How do you find out about the latest anime?
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Gallup
- Joined: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:57 pm
How do you find out about the latest anime?
Does anyone know of a site that shows what some of the newest animes being created in Japan are?
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shini_chizu
- Joined: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:23 pm
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EmilLang1000
- Joined: Thu May 06, 2004 3:10 pm
- Location: In yer base, killin' yer dudes!!!
Anime News Network is pretty good.
But let me say this: just because something's new, doesn't mean its good. In fact, most are down-right horrible! (I have a definite hatred for most Anime made after 2000... only a few have my seal of approval, and even less I'll consider on par with my favorites; I'm one of the older guys here, probably, so I remember the glory days of the late 80s to mid 90s when the only animes that were brought over were A-class stuff... gone are the days when Slayers was new...
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I suggest checking out as many of the classics as you can before searching for new stuff that will nine-times-outta-ten be junk. A lot of Neo-Otaku (my word for the people who've joined in the craze only about 2 or 3 years ago that obsess over only newer Anime, especially whatever's currently popular) refuse to watch "older" Animes for one half-assed reason or another; it's usually the production quality, which I'll admit has gone up recently, but a pretty picture does not a good show make.
But let me say this: just because something's new, doesn't mean its good. In fact, most are down-right horrible! (I have a definite hatred for most Anime made after 2000... only a few have my seal of approval, and even less I'll consider on par with my favorites; I'm one of the older guys here, probably, so I remember the glory days of the late 80s to mid 90s when the only animes that were brought over were A-class stuff... gone are the days when Slayers was new...
)I suggest checking out as many of the classics as you can before searching for new stuff that will nine-times-outta-ten be junk. A lot of Neo-Otaku (my word for the people who've joined in the craze only about 2 or 3 years ago that obsess over only newer Anime, especially whatever's currently popular) refuse to watch "older" Animes for one half-assed reason or another; it's usually the production quality, which I'll admit has gone up recently, but a pretty picture does not a good show make.
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Gallup
- Joined: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:57 pm
shini_chizu: For the most part i am looking for really crazy shows like FLCL or Excel Saga. I am also a fan of shows that deal with horror or action/comedy shows like Slayers.
EmilLang1000: Thanks for the tip on where to go. I will be sure to check it out. As for older anime do you have any suggestions. I love, comedy, action, horror, in other words I am willing to give anything a try.
EmilLang1000: Thanks for the tip on where to go. I will be sure to check it out. As for older anime do you have any suggestions. I love, comedy, action, horror, in other words I am willing to give anything a try.
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angelx03
- Joined: Tue Jan 21, 2003 7:13 pm
- Location: In school, Rochester NY mainly RIT; in home, Tampa, FL
Re: How do you find out about the latest anime?
Anime Series Discussion and basically any anime series I request to be a thread.Gallup wrote:Does anyone know of a site that shows what some of the newest animes being created in Japan are?
I usually get huge heads up on new series on that popular fansub forum place (but it's down for the moment
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shini_chizu
- Joined: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:23 pm
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Mirtual
- Joined: Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:52 am
- Location: Europe
Go around the right forums and talk with the right people. Read japanese anime magazines.
Other than this try Anime News Network:
http://animenewsnetwork.com/
And the best site is Moon Phase of course. (though it is in japanese, so unless you can read japanese it is useless to you)
http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html
And then there is the "new anime list" from Animenfo found at:
http://www.animenfo.com/newanime/
There are some other sides, but they are very specific and I think that is not what you are looking for.
Other than this try Anime News Network:
http://animenewsnetwork.com/
And the best site is Moon Phase of course. (though it is in japanese, so unless you can read japanese it is useless to you)
http://www.moonphase.cc/Html/anime.html
And then there is the "new anime list" from Animenfo found at:
http://www.animenfo.com/newanime/
There are some other sides, but they are very specific and I think that is not what you are looking for.