Inuyasha: The Final Act Talkback -- NO MANGA SPOILERS!

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Ergo Proxy is fucking horrible.

Just pick up Stand Alone Complex and you're set.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Black Lagoon is a hell of a ride. The second series is even better.

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Fuck you Predator Goose :)
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

So, who else is looking forward to this baby?

Satoshi Kon is one of the rare few anime directors I try to keep an eye on. Perfect Blue was great, then he overdid himself with Millennium Actress.

Speaking of, as far as series go, Paranoia Agent is one of the most entertaining animated series you're liable to see.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Serial Experiments Lain is probably the best cyberpunk anime ever. Yes, even over Ghost in the Shell.

Is Planetes the only example of hard sci-fi in anime? Nothing else springs to mind.

I'd like to see the Starship Troopers anime. I hear it's very faithful to the book.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Grave of the Fireflies did nothing for me.

Elfen Lied has a good first episode then it's all downhill from there.

Monster is a better manga than it is a series, just so you know. The series isn't bad, but it's laughably directed, which does little to help the vibe. But at least they stuck in an Einstürzende Neubauten reference.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Armitage III isn't too shoddy either, as far as cyberpunk goes. Sure, it's more action-oriented, but still worth the look.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Man, you're missing out on something truly great.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

You pedos make me sick.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Epic Lulz

"Cultural differences" my arse.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Simply put, there is nothing more epic and grotesque than the first arc of the second season. More so than the Nazi arc of the original.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

She is totally gorgeous and beyond words. The final arc is testament to this, and I simply love Rock's character development in that. There are genuinely good writers working on this action series, and I was pleasantly surprised, not to mention overjoyed, that they didn't overdo it. It makes perfect sense.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Have you watched Cowboy Bebop? It's like style over substance, but with substance. The humour is subtle and cool as it should be, and so is the character development. And yeah, the action is outrageous at times.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

I'm also tempted to say that you should probably watch it dubbed, as the creators intended it.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

The film is also utterly amazing and should be watched right after episode 23, if I remember correctly.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

The French sci-fi comic Valérian et Laureline is being adapted into animated format. I love how it feels like such a fun throwback to the 80s Franco-Nippon stuff of my childhood like Ulysses 31 and such.

And in the original French. Watch both.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Yep, that's all of it, apart from the film.

Avoid the manga, though.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

I know it's out in France since the end of last year, at least.

Oh, and it's fun as Hell.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Better yet, read it. The anime doesn't do that much justice to it, especially with all the forced Hollywood shots and such.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

How's the Dark Horse translation of Berzerk?

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Black Lagoon is great, especially the second season.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Anyone heard about this?

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

friends 4 eva~

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

How did he die? :(
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

"A final message was posted to his website on his behalf on Wednesday, after his passing. His website is currently under heavy traffic load, but ANN archived a copy.

In the beginning of the message titled "Farewell," Kon recalled:

May 18 of this year, an unforgettable day.

My wife and I received the following prognosis from a cardiologist at the Musashino Red Cross Hospital:

"The pancreatic cancer is terminal and has metastasized to the bone. You have at most a half year left."

Later, he remembered meeting with MADHOUSE founder Masao Maruyama about the final anime film he was directing:

When I conveyed my concerns for Yume-Miru Kikai to Mr. Maruyama, he said, "It's fine. Don't worry, we'll do whatever it takes."

I cried.

I cried aloud.

He concluded his message with the following:

With feelings of gratitude for all that is good in this world, I put down my pen.

Well, I'll be leaving now.

Satoshi Kon"
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Animation cels and backgrounds from Akira.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Why have I only just heard of this?

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

"clearly done just to be different"

Fucking animators not sticking to routine styles!

I really don't know what's to get. It's about as straight-forward a cartoon you can get.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

rape
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

the sooner hollywood "rapes" anime to death, the better
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Slutty policewomen swearing in English killing zombies with vibrators and Ren and Stimpy murder of passion.

Stay classy, Panty & Stocking.
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Oh man, Ergo Proxy is such a piece of shit, it's not even funny. The suggestion that it was "too smart" for its audience is utterly laughable. It's as pedestrian as this shit gets.

Sad that nothing will ever be like what Ghost in the Shell was to cyberpunk.
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