12-02-2003, 10:17 AM
This thread has been a hoot to read through. I agree that it's amazing that some of the most hated titles are also some of the most popular.
I'm also going to stick up for Lain. I thought this was a well thought out and well executed series. In my opinion, people tend to read too much into the story (much like I believe they do with Evangelion). The tension and isolation created by the animators really do put you in a mindset that is very different from your typical animation.
As for my list of the worst anime, I'm glad to say that I do my best at purging these titles from my memory. The only ones that spring to mind even with my selective memory as being truly horrible are Sword of Truth and Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors . I'm sure there are other horrible series that I've watched but I don't like to remember that much wasted time.
My list of favourites would be very long and for a variety of reasons.
Castle of Cagliostro - The first Miyazaki movie I ever saw - great stuff!
Cowboy Bebop - I know it's on everybodys list, but there's a reason
Armored Trooper VOTOMS - Classic story telling that is hard to match
Berserk - Even though the ending leaves me feeling cheated
Fushigi Yuugi - I couldn't wait for each succesive episode to see what happened
There are others that I consider to be my favourites but that is a good start.
I'm also going to stick up for Lain. I thought this was a well thought out and well executed series. In my opinion, people tend to read too much into the story (much like I believe they do with Evangelion). The tension and isolation created by the animators really do put you in a mindset that is very different from your typical animation.
As for my list of the worst anime, I'm glad to say that I do my best at purging these titles from my memory. The only ones that spring to mind even with my selective memory as being truly horrible are Sword of Truth and Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors . I'm sure there are other horrible series that I've watched but I don't like to remember that much wasted time.
My list of favourites would be very long and for a variety of reasons.
Castle of Cagliostro - The first Miyazaki movie I ever saw - great stuff!
Cowboy Bebop - I know it's on everybodys list, but there's a reason
Armored Trooper VOTOMS - Classic story telling that is hard to match
Berserk - Even though the ending leaves me feeling cheated
Fushigi Yuugi - I couldn't wait for each succesive episode to see what happened
There are others that I consider to be my favourites but that is a good start.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.