Recommended Anime/Manga?

[shmuppyLove]

3 episodes into Bodacious Space Pirates and so far I'm really liking it.

Speaking as someone who went into it on a pure whim, lemme say the one thing that this show really could have benifited from: fanservice. Lots and lots of it, all over the place. It's like they fucking hated their viewers by not showing a single pantyshot or bounce while they were in zero gravity, goddamn. ಥ_ಥ

I was a bit surprised as well, a concious choice to make it more "family friendly" maybe?

Not sure what network/time slot it airs in in Japan, but also could be the source material? Presumably it's based on a manga.

[Frenetic]

Angel Densetsu is one of the most unique comedy manga I've read in a while:
The story is of Kitano Seiichirou, a very kind and pure-hearted young man, with a horrifying, monstrous face. People being what they are, they think he's a terrifying delinquent, and there are plenty of chance misunderstandings (coupled with Kitano's convenient inability to understand what's happening around him) that propel him into the position of "school guardian", a.k.a. head thug on campus.

[cj iwakura]

I'm doing my usual 'make wallpapers from anime printscreens' thing and going through Bubblegum Crisis and looking at this stuff so closely, I think one of the things that really makes it stand out quality wise is the shading/shadowing and in particular the 'highlights'. There's a really high attention to detail in those (say when it shows the Genom factory robots at the start of 3 (Blow Up) and it shows the highlights on them from sparks etc.), it just makes everything feel so much more alive or something. Also obviously the Knight Sabers themselves are highlighted/shinied (!) so well, there's that scene where literally all you see is a highlight going across one of their helmets and it's just so well done, couple that with a great story and incredible music and I don't know, I'm just blown away by Bubblegum Crisis overall.

You will share these wallpapers here, I hope.
(Team Nene represent.)

[xbl0x180]

Either Nene Romanova or one of "Vision"

[BIL]

Just finished BGC... agreed with xbl0x that it really starts hitting its stride around episode 5. The whole series was great fun (especially the "demon car" Griffon!) but the stakes felt higher in 5-7. 7's prologue is incredible, just when the simmering tension seems to have disappeared it fucking explodes. Urushihara is credited in its titles as "Urushibara," haha.

[Raytrace]

I'm doing my usual 'make wallpapers from anime printscreens' thing and going through Bubblegum Crisis and looking at this stuff so closely, I think one of the things that really makes it stand out quality wise is the shading/shadowing and in particular the 'highlights'. There's a really high attention to detail in those (say when it shows the Genom factory robots at the start of 3 (Blow Up) and it shows the highlights on them from sparks etc.), it just makes everything feel so much more alive or something. Also obviously the Knight Sabers themselves are highlighted/shinied (!) so well, there's that scene where literally all you see is a highlight going across one of their helmets and it's just so well done, couple that with a great story and incredible music and I don't know, I'm just blown away by Bubblegum Crisis overall.

You will share these wallpapers here, I hope.
(Team Nene represent.)

absolutely if peoples wants - I could put up .zips with wallpapers in when I get home

they're all @ 1920x1200 and good quality (i use MadVR with MPC)

[Raytrace]

here are some Bubblegum Crisis screengrabs:

http://www.mediafire.com/?y477g811g319c1g

[BIL]

Pleasantly surprised to hear Kaneto Shiozawa again in Cyber City Oedo, as Benten. Guy's voice was unmistakable.

[Raytrace]

Pleasantly surprised to hear Kaneto Shiozawa again in Cyber City Oedo, as Benten. Guy's voice was unmistakable.

yeah, it's weird also how M'Quve and Oberstein actually kinda look similar

[xbl0x180]

here are some Bubblegum Crisis screengrabs:

http://www.mediafire.com/?y477g811g319c1g

I tried opening the file with winrar, but I got nuthin'

[shmuppyLove]

here are some Bubblegum Crisis screengrabs:

http://www.mediafire.com/?y477g811g319c1g

I tried opening the file with winrar, but I got nuthin'

That's because it's 7zip format.

www.7-zip.org

Do people still use WinRAR? Don't you get sick of the nag screens?? 7-zip is free and will open zip, rar, 7z and about a dozen other archive formats that you will probably never come across.

[cj iwakura]

WinRAR opened it just fine for me.

[Raytrace]

here are some Bubblegum Crisis screengrabs:

http://www.mediafire.com/?y477g811g319c1g

I tried opening the file with winrar, but I got nuthin'

yep it is 7Zip - I set it to Ultra which was probably stupid as obviously it never really makes a difference to JPEGs - I probably should have just used 'store'

[Raytrace]

here are some Bubblegum Crisis screengrabs:

http://www.mediafire.com/?y477g811g319c1g

I tried opening the file with winrar, but I got nuthin'

That's because it's 7zip format.

http://www.7-zip.org

Do people still use WinRAR? Don't you get sick of the nag screens?? 7-zip is free and will open zip, rar, 7z and about a dozen other archive formats that you will probably never come across.

I actually OWN WinRAR and I still haven't reinstalled since my last OS reinstall. I just use 7Zip now

[Raytrace]

I have buckets of MSG grabs too, mainly Zeta and Unicorn. Also have: Eva Rebuilds, plus Ideon: Be Invoked, Venus Wars, Patlabor OVAs, TV and Patlabor II Movie (which has REALLY nice cinematography/scenerely/wallpapery stuff IMO) - theres other stuff too but I cant rememeber atm - 2,556 in total .

I've just realised I don't have any Gunbuster or Royal Space Force ones done yet! Have to get onto that

I'm obsessed with taking screenshots, I just love them, it takes me ages to get through Mass Effect or Fallout 3 etc. cause I keep on going back on scenes and taking screenies. Now with anime I often have to do 2 passes - one for wallpapers and one for making animGIFs, which I also enjoy a lot, but is pretty time consuming really when looked at rationally o_O.

[xbl0x180]

WinRAR opened it just fine for me.

It opened the file, but the images came out blank I've never had this problem before.

[Raytrace]

WinRAR opened it just fine for me.

It opened the file, but the images came out blank I've never had this problem before.

OK I've reupped it as a .zip set to 'store' -

http://www.mediafire.com/?9t62v898ya0o6wb

[xbl0x180]

Awersome. Thanks

[Siren2011]

Thanks Raytrace! I got my hands on the series, and while the first half of episode one I was concerned because it was slow, things picked up after the machines went mad. The show has promise. That is without a doubt one of the best opening themes for any anime, up there with Chrono Crusade, Evangelion, and Berserk (though the intro visuals for Berserk are kinda cheesy, barring of course the burning flower).

[Raytrace]

Awersome. Thanks

nps man

[Raytrace]

Thanks Raytrace! I got my hands on the series, and while the first half of episode one I was concerned because it was slow, things picked up after the machines went mad. The show has promise. That is without a doubt one of the best opening themes for any anime, up there with Chrono Crusade, Evangelion, and Berserk (though the intro visuals for Berserk are kinda cheesy, barring of course the burning flower).

np - yes it is an amazing series, and while Xblox180 may wince at me even comparing these two, I actually think I even prefer 'Mad Machine' to 'Cruel Angel's Thesis'...

[xbl0x180]

My ear rang LOUDLY for some reason. Then I came here and saw rad anime being compared to Evangina

[Op Intensify]

That is without a doubt one of the best opening themes for any anime, up there with Chrono Crusade

???????? I thought it was pretty mediocre.

[xbl0x180]

Hm, I bought a box set of Chrono Crusade, but I have not seen it yet... that was a bold statement. There are few openings I'd compare to BGC, maybe GunBuster or some other late 80s mecha OAV

[Op Intensify]

Most underrated OP.

The song made it into Konami's Dance Maniax series as a cheesy techno version with different English lyrics.

[drauch]

http://youtu.be/DZTNAhYP2A4

The original Cutey Honey will always be one of my favorites.

[Raytrace]

Hm, I bought a box set of Chrono Crusade, but I have not seen it yet... that was a bold statement. There are few openings I'd compare to BGC, maybe GunBuster or some other late 80s mecha OAV

hehe I have to admit I have a soft spot for Patlabor OVA - 'Nothing's Impossible!!!'

[Raytrace]

My ear rang LOUDLY for some reason. Then I came here and saw rad anime being compared to Evangina

haha I knew you'd wince at that...

[Raytrace]

http://youtu.be/DZTNAhYP2A4

The original Cutey Honey will always be one of my favorites.

that is great - as is this IMO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjuN5Bn-RCo

[Siren2011]

???????? I thought it was pretty mediocre.

It's the great violin playing that seals the deal for me.

Hm, I bought a box set of Chrono Crusade, but I have not seen it yet... that was a bold statement. There are few openings I'd compare to BGC, maybe GunBuster or some other late 80s mecha OAV.

I was strictly speaking of opening songs, not openings in general.

Then I came here and saw rad anime being compared to Evangina

The only thing that is overtly feminine about Eva is the pathetic main protagonist. There is some heavy shit in that show that alienates it from many female animu fanz who are more attracted to googly-eyed chibi girls, episodes that copy the same formula ad nauseum with no variation whatsoever, Pocky product placement, and androgynous looking men with deep voices in their anime instead of raw action and intricate story development.

Heavy stuff:

-Killing a child with your bare hands out of jealousy, then yourself.
-An entire army killing NERV personnel, unprejudiced against age, innocence, or gender.
-Achieving the successful self annihilation of an entire species for insane "higher" purposes.
-A narcissistic father who strives to meet his own goals, while treating his only son --who is a great deal responsible for helping him to meet these goals-- like shit.
-Psychological turmoil inherited from the heat of battle on 14 year old kids.
-Etc.

Wussy stuff:

Shinji

EDIT:
Drauch, that opening is awesome!