Topic: Anime vs Real Life.....

[Kale]

Edit: there is one more and that's because I had a slight crush on her  when I was little 

HD Blu Ray: Cardcaptor Sakura Opening 1

You sir.... are awesome. Because CCS was awesome! I love her.

[Shiroi Koumori]

Well how much of that was Miyazaki's son's fault? I'm not sure how much of a role he played in that. A lot of hate for his feature film debut.

Quite a lot. Even Ursula LeGuin said something like, he used her characters but it looks like a different universe.
He intended the film to be a sort of autobiographical telling of him leaving his father's shadow.
The original proposal was to get the Wizard of Earthsea (a tale of growing up), but the son wanted to tackle The Farthest Shore (a tale dealing with death).

[Neobelmont]

Fix'd

My favorite Ghibli films are Naussicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Castle of Cagliostro. 

I barely saw Naussicaa.

One more movie I thought that was awesome and put Ghibli above disney was princess mononoke am I spelling this right IIRC there was dismemberment in this movie I remember it was part of "A month of Miyazaki" on toonami I was lucky to see Laputa in orginal japanese the only thing that pisses me off is that when I was young the channel put it on so late that I fell asleep the second time on toonami something happened annd I can't recall if I saw the ending So in a nut shell my favorite Miyazaki film I have not seen or if I did (not) remember the end can you believe it?

As for the reason well the two kids are awesome.

[TheouAegis]

Nausicaa was shit.

THERE! I SAID IT!

Read the manga. Seriously, the anime was shit. Miyazaki knew it too. The manga was so epic that he couldn't fit all of the story he wanted to tell into the movie. Editing is a bitch. The manga though -- oh my freaking god it is GOOD. If you thought Mononoke Hime was cool because of dismemberment (decapitated Pac-Man wolf head for the win!), read the Nausicaa manga. For all the people that think Miyazaki is a fluffy kiddy grade artist/director and think Mononoke Hime was outside the norm, it's just typical fair for him. The Nausicaa manga has peopel getting shot, maimed, decapitated, heads on display as totems, people getting bitten in half. It's fucking gruesome! And the story is okkusenman times better than the anime's story. And it's sad. Very sad. It also goes on longer than the battle at the end of the movie. That's like, just past the halfway point in the manga. Seriously, do yourself a favor and buy the manga. It's pricey -- new, it might run ya $140 -- but it's that good.

[TheCruelAngel]

I'm remembering Nausicaa with rose-tinted glasses (I grew up watching it, a lot) but if what you say about the manga is true, I'm definitely going to have to give it a go.

I always thought the pacing was a little...off, even as a kid, but I really enjoyed the world, fantastic creatures and sweet gas masks on everything. At least no one questions my Castle of Cogliostro choice, even though it's more a Miyazaki choice and not Ghibli (since it predates Ghibli). 

[Ratty]

Funny thing, I have a friend who's a big fan of Lupin the 3rd and he says Castle of Cogliostro is among the worst Lupin movies- in that the characterization of Lupin is far too noble. When the original joke was that he was kind of a huge asshole. Such humor might not translate well from page to screen though.

I've never seen it though, nor any Miyazaki, except for the amazing Sherlock Hound series http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=ELJ7W8YJE1z_8 and his involvement in that was limited. If you want to watch the episodes on youtube they've been uploaded out of order by TMS media for some reason. The proper order in comparison to the youtube uploads is shown on the wikipedia page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Hound

[Shiroi Koumori]

Nausicaa was shit.

THERE! I SAID IT!

Read the manga. Seriously, the anime was shit. Miyazaki knew it too. The manga was so epic that he couldn't fit all of the story he wanted to tell into the movie. Editing is a bitch. The manga though -- oh my freaking god it is GOOD. If you thought Mononoke Hime was cool because of dismemberment (decapitated Pac-Man wolf head for the win!), read the Nausicaa manga. For all the people that think Miyazaki is a fluffy kiddy grade artist/director and think Mononoke Hime was outside the norm, it's just typical fair for him. The Nausicaa manga has peopel getting shot, maimed, decapitated, heads on display as totems, people getting bitten in half. It's fucking gruesome! And the story is okkusenman times better than the anime's story. And it's sad. Very sad. It also goes on longer than the battle at the end of the movie. That's like, just past the halfway point in the manga. Seriously, do yourself a favor and buy the manga. It's pricey -- new, it might run ya $140 -- but it's that good.

Oh no wonder I felt there was something missing in the movie. Well, as with most movies taken from books/manga, it is very hard to condense all of the stuff into a few hours.

[Laina]

Honorable mention-
-Dominion Tank Police

PS- Is it weird that I like Dominion Tank Police more than Ghost in the Shell? :I I still need to watch the movie for the latter, but I read the manga.

Some...someone else remembers it...I'm not alone. I AM NOT ALONE.

Tank Police (English) opening

Dominion Tank Police: The Puma Twins Strip Dance

[Shiroi Koumori]

-Dominion Tank Police

I read the manga, and I didn't know there was an anime version!
Thanks for the videos Laina.

[Laina]

-Dominion Tank Police

I read the manga, and I didn't know there was an anime version!
Thanks for the videos Laina.

You're totes welcome, Shiroi. Youtube has full episodes btw, I highly suggest checking them out.

[TheCruelAngel]

Some...someone else remembers it...I'm not alone. I AM NOT ALONE.

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Tank Police (English) opening

Dominion Tank Police: The Puma Twins Strip Dance

Wait, wait, wait...people don't know about Dominion Tank Police? I...I think I need to sit down for a moment. Next people are going to say they didn't know the Puma sisters were in the Ghost in the Shell manga either! 

[X]

I did, cause they are both written by Masamune Shirow. I also remember dominion Tank Police, although I've only seen two episodes so I got to make it a point to sit down and watch the whole bloody thing. What attracts me to that type of anime is the classic character stylization they used. You almost never see it being produced any more and it's a real shame.

[TheCruelAngel]

Speaking of Ghost in the Shell...

Ghost in the Shell: Arise trailers!

I'm looking forward to it. 

[TheouAegis]

Dominion was one of the first anime I ever watched. It's so nostalgic for me, like Slayers. Makes me sad to watch it because those days of innocence are forever gone now.

I loved the first two Dominion movies. New Dominion was fun too, but not quite the same. And I'm bummed SWAT never got past episode 1, or at least never subbed past it.

I have both (as far as I know) Dominion manga. I liked Orion cuz it reminded me of Dominion mixed with Intron.

[Laina]

Dominion was one of the first anime I ever watched. It's so nostalgic for me, like Slayers. Makes me sad to watch it because those days of innocence are forever gone now.

Sounds like we had similar childhoods. TANK POLIIIICE! FEEL THE POWER THAT WE GOT!