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BG Crisis (original) is still great even though it's now something like 20 years old :) (I'm checking my TRSI order for Utena 2 and the BGC remastered set).
 
Started watching the dubbed version (dual audio) of Highschool of the Dead but I can't decide whether I like the lay back and enjoy the visuals aspect or sit up and read but have better voices.


Why do they taunt me with a choice!
 
Because they're evil :P


Actually it's one of those things that makes me really grateful for modern tech, the ability to have things like anime presented in both dubbed and subbed, as a lot of the time I'm too tired to read the subs in some anime, or i'm doing something else at the same time, so if it's my second watch it'll tend to be dubbed :)
 
I am just starting to learn Japanese, hopefully one day I will be able to watch stuff without subs! Then you get the best of both worlds.
 
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But if it isn't then why throw it in at all? Are you telling me the boxart isn't trying to show a venerable lithe young female character? Hardly a typical western werewolf is it? Especially the season 1 cover. Look at the symbolic colours, pose and eyes. Seriously you can downplay it by saying its not as extreme as x y or z but in isolation to someone who hasn't been desensitized its pretty creepy/pervo.
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Because within context it is part of Holo's character; this has already been explained. The anime is a faithful translation of the novel; exactly these same scenes happen in both the original novel, the recent manga and the anime.
It's not a series aimed at kids but ones aimed at older readers and viewers; and in terms of desensitized, you two are the FIRST people I've come across who've made any big deal about the series in this sense, and like has been pointed out by several of us, you see stuff worse than this these days in adverts, advert posters, music videos, dramas...list goes on.

Fuss was made over how OVER sexualised the westernised cover for the first novel was BECAUSE its not representative of the series; and in regards to the covers of the DVDs themselves...seriously, sex...in any small form sells (yes, look at all the adverts that feature it in any form!!), and the series itself is for those between the ages of 18-30...go figure, they've chosen artwork they feel might appeal to the core age group. The series itself is not about this.

Besides, as a small point; Holo isn't even a werewolf, she's a pagan wolf god, as the series is set in a pseudo-middle europe, and oddly enough if you look back into history, you can see far worse in terms of religious iconography or imagery, or even as just art. Nothing is new about nudity in art; the whole point is context and purpose; and it's use in the series itself has that; or are you the sort of person who get's outraged at nudity in Renaissance or Christian artwork?

If we're desensitised to this sort of stuff; call it pop culture, nothing more, like I say I've shown it to several other people in thier mid 20s, and none of them batted an eyelid either, several of whom weren't anime watchers; I also lent the first season to one of my work mates, who watched it with her other half and they're both in the late 30's and again neither of them complained (in fact they asked if I had the second series around).
 
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So you don't disagree about the content, you just disagree on standards of prudishness, if you will?

Standards /morals change. only what a couple of centuries ago a beheading was entertainment and something done in public for the crowd. Nowadays when al quaeda behead someone on YouTube its the worst thing that's ever happened. Im not blind, nor blinkered nor overly prudish.

in my view it is a bit pervy this spice and wolf. that seems to be par for the course in some of the repressed japanese culture animes. I think you just have to accept that going into denial. How old a person is this holo, lets just call it a person as that is what the holo depicts and represents. would it be acceptable to get a real female of that age doing those things for the camera - i just don't think so...
 
My gf has pretty much the same figure as Holo in the cartoon and she's 27...

Make of that as you will.

I think the problem is more in the head of the viewer rather then the content. I don't know if you realized just how 'Mary Whitehouse' the both of you are coming across and sound just a little ridiculous. I must wonder what goes on in your heads, "doth protest too much" comes to mind
 
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I thought some of you might find this interesting.

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Can any of you help me find a very old jap cartoon? Its about a big black pirate space ship, very similar to a battleship. I think the bad guys were amazon woman look a likes, thanks
 
Almost finished watching Angel Beats!. Really good anime and really nice in HD. :) Shame it is short but it is one of them anime's that didnt need a long series if you know what i mean.

The music for AB is AMAZING! Had to grab the music for it in flac. Love the opening and closing credits music. Also the songs in the concert parts of the anime are mint and cant wait to listen to em when i can as their is a lot of music to get through for the series.

If no one has seen it yet, do watch it and especially listen to the excellent music.

Now i need to find out who made it and see what other anime and music they have done. Hoping it is equally as good. :)
 
Haha, yeah I agree on the music Skeeter. Right now the soundtrack for that series is on 'skip as soon as it comes on as I've overplayed it too much recently' status with me :D
There are ton of different versions of Ichiban no Tarakamono as well.

A couple of tracks were done live at Animelo 2010 if you're in the mood to youtube it :)

In terms of who made it; it was drawn by PA Works, but the brians behind it was Jun Maeda...so in terms of what other series he's done you're looking at Key's titles - Air, Clannad, Kanon. He's also been working on the upcoming Rewrite.
 
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I knew it, it defo seemed like a clanned and kanon type anime by a series which tried to make ppl cry at the end. Not saying it did make me cry or owt ;)

Thanks will check the utube link and stuff. :) About the music i got a 5gb of the stuff of Angel Beats to get through including dramas tho since i dont know japanese i guess ill skip them ones.
 
I've watched both Clannad and Clannad: After Story.

Is Angel Beats in a similar vein because me and my girlfriend want to re-watch clannad and this could be quite cool to watch too.
 
Im not sure. It is more action orientated. But near the end it gets more emotional but no where near i think the way clanned was or After-Story.

If you liked clanned tho i think you will like Angel Beats!.
 
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