By David on December 29, 2006
Check out MSN Movies/2006 Year In Review/Year in TV where Samurai 7 was awarded “best new anime of the year“. Surprising, considering the great titles that came out this year. What are some of your favorites of 2006? Post ‘em in the comments!!!
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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.
Wow that’s… weird (like you say, there’re many other great titles that came out this year). But I’m a fan of Samurai 7
Forwho – I think it’s a good show too (although I’ve only seen a few episodes). I just think there are more worthy shows that could be considered best new anime of the year
No way, Samurai 7 is an incredible series. I also thought Gankutsuou was awesome (if you count it coming over here, that is), ..so wait, now I’m torn. But Samurai 7 is just excellent.