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Gia's List: Anime's 7 Most Interesting Apocalypses


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Dark Absol



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:32 pm Reply with quote
Guess they missed out High School of the Dead...
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Soundmonkey44



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:50 pm Reply with quote
Glad to see Blue Sub No. 6 & Casshern Sins made the list. Smile
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Gina Szanboti



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Although they have ear-like ribbons instead of rabbit ears, when I think of bunny girls, I think of the Money girls in Narima Daikon Brothers.
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Ithiel Arcadion



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:07 pm Reply with quote
Where is Nausicaä? Shocked
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TJ_Kat



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:42 pm Reply with quote
In Nausicaa, the world is on it's way to un-apocalypse-ing itself. That's kind of the opposite of this list.

And I don't think I've ever seen anyone sum up the world of Appleseed so succinctly before.
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Ergo Proxy

Maybe a little generic apocalypse at first, but that series really needs to be more known.
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shadow13



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:12 am Reply with quote
contagion888 wrote:
What about Gundam X?

should've made the list
mewpudding101 wrote:
GUILTY CROWN!

only really effected japan
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vermes



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:17 am Reply with quote
TJ_Kat wrote:
And I don't think I've ever seen anyone sum up the world of Appleseed so succinctly before.

Except for the fact that Appleseed takes place after World War 4.
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_V_



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:56 am Reply with quote
Honorable mention?! For the aptly named, "The End of Evangelion"?!

That's the Golden Globes of lists!

yikes.
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reaslin



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:17 am Reply with quote
Tuor_of_Gondolin wrote:
One word:

Texhnolyze.


Indeed. The world ends with a whimper (above ground) and a bang (below). There is much to contemplate there.


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The Human Spider



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:49 am Reply with quote
poonk wrote:
Starre257 wrote:
Why does it have to be a bunny girl?.
Agreed. I would've voted for Barnaby "Bunny" Brooks Jr., given the opportunity.


I would've voted for him too(TIGER & BUNNY is one the few shows that lived up to its hype for me.) But for girls my fave is Charlotte Yeager(STRIKE WITCHES.)
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Kit-Tsukasa



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:49 pm Reply with quote
Noein, Future Boy Conan (to replace Appleseed), Needless, Regios, Nausicaa, Gundam X, RahXephon, Sousei no Aquarion, Angel's Egg.

Though I will say that I agree with majority of the list, specifically:
Amnesia, Blue Submarine, Casshern, and Yamato, though not necessarily in terms of ranking.
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Tris8



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:13 pm Reply with quote
Kit-Tsukasa wrote:
Noein, Future Boy Conan (to replace Appleseed), Needless, Regios, Nausicaa, Gundam X, RahXephon, Sousei no Aquarion, Angel's Egg.

Though I will say that I agree with majority of the list, specifically:
Amnesia, Blue Submarine, Casshern, and Yamato, though not necessarily in terms of ranking.
Ya, it's too bad Noein and Nausicaa didn't make the list, but they both have spoiler[the fatal flaw of recovering from the apocalypse in the end.] I was pleasantly surprised to see A Wind Named Amnesia in the top spot! May not be the best apocalypse story, but certainly has one of the most interesting ways the apocalypse is brought on.
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Grim.Noir



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:30 pm Reply with quote
Gotta add another vote for "Blue Gender." While the "apocalypse-by-bugs" thing isn't original, the twist of how the bugs came to be on Earth caught me off guard and has stayed with me.
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gwdone



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:11 pm Reply with quote
lhernan02 wrote:
How about Blue Gender, apocalypse by female genitalia mouthed bugs, I think that at least deserves a special mention, and a lot of therapy for the character designers.


Wow, yes. It's been years, but I remember liking Blue Gender quite a bit!!!
On the other hand Casshern Sins is probably one of the worst anime I have seen in many years. Horrid from all angles.
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