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[Sparky]

space dandy is pretty rad

[djchameleon]

Live-Action ATTACK ON TITAN Movie Coming in 2015!


Wanted to share this news.

I still haven't hopped on the attack on titan bandwagon yet but will soon.

live action movie coming soon.

[Paul Smeenus]

^ I dunno if I like the idea of live action, we'll see...

[The Batlord]

Is it a cinch? I've heard rumors of just about every popular anime being made into a live action movie as long as I've been watching it. 99% of the time it never happens.

[djchameleon]

We will have to wait and see. There might be some more info hinted at during San Diego CC.

[gunnels]

I've heard great things about HunterxHunter so I decided to check it out. I've been binging on it for the last few days, which says a lot because I have a hard time finishing things that I like. I forgot how enjoyable an unpretentious shonen can be, and the characters are very charming.

[skeetz]

AKIRA is the best manga created by mankind!

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by skeetz

AKIRA is the best manga created by mankind!

Better than Berserk or Hellsing?

[The Batlord]

Been reading the first volume of Devilman. I love this manga. In many ways it's kind of unsophisticated. The art is dated, but it's from 1972 so it's kind of expected, and the demons, while delightfully bizarre, look kind of goofy. And the opening scene isn't really all that original: Japanese school boy and girl walking to school are harassed by generic Japanese street toughs using generic Japanese street tough dialogue.

But then the main character's, Akira, best friend arrives on the scene to save the day. I love this dude. I don't even know if this trope existed back then, but at first glance he could be that to ultra cool, unemotional guy who's supposed to appeal to all the girls in the same way as Justin Bieber. Except it isn't generic anime douchiness that has made him detached, it's amoral nihilism. At this point the entire tone of the manga changes and becomes totally surreal and messed up.

The basic concept is pretty simple: Japanese kid becomes possessed by demon, battles other demons, bitchin' fight scenes ensue. It's a bit darker of a premise than becoming a giant fighting robot pilot or receiving a Japanese school girl outfit that comes with magical powers, but otherwise it's not something that comes off as revolutionary. Where this veers from the comfortable norm is the level of violence, which is excessive even by today's standards, and the bizarreness (don't know if that's a word) of the author's screwed up imagination. I mean, unoriginal premise or not, the way in which the main character gets his powers is one of the most unique and ****ed up origin stories I've seen in an anime/manga.

So if you dig Lovecraft and pulp horror/sci fi, and would like to see the two merged then I highly recommend Devilman. I also highly recommend listening to some Electric Hellfire Club while you do. It sets a nice atmosphere.

[Black Francis]

Originally Posted by gunnels

I've heard great things about HunterxHunter so I decided to check it out. I've been binging on it for the last few days, which says a lot because I have a hard time finishing things that I like. I forgot how enjoyable an unpretentious shonen can be, and the characters are very charming.

Me too i heard it's a great series but i watched 2 eps of it and dropped it..
idk why but it didn't hook me right away, same with Gintama, i hear it's a great series but i couldn't make it past the first eps.

The same thing happened to me when i first saw Evangelion i got bored of the pace of the show but eventually i rewatched it and now it's one of my fav anime..