ANIME TOPIC

[Twilight Wolf]

Also TW, it's one of the few long anime that DOESN'T get fillerific, *CoughcoughNarutoandbleachCough* Although its not nearly as long most get filler-y.

But considering it goes completely seperate from the manga it was avoided.

Ah, yeah, can't forget the lack of filler in FMA. Added that to my post.

Also, FMA: Brotherhood is also excellent. Whereas the original show more-or-less followed the manga up until about halfway through the series, Brotherhood follows the manga all the way. I've never read the manga, myself, but so far, it's easily just as enjoyable as the original series, still no filler, and the completely different turn the story takes really keeps my interest level high. The manga is also ongoing, so I predict the show will be, as well. It's available to watch online, subbed, right now (legally, too! :D), and the English dub should be premiering on Adult Swim this Saturday, Feb. 13, at midnight. Check it out!

[Mysterious F.]

My top ten for animated feature films:
1. Waking Life (2001) 10/10
2. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 10/10
3. Fantasia (1940) 10/10
4. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) 9/10
5. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 9/10
6. Pinocchio (1940) 9/10
7. Waltz with Bashir (2008) 9/10
8. Dumbo (1941) 9/10
9. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 9/10
10. Porco Rosso (1992) 9/10

[The Glamour Nazi]

I explained a little about Clannad, I'll just quote it here for easyness's sake,

Anyway, I'll elaborate on Clannad.

It stars Tomoya Okazaki, a school delinquent, who meets a girl named Nagisa at the bottom of a hill. He then befriends her and finds she wants to re-establish the theater club. He befriend Several other people of the course of trying to re-establish the Theater club and finds out a lot about the value of friends and family, it sounds corny but they make it work really well, the heartwarming effect this story has in NOWHERE near as good as afterstory's but you will cry at least once.

Afterstory is Awesomeness on a whole different scale, the combined sadness and happiness will make you dry up from crying. Not counting the awesome music.

[Hi no Seijin]

Don't forget the classic awesomeness of Cowboy Bebop, an anime about down on their luck bounty hunters.  In outer space.

Another anime with a futuristic, post-apocalyptic setting that I would recommend is Trinity Blood, which has an interesting take on vampire-human relations.

Speaking of vampires, Blood+ has a much better case of Our Vampires Are Different than Twilight does (this goes for Trinity Blood as well).  Much, much, much, much better case; however, it is for mature audiences.  As the name suggests, it does show plenty of blood, and have plenty of Nightmare Fuel, or perhaps more appropriately High Octane Nightmare Fuel.

There's also FLCL, another anime for mature audiences only, and one I would like to finish watching someday.

[MagmarFire]

Anime is just any Japanese hand-drawn animation. Have you forgotten about



In fact, how about we just turn this into plain-old animation, instead of just anime?

Ah, good point. My mistake. 

Well, while we're on the topic of anime, I was very happy to find that the entire second season of School Rumble is now on YouTube. FUNimation, I love ya!

But why Episodes 9 and up have TV-MA ratings is way beyond me... -_-

[The Glamour Nazi]

There's also FLCL, another anime for mature audiences only, and one I would like to finish watching someday.

Those Eyebrows...

This is a really REALLY good series, but yes it's mature, I liked it.

[MagmarFire]

I just watched the first episode of Gurren Lagann.

Two words: It owns.

[The Glamour Nazi]

I just watched the first episode of Gurren Lagann.

Two words: It owns.

It gets better.

A LOT BETTER.

BY LIKE A MILLION.

Wait until you hear /Libera Me/ From Hell. ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH!

Also, Azumanga Daioh, it's completely pointless and completely Hilarious, but it will make you cry at the end. It was once said Azumanga Daioh is like Peanuts on LSD. It has cute levels off the scale and has a VERY catchy theme.

[MagmarFire]

THEN DARN IT, I NEED MOAR!!!

I want to watch Azumanga Daioh, too, but I don't know where you can watch it legally, and if there's cost involved, I don't have any money. D:

[The Glamour Nazi]

I'm very curious to where you watch Gurren Lagann.

Azumanga, I'm not sure about where you could watch it... But if you find somewhere you should cause it's very good. Also, Kimura is a freak.

[MagmarFire]

It's on YouTube, actually. Yeah, I'm just as surprised as you are.

[The Glamour Nazi]

Well Higurashi (a great Violent, Mind Screw anime) is on there, and so is Spice and Wolf, so I'm not surprised that much.

[Keaton]

Arashi no Yoru Ni, or One Stormy Night, is one of my favorite animated movies of all time.



LOOK AT THAT GOAT WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE

and on the subject of Miyazaki movies, Princess Mononoke takes the cake.  No doubt.

[The Glamour Nazi]

I actually thought Spirited Away was Miyazaki's best movie.

[Mysterious F.]

Howl's Moving Castle has always been my favorite. Oddly enough, it tends to be towards the bottom of most Miyazaki fans' lists, which is something I will never understand.

At least me and Pyrgus like it best, though.