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| Last Online |
07-04-09, 1:00 PM |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birthday |
March 17, 1986 |
| Location |
Glendale, Arizona |
| Website |
www.youtube.com/user/... |
| Join Date |
June 23, 2008 |
| Access Rank |
Member |
| Anime List Views |
3,769 |
| Manga List Views |
706 |
| Comments |
76 |
| Forum Posts |
56 (Find All) |
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Anime Stats
| Time (Days) |
29.1 |
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| Watching |
12 |
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| Completed |
93 |
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| On Hold |
9 |
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| Dropped |
23 |
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| Plan to Watch |
28 |
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| Total Entries |
165 |
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Anime compatibility with RangFlash is:
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Manga Stats
| Time (Days) |
0.4 |
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| Reading |
1 |
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| Completed |
2 |
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| On Hold |
1 |
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| Dropped |
0 |
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| Plan to Read |
0 |
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| Total Entries |
4 |
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Manga compatibility with RangFlash is:
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Favorite Anime Genres
Sci-fi (including mecha)
Fantasy
Drama
Historical
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When I'm rating or reviewing anime, I have very high standards. I believe that anime is not a genre, and should not just be compared to other animes. I like to compare them to the great classics of cinema, such as The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, 2001, The Good Bad and the Ugly, and Schindler's List.
I believe that if you confine anime to only a small niche audience, and judge it accordingly, it limits creativity and prevents a larger audience from enjoying it. This is why I think the anime industry is dying. They are too afraid to branch out and try new things. They like to conveniently stick to familiar cliches and conventions rather than experiment with new concepts of the animation medium. Whether the cause may be arrogance or ignorance, animes are starting to look far too similar, and the characters are becoming all too familiar from series to series. Should anime start trying new things? Yes, I think they should.
I also believe that too many animes rely too much on dialogue to tell their story. Actions contain greater truth and say far more than words or thoughts. Actions allow us to see what someone is really like. They allow us to see an unbiased view of a character, with no lies, no propaganda, just the truth. People can lie to others with their words, and they can lie to themselves with their thoughts. It's not what you say or what you think, it's what you do that defines you.
I believe that characters are far more important than the story. Story is rather overrated, in my opinion. Just go watch Once Upon A Time in the West. The story is rather mediocre, but it's got some of the greatest, most developed and memorable characters ever to appear in cinema.
Are character actions underrated? Yes, I believe so. Visual storytelling is not childish -- it is IMO the most profound form of storytelling and one of the most efficient forms of communication. It breaks all language barriers. I believe that animation is an artistic medium (not a genre) with strengths that greatly favor visual storytelling. There is nothing that can't be done or can't be imagined through animation. Anything is possible.
Displaying 15 of 73 Comments
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peroxid | 09-03-09, 9:23 AM
hi there!
I must say that after reading your great review of Memories: Magnetic Rose, I've got really interested on it (specially when you sayed it was co-written by Kon). Unfortunally I can't find it anywhere on the net...
do you know where i can get it?
thx for help
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Xen0phon | 08-21-09, 5:57 PM
Good review on Angel's Egg I'll be sure to check it out
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Kozooo | 08-06-09, 3:54 PM
Rangflash said:
This is why I think the anime industry is dying. They are too afraid to branch out and try new things.
Nah .. the anime industry is doing a 'good' job.. they focus on brainless kids/adolescents/old peeps...with no refined taste.
That's where the money is.. and quite a portion of the population.
After a few years.. the next generation comes in the market.
And you can start all over again.
Anyway.. most anime are adapted from manga.
And the idea's/fantasies in manga are usually a bit more extreme or daring.. compared to anime adaptations.
It's probably becuz the competition is a bit higher when you want to break thru with a manga.. so you have to come up with refreshing.
Compared to an anime .. where there's probably already a budget... and 'you're already made' when you manga is being adapted.. and you might not give a f*ck about the adaptation, becuz it's all about teh money..
But you're right.. and I agree with ya :o
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Alberto | 07-02-09, 11:54 AM
If you're happy then it's alright. So, did you enjoy Planetes.
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Demonlady33 | 07-01-09, 8:31 AM
yeah it is. most ppl i know kind of just look at me like im crazy for liking it.
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BaxterB | 06-30-09, 2:24 PM
Aye, I am indeed a fan. I just don't mention it too often. Anyway, I'm actually enjoying this place quite a bit. Everybody I've met so far has been intelligent, which is something I have never encountered with anime fans.
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Alberto | 06-30-09, 1:01 PM
You are finally watching anime again.
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BaxterB | 06-28-09, 1:55 PM
Hey RangFlash, Randomname158 here. Just joined this site recently and I must say that it is a pretty cool place.
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tenchi1212 | 06-19-09, 9:54 AM
cowboy bebop was a great anime
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Milkymagic | 11-13-08, 2:32 PM
Thanks! It's always good to know there's people who appreciate the classics, and I too like to blog about anime from my experiences within the medium.
Nice to meet you! ^_^
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MotokoAramaki | 10-08-08, 7:12 PM
Man, only a few people have over a 75% compatibility rating with me. Your taste is excellent!
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It will happen. Anime fans already recognize more serious-themed works, so I believe that if Honneamise was released in the new century, it would have already been very popular.
So I believe that within a few years people will start noticing it.
Just like Gunbuster (that is not as good as Honneamise, but easier to grasp) starts to get recognition since the end of Gurren Lagann, I think Honneamise will become popular too. But it will take a few years, unfortunately.
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I have to compliment you for your taste.
In a few years, Wings of Honneamise will gain popularity among the mainstream anime watchers, but for now it is the most underrated piece ever created, although is rated pretty highly.
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