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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

I'm just curious...how many people here are also raving otaku?

While I'm not as loony as some of the people I met a month ago at Otakon, I am a fan. I love a lot of the sci-fi stuff, with "Evangelion" & "Cowboy Bebop" at the top of my list. I grew up on "Yamato" & "Macross," both the real & the bastardized American versions & I love some of the stuffthat's even "fringy sci-fi," like "Tenchi." Recently, my crush (yeah, 25 & I'm crushin' hard on someone....sad, really) has been crash-coursing me in bishonen.

Oh, yeah...if CC ever decides t'open an anime forum here, I call dibs on the moderator post!

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Voltron was cool, but that about covers it for me... :-)

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

I think there's alot of it, too much for it to be just one genre like it is. There's all those little sub-genre's. Yeah, I like it but no nut either.

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Posted by Xentrick (Member # 64) on :

hai

Tenchi (2nd series,mainly, don't much care for Tenchi in Tokyo storyline)

Key the Metal Idol

Evangelion (what the hell happened in those last two episodes-- Jeez, I thought "The Prisoner" got weird!)

seen bits and pieces of many others: fixed feelings.

Still love "Akira," and consider "Ghost in the Shell" to be one of the greatest movies ever made.

Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

Anyone ever heard of an anime called City Hunter? It's a very funny (but kinda perverted) show.

My brother also brought home "Cat Girl Nuku Nuku", with English subtitles of course. Very Funny.

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Posted by Savar on :

As far as anime goes, my vote for greatest of all is Ninja Scroll. I've seen Crying Freeman, Ghost in the Shell, and many others, but nothing comes close to the story and action found in Ninja Scroll.

Posted by USS Vanguard (Member # 130) on :

I usually don't like anime, but I really enjoyed Iria: Zeiram the Animation. I saw it on one of those anime things they have on the sci-fi channel.

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Posted by Mythril (Member # 286) on :

I prefer the occult sci-fi anime, and some hentai titles.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Do they show Evangelion on any channel or do you have to buy the videos to see them?

I like Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, Sakura Wars, Doraemon, Pokemon, Digimon, and Card Captors. I don't like getting into a series if I can't access it on a regular basis though.

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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

Sorry, doll...EVA's only on video & DVD. There's no way in HELL any network would show it. Well, maybe HBO ro Showtime or something, but...

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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

Ninja Scroll is a great, but sometimes disgusting movie.

Also, there is Macross Plus. It's supposed to revolve around the Macross series, but the battles and the war have been put behind in favour of a love triangle. And it works.

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Posted by Xentrick (Member # 64) on :

I caught "Evangelion" on KTEH (channel 54) out of San Jose--- it's a Silicon Valley PBS station which runs "Science Fiction Night" on Sunday...

and begs accordingly from the SF fans to keep Science Fiction Night.

"Evangelion" only ran once. "Tenchi Muyo" (2nd Series) played twice a couple of years ago. We got "Key the Metal Idol" twice, and "Those Obnoxious Aliens."

When they really want pledges, they play "Bubble Gum Crisis."

Now we're getting "Please Save My Earth," "Space Island One," and the PBS standard "Doctor Who."

and yeah, there's no way in heck that "Evangelion" will ever see the light of day on Cartoon Network or the average local station. T&A, violence, and bizarre metaphysics: not really a great venue for breakfast cereal and toy commercials.

Posted by Brown_supahero (Member # 83) on :

On TV I like Escaflownee.

Has anyone seen any Street Fighter anime (english)

PS any one a fan of fighting games if so i would like to hear from y'all

Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

I caught an episode of Tenchi Muyo on Cartoon Network last weekend. I loved it! I know Ryo Oki from a friend who had a really cute stuffed animal of it, but I didn't know it was from this.

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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

It IS a fun little romp, tain't it, Tora? Those little Ryo-Ohkis were rare, rare, rare for a while--managed t'get MY hands on one, though. Now that Cartoon Network is showing it (albeit severely slashed), they're being made again by a second company...but mine's one of the original Pioneer ones.

Heh...one day, I should post the pictures from Otakon, including the guy who dressed up as a cabbit.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

I'm confused about cabbits. Are they only from this show or do they have their own show? Or both?

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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

Only from the various "Tenchi" series....although it WOULD be fun if they got their own show.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Can somebody explain the difference between all the Tenchi series to me? And what does OVA stand for?

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