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Echo_City
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I know that I have no interest in Lupin III. I tried but it is everything (except overly moe) that I don't want in anime. I also tried the "different" Fujiko Mine series and disliked that as well.
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GATSU
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Echo:
Yawn. [EDIT: I'm only allowing this one through because the AMV linked to here is pretty funny. - Key] |
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belvadeer
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I feel much the same as you. I don't really care what others think or want. As Justin pointed out about the character designs, people judge far too easily based on visual aesthetic. True, if a piece of crap is a piece of crap, then it's not going to look pretty in any way possible, but even things with bizarre or ungainly characters (CLAMP's anatomy, Shin-chan) turn out to be better than they look. |
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Banken
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Nothing that old produced on a TV budget ever looks good 30 years later. Even Hollywood movies made barely over 10 years ago look like total shit by our standards today. Watched the first Harry Potter movie lately? It looks like it was made for a film school senior project. Die Another Day also looks like crap. Eventually we'll all think Avatar looks hokey.
But if you ignore the visuals and listen to the original Gundam audio, you'll realize why it is such a classic. The performances by the original cast haven't aged a day. The performances in most series that old feel dated, but Gundam does not. |
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danilo07
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I am gonna call bullshit on that one,there are plenty of old things that look good even by today's standards ,including old Lupin 3 TV series.Some stuff has happened over the years that changed the way anime looks,but the processes that are used today to create animation haven't changed since the beginning of the animation. |
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Banken
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I'm gonna call bullshit on that. Back then it was all hand drawn, hand colored, with hand drawn backgrounds, which has been replaced almost entirely with hand drawn or computer assisted drawing drawings, computer coloring, and CG backgrounds. And that's ignoring the 3DCG used in almost every series.
And of course, some cheaper programs are almost entirely computer generated... ie, South Park or Kamiusagi. |
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Maidenoftheredhand
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I am watching Aim for the Ace from 1973 right now and despite being old it looks beautiful to me.
The story is a bit melodramatic but then you can see how modern anime developed. The "do your best" theme permeates this anime as it does many modern sports series. And as for the style well you can see the influence on Shoujo. I think that is whats fun about watching classic series. But you do have to look at it in the context of it when it was made. |
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danilo07
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Aaaaarghhh....... |
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Aizen-chan
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Zalis116
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Covnam
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I think that has more to do with availability then anything else. In the early 00s most fans only had what companies brought over or what was shown on TV. Nowadays you get shows day and date with Japan. With new stuff available all the time, there's hardly a reason to look back 10 years for a good show.
It's no different with American television. It's not like people are skipping the latest episode of some new prime time show to go back and watch something that aired 10 years ago. |
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enurtsol
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Many of those shows are still on syndicated reruns though, so there's clearly an audience. |
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DmonHiro
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Bolded and underlined the important part. You are in a very small minority. |
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grooven
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Awesome insight as usual Justin! So, who wants to go dumpster diving with me in Japan . I did go shopping in the clearance section at Gamers one year in 2006 and got TONS of awesome deals. like entire boxes of trading cards for 1000 yen for like 30 packs!
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Cptn_Taylor
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Sure there is an audience, but the real question is "how many of those are ready to spend $$$ to buy an old tv show". People are more inclined to watch whatever passes on tv as long as it is free. |
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