Blazing New Trails to Never Fail.

*sigh* Neon Genesis.

I used to be one of those hopeless nerds who swore by that as the ultimate anime.

Then I actually wathed OTHER anime and realized how wrong I was. It's great until half-way through, then it just becomes laughable.

I suggest you save yourself the torture and just watch the second season of "Full Metal Panic!"

It's got lotsa blood and boobs! What more do you need Blake?
 

Well, it`s been cited as this great precedent setting series in modern anime..and I haven`t seen it. So far, I enjoy it. Although, after seeing things like Samurai Champloo, you see the obvious budget differences..

I do like it though. Don`t forget that I also like all the innermindpsychobabblebullshit.

So don`t hate. Don`t hate.
 

Yawn

You want action? You want adventure?

Check out the Rurouni Kenshin OVA 1 through 5.

1800's Japan, wicked samurai skills, no shitty magical powers or big eyes.

Straight up, fucking yes!

It'd be like samurai champloo without the hip-hop, or the cartooish bits.

Remember it's the OVA not the series. The series is like Fumofu, with swords.

Ben
 

Evangelion is still a good show. Except for the end. I actually love that show. I really need to get it...
 

Evangelion? yes please.

Anyone who disses it obviously doesn't have a taste in Anime.

Oh and I completely agree with Kenshin. I love the references to historical Japan and found you actualy learn quite a lot in a fun way! Blake, keep watching Genesis and go on to Kenshin. That's exactly the order I went with when I began :D

Besides, We all know that an awesome story mixed with great character development beats blood and boobs anyday.
 

Thank you for proving my point about the hopeless Evangelion nerds. People CAN have differing opinions and not all anime can be compared to each other because of all the different genres. Anime is a medium, not a genre.

Anyway, I don't like Eva cause in the later episodes it becomes a bloody animated soap opera. I do like the start and the movie, but not the later stuff (after the creator's mental breakdown).

I prefer things that are more light-hearted anyway. That's why I suggested Full Metal Panic (Not to be confused with the side series Fumoffu). The second season still mantains some of the humor but becomes much more dark. It does have a great story and the character development for Souske and Kaname is second to none. The blood and boobs comment was a joke.
 

Oh Dean, which reminded me!

Do you have a copy of the Ghost love score video you made on Xenosaga? If not I can upload it to yousendit.com if you want to download it from there. I remember you telling me once that your brother had formatted his pc and you lost it or something.

You put a lot of work into it and I'm sure you wouldn't mind it back! Just send a shout and i can do so for you.


Btw I thought about it right after posting that comment. You are right, everyone has their tastes and their is no "best" Anime. It's just like music, people go around blabbering how such a band is better than the rest when in reality it comes down to a personal preference. I felt like one of those people after posting that... W/e keep it clean boys.

Cheers!
 

I went to a job interview the other day at a comic shop. I told the clerk to hand the manager (who was not in) my resume.

She places it on the counter and leafs through it as if she was deciding whether or not to hire me. A ruse that I cleverly saw through because I've been a patron there for the past 3 years.

She huffs, straightens her posture and asks me what I am into.

I tell her about my experiences with the Graphic Novel industry, and that I am a big fan of Manga.

She shakes her head and sighs as if to say, you poor fool.

"It's pronounced Mahn-gah." She says with the tone of my 6th grade french teacher.

"I don't give a shit if it's pronounced 'uppitybitch'. I like the art."

A couple days later I came in to talk to the manager if he'd seen my application yet.

Surprisingly he said yes, followed by, "It's right here on the top of the pile with this note saying "hire him".

Ben
 

That story made me cry
 

why? It was supposed to be funny.
 

For a while I was wondering why my name isn't on your links list.

Then I figured it out:

"you're a jerk."


Ben
 

He doesn't even have me on his links list. Show's how good of a friend we are....

Blake fix this at once!

Shit it's snowing out.... Damn
 

Blake links to Liam, who links to everyone else. That's his logic.

However, I too am of the belief that he needs to get off his lazy butt and put LINKS!!!

You know what'll happen if you don't Blake. Dear God you remember the hens... I know you do!!!
 

Listen guys, you shouldn't equate linkage with friendship.

Otherwise I wouldn't link to any of you losers.