Forum - View topicLooking for some Independent Anime, whether US or JP
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james_the_composer
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I'm not necessarily looking for 'good' Independent productions, but could someone please help me find just anything that you would consider to either be "Indie Anime" (whether it's American, Japanese, etc...) or "Indie Manga" (Webcomics styled in Manga). (Indie Anime prefered)
Alright maybe I'm looking for something that you might call 'good' as far as webcomics go, but if you know of Indie Anime I don't really care whether it's good or not. x_x The tricky thing with Indie is that you never friggin' hear about the productions. |
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dtm42
Posts: 14084 Location: currently stalking my waifu |
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I confess that I do not know where you are coming from.
By "independent", are you referring to Anime which are made by smaller studios rather than the bigger ones? Or Anime which were made by one person in their garage? I really don't know. Makoto Shinkai is the most memorable example of a single guy who virtually made an entire Anime. He used a Mac to produce Voices of a Distant Star, which most will proclaim a Masterpiece. The only parts he didn't do on it were the female voice role (his girlfriend did that) and the music (done by a friend). He also did She and Her Cat, a short and strange Anime. If you want an example of a company doing their own thing, then Studio Ghibli is the first (and only) one that pops into my mind. A VERY good team, they produce a Masterpiece grade film every couple of years. There are few directors - Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata being the big two. The usual focus is on environmentalism and Japanese folklore, with women's rights and anti-war values thrown in for good measure. Big films include Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Grave of the Fireflies, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. I really cannot think of any other small companies or independent directors - I'm not that clued in to the production aspect of Anime. There are plenty of others who should be able to help. Sorry about that. [Edit: Amended to fix incorrect assumption. Thankyou dormcat.] Last edited by dtm42 on Fri May 23, 2008 9:12 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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dormcat
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You called Ghibli a small company?!  
As for the opener's question: few anime are done with one or just a handful of staff (other than those of Makoto Shinkai), but most non-commercially-published dōjinshi are illustrated by one or a few artists. |
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dtm42
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Noted. Did I mention how little I know of the behind-the-scenes area of Anime production? I shouldn't make assumptions (since they only release one film every few years, I assumed that Ghibli was a small company). I will amend my previous post to reflect this new information you have brought to my attention. Thankyou, dormcat. |
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Brendan Behan
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Because of the money and work involved in producing anime, I don't think you're going to find many shows that can fall under this description. I think what you can do though, is look at shows created from 'independent manga.' I am not familiar with manga or its industry, so I can't help you here, but if it's anything like America's comic industry -- with specific publishers directed towards more adult, independent series -- then it shouldn't be hard to find more about it.
Speaking of American comics, Spawn is a fine example and it had a generally well recieved cartoon that was shown on HBO. I've seen a couple of episodes and while it's not exactly my cup of tea, it's very well done, so you might want to check it out. |
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