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Nimbo
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:52 am Post subject: Anime, anyone?

So do you watch any anime, 'cause i'm a uber fan of anime, and it would be nice to have some like-minded people to talk to. ^^
Maybe someone who knows about the whole shojou ai thing.. or not as long as you know about and have seen some anime i'm thrilled Razz

erm anyways i haven't been watching so much anime lately but heres my list:
Claymore
Bleach
Naruto
Kannazuki no miko
Strawberry panic (haven't watched the whole serie yet)
Trigun
Slayers

And others that i can't remember right now ^^

Now it's y'alls turn
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TLC DEMON
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:48 am Post subject:

Well there is

Nadesco
Out Law Star
Lastexile
Green Green
Trinity Blood
Robin The Witch Hunter (cause her name is Robin and so is mine)
there are alot more i cant remmber all their names right now. i know if you go to you tube and type in shoujo ai there is amv's and you can look at the list of names of the animes and they have some on there. my faviorit is mai hime even though i havnt gotten to watch most of it. and if ya ever wanna talk just pm me or send me a message on anything pretty much.
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nekotine
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:46 am Post subject:

my list of watched/watching/watched a bit of anime is daaaaaaaang long. too long to post on here so i'll just direct you to my myanimelist page. i probably need to update that...

but yeah, watched Voltron, Robotech and a few others when i was a kid, didn't really register it as Japanese animation though. when i was in high school, Sailor Moon hopped onto US televisions, it piqued my interests a lot, along with Dragonball Z and Tekkaman Blade. my dad was a manager at Hollywood Video and brought home one of Masamune Shirou's anime (can't remember if it was Black M-66 or the original Appleseed oavs...) so i began to browse the animation section, which i had been unaware of. i rented GunBuster and from there i was pretty much smitten with anime. started attending the local con, Fanime, met friends (some with whom i'm extremely close to to this day) online via IRC and have been watching fansubs since they were still only available on VHS tape sent by mail! XD yeah, i'm pretty dated... still watch anime to this day though i'm taking a bit of a hiatus to catch up on some j/k/asian dramas i hadn't gotten around to watching.

as for yuri/shoujo ai, i was translating for the manga scanlation group, Otenba
, doing titles such as Kannazuki no Miko, Read or Dream and Hayate x Blade before they got licensed. i regularly hang out/idle in #lililicious, who also translate yuri anime/manga for fans. i plan to do a yuri panel at Fanime, provided i can find the time between work and school. x_x;

so yeah, i'm down with the anime/manga/yuri talk if other people are. :3
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Lyska
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: anime

I love anime, and my absolute favorite is:

Haibane Renmei.. and let me tell you why!

The series is about being reborn, and discovering your darkness before it consumes you. Even though there aren't any clear lesbian or gay themes in the series some characters probably are. It's about the feeling of falling on earth and being charged to declare your purpose. When it starts, you think "oh, this is about a bunch of non christian angels redeeming themselves" but what it's really about is the power to save someone else no matter how powerless you feel.

That series is gorgeous, moving, and damn infecting. Prepare to be permeated.
Oh,
and Lain, Ergo Proxy, the Scrapped Princess (if you want a little old school). and Full Metal Alchemist can't be missed.

ditto on the Witch Hunter Robin.. it's My So Called Life for the hunter 90's witch. It's one of those animes where nothing happens.. yet everything happens.
Anime is almost endless. I like that about music too.. you can watch and watch and never watch it all.

nekotine
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:34 pm Post subject:

Haibane Renmai was definately a good one from Yoshitoshi ABe, i feel fortunate that i was able to get a hold of 2 of the short doujinshi he did and based it on. if you really enjoyed it Lyska, you might want to check out the book Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Murakami Haruki (or Haruki Murakami, if you go by the English way of arranging names...), which supposedly influenced/inspired ABe to do Haibane.

as for there being gay/lesbian overtones, while i would say that certain characters certainly become attached to one another, probably beyond that of a common friendship, i wouldn't go so far as to say anyone was 'in love' with each other. along with the message that everyone has the power to save someone no matter how powerless they feel, it's also about learning to believe and trust that the people close to you will be there to help you, and that there is no shame in asking them for help in your darkest of times. and i think it's that level of trust that people 'inflate' to be love. not that i blame them. heck, i'd be all for it but yeah... n.n; it's a pretty common theme in a few of ABe's works really. i'd definately recommend it to those who can handle a somewhat slow paced 'slice of life' drama.

my personal all time favorites are:

i like and have watched a lot more anime than that but those are the ones i can marathon over and over again and never get sick of EVER.

as for stuff that's yuri/shoujo ai/has girls in love/like/fans hope they love/like each other, there's:

...and much, much more. if there's an *, that means i particularly enjoyed watching it. Very Happy

for a full list of titles or just about everything considered yuri in nature, whether it's in canon or fandom, i'd suggest checking out Yuricon for all your needs.
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Taija
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:34 am Post subject:

I'm wouldn't call myself a huge fan of anime, but I surely do like it. My favorite series are Noir, a story of two female assassins, and Wolf's Rain, which follows four wolves trying to find a way to the paradise - both of them are really beautiful and touching. Over the time I have also became attached to Bleach.

As for yuri.. well, I tried watching Maria-sama ga Miteru, but I didn't really like it. I'm still willing to try something out, though, so I'm open for suggestions.

Nimbo
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject:

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Lyska Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject: anime
I love anime, and my absolute favorite is:

Haibane Renmei.. and let me tell you why!

The series is about being reborn, and discovering your darkness before it consumes you. Even though there aren't any clear lesbian or gay themes in the series some characters probably are. It's about the feeling of falling on earth and being charged to declare your purpose. When it starts, you think "oh, this is about a bunch of non christian angels redeeming themselves" but what it's really about is the power to save someone else no matter how powerless you feel.

That series is gorgeous, moving, and damn infecting. Prepare to be permeated.
Oh,
and Lain, Ergo Proxy,

I haven't watched Haibane Renmei, but the way you describe it i'm definetly going to watch it very soon. omg i love ergo proxy, it's a really cool show. I have seen a couple of Wolf's rain episodes and it looks awesome.

The very first anime i watched was called "Ginga nagaraboshi gin" or "silver fang" and it will always be my favourite anime, cause the story is so deep and moving(and there's a hella lot of blood) ^^
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject:

Taija wrote:

As for yuri.. well, I tried watching Maria-sama ga Miteru, but I didn't really like it. I'm still willing to try something out, though, so I'm open for suggestions.

is there a certain genre that you prefer to watch? Maria-sama is pretty slow and well...girly, so i can understand it's not for everyone.

if you liked Noir, you'd probably like Madlax and El Cazador, since they're done by the same production crew. there's also Avenger but i have yet to get around to watching that.

along the lines of things more action oriented but still yuri, there's Mai HiME, Mai Otome, Simoun, Kannazuki no Miko and Revolutionary Girl Utena (if you can handle your head hurting a bit).
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Taija
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject:

Nimbo wrote:

The very first anime i watched was called "Ginga nagaraboshi gin" or "silver fang" and it will always be my favourite anime, cause the story is so deep and moving(and there's a hella lot of blood) ^^

God, how did I forget to mention GNG? I first saw it when I was just a little kid and I still love it, it's such a beautiful story. And sad, too; I've burst out crying countless times while watching it, 'specially when Benizakura leaves his home and when Riki dies. Damn, I'm starting feel nostalgic.

nekotine wrote:

Taija wrote:

As for yuri.. well, I tried watching Maria-sama ga Miteru, but I didn't really like it. I'm still willing to try something out, though, so I'm open for suggestions.

You're right, I should try out Madlax and El Cazador, they seem to be more fitting for me. It's not that I dislike girly animes, I just prefer ones with more serious themes - Maria-sama was way too cheery. :P

Nimbo
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject:

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Taija Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject:
Nimbo wrote:
The very first anime i watched was called "Ginga nagaraboshi gin" or "silver fang" and it will always be my favourite anime, cause the story is so deep and moving(and there's a hella lot of blood) ^^

God, how did I forget to mention GNG? I first saw it when I was just a little kid and I still love it, it's such a beautiful story. And sad, too; I've burst out crying countless times while watching it, 'specially when Benizakura leaves his home and when Riki dies. Damn, I'm starting feel nostalgic.

wow a GNG fan like me, yay Razz

I have the series on dvd and i agree that it can be really really sad, and yeah the scene where Riki dies will always make me cry. I dunno if i'm going to watch the series about his son weed hmm.

I've also watched Maria-sama ga miteru, and i thought it was really slow and nothing exctitng never happened( though satou sei was kinda cool) Kannazuki no miko was def more my cup of tea, but the whole mecha deal got really old, really quick.
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