Grave of the Fireflies is one of the most moving movies I’ve ever seen, and is without a doubt the greatest animated movies, anime or otherwise, I’ve seen.
Perfect Blue is a wonderful psychological drama/horror story involving a young soap-opera actress with a stalker and an obsessed fan, who is slowly losing her grip on reality. There is a portion of the movie where you (the audience) isn’t quite sure which of two potential realities is the true one for the heroine, and you actually care which one will turn out to be the true one. A truly creepy and disturbing film, and the best dub I’ve ever heard of any anime.
Of anime series, i’m really digging “Big O”, which is reminiscent of Batman…in fact, I wasnt sure it was Anime since the drawing style wasnt “typically anime”.
From the toonami site, it explains the series is set in Paradigm City, which is set in the not too distant future. The residents lost memory of the past, and slowly remembered how to use things like electricity, machines, etc (even religion was forgotten…they celebrate christmas, but it goes by another name, which I have forgotten).
The city is a strange mix of 1940’s style with 21st century technology. Even the main character (Roger Smith) has a butler like Bruce Wayne. Some would say it’s a ripoff of Batman, but it’s still a good series I think.
A friend of a friend came up to visit the town of my college. He brought up a delightful, hilarious anime porn called Ogenki Clinic. The crazy, surreal imagery and corny English-dubbed dialogue is just way too much to even begin to describe.
“Can’t ejaculate?!”
Has anyone else seen this one? I’d love to hear of someone else who could appreciate the craziness of this one.