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Zen Amako November '93 File 11
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-=+:Zen's Guide To Anime:+=-
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Here's my summary/synopsis/review of all the anime films, movies and
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series that i've seen so far. I've probably forgotten most of the characters
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name's but will do my best to remember what I can.
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Macross (Robotech) : Everyone's seen this so there's nothing much to be said,
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except that the original series "Macross" was better than the following stuff,
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which became increasingly "American Quality" (Read "Crap"). Southern Cross, The
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Robotech Masters, and finally The New Generation (mospeda) were the following
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series which were made by the Japanese, although Robotech II which was made by
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Carl Macek (Read "bad name in anime") was the worst form of anime on the face of
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the Earth. This probably doesn't make sense, but overall Robotech is a
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legendary series which was one of the first to provide excellent Mecha,
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transforming Mecha, and excellent Music/Singing.
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Macross II: The Series which just came out this year just goes to show how much
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the Japanese form of animation shits over the Americans (ehhe no offence ppl :).
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The new storyline has a young SNN journalist/reporter who discovers Ishtar, one
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of the new forms of weapons that the Zentraedi have used. She sings battle
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songs to the soldiers, just as Minmei used to sing love songs to overcome the
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last fight with the Zentraedi. This time the Zentraedi want the "Boat Of Alus"
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from Earth...which is really the SDF-3. Unbeknown to Earth, it contains some
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source of power which is still active. It has an ace female veritech pilot as
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the co-hero, and a few more characters. But altogether a very small cast of
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main characters, and a seemingly short series. The art is pretty wicked, and
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contains some pretty cool Mecha. This is one to take a peek at, not that great,
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but a must for Macross Fans.
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Patlabor - The Movie: Fantastic! A computer virus hidden in an new operating
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system for the labors runs rampant, and it's a fight to the end to stop the
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virus from spreading citywide. The plot is *very* interesting, and completely
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fits in with the Labors, and even contains some pretty cool computer graphics.
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Some of the best Mecha action in this movie, I highly recommend a look at this,
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it's got all the trademarks of a legendary film.
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Legend Of The Overfiend: Rated XXX :) Well, this ones got it all, sex, sex,
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more sex, and violence, exploding heads (like in Fist of the North Star) and
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lots of Japanese mythology. Complex story which can be compared with Akira.
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Where the lives of a small group of friends are changed and eventually make a
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big impact on the rest of the world.
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A Prophecy has been told that there will come forth one who can bring peace to
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the 3 worlds (can't remember the names though) and he will be called the Trojin.
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The story goes on, and there are heaps of demons, magic, rape and sex flying
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left right and centre. The English dub is pretty cool too, very much suited to
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the American audience. A MUST see. Very violent and sex ridden! I'd give it a
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9 outta 10!
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Grave Of The Firefly: Talk about jumping to extremes, this film is so sad that
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it WILL make you cry. It tells the tale of a small boy and his younger sister
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who have to survive on their own after the American's firebomb their village
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during the 2nd World War. They are looked after by their Aunty at first but
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then are thrown out, and have to fend for themselves. The girl (adorably cute)
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has no idea of how sad their situation is (would you if you were 5yrs?) so her
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older brother (about 10) looks after her, they face many downfalls, and
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eventually.... geez, i can't tell you, watch and feel sad yourself if you want
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to see the rest. This is one to see, I give it a 10. Really makes you think
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about how much war sucks, and how it's the innocent who suffer the most. Watch
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this one.
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Project A-Ko 2: I kind of couldn't follow the plot very closely with this one
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(probably cause i can't fully understand Cantonese), but it's so funny, your
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classic Anime slapstick humour with teenage girls taking the leads. Basically
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it's A-Ko, B-Ko and C-Ko against whatever comes in their way. Very cute, very
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funny! Watch it if you can get it in english.
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Wanna-Be's: Another one where the girls take the lead, two girls are used as
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experiments in the women's wrestling arena, and soon discover why they've become
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so strong. Good storyline, no mecha :)
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Dog Soldier: Hmmmm, Rambo typefied in this story. A rambo kinda guy gets
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involved with some bad dudes, and you can guess who wins in the end. It's ok,
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although it lacks in the comedy side (i don't think it was supposed to be comedy
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though...)
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Laputa: Castle In The Sky: Hayao Miyazaki directed this, so obviously you HAVE
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to see it! A young girl (Laputa) discovers her heritage with some amazing
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adventures with Paso, a young village boy. A warm story which can be enjoyed by
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all ages... ie no sex, no blood, but a happy ending! I highly recommend this!
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Madox: A boy stumbles across the new military weapon "Madox", a highly armoured
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exo-skeleton. Some wicked mecha styled weaponry in this, and a pretty cool
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story for a single half hour show. Also has some live action clips at the end
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of the show of the japanese showing off their Military weapons..
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Urusei Yatsura Movies 1-2: VERY VERY VERY funny. Lots of teenage romance and
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slapstick humour. Ataru is the kinda guy whom all the girls like (even though
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he's a womanising cretin). He is engaged to Lum, a alien (with a good body).
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And seeing as he likes to perve on all the other girls, Lum gets very jealous.
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So you can see where the slapstick comes in. The first 2 movies were great, and
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there are 2 more you can see. This is something everyone should watch..along
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with Ranma 1/2. It shows the lighter side of teenage romance.
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Lupin: The Castle Of Cagliostro: The James Bond Of Anime, Lupin Wolf,
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International Thief! This film kept me laughing every second of it, filled with
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unbelievable situations, slapstick, a great storyline and real characters. You
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can tell that Miyazaki did this one too :) Watch this! or die!
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3x3 Eyes: I only saw the first of the series, but can tell you that it's very
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interesting, as it involves a lot of mythology. Pai is the last of the
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Sanjianincara (dunno if that's how you spell it), the triclops from Tibet. She
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wants to become human, so she joins up with Yakumo whose father has promised to
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help her, but upon dieing has told his son to aid her. They soon form a group
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with the help of Lee Ling Ling who does some wicked kung-fu moves. A great one
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to see, lots of mythology, martial arts and supernatural.
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Akira: What can I say? Everyone's seen it! A classic movie, with the best
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artwork ever seen on my tv, I only saw the video version, but hope to get the
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laserdisc one soon and check it out on surround sound. The only problem with
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Akira is the plot, I just couldn't get it till after I watched it a few times.
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I guess Otomo also kinda confused the plot, after all, the comic has been going
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for over ten years.. (is that correct?) Well, if you haven't seen this, go out
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and get it, at your video shop now!
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Gundam F91: The first Gundam I saw, so I couldn't work out much of it. But
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none the less, a pretty good movie. The Grandaddy of all mecha movies!
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Gundam 0083 Series: Now this I like, I fully understood this, and loved it too,
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the rookie pilot Kou gets to use the new Gundam Type 2, after the type 1 was
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stolen by this other wicked dude (forgotten his name :(). Anyway, lots of
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lovely mecha, good story line, good art, love the soundtrack!
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Dragon Ball Z: I saw a few of the series, all on laserdisc, and can tell you
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it's unreal! LOTS of martial arts that makes Street Fighter II look crap (BTW
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Street Fighter 2 Anime Series should be out now, don't know why it isn't, but I
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bought the CD Voicetrack to it last year and it still isn't out!). Some of the
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best new style anime art around, with a rock style soundtrack. A Must See! I
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just hope it comes out on TV (Of course it won't though :(
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My Neighbour Totoro: A family move to the countryside to get closer to the
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hospital where the sick mother is being kept, and soon enough the cute little
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girls find a new friend (you ALWAYS have to have cute little girls) The
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magical/local legendary creature Totoro appears to them, and they have a lot of
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fun. Especially when he comes to the rescue when the little girl is lost. A
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classic Hayao Miyazaki! I bought the soundtrack to this, and everytime I listen
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to it I get a warm feeling inside :) Ain't that cool :) Watch this, 11 outta
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10!!! You can even buy Totoro Furry doll things!
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Kiki's Delivery Service: The story of a little witch going out into the world to
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learn on her own in a quiet country town. Very heart warming, another Miyazaki,
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great soundtrack and not a bit is boring.
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Astroboy: I suppose I should add the grandaddy of ALL anime.. Absolutely a
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classic, this is what started the ball rolling, and still continues to be
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popular.
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There it is...well, so far... Remember! Keep Watchin' Anime!
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