New Anime Sucks?

Sinime · Post by **Sinime** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 2:28 am

What is your opinion of newer Animes such as Tsukikage Ran - Carried by the Wind, and Read or Die vs. older anime like Ranma ½, Neon genesis or Macross Plus.

I am drunk and need answers…. (detailed account to follow later) ;}

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 2:41 am

All generalizations are bad.

Sinime · Post by **Sinime** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 2:48 am

That isn’t what I am after.

I have a friend that liked Ranma, Macross, Neon, Handmaid Mat, Trigun, Hellsing, etc. and watched R.O.D., and Tsukikage Ran (Carried by the Wind) and said both were crap and not worth watching. He said they both had horrible animation and stupid story lines and weren’t worth watching.

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 2:59 am

Well like Sarah said, you can't really generalize ALL animes like this, but I will tell you known trends within anime. Anime is cylical in nature. Generally there are a lot of great shows that come out next to each other and then ruts for a few years. I *hear* it's b/c after one creator comes out with a great show, it motivates the others to make something.

I hate to say it, but some (elitists

) say we're in that glut period right now. Basically from the periods 1995 - 2000 is the "good" part.

-Evangelion (1996?)
-Escaflowne (1996)
-Kenshin (1996 - 1998?)
-Trigun (1998)
-Cowboy Bebop (1999)
-FLCL (2000?)
and I'm sure I'm missing some, but you get my point, so please no flames

.

At the same time, I have not seen any "new" anime, so I can't comment on these shows you are talking about. I am only stating trends that a lot of fans talk about. For all I know they could all be wonderful

.

Sinime · Post by **Sinime** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 3:06 am

My “friend” even had the nerv, no pun intended ;}, to comment that most of the Anime I bought at the A-Kon only had Girls as the lead characters. (He is a guy I might add)

Sinime · Post by **Sinime** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 3:07 am

I meant to say that he was mad that all the lead characters were female. – sorry for the double post.

Mroni · Post by **Mroni** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 4:36 am

Ok this is retarded totally. Did you mean which anime are funnier? I just don't get it. Ok lets take a look at Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha is a standard Rumiko Takahashi series it could be made today or it could be made in 1986 every character in it is a clone of one of her older characters. Personally I think Robotech is utter crap at least dubbed. But at the same time period Captain harlock SSJ was on and alot of other great anime. Are you asking if read or die as good as Ranma 1/2? Well I think most people would agree that Ranma kicks Read or dies ass. To put a little more in perspective here are the release years of some of my top favortie series.

1.Star blazers -1974

2.Urusei Yatsura(lum)- 1982

3.Ranma -1989

4.Tenchi muyo- 1991

5.Slayers -1994

6.Azumanga Daioh-2002

Mr Oni

Tom the Fish · Post by **Tom the Fish** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 6:56 am

Tsukikage Ran is one of my fave "new" series. I love the characters and I am a big fan of Akitaro Daichi. I've heard some people complain about the episodic nature of the series.

Tom

Farmboybob · Post by **Farmboybob** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 10:02 am

While I haven't seen it, Dead or Die seams like a promising series. I have read alot of good reviews about it in some of my anime magazines. When I get some money my way I might get it.

Declan_Vee · Post by **Declan_Vee** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 10:23 am

Well I'm inclined to say that a lot of the new anime I've been seeing is pretty pathetic. Either that, or the AJAS series choosers aren't doing a very good job.

GITS:SAC (getting old now)
Witch Hunter Robin (also getting old)
Kaze no Yojimbo (I don't know how old this is... visually it's not much to look at, but in the story/comedy department, it's all there)

A lot of the newer stuff has just been utter shight. I can't name titles... they've been things I've been trying to put behind me. Of course this could all be a result of overly high standards that Azumanga Daioh has left in me.