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Spiffor
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CPA - Evil Clone brigade
Nov 2001
time: 06:17
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As an introduction, especially for a girl, you should really look for Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki. These are movies for a broad audience, and the first one is especially fit for girls (while still enjoyable for blokes).
Miyazaki has also made other very pleasant movies like Totoro, Castle in the Sky and Kiki delivery service. The quality and perfectionism of his movies make for a great anime experience.
Last but not least in Miyazaki's repertoire, Nausicaa is a very good movie as well, but older. The graphics aren't as great as by his more recent works.
If she is hooked by Miyazaki, she should enjoy plenty of anime afterwards. I personally like Cowboy Bebop very much, and I have loved Evangelion, but it is quite a boy's thing I think.
Inu Yasha is quite nice, though it is a very very long series, which gets repetitive after the 16th episode or something like that. Edit: After reading more of your posts, I think Inu Yasha is good for her needs. It is a foray in a mythical medieval Japan (very heavy on fantasy, as Samurai make only a token appearance). It's not really intellectual, but it's enjoyable, andtakes time to display many myths of traditional Japan. The fansubbers often make an effort of explanation.
Last edited by Spiffor on 24-02-2005 at 21:32
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MORON
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Vancouver, Canada
Jun 2001
time: 13:17
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I was just thinking FMA and there is pops up. meh
I'm thinking "saiyuki", but not having seen the whole series means someone else have to explain it.
I"m also thinking about "Tuskihime", mostly a vampire story that is not very vampire story-like. It is serious but not dark. Saying more would probably be spoilers. It also overlaps with some other genres in anime and one can branch out from this.
Oh and I second "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind." It is about a world dominated by giant forest-worm ecosystems with humans struggle to survive on fringe lands far away from the forest. Though I don't think the movie does the whole story justice, and I'd recommand the manga for the whole, epic, story.
[quote=Wraith]I'd almost recommend Fushigi Yuugi, except that I couldn't stand it. However, it does have the whole mythological world thing going for it, and it seems incredibly popular among the fangirls. I just can't figure out why.[/quote]
Yuu Watase (sp?) works are popular for one thing: bishonen. (petty boys......for fangirl fantasy....)
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Wraith
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Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 1999
time: 23:17
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--"I also saw one where these guys were flying around in what looked like lighter than air battleships and were pounding the snot out of each other."
That was probably Last Exile, although airships are fairly common in anime.
--"As an introduction, especially for a girl, you should really look for Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki."
Depending on the ages. I definitely agree that Miyazaki is a good start, especially since one of his trademarks is strong female characters. I'd just hesitate to recommend Mononoke to a young girl... it should be fine in this case, though.
My only problem recommended the Miyazaki movies is the way Disney handled them. The only release that has had proper subtitles is Princess Mononoke. The rest are dubtitles, which is just flat out annoying. Even if you don't know any Japanese, having subtitles appear on screen when no one is talking is pretty obvious. And when you do know some... ugh. If you're only watching dubs, though, go for it.
--"Am I the only human being outside Japan liking Naruto?"
Er... no.... Personally, I was never able to get into it, but the past few anime cons I've been to have been overrun with Naruto fans, most of whom buy one of the headbands in the dealer's room and then spend the rest of the con wearing them with their normal clothes. They tend to be quite obnoxious.
It's probably the single unlicensed title most popular in the US right now. Which may be why it's still unlicensed; I bet the licensing fees they want for it are huge.
--"She wants to try Wolf's Rain next, I think...not entirely sure why,"
Bishounen leads.
Seriously, this is the only thing I can think of for the popularity of this show.
--"Also wants to see Twelve Kingdoms, but since it's not entirely out in English, we'll probably wait on it."
The last DVD is due out next month. By the time you watch the previous 9, it should be available.
--"I"m also thinking about "Tuskihime", mostly a vampire story that is not very vampire story-like. "
Tsukihime wasn't too horrible, for something based on an h-game, but not a patch on the Vampire Princess Miyu OVA.
--"Hmm... we should really make a new standard anime thread one of these days."
I've been kind of thinking about it. There's been a lot of interesting news. I just haven't bothered to sit down and write it out. Probably the best bit is that the Banner of the Stars IV book came out, and the Banner of the Stars III series is finally in production. Hopefully see that soon.
Wraith
"I like you. Do you want to be a guinea pig for my experiments?"
-- Washuu ("Tenchi Muyo")
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SnowFire
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New York City, NY
Jan 1970
time: 00:17
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Tsukihime wasn't too horrible, for something based on an h-game, but not a patch on the Vampire Princess Miyu OVA.
I read a review of the first few episodes of Tsukihime that made it seem rather... silly. It allegedly has one of those insane protagonists whose memory is all fuzzy... which they don't seem to do much with. Kinda odd to do that and then do nothing with it.
As for Vampire Princess Miyu, I saw that OVA recently, but the subtitles (which I'm practically certain were fansubbed rather than officially done) left something to be desired. Even if they had been better, I suspect I still would have been left frustratingly shaking my fist at the screen for answers. I think that those 4 episodes would have been fine as the first 4 episodes of a 7-episode series, but... questions... unanswered... bah. It was interesting, though.
I really have not seen any series better than FULL METAL ALCHEMIST.
The few random episodes I've caught of it didn't seem that bad. The animation quality is top-notch, certainly. I only wish that... Ed, was it? The non-suit of armor brother... anyway, he seemed to fight using the "change my metal hand into a blade" a little too frequently. Alchemy is pretty neat when they're using it outside combat (heck, it's in the show's title and the main gimmick), can't he come up with something more creative? Turn the ground into water beneath them, then freeze them in or something?
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