Field thy anime-related questions, mortals!

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-26 09:28pm

Darth Utsanomiko wrote:
Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:Hmmm... I see now. Most people can't take anime seriously (Almost every adult I know scolds me for watching cartoons when I'm watching Saiyuki or for reading trash comics when I'm reading Sandman)

I think they grew up with the idea of the comic as child's entertainment rather than graphic novel, and with "Mighty Mouse" in mind when thinking about animated stuff.
Ask them why Watchmen and Maus are on so many highschool reading lists.

Really? Are they manga? Because if they were I have talk to God about landing me in Singapore instead of the US.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-26 09:29pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:
You just don't associate with the right people, ESB. I'm a 35 year old Anime addict. There is a huge anime con nearby that is usually packed with people.

I guess. So I should hang out with you more often, right?

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-11-26 09:32pm

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:
You just don't associate with the right people, ESB. I'm a 35 year old Anime addict. There is a huge anime con nearby that is usually packed with people.
I guess. So I should hang out with you more often, right?

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-26 09:33pm

Heh. Now I have a question.

Who here like anime music? I know I do. Am I alone?

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-11-26 09:37pm

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:Heh. Now I have a question.

Who here like anime music? I know I do. Am I alone?

Megumi Hayashibara. Period.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-26 09:41pm

Kelly Antilles wrote: Megumi Hayashibara. Period.

Hmmm... Yes... I like the End of Evangelion cover she did of "Tamashii no Rufuran", which was pretty good too.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-11-26 09:44pm

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote: Megumi Hayashibara. Period.
Hmmm... Yes... I like the End of Evangelion cover she did of "Tamashii no Rufuran", which was pretty good too.

She is Lina Inverse and does all the music for that.

But, I love Yoko and (if I could read Japanese) whoever did the music for Slayers and Record of Lodoss War.

Setzer · Post by **Setzer** » 2002-11-27 01:37pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
IG-88E wrote:I like Inuyasha! He's so badass! (and he's a wolf! arooooo!) And Kagome is a very sweet person, the kind of girl you want to spent time around.

I love that show, it's got a great mix of humor, emotion, and kickass sword fighting!
Nitpick: Inu-Yasha is half dog demon. I looked it up and the dictionary said it meant female dog demon. He's also black-haired (when not in demon form).

Youkai
NAME TRANSLATION: Used to refer to magical 'monsters' (though they may look human) that have special powers, and tend to be evil

That's what I got at

http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/a2z.html
The translated Magna has Demon, but that's probably the best translation.

Nowas for the question at hand:

Why are most anime characters, even the Ethnic Japanes ones, white as my sun-starved ass? It's absurd! Take Gundam Wing for example. Quatre is supposed to be an Arab! WTF

Yogi · Post by **Yogi** » 2002-11-27 02:34pm

Why are there so many Anime about one male being surrounded by many females, who beat him up on a regualar basis (Tenchi, Love Hina, Happy Lesson *shudder*).

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2002-11-27 02:43pm

Does Junpe and the gang ever go home in Those Who Hunt Elves or do they bring the end of the elven world?

Why does May like explosions so much after being a prostitue?

Shadowhawk · Post by **Shadowhawk** » 2002-11-27 02:47pm

Who here like anime music? I know I do. Am I alone?

I have 15 gigabytes of anime music in something like 5000 songs.

So, no, you're not alone.

Anyone know if 'HAL' (the artist who did some songs for Angelic Layer) is in any way related to Ayumi Hamasaki? They sound exceedingly similar, and HA could be her initials.

Yogi: Tenchi is rarely beat up by his wannabe lovers; if he is, it's only by accident. Keitaro gets beat up because he's surrounded by short-tempered women and he can't get a placating response out of his mouth to save his life (how many times could a beating have been avoided by saying "Oops. Sorry, Naru." or "I love you, Naru!"?).
But, hell, it's just the price you pay for having a half-dozen women slavering over you (willingly (Tenchi) or against their better judgement (Love Hina)).

SWPIGWANG · Post by **SWPIGWANG** » 2002-11-28 07:29pm

Actually guys only get beat up in shounen romance....

I have yet to see shoujo anime where the main male character gets beat up.....

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2002-11-28 07:38pm

Any Super Robot fans here?

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-28 07:44pm

Yogi wrote:Why are there so many Anime about one male being surrounded by many females, who beat him up on a regualar basis (Tenchi, Love Hina, Happy Lesson *shudder*).

Male masturbation fantasy. Most of these animes also involve much fanservice and the male character seeing the female characters nude (El Hazard, Love Hina, Tenchi, etc, these are only the ones I know from firsthand experience - there are probably a lot more out there)

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-28 07:46pm

Larz wrote:Does Junpe and the gang ever go home in Those Who Hunt Elves or do they bring the end of the elven world?

I are no watch "Those WHo Hunt Elves". I are sorry I are cannot help jo0.

Why does May like explosions so much after being a prostitue?

We ARE thinking about the same May from Gunsmith Cats, right?

Well, maybe she's just got a lot of stress to get rid of. (Fuck me? Nosirreebob, fuck YOU! BOOOOOOM!)

data_link · Post by **data_link** » 2002-11-28 08:05pm

VF5SS wrote:Any Super Robot fans here?

Yes, I am one of them (and no, I do not have fanboy delusions about their practicality in relation to tanks, so don't even start Shep, or I'll gut you with a dull knife).

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-28 08:08pm

data_link wrote:
VF5SS wrote:Any Super Robot fans here?
Yes, I am one of them (and no, I do not have fanboy delusions about their practicality in relation to tanks, so don't even start Shep, or I'll gut you with a dull knife).

What exactly is the super robot genre? Is it like the hero rrobot genre, with all the weird stuff like "Super Dragon Mega Hyper Flaming Index Finger Hoint of Doom" and stuff?

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2002-11-28 08:11pm

Yeah exactly. Old school hero robots like Mazinga Zetto, Getta Robo (my favorite), and Grendizer. www.encirobot.com has lots of pics. Its in Italian though.

data_link · Post by **data_link** » 2002-11-28 08:11pm

Oops. I thought you were referring to mecha, not the uber-giant-robot genre. In that case, I retract my previous post (except for the part about gutting Shep with a dull knife.)

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-28 08:13pm

data_link wrote:Oops. I thought you were referring to mecha, not the uber-giant-robot genre. In that case, I retract my previous post (except for the part about gutting Shep with a dull knife.)

I prefer to say "digging his heart out with a spoon" myself, considering hoiw offensive he's been to mecha fans, and seeing that I am in some small way a mecha fan as well.

But sicne I didn't contribute, and because I don't like pissing people off, I'll reserve judgement.

data_link · Post by **data_link** » 2002-11-28 08:18pm

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:
data_link wrote:Oops. I thought you were referring to mecha, not the uber-giant-robot genre. In that case, I retract my previous post (except for the part about gutting Shep with a dull knife.)
I prefer to say "digging his heart out with a spoon" myself, considering hoiw offensive he's been to mecha fans, and seeing that I am in some small way a mecha fan as well.

But sicne I didn't contribute, and because I don't like pissing people off, I'll reserve judgement.

That would imply that Shep has a heart, which, from his hatred of anime, we know he does not.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-28 08:21pm

data_link wrote:
That would imply that Shep has a heart, which, from his hatred of anime, we know he does not.

No, he's just misguided.
And don't come near Zaia-hime! (clutches Zaia-hime protectively)

Just kidding man... none of us 0wnzor her:D

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2002-11-28 08:23pm

Damn. You know I've only met a few Super Robot fans. None in real life unfortunately.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-28 08:24pm

VF5SS wrote:Damn. You know I've only met a few Super Robot fans. None in real life unfortunately.

Just not popular enough. Though I have seen a few super robot animes and I don't think they're bad.

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2002-11-28 08:27pm

Well they were popular, back in the seventies. I mean Mazinger had Japan in a grip of merchandizing terror

Not bad for the first Super Robot show.