#254901
Fri, 20th Jul '12 10:57:22 PM
I have not seen Spirited Away yet. This shames me to no end.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Forum Archive (nuked Western Animation thread)
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#254902
Fri, 20th Jul '12 10:57:29 PM
from Eastern US
Ghost in the Shell was interesting, but nowhere near as interesting as it thought itself to be. It has some really cool implications for gender politics, moreso than it did for the strength of its story, but overall it was just alright.
#254903
Fri, 20th Jul '12 10:58:42 PM
I've watched plenty of anime, though for almost all of them, I've switched over to reading their source manga instead. Much less time consuming.
#254904
Fri, 20th Jul '12 10:58:46 PM
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
You talking about the movie or TV series?
edited 20th Jul '12 10:58:53 PM by LDragon2
Proud fanboy of anime/video games/scifi. Oh and of Rei Ayanami XD
#254906
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:00:19 PM
from Ponyville, Equestria
Rei is a cutie pie... Well, until you see what happens in the series at least.
also edited 20th Jul '12 11:00:54 PM by Pinkapie
All I really need's a smile smile smile, from these happy friends of mine~
#254907
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:00:37 PM
from Texas
I have not seen Spirited Away yet. This shames me to no end.
It's highly overrated. But then again I kind of dislike all Miyazaki movies.
#254908
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:01:15 PM
I see. The TV series, Stand Alone Complex, actually as a lot more in terms of themes and action. I strongly recommend it. It is almost comparable to Cowboy Bebop.
Also, I still need to watch the Kara no Kyoukai movies.
Nah, I still find Rei to be my one and only waifu. Especially in the Rebuild series. I so want to marry her, fictional or not. ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
edited 20th Jul '12 11:02:28 PM by LDragon2
Proud fanboy of anime/video games/scifi. Oh and of Rei Ayanami XD
#254909
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:01:41 PM
from the Land of Classics
Anime huh?
All I can say is, people who haven't seen or read Ranma 1/2, have not lived.
Well... I could say more than that, but I don't want to risk starting controversy with yet another "why I think anime does it better than western animation" speech.
It's highly overrated. But then again I kind of dislike all Miyazaki movies.
You too eh? I thought I was the only one.
Only Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicaa and Castle in the Sky really did it for me. After that, I have no use for him.
re: Ghost in the Shell SAC - I liked it up until it revealed the truth about the Laughing Man.
edited 20th Jul '12 11:03:29 PM by MoeDantes
#254910
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:02:33 PM
from Eastern US
@Blue: My Internets. Get off of them.
In all seriousness, yes, Miyazaki films do get hyped far beyond what they should realistically be expected to bear up under, but in my opinion, they're still quite solid films - and, of course, beautifully hand-animated.
@Dragon: Y'know, I have been meaning to watch it. I think you'll enjoy Kara no Kyoukai, too - it's a mindfuck, that one.
edited 20th Jul '12 11:03:27 PM by RedSavant
#254911
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:03:26 PM
It's that good huh?
And don't worry. For the most part MLP fans and anime fans get along pretty well. Mostly.
edited 20th Jul '12 11:03:33 PM by LDragon2
Proud fanboy of anime/video games/scifi. Oh and of Rei Ayanami XD
#254912
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:03:59 PM
from Texas
Leaves the internet.
I can stay in the thread-house though, right?
edited 20th Jul '12 11:04:42 PM by Bluespade
#254913
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:04:29 PM
from Ponyville, Equestria
@Dragon Well, actually, yeah I agree with you. I just wanted to shoo away any of the "If you think she's cute you're completely missing the point of her" crowd. Rebuild > original series too. Too bad the US won't get the last two until 2014-2016.
edited 20th Jul '12 11:06:05 PM by Pinkapie
All I really need's a smile smile smile, from these happy friends of mine~
#254914
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:05:14 PM
from the Land of Classics
I like both the Ghost in the Shell movies, but the first SAC series (never saw 2nd Gig) pissed me off SO much with its ending. Seriously, the final episodes ruined the entire show for me.
So I guess I should say "anime does it better... some of the time."
#254915
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:05:29 PM
@Red Savant: While well animated, his movies tend to be really "meh" on the story and character side. Haven't seen many of them though.
edited 20th Jul '12 11:08:04 PM by Mio
#254916
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:06:26 PM
I still don't personally distinguish between western and eastern animation. It's all cartoons to me. Why should art style and country of origin supersede genre in terms of classification? But eh, we've been down this road before.
#254917
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:07:02 PM
x4 Well, she is cute in my opinion, alien or not. However, my love for Rei is more thanks to the fact that her whole development of becoming a true human capable of free thought and emotion, culminating with her sacrificing herself to destroy the 16th angel, very touching. That's why she is my one and only fictional crush. 
edited 20th Jul '12 11:07:19 PM by LDragon2
Proud fanboy of anime/video games/scifi. Oh and of Rei Ayanami XD
#254918
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:07:09 PM
from Eastern US
@Mio: Granted, granted. I'd definitely say that some Ghibli films are more about ideas than characters.
#254919
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:07:18 PM
from the Land of Classics
@L Dragon - for what its worth, personally I consider Ranma 1/2 the best anime and manga ever created. You might say I judge every other anime (or hell, cartoon) by how it compares to Ranma.
My second favorite used to be Dragon Ball, but lately I've been thinking of switching it out with Gensoumaden Saiyuki
#254920
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:09:14 PM
I may check it out. It is only 18 episodes.
I find it kind of irritating if I am trying to complete a series, only to find that is has 100+ episodes.
Proud fanboy of anime/video games/scifi. Oh and of Rei Ayanami XD
#254921
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:09:20 PM
for what its worth, personally I consider Ranma 1/2 the best anime and manga ever created. You might say I judge every other anime (or hell, cartoon) by how it compares to Ranma.
I'm glad your standards are no where near universal.
@Lurker: Frankly the distinction has more to do with the Animation Age Ghetto then anything else, at least initially. Now it's more just out of tradition.
edited 20th Jul '12 11:10:54 PM by Mio
#254922
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:10:24 PM
Allow me to make corrections. I have not seen a single Miyazaki movie.
#254923
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:10:57 PM
from the Land of Classics
Ranma has only 18 episodes?
Ummm... I'll let you believe that.
@Mio - You dissin' Ranma?
edited 20th Jul '12 11:11:28 PM by MoeDantes
#254924
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:11:27 PM
Oh, it has more?
- **** YOU WIKIPEDIA!!!
edited 20th Jul '12 11:12:04 PM by LDragon2
Proud fanboy of anime/video games/scifi. Oh and of Rei Ayanami XD
#254925
Fri, 20th Jul '12 11:11:40 PM
Isn't Ranma an extremely goofy comedy series, though? How are you supposed to compare something darker or more serious to it? Or something that wasn't nearly as much of a Long Runner?