The Anime Thread

[Monoriu]

Why would an Arch-angel be displeased by that?

I need to watch the show before I can answer that question   Anyway, anime is full of shows where angels and demons act contrary to how they are supposed to. 

[jimmy olsen]

Why would an Arch-angel be displeased by that?

I need to watch the show before I can answer that question   Anyway, anime is full of shows where angels and demons act contrary to how they are supposed to.

And it almost always kills my interest in such shows.

[Eddie Teach]

What's the point of having a flaming sword if you can't start a war or two?

[Ed Anger]

My 15 year old nephew has been tainted with Naruto. 

[Monoriu]

My 15 year old nephew has been tainted with Naruto. 

The manga has just ended.  The anime is still ongoing though.  From what I have read, it seems One Piece is more popular than Naruto in Japan by a wide margin, but the reverse is true in North America.  Part of the reason is that the they somehow screwed up the English version of the One Piece anime. 

[Agelastus]

My 15 year old nephew has been tainted with Naruto. 

The manga has just ended.  The anime is still ongoing though.  From what I have read, it seems One Piece is more popular than Naruto in Japan by a wide margin, but the reverse is true in North America.  Part of the reason is that the they somehow screwed up the English version of the One Piece anime.

I don't know about that; I think the art style of One Piece may have something to do with it. Certainly I find it gives me a feeling of "wrongness" (and even, dare I say it, "childishness") compared to the art of Naruto, Fairy Tail or even (the almost equally weird to western eyes) Bleach.

[CountDeMoney]

My 15 year old nephew has been tainted with Naruto. 

Sounds like somebody needs to be smothered with a comfort pillow.

[Monoriu]

My 15 year old nephew has been tainted with Naruto. 

The manga has just ended.  The anime is still ongoing though.  From what I have read, it seems One Piece is more popular than Naruto in Japan by a wide margin, but the reverse is true in North America.  Part of the reason is that the they somehow screwed up the English version of the One Piece anime.

I don't know about that; I think the art style of One Piece may have something to do with it. Certainly I find it gives me a feeling of "wrongness" (and even, dare I say it, "childishness") compared to the art of Naruto, Fairy Tail or even (the almost equally weird to western eyes) Bleach.

I don't know about the manga, but I have seen all the One Piece episodes and 540 out of 610+ Naruto episodes (working on it at 5 episodes per week).  I think the One Piece anime is clearly better than the Naruto anime in terms of production values.  The animation is much more detailed, and there is less variation among the different episodes (the episodes are subcontracted out to different studios).  The Naruto anime is pretty average, or even below average, in terms of animation. 

Story-wise, I also like One Piece more. 

[Monoriu]

My 15 year old nephew has been tainted with Naruto. 

Sounds like somebody needs to be smothered with a comfort pillow.

Wait until he runs around in Naruto's costume, which looks like this -



I once went to Bangkok while an anime festival was going on, and the street was filled with people in that orange suit...

[CountDeMoney]

Wait until he runs around in Naruto's costume, which looks like this -

Shit, you can do that for free.  Just commit a felony.

[Monoriu]

Wait until he runs around in Naruto's costume, which looks like this -

Shit, you can do that for free.  Just commit a felony.

I find it really odd that a ninja, who is supposed to be stealthy and a spy, chooses to put himself in an orange suit.  Only reason I can think of is that this is an attempt to follow the success of Dragonball, where the protagonists wear orange. 

[Ed Anger]

My 15 year old nephew has been tainted with Naruto. 

Sounds like somebody needs to be smothered with a comfort pillow.

I'll just run him over repeatedly in GTAV and yell at him over the the mic.

STOP BEING AN ANIME FAG BOY

[11B4V]

What is the draw of this stuff. What's the difference between this and cartoons?

[Eddie Teach]

What's the difference between this and cartoons?

What a silly question. They are cartoons.

[Monoriu]

What is the draw of this stuff. What's the difference between this and cartoons?

Anime is basically cartoons produced in Japan 

What is the draw of movies or TV drama? Anime is a medium.  You can produce all sorts of shows with it.  There are shows aimed at children, there are porno stuff, there are crap, and there are interesting stories for everybody.