| Serial Experiments: Lain Evangelion Bebop GitS Dream Hunter: Rem Akira Revolutionary Girl: Utena |
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| Project Arms Full metal panic Ghost In The Shell Gundam And many others, which I don't recall right now, sorry. |
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| Serial Experiments Lain easy af lol |
| Serial Experiments: Lain Evangelion Ghost In The Shell Ergo Proxy All share a common theme of darkness/lonely paths and heavily experimental themes |
Optigisa said: Serial Experiments Lain easy af lol Could agree with Sel I didn't completely get it but yeah |
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. | You know what I hate the most? People who aren't free. They're no more than cattle. |
| I'm not seeing how NGE was a head of it's time. petran79 said: There's also the Ariel ovas, which if I'm not mistaken some of the animatiors that worked on them went on to work on Evangelion.Gythia said: Serial Experiments Lain is one a lot of people talk about when discussing this topic I know. I think Key the Metal Idol (1994) was also influential and relatively underrated compared to Lain, GITS and Evangelion, sharing some common concepts |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| golden pencil everyone complained that it was a bad knockoff, but thats all that comes out these days so it would be well loved today |
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| Azumanga Daioh Can't believe it's from 2002. You can argue it's the first anime of its kind but these type of anime only started becoming a trend years later when KyoAni was at its peak. |
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| Ashita no Joe, thanks to Dezaki, but also because it's storytelling was way more ambitious compared to many other title of that time. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I recently watched Redline and the animation was so far ahead of its time that it's the most impressive I've seen from any anime, even though it's 10 years old. |
| Urusei Yatsura, now every comedy slice of life harem is copying it, in those days robots and violence were the norm. Maybe Touch |
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| @petran79 Beautiful Dreamer wasn't that bad but it wasn't Urusei Yatsura, why not make a different movie with other characters? that was his mistake. At least he got fired after the movie, prior to it there are some ridiculous episodes that aren't even funny. But, let's give Oshii some credit, they were true ahead of its time for its introspection and character analysis. |
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| @petran79 Lain is love, Lain is life :) |
| I guess the adaptations of Go Nagai's manga even though their anime counterpart were much tamer than the Manga. |
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petran79 said: Optigisa said: @petran79 Lain is love, Lain is life :) Wanted to try also the Playstation 1 game since they released an unofficial translation in pdf, but that interface and gameplay are difficult to get used to Lol the SE Lain game sells for a fortune since they are so rare, that is what I have heard at least from other fans of the series. |
OptigisaMay 18, 2019 3:11 PM
petran79 said: Optigisa said: @petran79 Lain is love, Lain is life :) Wanted to try also the Playstation 1 game since they released an unofficial translation in pdf, but that interface and gameplay are difficult to get used to @Optigisa I meant via emulation of course! Ah okay, sorry for the misunderstanding. |
| Gunbuster, Dragon Ball/Z, Saint Seiya, Evangelion Those are the few I can think of. |
 ☆☆☆ "There's a huge difference between one and infinity. However, compared to the difference between existence and non-existence, one and infinite are nearly the same. I am the child destined to become the best witch... no... The greatest Creator in the world...!" -Maria Ushiromiya ☆☆☆ |
| Escaflowne and Now and Then Here and There did isekai long before it became popular. ...And they did it 1000x better. |
 This glorious signature image was created by @Mayumi! I am the Arbiter of Absolute Truth, and here is my wisdom: "Anime was always influenced by the West. This is not news. Shoujo is the superior genre primarily aimed at young people. Harem/isekai are lazy genres that refuse any meaningful innovation. There is no 'Golden Age.' There will always be top-shelf anime. You should be watching Carole & Tuesday." |
Zelkiiro said: Escaflowne and Now and Then Here and There did isekai long before it became popular. ...And they did it 1000x better. True, but also don't forget about Magic Knight Rayearth, which came before Escaflowne 2 years earlier.... and are very similar. |
When it comes to visuals, definitely Karas.  |
| Miku thighs... I really recommend that show, it's a life changing experience that can't be compared to anything that the human race has created until now. |
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Arkab said: Zelkiiro said: Escaflowne and Now and Then Here and There did isekai long before it became popular. ...And they did it 1000x better. True, but also don't forget about Magic Knight Rayearth, which came before Escaflowne 2 years earlier.... and are very similar. I haven't seen Rayearth, so I can't vouch for it. :V |
This glorious signature image was created by @Mayumi! I am the Arbiter of Absolute Truth, and here is my wisdom: "Anime was always influenced by the West. This is not news. Shoujo is the superior genre primarily aimed at young people. Harem/isekai are lazy genres that refuse any meaningful innovation. There is no 'Golden Age.' There will always be top-shelf anime. You should be watching Carole & Tuesday." |
| Taiyou no Ouji: Horus no Daibouken (1968). At a time when most anime were just "kids stuff" with childish stories, Horus was one of the first anime to tackle serious, especially psychological themes, in a subtle believable way, and even show violence and gore (although it was stylized to not look bloody). It was also one of the first anime to use dream like sequences to show the inner turmoil of characters through symbolism and set pieces, something that you see in pretty much every anime now. |
| trigun proxy. btw evangeluon is toxic garbage |
Cabron said: I'm not seeing how NGE was a head of it's time. I didn't used to, either, but looking back on it, I realized it changed everything. There's a very good video about this subject. |
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petran79 said: Aye, been waiting in hope since 2011/2012. Best bet would probably be if Discotek licensed it. Johnnyd3rp said: I guess the adaptations of Go Nagai's manga even though their anime counterpart were much tamer than the Manga. While Cutie Honey is considered important, I'd like someone to fansub completely or licence Majokko Megu-chan. It was dubbed in Europe in the 80s at least though episodes were skipped or edited due to the content. Watched Hugtto Precure and there was a reference to that series via a costume. From wiki: Megu-Chan was not the first magical girl anime, but it has been described as the first modern anime series to fall into the genre. Initially overlooked as a minor effort due its relative obscurity following its airing in the seventies, it nonetheless formed a template on which many later scenarios were based. Significantly, many of the show's plot devices were recycled in the enormously successful Sailor Moon (Toei, 1992–1997) - indeed, two later episodes of Megu-chan were directed by Yuji Endo, who later became one of the chief episode directors on Sailor Moon - and echoes of Meg's tempestuous rivalries can be perceived in seinen parodies such as the Project A-Ko franchise. The "fan service" angle would turn up again in countless other future series, such as Gainax's Neon Genesis Evangelion. The program's impact on Japanese popular culture should not be underestimated; thematic descendants include the entire magical girl genre, along with some degree of bishōjo, lolicon and hentai material. Megu's effect on Japan's burgeoning manga industry has yet to be documented, but considering the vast number of shōjo titles currently available, it is safe to assume that Majokko Megu-Chan's animated adventures must have inspired at least a few of them. |
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Vorpality said: But it didn't change everything though, to think that is to ignore what come before it or what lead up to it.Cabron said: I'm not seeing how NGE was a head of it's time. I didn't used to, either, but looking back on it, I realized it changed everything. There's a very good video about this subject. Yeah, I've seen that video before. As usual digibrony get's it wrong, starting with the description lol "Before Evangelion, late-night TV anime wasn't a thing, and neither were half of the genres in styles that we take for granted today. Here I take a look at what kind of shows started hitting the airwaves in the years following Evangelion's Second Impact on TV anime." Late night anime wasn't a thing? Except it was a thing, just as not as big as it is now. What genres did it insert in styles that weren't already present long before Eva came along? That's not even getting into the video, brings back bad memories lol. These guys always look at it from a Western perspective but never take Japan into consideration, it's context on what it was going through at the time. @DateYutaka Do you want to chime in? Since you obviously know more. |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| Well, Jinrui was literally ahead of its time since the episodes were aired in reverse chronological order. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Serial Experiments Lain even though the show suck and boring. |
| It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person. |
changelog said: Gythia said: Serial Experiments Lain is one a lot of people talk about when discussing this topic Why is that? Is there something special about it? People will say because of how it predicted the technology we use today: smartphones, social networks, hacker groups and the associated problems like having multiple personalities - on the internet you behave differently than you do irl, etc. The show discusses all those themes before internet was cool. I don't think it was really ahead of its time, I just appreciate the effort the staff put into research of technology. This is just how Chiaki Konaka makes anime. |
Pullman said: Well, Jinrui was literally ahead of its time since the episodes were aired in reverse chronological order. Toka Gettan did it few years earlier too and at 26 episodes Though when it comes to irregular continuity, Boogiepop Phantom must have been the first, followed by Haruhi RandomFriday said: People will say because of how it predicted the technology we use today: smartphones, social networks, hacker groups and the associated problems like having multiple personalities - on the internet you behave differently than you do irl, etc. The show discusses all those themes before internet was cool. I don't think it was really ahead of its time, I just appreciate the effort the staff put into research of technology. This is just how Chiaki Konaka makes anime. Those topics were explored in GITS movie and manga as well previously, but Lain brought it in TV series format, adding more details and in a more accessible modern urban setting. Also I remember at that time anime were trying to get out of the mold of kids and teens entertainment and those series were perfect for it. Mentioning Evangelion, GITS and Lain, prior to Rei Ayanami there was an another neglected character in an OVA: Tokiko "Key" Mima from Key the Metal Idol. Another character, Sakura Kuriyagawa has a striking similarity to Misato, both in design and character. That OVA series is neglected compared to the others, probably because unlike the above series it uses the scifi and supernatural elements and the unconventional narrative to expose the idol and music industry instead. Yet it delivers some unique and high quality moments. Series producer did not participate in many anime projects.  |
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