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Spring Anime 2012 | Welcome Home, Space Cowboy
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Depends on whether you're a studio employee or on contract or a total freelancer. The most common form of payment is by the frame. It's terrible and inhumane. Lolz.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Ok, well that would explain the cost differences then.
Shaft stuff is barely animated so it must be pretty cheap to make.
That does make sense now. I thought they were paid like normal human beings.
Actually, why the fuck would anyone become an animator in that kind of working condition? I know osme people love the work but fuck I wouldnt even do something I liked if I wasnt paid shit for it.
People gotta eat. Theres rent and everything else. No way this pays the bills.
captainnapalm
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Could someone recommend what some of the best anime series are out there to someone who really hasn't seem much at all? I used to follow Robotech when I was a kid and it was on TV, which I loved, and I've seen a few films here and there, but I really am a neophyte.
I like science fiction stuff and don't like stuff like DragonBallZ, if that helps.
I like science fiction stuff and don't like stuff like DragonBallZ, if that helps.
Now you know why so many studios are adopting CGI and outsourcing things to Korea.
Yeah it makes sense now. I don't understand why conditions arent better for these animators though. How do companies get away with this kind of shit? Its not like people dont know about it (other than me)
I don't understand why conditions arent better for those Foxconn employees though. How do companies get away with this kind of shit? Its not like people dont know about it
Macross Plus
Cowboy Bebop
Dennou Coil
Time of Eve
Infinite Ryvius
Evangelion
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
If you like stuff like robotech and sci-fic. You should check out some of the best science-fiction and mecha anime like
- Crest of the stars / Banner series
- Legend of galactic heroes
- Super dimensional fortress macross (pretty much the same thing as robotech but with j-pop music and some plot differences
)- Macross plus
- Cowboy bebop
- Ghost in the shell 1 & 2
- Ghost in the shell : SAC first and second gig
- Planetes
- Time of Eve
- Original gundam movies 1 2 3
- Turn A Gundam
- Neon genesis evangelion + End of evangelion
- Gurren Lagann
- Gunbuster + Diebuster
Cowboy Bebop
Forgot to list that.
and the girl who leapt through time + summer wars, plus patlabor 1 & 2 I guess.
captainnapalm
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Thanks for the suggestions. Seems like Cowboy Bepop is a good place to start. Just checked on wikipedia and it sounds good.
Fortunately, watching it is even better than reading about it on wikipedia. If only Unknown knew this.
captainnapalm
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I love series that have continuity and run for a long time as one long story. That was always what I dug about Robotech. Each episode continued on from the previous one.
captainnapalm
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I just wanted to see what it was about. Jeez.
They're not poking fun at you - they're poking fun at one of the thread regulars whose tag is "watches anime on Wikipedia".
Cowboy Bebop is a really good suggestion and I think you'll enjoy it a lot.
How would he know if the show is right for him without even reading up a little about it? Aside from risking possible spoilers.
Come on, don't be s spoil sport. Let this new guy experience the show how he sees fit.
Also, he's not in on that joke, so he wouldn't understand that it was even one.
Season starts in two days, so I got around to finalizing my list.
Full series guaranteed: Fate/Zero S2, Slope no Apollon, Medaka Box
High tier: Jormungand, Tsuritama, Uchuu Kyoudai
Will check out: Hyouka, Natsuiro Kiseki, Tasogare Otome x Amnesia, Lupin III
Special cases: Saint Seiya Omega (if it gets good impressions), Mysterious Girlfriend X (already read the manga, will see how the adaptation holds up), Phi Brain S2 (I said I wasn't going to bother, but Hiroshi Kamiya, Tomokazu Sugita, and Daisuke Ono as villains mean I'll suffer through it)
Full series guaranteed: Fate/Zero S2, Slope no Apollon, Medaka Box
High tier: Jormungand, Tsuritama, Uchuu Kyoudai
Will check out: Hyouka, Natsuiro Kiseki, Tasogare Otome x Amnesia, Lupin III
Special cases: Saint Seiya Omega (if it gets good impressions), Mysterious Girlfriend X (already read the manga, will see how the adaptation holds up), Phi Brain S2 (I said I wasn't going to bother, but Hiroshi Kamiya, Tomokazu Sugita, and Daisuke Ono as villains mean I'll suffer through it)
captainnapalm
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Oh, my bad.
Chihayafuru 22
Chihaya faces
Can Chihaya win this?
trump card which is
Using this strategy,
Shit's getting real!!
Chihaya faces
the former Queen, Yumi.
Yumi is an ordinary woman but she is 100% dedicated to the game of Karuta. She is known for being tenacious and refusing to give up.
It starts out pretty evenly matched, but then Chihaya starts to get the upper hand. she gets confident. Then Yumi pulls out her
contesting close calls. By disrupting the flow of the game she reduces her opponents confidence which allows her to regain her own composure.
Yumi manages to defeat Chihaya by 4 cards. Oh shit!
The talks about Ms. Yamamoto and P&SwG reminded me that she also directed a very good (sisterly emotional) episode on said series.
Definitely. GAiNAX couldn't oppose to NHK decision of making those episodes, but at least that made them wary of the necessity in attaining some control over the rights of following shows. That was the case of Neon Genesis Evangelion... and milking it they came back with a vengeance!
I love that and find it the more apt approach, however there is still a central plot (Fujiko's infiltration in a cult organization, that you also mentioned) and scenes from the promotional video seemed to correspond with that, so... given the number of episodes maybe we are talking about a little introduction arc, focused on this series' Fujiko, before the main quest, isn't it?
RurouniZel
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ahh... true. But still... Harima might be one of the best characters around in animu.
Anyone that skipped this... should probably watch it.
Has ton of awesome themes ;P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I3lIT9PPqA
School Rumble was fucking hilarious! Harima is an awesome protagonist! ^^
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-16/asahi-paper/animators-work-conditions-not-improving
Unknown Soldier
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If I watch it on Wikipedia and don't find it interesting, I won't go any further than that. Deal with it.
I don't even know what show you guys are talking about. :|
Tamayura OVA - 1 & 2
The two new girls' entrance into the main cast was great. Whistling-moe girl Maon instantly makes any flow of conversation much cuter with her whistles, and Norie's infatuation with Kou is super hnnnngh. Actually, Kou himself is so damned adorable. His quiet yet playful personality (when he gets a hold of Fu with his legs is :lol) is :cajun :cajun
Oh yeah, and Fu's ecstacy-mode is so damned cuteee (I'm running out of adjectives for the word cute). The way her face instantly turns into a palette of pleasure, and her random yet cute dances are awesome.
Second episode also introduced Shihomi, who is Fu's idol and a professional photographer. It was great to see the energy in their conversation, which also showed their genuine love of photography. That moment where Fu kept confirming that Shihomi isn't lying about Fu's photos being terrible was damn hilarious.
Also, the OP and ED are so much better than the TV versions, especially the ED!
Momoneko > Kyubei
Edit: Oh yeah, was that Nakata Jouji voicing the photo store's manager?!
The two new girls' entrance into the main cast was great. Whistling-moe girl Maon instantly makes any flow of conversation much cuter with her whistles, and Norie's infatuation with Kou is super hnnnngh. Actually, Kou himself is so damned adorable. His quiet yet playful personality (when he gets a hold of Fu with his legs is :lol) is :cajun :cajun
Oh yeah, and Fu's ecstacy-mode is so damned cuteee (I'm running out of adjectives for the word cute). The way her face instantly turns into a palette of pleasure, and her random yet cute dances are awesome.
Second episode also introduced Shihomi, who is Fu's idol and a professional photographer. It was great to see the energy in their conversation, which also showed their genuine love of photography. That moment where Fu kept confirming that Shihomi isn't lying about Fu's photos being terrible was damn hilarious.
Also, the OP and ED are so much better than the TV versions, especially the ED!
Momoneko > Kyubei
Edit: Oh yeah, was that Nakata Jouji voicing the photo store's manager?!
It's interesting that no one has provided a proper rebuttal to my opinion that the first episode is a poor introduction to the series. Why should I watch it, when I don't see any reason to, and no one else has provided a good reason beyond, "omg your opinion sucks Cowboy Bebop > Envelope."
I'll watch it someday, but it's pretty low on my backlog priority list at the moment. :3
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv85627780
15 minutes until Nico starts letting people in for OLDTAMINA CONFERENCE!
15 minutes until Nico starts letting people in for OLDTAMINA CONFERENCE!
Go_Ly_Dow
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Ready! I hope they don't start kicking the peasants out too soon.
I'm in! Meanwhile I'll keep myself busy by listening to my favorite seiyuus sing Disney songs!
I'm in, hopefully this will be good!
Chihayafuru 23
after
Taichi tries
D'awwww.
BLATANTLY OBVIOUS
after
her loss to the former Queen, Chihaya locks herself in a closet and mopes
to get her to come out, and news that their Sensei advanced to the third round gets Chihaya to come out. Taichi realizes that he has fallen for Chihaya.
Later on, Chihaya gets asked out on a date. Taichi blocks the new guys number and makes it
that he likes her. However only Kana can see it, because Kana is awesome like that.
they get news that Arata has also lost in the fourth round. Arata has now returned to Karuta and vows to practice all the time to get back to form. the group goes to watch the finals matches where the Queen and Master hopefuls play in one final effort to earn the right to battle the current ones. Chihaya questions herself and why she isn't playing here now. On the positive side of things, it appears that one of Sensei's students is a finalist.
Everyone decides to take a Christmas break from Karuta and enjoy life with their friends and classmates.
I'm pumped for godtamina. Just a few minutes to go!
Revolutionary Girl Utena 3
My feelings about this are kind of like my feelings about Penguindrum at this stage. I'm still having a hard time figuring out what to make of this show. If it weren't so highly recommended, I could see myself becoming bored and leaving it.
I still don't like Chuchu that much, and I sometimes feel like the art/budget is really lacking, like with the dancing at the end of the episode. But the central mysteries of the show, and the strength of Utena's character, make me want to know what's going on. And Ikuhara's direction is great as always.
I guess it's easy to get impatient when I'm watching at such a slow pace.
Revolutionary Girl Utena 3
My feelings about this are kind of like my feelings about Penguindrum at this stage. I'm still having a hard time figuring out what to make of this show. If it weren't so highly recommended, I could see myself becoming bored and leaving it.
I still don't like Chuchu that much, and I sometimes feel like the art/budget is really lacking, like with the dancing at the end of the episode. But the central mysteries of the show, and the strength of Utena's character, make me want to know what's going on. And Ikuhara's direction is great as always.
I guess it's easy to get impatient when I'm watching at such a slow pace.
Episode 3 was my least favorite out of the 8 episodes I've watched so far.
Stick with it. you'll be glad you did.
Even if you end up not liking it, it's something very very different from anything you've ever watched before.
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