Please understand that I won't accept your friend request unless we've been in a friendly close "virtual" contact. Otherwise just comment, ask but please be respectable.
Hello and welcome to my profile, you can call me Rob.
Here's a brief early Bio of myself on anime;
- First anime I remember watching was likely Heidi, in the beginning of the eighties. Since then I always gave preference to Japanese cartoons (the “Japanese thing” being evidenced by those strange characters always appearing at the ending credits. I somehow learned they were “Japanese letters” very early). Luckily, the national television aired Japanese cartoons regularly during those days. I believe it was usual in a handful of western european countries as well during the 80's, or even earlier, France was definitely king of anime in the western world in those days though.
- The real first obsession was Saint Seiya back in 1989/90 (which I might admit has never faltered). Around the same time, I watched a Akira bike chasing movie scene (in TVE, Spanish channel) and I thought it was the best thing ever animated in the world, was totally revolutionary. I still think it's an amazing feature and I rewatch it every now and then.
- During the early nineties I watched some anime VHS, most of them brought by american companies Manga Entertainment distributed in my country at the time, thus misleading me and pretty much the rest of the country making us start to call “Manga” to any Japanese animation” (There are still people there referring to anime by the "manga" moniker today). The translation was pretty bad too.
- By middle 90's I learned that Japanese animation was called anime. And also fell in love with Rumiko Takahashi manga drawings and stories. Mostly because of an article that I read on Takahashi-Sensei on a Brazilian magazine and the fact that Ranma ½ manga was being published in my country of residence at the time, Portugal. (Unfortunately it was discontinued in early stages by lack of popularity, but the seeds were already planted.)
- Some time after that, I had anime put to rest (also forced by lack of quality anime on the TV at the time), but picked it again around 1999, thanks to the glorious south american Locomotion TV channel, a TV channel dedicated exclusively to alternative animation with a big leaning on anime. It's incredible how something like that could have existed at that time, or until now for a matter of fact.
- Around 2000 I got aware of manga translation groups on the internet. (On those days of the 56k modem to have a chapter translated online was worthy of celebration!)
- In 2001/02 I slowly started downloading anime thanks to the increase of internet bandwidth speeds and P2P software being popularized. The video definition of those files would shock the current generation.
- Around 2003/04 I regularly started following "fresh" weekly anime. In a more regular basis since somewhere in 2004. The arrival of ADSL internet speeds helped greatly.
Some information regarding how I personalize my lists.
* I haven't added any episodes to the various anime that I have watched on my formative years, childhood and teenager years (VHS and TV days). Judgement is changing all the time and in my childhood/teenager years was definitely changing at the speed of light comparing to these days. And there's a high chance I haven't watched all episodes of a certain series (nor would remember, my childhood was a long time ago) so it's unfair to add them here.
It's also important to refer that I don't use this site to track quantity and I have no interest in a big "watched list", I often forget to add series anyway. So I don’t use “Rewatching” nor "Total Times Re-watched Series" thing.
With that in mind, the anime that I have watched during my first 20 year span is added to the “On Hold” status without any episode added.
If I have the chance I may then get to re-watch some of those titles if I ever have the opportunity to do so, then correctly evaluate them following my current criteria and then upgrade them to another list.
* I only leave anime on my "Watching" List, which I watch weekly or at least in a two weeks time frame.
So, slow fansubs and OVAs that I'm watching end up in the "On Hold" List, except if they have weekly releases.
* I re-evaluate my ratings, from time to time. I'm still growing up and sometimes our views change and grow too.
* My Manga List is pretty incomplete and I don't know if it'll ever be complete, I'm pretty lazy with that list and I don't remember the titles I have read any more during my strong manga reading period, which was in the early 00s.
I also don't understand how MAL can measure the manga that someone have read.
* I’m pretty sure that my whole my "Anime List" is also incomplete. Sometimes, especially these days, I forget to add the titles that I watch to my list when I watch them.
* I don’t watch Hentai and I don't have much patience for Echii (except for some old school echii anime) and I don't understand Moe/loli complex/ whatever general modern anime tendencies. So please don't try to convince me how your taste is good for you and therefore it sould be for me too. (Yes, people send me messages like this out of the blue).
From 2009 on, my interest in anime has decreased drastically, with real life becoming more complex and the free time being extremely limited.
The industry even though has always going in for the pocket of the consumer, is heading mostly towards a way that I dislike/disagree with it's orientation on extreme otaku culture interests as mixing echii and loli together in a bizarre cosplay and pedophile festival. As a result I don't have a big interest to watch many anime series as I did in the previous decades.
I am however always on the lookout for some alternative title that might show up in these dark ages like Monster, stuff from Masaaki Yuasa or some Jousei/Seinen/whatever-weirdo from the Noitamina block, to give you an idea.
So if you have any modern alternative anime recommendation or a old school title you think I should know or watch, or have a question, you can just drop a line and feel free to ask whatever you are interested in as long you do it in a respectful manner.
Thanks for dropping by and have a good day.
Since you've been reading all this time I'll drop some goodies for you.
The timing on this is quite convenient. I've been listening to a lot of Shoegaze/dreampop the last few weeks and this falls right under it. Thank you. I'm not familiar with the movie itself but I enjoyed the song none the less :)
I guess I was just so interested in the fact that you had watched both of those films. I mean even though mal statistics lack a lot 3,000 in the whole world is so little especially for anime stats. So seeing that you had watched both just got me interested in your profile (I hope that makes sense). In the last year in specific I've really gone out of my way to find more pre 2000s anime and mostly more experimental. This was most likely prompted by my unexpected enjoyment from Serial Experiments Lain which I watched Halloween of 2019. Skipping a bit further down, are you familiar with Melt Banana or has seeing them on my profile got your interest? If so they have a very strange and unique sound that turns off many but captures the dedicated. Chainsaw Man is probably my new favorite manga as the emotions it brought surpassed the emotions 20th Century Boys brought me. If you like Dorohedoro x Jujutsu Kaisen with characters who act straight out of South Park I'd say go right along. If you like the songs in my bio the artist is Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs. I own their two older albums/eps on cd and I think they have a really cool style so if you like what you heard both albums are up on youtube. S/t and The World is Yours. Anyways thats my essay I should get back to my homework haha. If you have any reccs for obscure pre 2000s anime which I have not seen just let me know! Pardon any grammer mistakes and have a good day/night :)
Olá RobdeFR,
Well, thanks a lot for this info! I added it in the review.
True, it make some children interested in biology. Strangely, after that, the franchise next theme (america, inventors etc.) lost its initial quality in terms of narrative and animation. I wondered what happened, I will try to ask professionnal.
Yes, dubbing was iconic at that time as you said. What changed also is now (In France) they do not create opening in local language anymore and also the dubbing has evolved : in 1980s-1990s they took theatrical actors so their voice was really special and easily recognizable but now they take professionnals who only do dubbing so they voice seems to me less special, also a bit bland. Is it the same in Portugal?
But in any case, thanks to internet and fansub, this is maybe the end of an era because many people including myself mostly watch anime in Japanese. How about you?
EDIT : I finally watch Taiyou no Kiba Dagram entirely! And your review was spot on!
Just saw this one online ... plan to watch it later today. Looks like another dark - dystopian type movie with unique looking but odd animation style. Passing the information along to you in case you're interested. ^^
I haven't seen any other anime movies atm that have left me amazed. It seems the anime industry is not what once it was. I don't watch that much anime anymore so it is quite possible something fantastic did pass me by. With the Holiday season now here, doubt I will notice though. ^^)
Stay safe and warm! Enjoy a cup of warm wine to soothe the senses.
I saw this Chinese movie on an anime site and when I checked it out, the animation style I found quite unique with a very interesting main character. I remember your liking off the beaten path anime so I am passing it along as I found a subbed version on YT.
All Comments (675) Comments
Well, thanks a lot for this info! I added it in the review.
True, it make some children interested in biology. Strangely, after that, the franchise next theme (america, inventors etc.) lost its initial quality in terms of narrative and animation. I wondered what happened, I will try to ask professionnal.
Yes, dubbing was iconic at that time as you said. What changed also is now (In France) they do not create opening in local language anymore and also the dubbing has evolved : in 1980s-1990s they took theatrical actors so their voice was really special and easily recognizable but now they take professionnals who only do dubbing so they voice seems to me less special, also a bit bland. Is it the same in Portugal?
But in any case, thanks to internet and fansub, this is maybe the end of an era because many people including myself mostly watch anime in Japanese. How about you?
EDIT : I finally watch Taiyou no Kiba Dagram entirely! And your review was spot on!
Just saw this one online ... plan to watch it later today. Looks like another dark - dystopian type movie with unique looking but odd animation style. Passing the information along to you in case you're interested. ^^
I haven't seen any other anime movies atm that have left me amazed. It seems the anime industry is not what once it was. I don't watch that much anime anymore so it is quite possible something fantastic did pass me by. With the Holiday season now here, doubt I will notice though. ^^)
Stay safe and warm! Enjoy a cup of warm wine to soothe the senses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9MzkJcCrzk&ab_channel=yunmengshi
Too bad our old friend Slenderfall is no longer around. I think he might have enjoyed this strange yet unique movie.