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Spring Anime 2015 |OT| The Disappearance of YEAARRT!
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This conversation looks really interesting but my brain is almost dead... Cardcaptor Sakura is some of the best stuff my childhood is made out of, including Yuyu Hakusho. Luckily for those interested, both are out on glorious nippon blu-ray format in America.
Basileus777
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The 90s gave us Nekki Basara, so of course it's been all downhill from there.
That's part of it, but the advent of the Wacom and the tablet, Photoshop and even the mechanical pencil meant that many generations of art practice would be replaced by new ones, that were not necessarily informed by what had come before it. In many ways, people who started drawing in the digital era have a completely different mindset to their predecessors.
Contrary to what many might think, art technique does influence style, and thus how many themes and subjects are depicted, because different techniques inherently have different qualities and appeal to different kinds of people. For example, With photo-manipulation software turned art tool, digital composition became possible, but with undo commands, layer separation and the limited colour space, as well as working on a screen as opposed to paper and cel, a different mindset would develop on a very deep level regarding what values and preferences would be accepted.
There's also a disconnect for some people when you essentially have mix-media animation, with traditionally drawn frames, digitally composited and intermeshed with CG-elements, whereas older productions all relied on completely hand-fashioned production methods (from first concept to final frame shooting). This often results in a stiffness and disjointed presentation if not handled carefully. A very skilled craftsman can of course work around most of these things, but it is nevertheless a starting handicap for many artists, especially those who grew up in this era with no prior experience or first hand knowledge of what come before it.
EDIT: Of course, that just the animation/compositing alone. A lot of things have changed with pre-production processes, music, sfx and writing as well.
....fuck
Didn't even have to pull out Haibane Renmei.
Euphonium 3
As a person that was one of the try-hards / enthusiastic ones, damn that was painful to watch. I remember being hella embarrassed and ashamed whenever a conductor berated the group, and these kids have quite the nerve to mouth off like that after their lack of skill was exposed. What hope is there for SunFes or harder pieces when a basic piece can't even be played well?
RIP in peace, band, we hardly knew ye.
As a person that was one of the try-hards / enthusiastic ones, damn that was painful to watch. I remember being hella embarrassed and ashamed whenever a conductor berated the group, and these kids have quite the nerve to mouth off like that after their lack of skill was exposed. What hope is there for SunFes or harder pieces when a basic piece can't even be played well?
RIP in peace, band, we hardly knew ye.
You may want to exclude Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Outlaw Star and G Gundam as well since I figure those will default be on most/all lists.
Dragon Ball/DBZ and Sailor Moon are also big 90's anime and regardless of how much you liked them they deserve to be on any "hits of the 90's" list
phoenix296
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I feel woefully ignorant having never seen anything made before 2005. (Besides Eva and 1 episode of Bebop)
strangedopamine
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## Cardcaptor Sakura (If you accepted it would be No.1)
1. Mobile Fighter G Gundam
2. Metropolis
3. Turn A Gundam
4. Trigun
5. Ojamajo Doremi S1
6. Princess Mononoke
7. Samurai Pizza Cats
8. Hime-chan's Ribbon
9. Goldfish Warning!!
10. Sailor Moon SuperS
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
A bit, but eh, let them be. They can chose whatever they want to believe.
bebop trigun and g gundam too lol. dbz plus sailor moon as well then i guess. never watched outlaw star although i probably watched it when i was way younger and just dont remember it. but if you can, try coming up with a top 5 with those anime in it. its hard for me to find anime list that dont have the animes already mentioned.
fix that by watching one piece.
giving me a rush of dopamine with this list! thank you!
ThatChairMan
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All you need is Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
in no particular order,
- The Big O
- Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Cowboy Bebop
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Giant Robo
- Ghost in the Shell
- Princess Mononoke
- Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal
- Sailor Moon S
- M.D. Geist II: Death Force
phoenix296
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If there is one thing I'll never do, it is watch a series longer than 100+ episodes. (Sorry Gintama fans)
even more anime, thank you narag. i aint surprised i see sailor moon on your list lol
you havent watched hunter x hunter?! FIX THAT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Escaflowne, Rahxephon, EVANGELION, Slayers, Kenshin, the 1st half of Big O and Record of the Lodoss War are also big names from the 90's as well.
Was Utena the 90's too?
Giant Robo, Ghost in the Shell (the 1st movie) and whatever came out of Studio Ghilbi would be big names too.
Was Utena the 90's too?
Giant Robo, Ghost in the Shell (the 1st movie) and whatever came out of Studio Ghilbi would be big names too.
KazenY2J
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I just don't bother, anime threads in there become ignorant at times.
Basileus777
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Rahxephon was 00s.
I wanted to make my list and then I discovered that MALGraph is dead. So much for easy ways to find a list of 90s anime that I've watched.
1. the one with the demons and the blood
2. the one with the blood and the guns
3. the one where they shoot demons with guns
4. the one where they use blood to summon gun demons
5. the robot show, no not evangelion cuz shinji's a pussy
6. didn't miyazaki have a show in the 90s? no? well he should have
7. the four episodes of the super buu saga I owned on VHS
8. cowboy bebop, my real #1 but no one will suspect that I jack it to faye if I dock it a few spots
9. the one that's really cute but I can't admit that because that's gay
10. empty placeholder because if I admit I've seen ten or more anime, my dick will fall off
i cant keep up with all of this lol, time to make a list to keep track of when i wake up in the morning
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madp you alright bro?
strangedopamine
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striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Let see...
1. Slayers
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion
3. Black Heaven aka Kacho Ouji
4. Trigun
5. Rurouni Kenshin
6. Serial Experiment Lain
7. You're under arrest
8. Saber marionette J
9. Fushigi Yugi
10. Silent Mobius
Based on these list, it's clear i need to watch more 90's anime. Oh and the list is strictly tv series
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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After reading all the replies I'm not going to let it bother me any further.
Instead I'll just look for some more shows to add my growing watch list.
Instead I'll just look for some more shows to add my growing watch list.
even moar!
What were you bothered with in the first place vanillacake?
Basileus777
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Thanks. Data and lists for this amuse me and it's good that this still exists.
strangedopamine
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It would been a lot more difficult to do my top 10 without it believe me.
Also I want to keep chasing the achievements 
Although due to MAL's stupid ways of labelling anime I forgot to put Whisper of the Heart somewhere in my top 10, go figure.
Ice Lightning
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I would really like to order the Drama CD for Today's Cerberus 「今日のケルベロス」, but neither Amazon Japan (3rd party) nor CD Japan are directly selling the item. These are the two sites I have ordered from in the past for importing.
What can I do to hopefully get this item successfully ordered? Tried ordering from the 3rd party Amazon seller and item was refused for a US order.
What can I do to hopefully get this item successfully ordered? Tried ordering from the 3rd party Amazon seller and item was refused for a US order.
phoenix296
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Ronja the Robber's Daughter 07
Most of the previous episodes have been fairly tame character building for Ronja. This episode really highlights how selfish and childish she has grown, taking that stubborn trait from her father. Birk, the antagonist has a more level head with a caring heart. The scene where Ronja and Birk venture into the fog was incredibly eerie and establishes that Birk is the more mature of the two. Great episode.
Most of the previous episodes have been fairly tame character building for Ronja. This episode really highlights how selfish and childish she has grown, taking that stubborn trait from her father. Birk, the antagonist has a more level head with a caring heart. The scene where Ronja and Birk venture into the fog was incredibly eerie and establishes that Birk is the more mature of the two. Great episode.
Show by Rock 01
I... didn't really enjoy this too much. The CG was very jarring to me and I'm not sure I like the main character, who says she's shy after singing the OP in front of the club room. Maybe it'll grow on me.
It was quite funny when she got sucked into tap tap revenge though
I... didn't really enjoy this too much. The CG was very jarring to me and I'm not sure I like the main character, who says she's shy after singing the OP in front of the club room. Maybe it'll grow on me.
It was quite funny when she got sucked into tap tap revenge though
Just watched episode 3 of Sound! Euphonium. Ultimatemegax was right about Yamamura. I really enjoyed it. You could really feel the tension. I really liked the music placement too. It might've been a little heavy handed but I thought it was appropriate. The character animation was also great as usual. It really helped make the character's emotions feel more authentic IMO.
These were probably my favorite scenes:
The first one is probably obvious to everyone, since it's the scene where the teacher throws in our (and the band members') faces what the obstacle the band faces is. I like that, for the first half of this scene, he stares straight at you and you take the viewpoint of a player. You knew the performance was going to be bad, and now you're sharing in the shame that everyone feels. I feel like it kinda reinforces the humiliation people mention about this episode.
I liked the second scene too, but I primarily stuck it in this post to highlight how funny it is. There's a picture of a valley between them! And then the shot moves to their feet and the euphonium takes the place of the picture! Lol, considering how new I am to actually thinking about what I'm watching, I appreciate how obvious it is. :V
I thought the episode did a good job of setting up the fail that you knew was coming . Really nice. I can't wait for the next episode now.
These were probably my favorite scenes:
The first one is probably obvious to everyone, since it's the scene where the teacher throws in our (and the band members') faces what the obstacle the band faces is. I like that, for the first half of this scene, he stares straight at you and you take the viewpoint of a player. You knew the performance was going to be bad, and now you're sharing in the shame that everyone feels. I feel like it kinda reinforces the humiliation people mention about this episode.
I liked the second scene too, but I primarily stuck it in this post to highlight how funny it is. There's a picture of a valley between them! And then the shot moves to their feet and the euphonium takes the place of the picture! Lol, considering how new I am to actually thinking about what I'm watching, I appreciate how obvious it is. :V
I thought the episode did a good job of setting up the fail that you knew was coming . Really nice. I can't wait for the next episode now.
I really enjoyed the first two seasons of Hayate the Combat Butler, so I think I'll pick up season 1 at some point on BD. It's nice that they put all the episodes into one collection! They're spread across 6 BDs, so they're not cramming too badly. It's also nice that they gave it a BD in the first place. Despite being done in HD, it never got a BD release in Japan from what I've heard.
Haven't watched that many old anime except for the mostly mainstream ones, but just my 2 cents:
1. Rurouni Kenshin - Tsuiokuhen
2. Perfect Blue
3. Cowboy Bebop
4. Only Yesterday
5. Ghost in the Shell
6. Serial Experiments Lain
7. End of Evangelion
8. Patlabor the Movie 2
9. Princess Mononoke
10. Jin-roh the Wolf Brigade
Honorable mentions include Now and Then, Here and There, Evangelion, Whisper of the Heart, Porco Rosso, and Memories: Magnetic Rose segment.
Garo The Animation 20-24
Overall an enjoyable show with some big quality drops in some episodes. The villains disappointed me with reasons behind their actions that were pretty meh (i guess it fits the kind of show but still...).
I was hoping Octavia to have some better reason to fuel her behavior instead it was simply petty. I didn't like how she sacrificed
The end had power, shitty father being a shitty father until the end included, though I had a disappointment here too
Overall an enjoyable show with some big quality drops in some episodes. The villains disappointed me with reasons behind their actions that were pretty meh (i guess it fits the kind of show but still...).
I was hoping Octavia to have some better reason to fuel her behavior instead it was simply petty. I didn't like how she sacrificed
the other maid that reminded her of her sister, the sister that died killed by wolves because she didn't want to run away because God will save me while the other villagers ran in panic because omg we can't do anything against wolves.
Sure, hate God for this, hate people for this, I'm totally understanding where you're coming from Octavia! Wait, why are you summoning a monster and without any hesitation you made him devour this nice, young girl that reminded you of your sister? Oh, I get it, because you're just a worthless character that's supposed to a have a creepy obsession for the creepy looking evil man.
Sure, hate God for this, hate people for this, I'm totally understanding where you're coming from Octavia! Wait, why are you summoning a monster and without any hesitation you made him devour this nice, young girl that reminded you of your sister? Oh, I get it, because you're just a worthless character that's supposed to a have a creepy obsession for the creepy looking evil man.
The end had power, shitty father being a shitty father until the end included, though I had a disappointment here too
with Ema not sticking around with Leon, though she'll be back once he's grown up some more, I'm sure.
sorry couldn't resist taking a dig at that OT thread. feel bad giving you a troll response, so here's something real:
TV-only list because I'm not qualified to discuss 90s movies/ovas, and I wouldn't take much stock in my own list anyway as I've hardly scratched the surface of the decade past the biggest names. Most are here by default.
1. Evangelion
2. Sailor Moon
3. Ojamajo Doremi
4. Bebop
5. Utena
6. Turn A Gundam
7. Oniisama e
8. G Gundam
9. Lain (I don't like it but I have to admit it's essential viewing)
10. wild card spot: uhh how about something lower-profile that nobody's listed like Princess Nine or Pretty Sammy.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Hibike Euphonium 3
Sensei dropping the truth bomb. Asuka-senpai undying positivity is great. I'm sucker for this kind of underdog story. The club probably going to mend its way and start making effort toward national competition.
Sensei dropping the truth bomb. Asuka-senpai undying positivity is great. I'm sucker for this kind of underdog story. The club probably going to mend its way and start making effort toward national competition.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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even moar!
What were you bothered with in the first place vanillacake?
The same old story.
That is to say the opinion that the 80s and 90s were filled with god tier anime, everything made afterwards being garbage.
MetroidPrimeRib
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I don't think I've really watched a lot of 90s TV series so I'll add in movies and OVA. Go ahead and mock my pleb taste for not watchin the classiks. Also not in a real order or anything.
1. Evangelion
2. End of Evangelion (i'm cheating here by counting these two as seperate)
3. Bebop
4. G Gundam
5. Jin-Roh
6. Ghost in the Shell
7. Berserk
8. Outlaw Star
9. Trigun
10. Ruroni Kenshin
1. Evangelion
2. End of Evangelion (i'm cheating here by counting these two as seperate)
3. Bebop
4. G Gundam
5. Jin-Roh
6. Ghost in the Shell
7. Berserk
8. Outlaw Star
9. Trigun
10. Ruroni Kenshin
Fuuuuuuuuuuck.
I wanted Kawaisou BDs. Fuck. I'll be waiting for the BD release. Man what a bummer for what was probably the series I was looking forward to buying the most.
On the other hand, holy shit Hayate S1 BDs. I expected a disappointment in DVD-only or something. Definitely buying. Loved the first season.
MikeHattsu
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Hm... It's not interesting enough to be super interesting ;P
Some fun watches (they were for me anyways) I don't see listed:
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Macross 7
Magic Knight Rayearth
Gundam Wing
Gunsmith Cats
Golden Boy
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
Pokemon
GaoGaiGar
Golden Boy
Initial D
Great Teacher Onizuka (ran into 2000 I think)
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Macross 7
Magic Knight Rayearth
Gundam Wing
Gunsmith Cats
Golden Boy
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
Pokemon
GaoGaiGar
Golden Boy
Initial D
Great Teacher Onizuka (ran into 2000 I think)
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Off topic threads lead me to believe this opinion is not widely held when it comes to anime (in Off topic at least).
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
But going by decades makes it so much easier to label
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