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Subject: So I just watched Nausicaa of the valley of the wind...
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I'll be honest for a anime made back in 1984 I am pretty impressed, glad I gave it a watch. I try to stay away from anime in general, since a lot of the new ones are just boring innuendos and a lot of the older ones tend to be whack. But occasionally I'll come across a good one, Nausicaa just happened to be one of those. And if you're like me and you're somewhat cautious about anime, then all I have to say is DON'T be cautious about this one.

  • 12.17.2012 2:30 AM PDT
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Watch Fist of the North Star.

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  • 12.17.2012 2:31 AM PDT
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*gasp!* ... no ...

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You've been pulled over the edge. You're one of us now. You like anime and you know it. Slowly you will hunger for more and you must satisfy your anime thirst.

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Posted by: Koolen
You've been pulled over the edge. You're one of us now. You like anime and you know it. Slowly you will hunger for more and you must satisfy your anime thirst.


again no, even in the 'golden age' of me watching anime I was still very choosey about the ones I watched. Now I've just become pickier.

  • 12.17.2012 2:40 AM PDT

心の中に弱い風が吹いています。

Ew, old anime.

  • 12.17.2012 2:42 AM PDT

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Nausicaa's good but nowhere near the best Studio Ghibli.

Everyone should watch Akira as it's not only an excellent movie in its own right but, depsite being nearly 25 years old, it's a contender for the best anime movie ever made.

Classic anime > modern anime.

[Edited on 12.17.2012 2:44 AM PST]

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Posted by: iRuN KFC
Nausicaa's good but nowhere near the best Studio Ghibli.

Everyone should watch Akira as it's not only an excellent movie in its own right but, depsite being nearly 25 years old, it's a contender for the best anime movie ever made.

Classic anime > modern anime.


i figured someone would pull the old Akira card out. No I don't like Akira, and I've watched it.

  • 12.17.2012 2:47 AM PDT

Ghost in the Shell.

Yeah, it's from the 90s, so it's not super old yet, but it's still a classic.

  • 12.17.2012 2:48 AM PDT

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Posted by: KikuChiyo
i figured someone would pull the old Akira card out. No I don't like Akira, and I've watched it.


What's not to like? It's a seminal moment in anime history and is partly responsible for promoting anime to a larger Western audience.

Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll and Princess Mononoke are the best anime movies IMO.

[Edited on 12.17.2012 2:51 AM PST]

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Posted by: iRuN KFC

Posted by: KikuChiyo
i figured someone would pull the old Akira card out. No I don't like Akira, and I've watched it.


What's not to like? It's a seminal moment in anime histroy and is largely responsible for promoting anime to a larger Western audience.

Nausicaa, Cowboy Bebop, and Princess Mononoke are the best anime movies IMO.


You remember how I said some old anime are whack? That's what's wrong with Akira. It's whack. Not to mention totally illogical. To be honest that must have been a very whack crowd that it appealed to in the west. Or otherwise... a lack of options may have made akira so popular in the west. I mean let's be serious here, how many anime even made it to the west?

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  • 12.17.2012 2:54 AM PDT

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Posted by: KikuChiyo
You remember how I said some old anime are whack? That's what's wrong with Akira. It's whack. Not to mention totally illogical. To be honest that must have been a very whack crowd that it appealed to in the west. Or otherwise... a lack of options may have made akira so popular in the west. I mean let's be serious here, how many anime even made it to the west?


Ok...

Akira is one of the most critically acclaimed anime films of all time so I don't see how it's whack. Maybe you're too young to appreciate it fully.

Tons of anime made it to the West during the 80s and 90s. Akira was heralded as one of the best and, like I said, is probably partly responsible for anime being as popular in the West as it is now.

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Posted by: iRuN KFC

Ok...

Akira is one of the most critically acclaimed anime films of all time so I don't see how it's whack. Maybe you're too young to appreciate it fully.

Tons of anime made it to the West during the 80s and 90s. Akira was heralded as one of the best and, like I said, is probably partly responsible for anime being as popular in the West as it is now.


Critics should have done a better job in my opinion then. The movie sucked balls and 'to young to appreciate it'? pardon I just watched Nausicaa which is 4 years older than Akira. I've also seen Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma (the first anime I ever watched, I was like 6 or 8.)

Here's a hint pal, maybe you shouldn't like things just because they're popular. Maybe you should be capable of making your own judgments despite what other people think.

Give me a reason OTHER than 'it was popular' that makes Akira good.

  • 12.17.2012 3:05 AM PDT

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Posted by: KikuChiyo
Here's a hint pal, maybe you shouldn't like things just because they're popular. Maybe you should be capable of making your own judgments despite what other people think.


I'm 30, kid, and watched Akira for the first time when I was 10 (two years after it was released). I like it because it was a seminal moment in anime that you are probably too young to remember and because it is an excellent movie (plotwise, characters are great and the art is fantastic). I've been watching anime for over two decades and there aren't many other anime films that rival it.

Like I said, the fact that it's one of the most critically acclaimed anime movies of all time and is often cited in the top 100 movies ever (not just anime) shows how good it is.

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Posted by: KikuChiyo
Here's a hint pal, maybe you shouldn't like things just because they're popular. Maybe you should be capable of making your own judgments despite what other people think.


I'm 30, kid, and watched Akira for the first time when I was 10 (two years after it was released). I like it because it was a seminal moment in anime that you are probably too young to remember and because it is an excellent movie (plotwise, characters are great and the art is fantastic). I've been watching anime for over two decades and there aren't many other anime films that rival it.

Like I said, the fact that it's one of the most critically acclaimed anime movies of all time and is often cited in the top 100 movies ever (not just anime) shows how good it is.


mmmm unless those reasons for citing it in the top 100 movies is because it was popular... which it probably is still cited for that reason. Which explains why you're still going on about it instead of describing what made it good. You what else had a good plot? Iron Sky... NOT! Iron sky sucked and no matter how much I say it was good does not change the amount of suck.

Also Blood Reign... might be a little gorier than Akira.

  • 12.17.2012 3:14 AM PDT

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watch Trigun OP it's one of those awesome older ones.

  • 12.17.2012 3:15 AM PDT
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watch Trigun OP it's one of those awesome older ones.


>Implying that any anime that tries to promote a pacifism approach to the consequences of murder is good. Only good part about trigun was Rem's song.

  • 12.17.2012 3:17 AM PDT

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Posted by: KikuChiyo


Dude, the characters, plot, art style and overall concept are what makes Akira one of the best anime movies of all time and is why it often gets chosen as one of the top 100 movies ever made.

Not just because it was popular...



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Dude, the characters, plot, art style and overall concept are what makes Akira one of the best anime movies of all time and is why it often gets chosen as one of the top 100 movie ever made.

Not just because it was popular...


and that summary was Obscure as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge.

[Edited on 12.17.2012 3:20 AM PST]

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Posted by: KikuChiyo
and that summary was Obscure as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudge.


No it wasn't. I told you the main reasons why it's recognised as one of the greatest anime movies.

Great characters, great plot, great concept, great art style.

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Posted by: omg a bannana
watch Trigun OP it's one of those awesome older ones.


>Implying that any anime that tries to promote a pacifism approach to the consequences of murder is good. Only good part about trigun was Rem's song.

Oh you're one of those anime elitists. Have fun not having fun

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Posted by: iRuN KFC

No it wasn't. I told you the main reasons why it's recognised as one of the greatest anime movies.

Great characters, great plot, great concept, great art style.


Well in my opinion, the characters were decent at best, the plot was crap at best, and the concept is relatively the same as the plot. The art style was bearable. Perhaps because it looked more western styled was why it appealed to westerners so much despite the lack of a solid storyline.

The plot of these 'altered' children and the plot of the ending were quite farfetched and really showed the ridiculous side of which anime can be. I mean a giant mutated monster made of flesh which only grows? Come on... they could have done much better than that.

  • 12.17.2012 3:32 AM PDT
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Akira is badass. Mesmerizing. Masterpiece.
Just weighing in here.

Too bad Steamboy wasn't that great. Or maybe I just wasn't in a good mood when I watched it.

  • 12.17.2012 3:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: KikuChiyo
Well in my opinion, the characters were decent at best, the plot was crap at best, and the concept is relatively the same as the plot. The art style was bearable. Perhaps because it looked more western styled was why it appealed to westerners so much despite the lack of a solid storyline.


Well you're entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong you are.

If you think Nausicaa and Cowboy Bebop are the greatest anime, it probably explains why Akira passed you by...

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Studio Ghibli is the only anime I watch.
They're all glorious in one way or another.

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