Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 As I mentioned in another post I Record of Lodoss War is a favorite of mine. Ghost in the Shell is another as is Akira. I tend to prefer the more series type of anime to the kid aimed at children like Sailor Moon and such. Perhaps something we like in certain anime characters is that many of them are somehow apart from the world. Motako from Ghost in the Shell is a heavily cybered human woman who works for the police. She is so cybered, however, that she is skirting the legal limit which if exceeded would mean her execution. This puts her apart from the rest of humanity. Tetsuo from Akira was the kid who was pushed around and beaten up until the day he is taken to a labratory. He is them experimented on and vast power is awakened within him which he cannot control (and takes on a striking resemblance to Vegeta). Perhaps the best example of this is the Xmen. They are all mutants. Mutants are feared and shunned by the rest of society. They are born with their powers and cannot help being what they are. Their powers set them apart from the rest of the world. The most extreme example of that would probably be Rogue. In the comics, her base power is as seen in the movie. When I was a teen a really could relate to her situation. She wanted to be around people but she couldn't because even the slightest touch could be fatal to them (in the comics the effect happened much faster than in the movie so even a casual brush would be enough). I watned to be around people but rather than my touch hurting them, it was their words and touch (hitting and such) that hurt me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 I love anime! I never noticed the AS traits - cool! e > > How many anime/manga fans are out there? Greg has already said he > is an anime fan, are there any others. > > Many of the anime chartacters have very stong AS traits. Perhaps > that is part of the reason I have been drawn to anime. That and the > fact that there are strong women characters, not just women waiting > around to be rescued by guys. > > One of my favorites is an older series called Nadia. Although it is > an action/advention/SF it is also the story of the relationship > between two teens who care for each other but who have problems with > social skills. At one point is advised to write a song for > Nadia " to tell her how you feel about her. " Jean's song contains > the line " I love you even though you're mean sometimes. " Eventually > they get together but it is through deeds and not words that they > show each other how much they care. > > Currently on TV I like to watch Shaman King. Just about all the > characters on the show seem to have AS traits. > > Ilah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Dear Ilah, Besides the rurouni kenshin series that i probably mentioned in an earlier post. I always feel like the rurouni " the swordsman with no destiny " . I like to use anime as a way to vent from AS/NT miscommunications and fights so i like to think of the anime girl as my mom who is constantly bickering in my face,lol,even though she cares.I don't really have any girlfriends right now so i don't have anyone to imagine. But aside from rurouni kenshin i like to watch yu-gi-oh on channel 20 occasionally that's my favorite anime cartoon on tv. I used to watch cartoons more often while working on the internet but now i spend more time working on my games during the 1-3:00 pm hour. I guess i kind of phased out of it,lol. But anyways i'll let you go that's the latest on things, i hope to hear from you soon,good luck in all you do. Signed, Greg > > How many anime/manga fans are out there? Greg has already said he > is an anime fan, are there any others. > > Many of the anime chartacters have very stong AS traits. Perhaps > that is part of the reason I have been drawn to anime. That and the > fact that there are strong women characters, not just women waiting > around to be rescued by guys. > > One of my favorites is an older series called Nadia. Although it is > an action/advention/SF it is also the story of the relationship > between two teens who care for each other but who have problems with > social skills. At one point is advised to write a song for > Nadia " to tell her how you feel about her. " Jean's song contains > the line " I love you even though you're mean sometimes. " Eventually > they get together but it is through deeds and not words that they > show each other how much they care. > > Currently on TV I like to watch Shaman King. Just about all the > characters on the show seem to have AS traits. > > Ilah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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