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Thoughts on this anime? Personally, every time I watch lain, I notice something new. I realized that the humming of the telephone pole represents collective unconsciousness. That's all I got because I haven't watched it for like 2 years. I am still curious to see what 22chan thinks about Lain.19 replies (and 17 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)Edit
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I think it's important that the resolution of SEL comes with Lain talking to a couple consisting of a teacher and alice, now a teacher-in-training. Modern homes and the modern family are alienated from reality, but the love of a schoolfriend or the genuine care of a good teacher still offers salvation.
Let's all love Lain
>>397
for some reason that flew over my head, holy shit. thats a good take.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dtJO1V4OqG8 [Play]
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dtJO1V4OqG8 [Play]
http://project.cyberpunk.ru/lib/cyberia/
One of the book that was used in devlopment is availible online, via text or audio both of which i have linked.
Also if you haven't watch the anime Cyberia Café & Club is a location Lain visits.
Here are more influences on lain, as cited from the creators.
>>533
Collective unconscious is used storywise although i don't know which is the best work to cite on the matter.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dP3XI4M5cOQ [Play]
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRgKVQWFBrWRNPQneIadvjCzU-7KgO3nx
https://books.google.com/books?id=_NbHNj7KJecC&pg=PA114#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://archive.org/details/as-we-may-think
https://archive.org/details/programming-the-huma...-by-john-c.-lilly-z-lib.org/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/neurologic-transmitted-by-joanna-and-timothy-leary/Neurologic-TransmittedByJoannaAndTimothyLearyCorrectRotation/mode/1up
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In this thread, we will discuss the Devilman franchise. A large part of the discussion of this thread will be centered around the original manga from back in the 70's. Before we get into the manga, I would like to discuss the three OVAs for Devilman. Devilman: The Birth was one of the first animes I have ever seen. I am not much of a horror guy, but I enjoyed the suspense that was built up throughout the episode. The craziness kept my interest, and it felt sudden how Ryo's father died. Ryo seems to have something off about him. The party scene was an interesting place to have a battle of demons and Devilman. It is funny in a way, but I was distracted by how awesome the fight was. The Anthem song that played during the fight scene was a good song choice too. The first OVA is worth a watch to this day, in my opinion. Devilman: The Demon Bird is a worthy follow-up to the first OVA. Demon Bird is probably the best entry in the series in terms of action. The fight against Silene was great. I didn't know if Devilman would win or not because they did a good job showing how vicious Silene is. Words can't describe how good the fight was. The final OVA in the series is not canon for a reason. It is hot garbage and is just a gore fest without the impact. The deaths were not memorable except for the girlfriend. I would skip this one.
Throughout October I will be reading the manga from the 70's, and my goal will be one volume every three to four days. I will post the highlights, and I hope people join in on the discussion.42 replies (and 104 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)
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Holy fuck Crybaby was such a glorious trainwreck.
i find it hilarious that getting possesed by a demon somehow gave akira a backbone but he's still moral like refusing to sleep with miki, BUT OH MAN DRIVING REAL FAST IS REALLY HARDCORE. not stabbing BUT PUNCHING A DELIQUENT IS FUCKING REAL SHIT, its like if someone started getting all hyped after ignoring a "do not walk on grass" sign and walking on the grass as a form of sticking it to the man.
>>306
This is what they do to us irl?
>>311
i'm getting mcfarlane vibes like the violator's true form from spawn. also what a bunch of fucking idiots i'm actually glad those drivers crashed.
pic 2/3 is an under rated sequence, i don't know how miki could've survive this one, she was lucky to be saved by the sliding glass door. i thought devilman would've gotten doxed inorder to save her but things kind of worked out.
also interesting how silen's terrified of devilman.
>>313
i was wondering why it took so damn long for amons full form to pop up.
>>314
i thought it was hilarious that akira's arm magically re-attached itself like resident evil village
I've been thinking recently on how it makes zero sense for ryo to somehow survive the slaughter at the underground club. There's a few things that comes to mind that just feel sketchy as fuck to me. Clearly i haven't read the full story yet and i will soon, i mean even akira mentioned how weird it was for ryo to just make it out alive unaltered. I'll see eventually what happends with that plot thread. At least to me it seems like ryo very well could be the hidden antagonist setting up akira to fail for some reason.
>>515
I think the whole scene demonstrated Devil Man's powers and abilities, and I guess Ryo survival is proof ┐that Devilman is powerful.
>>515
>wars are used to depopulate
real stuff in a manga about demon slaying no less
also with pic two, i just feel like it proves my fucking point with ryo being sketchy as fuck, there is no god damn way a regular ass human can face off against a demon and live and he allegedly forgot what happend afterwards?
>>320
i think it's cool that they are teaming up for once.
>pic 3
this is so fucking cool, the concept alone is great.
>>321
i like the face it's creepy as fuck.
with volume 3 coming to a close i cannot understate how great the art and storytelling is although it seems like things are starting to escalate, which feels way too fast if i'm being honest. i would have liked for the story to last a bit longer.
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Have you ever watched an anime scene that made you feel incredibly relaxed, even triggering an ASMR response? This thread is for sharing those clips. Please include the episode details, timestamp, and context about the scene if possible.
For example, this specific scene is from Ichigo Marshmallow OVA, Episode 2 at 12:00, where Matsuri-chan is reading a children's picture book called ワンワンコロコロ.
I'm making this quick thread while already almost falling asleep, so it's kind of perfect. Although I'm not sure if it meets 22chan's quality standards.6 replies (and 3 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)
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how is it even possible to be this relaxed
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZT8lLBJGga8 [Play]
In azumanga diaoh. The school trip in okinawa (episode 21) where they went scuba diving was very calming to me.
Not sure if this would count but Culumon's voice from Digimon Tamers really relaxes me
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German, French and Russian dubs of anime are often pretty decent to great. But outside of VERY rare exceptions, English dubs suck more than often than that they're passable or decent. I don't get why that is, for a language that is spoken by the majority of people around the world, the scene for dubs is extremely small and basically contains only a few voice actors that play in everything and the translators are always those types.
I'm not even particularly that big of a subfag, I do often like watching stuff in its original language but when a dub is good I'll always give it a shot either on first watch or rewatch.21 replies (and 7 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)
I certainly struggle to watch anything dubbed after 2005. Ironically I enjoy the cheesy dubs from the 90s and early 2000s. It's mostly nostalgia for the days of watching it on TV and getting my hands on any VHS or DVD I could find through buying, trades, renting, and other outlets during my youth.
the fucking rozen maiden english dub lol jun-kun is voiced by z surfer boy
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there was a fan dub of the final episode of the f zero anime that was well done
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ffwxJfblX7A [Play]
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Sorry but english dub watchers are stupid NIGGERS as it's nothing less than spitting on the creator's vision, a complete insult to them. imagine someone like Hayao Miyazaki spending years crafting every single detail from the dialogue to the cultural nuances to the visuals, all with intent and precision, and then you go and watch some bastardized cut-down disney dub that tears apart those subtleties, leaving behind a cheap hollow shell of the original, which then gets unfairly associated with him as if it reflects his vision. Even worse when it gets fully mangled into another language, erasing whatever soul the work once had.
Do you really think any official dub studio in the U.S. works relentlessly to hammer the character’s essence into the voice actors, making them understand the context of every line and the emotional weight behind it? no shot. most dub actors just get handed a script and are told to read lines. it’s treated like a part-time gig, not an assignment where they study and embody the character fully. This lack of respect isn’t new. Is it even a surprise that a company based in the US like A.D. Vision took advantage of the process? they churned out things like their troll dub of ghost stories that OBLITERATED the original series in the west >>>/a/282/ and anyone trying to watch it as it was intended gets laughed at for even suggesting it. And don’t get me started on fandubs. I have not watched a single fandub where there isn’t awkward delivery and retarded attempts to mimic the Japanese high-pitched voices. It creates this extremely strange hybrid of japanese and american styles that doesn’t fit naturally in either language. The mix of cultural elements feels forced and makes the entire thing come across as unnatural and out of place. Then even with subs you have to pick translations carefully to find teams that worked tirelessly to preserve the same meaning and nuance otherwise you’re still getting something warped. But watching a dub? that’s not about convenience it’s straight-up apathy. it’s choosing to ignore all of that to consume a watered-down version of something brilliant, made bland for mass consumption. With modern anime, though, this issue might matter less now because most studios couldn’t care less anymore as they outsource production to third-world shit-holes, cutting corners and churning out low-quality garbage that lacks any of the original precision or passion. So when the creators themselves don’t respect their own work it’s hard to expect anything better from the dubs. But even with that, the core problem with American dubs hasn’t changed. They still try to cram something fundamentally foreign into a completely different cultural lens, watering it down into something unrecognizable. If you really want to experience a work as the creator intended, the best way is to watch it with subtitles but not just any subtitles as you should stick to approved fansub groups that actually care about preserving the original meaning, tone, and cultural nuances (NOT FUCKING CRUNCHYROLL).
And if you absolutely have to adapt it for another audience at least don’t half-ass it with a dub. Go all out and remake it entirely in your own style with permission from the original creators. At least then it becomes its own version, a separate work that can be seen as another option and not a replacement for the original which should not be treated in the same lens as these adaptations.
>>536
thats why i watch subs, the only thing that scares me is the translation being fucked with on purpose.
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If you haven't seen this anime, watch it! Although I assume most of us here have seen it already. It's endearing, funny, memorable, and endlessly rewatchable, not to mention TOP COMFY. Even after so many years, I think it remains the best anime of its kind. The manga is even better.
With that out of the way, who is best?16 replies (and 3 file replies) omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)
>expensive melons are polite gifts to bring on formal visits.
>watermelon smashing (apparently its called Suikawari)
what's with the melon addiction?
The manga is presented in chronological order while the anime is split up and kinda randomized. something interesting i noticed is a scene in the manga where Osaka is wearing an Ultraman mask. Also, sometimes cats are rendered in hyper-realistic fashion which in the anime cats are cartoony 100% of the time. Another thing is osaka speaking French to tadakichi the only word she knew tho was "please"
i finished reading azu, it felt like there was more content there then the anime. not to say the anime was bad but it just was longer. id recommend the manga. there was roughly four extra azu related mangas, made to celebrate the anniversary of the series. one was basically a bonus story, another was a fan anthology of short azu stories made by diffrent authors, there was a second fan thing and another was a crossover with fist of the north star.
I really enjoyed the bizare dream like quality azumanga goes into like reality and fiction blends into this altered state of some type. It's made me obsessed with finding anime/manga that blurs the line of reality although ive found nothing yet besides one manga so far but it was a horror manga and not a comedy like azu
The title Raspberry heaven implies that there is an opposite, A Hell. but if thats the case what would the title be? What's the opposite of a raspberry?
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I would like to stress this thread is for the discussion of the subtitled version of School Ghost Stories, not the dub.
i originally watched the dub, the problem i had personally was that it felt wrong, sure it was funny but its like looking at a painting that was drawn over.
fun fact, behind satsuki in the opening to the anime is gashadokuro, i remember reading about him for the first time in a storybook for children, although his origins was warped to where it was about a boy fighting him off.
i find it weird that japanese urban legends are appearing all at once like hanako san, kubinashi rider and i find it equally strange that dogfaced man made an appearance, i thought he only harassed drunk salarymen? (although to be fair that might have been the modern verson of the tale that i heard)
i am unsure, perhaps it'll be elaborated on later.
so far episode one reminds me of an old 80's horror sitcom. it was pretty enjoyable to me.
another thing i like is how the voice actors sound their age, unlike the dub. i still find it funny that the cat was possesed and nothing has changed, just typical cat behaviour such as a lust for evil and deep contempt for humanity, as all cats do. the spirits i don"t recognise are amanojaku, and teke-teke. with teke-teke i think they fucked up because they potrayed it as a bald ghost thing but from what i understand from a quick google search she's supposed to look like a schoolgirl cut in half. with hanako i find it funny that momoko would fucking summon hanako which is the LAST THING a sane person would do, its like me walking into a haunted house and summoning bloody mary. i thought it was funny that hanako was friendly.
>>491
>subtitled version of School Ghost Stories
But why? Without the meme dub it's such a boring show.
Post and discuss useful advice and information from anime and manga.
i have yet to try what was suggested from rozen maiden, i wonder if it will make my tea taste better.5 replies omitted. Click here to view. (Bump Limit: 250)
>>340
this tea bitch is making me feel dreadfully unrefined.
damn thats crazy
I was watching one piece and it turns out cats are addicted to kiwis because they belong to the same family as catnip.
>>499
can you post the clip?
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Actually for whatever reason i can't. You would think it would be on youtube but all that's availible is several short vids of luffy eating a kiwi. In episode 214 the anime exclusive character Chiqicheetah, at first starts sniffing luffy because early on in thd ark he had eaten several long kiwis, and during a roller skating race they realised that chiqicheetah is a cheetah-man so they fell the long kiwi tree to distract him. Sanji, the manager of the straw hat roller derby figured out that kiwis have been known to be related to silver vine, which is used in asia as a catnip alternative which is why the cheetah man was sniffing luffy and behaving weird.
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Was all the SoL stuff really necessary? It felt like they were desperate to make you empathize with the main crew so they waited until the last episode of the season for shit to go down, ending it with a cheap cliffhanger so you know S2 totally won't be as much of a waste.
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It seemed like this Gundam would be good from the prologue. The only thing I remember about the first season is that scene where Sulletta killed that guy for shock value and then when she sperged out during the presentation. My memory of the show is horrible because I perceive it to be a generic modern anime with Gundams.
The only positive to me is the design of the mechs and how they gave it a strong "anime" feel for lack of a better word, but how they even got this show off of the ground in the first place astounds me.
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I wonder what studio thinked about its not gundam at all.
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It feels like they were trying to appeal to a western audience but the execution was so bad they lost their soul.
