R: 50 / I: 32
Sci-Fi/Mecha Thread
Self explanatory. What have you been watching, /ar/? Pic related is from the 1988 adaption of Starship Troopers. I've also been watching Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden and Armored Trooper VOTOMS, both of which are very good.
R: 45 / I: 28
Slayers
OOOHOHOHO
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OVAs
I need more schlocky action OVAs in my life! Loved both Gunsmith Cats and Taiho Shichauzo but I'm not sure where to go from here. What are your favorite cute girls shoot guns and drive fast cars OVAs from the 80s and 90s?
R: 22 / I: 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r107W1YXrSM
CITY HUNTER
City Hunter is the greatest anime of all time. Unknown to both waps and normies, it is only for patricians. It also has the greatest soundtrack of any anime.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r107W1YXrSM
R: 10 / I: 8
I've watched YYH last year and enjoyed that as well. I found Season 1 of YYH to be good, 2 to be great the first half of 3 to be fantastic and then it kinda falls off after Sensui is introduced which was a shame, but it's nice to know that Togashi hasn't lost it with HxH.
I will say the first couple of episodes were...fine, I'm still not entirely sure what the plot is. Sure, Gon is trying to find his father and that's the goal but the whole idea of Hunters just seem odd. The fact Gon and that other hunter in the first episode were seen hunting animals and Gon wants to become a hunter kind of makes you think Hunter's are animal hunters, but then they add several characters who don't really fit that niche at all which makes the term "Hunter" kind of confusing. I guess it's more like a catchall term for someone who is exceptional and reliable in everything and thus the guy you go to for troubles, like an official bounty hunter or mercenary.
Character wise, I enjoy them a lot.What surprises me the most about this show was that I expected Gon to be the main part of the whole show and everyone else to sort of be secondary characters who don't really interact with one another since it's about Gon and his story, but it's actually pretty cool to see Leorio and Kurapika be together a lot and see their histories and helping each other out and such. I also like how Gon and Killua have a really normal friendship. They basically act like kids their age would act if they were friends. Which is very surprising since I thought Killua would be very stoic and not want to be friends with Gon but he opened up pretty damn quickly to him. Hell their dynamic feels like the other way around. Killua should be the MC and Gon is the friend who helps him out of his shell, but it's not like that at all.
I'm currently on episode 27 and the final part of the Hunter exam. I found the first section (running) to be a bit lackluster and the second section (cooking) to be worse, but it REALLY picked up by the third section (trick tower) which I wished was longer and had them dealing with more psychological aspects over just fights, plus that 50 hour wait in the room could've been a really fun filler episode. The fourth section (battleship) was also REALLY good, a tough situation and a time limit where everyone had to work together felt really engaging to watch, especially with how it ended. The fifth section (badge hunting) was also quite engaging, giving Gon the task of grabbing Hisoka's badge was great even if we spent around two episodes watching him train and stalk him. A shame Ponzu didn't stick around, I liked her.
I still have no idea what this series is even going to be about, sure Gon finding his dad, Kurapika getting revenge(?), Leorio becoming a doctor and Killua having...fun? I'm sure Hisoka is going to throw multiple wrenches in their plans but otherwise it's quite refreshing to not really know where this is going (although I have been spoiled on how Gon's arc ends).
Anyhow, it probably didn't need a thread but I wanted to throw my thoughts out onto the board. Will probably update it in a few days when I'm nearing the end. Watching 4 episodes a day is fun when the show is actually quite good, as opposed to trudging my way through it like I did for other longer shows.
HxH 1999
Not sure if it needs a thread but it's not like we're overflowing with discussion here ;), still I recently started watching the original HxH anime from 1999. I have never actually watched/read any of HxH and all I know of it was that it's permanently on hiatus, that cat girl (or boy?) that everyone posts a lot and the designs of the MC's. I decided to give it a shot for no real reason and so far I've been enjoying it.I've watched YYH last year and enjoyed that as well. I found Season 1 of YYH to be good, 2 to be great the first half of 3 to be fantastic and then it kinda falls off after Sensui is introduced which was a shame, but it's nice to know that Togashi hasn't lost it with HxH.
I will say the first couple of episodes were...fine, I'm still not entirely sure what the plot is. Sure, Gon is trying to find his father and that's the goal but the whole idea of Hunters just seem odd. The fact Gon and that other hunter in the first episode were seen hunting animals and Gon wants to become a hunter kind of makes you think Hunter's are animal hunters, but then they add several characters who don't really fit that niche at all which makes the term "Hunter" kind of confusing. I guess it's more like a catchall term for someone who is exceptional and reliable in everything and thus the guy you go to for troubles, like an official bounty hunter or mercenary.
Character wise, I enjoy them a lot.What surprises me the most about this show was that I expected Gon to be the main part of the whole show and everyone else to sort of be secondary characters who don't really interact with one another since it's about Gon and his story, but it's actually pretty cool to see Leorio and Kurapika be together a lot and see their histories and helping each other out and such. I also like how Gon and Killua have a really normal friendship. They basically act like kids their age would act if they were friends. Which is very surprising since I thought Killua would be very stoic and not want to be friends with Gon but he opened up pretty damn quickly to him. Hell their dynamic feels like the other way around. Killua should be the MC and Gon is the friend who helps him out of his shell, but it's not like that at all.
I'm currently on episode 27 and the final part of the Hunter exam. I found the first section (running) to be a bit lackluster and the second section (cooking) to be worse, but it REALLY picked up by the third section (trick tower) which I wished was longer and had them dealing with more psychological aspects over just fights, plus that 50 hour wait in the room could've been a really fun filler episode. The fourth section (battleship) was also REALLY good, a tough situation and a time limit where everyone had to work together felt really engaging to watch, especially with how it ended. The fifth section (badge hunting) was also quite engaging, giving Gon the task of grabbing Hisoka's badge was great even if we spent around two episodes watching him train and stalk him. A shame Ponzu didn't stick around, I liked her.
I still have no idea what this series is even going to be about, sure Gon finding his dad, Kurapika getting revenge(?), Leorio becoming a doctor and Killua having...fun? I'm sure Hisoka is going to throw multiple wrenches in their plans but otherwise it's quite refreshing to not really know where this is going (although I have been spoiled on how Gon's arc ends).
Anyhow, it probably didn't need a thread but I wanted to throw my thoughts out onto the board. Will probably update it in a few days when I'm nearing the end. Watching 4 episodes a day is fun when the show is actually quite good, as opposed to trudging my way through it like I did for other longer shows.
R: 12 / I: 2
Dragon Ball
What's your preferred way to watch Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z? I saw some fan edits online that looked interesting.
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Webm/GIF Thread
Share cool retro anime Webms and GIFs with your fellow anons.Any other supported format is fine as well.
R: 7 / I: 4
I'm really liking this OVA. The art and direction are good and you can see them experimenting with the editing. All the characters are nicely designed. Key herself is robotic but doesn't feel like a rigid cookie cutter anime character, she's stiff and aloof, a bit jerky and autistic, but still feels like a person. Story wise, there's a lot to digest here, migration from a rural village to the anonymous and noisy city, the struggle to find your place in the world, desire to be human, danger of weapons, conflict between what Key wants (to be a real girl and have friends) and what the corpos want.
One thing that really sticks out in a lot of anime are human-like relationships with non-human robots. Bots can be friends, they can have feelings that should be respected, they can be cared for. Compare that to American pop culture where robots are almost always associated with danger and fear or enslavement (e.g. Terminator, Ex Machina). I knew an anthropologist who said the difference is the influence of 'animism' in Japanese society? Whatever the reason, I really like this and I'm happy shows like this exist.
I'm really liking this OVA. The art and direction are good and you can see them experimenting with the editing. All the characters are nicely designed. Key herself is robotic but doesn't feel like a rigid cookie cutter anime character, she's stiff and aloof, a bit jerky and autistic, but still feels like a person. Story wise, there's a lot to digest here, migration from a rural village to the anonymous and noisy city, the struggle to find your place in the world, desire to be human, danger of weapons, conflict between what Key wants (to be a real girl and have friends) and what the corpos want.
One thing that really sticks out in a lot of anime are human-like relationships with non-human robots. Bots can be friends, they can have feelings that should be respected, they can be cared for. Compare that to American pop culture where robots are almost always associated with danger and fear or enslavement (e.g. Terminator, Ex Machina). I knew an anthropologist who said the difference is the influence of 'animism' in Japanese society? Whatever the reason, I really like this and I'm happy shows like this exist.
R: 74 / I: 63
let's have some fun and enjoy these…
first one is from Gemcat Calender 1998
*** Masamune Shirow Dump Night ***
welcome lads and gals: anyone ? this time i am going to dumb material from several different publications of Masamune Shirow - one of my personal all time faves mangaka. i am quite sure that the fine people visiting this place at least heard about him somewhere… Ghost In The Shell, anyone ?let's have some fun and enjoy these…
first one is from Gemcat Calender 1998
R: 20 / I: 10
Legend of the Galactic Heroes is also overrated. The battle scenes are absurd. How can one man command so many vessels? It makes no sense. The average admiral can't even command one battle group properly but in LOTGH they can command hundreds of ships at once? No communications breakdown? Its like playing a crappy Paradox strategy game, having billion units, and realizing your brain doesn't have the mental processing power to manage them all but somehow they can do it. The story is Star Wars level Evil Nazi Coded Empire vs Space America. Its like choosing between slitting your throat or jumping into a fire.
Serial Experiments Lain is a great show but why isn't there more love for Texhnolyze?
Evengelion is good but overrated. Everybody knows this already. People are just mad at how popular it is.
Overrated and underrated 90s Shows
Cowboy Bebop is boring. Outlaw Star has cute girls, Taoist magic, and intergalactic space temples and better action scenes. Yet we we're deprived of a sequel! Why do people even like Cowboy Bebop so much? Its not even that good! Well okay that's just annoyingly contrarian, its a good show just not as great at the hype train makes it out to be.Legend of the Galactic Heroes is also overrated. The battle scenes are absurd. How can one man command so many vessels? It makes no sense. The average admiral can't even command one battle group properly but in LOTGH they can command hundreds of ships at once? No communications breakdown? Its like playing a crappy Paradox strategy game, having billion units, and realizing your brain doesn't have the mental processing power to manage them all but somehow they can do it. The story is Star Wars level Evil Nazi Coded Empire vs Space America. Its like choosing between slitting your throat or jumping into a fire.
Serial Experiments Lain is a great show but why isn't there more love for Texhnolyze?
Evengelion is good but overrated. Everybody knows this already. People are just mad at how popular it is.
R: 128 / I: 107
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MGQpJq5KVs
Classic anime music
Let's have a thread for pre-2000s anime music that you enjoy a lot.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MGQpJq5KVs
R: 8 / I: 4
>higurashi is set in 1983
Did they watch minky momo or other anime?
>higurashi is set in 1983
Did they watch minky momo or other anime?
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Post a /cel/ image every time you visit
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R: 2 / I: 4
my favorite episodes are the 2nd and the 4th
someone watched this anime too?
Vampire princess (1988)
the 1990s anime is very BLAH,but the 1988 is very good and dark,i loved itmy favorite episodes are the 2nd and the 4th
someone watched this anime too?
R: 36 / I: 20
I start: Outlanders (16.12.1986), great trashy fun on a saturday evening.
back of the box blurb:
>Scantily clad space princess Kalm arrives on Earth to shake things up! As her father’s armada pummels the Earth’s forces this busty space maiden plunders the planet in search of a good man to call her own. Hapless Earthling Tetsuya finds himself caught between the alien invaders and the warrior woman who would be his wife!
the great recommendations thread
give one get one.I start: Outlanders (16.12.1986), great trashy fun on a saturday evening.
back of the box blurb:
>Scantily clad space princess Kalm arrives on Earth to shake things up! As her father’s armada pummels the Earth’s forces this busty space maiden plunders the planet in search of a good man to call her own. Hapless Earthling Tetsuya finds himself caught between the alien invaders and the warrior woman who would be his wife!
R: 8 / I: 4
Is it me or does the online lain fandom miss the entire point of the show? I'm pretty sure the message isn't that Lain is a cyber goddess or pushing some kind of tech gnosticism or accelerationist pseudo-philosophy.
The general themes seem to be on Japanese family breakdown, lonliness and atomization, and technology causing a hyperreal breakdown of the world. There's also the conspiracy history of the internet being invented by aliens but also theological stuff about the soul and religion too, which I'm guessing is just added on as a way to create artificial depth.
Is it me or does the online lain fandom miss the entire point of the show? I'm pretty sure the message isn't that Lain is a cyber goddess or pushing some kind of tech gnosticism or accelerationist pseudo-philosophy.
The general themes seem to be on Japanese family breakdown, lonliness and atomization, and technology causing a hyperreal breakdown of the world. There's also the conspiracy history of the internet being invented by aliens but also theological stuff about the soul and religion too, which I'm guessing is just added on as a way to create artificial depth.
R: 3 / I: 1
Man this board is dead
Isn't the whole point of this site about retro anime? Y'all need to start posting more retro anime!
R: 2 / I: 2
He's a lovable chap.
Doraemon and Fujiko F. Fujio
I am enjoying Doraemon.He's a lovable chap.
R: 19 / I: 16
i welcome you to another round of dumping.
this time we will go hardcore and look at a artbook from the semi-legendary BIBLE BLACK.
i know it's somehow just another drop in the sea of hentai but since it got me hard (made me hard as well) back in the day here we go.
since this board is somehow quite deserted (is there an irce ? if there is, please tell me. anyway, #nightline @ irc.rizon.net is where i dwell… another non-user dead channel but if you seek some talk, come on).
yeah, we go sexy tonight. i will keep the hc out but there will be some tits and all. enjoy. or not. tell me.
BIBLE BLACK artbook dump
good evening (nearly non-existing readers)i welcome you to another round of dumping.
this time we will go hardcore and look at a artbook from the semi-legendary BIBLE BLACK.
i know it's somehow just another drop in the sea of hentai but since it got me hard (made me hard as well) back in the day here we go.
since this board is somehow quite deserted (is there an irce ? if there is, please tell me. anyway, #nightline @ irc.rizon.net is where i dwell… another non-user dead channel but if you seek some talk, come on).
yeah, we go sexy tonight. i will keep the hc out but there will be some tits and all. enjoy. or not. tell me.
R: 1 / I: 0
Best whiteboard fox manga for Anime newbies?
Best whiteboard fox manga for Anime newbies?
R: 30 / I: 28
GROWLANSER artwork drop for the feels
subject says it all. feel free to comment and engage.
R: 8 / I: 5
this will be the thread for discussion on the weekly streams, hosted at https://cytu.be/r/wapstreams fridays at 21:00 UTC.
this week (tomorrow) we will be watching "Wata no Kuni Hoshi - The Star of Cottonland"
i haven't seen it before but it looks very nice!
wapchan streams
hi all,this will be the thread for discussion on the weekly streams, hosted at https://cytu.be/r/wapstreams fridays at 21:00 UTC.
this week (tomorrow) we will be watching "Wata no Kuni Hoshi - The Star of Cottonland"
i haven't seen it before but it looks very nice!
R: 1 / I: 0
Initial Dorifto!
I'm a bit surprised there isn't a thread for this one already. I've read the first omnibus of the Kodansha translations for this one so far (that is, right before the Phantom GT-R race.) I have to say that I actually appreciate this not being entirely a racing series. At least to this point, it seems more so focused on drama - the playing of what a character wants and their ability to obtain what they want, what a character knows and what a character is capable of and how those two shape reactions. It's not particularly deep in execution, but it does what it does pretty well anyway. All of the characters seem to be jerks, but they don't seem to just be mean for no reason; they rage, they swoon, they mourn, they have real opinions of other things in the world, and all of these things make them the jerks they are. Takumi is the only one who isn't a jerk, but that has more to do with his discipline and how he was raised than it does with racing or passion. The growth that is being set up for him may challenge that. I can look past the very generic "the MC is so much different and special" aspect of the series because the mangaka gives the characters good characterization around this premise, including Takumi. The racing scenes are very well done too. I'm not educated on racin, but it seems authentic. I believe Shigeno consulted a top-level touge racer for this series, and I can tell. The humor in this series is a bit weird, though. I wasn't expecting so many 4th wall breaks. This is an old series, so I'm sure you guys have better things to say on it than my newness can. How is the anime, too?
R: 0 / I: 0
>me
>me
R: 6 / I: 3
Tokimeki Tonight
Ranze's world!
R: 2 / I: 2
I've only seen the 1986 film which was pretty cheesy and bad in a fun way. Is the series and manga worth it or should I just skip?
Fist of the North Star
If the Earth is (apparently) dead and these people can't grow any vegetables what do they eat? How do the guys get so damn muscular? Imagine how much raw protein is needed to fuel those gigantic arms. Raoh even has a horse but what does it eat? And how did that fat fuck that Jagi sends to take out Ken get so damn huge? How does a wasteland sustain a guy with so much human whale blubber? I don't get why Raoh is so obsessed with being a conqueror either. Its not like there's anything worth conquering (except Yuria and maybe Bat and Lin if your a shameless pevert, hey I don't judge and even the Bible sanctions incest in uhh extreme circumstances). Raoh is just an emperor of wasteland, dirty radioactive dust bowl where nothing grows. What's the point? Sure, there are crowds of people, no idea how the population is that large though, but look at them.I've only seen the 1986 film which was pretty cheesy and bad in a fun way. Is the series and manga worth it or should I just skip?
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RIP Umezu. Rumiko Takahashi was one his assistants
RIP Umezu. Rumiko Takahashi was one his assistants
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April's series is Kodocha - Miho Obana's high energy yet heartful series. I've only seen clips of this, so it'll be nice to actually sit down and give it a proper watch. The manga doesn't seem overly long which is nice.
Feel free to reply with any thoughts you have about this series!
WAMC April Series - Kodocha
Welcome to something new for /cel/ - the WAMC (Wapanese Anime/Manga Club). This will be a monthly series of threads focused around specific /cel/ works, with the idea that people would actually read/watch them and get a better understanding of the medium. (These will almost always be stuff that I haven't personally read/seen)April's series is Kodocha - Miho Obana's high energy yet heartful series. I've only seen clips of this, so it'll be nice to actually sit down and give it a proper watch. The manga doesn't seem overly long which is nice.
Feel free to reply with any thoughts you have about this series!
R: 9 / I: 4
Anyone up on making a retro anime variation of this? Found this randomly and thought it was hilarious
Anyone up on making a retro anime variation of this? Found this randomly and thought it was hilarious
R: 10 / I: 5
>I... I can't see them!
>they are beyond even the eyes of God!
How do you folks feel about classic Dragon Ball? Personally obsessed with the 23rd Budoukai and Saiyan arcs. Insurmountably peak shonen, imo.
Classic Dragon Ball
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GJ3aTmlLkv8>I... I can't see them!
>they are beyond even the eyes of God!
How do you folks feel about classic Dragon Ball? Personally obsessed with the 23rd Budoukai and Saiyan arcs. Insurmountably peak shonen, imo.
R: 1 / I: 0
Today autism won.
for years I have been haunted by picrel, and today I finally busted out the timeline from Daizenshuu 7 and used Broly to work out the true timeline. here are some highlights.
>1657-Roshi is born
>1677-Roshi meats Korin
>1697-Kami creats the dragon balls
>1939-capsule corp is founded
>1959-Vegeta is born
>1961-Goku is born
>1976-Bulma and goku meet
>1977-21st WMAT and Red Ribbon Army
>1980-22nd WMAT and King Piccolo
>1983-23rd WMAT
>1984-Gohan is Born
>1988-Raditz arrives on earth
>1989-the saiyan saga
>1990-Wish for New Namek
>1991-Future Trunks arrives.
>1993-Trunks is born
>1994-Androids and Cell
>2001-25th WMAT and buu
>2005-Battle of gods
>2006-Most of super
>2008-Moro arc
>2010-Super hero
>2011-28th WMAT and the end of z
Today autism won.
for years I have been haunted by picrel, and today I finally busted out the timeline from Daizenshuu 7 and used Broly to work out the true timeline. here are some highlights.
>1657-Roshi is born
>1677-Roshi meats Korin
>1697-Kami creats the dragon balls
>1939-capsule corp is founded
>1959-Vegeta is born
>1961-Goku is born
>1976-Bulma and goku meet
>1977-21st WMAT and Red Ribbon Army
>1980-22nd WMAT and King Piccolo
>1983-23rd WMAT
>1984-Gohan is Born
>1988-Raditz arrives on earth
>1989-the saiyan saga
>1990-Wish for New Namek
>1991-Future Trunks arrives.
>1993-Trunks is born
>1994-Androids and Cell
>2001-25th WMAT and buu
>2005-Battle of gods
>2006-Most of super
>2008-Moro arc
>2010-Super hero
>2011-28th WMAT and the end of z
R: 1 / I: 1
>blueballs you for 4 seasons
What the FUCK was her problem?
>blueballs you for 4 seasons
What the FUCK was her problem?
R: 5 / I: 1
theres this subgenre i run into a lot of old school sci fi anime/manga with a mix of psychic battles, cyborgs with superpowers and general crazy chunni shit. think babel II and harmageddon. where did this sort of stuff come from and where did it go?
theres this subgenre i run into a lot of old school sci fi anime/manga with a mix of psychic battles, cyborgs with superpowers and general crazy chunni shit. think babel II and harmageddon. where did this sort of stuff come from and where did it go?
R: 0 / I: 0
history of shotacon/lolicon
whats some good sources/info on the history of shotacon and lolicon manga and animation in Japan? I'm looking for stuff that either gives an overview of the trend in a nuanced and balanced way or a timeline of major works and their influences.
R: 40 / I: 31
Anyone here collect anime cels? Or dougas/gengas? My collection is pretty small so far, pic related is my cel and douga of Yuumura Kirika from Noir.
I'm actually looking for a good UV-blocking frame for it, anyone know of a good one that's about the needed size? (my douga measured to be about 10.5x9.5 so I'm guessing the cel is about the same)
Anyone here collect anime cels? Or dougas/gengas? My collection is pretty small so far, pic related is my cel and douga of Yuumura Kirika from Noir.
I'm actually looking for a good UV-blocking frame for it, anyone know of a good one that's about the needed size? (my douga measured to be about 10.5x9.5 so I'm guessing the cel is about the same)
R: 5 / I: 2
1. Vaguely similar art style and aesthetics
2. Young man from a disadvantaged background making his way up in the fight game (literally every boxing story at this point)
3. Tragic end where the protagonist ends up punch drunk and is totally fucked over.
Is Hajime no Ippo a rip off?
Is it me or did George Murikawa actually rip off Ashita no Joe?1. Vaguely similar art style and aesthetics
2. Young man from a disadvantaged background making his way up in the fight game (literally every boxing story at this point)
3. Tragic end where the protagonist ends up punch drunk and is totally fucked over.
R: 7 / I: 0
kimagure orange road
if you haven't read or watched this you're doing yourself a disfavor, this shit is the comfiest anime ever (except the movie, that's just depressing)
R: 9 / I: 3
Zeta Gundam
Is this still the most soul crushing ending scene in anime? It is for me at least.R: 18 / I: 5
Most obscure
What's the single most obscure anime you know of /cel/?
R: 9 / I: 9
This may sound like a weird question to some but is there anywhere or anyone that collects, catalogs or is knowledgeable with regards to anime vhs, specifically the covers?
Sorta in the realm of the laserdisc database that catalogs them, or just in general.
This may sound like a weird question to some but is there anywhere or anyone that collects, catalogs or is knowledgeable with regards to anime vhs, specifically the covers?
Sorta in the realm of the laserdisc database that catalogs them, or just in general.
R: 6 / I: 3
https://nyaa.si/view/1289794
https://nyaa.si/view/1267525
I've been wondering what a similar list would look like for other decades, specifically the 90's and 2000s. For the nineties I was thinking
>Cyber City Odeo 808 (90)
>Roujin Z (91)
>Shōjo Tsubaki (92)
>Porco Rosso (92)
>Ninja Scroll (93)
>Street Fighter (94)
>Memories (95)
>Perfect Blue (97)
>Ghost in the Shell (97)
>Princess Monoke (97)
>End of Evangelion (97)
>Tekken (98)
>Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade (99)
There would be 20 entries in total, ideally with at least one from each year.
Best /cel/ Movies/OVAS of the 1990's.
There was one guy on nyaa a few years back who made two lists of 10 movies and OVAs from the 80s as sort of a "starter pack" for retro anime.https://nyaa.si/view/1289794
https://nyaa.si/view/1267525
I've been wondering what a similar list would look like for other decades, specifically the 90's and 2000s. For the nineties I was thinking
>Cyber City Odeo 808 (90)
>Roujin Z (91)
>Shōjo Tsubaki (92)
>Porco Rosso (92)
>Ninja Scroll (93)
>Street Fighter (94)
>Memories (95)
>Perfect Blue (97)
>Ghost in the Shell (97)
>Princess Monoke (97)
>End of Evangelion (97)
>Tekken (98)
>Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade (99)
There would be 20 entries in total, ideally with at least one from each year.
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Or that the chief archivist whose supposedly spent his entire life studying combat footage, wouldn't notice that a goddamn martial arts movie was clearly faked? Actually zentradi in general seem pretty dim, the infiltration team is able to speak perfect Japanese with no effort, but somehow remain clueless about every other aspect of Terran culture. They really should have been caught right away, especially since they acted like total buffoons and Hayase actually saw them in the miclone chambers.
The way they handle romance was also pretty dumb. At most civilian workplaces its frowned upon for officers to engage in relationships, let alone in the military. And then there's the whole romance between Max and Milia. "I tried to kill you an hour ago, let's get married!"Yeah, right.
How is this garbage considered a classic in any way? My eight year old sister could come up with a better mecha show.
Macross is fucking stupid
Are we really supposed to believe that hardened soldiers are going to defy their superior officers, whom they've been conditioned to fear all their lives, to defect to an enemy they've been conditioned to hate all their lives, just for the sake of some shitty pop songs? That would be like the Norks or Talibans defecting to the United States in mass because of Taylor Swift. And why would anyone in that situation even give a shit about gay idol drama anyway? They're supposed to be fighting for their lives, stranded in the outer solar system millions of the nearest supply base, and yet they have not only the available resources but also the audience for this garbage?Or that the chief archivist whose supposedly spent his entire life studying combat footage, wouldn't notice that a goddamn martial arts movie was clearly faked? Actually zentradi in general seem pretty dim, the infiltration team is able to speak perfect Japanese with no effort, but somehow remain clueless about every other aspect of Terran culture. They really should have been caught right away, especially since they acted like total buffoons and Hayase actually saw them in the miclone chambers.
The way they handle romance was also pretty dumb. At most civilian workplaces its frowned upon for officers to engage in relationships, let alone in the military. And then there's the whole romance between Max and Milia. "I tried to kill you an hour ago, let's get married!"Yeah, right.
How is this garbage considered a classic in any way? My eight year old sister could come up with a better mecha show.
R: 6 / I: 1
LOGH
if reinhard is supposedly hitler, then would that make oberstien like von blomberg or himmler? Because I see him as more of a dirlewanger type figure. Also use this thread to talk about the '88 ova, because I need to catch up on that shit
R: 4 / I: 2
Hentai discussion thread
Sup /cel/ let's have a nice little thread for hentai discussion. What are the pre-2000s classics? What are the must see staples? What have you watched recently?
R: 4 / I: 1
Anime with religious themes
Sup /cel/ I'm wondering if anyone knows any anime with religious themes? I don't mean anything that pushes a specific religion (although I'm not against watching that either) but anything that has a religious theme or deals with metaphysics, the occult, techno-religious imagery but not in a shallow fantasy way. e.g. where you'll have mages and priestesses but its pretty trivial and not explored with any depth or has no aesthetic relevance. Obviously, there's stuff like Evangelion, Bible Black, Osamu Tezuka's Buddha manga or garbage like Death Note. I'm also looking for stuff that relates to Japanese tradition such as the life of priests, shrine maidens, exorcists etc. It can be horror or hentai too.
R: 15 / I: 5
Do you have good taste in anime and manga?
Do you have good taste in anime and manga?
R: 3 / I: 2
Have any of you been watching his anime lately? I started the Treasure Island anime a few days ago and I'm really enjoying it so far. Though obviously more aimed towards kids, his expert directing as well as the impressive animation and background art make it a really great watch.
Osamu Dezaki thread
The 17th of this month marked 13 years since the passing of the legendary Osamu Dezaki.Have any of you been watching his anime lately? I started the Treasure Island anime a few days ago and I'm really enjoying it so far. Though obviously more aimed towards kids, his expert directing as well as the impressive animation and background art make it a really great watch.
R: 49 / I: 39
Here's hoping this goes well
Here's hoping this goes well
R: 13 / I: 13
For me, it's Irresponsible Captain Tylor. I remember watching the first episode back in 2017 and finding it to be somewhat uneventful, and it wasn't until the fourth episode where the crescendo made me laugh for a solid ten seconds that I fell in love with it.
I found the anime to be incredibly hilarious and it had that charm of not knowing how the characters were going to get out of an impossible situation and then seeing them get out of it flawlessly. I do think it suffers from a few slow moments, some out of character moments for Tylor and a very lackluster, confusing final fight. I wanted to see Tylor and the crew get out of impossible battle situations and he's only in four in the entire anime, I get not wanting to make an anime that's all about winning impossible situations but I just wish there was more.
The crew are fantastic as well, great characters all round. The Mad Max style soldiers who are so stupidly dressed for their jobs, the android spy sent to kill Tylor who everyone falls in love with and even Yamamoto and Yuriko who are pretty normal by comparison are still great for being straight men to Tylor's idiotic ideas and escapades. As for the enemy alien army, there aren't that many but I did find the two main ones Azalyn and Dom to be pretty fun, although I did find Azalyn's obsession over Tylor a bit of a meh plot point since it doesn't really go anywhere.
This was probably the first anime where I saw my favourite trope of "underestimated lucky idiot" being put into full effect and I noticed that I LOVE that kind of trope. I saw it a few times in things like Ace Attorney and Index, but never pieced it together until this show. Worst part is, I've never seen another anime really do it again, although Golden Boy was close.
Surprisingly, I've never seen the OVA's despite this being my favourite anime. For some reason I just never had the drive to do it despite having no reason not to. I'll have to figure out a good time to watch them. I also kind of want to read the entire Japanese wikipedia page for Tylor since it seems to have the ENTIRE light novel up there but only in Japanese which I learnt from a quick google translate skim has Tylor be a 30 year old pedophile who is also sent back in time to WW2 to command the Yamato in one of the novels which sounds hilarious.
Favourite /ar/ anime.
What's your absolute favourite /ar/ anime, and why?For me, it's Irresponsible Captain Tylor. I remember watching the first episode back in 2017 and finding it to be somewhat uneventful, and it wasn't until the fourth episode where the crescendo made me laugh for a solid ten seconds that I fell in love with it.
I found the anime to be incredibly hilarious and it had that charm of not knowing how the characters were going to get out of an impossible situation and then seeing them get out of it flawlessly. I do think it suffers from a few slow moments, some out of character moments for Tylor and a very lackluster, confusing final fight. I wanted to see Tylor and the crew get out of impossible battle situations and he's only in four in the entire anime, I get not wanting to make an anime that's all about winning impossible situations but I just wish there was more.
The crew are fantastic as well, great characters all round. The Mad Max style soldiers who are so stupidly dressed for their jobs, the android spy sent to kill Tylor who everyone falls in love with and even Yamamoto and Yuriko who are pretty normal by comparison are still great for being straight men to Tylor's idiotic ideas and escapades. As for the enemy alien army, there aren't that many but I did find the two main ones Azalyn and Dom to be pretty fun, although I did find Azalyn's obsession over Tylor a bit of a meh plot point since it doesn't really go anywhere.
This was probably the first anime where I saw my favourite trope of "underestimated lucky idiot" being put into full effect and I noticed that I LOVE that kind of trope. I saw it a few times in things like Ace Attorney and Index, but never pieced it together until this show. Worst part is, I've never seen another anime really do it again, although Golden Boy was close.
Surprisingly, I've never seen the OVA's despite this being my favourite anime. For some reason I just never had the drive to do it despite having no reason not to. I'll have to figure out a good time to watch them. I also kind of want to read the entire Japanese wikipedia page for Tylor since it seems to have the ENTIRE light novel up there but only in Japanese which I learnt from a quick google translate skim has Tylor be a 30 year old pedophile who is also sent back in time to WW2 to command the Yamato in one of the novels which sounds hilarious.
R: 2 / I: 0
Lum is used goods
Lum is used goods
R: 10 / I: 2
COME MAGIC CLOUD!
COME MAGIC CLOUD!
R: 11 / I: 2
How do you prefer to watch your anime /cel/?
On a computer screen booted up from a hard drive or the old fashioned way..
How do you prefer to watch your anime /cel/?
On a computer screen booted up from a hard drive or the old fashioned way..
R: 6 / I: 1
post your favorite retro anisongs
post your favorite retro anisongs
R: 13 / I: 5
best 80s anime?
I want to watch all the classic and cult classic releases from the golden age but don't know where to start. Anyone have any recommendations?
R: 35 / I: 31
Kino UY fash moments
ITT: we post the fashiest moments in Urusei Yatsura
R: 32 / I: 16
Magical Girl thread
Does /ar/ like mahou shoujo anime?
R: 2 / I: 2
Planefags, i call upon thee
Post sexy retro planes and Helis
R: 1 / I: 1
Who is your favorite /cel/ anime character. Could you be friends with them IRL?
Who is your favorite /cel/ anime character. Could you be friends with them IRL?
R: 6 / I: 0
If you had to live in the world of a /cel/ Anime or Manga, which would you choose.
If you had to live in the world of a /cel/ Anime or Manga, which would you choose.
R: 6 / I: 0
Thoughts on new cutie honey?
Thoughts on new cutie honey?
R: 1 / I: 0
Times When Anime Disregarded Physics
This is from "Princess Mononoke" . The recoil should have pushed it off her shoulder!
R: 11 / I: 10
Tomo
Tomo
R: 1 / I: 0
60s-early 70s shoujo
Morbid curiosity told me to look at this era of shoujo anime, so I started with Sasurai no Taiyou; it's not terrible even if hammier than I expected after a diet of 2000s stuff. I tried to sketch some of the character expressions in a sketchbook but it didn't come out great. Any other shoujo recommendations from this era I should check out?
R: 1 / I: 0
"Serga" is the Japanese term for Cel Animation, hence I propose we use it to refer to Japanese Cel Animation.
セル画
"Anime:" is the Japanese term for Animation, hence in English, it refers to Japanese Animation."Serga" is the Japanese term for Cel Animation, hence I propose we use it to refer to Japanese Cel Animation.
R: 1 / I: 0
What does this mean, license has expired? Like now anyone can make derivative of it?
What does this mean, license has expired? Like now anyone can make derivative of it?
R: 5 / I: 0
>pre 2000s board
>mfw 2002
>pre 2000s board
>mfw 2002
R: 19 / I: 16
Starting his career notably as an animator for Astro Boy, Dezaki made his claim after directing the Ashita no Joe anime. In it he defined much of what would become his signature style, which he would continue to develop throughout his future works. Many aspects of his style became defining tropes of anime. For example, his famous freeze frame technique, known as a postcard memory (pics related) has become a staple of anime. If you want more examples of tropes he started I recommend watching Ashita no Joe.
IPs he has directed include: Golgo 13, Black Jack, Space Cobra, Lupin III, Aim for the Ace, Moomin, The Roses of Versailles, and more. Without Dezaki the golden age of anime, that this board relates to, would not have existed as it did.
Dezaki
Thread dedicated to the great Osamu Dezaki.Starting his career notably as an animator for Astro Boy, Dezaki made his claim after directing the Ashita no Joe anime. In it he defined much of what would become his signature style, which he would continue to develop throughout his future works. Many aspects of his style became defining tropes of anime. For example, his famous freeze frame technique, known as a postcard memory (pics related) has become a staple of anime. If you want more examples of tropes he started I recommend watching Ashita no Joe.
IPs he has directed include: Golgo 13, Black Jack, Space Cobra, Lupin III, Aim for the Ace, Moomin, The Roses of Versailles, and more. Without Dezaki the golden age of anime, that this board relates to, would not have existed as it did.
R: 6 / I: 5
Leiji Matsumoto has died
He now journeys forever in the sea of stars
Leiji Matsumoto has died
He now journeys forever in the sea of stars
R: 8 / I: 0
Did he truly achieve his goals in the end?
Otaku no Video
Do you think he would be happy if he saw the otaku culture today?Did he truly achieve his goals in the end?
R: 23 / I: 9
You watch your retro anime on a period appropriate CRT, right anon?
You watch your retro anime on a period appropriate CRT, right anon?
R: 3 / I: 3
Just watched this. Pure badassery in animated form, Gunsmith Cats was fun but I think this edges it out.
Any more Sonoda stuff worth checking out?
Just watched this. Pure badassery in animated form, Gunsmith Cats was fun but I think this edges it out.
Any more Sonoda stuff worth checking out?
R: 9 / I: 12
Dream Hunter REM
Rem Ayanokoji a cute
R: 7 / I: 0
Saw this on Heyuri. Would you say this is true?
Saw this on Heyuri. Would you say this is true?
R: 6 / I: 4
Takarajima (Treasure Island)
This anime was incredibly good. I am surprised nobody really talks about it especially with other adaptations of Treasure Island being dug up because of recent memes.
R: 6 / I: 2
Do pixelly oekaki scribbles make you blush? Does finding dithered old .MAG anime CGs make you cum? Then take note of these examples to find these types of images on your local search engine
>"index of" ~[insert generic japanese nickname here]
>"index of" ~[insert old PC model here]
>ＣＧ [insert 90s anime or 90s anime character name], "ne.jp", 1998.03.05 (this date is just an example, any date between the early 90s-early 00s will give you results)
Voila! You've done it. Now contribute to the thread with your various findings. Happy hunting, /ar/.
Old Japanese Web Pages
It's time to play the retro otaku famous sport, finding old Japanese web pages! Now these days, various search engines have been filtering these pages, making them harder to find, but if you know a thing or two about old anime/doujin circles, this shouldn't be a challenge for /ar/.Do pixelly oekaki scribbles make you blush? Does finding dithered old .MAG anime CGs make you cum? Then take note of these examples to find these types of images on your local search engine
>"index of" ~[insert generic japanese nickname here]
>"index of" ~[insert old PC model here]
>ＣＧ [insert 90s anime or 90s anime character name], "ne.jp", 1998.03.05 (this date is just an example, any date between the early 90s-early 00s will give you results)
Voila! You've done it. Now contribute to the thread with your various findings. Happy hunting, /ar/.
R: 6 / I: 4
Discuss his anime here: Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999 (what I've been watching recently), hell, even that Interstellar 5555, the Daft Punk concept film he did.
I'm a fan of his stuff, great storyteller and a great artist to boot. His designs are extremely nice (my favorite of which was Emeraldas's design), pic related.
Leiji Matsumoto thread
No Matsumoto thread? Sad.Discuss his anime here: Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999 (what I've been watching recently), hell, even that Interstellar 5555, the Daft Punk concept film he did.
I'm a fan of his stuff, great storyteller and a great artist to boot. His designs are extremely nice (my favorite of which was Emeraldas's design), pic related.
R: 21 / I: 18
Best Patlabor Episodes
What's everyone's favorite episode of Patlabor? For me it's a tossup between one of the goofier episodes like the ones where they go into the gator labyrinth and SV2's Longest Day from the original OVA.
R: 0 / I: 0
tfw no comipa gf
tfw no comipa gf
R: 9 / I: 6
Who digs giant robots?
Who digs giant robots?
R: 8 / I: 1
Here is a useful article that is a great overview on anime as an artform, how it got to be the way it is, and what distinguishes it from cartoons: https://www.tofugu.com/japan/anime-vs-cartoons/
The Dragonball fandom has an excellent series of articles about the production process of your average television anime (both the retro and digital workflows are explained), as well as a map of all of the staff and what they do:
https://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-production/process/
https://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-production/positions-and-roles/
Here is another article that helps establish a baseline knowledge for talking about animation quality, or more specifically some pitfalls to avoid when discussing it:
https://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-production/quality/
For those who want a much more in depth and technical book on an academic study of anime as an artform, there are several books I could recommend, but by far I find this the most useful: https://film7000.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/thomaslamarre-2009-theanimemachine.pdf
Finally if you'd like some insight into the history of the American anime community, this is a great book:
https://u1lib.org/book/5612293/e70b96
Feel free to share your own resources if you have any, the more educated the community, the more we can appreciate what we love!
Education resource thread
This is a thread to provide resources for anons to educate themselves on the history, production process, and common critical language of anime and manga (I am less educated on manga personally, so my recommendations will be anime focused).Here is a useful article that is a great overview on anime as an artform, how it got to be the way it is, and what distinguishes it from cartoons: https://www.tofugu.com/japan/anime-vs-cartoons/
The Dragonball fandom has an excellent series of articles about the production process of your average television anime (both the retro and digital workflows are explained), as well as a map of all of the staff and what they do:
https://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-production/process/
https://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-production/positions-and-roles/
Here is another article that helps establish a baseline knowledge for talking about animation quality, or more specifically some pitfalls to avoid when discussing it:
https://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-production/quality/
For those who want a much more in depth and technical book on an academic study of anime as an artform, there are several books I could recommend, but by far I find this the most useful: https://film7000.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/thomaslamarre-2009-theanimemachine.pdf
Finally if you'd like some insight into the history of the American anime community, this is a great book:
https://u1lib.org/book/5612293/e70b96
Feel free to share your own resources if you have any, the more educated the community, the more we can appreciate what we love!
R: 22 / I: 7
Have you seen Golden Boy?
Have you seen Golden Boy?
R: 11 / I: 4
Didn't expect Trigun to be this bad. These production values are on par with those Lost Universe webms. Surprised there was no backlash against it and that the show is remembered fondly in spite of this.
Didn't expect Trigun to be this bad. These production values are on par with those Lost Universe webms. Surprised there was no backlash against it and that the show is remembered fondly in spite of this.
R: 31 / I: 17
List of Mandatory Classic Movies
Kanashimi No Belladonna (1973) is a masterpiece of tragic/erotic/psychedelic animation directed by Eiichi Yamamoto. Jeanne is a peasant who gets raped by a noble and becomes a witch; based on/inspired by La Sorcière by Jules Michelet, a treatise in the history of witchcraft. Noted for its experimental artstyle, bizarre visuals and its connection to Western classical art works like Klimt and the cubist movement, it's a unique piece of art with a moving narrative and breathtaking moments on screen.
R: 3 / I: 3
Loli cat girl animuz
I am in dire need of old generic loli cat girl animes. Would you guys help me out?
R: 12 / I: 2
What are the essential pre-2k hyperviolent anime?
What are the essential pre-2k hyperviolent anime?
R: 8 / I: 18
The art is generally pretty to look at. This era of anime design kind of resembles some of the appeal of those simple early 80s TV designs you would see in comedy shows like Sasuga Sarutobi or Urusei Yatsura, likely incredibly fun for the animators to draw and well suited for expressive motion in their simplicity. Which isn't quite lived up to here, unfortunately. The drawings are strong, and the motion is fine, but I would have hoped for more in the way of stand out charismatic character acting or something a bit more interesting in the odd action scenes that come up. There was a really nice rotation in episode 6 that caught my eye, but I think a bit more on the animation front would have elevated the show.
The storyboards are strong most of the time .Naoyuki Kuzuya impressed me the most with his boards on episode 5, he had been active since the late 80s, and the veteran touches are very visible, lots of nice deep staging and good angles. The show also has a signature style of cut ins that are color coded for specific girls, which is a touch I always love, either in a restrained manner like this or the kind of wild stuff directors like Tomino do.
I don't know if there are any Shuffle fans here, but who is best girl? Is the show going to surprise me? (though don't spoil it). Any other similar mid 00 Harems at a similar level of quality that don't get spoken of enough. I know this one was popular back in the day, but it seems to have faded into obscurity since then.
Shuffle
I've been watching this 2005 VN adaptation classic. Outside of the gimmick of the three dimensions coming together, which gives us some demon and god girls, it plays the harem tropes really straight, it probably invented some of them, but it manages to land it all well enough and not feel tired. That's something I've noticed about trend setting shows, even if a ton of shows copy them later the originals still manage to feel fresh. Sometimes the female characters in these shows can come off as way too big of doormats or cute/silly to the point of being awkward to me, especially in Key adaptations, but this manages to not take things too far in that regard. Not sure who best girl is yet.The art is generally pretty to look at. This era of anime design kind of resembles some of the appeal of those simple early 80s TV designs you would see in comedy shows like Sasuga Sarutobi or Urusei Yatsura, likely incredibly fun for the animators to draw and well suited for expressive motion in their simplicity. Which isn't quite lived up to here, unfortunately. The drawings are strong, and the motion is fine, but I would have hoped for more in the way of stand out charismatic character acting or something a bit more interesting in the odd action scenes that come up. There was a really nice rotation in episode 6 that caught my eye, but I think a bit more on the animation front would have elevated the show.
The storyboards are strong most of the time .Naoyuki Kuzuya impressed me the most with his boards on episode 5, he had been active since the late 80s, and the veteran touches are very visible, lots of nice deep staging and good angles. The show also has a signature style of cut ins that are color coded for specific girls, which is a touch I always love, either in a restrained manner like this or the kind of wild stuff directors like Tomino do.
I don't know if there are any Shuffle fans here, but who is best girl? Is the show going to surprise me? (though don't spoil it). Any other similar mid 00 Harems at a similar level of quality that don't get spoken of enough. I know this one was popular back in the day, but it seems to have faded into obscurity since then.
R: 8 / I: 8
It's nearly easter, post bunnies.
It's nearly easter, post bunnies.
R: 4 / I: 0
Anyone have any more info? I'd really love to see this masterpiece on the big screen and I don't want to miss what's likely my only chance.
Royal Space Force Theatrical Showings
So earlier today I was looking up if there was any news on Uru in Blue (hah, no), and found an article from August which mentioned that not only was Royal Space Force getting a 4K 35mm scan released on bluray soon, but that it would also have a theatrical re-release to coincide with this. I looked it up and the bluray is coming out on the 4th of November, but I can't find any more recent sources giving a date or locations for any screenings.Anyone have any more info? I'd really love to see this masterpiece on the big screen and I don't want to miss what's likely my only chance.
R: 1 / I: 0
Here's an idea I had for this: Maybe a user editable wiki? I realized with the directory that it would be better if other users could edit it, and I could also reupload all the saved horus media that's up on e-hentai (probably converted to webp to save file space)
Ideas thread
This is just to collect ideas from the community.Here's an idea I had for this: Maybe a user editable wiki? I realized with the directory that it would be better if other users could edit it, and I could also reupload all the saved horus media that's up on e-hentai (probably converted to webp to save file space)
R: 15 / I: 10
So I know the 20th Century in general is the gud shit, but I argue that the '90s, (or rather, from about 1988 onwards), was the absolute best, in terms of animation quality and good draftmanship, as well as actual directing,creating atmosphere and unique imagery.All those little special effects were great too-The glistening, the glowing,the blurry scenes, heat waves etc.
The 70s and 80s were good, but to me it felt sort of like the animators and director and writers etc were still establishing themselves. The 90s is when they found their feet and took off running in practically every aspect.
I think this era ended in around 2003,and I'm not sure why, maybe digital was just hard to get used to-- but I read somewhere that in the late '90s and early '00s there was a sort of "anime brain drain"-- that is, a lot of older greats left the industry, and the new young talent had a lack of mentorship.Of course there was also increased appeal to otaku and probably some budget issues.
So I know the 20th Century in general is the gud shit, but I argue that the '90s, (or rather, from about 1988 onwards), was the absolute best, in terms of animation quality and good draftmanship, as well as actual directing,creating atmosphere and unique imagery.All those little special effects were great too-The glistening, the glowing,the blurry scenes, heat waves etc.
The 70s and 80s were good, but to me it felt sort of like the animators and director and writers etc were still establishing themselves. The 90s is when they found their feet and took off running in practically every aspect.
I think this era ended in around 2003,and I'm not sure why, maybe digital was just hard to get used to-- but I read somewhere that in the late '90s and early '00s there was a sort of "anime brain drain"-- that is, a lot of older greats left the industry, and the new young talent had a lack of mentorship.Of course there was also increased appeal to otaku and probably some budget issues.
R: 2 / I: 0
Cels
Does anyone have experience buying cels or other production materials off of ebay/yahoo auctions? I've been contemplating picking one up but it seems like the sort of thing where you could get easily scammed. Any advice?
R: 3 / I: 0
Who is she and why is she so cute
Who is she and why is she so cute
R: 9 / I: 7
So far it's a simple but well done story.
Due it's age it lacks in animation sequences, but it more than makes up for it with Dezaki's great directing.
And the artstyle is really charming.
Rose Of Versailles
I've been watching this anime.So far it's a simple but well done story.
Due it's age it lacks in animation sequences, but it more than makes up for it with Dezaki's great directing.
And the artstyle is really charming.
R: 24 / I: 10
Retro Anime that you want to see subbed.
Self explanatory. For me it would be three late 80s Studio Comet produced TV shows all with Hirosho Kanazawa as character designer and heavily involved as an animation director. I believe all three are manga adaptations, and they all have the similar kind of pudgy faced caricatured character designs that are really unique. High School Kimengumi, Tsuide ni Tonchinkan and Meimon! Daisan Yakyuubu. The latter two I watched raw, with Tsuide ( screenshots shown here) being a well executed slapstick comedy, albeit a bit repetitive. Meimon is an incredibly well done sports drama with storyboards that feel somewhat reminiscent of Dezaki, as it was his student, Hiroshi Fukutomi who directed it. The animation quality was outstandingly good and consistent, full of subtle weighty convincing motion during the baseball games. Kimengumi has its movie subbed and I enjoyed it, but the series has yet to be picked up.
R: 4 / I: 3
Remember JJBA OVA?
Remember JJBA OVA?
R: 1 / I: 1
Yomi
Yomi
R: 11 / I: 4
I say this might be nice because I'm currently having this very issue. It's a one or two episode Girls with Guns OVA from the 90s, not Gunsmith Cats but sort of like it, maybe a bit more scifi? It had "Uta" in the name. It didn't seem super well known but it looked right up my alley, I jist forgot to write the name down. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!
Helping anons remember anime
Feel free to delete if this thread is too specific but I think it might be nice to have a thread where anons help each other identify anime that they only hazily remember but still want to watch.I say this might be nice because I'm currently having this very issue. It's a one or two episode Girls with Guns OVA from the 90s, not Gunsmith Cats but sort of like it, maybe a bit more scifi? It had "Uta" in the name. It didn't seem super well known but it looked right up my alley, I jist forgot to write the name down. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!
R: 4 / I: 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KrihwRFsuU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-umlUQ6rI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7HCbWf5bSM
/ar/'s Country Classics
Howdy yeeall! Iyets taim fer ah cuntreh beat yeeall woont fergit!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KrihwRFsuU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-umlUQ6rI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7HCbWf5bSM
R: 5 / I: 1
I started with only caring about TV openings, but realizing that my experience would neglect classics like "Gunbuster" or "Dirty Pair Project Eden" I expanded it to cover all anime. That means I've checked out everything, TV, OVA, Hentai, Specials, OVAs, and Music Videos (Exceptions would be lost anime or anime not listed in the MAL database.)
Along the way, I curated a list of what I consider to be notable anime OPs. I've separated the notably good and the notably bad apart from each other (unremarkable openings are off the list). This list is raw and unorganized (only by year and only at a first impression). I figured you guys might want to see it.
Any suggestions of a better way I could present the data would be appreciated.
What are your favorite retro anime openings?
Anime OPs
Hit a huge milestone in my quest to watch every anime opening ever. I finished the 20th Century!I started with only caring about TV openings, but realizing that my experience would neglect classics like "Gunbuster" or "Dirty Pair Project Eden" I expanded it to cover all anime. That means I've checked out everything, TV, OVA, Hentai, Specials, OVAs, and Music Videos (Exceptions would be lost anime or anime not listed in the MAL database.)
Along the way, I curated a list of what I consider to be notable anime OPs. I've separated the notably good and the notably bad apart from each other (unremarkable openings are off the list). This list is raw and unorganized (only by year and only at a first impression). I figured you guys might want to see it.
Any suggestions of a better way I could present the data would be appreciated.
What are your favorite retro anime openings?
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Adachi Thread
Have (you) read his works?
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Happy Odaiba Day!
Happy Odaiba Day!
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Thoughts on Seirei no Morobito?
Thoughts on Seirei no Morobito?
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Masakazu Katsura
Masakazu Katsura
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/retrogradeblog/albums/72157632566725176/with/8396654577/
Japanimation Viewing Guide
found this old guide on viewing japanimation, it's a pretty interesting readhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/retrogradeblog/albums/72157632566725176/with/8396654577/
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simoun
well?
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Amerime
Lots of chonners love to make fun of Americans. Well old anime did too. So here's a thread dedicated to those very special anime moments, where writers jap slap lady liberty right on the pussy
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In this thread: Fever dreams.
In this thread: Fever dreams.
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Anyone else really enjoy Eat Man? Is the manga worth a read?
Eat Man
Trigun, but the storytelling is kino's journey, the MC is kirby, and the women come and go as often as they do in Space Pirate Cobra.Anyone else really enjoy Eat Man? Is the manga worth a read?
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Am I stupid or is there no Bubblegum Crisis thread?
Priss cute.
Am I stupid or is there no Bubblegum Crisis thread?
Priss cute.
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/ar/ finds
Post cool /ar/ related stuff you've found in the wild at yard sales, thrift stores and the like. I was surprised to run across this today.
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Happy Mother's Day, /ar/
Happy Mother's Day, /ar/
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Have you heard of Nexus Clash? I've been playing it for around a month and it's fun.It's essentially a free to play text browser based PvP MMO that you can play in any browser. Think something like Urban Dead except it's a fantasy game.
It's got a deep class system based on morality (evil, good or neutral) where you can become an angel, a demon or a superhuman based on what alignment you are. Some classes such as lich (a neutral mage class) allows you to build undead armies from players you have killed, while others such as corrupters (evil class) can corrupt players or players minions and pets. There's a plethora of classes such as revenant (basically a creature of the night, have skills that allow you to track players who have killed you or people you know, or eternal soldiers - masters of any sort of human combat be it guns, hand to hand or melee, to archangels - high ranking angels that can command other angels to some degree. (Here is a list of all the classes. https://wiki.nexusclash.com/wiki/Classes )
A big thing is after a few years one side of the game (either evil,Neutral or good) wins the game and the game resets with the winning side helping to structure the new game map.
If you do play, I highly suggest reading a new player guide
https://wiki.nexusclash.com/wiki/New_Player_Guide
Map of game:
https://nexusclash.com/clash.php?op=map
Picture is a retro anime character I created in game
Nexus clash
Game Link: https://nexusclash.com/clash.phpHave you heard of Nexus Clash? I've been playing it for around a month and it's fun.It's essentially a free to play text browser based PvP MMO that you can play in any browser. Think something like Urban Dead except it's a fantasy game.
It's got a deep class system based on morality (evil, good or neutral) where you can become an angel, a demon or a superhuman based on what alignment you are. Some classes such as lich (a neutral mage class) allows you to build undead armies from players you have killed, while others such as corrupters (evil class) can corrupt players or players minions and pets. There's a plethora of classes such as revenant (basically a creature of the night, have skills that allow you to track players who have killed you or people you know, or eternal soldiers - masters of any sort of human combat be it guns, hand to hand or melee, to archangels - high ranking angels that can command other angels to some degree. (Here is a list of all the classes. https://wiki.nexusclash.com/wiki/Classes )
A big thing is after a few years one side of the game (either evil,Neutral or good) wins the game and the game resets with the winning side helping to structure the new game map.
If you do play, I highly suggest reading a new player guide
https://wiki.nexusclash.com/wiki/New_Player_Guide
Map of game:
https://nexusclash.com/clash.php?op=map
Picture is a retro anime character I created in game
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What do you guys think of Go Lion?
What do you guys think of Go Lion?
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Yu Yu Hakusho
Let's appreciate peak shonen anime
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hi
hi
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Who do you do it for, /ar/?
Who do you do it for, /ar/?
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Utena Thread
What did she mean by this?
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Oro !
Oro !
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How did he always appear everywhere, anyway
How did he always appear everywhere, anyway
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-QKpO_erUw
/ar/ styled media
Post media that's modern, but clearly in the style of retro anime.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-QKpO_erUw
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WIDE
WIDE
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https://anime.awatches.live/
Watching pre-2000s anime
Feel free to join if you're interested. It's originally an /a/ stream:https://anime.awatches.live/
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huuurr
huuurr
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>Moshi Moshi, Ghostu Suipa Mikami desu?
>Moshi Moshi, Ghostu Suipa Mikami desu?
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DANCE P/AR/TY
DANCE P/AR/TY
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We're about a month out from the 40th anniversary of Xabungle. You have seen Xabungle, right?
We're about a month out from the 40th anniversary of Xabungle. You have seen Xabungle, right?
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Gunbuster
Did Anno run out of budget (again)?
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Why did older forms of animation die off anyways?
It's just weird to me, like, if you look at any anime prior to 1990 you will see a clear difference in art style. The anime of the time is less jagged and more rounded and bubbly as opposed to modern anime which isn't. I'm just curious as to why that is. When exactly did this shift away from the softer less pointed animation begin and why?
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I'll start with some from Tokimeki Tonight.
Beautiful Background Art Thread
Self explanatory. It's fine if characters are featured, but try chose shots focused on the background.I'll start with some from Tokimeki Tonight.
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The idea is that each day would have an episode from two series during the same season. Here's what i'm thinking of starting with
>Tuesday: Fall 1982
Space Cobra
Tokimeki Tonight
>Thursday: Spring 1983
Aishite Knight
Miyuki
This would all be taken care of by a bot (finally got one working), so I won't have to micromanage everything. Times are probably going to be 17:00 UTC since thats the time that presumably works for the most people.
(Another idea - doing rebroadcasts at a few common local times during the day such as noon in PST, EST, and CET)
(With an episode a week, these would take many months to get through a whole series, so I may do two episodes of each in a block if people would prefer that)
wapTV - coming soon!
Yes, the weekly stream idea is real, and it's going to start up within the week. I am thinking of running the streams biweekly on tuesdays and thursdays (unless other days work better, but i'd like to keep it during the week)The idea is that each day would have an episode from two series during the same season. Here's what i'm thinking of starting with
>Tuesday: Fall 1982
Space Cobra
Tokimeki Tonight
>Thursday: Spring 1983
Aishite Knight
Miyuki
This would all be taken care of by a bot (finally got one working), so I won't have to micromanage everything. Times are probably going to be 17:00 UTC since thats the time that presumably works for the most people.
(Another idea - doing rebroadcasts at a few common local times during the day such as noon in PST, EST, and CET)
(With an episode a week, these would take many months to get through a whole series, so I may do two episodes of each in a block if people would prefer that)
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literal masterpiece
literal masterpiece
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Have you seen it? It's a blast!
If you like stuff like Urusei Yatsura and Project A-Ko it´s definitely up your alley
Have you seen it? It's a blast!
If you like stuff like Urusei Yatsura and Project A-Ko it´s definitely up your alley
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Claiming this board as belonging to his majesty kaiser Reinhard von Lohengramm. You are free to go on as usual.
Claiming this board as belonging to his majesty kaiser Reinhard von Lohengramm. You are free to go on as usual.
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https://youtu.be/jWx_qaFuMEw
https://youtu.be/MI__tVDNUXU
Attack No. 1
Volleyball is serious business.https://youtu.be/jWx_qaFuMEw
https://youtu.be/MI__tVDNUXU
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I'm really not trying to shit on this film, I understand it means a lot to many people and I respect that. I'm trying to understand and maybe come to appreciate it myself. If anyone who really likes this movie could explain to me why they do, I would really appreciate it.
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Please, someone help me understand the appeal of this movie. I love the idea of it and the artwork is really nice, but the pacing is just... there's no reason for the movie to be as long and as slow as it is. I'm not against films having a slower, more meditative or dreamlike pace, but Railroad drags everything out for as long as possible, well past the point of interest.I'm really not trying to shit on this film, I understand it means a lot to many people and I respect that. I'm trying to understand and maybe come to appreciate it myself. If anyone who really likes this movie could explain to me why they do, I would really appreciate it.
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Watch p/ar/ty 2
We're gonna have our second watch p/ar/ty on March 19th, same time as before (15:00 UTC). Suggestions will be taken for a week and the the finalists will be voted on next week. Looking forward to it!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igpumitM_Hc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CM8eal6rEI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIbPgEyOGs4&list=PL3bBxmU6njhRK5l4oSQGjkHjsbDGVaSij&index=95
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3pC39BkBZc&list=PL3bBxmU6njhRK5l4oSQGjkHjsbDGVaSij&index=96
here's all the anime related documentaries and news media I could find. I know its not all strictly 90s but feel free to contribute!
old otaku documentaries/news coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBVzmQlc_nYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igpumitM_Hc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CM8eal6rEI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIbPgEyOGs4&list=PL3bBxmU6njhRK5l4oSQGjkHjsbDGVaSij&index=95
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3pC39BkBZc&list=PL3bBxmU6njhRK5l4oSQGjkHjsbDGVaSij&index=96
here's all the anime related documentaries and news media I could find. I know its not all strictly 90s but feel free to contribute!
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Dragon half thread
Dragon half thread
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I'll start with Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari, adapted from the 1868 novel Little Women about the lives of four sisters during the American Civil War.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UUpcpiSUak
Historical Anime
Often overlooked, I think there's a lot of good retro anime based on historical events that get often overlooked. Let's have a thread about them.I'll start with Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari, adapted from the 1868 novel Little Women about the lives of four sisters during the American Civil War.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UUpcpiSUak
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Manabu Oohashi passed away recently. Give your respect to a legend. A MAD of his work is linked below. He is probably most well known for the Takarajima intro animation.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x70rtad
Manabu Oohashi passed away recently. Give your respect to a legend. A MAD of his work is linked below. He is probably most well known for the Takarajima intro animation.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x70rtad
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I give you a little tip: The original television series is from 1983
Hangman!
hey /ar/, lets play hangman.I give you a little tip: The original television series is from 1983
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lets get cuddly
valentines day is one month away, time to get in the mood. only the best romcoms allowed
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/av/ - Alternate Versions
Many classic anime have been re-released, re-scanned, re-mastered, and re-edited countless times. This is a thread where you can post about differences between versions of any anime, from shitty upscales and botched crops, to alternate scenes, animation, and extended cuts. Try to avoid spoilers, so that if someone checks the thread for the “definitive” version of whatever they’re trying to watch they don’t get spoiled.
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>Voting has finished, thanks everyone!
The first wapchan watch p/ar/ty suggestion thread!
To keep discussion on here fresh and to get a broader perspective on retro anime, I'll be hosting monthly watch p/ar/ties on cytube. I'm planning on this first one being held on the 29nd at 15:00 UTC, which hopefully works for most wapnons, and will run from 4-6 hours in total. This thread is for submitting suggestions for the stream. Less well known or obscure suggestions would be appreciated as I know there are a lot of works people want to discuss but few have actually seen.>Voting has finished, thanks everyone!
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Streaming a few retro movies tonight (some not retro) if anyone's interested.
Streaming:
Blood - The Last Vampire (This is both ENG/JAP)
Demon City Shinjuku
Bio Hunter
A Kite
The Empire of Corpses
Kanashimi no Belladonna
And Maybe Bible Black lol
Come and have a comfy time
https://www.twitch.tv/lubricant_piano
Anime Night with friends
Raunchy Anime Night (Friday, February 4, 2022- Stream Starts at 6:30PM EST)Streaming a few retro movies tonight (some not retro) if anyone's interested.
Streaming:
Blood - The Last Vampire (This is both ENG/JAP)
Demon City Shinjuku
Bio Hunter
A Kite
The Empire of Corpses
Kanashimi no Belladonna
And Maybe Bible Black lol
Come and have a comfy time
https://www.twitch.tv/lubricant_piano
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Lupin part 1
Did anyone else see how insane this was on the stream? They really didn't fuck around back then.
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test
here we go
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/cel/lo!
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