By David on August 18, 2007
Chris over at dreamlogic.net has a great article called Anime Foundationals – 13 Anime Films that are actually cool to watch.
But, believe it or not, there are anime films you can watch without risking a permanent labeling as an Otaku goon, an overgrown child, or a tentacle loving pervert. Some of them are even downright awesome.
It’s a great article – I think I’ve seen every one except for Goldenboy and Blade of Kamui. How many of the anime movies/ovas listed in the article have you seen?
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I love anime. Specifically, series involving any of the following things: weird fantasy elements, super-powers, robots, aliens, wicked humor, crazy villains, horror, ninjas and samurai. I guess that means I like a lot of anime. I am pretty particular about the quality of animation and voice acting. If the character designs and animation quality aren't of über-quality, I quickly loose interest.The first anime-related series I ever watched was Battle of the Planets - otherwise known as Gatachman. The first true theatrical anime feature film I saw was Akira. My first exposure to manga was later in life when I read Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.There are so many incredible elements of Japanese culture. Some of the most exciting to me are the style of design and storytelling. I'm a web designer & illustrator, and I find myself looking to Japanese design for inspiration all the time.Anime blogging has taught me even more about Japanese culture and anime than I ever expected, and I continue to learn more every week. In fact, I'd love to travel to Japan. Rachel and I hope to visit sometime within the next few years.
I haven’t seen any of those.
Dave and Joel actually have reviewed a few of those shows as some of the worst anime they’ve ever seen….so I take this list with a grain of salt, at best.
For trying to make a non-stigmatizing “can watch” list, he left out Miyazaki entirely. Instead, he should have labeled it a “for guys 16+” which he later says in the comments.
Yea, most of those titles are cult 80s and 90s crap that got to US shores and watching those will get you labeled the worse kind of anime follower, IMO.