i haven't finished watching Night Wizard but i watched like 6 episodes and i enjoyed it, really have to finish it, but i recommend it
Been watching Anime for over 15 years now. It never seems that long ago until you realize shows you used to watch like Kimagure Orange Road and Ranma 1/2 were shown in the late 80's! I remember how it seemed like Ranma used to be naked every other episode but it was fairly innocent. Anime today is fairly sparse on nudity, yet everything exudes sex.
If I'm correct, this is my 10th year of watchin, but it has only picked up in the past three I guess. During high school, I spent a LOT of time trying to download Dragonball Z on 56k modem -_-. Only since the advent of Usenet, torrents and fast internet has the collection grown fast (over 2 TB now). I recently 'calculated' that it will still take me 3.5 years to finish everything I have now, even if I would stop following new shows.... BTW me wants the huge Louise poster too!
Superb coverage as always! Well, I have begun watching anime on French TV around the age of eight (when Dragonball and Captain Tsubasa were first aired as well as many famous and obscure anime series alike), so that makes around less than twenty years. I also want to say it began before I entered the world of videogames. ^^ Kimagure Orange Road is one of the romance-themed anime that marked me the most at that time, along with Maison Ikkoku... I then suppose watching Kanon or Clannad (which can be seen as more girl-oriented) would not be something strange after all. I think I cried when watching Grave of the Fireflies... It clearly shows you how cruel this world can be and that people should not aim too far or forget about little but very essential things (without giving much spoilers). ... Ryuk, looks like Botox doesn't work well on you. I was thinking Sousei no Aquarion for the mecha but Gurren Lagann works as well. ^^ I remember watching the soccer-based anime you're featuring here! But I couldn't tell the title. I just remember that I liked the two girls you can see around the bottom-right corner. I was so young back then. And Danny, why not make a "nostalgia galore!" with some references to the old, but greatest anime and games of the 80's and 90's? I'd be very moved by it. ^^
OMG, so much stuff to watch and discuss in this post, so where to begin? I have been watching anime since I was a little kid (so little that I can't really remember for example I've watched Gatchaman when i was like 4-5 years old), but I think that I really started to watch anime 15-16 years ago. Man.. Kimagure Orange Road, brings a lot of memories, I didn't really finished watching the whole series and reading manga but I probably will when I'll find more time. I too wasn't really happy while watching Hotaru no haka but I finished it cause I wasn't watching alone... As for the new Yattaman, man the old series was waaay better than the new one. The only good thing is that even if they had to tone it down (no more miss Dronio eyes after the big blast) they were enough gutsy to say it loud. Whitty commentary by Boyakki after Tonzler's cover for Miss Dronio (literally) was uber hilarious. Night Wizard - cute girls with weapons is the only good thing that I can say about this anime, well sometimes it's funny but I've seen better comedies. The story is soooo predictable and happy ending is... blah. And damn, Fujiko Mine's figure is smoking hot!!!
I grew up watching Japanese animation like most kids (Doraemon, DBZ, to name a few) but for a period of time, I lost interest in it. I can't seem to enjoy overrated animes that are popular with the rest of my friends. Then, at age 15, I met a new classmate who introduced me to Full Metal Panic. I asked him where he got it, and he told me "from the Internet". The rest I say, is history, as it marked the revival of my interest in animes.
Oh man, its been so long I don't remember when I started. I do remember Ranma 1/2 as one of my favs. It was uncomplicated and just plain fun. As for Fireflies. Finish you must. Even if your heart is falling out of your chest. So sad, but so memorable.
Thank you so much for the pictures. Ghibli Studios didn't release information of any kind regarding Miyazaki's upcoming film Ponyo ?
Kimagure Orange Road was my first anime too, which is probably explains my tsundere-moe ness, ahhh madokkaaaaa My Madoka cel collection is making my wallet cry =(
LoL, your report looks completely different from mine, even though we went to the same convention. ^^; Trackback http://www.akiba-ch.com/?p=462 http://www.akiba-ch.com/?p=463 It just shows how big and diverse the anime industry had become.
I watch animes since about 15 years now, at the beginning when I was about 8-9 years old I didn't know that these fairy tales were animes XD. From what I remember my first animes was ,,Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs" , ,, Voltron" and ,,Sailor Moon" they were showing in Polish TV . I have really nice memories from that period of my life :) . Then when I was about 15-16 years old I watched Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z in German TV and from that moment I started to watch more animes that have been showing on German MTV (like Cowboy Bebop, Vision of the Escaflowne, Golden Boy, Lupin). I can say that from DB I have seriously begin to interest in anime & manga. ---- Damn, I haven't know that there are new Lupin movies, it's time to watch them if I will have more time and if I found them in some internet shop ofc XD .
Don't remember how long I watched anime ^^' My first one would be Doraemon (hello there, fellow Indonesians here, I believe this is our favorite show when we're still a child XD) I believe it's more than 10 years... hmm but I really got into anime just 5 years ago.
I been watching anime for 12-13 years, I think. I remember when pokémon came to Sweden. I think it aired from 07:00 to 07:35, sleepyhead by then. Anyway, I'm glad I started to watch anime. Nice photos, alot of sweet paintings, I want! And pretty cute girls, as usual. (b・∀・)b
i grew up watching doraemon. then evangelion in the 80s. it was 2, 3 years ago that i became a full time otaku and began watching animes on a professional level.
btw, mirai t-shirt WANT! i'll buy 2 boxes of it. ('~')
typo. should be "evangelion in the *90s*" my bad.
Wow, i think my first anime was old gai king and kaizer including Robotech. And then Saint seiya was a hit that time. Wow more than 15 years ago...i cant imagine that.
Fairly new to anime, only 5 years or so. Nice look at TAF.
Whoa, Kimagure Orange Road sure brings back memories. I remember the first time watching it and getting hooked from renting it at Tower Records. I tried hunting it down back in the 90's, which was tough, but worth the effort. I have the DVD's from AnimEigo, but they don't have it for sale anymore. There was one website that translated all the KOR manga, which is still online if anybody is interested: http://www.animeraiders.com/creed/kortranslation.html You can use it to learn Japanese and have fun reading KOR manga raw at the same time. It's been 10+ years ever since I started watching anime. There is so many now that I don't even have the time to watch all of it. Need a new hard drive...again >_<;;
GAMERS are awesome. H20 and True Tears? Rock-much? Like quite a few people, Pokemon initiated my attraction to all things Japanese... and I'm not ashamed of it cos Pokemon still kicks major ass as far as I'm concerned!!
I remember that the first few anime I watched was Doraemon, a story about a girl wearing a red hood with two gu friends and *coughs* Sailormoon...
I remember that the first few anime I watched was Doraemon, a story about a girl wearing a red hood with two guy friends and *coughs* Sailormoon...
you guys heard of Toriton right? That's my first anime that I've watched although it was dubbed into malay. Second was an american cartoon, challenge of the gobots - the father of all transforming robots cartoon
been watching anime for 20 years, grew up with it, and still lovin' it.
I started watching anime about 8 years back, starting out with Rurouni Kenshin. I'm still wondering when will I outgrow anime though, but I'm sure that day is still wayyyyy too far away (or it'll never happen lol). At one time I was looking for some sad animes to watch, I came across Grave of the Fireflies. I did find that movie sad, however I didn't cry (amazing considering I cry easily at emotional stuff). Saikano made me cry though (watched this series about the same time as Grave of the Fireflies). I'm weird maybe. Btw as for those anime cells, I only recognised the series in the right most 2 columns. They're from Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu, a 6 episode OVA, quite nice but does makes me sad/cry watching it.
anime, manga, V.N, you name it, THEY ARE MY LIFE!!!!!!!
First started watching Doraemon and those oldies when little but stopped after that until 2 years ago.. Night Wizard is good if you like happy smiley endings. Or if you just enjoy looking at Akari; girl with red hair is nice, girl with red hair and big gun is too nice.
Maan...I just want to stop time , go there , steal everything and go back home...so much goodies :)
10+ years strong baby! Started with animes like Escaflowne, Gundam Wing and the first Dragonball series :D
Not counting series that I watched as a kid without knowing that they were anime I started watching about 9 years ago. At that time one of the local TV stations was airing Neon Genesis Evangelion. This anime converted me.
the anime cels that are seen to the right are from saint seiya and the ones on the left are from clannad. i have been watching anime since i was six years old and my first anime was saint seiya
Looks empty indeed compared to the huge crowd of people on public days. IF I ever get the chance to go again, I'm bringing 2 business cards ;p Oh, you got only 2 yoko-neechans, on the public days there were 3 yoko-chan's. :D The only thing is that there is (again) a crowd of people in front of them so difficult to take a good picture. Seems like I sure missed some stuff...
1st anime was Doraemon, but that was dubbed in Mandarin when I watched it as a kid. The anime that got me into anime in general was Tenchi Muyo. Wow, so I've been watching animes for nearly 16 years now!
Whoa, that brought back memories... about 12 or 13 years, Anime began to fascinate me. In this time, I watched Sailormoon, Ranma and Blue Water (Fushigi no Umi no Nadia) in German TV and of course Kimagure Orange Road in French TV. ^^ My first manga were Appleseed and Orion and I recall that Akira was, I believe, the first anime that hit German cinemas a few years later. Your post made me think about getting some of these old animes so I can watch them again. Those were nice times, but I like lots of recent shows, too. Ah, I almost forgot those tons of soccer animes I watched. Unfortunately, I only know the German titles, not the Japanes ones, and I always mix them up totally... ^^;
A lot of good anime back in the day. Tenchi Muyo OVA's! Gundam 0083, Cowboy Bebop. Wow i feel old remembering all that!
Well I've been watching anime like Pokemon and such since god knows when but I've only been hardcore since I watched SEED on adult swim which was like 4 years ago.
I really enjoy Lupin III movies. I wonder if the figures they have in the display booth are or will available, I would definitely buy them.
I've been watching anime coming up on 30 years now. It started with what in America was called "Battle of the Planets" when i was very young, but i realized how special it was when "Robotech" began airing, and that hooked me.
I want a louise poster like that in my room!!
Had the hots for Madoka back in grade school. Still do. She was very believable as a character. I'll collect the manga someday.
I've been watching anime since I was young, so it must be 25 years. Started with Grendizer, Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya ... /me feels old ^^;
Er, ever heard of the manga/anime "Barefoot Gen", Sir Danny? Much in the same vein as "Grave of the Fireflies". Only read two books, and that was enough for me. I urge others to give it a read/watch though...
I guess other than Doraimon, Astro Boy and alot more that I can't remember cos I was too young, been watching since... 13 years ago. from the best of my memory, these are some of titles: Akazukin Cha Cha, Ruronin Kenshin... btw, Tokyo was awesome, so sad that I had to leave on the day TAF 2008 started. Nakano Broadway is truly a pilgrimage. Of course there was Akiba and Ikebukuro. >< I wanna go back like...sugu.
Not counting my very early years when North American distributors didn't want viewers to know they were watching Japanese material (I'm looking at YOU, Battle of the Planets), I think I started watching "anime" around the mid-90's when suddenly North American distributors WANTED us to know we were watching Japanese shows (Sailor Moon, Dragon ball, Patlabor, Macross Plus, etc).
So Lupin drives a Fiat 500. nice. :P
I see fiat 500 every day
Looks like so much fun. I've been watching Anime for so long but never been to a convention. =
Those shirt designs are awesome, I like the Rukia one toward the bottom especially, the Byakuya one is cool looking too. Shugo Chara seems really popular for something that is very "kiddie" (though I still enjoy it a lot). The classic stuff like Duke Togo and Lupin are really awesome, I know where I'm going next time I goto Japan ^^;. Ryuk's face looks like a catcher's mitt! Are anime schools really "schools" in a traditional sense? Everytime I buy a tankobon I always see ads for schools and I wonder if they're like a vocational type school, an art school or something designed to grab your cash or what. Also, is Night Wizard the one with the girl with the bracelet that becomes a magic shield, that's searching out gems or whatever? I get some series confused lately, because there are always 2 that are similarly titled released in the same season, anyone else notice that? Rosario and Vampire/Spice and Wolf, for some reason I always get Rental Magica and Night Wizard mixed up, there are others I can't think of atm.
I watched Dragonball when I was a kid, so that would put it at about 13 years ago when it came out and I was about 8. But as for when I actually really got into anime, was when I watched my friend's fansubbed Evangelion and they started airing Gundam Wing and Vision of Escaflowne on YTV (a kid's TV network here in Canada)
Wow, those brings back memories.. Got into anime when I watched the english dubbed version of Evangelion tv series shown by the local television station in Singapore.. After that I caught watched other animes like Flame of Recca, Gundam Wing and Dragon Ball Z.. Those were the good days..
Dear Danny, I would like to thank you for making me feel old and reminding me just how long I have been watching Anime.
I feel your pain Danny with "Grave of the Fireflies." When I saw it I was so upset that I cried. Even now thinking of this anime it makes me sad. I been watching anime for a good 10 years. I still remember when first independent Minsk Channel 8 opened up in Belarus capital. They showed some Robotech, Transformers God Masters, Gave of the Fireflies and more. Though my true anime life began after moving to USA. I been to only one anime convention Katsukon in Washington DC. I was very much confused and lost hehe but it was fun.
Yeah grave of the fireflies is a pretty epic (in a good way) story. its really sad n brings tears to my eyes. i saw it when i was a kid. i want to see it again but i dunno where the dvd is...should be around here somewhere unless my sister has taken it overseas with her
More than 25 years for me. I watch anime since I was a little kid.
Been watching animes since i was a little... But not really into it until it was around 5-7 years ago... XD Been an otaku ever since... lol... xD Anyway nice reviews there... I can see a lot of things, I hope here they would held something like Anime Fair too... :(
ahhh natsukashii~ (spelling?) grave of the fireflies, I think I cried from begining to end TT_TT;;;;
Just saw the totoro, WANT!