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Post by Kroot bringing Justice on Dec 2, 2009 18:40:11 GMT -5
Just watch anime. There are plenty of what you are talking about in anime. Eh, it's all weird and Japanese - I can't watch that stuff. Wow, way to not know what the hell you're talking about. Theirs alot of stuff in anime that sounds like your looking for. Go look up Bartender.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Dec 2, 2009 19:03:09 GMT -5
Eh, it's all weird and Japanese - I can't watch that stuff. Wow, way to not know what the hell you're talking about. Okay, so it isn't something he can get into. It's really not that big a deal, Kroot. Theirs alot of stuff in anime that sounds like your looking for. Go look up Bartender. I'll be sure to check that out.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Dec 2, 2009 20:01:33 GMT -5
Eh, it's all weird and Japanese - I can't watch that stuff. Wow, way to not know what the hell you're talking about. Theirs alot of stuff in anime that sounds like your looking for. Go look up Bartender. To be fair, many of the animes that people can most easily find here kind of do fit his description somewhat. The art style, at least at first glance, is a far cry from what us spoiled Westerners are accustomed to. Think about it, what are the animes most people here were introduced to? For those in my age bracket, that probably was either StarBlazers, Speed Racer, or Battle of the Planets (obviously, these are the English dubs). StarBlazers was fairly standard sci-fi and something that Westerners could easily grasp. Speed Racer had the standard seizure-inducing style that put off some people. Battle of the Planets, well, was more than a little weird to me. If your first exposure to anime came from Toonami, then anime to you was DBZ, Tenchi Muyo!, Inuyasha, and the like. Definitely had a different cultural feel. I liked them, but could understand when others might not. If you were one of those put off by those earlier examples, then you likely did not do any real digging for any animes that fit your tastes. I, however, learned to love the Vampire Hunter D movies, Death Note, Full Metal Alchemist, Cowboy Bebop, and Trinity Blood. Sure, I did not dig much deeper than what Cartoon Network has shown me, so I know that I am certainly missing some truly quality shows, but it works for me currently. Oh, and I am actually surprised that no one has tried to make a live action version of Cowboy Bebop. It could make the transition better than other animes would (I am still afraid to check out Dragonball: Evolution).
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Post by aka Cthulhu on Dec 2, 2009 21:50:02 GMT -5
Actually, there was news about a year ago about a Cowboy Bebop movie, with Keanu Reeves as Spike.
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Post by Kroot bringing Justice on Dec 2, 2009 21:57:19 GMT -5
Wow, way to not know what the hell you're talking about. Okay, so it isn't something he can get into. It's really not that big a deal, Kroot. Yes it is, people talking about stuff they have no clue about is one of my main pet peeves and it pisses me off.
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Post by aka Cthulhu on Dec 2, 2009 22:05:48 GMT -5
Anyway, throwing another suggestion for anime to watch in this thread... Seirei no Moribito. Has a great story and characters. Plus it has a few, but awesome, fight scenes.
There's also Black Lagoon and Kemonozume, but they're pretty violent. Kemonozume is a bit more violent, and it gets pretty bizarre near the end, and it has sex.
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