Field thy anime-related questions, mortals!

data_link · Post by **data_link** » 2002-11-25 11:05pm

Cyril wrote:Well, then what is that cracker company? Is it Japanese?

Are you thinking of Nabisco?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-25 11:07pm

Nabisco! That's it!

So, what, are the anime makers getting so desperate they must now rip off cracker corporations? What's next, 'Starship Pepsi'? Or maybe 'McDonalds Presents: Starship Pepsi'?

Yogi · Post by **Yogi** » 2002-11-25 11:08pm

data_link wrote:

metaphor for anime otakuism.

foreshadowing device.

a parody of uber-gaint robot anime in general.

as for the specific anime it's based off of, I couldn't tell you, but it's most likely a combination of several.

I always though that Gekiganga was a bit more than that. If you notice in the anime, there are two groups of people. The people of Nadesico, who are always trying their best and filled with hope and idealism, and the military commanders, who are jaded and single minded, only looking at things through their ultra-strict perspective. As part of the theme for Nadesico, the crew are doing their best to be heros, but they can't always save the day. Gekiganga was pretty much the embodiment of their idealistic spirit, a spirit that many have lost, and seek to regain. However, in the end even that can be twisted by those in power to manipulate people to their own ends.

Remember the two differing interpretations of Gekiganga. One was that it was about love and passionm striving towards peave. The other was that it meant to destroy the evil enemy.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2002-11-25 11:12pm

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).

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-25 11:13pm

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).

Masta Yoshi, could you give me a synopsis of Inuyasha?

EDIT: Oh, and I 0wnz jo0 wrt postcount.

data_link · Post by **data_link** » 2002-11-25 11:14pm

Yogi wrote:I always though that Gekiganga was a bit more than that. If you notice in the anime, there are two groups of people. The people of Nadesico, who are always trying their best and filled with hope and idealism, and the military commanders, who are jaded and single minded, only looking at things through their ultra-strict perspective. As part of the theme for Nadesico, the crew are doing their best to be heros, but they can't always save the day. Gekiganga was pretty much the embodiment of their idealistic spirit, a spirit that many have lost, and seek to regain. However, in the end even that can be twisted by those in power to manipulate people to their own ends.

Remember the two differing interpretations of Gekiganga. One was that it was about love and passionm striving towards peave. The other was that it meant to destroy the evil enemy.

So, Gekiganger is a metaphor for religion.

An infidel wrote:Nabisco! That's it!

So, what, are the anime makers getting so desperate they must now rip off cracker corporations? What's next, 'Starship Pepsi'? Or maybe 'McDonalds Presents: Starship Pepsi'?

Nadesico != Nabisco. Nadesico, IIRC, is the name of a japenese flower.
And exactly why are you mocking anime in a thread filled with anime fans? Are you a masochist or something?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-25 11:15pm

I'm joking. Relax. I enjoy anime as well.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-25 11:15pm

*puts hand on data_link's shoulder*
data_link, give him one last chance and then let the mods deal with him. No need let him ruin your day.

data_link · Post by **data_link** » 2002-11-25 11:20pm

Cyril wrote:I'm joking. Relax. I enjoy anime as well.

Unfortuantely, we can't tell when you're being sarcastic.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-25 11:22pm

Unfortuantely, we can't tell when you're being sarcastic

Evidently not. Sorry.

Yogi · Post by **Yogi** » 2002-11-25 11:27pm

Another Anime question. Why do people idolize the movie Akira?

I mean, I have trouble thinking that people actually like the movie for reasons besides pure shock value, and people are saying it's the mose revolutionary anime movie ever made! Why?

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-25 11:29pm

Yogi wrote:Another Anime question. Why do people idolize the movie Akira?

I mean, I have trouble thinking that people actually like the movie for reasons besides pure shock value, and people are saying it's the mose revolutionary anime movie ever made! Why?

Maybe because it's the first major anime movie made? Maybe because the subject matter is so oddly enthralling? (Must have laser rifle, flying paltform, SOL Orbital Bombardment Satellite and psychic pwoers...)

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2002-11-25 11:30pm

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:Masta Yoshi, could you give me a synopsis of Inuyasha?

EDIT: Oh, and I 0wnz jo0 wrt postcount.

You think I care about post count? (Well, alright, maybe a little)

Synopsis: The series is about a young girl named Kagome, who is somehow transported into medieval Japan. She finds and frees a half demon named Inu-Yasha, who had been sealed away by a priestess named Kikyo some 50 yrs. earlier. It is revealed that Kagome may be the reincarnation of Kikyo, and this is confirmed when the Shikon no Tama, which was burned when Kikyo died, is pulled out of Kagome's body. Kagome accidentally shatters the jewel, and she and Inu-Yasha have to team up to retrieve the pieces, which were scattered over at least Japan.

That's basically what the story is. Anybody who can summarize it better, do so.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-25 11:30pm

In your opinion, what's the best Gundam series and why?

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-25 11:31pm

Darth Yoshi wrote: Synopsis: The series is about a young girl named Kagome, who is somehow transported into medieval Japan. She finds and frees a half demon named Inu-Yasha, who had been sealed away by a priestess named Kikyo some 50 yrs. earlier. It is revealed that Kagome may be the reincarnation of Kikyo, and this is confirmed when the Shikon no Tama, which was burned when Kikyo died, is pulled out of Kagome's body. Kagome accidentally shatters the jewel, and she and Inu-Yasha have to team up to retrieve the pieces, which were scattered over at least Japan.

That's basically what the story is. Anybody who can summarize it better, do so.

Hmmm. Nope, you've summed it up pretty well.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-25 11:35pm

IG-88E wrote:In your opinion, what's the best Gundam series and why?

08th MS Team because the characters actually feel real. Nobody is stereotyped, everyone's three-dimensional, and then there is the godly might of Norris Packard and the Apsalus III. (Falls to knees in reverent worship)

Also, it fleshes out an aspect of the OYW nobody else did - the war on earth. I mean, sure, the GM saved the day, but how did the Feds do it?

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-25 11:36pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:Masta Yoshi, could you give me a synopsis of Inuyasha?

EDIT: Oh, and I 0wnz jo0 wrt postcount.
You think I care about post count? (Well, alright, maybe a little)

Synopsis: The series is about a young girl named Kagome, who is somehow transported into medieval Japan. She finds and frees a half demon named Inu-Yasha, who had been sealed away by a priestess named Kikyo some 50 yrs. earlier. It is revealed that Kagome may be the reincarnation of Kikyo, and this is confirmed when the Shikon no Tama, which was burned when Kikyo died, is pulled out of Kagome's body. Kagome accidentally shatters the jewel, and she and Inu-Yasha have to team up to retrieve the pieces, which were scattered over at least Japan.

That's basically what the story is. Anybody who can summarize it better, do so.

Hmmm I'll check Kagome out...

That's right, I watch anime for the girls!

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-25 11:42pm

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:That's right, I watch anime for the girls!

Hey, there's nothing wrong with that! They're hot!

Mmmmm...Love Hina....mmmmmm....

Yogi · Post by **Yogi** » 2002-11-25 11:42pm

What is the WORST anime you have seen?

For me personally, nothing can compared to the crap that is Cooking Master Boy. I could not last through one episode. It was just . . . .GRRRAAHHH!!!

Combine the cheesiest elemets of Dragon Ball Z and Iron Chef, and you get
Cooking Master Boy.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-25 11:43pm

IG-88E wrote:
Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:That's right, I watch anime for the girls!
Hey, there's nothing wrong with that! They're hot!

Mmmmm...Love Hina....mmmmmm....

[Homer] Mmm... Naru...Kitsune...Motoko...Shinobu...Mmm...[/Homer]

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-25 11:45pm

Yogi wrote:What is the WORST anime you have seen?

For me personally, nothing can compared to the crap that is Cooking Master Boy. I could not last through one episode. It was just . . . .GRRRAAHHH!!!

Combine the cheesiest elemets of Dragon Ball Z and Iron Chef, and you get
Cooking Master Boy.

Cooking Master Boy was really cheesy. Ordinarily I don't have any worst anime lists (I try to give everyone a break) but the crappiest anime in existence Cooking Master Boy. It ended halfway, the show was so fucking ridiculous, the only thing good was the food. And even that was way too over the top for me.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2002-11-25 11:47pm

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:
IG-88E wrote:
Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:That's right, I watch anime for the girls!
Hey, there's nothing wrong with that! They're hot!

Mmmmm...Love Hina....mmmmmm....
[Homer] Mmm... Naru...Kitsune...Motoko...Shinobu...Mmm...[/Homer]

For some reason I prefer the Tenchi girls.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-11-25 11:48pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:
Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:
IG-88E wrote: Hey, there's nothing wrong with that! They're hot!

Mmmmm...Love Hina....mmmmmm....
[Homer] Mmm... Naru...Kitsune...Motoko...Shinobu...Mmm...[/Homer]
For some reason I prefer the Tenchi girls.

Well, I didn't mind looking at Ryoko, but the rest... not my type.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-25 11:51pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:For some reason I prefer the Tenchi girls.

Kiyone! Kiyone ROCKS!!

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-25 11:52pm

Why, in that one episode of NGE, is the positron death ray sniper rifle a bolt-action gun?