2003, The year of the drag?

Declan_Vee · Post by **Declan_Vee** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:32 am

A lot of people I've been talking to have been anything but impressed by the quality of Anime releases this year. And I'd have to say that I agree.

Sure we've had a few here and there that have been OK, and even a couple that were just awesome. But as a whole I feel almost let down.
I dunno. Maybe by not watching _everything_ I'm letting a lot of great stuff slip under my radar.

How does the board feel about the year so far?

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:42 am

Kind of weak, I think. Although there were some good things, like "Narutaru" and "Nanake 6/17".

AquaSky · Post by **AquaSky** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:09 am

I've actually liked a lot of the 2003 releases, I'm not disappointed at all.

Anlushac11 · Post by **Anlushac11** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:13 am

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I have been very happy also. Didnt always like the way they ended but there were a large number of shows that I very much liked.

NPC3000 · Post by **NPC3000** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:19 am

Any chance you people could list the good anime released this year so we know what we're missing?

Brolly345 · Post by **Brolly345** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:32 am

Every 2003 release I have seen has been good. I'm not dissappointed as of yet.

tagarth · Post by **tagarth** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:01 am

Next year will be better..... BUT DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT!

Check out Millennium actress, that movie was so awsome, and I will preach about it's wonder for the rest of my life (And if this new formula works, I will either live for a very long time, or turn into a frog..........) *Gulp gulp gulp*................. *Hicup* *hic* woooh...... *Hicup* *Ribup*...... oh crap...... *Ribit*

Gaikotsu · Post by **Gaikotsu** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:09 am

Are we talking about truly new series that aired in Japan in 2003, or liscensed series that were released on DVD overseas? For now I'll assume it's the former, so here's a list of what I (dis)liked:

Liked:

Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Read or Dream (Read or Die TV)
Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito
Popotan
Spiral: Lines of Reasoning

Disliked:

Gungrave
Gunslinger Girl
Bottle Fairy
Magical Nurse Witch Komugi-chan
Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou
Raimuiro Senkitan

As you can see, for me at least the year has been kind of a mixed bag. I know there are some other ones out there that people have been raving about, (Full Metal Alchemist, Avenger, etc.), but I haven't seen them. That's why I left them out.

Giton · Post by **Giton** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:18 am

I liked Wolf's Rain, Millenial Actress and Texhnolyze, the rest is either fanservice or just disappointing.

rubyeye · Post by **rubyeye** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:34 pm

I feel your pain. I think the reason I and others feel burned out on the poor quality of anime this year is because most of us are already familiar with anime from the past, comparing it to today. It was new and "cool" then, but now it's so familiar we expect more and are simply not seeing it. Yeah there were a few surprises but nothing over the top spectacular like classic series I fell in love with.

And as for the future, it will take something totally unique and unexpected to really make an impact on me - much like Haibane Renmei, Alien 9, and Figure 17 did for me.