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dormcat
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:32 pm
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For me it was just the opposite, and I had my reasons. Before I got flamed into charcoal briquettes, abunai saved me with a much better written post explaining the background behind my reasons. I owe him once.
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M.B.K.
Joined: 20 Aug 2004
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Location: Volgograd, Russia.
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:21 pm
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Sarki-Kun wrote: |
Or well, I haven't seen the Saikano anime (just read the manga), but I didn't cry as much as I recently did with Grave of the Fireflies...Yes, I'm still in shock. 15 minutes since it ended...A truthly masterpiece... |
Probably, because is a difference between fictional and REAL wars.
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Sarki-Kun
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
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Location: Spain
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:07 am
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I'd say more. I either have a little sister which is over Setsuko's age (a bit younger), but I guess I'm older than Seita. Anyways, I think after watching that movie that I'm gonna take more care of her
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abunai
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 5:33 am
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Sarki-Kun wrote: |
I'd say more. I either have a little sister which is over Setsuko's age (a bit younger), but I guess I'm older than Seita. Anyways, I think after watching that movie that I'm gonna take more care of her |
See, folks? This is why you shouldn't let anybody tell you that anime is useless. If for no other reason than that it provokes a positive emotional response of this kind.
Hmm. I think I'm going to go off and be extra nice to my kids, now.
- abunai
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TF
Joined: 09 Nov 2003
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Location: Belgium
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 5:38 am
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oh crap, that means if i ever watch GotF i'm gonna be depressed for a week
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abunai
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:34 am
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TF wrote: | oh crap, that means if i ever watch GotF i'm gonna be depressed for a week |
Count on it.
- abunai
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M.B.K.
Joined: 20 Aug 2004
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Location: Volgograd, Russia.
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:44 am
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Sarki-Kun wrote: |
I'd say more. I either have a little sister which is over Setsuko's age (a bit younger), but I guess I'm older than Seita. Anyways, I think after watching that movie that I'm gonna take more care of her |
I see your point.
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Sarki-Kun
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:10 pm
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Grave of the Fireflies is one of those animes which, instead of just using it for entertainment, they're rather more to teach people about something. After all, I still consider anime as a medium of entertainment, as football, basketball, cinema, or whatever.
In fact, most Slice of Life are useful for that. So that's probably why I like them. And...I'm gonna ask. Is any other movie/short anime which either can makes you cry and/or teach you something? (...I need to learn how to explain myself better ).
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abunai
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:53 pm
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Sarki-Kun wrote: | In fact, most Slice of Life are useful for that. So that's probably why I like them. And...I'm gonna ask. Is any other movie/short anime which either can makes you cry and/or teach you something? (...I need to learn how to explain myself better  ). |
Let me try to help out friend Sarki-kun here. I think what he means to ask is:
"Can you name an anime that contains emotionally moving elements, and which also manages to be useful as a teaching tool - for instance, in history?"
My own answer is that, for purposes of history teaching, Hotaru no haka / Grave of the Fireflies is the only anime I've seen which is solid enough to be useful. I've not seen Barefoot Gen, but I believe it passes muster, too.
Now, for teaching philosophy, I think a number of anime (principally Ima, soko ni iru boku / Now and Then, Here and There) would be very useful as starting points for moral philosophy debates.
This is sort of off-topic for this thread - maybe it had better go in another thread?
- abunai
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Sarki-Kun
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
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Location: Spain
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:47 am
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Abunai wrote: | This is sort of off-topic for this thread - maybe it had better go in another thread? |
I don't care. I know there's nothing more to explain here about Saikano's ending, but since people started talking about some Slice of Life/Phylosophic anime, I thought I could ask something that I wanted to know.
I heard about Now and there, here and then. I'll admit there's no way to watch it "legally" (for me), and since I'm not allowed to ask for fansubs here, I won't.
I can continue searching for myself. If I really have an important question, I can ask PM someone (as Abunai), start a new topic, or whatever. Anyways, I don't mind about this thread future. If someone wants to say something...
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R.G.
Joined: 16 Nov 2003
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:03 am
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It sounds almost as depressing as the "Deconstruction of falling stars" episode of Babylon 5.
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"Among the millions of galaxies in the universe,lies a medium sized star . . . and one of its satellites,a green and insignificant planet,is now dead."
-from Beneath the Planet of the Apes
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abunai
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 7:30 am
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R.G. wrote: | It sounds almost as depressing as the "Deconstruction of falling stars" episode of Babylon 5.
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"Among the millions of galaxies in the universe,lies a medium sized star . . . and one of its satellites,a green and insignificant planet,is now dead."
-from Beneath the Planet of the Apes |
Oh boy, oh boy - someone who's on my wavelength! I've always loved those two stories.
- abunai
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M.B.K.
Joined: 20 Aug 2004
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:35 am
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[quote="abunai]I've always loved those two stories.[/quote]
Yes, IMHO, "Babilon 5" rules forever.
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R.G.
Joined: 16 Nov 2003
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:41 pm
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Abunai,M.B.K.,I guess you two are into the earth being destroyed,huh?
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Sarki-Kun
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:14 pm
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R.G. wrote: | Abunai,M.B.K.,I guess you two are into the earth being destroyed,huh? |
Hahaha! Really funny, I admit. Anyways, watching how my anime preferences are growing...I don't discard the option of being another of those "Earth Anime Destroyers", xD
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