The only trouble I can see is it being dumbed down during translation as so often happens. But it is happening less and less nowadays.
Companies like FUNimation will always edit or misshape Japanese animation to line their pockets, but many others have been loyal and improving by the month.
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- Wed Feb 26, 2003 12:54 am
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: Anime mainstream
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3563
- Wed Feb 26, 2003 12:51 am
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: James Cameron directing Eva and Gargoyles on DVD. Info?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5257
This isn't the first time animation from Japan has been in theaters though. Mononoke Hime, Metropolis, Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell, Akira and others have all enjoyed theatrical releases. Since the 80's Japanese animation has always been popular in the US, its just a matter of whether you knew it ...
- Tue Feb 25, 2003 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: James Cameron directing Eva and Gargoyles on DVD. Info?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5257
- Mon Nov 18, 2002 12:23 am
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: Princess Mononoke is like the best anime ever.....
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6707
Im not new to the anime world...Im one of the biggest owners on this site and I buy have been getting anime since the Early 90's....And yes NATHAT is a great dub! now if only If icould get the new dvd's....video games are ruleing my life... Hmmm you're right. I should add an addendum to that. Peopl...
- Sun Nov 17, 2002 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: Princess Mononoke is like the best anime ever.....
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6707
I love how people new to the world of Japanese animation instantly jump on the Mononoke Hime bandwagon and carry a banner around declaring its superiority, yet they have never seen the true classics that established Miyzaki and Ghibli as the pinacle of works that can cross age and cultures like Naus...
- Sat Nov 16, 2002 9:44 pm
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: Anyone seen a interesting homage/parody in anime?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3637
most people dont know this, or they do and just dont know, Love Hina parodyed Dragonball or to be more spesific journey to the west. the story dragonball was based off I most certainly knew that. And what's more is that Hsi Yu Chi references are found in aaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllll...
- Sat Nov 16, 2002 9:40 pm
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: Anyone seen a interesting homage/parody in anime?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3637
I realized not long after I finished the movie that it was an allusion to a scene in Perfect Blue where the same thing happens. As for anime, Cowboy Bebop has a very obvious homage to batman in the episode Pierrot le Fou where the city looks kind of like Gotham and the villain is a cross between th...
- Thu Nov 14, 2002 12:52 am
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: Anyone here know about refrences to ancient texts ....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1689
- Mon Nov 11, 2002 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: Anime Comedy vs U.S. comedy
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2325
This goes back to the cartoon thing. There are a helluva lotta different comedy styles, but when it comes down to it, you essentially have several specific types that appear in both socities. Physical, Situational and Cultural. These three basic forms exist in many cultures and of course they're pre...
- Mon Nov 11, 2002 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Anime
- Topic: Why do YOU, watch anime?
- Replies: 255
- Views: 23477