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PantsGoblin
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@WesW: They're just different styles. I suppose Clamp's style is more "shoujo" like, which does seem to have a certain look. Other then that, no specific names I know of.
@wiz: Because the world hates you. |
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WesW
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Ok, thanks. Btw, thanks for the link to outpost nine that you posted in a thread on Japanese racism a couple of months ago. I spent most of that weekend reading the author's diary of his student teaching experiences. As my interest in anime has grown, so has my desire to learn about Japanese culture, and real-life experiences like his are one of the best ways to do so. I know it's kind of odd to make a thank you this long after the fact, but that link is typical of your generosity here, and people like you are what make forums worth visiting. Just wanted you to know. |
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PantsGoblin
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Well, I appretiate the compliment, but uh, I don't think that was me. I mean, I know about that site, but I don't remember ever linking to it. Maybe you're thinking of shirokiryuu? |
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Zalis116
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Not to dispute the value of this thread, but the recommendations for genres seem slightly outdated...I mean, there's nothing there from after 2002 or so, and some of the recommended titles are 15+ years old. Of course, they're still valid recommendations because they're classics, but I think things could be changed/added to include the mass of titles that has come out in the last few years.
Another suggestion: On a certain infamous torrent site, their general anime forum has sticky posts for various genres of anime, like comedy/etchi, romance, sci-fi, action, mecha, fantasy, etc, where people can make new posts offering basic descriptions of series in each genre as they come out. Having so many stickies in the ANN forum could be problematical, so I propose a solution like this: 1) Mod or admin creates a sticky thread "Anime recommendations" with a breakdown between the genres like Shoujo, Romance, Comedy, Action, Mecha, and so forth. 2) Users post replies recommending certain series, perhaps under the format-- Genre: Series Title: # of Episodes Year: R1 Licensee (if available) : Description: **overview of the series's content, not a personal review** Similar Series: Link: to ANN Encyclopedia or other good external link (meaning not to fansubdb.info* or similar sites) *not a real site 3) Mods or others with "the power" edit the thread to add each new recommendation to the original post as a quote (to give credit to the submitter), and delete the new reply afterwards. (New posts could be added to hold more recommendations as submissions increase, if posts beceome too long.) I know that this would be yet another task for our hard-working mods, but it would only be a matter of Cut, Copy, Delete Post. The result could be one unified recommendation thread, with very few replies to sift through, and a list of recommendations by genre that can be referred to whenever anyone asks "I'm looking for a good comedy with fanservice" or similar question, and might cut down on repetitive posts in the forum. Probably not, but at least there'd be a quick answer--if posters list similar shows, searchers can hit Ctrl+f in this thread to find similar series. Again, these are all suggestions--no need to follow them at all, of course. |
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-gecko-
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I didn't want to start another 'list' thread (I know that some are averse to them here) so I'll place my question here.
I lived in Okinawa, Japan for several years and miss the place greatly. It has a mix of Japanese culture and what I would consider a unique folk culture as well. I have researched this quite a bit, here and on google, as well as other anime sites. I am including a list here of what I have so far, but I am hoping that ANN users will know of others that may not have been released in the US and I haven't heard about. Do you know any? Here's my research: Azumanga Daioh - Ep 21 school trip. Blood + - Set in Okinawa. Samurai Champloo - Champloo is an Okinawan (Hogan) word for a food dish. Also, mugen is from the Ryu Kyu Islands which make up Okinawa-ken. Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) - Onizuka sends a student away to catch a flight to Okinawa. Gravion - Luna was born on Okinawa and visits there on the anniversary of her father's death. Gunbuster - Noriko attended Okinawa High School for Girls. Full Metal Panic! - The school trip to Okinawa is diverted to Siberia. Green Green - Tenjin put Okinawan sugar cane in the rice cakes (botamochi) he made for Sanae-chan. Patlabor - Yamazaki is from Okinawa and visits his family home there. Neon Genesis Evangelion - A school trip to Okinawa is mentioned and some students depart. Does anyone know of any more, perhaps not licesnsed in the US. i'm limited by my non-use of Japanese, I'm afraid. 
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abunai
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Not an anime, but a manga:
IO, by Koio Minato. More or less the entire series takes place on Okinawa, with occasional forays to the home islands and other places (e.g. South America). It's a very nice manga if you like mysteries, diving and scantily-clad women -- and don't we all? - abunai |
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Samurai CDZ
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Also not an anime (but almost sure to be at some point):
Yotsubato! - Asagi goes to Okinawa on a trip and brings back plenty of souvenirs. |
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-gecko-
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I'm relatively new to manga (I've only bought one volume of Princess Tutu for my kid and just recently subsribed to Shoujo Beat
 ) but I have heard of Yotsubato! I think I'll pick that one up!
@abunai, is the IO manga available in the US? Where could I get it? Also, can someone tell me what 'tankoubon' means? I suppose it means 'volume', but it's not in the lexicon. |
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abunai
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Do that -- it's a fine series, the latest and best work by one of the finest mangakas.
I don't think so. I first became aware of IO through scanlations, and I've been buying it direct from Japan (the language is not a problem). Yes, 単行本 (tankoubon) is more or less the equivalent of "volume". Specifically, it's a compilation of manga, usually by the same author, and usually from the same series. Most manga are published in serialized form, remember, and tankoubons represent the normal way to buy them in collected form, as volumes. The volume thing is partially artificial, of course, since the serialized chapter form is the "natural" form. Though some mangaka (e.g. Mori Kaoru) may plan their chapter contents so that each compiled volume ends on a dramatic high point (a "cliffhanger"), others don't, taking the story chapter-by-chapter. - abunai |
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dormcat
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Just my two cents supplementing abunai's words of wisdom:
That's why publishers might release repaginated versions, such as the smaller bunkoban/bunkobon (文庫版/文庫本), often without the title page of each chapter, making reading experience less interrupted. More info can be found at tankoubon's Wikipedia entry. |
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-gecko-
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The education I am getting from you all is the reason I come by this forum as much as I do! Thanks
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PantsGoblin
Subscriber Encyclopedia Editor Posts: 2969 Location: L.A. |
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These questions aren't really that important, I was just curious. I was looking through one of those ad booklets that came with a DVD I recently got (Kiddy Grade File 1) and they quoted ANN a few times. I've looked the site and some of the forums relating to the series and I honestly can't find where they got them. Just wondering if anyone knew where they came from:
The Galaxy Railways:
I couldn't find it in the review. The review wasn't that favorable of it anyway. Baki the Grappler:
There wasn't a review for BTG and I couldn't find it in the forums either. |
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dormcat
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Both were from Bamboo's Shelf Life column, not reviews from Carlo, Key, or Zac.
animenewsnetwork.com/columns/ShelfLife.php?id=91
animenewsnetwork.com/columns/ShelfLife.php?id=87 Google is your friend. Flank a short sentence with quotations marks, plus "site:animenewsnetwork.com," and there you go. |
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joel_s95387
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So by computer game, it's like an RPG? Sorta like those dating-sims I hear so much about, yet have never had a chance to play. When I think of games, I think of Street Fighter, God Of War, Onimusha, Mario, Final Fantasy, but I don't understand what kind of game this is. And although I do have access to the internet, I did check out this site before I posted the question, yet I can't tell what kind of game it is. Computer game? Can't that be just about any type of game? And then it says something of a game/novel... and that just confuses me more. Seeing as how it was mentioned that this game hasn't even been legally translated into English, i can't really see for myself. |
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dormcat
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I already gave you the Wiki entry of Tsukihime. There's another link within it: visual novel. Use it wisely. |
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