- anything by Hayao Miyazaki [seen half]
- Ghost in the Shell [seen]
- The Mighty Atom (a.k. here as Astro Boy) [remember US series vaguely]
- Patlabor
- Record of the Lodoss War
- Castle of Cagliostro
- Cowboy Bebop
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Serial Experiments Lain
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (the new series, I think?)
- Ranma 1/2 [seen a few]
- Dirty Pair
But really, I'm sure the LiveJournal Oracle can do for me as well as labouriously searching the 'net myself would. Which three (or fewer, if you can't recommend that many) anime movies or series would you say are Must Sees, and what about them is so compelling?
* Akira. Iconic definitive anime. Seen it many times. Still don't know what the hell is going on.
* Princess Mononoke. Comprehensible storyline. Good character development. Great art.
Akira makes no sense. Yeah. I'm told the original manga is a lot more comprehensible. I think I'll probably not bother getting my own copy, having already rented it once a long time ago.
Princess Mononoke is one of the Hayao Miyazaki films that I have seen, along with Nausicaä, Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, and Kiki's Delivery Service. It's one of his best, yes. :-)
I don't know much if anything about anime, so I can't suggest anything to you... actually, now that I think about it, I think I've seen one small episode of Lodoss War before. Though any memories I have of it are very mixed up and crazy, and I was utterly confused if I remember correctly. Though I remember laughing a lot, so maybe it was funny...? Maybe I'm thinking of an entirely different anime altogether.
Good luck with your reasearch. =) I'm sure you'll let us know if anything in particular tickles your fancy...?
To my knowledge Cowboy Bebop is a series, which would explain the confusion. I've heard that its characterisation is very good, and that the storylines are interesting. It's also in space, which is a lure I can't easily resist.
I want to see Ninja Scroll; Caroline was going to watch it with me, but that was a long time ago and I only saw one scene where some weird giant guy got his head cut off; Caroline flinched and turned it off, saying I was too young for it. Now I'm curious... I want to see it! XD
Ninja Scroll
Sixteen is probably plenty old enough to watch it. I would guess that Sue and especially Ken wouldn't think so, though, if they knew the movie.
Also, any copy rented from Blockbuster is likely to be edited to remove "objectionable" content, so best to get it from Rogers if you've gone to the bother of deciding that you're ready to watch it. Ditto for the excellent Ghost in the Shell—the time I saw it from Blockbuster they cut out a couple major scenes that had some minor nudity and quite a lot of head-explody. It made the movie less "objectionable" to the Christian owner of Blockbuster, but it made it less understandable as well.
saber marionette J - this is the first anime series i fell in love with. so endearing!
weiss kreuz - hey. florists by day, assassins by night. how can you say no? (this is one of those that's so bad it's good.)
and, of course, you could always try hellsing or naruto or prince of tennis...
Saber Marionette J rings a faint bell. What kind of anime is it?
Assassin florists—gotta love that. I'm suddenly picturing Samurai Pizza Cats, of all things, but I would bet that it's very different beyond the "X by day, Y by night" similarity.
Hellsing? Naruto? Prince of tennis? How are they?
Cowboy Bebop
What about Trigun? I keep hearing about that too, and always confuse it with Cowboy Bebop for some reason.
Re: Cowboy Bebop
?
:>
Hallowe'en-themed anime fest
That might be fun.
Re: Hallowe'en-themed anime fest
Re: Hallowe'en-themed anime fest
yeah.
As opposed to the regular Princess Mononoke?
my bad.
Re: my bad.
I just noticed that's one of the ones that's playing at UBC tomorrow, so maybe I'll see it soon.