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Postby RidleyofZebes » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:08 pm

If you had to choose an anime to represent the best qualities of Anime as a whole to someone. One that this person who had never seen an Anime before would most likely stereotype it on.

You can only pick one, you can't splice different clips together, and the person you're showing it to is sensitive to content and will judge it critically.

Which Anime would you choose?
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Postby Roy Mustang » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:28 pm

Reign: The Conqueror!

Oh wait, that is anime to show someone that will hate anime after seeing that one. :lol:


I know people will say Cowboy Bebop or Monster.


So, I'm going to go with something else and that would be 5 Centimeters per Second.

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Postby Etoh*the*Greato » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:25 pm

Generally, I agree with Cowboy Bebop! It's fun, well written, and it's proven to be extremely accessible to people who don't like or don't get anime.
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Postby KhakiBlueSocks » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:18 am

Hmmm... very interesting question. I would have to say "Nadia:The Secret if Blue Water". In my opinion, it combines all the stereotypes and idiosyncrocies (sp?) of anime.
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Postby Alexander » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:15 am

Grave of the Fireflies.

It was not only what got me into Anime, but was the first true animation that made me realize that there truly could be even one animation that went above and beyond (this is speaking very lightly) the mentality that animation was just for "children".

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Postby Ashley » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:29 am

I would actually suggest a few non-series titles, such as:

Toki wa Kakero Shoujo
The Place Promised to Us In Our Early Days
Voices of a Distant Star

I think they show the sophisticated, non-goofy side of anime very well and prove how moving it can be.

But if you're talking about series, perhaps Cowboy Bebop (as everyone has said) or Honey + Clover, which is fun and hilarious without being too over-the-type-big-breasts.
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Postby KeybladeWarrior » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:42 am

DBZ? Tokyo Godfathers might be a good one...
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Postby Kenshin17 » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:57 am

Last Exile. Humor, action, adventure, mystery, and possibly the best animation of any anime I have seen.
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Postby minakichan » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:03 am

Is this a "what is the best anime" question, or a "what anime has the best representation of what anime (stereotyped) is" question? Or a "what is the best anime that has the best representaton of what anime is" question?

If the first, then I vote Monster, that's pretty obvious. If the second... I hate to be blase, but I'd probably vote something extremely lame and stereotypical like Inuyasha or Naruto, something, you know, shounen fight fantasy with cookie-cutter characters, supposed BL subtext, and hoardes of screaming fanboys AND fangirls. If the third, then maybe Fullmetal Alchemist-- a series that's good but still features a lot of anime staples, something slightly original yet not wholly groundbreaking.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:18 am

I second Full Metal Alchemist. That was the first series anime I watched the entirety of, and it will always remain my favorite. There's the perfect balance of humor and gravity, action and emotion, fantasy and themes that relate to real life. I would almost call this the perfect anime...if not for the ending.

If I wanted to convince someone that anime isn't dumb or for kids, I would show them FMA. And if they were left as devastated as I was at the ending, I would introduce them to the manga XD
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Postby mitsuki lover » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:39 am

It would be so tempting to just answer with my personal number one favorite:Silent Mobius,but that is only why I like anime.If I would pick one,other than on my top ten favorites list,I would have to pick Haibane
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Postby mechana2015 » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:33 pm

I've been using Paprika for this as of lately.
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Postby Fish and Chips » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:40 pm

Standing ground with a classic here, Princess Mononoke.
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Postby bakura_fan » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:47 pm

hmm. I lean towards Fruits basket for comedy stuff with emotions mixed in, and Full metal alchemist for everything else. ^_^
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Postby Hana Ryuuzaki » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:53 pm

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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:09 pm

I have to agree with Fish and Hana with Princess mononoke . And also Cowboy bebop, FMA, and trigun because of the heavy rotation from adult swim the each got. Also Rerouni Kenshin (forgive me for terrible spelling)
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Postby Netbug009 » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:57 pm

To represent all anime? Spirited Away. It had shonen stuff, shojo stuff, and spiritual themes which are freguent in anime.

Not saying it's my favorite, but it is a good representative.
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Postby kat-su-chan » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:10 pm

Spirited away for sure.
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Postby chibiphonebooth » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:26 pm

probably anything from hayao miyazaki. *_*
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Postby jon_jinn » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:58 pm

Cowboy Bebop all the way.
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Postby ADXC » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:28 pm

Yeah, Id say anythin Miyazaki.

But for a regular anime Id say DN Angel(Ive liked it since I was 14, I may have grown out of it a little, but I still like it). Sorry its just my favorite anime, end of story.
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Postby RidleyofZebes » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:23 pm

minakichan (post: 1191822) wrote:Is this a "what is the best anime" question, or a "what anime has the best representation of what anime (stereotyped) is" question? Or a "what is the best anime that has the best representaton of what anime is" question?


This would be a "what is the best anime that has the best representation of what anime is" question.
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Postby Lord Traith » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:51 pm

Most definitely Fullmetal Alchemist.

When my 44 year old Dad comes to me and says, "What's this "Conquerer of Shambala thingy on the T.V. here? It looks interesting...", and proceeds to watch the entire show in the original Japanese language with subtitles, you know a series has something going for it...

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Postby KhakiBlueSocks » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:55 pm

[font="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE="4"][color="RoyalBlue"]I have a better idea--

Tell the person interested in anime to sample all of the above and make up their own mind. As the previous posts have revealed, anime means a lot of things to a lot of people--to some it's an art form, to some it's the dialogue. Whatever it is, because there so many different anime and so many different people watching, you're bound to get conflicting answers. Just have the person sample an episode or two from different genres and have them make up their own mind. The worse they can say is "Man, this sucks!"[/color][/SIZE][/font]
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Postby Ashley » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:20 am

Question: if "the person you're showing it to is sensitive to content and will judge it critically" why would you show them Miyazaki, who is pretty hard to follow story-wise even when you're a well-initiated anime fan, and its chock full of potentially offensive "pagan" stuff? Wouldn't that effectively turn them firmly off?
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Postby EricTheFred » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:52 am

Pick your battles wisely, then. For Miyazaki, you would have to be awfully picky to find something 'offensive' in 'Whispers of the Heart', for example. And some of them, such as Porco Rosso and The Cat Returns, are so clearly 'fairy tale' in nature that nobody would object to them who didn't object to, say, Snow White.

For me, the ultimate example depends on the person's tastes. For example, if they were into Sci-Fi I would give a different answer than if they were into Fantasy, or Romance, or Adventure.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:45 am

It's rather hard to predict what another person's tastes will be like,which is why I would pick something like Haibane Renmei.Also it avoids the problem of stereotyping anime.
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Postby Mave » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:50 pm

Cowboy Bebop and Vision of Escaflowne are by far, the only series I feel relatively comfortable introducing to other (with the exception of fanservicey Faye....).

But then again, I rarely introduce anime to Christian friends.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:41 pm

mitsuki lover (post: 1192083) wrote:It's rather hard to predict what another person's tastes will be like,which is why I would pick something like Haibane Renmei.Also it avoids the problem of stereotyping anime.

I agree with you, but you know, Haibane isn't a series that everyone will like. Some people, like my brother (who is also an anime fan and watched it with me), will think that's it's incredibly boring and that there's not enough action. Some people just don't get into stories that are slow-paced and explore deep themes; they like depth, but would rather see depth in an action sort of story, if you know what I mean.

I agree that it's hard to predict what someone's going to like, unless you already know them and what their tastes are in other kinds of stories. For example, I knew from the kinds of books my mom reads (Harry Potter, Wheel of Time, etc.) that she likes fantasy and can enjoy a story simply for what it's worth. So I knew that when I introduced her to FMA, she'd enjoy it.
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Postby Mega.EXE » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:43 am

Death Note, maybe FMA. Two of my favorites
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