The anime network

While I don't really like modern anime (like Mechs, Lost love crap,
etc) I would still like to have a channel solely based to anime. Quick
note: If you hate anime don't both telling us, we believe you.

http://www.theanimenetwork.com/index.php

It looks pretty nice, and unique considering there isn't one anime
channel (some channels show anime, but not ONLY) on television today.

Most "mech" anime sucks. However, there is the occasional exception, and you should clairify what you mean by mech... Gundam mech or Ghost in the Shell mech (I suppose you could call those tanks though). By the way, I would only defend one and only one Gundam series.

There are Internet TV channels which show nothing but anime, sadly it's always Love Hina or some bulls**t. I hate that show.

But, yes, that channel would rock. I know there are channels that show almost nothing but anime, however, they require digital cable or an extra plan with a satellite dish.

However, there's a fine line now when regarding "anime", since most American cartoons are animated and designed in Japan by the same studios (The Batman, for example, which is actually good, not as good at the early 90's Batman show, that show was SO good ... made in Japan too).

I enjoy a only a small handful of anime. Kind of odd considering I've
been to Japan, plan on moving there for a year + after I'm done college
and I have just about everything else Japanese. It's just not something
I really catch on with, I enjoy a few series of comics and say Ghost in
the Shell, but other than that my extent for Japanese media is more in
the games/music.

I just dislike Mechs in general Crono. The idea of piloting or fighting a giant robot doesn't appeal to me.

2 of my friends study japanology, which is kinda a weird coincidence cause theres only about 50 ppl that study it in belgium.

anyway, when i was a kid there was this show "club doroth?" on a French channel that had a lot of anime. Mind you, everything was dubbed in French, titles and themesongs included. You had: DBZ, Sailor Moon, Nicky Larson (about this guy that could shoot brilliantly and always ran after girls), Olive et Tom (soccer), Chevaliers du Zodiaque (Saint Seiya?). And you had brilliant live acting shows like Guiraya (?) and Bioman.

I still have those french themesongs on my pc, ahh the memories.

2 thumbs up for he who is able to ID the following anime:

lol we all know that's South Park :wink:

I'm a big anime fan, though I'm pretty picky. There's so much anime, though, and in so many different subgenres, that for someone to not like anime they must just not like animation in general.

Anime channel would be nice, but I don't waste $$ on cable tv since I prefer to either download my tv shows or buy them on dvd. I haven't seen a tv commercial in months, it's great hehe.

"Subarashii chinchin mono

Kintama no kame aru

Sore no oto ha sarubobo

Iie! Ninja ga imasu



Hey, hey let's go kenka suru

Taisetsu no mono protect my balls

Boku ga warui, so let's fighting



Let's fighting love! <br style="font-style: italic;">

Let's fighting love!



Kono uta chotto baka

Wake ga wakaranai

Eigo ga mechakucha

Daijobu. We do it all the time!



Hey, hey let's go kenka suru..."

lol, great stuff.

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<DIV class=quotetext> South Park

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correctemundo :biggrin:

The song supposedly translates into:
This wonderful p*nis thing
And hair of t*sticles are here.
Is that the sound of a sarubobo?
No! It's the ninjas!
Hey hey let's go fight!
This is important: protect my balls!
I am evil, so let's fighting...
Let's fighting love!
Let's fighting love!

This song is a little stupid
It doesn't make sense
Its English is f**ked up
Is that OK? We do it all the time!

Hey hey let's go fight...



great stuff indeed :biggrin:

I'd rather download my anime as well.

Love Hina + Evangelion = 1337

Love Hina + Evangelion = 1337

Burn in hell.

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<DIV class=quotetext>Love Hina + Evangelion = 1337
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Burn in hell. </DIV></DIV>

I live for Naruto and Bleach - newer anime's such as these just seem so much better than crap like Gundam, Vampire Hunter D (not that its crap as such, but nothing special IMO), etc... I do enjoy a few other series such as Excel Saga (oh the madness!), Get Backers (only seen a couple of episodes, but seems cool), GITS: Stand Alone Complex and the like, but I don't think I could be tied to one particular type of anime. Oh and while I've not come across that many mech anime's that appealed to me, Front Mission 3 and Phantom Crash are two of my favourite games and feature mechs in abundance.

Love Hina was one of the first series I saw. Tbh I didn't like it.
There was to much "kick Keitaro up in the sky" for my taste. And it
took 25 episodes for them to kiss each other. >_<

I live for Naruto and Bleach - newer anime's such as these just seem so much better than crap like Gundam, Vampire Hunter D (not that its crap as such, but nothing special IMO), etc... I do enjoy a few other series such as Excel Saga (oh the madness!), Get Backers (only seen a couple of episodes, but seems cool), GITS: Stand Alone Complex and the like, but I don't think I could be tied to one particular type of anime. Oh and while I've not come across that many mech anime's that appealed to me, Front Mission 3 and Phantom Crash are two of my favourite games and feature mechs in abundance.

You should check out that Winamp internet TV thing then. If you can get into the Naruto servers, I think you'd be a very happy man.

I get all the Naruto I need from a good old fansub group named Anbudom, but thanks for the suggestion :smile:

i liked Evangelion, Trigun<-fav anime , Cowboy beebop , Outlaw star <-exeptional.

Trigun just raped the Manga though ... The manga is SO good ... the show is ... barable. AND F**K EVANGENLION!

OutlawStar is good, however.

GB, no, really ... burn in hell.

f**k Evangelion. I have no idea why people like it so much.

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<DIV class=quotetext>Love Hina was one of the first series I saw. Tbh I didn't like it. There was to much "kick Keitaro up in the sky" for my taste. And it took 25 episodes for them to kiss each other. >_<
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You mean the chicks did?

That little salior at the end is priceless xD.

Cassius said:

OtZman said:
Love Hina was one of the first series I saw. Tbh
I didn't like it. There was to much "kick Keitaro up in the sky" for my
taste. And it took 25 episodes for them to kiss each other. >_<

You mean the chicks did?

Actually, the girls kiss each way earlier, like half though the series
or something. They act as if kissing is the biggest deal in the world.
Wonder if they actually are that way in Japan.

Otz, you're kidding right? Most all characters in anime are characatures.

Just a thought. I guess one can get quite a distorted picture of other
countries and their people, like some people think that all swedish chicks are
big-boobed, blond hotties.

Me not seen much proper anime [by which I mean not pokemon], although I
have seen that episode in OtZman's sig [that is naruto isn't it?]. Full
metal alchamist looked quite good, but only saw one or two episodes.

It sure is from Naruto. Good ol' Rock Lee. Full Metal Alchemist is a
good series. A little like Naruto, but a little more scary and brutal
at times. I recommend both series.

Not watched any for ages apart from Sprited Away and Princess Mononoke, but I used to watch stuff like The Guyver, Dominion Tank Police and Crying Freeman. There's also a whole bunch of films I don't remember the titles of (apart from Golgo 13) that used to show on Paramount - before it became Paramount Comedy. :smile:

Do shows like Belle & Sebastion, Mysterious Cities of Gold and Ulysses 31 count as anime?

Still haven't gotten around to seeing Spirited Away, but I did enjoy both Princess Mononoke and Laputa so chances are I'll really like it. A somewhat mech oriented anime that is well worth watching is Patlabor. The storyline is frighteningly like Front Mission 3 in places, which is sort of an added bonus in my opinion :smile:

? quote:Still haven't gotten around to seeing Spirited Away, but I did enjoy both Princess Mononoke and Laputa so chances are I'll really like it. A somewhat mech oriented anime that is well worth watching is Patlabor. The storyline is frighteningly like Front Mission 3 in places, which is sort of an added bonus in my opinion :smile:

I liked it more then Mononoke... but a lot of people don't agree with me on that for some reason. Then again, a lot of people don't realize they have the same director and writer.

Spirited Away is a MUCH different film from Mononoke. It's (Mononoke) quite beautiful in it's own right, but it's obviously geared towards a younger audience. It's still a very visually appealing movie though.

Yes, yet so simliar.

/me opens wallet

Hmm. Looks like it's time for me to expand my collection a little.

Probably the hardest part of buying new anime is actually deciding whether you like it or not. I'm curious to see just how much variety the "anime network" actually has, since most of the things I have bought in the past I have either seen on Cartoon Network (evil) of TechTV (when it was still TechTV)

/me remembers Crest of the Stars

It's pretty diverse. Just look at their programming schedule.