art is and writing is very solid and it's exactly the kind of show a saturday morning cartoon should be.
I actually enjoy this cartoon alot as well. The live action movies suck though, right? That we can agree on.
I only saw a few scenes from it on youtube. Bringing a cartoon to live-action is never easy. The brown furry Alien (don't know his name) looked pretty good, the rest was Power Rangers quality.
I've really enjoyed the Spectacular Spider-Man show that's currently on the air. The first season set is finally being released to DVD next week, can't wait to pick it up.
The first and last season of the Batman Animated Series were both incredible. Brave and the Bold is okay, guess I'm just not digging on the bright-happy Batman.
Did anyone ever see Atomic Betty? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4hjW_xgnOM Great little cartoon made even more great because it looks as good as it does and was animated in Flash.
shows i like
Looney toons.
yu-gi-oh Until they changed the main chracter
family guy
american dad.
robot chicken
secret saturdays
both ben 10's
Penquins of madagascar.
chaotic
Shows i hate
spongebob
the mighty b
You've just signed your death warrant, boy. Board up your windows and bar the doors if you wish, but you shall not stop me. I will hunt you down and tear out your heart with my bare hands and hold it to the heavens for all to see, and even as hellfire consumes me, I shall be laughing with joy as the last breath leaves your gutted corpse, a final sacrifice to the Darkness.
You've just signed your death warrant, boy. Board up your windows and bar the doors if you wish, but you shall not stop me. I will hunt you down and tear out your heart with my bare hands and hold it to the heavens for all to see, and even as hellfire consumes me, I shall be laughing with joy as the last breath leaves your gutted corpse, a final sacrifice to the Darkness.
Cheesey is expressing almost as much rage as the average Spongebobber.
Genghis Connie is displeased with your lack of faith...the thundering sound and gutteral shouts you hear aren't ten tuman of her personal guard coming to adjust your attitude... really...that arrow that went through your window is just a greeting...
I love anime and cartoons. I'm a bit old school with my anime though, as I aint watched any in several years. Fav anime were: Guyver (and the recent re-make Bio-Booster Armour Guyver and the two live action movies - though the second was far better) Ghost in the Shell Patlabour 1 (not seen 2) Vampire Hunter D (also love the recent remake of that too) Monster City X Wings of the Honamese ('scuze spelling if wrong) Flying Island of Laputa Read Or Die (aka R.O.D) Die Guard Battle Angel Alita Akira (I know it's the main one everyone says, but it is a classic) Blood: The Last Vampire
Can't really say I had much actual Manga other than a few issues of Gundam. Comic-wise I tend to get the Hellboy and Star Wars Tales graphic novels.
Also love a load of cartoons (got an excuse to watch them as I have a wee boy ) I Love (and I can't state this enough), love, G1 Transformers. Family Guy and American Dad (though not sure these are what the thread intended to class as 'cartoons' as not meant for kids) Jaycee and the Wheeled Warriors Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light G.I. Joe (the original - I know I'm English, but Snake Eyes was cool and Cobra Cmdr was Star Scream) As my son also seems fascinated by it (which is odd as he is only 10 months old) I watch a lot of Ben 10. I gotta say it is pretty good, though I think I like it as Four Arms reminds me of Hellboy.
You've just signed your death warrant, boy. Board up your windows and bar the doors if you wish, but you shall not stop me. I will hunt you down and tear out your heart with my bare hands and hold it to the heavens for all to see, and even as hellfire consumes me, I shall be laughing with joy as the last breath leaves your gutted corpse, a final sacrifice to the Darkness.
Cheesey is expressing almost as much rage as the average Spongebobber.
Genghis Connie is displeased with your lack of faith...the thundering sound and gutteral shouts you hear aren't ten tuman of her personal guard coming to adjust your attitude... really...that arrow that went through your window is just a greeting...
Its just random stupidity. There is no plot.
1: like i said it random stupitidy and why would you want you kids watching that.
2: the main chracter is an adult yet hasnt grown up. to me that seems wrong
3: The chracter Krabbs promote money obesesivness.
4: a whole gakload of of other stuff i cant talk right know
Wannabe Writer wrote:I love anime and cartoons. I'm a bit old school with my anime though, as I aint watched any in several years.
Fav anime were:
Patlabour 1 (not seen 2)
Vampire Hunter D (also love the recent remake of that too)
Patlabor 3 is also good, if I remember it correctly. I think HD versions are out, from the original cells.
And by remake of Vampire Hunter D, you mean Bloodlust, right?
See, visually/aesthetically, I liked Vampire Hunter D.
But I didn't actually like the movies all that much (the original OR Bloodlust). The plots didn't really go anywhere and just went far too slowly for my tastes.
Re: Dubbings - I'd say 99% of the time, dubbings are horrid. Partially due to the voices they choose to take over. I will say, though, that the Cowboy Bebop dubs aren't bad at all (though not nearly as good as the original voices).
Pinky and the Brain and freakazoid were fantastic.
As for anime, I've just worked my way through Stand Alone Complex, and now dusting off the Heat Guy J box set. Once I get some cash in I'm going to be getting Coyote Ragtime Show and Cowboy Bebop.
Gargoyles was a great show, but when I watched it again a few years ago there were a few things that bothered me. Half of the whole Avalon-Journey story was pretty useless and kinda ruined the show for me. The episode about the Nanotechnology AI in Australia was the worst.
The 3rd season also had its downpoints.
Still: Xanatos is pretty much the best villian ever. He travels back in time, only that he can send himself a bunch coins in the future which he will sell to become a billionaire. "I'm a self-made man." I still can hardly believe that he's spoken by Ryker.
Tom and jerry was pretty good. The movie are crap though. they got rid of the cat and mouse game and make them team up.
same with scooby doo.
the movies deviate to far from the original
garret wrote:Tom and jerry was pretty good. The movie are crap though. they got rid of the cat and mouse game and make them team up.
same with scooby doo.
the movies deviate to far from the original
hell yeah! A man after my own heart. I loved watching the old Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck toons when I was little. Course since they aren't pc, they ahd to be remade and "better", destroying the original charm.
Cartoon/Anime I Like:
Gungrave
Full Metal Alchemist
The Original Looney Toons (thank good for boomerrang)
The Flintstones(see above)
Bleach
Gundam SEED
Gundam Wing
Desert Punk
Johhny Quest(again, see above)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Alvin and The Chipmunks
Hong Kong Phoey
Teen Titans
Batman: Mask of The Phantasm
Static Shock
Gargoyles
Ed, Edd, an Eddy
The Simpsons
South Park (does it count as a cartoon?)
Need more high quality anime! (and because its inspiring how 1 person is able to make his own anime )
*PS who ever is able to finish watching this anime tell me the ending , stopped watching it half way its depressing
omg how can i leave this out , one of the saddest animes:
Is there anyone out there can finish this anime without shedding a single tear?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saikano
I thought this show was part of Mask for some reason.
But now its all coming back.
fav:
- Robotech (apart from the Southern Cross and Invid Invasion turd piles)
- Exo Squad
- Guyver
- Battle Angel Alita (Doesnt hold a candle to the Manga, but oh well)
- Ghost in the Shell
- Gits Stand Alone Complex
- Big O
- Cowboy Bebop
- Giant Robo
- The Original Transformers Series
- FLCL
- Eat Man
Well gonna list a few of my favourite animes (mostly all I've watched so far though): Code Geass, Naruto, Full metal Alchemist, and am currently waiting for episode 9 of negima!? to load up to watch. If you couldn't tell, I'm an anime fan.
Trigun has to be my all time favourite anime, i engaged with the characters so well even thought the anime holds nowt to the manga its still an awesome series, any excuse I get to dress up as Wolfwood is used now, beach party....yeh i'll be going as wolfwood then.
Gundam Wing, the series the made me love anime, I can't stress how much I like mechs and the designs in Wing are fantastic better than pretty much the rest of the Gundam series, top this off with well written characters (Heero, Trowa, Zechs and Tres spring to mind) and a well paced plot you can see why I love it so much.
For many reasons mainly nostalgia and my my love of mechs I love G1 Transformers, far too much some people would say.
Cowboy Bebop nothing I can say about this that hasnt been said before its simply fantastic.
LunaHound wrote:Is there anyone out there can finish this anime without shedding a single tear?!
I can.
I would have picked Grave of the Fireflies for biggest anime tearjerker.
On to the list I guess:
Ranma 1/2 - Liked the characters, funny
Golden Boy - funny and wrong at the same time
Tenchi Muyo (original series, not much for the 5 million series afterward) - liked the characters. I have a giant stuffed Ryo-Ohki
Tom & Jerry 39-45 - The early years are some of the funniest cartoons ever made.
Fairly Oddparents - Had to watch it and it grew on me
Venture Bros. - Great combination of adventure, humor, and obscure references
Gummi Bears - though it may be just my memory, haven't seen it in years
Robotech - The Valkyrie is still the best (transformable) Mech design ever created
Animaniacs - What isn't to like?
99MDeery wrote:
Gundam Wing, the series the made me love anime, I can't stress how much I like mechs and the designs in Wing are fantastic better than pretty much the rest of the Gundam series, top this off with well written characters (Heero, Trowa, Zechs and Tres spring to mind) and a well paced plot you can see why I love it so much.
I have a list I got from a friend, of animes I should watch and gundam is the next anime I'm watching.
Ahtman wrote:
Ranma 1/2 - Liked the characters, funny
Golden Boy - funny and wrong at the same time
Tenchi Muyo (original series, not much for the 5 million series afterward) - liked the characters. I have a giant stuffed Ryo-Ohki
Tom & Jerry 39-45 - The early years are some of the funniest cartoons ever made.
Fairly Oddparents - Had to watch it and it grew on me
Venture Bros. - Great combination of adventure, humor, and obscure references
Gummi Bears - though it may be just my memory, haven't seen it in years
Robotech - The Valkyrie is still the best (transformable) Mech design ever created
Animaniacs - What isn't to like?
Early Tom and Jerry has some really cool and disturbing psychadelic stuff.
Oddparents is decent but Pixies rule in an authoriarian accountant type of way.
Emperors Faithful wrote:Well, I've always had a soft spot for teen titans. Also, some that Ghibli Studios work is FANTASTIC! (Princess Mononoke, made me cry...sniffle)
I too find Teen Titans to be quite fun on a lazy weekend morning. I wish they hadn't had to call Deathstroke by his real name (Slade) to make it suitable for the kiddies. I'm not sure it's safe for kids anyway; have you seen what the female Titans wear?
Also, I hear that the movie is due sometime next year. Can't wait!
Emperors Faithful wrote:Well, I've always had a soft spot for teen titans. Also, some that Ghibli Studios work is FANTASTIC! (Princess Mononoke, made me cry...sniffle)
I too find Teen Titans to be quite fun on a lazy weekend morning. I wish they hadn't had to call Deathstroke by his real name (Slade) to make it suitable for the kiddies. I'm not sure it's safe for kids anyway; have you seen what the female Titans wear?
Also, I hear that the movie is due sometime next year. Can't wait!
I wish they would've chosen another character as main antagonist. I never saw Deathstroke as the behind-the-scenes-sceming villian he's portrayed as in the show.
There's a whole bunch of stuff my daughter watches on Cartoon Channel in Japan, which I have grown to like:
Samurai Jack.
Powerpuff Girls.
Puffy Puffy Amiyumi.
Something I don't know the name of where Death, a sour-faced little girl and a Stimpy-like boy live together in a house.
Kim Possible (I think it's on Disney)
Totally Spies.
Kilkrazy wrote:
Something I don't know the name of where Death, a sour-faced little girl and a Stimpy-like boy live together in a house.
That's the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Man, I have to watch that again sometimes. I still love it because it has a lot of jokes and references in it that only older people would get, like the numerous allusions to Cthulu and the inclusion of a guy who's basically a clone of Ash from Evil Dead.
99MDeery wrote:Trigun has to be my all time favourite anime, i engaged with the characters so well even thought the anime holds nowt to the manga its still an awesome series, any excuse I get to dress up as Wolfwood is used now, beach party....yeh i'll be going as wolfwood then.
Gundam Wing, the series the made me love anime, I can't stress how much I like mechs and the designs in Wing are fantastic better than pretty much the rest of the Gundam series, top this off with well written characters (Heero, Trowa, Zechs and Tres spring to mind) and a well paced plot you can see why I love it so much.
For many reasons mainly nostalgia and my my love of mechs I love G1 Transformers, far too much some people would say.
Cowboy Bebop nothing I can say about this that hasnt been said before its simply fantastic.
I was really into Trigun until the end. Then i was just angry. "Plants!? F'n Plants!?" was all I could think.
Let's see:
Invader Zim (own the six disc set)
Ren and Stimpy
Venture Bros
ATHF
Korgoth of Barbaria (Why!? Whydid they not run this show!?)
Metalocalypse
Harvey Birdman
Squidbillies (I dunno I just can't pull myself away)
Futurama
Family Guy
American Dad
Animaniacs (and all the little sub shows)
Samuri Jack
Dexter's Laboratory
Ninja Scroll (Everybody I know that's into Anime started here)
Avatar The Last Air Bender
Naruto (until death by filler)
Bleach (some filler arcs as well, but at least interesting ones)
Ghost in a Shell (and Stand Alone Complex)
Elfen Lied (damn they should have kept that one going)
Vampire Hunter D (I like Bloodlust better than the Original)
Cowboy Bebop
Outlaw Star
Deathnote
Full Metal Alchemist
Blood+
Hellsing
Tenchi Muyo (when I first got into Anime now I think Tenchi's gay or was born without at penis or something)
Trinity Blood
I am certain there are more, the titles just don't jump out.
My fave animated shows are, well those that I can think of anyways.
Futurama
Venture Brothers
Simpsons
Gargoyles
American Dad
Clone Wars (Both versions)
Storm Hawks
Ren and Stimpy
Fantastic Four (most recent version)
Wolverine and the X-men
X-men : Evolution
God, the Devil and Bob
Mysterious Cities of Gold
Danger Mouse
The Trap Door
The Happy Tree Friends
Drawn Together
The Real Ghostbusters
Visionaries
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Stressed Eric
Rocko's Modern Life
Dr Katz
King of the Hill
Dave the Barbarian
The Pirates of Dark Water
Taz-mania
Spongebob
Ben 10
Ben 10 - Alien Force
Masters of the Universe
Xiaolin Showdown
Occasional moments/episodes of South Park and Family Guy, although much of it I don't find that funny.
Ahtman wrote:
I would have picked Grave of the Fireflies for biggest anime tearjerker.
This I would agree with, even worse when I saw the film after finding out the story is based off a true story written by the equivilent of the older brother.
Im kinda surprised that there has only been a few mentions for Ghost In The Shell, and the two Stand Alone Complexes.
I mean, I still cry at the end of SAC 2nd GIG when the Tachikomas sacrifice themselves. The back story tie in with Kuze and Motoko punctuated with the origami crane at the end was a rather elegant touch.
On the same storyline, the two Appleseed movies also impressed me.
I guess the silly sort of anime, or the very tired teen based characters dont generally hold much appeal for me.
I've caught a few episodes of Ghost in the Shell every now and again, but it doesn't really do much for me.
I've considered renting the first season or whatever it might be called and see if I can get into it.
I have to say, I've really been enjoying Spice and Wolf. I like how it's a fantasy setting, but isn't all about swords and magic and hitting things for once.
Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I've caught a few episodes of Ghost in the Shell every now and again, but it doesn't really do much for me.
I've considered renting the first season or whatever it might be called and see if I can get into it.
Its not something you can watch random episodes of, the storyline for the Stand Alone Complexes are pretty involved. Quite often I just think its over most peoples heads if they dont watch the episodes in order. I watched them all via netflix as the SAC's you can watch instantly online with a basic membership.
Okay, my view of anime has widened.
But does anyone have any thoughts about Studio Ghiblis work? Some of them are fantastic! (Princess Mononoke as well as Nuasicaa)
Cheese Elemental wrote:I have to say, I've really been enjoying Spice and Wolf. I like how it's a fantasy setting, but isn't all about swords and magic and hitting things for once.
Spice and wolf is awful . Horo is always in heat , isnt she supposed to be a goddess?
Emperors Faithful wrote:Okay, my view of anime has widened.
But does anyone have any thoughts about Studio Ghiblis work? Some of them are fantastic! (Princess Mononoke as well as Nuasicaa)
Howl's moving castle and Spirited away are pretty enchanting too.
Mistress of minis wrote:Im kinda surprised that there has only been a few mentions for Ghost In The Shell, and the two Stand Alone Complexes.
I mean, I still cry at the end of SAC 2nd GIG when the Tachikomas sacrifice themselves. The back story tie in with Kuze and Motoko punctuated with the origami crane at the end was a rather elegant touch.
On the same storyline, the two Appleseed movies also impressed me.
I guess the silly sort of anime, or the very tired teen based characters dont generally hold much appeal for me.
Similar Story here. "Sniff"
Though the Tachikoma shorts at the end of each episode just annoyed the hell out of me.
The stand alone complex storylines are much closer to the original Shonen comics Shirow did before he started exclusively doing "adult" illustrations.
Kilkrazy wrote:Beavis and Butthead.
I just slapped myself for forgetting to mention this one
Cheese Elemental wrote:I have to say, I've really been enjoying Spice and Wolf. I like how it's a fantasy setting, but isn't all about swords and magic and hitting things for once.
Spice and wolf is awful . Horo is always in heat , isnt she supposed to be a goddess?
Goddess of fertility and the harvest, Luna. Her personality mirrors her spiritual domain.
Cheese Elemental wrote:I have to say, I've really been enjoying Spice and Wolf. I like how it's a fantasy setting, but isn't all about swords and magic and hitting things for once.
Spice and wolf is awful . Horo is always in heat , isnt she supposed to be a goddess?
Goddess of fertility and the harvest, Luna. Her personality mirrors her spiritual domain.
With what i said earlier , im not sure what im watching anymore.
Bestiality porn or economy 101 . (oh i thought you dont like furies )
Cheese Elemental wrote:The point stands; I enjoy it, and I don't see anything like beastiality on it. You cannot make sweeping generalisations of it like that.
*Shrug , no one said you have to agree with me to enjoy it . Just enjoy it yourself and control yourself.
Oh really? you seem pretty angry because i said something about Horo .
grow up cheese. i know you have been trying lately , and i applaud your effort. ( going to bed now )
Oh and you know what else is funny? YOU are the one that have accused me of been a furries lover in 3 different threads.
1) when i said i like space skaven
2) when i said there should be an animal army ( back when they were discussing what future fantasy army are next )
3) when i i had an avatar of Horo you made fun of it.
There you go cheese , you are such a hypocrite ( of course you probably cant remember )
Oh, shut up, Luna. Pull your head out of the sand and listen to yourself for once. Practice what you preach. What you've said is basically trolling, which you accuse me of a lot. Yes, I am an internet troll, not a serious one, but you're a hypocrite.
Cheese Elemental wrote:Oh, shut up, Luna. Pull your head out of the sand and listen to yourself for once. Practice what you preach. What you've said is basically trolling, which you accuse me of a lot. Yes, I am an internet troll, not a serious one, but you're a hypocrite.
Where did i troll? enlighten me?
Cheese Elemental wrote:
Don't criticise the anime that I watch when you like anime fan crap like Gundam.
and whats this "pay back" you are talking about in the other thread?
Is it because i didnt add you to friends list after you added me? lol....
BrookM wrote:Oh and Berserk, pretty depressing at times but a damn good series.
Reading berzerk manga atm (the beginning was very depressing , but i liked the mood. Its like one man marching to meet his end kind of thing)
but now he is accompanied by 5 people ( feels like they are trying to drag the story on )
*Edit , btw have you heard of "Blame!" ? the designs used seems to have made its way through recent minature companies too .
BrookM wrote:Oh and Berserk, pretty depressing at times but a damn good series.
Reading berzerk manga atm (the beginning was very depressing , but i liked the mood. Its like one man marching to meet his end kind of thing)
but now he is accompanied by 5 people ( feels like they are trying to drag the story on )
The manga is pretty good though I am annoyed by the Puk character. Other than that it is a damn good read and still going strong, not bad for a series that started 20+ years ago and is only now halfway there.
One more epic classic anime for you guys ( weird, its not that old 2000 . guess its the art's style )
(normally people dont really discuss about it , its ranked up there with Grave of The Fire Flies because its so depressing)
Dont let the first episode fool you ... the funny atmosphere is setting you up for a very sharp drop -_-
Now and Then, Here and There:
Much of the series deals with serious moral questions relating to war, the cost of war, and the exploitation of children.
Cheese Elemental wrote: Don't criticise the anime that I watch when you like anime fan crap like Gundam.
and whats this "pay back" you are talking about in the other thread? Is it because i didnt add you to friends list after you added me? lol....
Luna, just stop it. It's devolved into a personal attack now. Just -stop- it. You made a sweeping generalisation of something I like without anything to back up your point, and I did the same.
Cheese Elemental wrote:
Don't criticise the anime that I watch when you like anime fan crap like Gundam.
and whats this "pay back" you are talking about in the other thread?
Is it because i didnt add you to friends list after you added me? lol....
Luna, just stop it. It's devolved into a personal attack now. Just -stop- it. You made a sweeping generalisation of something I like without anything to back up your point, and I did the same.
No , you stop it .
You did the personal attack , where did i attack you? where did i troll you ? I can find yours to quote , why cant you?
Nothing to back it up ? You DO know this is a All Ages Forum right? You think im dumb enough to link the naked screens of Horo that made me say "she is in heat all the time"?
im not THAT dumb to fall for that .
LunaHound wrote:Reading berzerk manga atm (the beginning was very depressing , but i liked the mood. Its like one man marching to meet his end kind of thing)
but now he is accompanied by 5 people ( feels like they are trying to drag the story on )
Wow, you definitely shouldn't be reading this series at your age.
Also, both you AND Cheese need to chill the feth out. This is a thread about cartoons - both of you are just flaming each other and it's gonna get an otherwise innocuous thread locked.
Modquisition on: Yes Dakka proves you can get into a pushy shovy about...cartoons?
A reminder Dakka Rule #1 applies even here. Be polite. 1. You two will cease fire. 2. Lets drop the anime fan reference. I don't have a clue what that is but its been reported as a racist type statement so it ends until I can get some advice on it from other mods.
BrookM wrote:Oh and Berserk, pretty depressing at times but a damn good series.
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The manga is pretty good though I am annoyed by the Puk character. Other than that it is a damn good read and still going strong, not bad for a series that started 20+ years ago and is only now halfway there.
A bit OT since this is about the manga rather than the anime:
Puk/Puck/what-have-you was a bit less comic-relief in the beginning of the series, though he's somewhat harmless comic-relief in an otherwise incredibly dark story.
Though I'd love to see the whole story serialized into animated form, I'm rather glad that the anime focused on the "Golden Age" segment, and only really hinted at how dark the story-line would become. It was nice for them to focus on the themes of friendship/comaraderie/dreams rather than the (rather over-used, to be honest) theme of revenge. That and all the Nietszchean philosophy that permeates the greater portion of the story up to the current story arc.
It hurts my wallet so bad to try to collect the entire series of books (34+ as of the moment at $14USD a piece )
We will be adding anime fan and hip hop fan to the list of words being dealt with via the automatic filter. I just wanted note here that Ze's Verds ist VERBOTTEN! and don't get around the word filter please. PMs to certain posters to follow.
MeanGreenStompa wrote:Meh, I'm getting old, I had to go and look up what weeabo even meant.
I thought it was just another name for an otaku (an insult as well) or someone with an unhealthy obsession/idealization with the Japanese. Mean? Yes. Racist? No. Lets not belittle real hate words and their impact. It probably shouldn't be allowed though as it is usually used in a mean fashion. Unless I'm using it in a joke then it is ok.
Its not allowed now. It doesn't have to be racist to be inappropriate for our incredibly important discussions about toy soldiers. After all this is a family friendly forum
OHHHH! i see it now , the 2 casts share same characterstic! (whats this? )
I wasn't comparing them, just posting some awesome cast members. I especially like the Sealab 2021 crew shown above, I'm a big fan of Sparks (sitting guy) and captain Hazel Murphy (older man).
Found it when researching Witch Hunter's fluff (surprise surprise) and thought it was absolutely brilliant. The opening few episodes are of a "monster of the week" variety, but as the series gets going it drastically improves, and builds to a fantastic finale.
I've recently watched both seasons of Big O and the second season ending was rather.. WTF. So the universe is reset and the cancelled third season is supposed to explain everything?
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Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I've heard some stuff about an anime called Black Lagoon, and was wondering if it's anygood? Has anyone seen it?
It's a great series, light on the silly bs and actually good. Sure there's an arc about two killer commie kids with big weapons, but the arc where neo-nazis are slaughtered on a ship makes up for it big time.
Fairly new to anime, but I love mecha and giant robots, so I'm going to the grand daddy of the genre, and watching Mobile Suit Gundam (AKA First Gundam AKA Gundam 0079) and enjoying it immensely, even if it looks a bit dated (after all it's 30 years old) after that's done, I'm doing a Gundam Marathon and watching every series I can get my hands on, but especially the Universal Century stuff.
Guyver (still trying to buy the films if anyone knows where from)
Bleach
Ghost in the shell S.A.C
Gundam wing
Blood
Infinity
Darkness
red and stimpy
simpsons
futurama
family guy
pinky and the brain
grim and evil
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This vid contain violence etc etc....
just to make sure no one complains
for those who dont know, this is guyver, great manga film/series that started and died years ago, just a little teaser for what its like, with any luck i can find the films for sale (lost mine when i moved bases years ago)
My girlfriend is a much bigger fan of anime than I am,but I watch Inyuasha,Gundum wing,Wolfs rain, Full Metal Alchemist and such with her.
I did enjoy shows like Robotech & Battle of the planets (G-Force) when I was a kid.
That being said, Venture Brothers FTW. I happened to be passing by a pool the other day, and I saw people playing chicken yelling "mecha-shiva, mecha-shiva" at each other. It warmed my heart.
Favorite Cartoons:
Dragonball (the unedited dubbed version, not the okay-for-kids CN version)
Naruto (fillers were meh, but the show is finally on track)
Thundercats
Silverhawks
Transformers (circa 1980s)
GI Joe (circa 1980s)
Dexter's Laboratory
Cow and Chicken
Johhny Bravo
Gurren Lagann (sp?)
Most Despised Cartoon (ever!):
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
30 minutes of your life you will never get back. Badly drawn and no plot whatsoever!
Im recently watching Gurren Lagann ( why so late?! )
because i assumed and stereotyped this anime after watching 1 episode :/
i thought it was for 6 years olds ( mecha that looks like pokemons , and Yoko er.... she is hmm.... )
But oh wow i was wrong , the story is extremely well written , i can see why so many people love it now.
chaplaingrabthar wrote:Fairly new to anime, but I love mecha and giant robots, so I'm going to the grand daddy of the genre, and watching Mobile Suit Gundam (AKA First Gundam AKA Gundam 0079) and enjoying it immensely, even if it looks a bit dated (after all it's 30 years old) after that's done, I'm doing a Gundam Marathon and watching every series I can get my hands on, but especially the Universal Century stuff.
Warlord Imp wrote:I am suprised no one has mentioned Gantz. That's a great Anime with lots of action nad an original concept.
Gantz? Oh man I hated that show. Bought the first boxed set, I think 6 CDs and the majority of it was the main characters bemoaning their lives. They would be in the middle of a fight and one would just freeze up and spend 15-20 minutes crying how life was so unfair. What the heck was the villain doing this whole time? Nothing, just standing there and letting them do it.
If it gets better after the first 6 CDs, I'll never know because I refuse to waste any more money on that sobfest.
Stuff I do like. Ergo Proxy, Desert Punk, Venture Bros and Metalocalypse.
Okay so I just finished watching Gurren Lagann. I didn't realise it was gonna be the most awesome thing ever. I have a story I've been planning in my head for a while - it's like they took that, turned it into an anime, then threw in a metric crapload of mecha for good measure.
Okay so I just finished watching Gurren Lagann. I didn't realise it was gonna be the most awesome thing ever. I have a story I've been planning in my head for a while - it's like they took that, turned it into an anime, then threw in a metric crapload of mecha for good measure.
good for you! that was a pretty fun show, it really took the hotblooded mech pilot character to a whole new level.
Okay so I just finished watching Gurren Lagann. I didn't realise it was gonna be the most awesome thing ever. I have a story I've been planning in my head for a while - it's like they took that, turned it into an anime, then threw in a metric crapload of mecha for good measure.
good for you! that was a pretty fun show, it really took the hotblooded mech pilot character to a whole new level.
Finished it recently too , it was way better then i expected . Might look into Diebuster next since they seem related.
I personally enjoyed Megas XLR, it took the giant robot concept from the japanese animes, removed the whiney angst plot and substituted it with bruce campbell, great show.
Back on topic. I have hear from a friend that there was an anime created about Final Fantasy. And that does not mean Advent Children or Spirits Within.
Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I have hear from a friend that there was an anime created about Final Fantasy. And that does not mean Advent Children or Spirits Within.
Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I have hear from a friend that there was an anime created about Final Fantasy. And that does not mean Advent Children or Spirits Within.
Personally:
Western Animation -
Animaniacs. God I miss that cartoon.
Wall-E
... that's really about it...
Anime:
Black Lagoon
Bleach (I admit it. I watch a mainstream anime)
Ghost in the Shell (movies + TV)
Read or Die (OVA + TV)
Rosario + Vampire
Slayers (All seasons+ movies + OVAs)
Shadow Skill
Tenchi Muyo: Ryo-ohki
Tenjou Tenge
Those Who Hunt Elves
Witch Hunter Robin
Edit: Oh, and one other, little anime...
Sometimes it's a comedy! Sometimes it's an action show! Sometimes it's a god-awful live action film! But What is the Truth?
Beautiful Warrior CUTEY HONEY! (Cue theme music.)
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, and I'm a little ashamed to be so attached to it but...
Storm Hawks. Motorbike wars in the Sky? Yes, please.
Also, pretty much any cartoon where people actually die, but not in a overly done gross/gory way. I hate it when a tank is destroyed, but you can see the entire crew jumping out just in time to escape monster/hero/ whatever.
Waiting for Exo-Squad to come out on dvd though.
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It warmed my heart.
