| Sakamichi no Apollon looks interesting and I guess that's not many considering how many people are on mal. It does have a great score. As for slice of life I tend to like the ones that don't have much of a plot and don't have too many emotional parts. That way I can just relax while watching it. One of my favorites is GJ-bu, there is only one kinda sad part and its generally simple. I was actually surprised at how much I enjoyed it. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| Personally, I think that Wolf's Rain is very underrated. Nobody really talks about it and it deserves more attention than it gets. |
| Oh yeah. That was a good one, zerorider. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| When I look at "Wolfs Rain" I feel like it will have a sad ending. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| Hmmm...I don't remember the ending, but yes, the show is dark, slow and sad. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Wolf's Rain definitely has a sad ending for sure, though the rest of the show can get sad at times. Just be prepared when watching the last four episodes as it will pull at your heart strings a bit. |
| It was good though and should have been viewed my more people. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Agreed. |
| Speaking of sad anime, here is an anime that should be required viewing by all anime fans. This anime is probably one of the Worst ever commercially produced. It is so bad that is really funny and enjoyable, It is... Mars of Destruction....This 20 min. OVA is the lowest rated anime on MAL. Famous for it's corny dialogue, amazing plot and wooden animation. When a girl with her head blown off is brought to the hospital, the doctor sadly informs her friends, "She won't Make it". Make sure you watch it with the English dub. Some of the MAL reviewer's get into the fun of this show and write glowing reviews which are a hoot to read. Watch this for fun and try writing your own rave review :-) |
| Its sad for a whole different reason. lol that line "she wont make it" is famous because of mars of destruction. At least I have heard it every time someone explains why its so bad. Is the dub worse because I have it subbed but have not watched it yet. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| I was mistaken, it's only subbed. What I liked about the anime is that some poor studio actually put a lot of time and money into it and yet came out with such a piece of crap. Best if watched with friends while drunk or stoned. |
JymJul 18, 2013 10:16 AM
Jym said: Somehow, I'm thinking of Saint Saya. Adult Swim has given me more than my fill of So-Bad-It's-Funny, but if I run across it I'll give it a look.Speaking of sad anime, here is an anime that should be required viewing by all anime fans. This anime is probably one of the Worst ever commercially produced. It is so bad that is really funny and enjoyable, It is... Mars of Destruction....This 20 min. OVA is the lowest rated anime on MAL. Famous for it's corny dialogue, amazing plot and wooden animation. When a girl with her head blown off is brought to the hospital, the doctor sadly informs her friends, "She won't Make it". Make sure you watch it with the English dub. Some of the MAL reviewer's get into the fun of this show and write glowing reviews which are a hoot to read. Watch this for fun and try writing your own rave review :-) The all-time top saddest anime has to be Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies). If you can get through this movie without crying, I would question your humanity. Based on a modern classic Japanese novel, this is one would be on any responsible must-see list. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| I've been meaning to watch Grave of the Fireflies, but keeping putting it on hold because I know it's going to be sad to watch. |
| I hear that a lot and it is true, but you're missing something really good. Watch it alone so no one sees you cry. It was made by Studio Ghibli if that helps. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Yeah, I love Studio Ghibli. I will get around to it eventually though. |
| Before you watch Grave of the Fireflies, you might want to watch Barefoot Gen. This is an anime about a boy who survived the Atom bombing of Hiroshima. It was written by Keiji Nakazawa, and is based on his own experience. He watched his Father and siblings burn to death and the effects of radiation on the population. It is absolutely gut wrenching but also hopeful to know that he survived to write about it when he grew up. This is a must watch for people born long after the war. This show will haunt your dreams. |
| Interesting, I've never heard of Barefoot Gen before. I might check it out sometime. |
| Damn, you guys. I might as well stop downloading any of the new anime. I haven't heard anything about that. I'm too busy watching all your recommendations. BakaBT just lost me. I tried to register but it was a whiney little bitch about it. "Your screename is too long." " Your password isn't good enough." "You have to enable cookies." "Don't slouch" "Put the toilet lid down." "Don't give me that look." Screw off! Barefoot Gen sounds good, Jym, but I couldn't find any active torrents or streams. Why watch it before GOTFF? |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| @ Grinfilled I sent you a PM-Don't sign up for BakaBT!!! As too why watch Gen before GOTFF, Gen takes place just days before the war ends, GOTFF takes place slightly after the war when people are trying to get back on their feet. |
| That's not true, in GOTFF the war doesn't end until about half way or three quarters through the movie. If BG starts with the bombing of Hiroshima, the war ended very shortly afterwards. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Grinfilledcelt, I think Barefoot Gen is on Youtube if your interested. |
GrinfilledCelt said: That's not true, in GOTFF the war doesn't end until about half way or three quarters through the movie. If BG starts with the bombing of Hiroshima, the war ended very shortly afterwards. You are right, I am wrong. I am old and get confused easily :-) |
| Really, Zero? I'll check it out, thanks. Jym said: You may be right, too. BG may be more about the horrors of war itself where GOTFF is more about the horrors of the aftermath even when the war wasn't finished. Both seem to be about the collateral damage. GrinfilledCelt said: That's not true, in GOTFF the war doesn't end until about half way or three quarters through the movie. If BG starts with the bombing of Hiroshima, the war ended very shortly afterwards. You are right, I am wrong. I am old and get confused easily :-) Did you ever read the book Hiroshima by John Hersey? I read it when I was a kid. It is a collection of eyewitness accounts. It still haunts me. |
GrinfilledCeltJul 18, 2013 4:37 PM
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
GrinfilledCelt said: Did you ever read the book Hiroshima by John Hersey? I read it when I was a kid. It is a collection of eyewitness accounts. It still haunts me. I'm not sure, I know I've read accounts of the war with Japan and the horrors of the bomb but that was way back when. |
| My internet went down again last night so I watched some anime. Barefoot Gen was pretty good. Not as sad as GOTFF, but very graphic. It depicted many things I read about in the Hiroshima book mentioned above. Thank goodness it was only an animation. I saw the sequel, too. It wasn't nearly as good, but still worthy. I saw Mars of Destruction. I didn't find it laughably bad, just bad. I was not amused. Now I'm on episode 10 of Yosuga no Sora. Lots of people are fond of this show and speak highly of it, but it's just boring me. It's just another high school harem story with some pornographic fan service thrown in. There are dozens of shows just like it. Still, it's a good one if you haven't seen those dozens. I also realized that there is a third anime that comes to mind when I list my favorites: Mushishi. This show is laid back and subdued, but very interesting with wonderful music. Mushi are everywhere and mostly harmless. Most people are never aware of them but they can cause some bizarre phenomena and, on the rare occasions when they interact with humans, they can be very dangerous. Ginko is a mushi-shi - one who studies mushi. He travels the country helping people unfortunate enough to get involved with mushi. The job suits him well because for some unknown reason he attracts mushi so it isn't a good idea for him to stay in one place for very long. The last time I looked, the first three episodes are on YouTube. ...I just looked again and it looks like Funi has put all of it up there. |
GrinfilledCeltJul 19, 2013 7:53 PM
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
Jym said: I was mistaken, it's only subbed. What I liked about the anime is that some poor studio actually put a lot of time and money into it and yet came out with such a piece of crap. Best if watched with friends while drunk or stoned. lol what was going through their minds while they made it. Did they think it was going to be good. I have only seen a little so far.(im watching it now) @Grin You must have done it wrong, refer to Jym's instruction on how to do it right. Just kidding, I laughed when the girl got her head shot off because of the crappy animation. ok I finished it and wow. My favorite part was the delayed reaction from most of the characters. I don't think they even mentioned all the characters names. I was going to give it a 1 or a 2 but I wasn't sure if there are yet worse anime out there that deserve a lower score so I settled on a 3.(though Mars of Destruction is the lowest rated on mal) |
FallenkingzeroJul 19, 2013 9:06 PM
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| I must have gotten the wrong fansub because when they brought the headless girl in the doctor said there was nothing they could do - not nearly as funny as the reported, "She won't make it." |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Mine said "this ones totally gone." So many different versions apparently, I was a bit disappointed but they all mean the same thing. Headless girl = dead body. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| Last season I downloaded and was looking forward to watching Chihayafuru 2 but never had the time to even start it - until today. I've watched two episodes and I'm hooked. This is a show where if I told you the plot, it wouldn't seem very interesting, but the characters are what make it good. They're very real and compelling. You can't help but get caught up in the game and their passion for it. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Monster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_(manga) Fantastic Children http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Children Like a billion more, but everyone does have their own particular tastes, but these were two I really liked, and I felt were not done justice. |
| Dr. Sheldon Cooper " It is no way to make new humans. People coming out of people. Some kind of dirty magic show. |
| Monster is very good, Yondy. I just remembered that I read at least part of the manga. I'm downloading Fantastic Children now. I wanted to say more about Chihayafuru in addition to what I said above. If you haven't seen the first season, don't try watching the second. There will be way too much missing information. The following spoiler has actual spoilers regarding the first episode: Karuta is a traditional Japanese card game based on 100 poems. It is played using a deck of 100 cards, each with the second verses of these poems. To play, you select 25 of your cards, sit on the floor and lay your cards out face up in front of you. Your opponent sits facing you with his cards in front of him. You then get 15 minutes to memorize the positions of the 50 cards as well as you can. Then a third person, called The Reader, draws a card from his deck and reads the poem. When you recognise the poem you snach up or just knock aside the card in front of you with that poem's second verse on it - yours or your opponent's. If it was your opponent's card you get more points or something and get to select one of yours to replace his that you snatched. The first to run out of cards wins. It sounds simple but there is a lot of subtleties and strategy involved, not to mention that you have to have all those poems down cold. Watching the games is interesting but if that were all there was to the show it would have flopped big time. It's Chihaya's total passion for the game and her ability to inspire others is what makes this show great. The other's become passionate different ways. One loves the poetery and the tradition. One loves the strategy, another the competition. It does all this quite believably. Don't be surprised if you find yourself becoming passionate about it too. PS - I've thought about making a western version of the game using rock lyrics. "There's a lady who's sure..." |
GrinfilledCeltJul 26, 2013 9:53 PM
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| .......all that glitters is gold. It actually sounds interesting. Not sure if id like the game itself but I wouldn't mind watching it if the characters are good. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| Right, and the card for it would say, "When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed, with a word she can get what she came for." So you would have to find that card, if it is there, and snatch it before your opponent does. Make sure you don't snatch the wrong car. If you do you, your opponent gives you an additional card and you also keep the one you snatched - both go into play on your side. If you had snatched a wrong one of your opponent's cards you end up with two cards you didn't have before. Like I said, describing it doesn't do it justice. Bamboo Dong over at ANN raved about it saying she didn't expect much from it when it turned out to be easily her favorite show of the year. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Dennou Coil - A Circle of Children. Imagine you have a computer built into a pair of glasses. Put them on and a keyboard appears in the air in front of you. It isn't really there of course but you can use it. Use your hand as you would on a touch screen - open, close. move and resize windows, etc. Cool, huh? But wait. There's more. The town you're in has an identical virtual town overlaid on top of it so your computer can interact with it. You even have virtual pets. That brings us to the plot. It seems that virtual pets are wandering off and getting lost when they're not programmed to do that. So the kids form a "detective agency" to find them. What they find is that the pets are getting lost in corrupted space in the virtual town, but there is a lot more going on in these spaces than lost pets. Now how much would you pay? |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Yes, Chihayafuru is an enigma. It sounds boring but is better than most. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| I though it was fun to watch since its so bad. I'm glad it was short though. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| "I'm glad it was short though." I think we can all agree on that. =0D |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| I'll put those on my list. *sigh* Doesn't look like I'll be watching anything from this season. Last night I saw Ani*Kuri15. It's pretty good and only 18 minutes long. They gathered up fifteen animators and gave each one minute to animate anything they wanted. The results were interesting. I liked all of them and wished they all were longer. Some of them look like they'd make really good shows. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Buso Renkin, written by the same guy who made Rurouni kenshin. No one talks about it, clichey but really good! |
| Fear leads to Anger. Anger leads to Hate. Hate leads to Suffering. (Yoda) |
| I remember BusouRenkin, although I had to look it up to refresh my memory. It was pretty good. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Myself Yourself......sigh. I never finished it because it was depressing around episode 8 so I dropped it. Busou Renkin has a cool ending. I read the ending on accident and then proceeded to watch a amv with spoilers:( |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| If you are looking for something light, quick (13 episodes) and really funny, give Kill Me, Baby a look. Its about a girl named Yasuna who is nice, energetic and not terribly bright. She has a classmate who is a no-nonsense assassin named Sonya. Yasuna befriends Sonya whether Sonya wants her to or not (she doesn't). Yasuna tries to hug Sonya startling her. Sonya's training kicks in and she breaks Yasuna wrists. This sort of thing happens a lot. Another girl is the world's lamest ninja and a fourth, known only as the Unused Character, styles herself as Sonya's nemesis but Sonya doesn't even know of her existance. I laughed a lot watching this show. Or you could just watch this video: |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| @Grin: And don't forget the dance presented in its ED, too! There have been quite a number of videos of people trying to do that dance, too. |
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| I didn't forget it. The dance is in that video, but if you watch the whole video you'll have an excuse to not watch the show - you'll be missing a lot of funny stuff but you'll have an excuse. I've seen some of those other videos of people trying to do that dance. Those are either funny or lame since that dance is impossible. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Speak of te gerbil. Kill Me Baby CD to Bundle New Half-Hour Bonus Anime |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| I watched Chie The Brat movie that JYM recommended on page 2. I really liked it. It has that old school character design where they look so funny and it was really done well here. I laughed a lot amd enjoyed it very much. It would be a good candidate for Movie of the Week. http://myanimelist.net/anime/3946/Jarinko_Chie_%28Movie%29/ |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
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