nobahn's Anime
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EDIT: 2020-12-31
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Gigguk | Garnt Maneetapho
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Mother's Basement | Geoff Thew
- Bonsai Pop | Mike ?
I have seen
In this video YouTube user Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho) talks about SAO in the context of gateway anime.
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EDIT: 2020-04-21
- "Life Cycle of an Anime Fan"|Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho)
- "Anime Fans: The Ultimate Guidebook"|Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho)
The below two links are humorous.
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2 Videos That Share a Common Theme:
- "The Greatest Thing Anime Has Done"|Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho)
- "A Love Letter to a Place Further than the Universe" | Isla McTear (Line/link added 2020-06-24)
3 Different Perspectives On the Importance of The Ending
- "No Game No Life: Why The Ending is Paramount"|Glass Reflection (Tristan "Arkada" Gallant)
- "Do Bad Endings Really "Ruin" Great Anime (Like Erased)?"|Mother's Basement (Geoff Thew)
- "The Art of Ending an Anime"|Gigguk (Garnt Maneetapho) (line#3 added on 2020-06-23)
Geoff Thew ("Mother's Basement") has a fascinating video essay on the concept of "sakuga".
EDIT: 2021-12-27
10 Anime That Are Fantastic But Hard To Recommend
Anime only continues to get more and more mainstream, but these are 10 anime we wouldn't want to recommend even though they're great.
By Jacob Buchalter (posted on cbr.com on 2020, Mar 30)
Seen/Read All (public list)▲▼ | Rating▲▼ |
(The) Princess and the Pilot (movie) | Excellent |
Princess Mononoke (movie) | Excellent (dub), Masterpiece (sub)
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Princess Nine (TV) | Excellent (dub), Masterpiece (sub) |
Princess Tutu (TV) | Masterpiece (dub & sub) See this thread. |
Promare (movie) | Very good (dub & sub) Brain candy. You must turn off your brain to enjoy it. OST is nice.
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Promare: Galo-hen (ONA) | Very good (dub & sub) 1st Prequel Brain candy. You must turn off your brain to enjoy it. OST is nice.
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Promare: Lio-hen (ONA) | Very good (dub & sub) 2nd Prequel Brain candy. You must turn off your brain to enjoy it. OST is nice.
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Psychic School Wars (movie) | Good (dub & sub) |
Psychic Wars (OAV) | Not really good |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (TV) | Masterpiece (dub & sub) Rise of the Dark Magical Girls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv5FYrOthvE I posted elsewhere: Joey-- |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings | Masterpiece (dub & sub) compilation film |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal | Masterpiece (dub & sub) compilation film |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion | Very good (dub & sub) ↓
Addendum: So it turns out that the production committee was milking this cash cow for all that it was worth. It seems that Urobuchi was commissioned for a script and he turned in a script that called for a two-part film, but that idea was rejected because the committee members didn't want to risk that kind of box office flop. ↔ |
Pumpkin Scissors (TV) | Very good |
Puppet Princess (OAV) | Very good ↕
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