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[NaDannMaGoGo]

After Yuri Kuma I lowered my expectations for Ikuhara drastically. I mean I enjoyed Utena but didn't love it and Yuri Kuma was straight up bad.

But Penguindrum, yummy! Sure catapulted itself to one of my favorites.

Good thing I saw Yuri Kuma beforehand or my disappointment in that would've been more severe.

edit:

By the way, was Ikuhara ever doing actual animation drawing or was he a director from the get go? And if it's the latter, how common is it for anime directors to not have drawn any animation themselves previously?

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Yuri Kuma is great, you all are wrong.

I mean sure single episodes of Utena are better then all of YKA, but Utena is so godlike that its expected

 

[phaze]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and that phaze was pushing it on people at one time. #phazewasright

3-gatsu no Lion 15

I might be getting repetitive but I really want that OST inside my veins.

 

[Syrinx]

BoJack Horseman S3 11

no

no

 

[NaDannMaGoGo]

I'm kinda getting close to giving Bungo Stray Dogs a try. Not sure if it's good taste phaze or bad taste phaze recommending it, though :&

 

[jman2050]

Every vote counts. The placement of Rebellion and Kaguyahime in 2014 was decided by more or less one first place vote.

Spoiler

Homura did nothing wrong.

Rebellion got robbed

 

[Narag]

Rebellion got robbed

Reminder; both Dresden and I never got around to rebellion so did not vote for it

 

[Narag]

BoJack Horseman S3 11

no

no

surprise

 

[Firemind]

we're still talking about madoka?

 

[phaze]

And if it's the latter, how common is it for anime directors to not have drawn any animation themselves previously?

It's pretty unusual as I understand it but it happens. Kenji Nakamura is one.

I'm kinda getting close to giving Bungo Stray Dogs a try. Not sure if it's good taste phaze or bad taste phaze recommending it, though :&

Yeah, this will not end well. At all.

 

[Sterok]

Gabriel Dropout 4

Just rename this Angels Bully Satania. That's where most of the focus is and the closest this show gets to okay comedy.

 

[Joe Molotov]

we're still talking about madoka?

meduka is beauty

 

[JulianImp]

Yuri Kuma is great, you all are wrong.

I mean sure single episodes of Utena are better then all of YKA, but Utena is so godlike that its expected

Dunno, I'm giving YuriKuma the benefit of the doubt until I'm done watching it, but it honestly doesn't get me on a binging mood unlike Penguindrum.

And no, Utena didn't make me feel like binging it, either. Got around to watching the first two episodes so far, and they were okay but pretty heavy with so many enigmatic things being introduced right away that things haven't managed to click for me yet.

 

[rrvv]

we're still talking about madoka?

We have Madoka debate every month or so. when is obvious what is the answer is

Spoiler

Homura did nothing wrong, Rebellion > TV

 

[jgminto]

BoJack Horseman S3 11

no

no

Yep...

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Rebellion still sucks.

 

[Taruranto]

Trickster #16

Why do villains even get guns in this anime... I wish I could webm because the stupidity of some scenes cannot be conveyed through screenshots. You have a dude with a single handgun disabling a bunch of people with Uzis while facing them head-on.

Also I don't think the animators even care anymore:

BUT THEN:

 

[Cornbread78]

Dennou Coil ep.12

Lol. This felt like s filler episode, but it was pretty damn funny with the interplanetary war, lol. Don't worry Daichi, manhood will come eventually.

 

[Firemind]

Dennou Coil ep.12

Lol. This felt like s filler episode, but it was pretty damn funny with the interplanetary war, lol. Don't worry Daichi, manhood will come eventually.

don't you dare badtalk this episode

 

[nintendoman58]

Japanese Fans rank anime's most hot blooded mecha anime.

All right! A list for me! Let's see what we've got here...

10. Eureka Seven
9. Gunbuster - Good
8, Majestic Prince
7. Evangelion
6. Macross Frontier
5. Aldonoah Zero
4. The King of Braves GaoGaiGar
3. Code Geass
2. Gurren Lagann
1. Fafner

WTF at Fafner being number one.

WTF at Aldonoah Zero being on this list at all.

WTF at not a single show by Yasuhiro Imagawa showing up on this list at all.

Where's Getter Robo Armageddon? Shin Mazinger Z? JAPAAAAAN!

SIGH. At least people didn't forget about GaoGaiGar.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

Japanese Fans rank anime's most hot blooded mecha anime.

All right! A list for me! Let's see what we've got here...



WTF at Fafner being number one.

WTF at Aldonoah Zero being on this list at all.

WTF at not a single show by Yasuhiro Imagawa showing up on this list at all.

Where's Getter Robo Armageddon? Shin Mazinger Z? JAPAAAAAN!

No G Gundam?

 

[nintendoman58]

No G Gundam?

Apparently they weren't counting Gundam series in this list.

 

[Taruranto]

Yuri Kuma is great, you all are wrong.

I mean sure single episodes of Utena are better then all of YKA, but Utena is so godlike that its expected

My problem with YKA is that I had no reason to care about Ginko's obsession with Kureha until the last episode (or so). I recall it just looking like a weird, one-side obsession for most of the series.

I remember feeling like Kureha's friendship with Lulu was more believable and developed.

 

[Qurupeke]

Japanese Fans rank anime's most hot blooded mecha anime.

All right! A list for me! Let's see what we've got here...



WTF at Fafner being number one.

WTF at Aldonoah Zero being on this list at all.

WTF at not a single show by Yasuhiro Imagawa showing up on this list at all.

Where's Getter Robo Armageddon? Shin Mazinger Z? JAPAAAAAN!

What makes a mecha "hot blooded" in the first place? Angsty characters screaming?

 

[MultiJhonny]

Japanese Fans rank anime's most hot blooded mecha anime.

All right! A list for me! Let's see what we've got here...



WTF at Fafner being number one.

WTF at Aldonoah Zero being on this list at all.

WTF at not a single show by Yasuhiro Imagawa showing up on this list at all.

Where's Getter Robo Armageddon? Shin Mazinger Z? JAPAAAAAN!

SIGH. At least people didn't forget about GaoGaiGar.

Good god...

Why would anyone ever mention Aldnoah.zero anywhere?????

 

[GoldCrusader]

Japanese Fans rank anime's most hot blooded mecha anime.

All right! A list for me! Let's see what we've got here...



WTF at Fafner being number one.

WTF at Aldonoah Zero being on this list at all.

WTF at not a single show by Yasuhiro Imagawa showing up on this list at all.

Where's Getter Robo Armageddon? Shin Mazinger Z? JAPAAAAAN!

SIGH. At least people didn't forget about GaoGaiGar.

Pretty good list! These Japanese have good taste!

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

Pretty good list! These Japanese have good taste!

I could still kinda be on board if it's just about "mecha anime" but the "hot-blooded" qualifier makes most of that list bizarre.

 

[KraytarJ]

Good god...

Why would anyone ever mention Aldnoah.zero anywhere?????

Are you telling me you never got angry watching Aldnoah? That right there is a hot blooded anime if I ever saw one.

Spoiler

Because it's impossible to not get angry at that flaming garbage heap.

 

[nintendoman58]

What makes a mecha "hot blooded" in the first place? Angsty characters screaming?

No, MANLY characters screaming and doing stuff that's fucking awesome.

Guy in GaoGaiGar is a prime example of a hot-blooded mecha protagonist.

 

[SliceSabre]

Japanese Fans rank anime's most hot blooded mecha anime.

All right! A list for me! Let's see what we've got here...



WTF at Fafner being number one.

WTF at Aldonoah Zero being on this list at all.

WTF at not a single show by Yasuhiro Imagawa showing up on this list at all.

Where's Getter Robo Armageddon? Shin Mazinger Z? JAPAAAAAN!

SIGH. At least people didn't forget about GaoGaiGar.

Eureka Seven, Aldonoah Zero....

 

[Narag]

Japanese Fans rank anime's most hot blooded mecha anime.

All right! A list for me! Let's see what we've got here...



WTF at Fafner being number one.

WTF at Aldonoah Zero being on this list at all.

WTF at not a single show by Yasuhiro Imagawa showing up on this list at all.

Where's Getter Robo Armageddon? Shin Mazinger Z? JAPAAAAAN!

SIGH. At least people didn't forget about GaoGaiGar.

Is fafner that bad

 

[Firemind]

No, MANLY characters screaming and doing stuff that's fucking awesome.

Guy in GaoGaiGar is a prime example of a hot-blooded mecha protagonist.

then what's evangelion and macross frontier doing there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[nintendoman58]

Is fafner that bad

I'm not saying Fafner is bad, I'm just shocked that it's number one.

I didn't think it was THAT popular in Japan.

 

[Narag]

I'm not saying Fafner is bad, I'm just shocked that it's number one.

I didn't think it was THAT popular in Japan.

Well there's s reason they keep making it and having yearly fan events.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

By the way, was Ikuhara ever doing actual animation drawing or was he a director from the get go? And if it's the latter, how common is it for anime directors to not have drawn any animation themselves previously?

I can't find anything that says he did any key animation on anything. This recent Ikuhara feature on Crunchyroll says he got his start storyboarding and training under more experienced directors.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

By the way, was Ikuhara ever doing actual animation drawing or was he a director from the get go? And if it's the latter, how common is it for anime directors to not have drawn any animation themselves previously?

It's a very viable career path to work up to directing anime from starting out on the production side as a production assistant or doing episode direction instead of starting as an animator. Isao Takahata famously cannot draw at all, so he gets someone else to draw storyboards for his films following his instructions. That's an unusual case, but there are many directors who aren't animators themselves. Ikuhara himself started at Toei as an assistant episode director on Maple Town Stories and then was promoted to series director for Sailor Moon.

 

[GoldCrusader]

The only thing missing from that list is Knight of Sidonia.

 

[MultiJhonny]

Are you telling me you never got angry watching Aldnoah? That right there is a hot blooded anime if I ever saw one.

Spoiler

Because it's impossible to not get angry at that flaming garbage heap.

I had so much hope.... then just utter disbelief at how bad it was.

 

[SliceSabre]

The only thing missing from that list is Knight of Sidonia.

I worry about you sometimes.

 

[NaDannMaGoGo]

It's pretty unusual as I understand it but it happens. Kenji Nakamura is one.

It just seems really impressive to direct what some consider anime masterpieces without being an animator himself before becoming a director. Obviously it's not required but usually people who did that sort of 'grunt work' for a time know best how to utilize it all. Though he did study graphic design and what would I know about how involved and in the know of all things animation etc. he really was.

Yeah, this will not end well. At all.

Never sounded like my thing but still might just want to check it out at least. No loss if it ain't my thing. Since I've seen some of you praise the direction of it here and there, does it start strongly in that regard?

Dunno, I'm giving YuriKuma the benefit of the doubt until I'm done watching it, but it honestly doesn't get me on a binging mood unlike Penguindrum.

And no, Utena didn't make me feel like binging it, either. Got around to watching the first two episodes so far, and they were okay but pretty heavy with so many enigmatic things being introduced right away that things haven't managed to click for me yet.

Unlike Utena and Yuri Kuma on a whole other level, MaPe had enough of a story and comparatively normal characters that I could enjoy at face value instead of for its abstraction and metaphoric value. That's the only way I will find myself caring about the themes and deeper meanings anyways. Yuri Kuma felt like directly watching an analogy instead of one that's somewhat coherently embedded within an actual story.

e:

I can't find anything that says he did any key animation on anything. This recent Ikuhara feature on Crunchyroll says he got his start storyboarding and training under more experienced directors.

It's a very viable career path to work up to directing anime from starting out on the production side as a production assistant or doing episode direction instead of starting as an animator. Isao Takahata famously cannot draw at all, so he gets someone else to draw storyboards for his films following his instructions. That's an unusual case, but there are many directors who aren't animators themselves. Ikuhara himself started at Toei as an assistant episode director on Maple Town Stories and then was promoted to series director for Sailor Moon.

Aye, thanks for the info.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Japanese Fans rank anime's most hot blooded mecha anime.

All right! A list for me! Let's see what we've got here...



WTF at Fafner being number one.

WTF at Aldonoah Zero being on this list at all.

WTF at not a single show by Yasuhiro Imagawa showing up on this list at all.

Where's Getter Robo Armageddon? Shin Mazinger Z? JAPAAAAAN!

SIGH. At least people didn't forget about GaoGaiGar.

Using a picture of E7AO for E7...crunchyroll????

 

[Quasar]

ValvRave is pretty hotblooded. I'd have that on a list. but then I don't watch much mech that isn't Macross.

 

[ThatChairMan]

Japanese Fans rank anime's most hot blooded mecha anime.

All right! A list for me! Let's see what we've got here...



WTF at Fafner being number one.

WTF at Aldonoah Zero being on this list at all.

WTF at not a single show by Yasuhiro Imagawa showing up on this list at all.

Where's Getter Robo Armageddon? Shin Mazinger Z? JAPAAAAAN!

SIGH. At least people didn't forget about GaoGaiGar.

Fafner being on the list is surprising. There are moments of hot-bloodedness, for sure, but I wouldn't put it on the forefront. Goubain strong, I guess.

I'm pleased with Majestic Prince being on the list though. No doubt the recent movie gave it a boost.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

No Valvrave or BuddyComplex is very offensive.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Nanbaka Episode 12 engdub

Honey is really pretty. The whole game room scene was hilarious. I dont remember laughing this much in the jpn version.

 

[JulianImp]

Unlike Utena and Yuri Kuma on a whole other level, MaPe had enough of a story and comparatively normal characters that I could enjoy at face value instead of for its abstraction and metaphoric value. That's the only way I will find myself caring about the themes and deeper meanings anyways. Yuri Kuma felt like directly watching an analogy instead of one that's somewhat coherently embedded within an actual story.

Penguindrum was also fairly obvious about what most of its relevant metaphors meant, and most of which were even foreshadowed in the first OP. Even abstract concepts such as the child broiler made sense, but I did fail to understand what 95 actually meant until I looked it up (it probably made more sense for people who had actually lived in Japan).

If Utena and YuriKuma are a lot more abstract and metaphorical, would that make Penguindrum the director's equivalent of Lynch's Twin Peaks?

 

[Cornbread78]

don't you dare badtalk this episode

Nope, it was hilarious from start to finish and really imaginative... I just didn't forward the plot ftom what I could tell. The episode was good though, lol.

 

[Firemind]

Nope, it was hilarious from start to finish and really imaginative... I just didn't forward the plot ftom what I could tell. The episode was good though, lol.

it's one of the best standalone episodes in all of anime

like, if there were people totally new to anime, i'd show them this

 

[BGBW]

That list lacks Xenoglossia.

Dispose of it at once.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Penguindrum 09

If Utena and YuriKuma are a lot more abstract and metaphorical, would that make Penguindrum the director's equivalent of Lynch's Twin Peaks?

I hope not because boy Twin Peaks has a lot of straight up terrible plot lines in it!

But I guess if Utena is Mulholland Drive...