Recommended Anime/Manga?

[drauch]

Yup, Leda is one of my favorites. As is Windaria and Time Stranger, two other films by the same director, although Time Stranger is missing the Inomata designs. If I recall correctly, it was confirmed that Leda did influence the character design for the Valis series, which makes me all giddy. A Leda Yohko figure just got released this past year by Griffon, oddly enough, although the mold didn't really fancy me much. I'd kill for a nice Valis or Leda figure!

[ST Dragon]

Yup, Leda is one of my favorites. As is Windaria and Time Stranger, two other films by the same director, although Time Stranger is missing the Inomata designs. If I recall correctly, it was confirmed that Leda did influence the character design for the Valis series, which makes me all giddy. A Leda Yohko figure just got released this past year by Griffon, oddly enough, although the mold didn't really fancy me much. I'd kill for a nice Valis or Leda figure!

Well that makes sense then, as the similarities between Valis & Leda are striking. Even the main villain from Leda, bears a very close resemblance to the Final Bosses from Valis and the whole alternate dimension / other-world scenery / scenario, is basically identical.

As for Windaria, I'm pretty sure it influenced a whole line of SNES RPGs (Secret of Mana, Secret of Gaia, Terranigma, etc...), as the whole "Tree of Life / Gaia" concept is repeated in pretty every single one of them and the characters (Especially in Terranigma) look almost identical. And let's not forget the main character from Legend of Oasis series on the MD, he looks practically identical.





http://noanimenerd.files.wordpress.com/ ... ndaria.jpg

Some awesome wallpapers:
http://browse.minitokyo.net/gallery?tid=64858&index=3


By the way another awesome anime is Dallos which is said to be the 1st OAV ever.



Its creator is the same guy that made Area 88, another epic anime

[KAI]

Not exactly an anime, but I've been watching Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger.

Hilarious as fuck, seriously.

[nasty_wolverine]

Read Jojo, part 1-7, the writers a genious, the art is just amazing... next up jojolion

[drauch]

Yeah, I'd be shocked to find that Windaria didn't influence a lot of the SNES RPGs like you said. I've never really thought about that before, but you'd think Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky would lead the influence since it came out the same year and is vastly much more popular, but it's hard to say, especially with the character design. Windaria is certainly deserving of such praise. Odd, but there was also a DS game in 2008 that I wasn't aware of: http://youtu.be/98i_Xi1nGNU

Minitokyo is a fantastic site for high-res anime material. I've had quite a few things printed off of there with amazing results. Still really need to get some Windaria and Leda art, although I really can't say I need any more posters at this point. Ahhhh, hoarding.

Also agree on Dallos and Area 88 being fantastic OVAs. I feel like Dallos kind of suffers in the last bit, but it's still quite an impressive work that I'd like to see get released on R1 DVD/BD at some point.

A tokusatsu thread might be nice at some point during the future. I'm pretty weak with my knowledge of shows--which I'm trying to change--but I think Godzilla, Gamera and other series/films could get quite a conversation stirring as we've done here. SHUWATCH!

[cj iwakura]

Once I finish watching the original Macross, I will be falling all over myself to watch Do You Remember Love. The animated scenes from the game had my jaw on the floor. So intricate.

[Raytrace]

Once I finish watching the original Macross, I will be falling all over myself to watch Do You Remember Love. The animated scenes from the game had my jaw on the floor. So intricate.

have you seen the footage from the pachinko game?

absolutely incredible



http://r4ytrace.tumblr.com/tagged/macrosspachinko

and yes DYRL is brilliant - remember that it is supposed to actually be a film which people in the SDF universe watch about what happened before ;p

it is very good and epic, however I don't think it's a replacement for the original series, more of an addition, as it lacks a little bit of the funny/weird feel that SDF Macross has - like this o_O -



I suppose it's just like the relationship between the Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) films and the TV series . (IMO)

[Raytrace]

It's creator is the same guy that made Area 88 another epic anime

a perfect game, anime and manga

[cj iwakura]

Once I finish watching the original Macross, I will be falling all over myself to watch Do You Remember Love. The animated scenes from the game had my jaw on the floor. So intricate.

have you seen the footage from the pachinko game?

absolutely incredible



http://r4ytrace.tumblr.com/tagged/macrosspachinko

and yes DYRL is brilliant - remember that it is supposed to actually be a film which people in the SDF universe watch about what happened before ;p

it is very good and epic, however I don't think it's a replacement for the original series, more of an addition, as it lacks a little bit of the funny/weird feel that SDF Macross has. I suppose just like the relationship between the Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) films and the TV series . (IMO)

From what I saw of the game's scenes, I agree; DYRL looks way more serious. Not always a bad thing, but I always watch the original first when I can. Same with visual novels that were adapted to anime, I always go for the VN first, like with Steins;Gate and Umineko(which had a horrible anime).

[Raytrace]

From what I saw of the game's scenes, I agree; DYRL looks way more serious. Not always a bad thing, but I always watch the original first when I can. Same with visual novels that were adapted to anime, I always go for the VN first, like with Steins;Gate and Umineko(which had a horrible anime).

yeah the amount of detail per frame in DYRL is mindblowing though. Yeah I always try to watch originals ot TV first, one exceptions is Galaxy Express 999 - I will watch the series eventually though :p.

I'm watching Macross 7 atm, I'm not going to pretend I'm not enjoying it, but well it's nothing compared to the original series IMO.

Macross Zero I quite liked though I wish it the CG was less blurrily textured. Animation of fights was brilliant though.

Oh and while we're on the subject of 'Super Dimensions' - have you seen Orguss? - it is very very good and enjoyable, Orguss 02 is also brilliant, but in a very different way.

[ST Dragon]

Once I finish watching the original Macross, I will be falling all over myself to watch Do You Remember Love. The animated scenes from the game had my jaw on the floor. So intricate.

have you seen the footage from the pachinko game?

absolutely incredible



http://r4ytrace.tumblr.com/tagged/macrosspachinko

and yes DYRL is brilliant - remember that it is supposed to actually be a film which people in the SDF universe watch about what happened before ;p

it is very good and epic, however I don't think it's a replacement for the original series, more of an addition, as it lacks a little bit of the funny/weird feel that SDF Macross has - like this o_O -



I suppose it's just like the relationship between the Mobile Suit Gundam (0079) films and the TV series . (IMO)

Wait!
This looks fantastic!



Is this actually an anime remake of the original Macross series / film that I can watch?

Indeed DYRL film had incredible animation, superior to the Macross / Robotech series and features a superb epic / sad / dramatic story-line.
The final battle can only be compared to the epic space fleet battles in Gall Force trilogy.
You'll love it!

[ST Dragon]

It's creator is the same guy that made Area 88 another epic anime

a perfect game, anime and manga

I concur! The latest 2004 remake lost some of its dramatic / sad feel, but it was a great anime none the less, especially its awesome techno / trance sound track!

I love it and listen to it when ever I exercise!

Cyber Trance - Angels & Vincent De Moor - Mission Fuga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9uPnUwwJLU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eCxSdOhY9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wgkP9rnZzg

By the way, did the artists of the manga create the art of the 1985 Anime as well?

Only thing that remains for me is to complete the game.
Which should I go for, the Arcade or the SNES English version?

[Raytrace]

Wait!
This looks fantastic!



Is this actually an anime remake of the original Macross series / film that I can watch?

Indeed DYRL film had incredible animation, superior to the Macross / Robotech series and features a superb epic / sad / dramatic story-line.
The final battle can only be compared to the epic space fleet battles in Gall Force trilogy.
You'll love it!

no it's just a few scenes - (including the wedding haha) that were made for some pachinko game o_O - well it's a full 15 minutes which is pretty cool -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVGFy3V7a7I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPD65ft7zK0

I have only watched the first Gall Force - I shall watch the second now actually

[ST Dragon]

Gall Force Trilogy is another awesome anime series with a dramatic / sad story-line, depicting the origins of the human race.
It also features some of the most epic & iconic large-scale spaceship fleet battles and best mechanical ship & mech designs I've ever seen along with Macross DYRL. (If anybody has something equivalent or grander to suggest please do so)

Gall Force 1 - Eternal Story
Gall Force 2 - Destruction
Gall Force 3 - Stardust War

I'm surprised no company has ever made a decent shmup (Like Banpresto's Macross SDF arcade (1992)) out of this, as its content is incredible! That MSX version is arguably nothing special.

The other Gall Force films were just not as epic.

[ST Dragon]

Wait!
This looks fantastic!



Is this actually an anime remake of the original Macross series / film that I can watch?

Indeed DYRL film had incredible animation, superior to the Macross / Robotech series and features a superb epic / sad / dramatic story-line.
The final battle can only be compared to the epic space fleet battles in Gall Force trilogy.
You'll love it!

no it's just a few scenes - (including the wedding haha) that were made for some pachinko game o_O - well it's a full 15 minutes which is pretty cool -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVGFy3V7a7I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPD65ft7zK0

Now that's what I'm talking about!!

Is it actually made by the original Macross artists / animators?!
It looks incredible!
Just got a super-dimensional boner by looking at that!

I have only watched the first Gall Force - I shall watch the second now actually

The 2nd film, at the part where the smaller Paranoid fleet performs a zero-range surprise attack against the main solonoid fleet, there is a music track being played that I have never been able to find, not even its name
It's awesome.

[Raytrace]

Is it actually made by the original Macross artists / animators?!
It looks incredible!
Just got a super-dimensional boner by looking at that!


The 2nd film, at the part where the smaller Solonoid fleet performs a zero-range surprise attack against the main solonoid fleet, there is a music track being played that I have never been able to find, not even its name
It's awesome.

I'm not sure but is certainly the best modern remake I've ever seen.

I've aborted Gall Force 2 till tomorrow as I'm going to watch a lot of episodes of Yamato III tonight (as Starblazers III).

http://www.starblazers.com/gallery.php?page_id=195

[ST Dragon]

Is it actually made by the original Macross artists / animators?!
It looks incredible!
Just got a super-dimensional boner by looking at that!


The 2nd film, at the part where the smaller Solonoid fleet performs a zero-range surprise attack against the main solonoid fleet, there is a music track being played that I have never been able to find, not even its name
It's awesome.

I'm not sure but is certainly the best modern remake I've ever seen.

I've aborted Gall Force 2 till tomorrow as I'm going to watch a lot of episodes of Yamato III tonight (as Starblazers III).

http://www.starblazers.com/gallery.php?page_id=195

Sorry meant to say Paranoid fleet above.
Starblazer, yes I remember watching that show on TV way back in 1991 as a kid. It had a sad and ominous feel. I vaguely remember an episode where one of the protagonists had artificial mechanical legs and arms and was trapped & strapped against a wall and one of his comrades detached his artificial limbs, freed him and carried him away. He then detonated a bomb destroying the enemy battle-ship by pulling a string with his mouth from one of his artificial arms.

The art of that show bears a striking resemblance to the 1st 1978 Captain Harlock series. I wonder if it's made by the same artists / animators?

[Raytrace]

Sorry meant to say Paranoid fleet above.
Starblazer, yes I remember watching that show on TV way back in 1991 as a kid. It had a sad and ominous feel. I vaguely remember an episode where one of the protagonists had artificial mechanical legs and arms and was trapped & strapped against a wall and one of his comrades detached his artificial limbs, freed him and carried him away. He then detonated a bomb destroying the enemy battle-ship by pulling a string with his mouth from one of his artificial arms.

The art of that show bears a striking resemblance to the 1st 1978 Captain Harlock series. I wonder if it's made by the same artists / animators?

Yeah I'm pretty sure they must be - they're all Leiji Matsumoto related - yeah that bit with the engineer was pretty intense hehe.

[ST Dragon]

Sorry meant to say Paranoid fleet above.
Starblazer, yes I remember watching that show on TV way back in 1991 as a kid. It had a sad and ominous feel. I vaguely remember an episode where one of the protagonists had artificial mechanical legs and arms and was trapped & strapped against a wall and one of his comrades detached his artificial limbs, freed him and carried him away. He then detonated a bomb destroying the enemy battle-ship by pulling a string with his mouth from one of his artificial arms.

The art of that show bears a striking resemblance to the 1st 1978 Captain Harlock series. I wonder if it's made by the same artists / animators?

Yeah I'm pretty sure they must be - they're all Leiji Matsumoto related - yeah that bit with the engineer was pretty intense hehe.

which episode was that part with the limbless engineer by the way? I would like to see that scene again.

I'm not sure but is certainly the best modern remake I've ever seen.

Indeed!
And so is the prequel intro FMV sequence of Macross DYRL on the PS1 & Saturn. You actually get to see how the air-craft carrier Prometheus was cut in half, which was much later discovered by Hikaru & Misa by the sea-side when they de-folded on a barren & scorched earth.
I 1st thought that it was a removed scene from the original DYRL anime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9naXPYlU_LA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX8f9uoI0XU

And there is even a fan-made English dub, which is awesome! Very professional & fantastic job indeed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oS4SOnF5i0

[Raytrace]

woah that PSX intro is ace -

I'm not sure which episode it is at all to be honest - it might even have been in the (ultra depress) film Farewell To Space Battleship Yamato...

[ST Dragon]

Finally finishing Armored Trooper Votoms today. It's going to be sad to see it end, though. Has anyone seen any of the OVAs? Also been watching Devil Hunter Yohko. It made me all giddy to see the PC-Engine Duo-R, the Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket, Super Famicom, and a Mega Drive sitting in her room.

That's actually a SEGA Game Gear on the upper left corner with all those green & orange carts scattered around it, not a NEO-GEO Pocket, as it hadn't been released when Devil Hunter Yohko aired on TV back in 1990. I'm surprised she didn't have a NEO-GEO AES & a GAME BOY in her room to complete her console collection

[drauch]

Ah, yeah, that makes sense. I guess what threw me off was that I didn't know a white Game Gear existed. The more you know!

[ST Dragon]

Ah, yeah, that makes sense. I guess what threw me off was that I didn't know a white Game Gear existed. The more you know!

Well it never did actually, but neither did a white Lynx exist either. It's just the artists interpretations I guess.

[Raytrace]

Halfway through Yamato III - it is very good, I do wish there was a sub though .

[KAI]

There is a subbed version of Yamato III. Check Bakabt.

I just finished the last episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stanf Alone Complex 2nd GIG. Loved every second of it. Excellent animation, music and story. Totally recommended.

[Raytrace]

There is a subbed version of Yamato III. Check Bakabt.

I just finished the last episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stanf Alone Complex 2nd GIG. Loved every second of it. Excellent animation, music and story. Totally recommended.

sorry I should have phrased it differently - a decent sub - they're almost at HK sub level unfortunately .

[drauch]

Ah, yeah, that makes sense. I guess what threw me off was that I didn't know a white Game Gear existed. The more you know!

Well it never did actually, but neither did a white Lynx exist either. It's just the artists interpretations I guess.

Ah, but there actually is! I didn't realize it existed until I looked it up.

[ST Dragon]

Ah, yeah, that makes sense. I guess what threw me off was that I didn't know a white Game Gear existed. The more you know!

Well it never did actually, but neither did a white Lynx exist either. It's just the artists interpretations I guess.

Ah, but there actually is! I didn't realize it existed until I looked it up.

Well like you said... The more you know!

That's a nice case too by the way.
How ever, I still think the white Game Gear in the anime was just the artist's interpretation, as I doubt they were aware of this rare white Game Gear back then without Internet.

[z0mbie90]

Here I am again looking for tips
Anyone know any good anime or manga with videogame theme. With videogame theme I mean about playing games or doing games.
Are there any one like that, I have seen some of Arcade Gamer Fubuki but not my style.

[xbl0x180]

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