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You're prerequisites disqualify 99% of new anime, you know. That's the whole thing I'm getting at here. (And no, 99% of old anime did not suck too. Maybe 50%.) Anyway, I've been on the search for new anime that I might like. So far, I've found 2 that might be good. Princess Ai looks good solely on the character design of the main character. She looks friggin' hot, and looks like an adult. Plus, she's reminscent of the older style of anime. The other one that looks interesting is Burst Angel. The chicks look pretty hot (though their faces are plain), and theres decent robots. I watched one episode of it from a promotional DVD, and it seemed okay. I don't know anything about these two animes other than what I just mentioned, so if you have any opinions, let me know. My hatred of old anime has been pretty cool though, because I realized that I should blow my money on old stuff instead, and this has resulted in much happiness. I bought the old Artmic Design works book, and the stuff in that book blows me away. I definitely need to check out all of the Gall Force shows, as well as Megazone. Beautiful characters, beautiful Mecha. And then I'm gonna watch BGC again. I also bought the Mospeada and Southern Cross DVD sets. I was watching Mospeada today and hoo-boy is it good! Way better than the Robotech version, and simply, a masterpiece. The characters were loveable, and I was sucked into the story immediately. Looking at my Artmic Book and watching Mospeada, I've come to realize that I'm right. New anime is garbage. Not because it's new...because it sucks. I don't know why -- maybe it's marketed only to young kids now, maybe all the talent moved to the video game industry, or maybe there's something in the water making us more stupid. People like me are accused of being under the influence of nostalgia. That's right: I definitely wish to return to the time that anime didn't suck. That doesn't mean that I'm biased. You know what really makes people biased? Novelty. New anime is given way to much credit...because it's new. But it still sucks. It's all good though. I bought 4 first-print No Need for Tenchi graphic novels off eBay for $5, as well as all 8 Outlanders volumes for $10. All in wonderful condition. So, liking the old stuff has its perks.

I see a lot of the YF-19 in those designs...

I'm just glad she looks semi-pretty and of legal age, unlike the girls in 90% of new anime.

That looks like it's from the animation, while the Rick Hunter pic is from the comic. Am I right?

Man, if we militaries become successful in contracting real working battlesuits, war might becomes so cool that we won't hate it.

Yeah man, pretty much everything I knew about Japanese animation as a kid was what I read in Animerica, plus a few Animags & Protoculture Addicts. I just found out that Animerica is no more! June was their last issue. How upsetting! If they were still publishing I'd get a subscription. I might subscribe to Protoculture Addicts instead.

Yes! Thank you! I knew someone here could help me out. Anyway, I thought it also had a little bit of info on DYRL. I remember a picture of Breetai in his DYRL form. And, I remembered having a magazine with that Pony-Toy-Go-Round ad! So it must have been this one. Hell, I think that's why I bought it. Thank you so much, Seven! If I can't find that issue in my mom's garage, I'll have to try to get it online.

I just found a crapload of my old Animerica magazines in my mom's garage. I'm stoked about it, but I noticed one of my old favorites is missing. It may have been Animag, but it was probably Animerica, and it had the attached Gunbuster image on the cover. It was also way old, like around 1990. Does anyone know what issue it was? Anyone have it?

Hey, I just found a page of pictures from a show or comic called Ariel. I'm trying to figure out what it was about. None of the images on that web page look related, and they don't even look like the same person drew them. http://www.animecubed.com/galleries/ariel/ Anybody remember this series? What was it about?

Cool, thanks. I was trying to find info on which artbooks are considered the best. After looking at those sites I'm still not sure.

So, Tenchi Muyo has been a pretty damn popular anime, at least it was huge in the nineties. Yet, I can't seem to find a single good website for its fans. Is there a MacrossWorld type site for Tenchi?

Thank you! Not as good as $15 each, but I did get free shipping.

Totoro, that's awesome. Thanks!

Oh, for sure, but I'm talking about before you buy the DVD. I've been looking at stuff for sale and there's so much pirated anime out there, so I was looking for tips on how to avoid bootlegs.

Any tips for distinguishing between bootleg/unlicensed anime DVDs and official, licensed items? Here are some tricks I use (tell me if I've made a mistake here): * If it is region-free or all- region, it's bootleg * If it's got chinese and english subtitles, it's bootleg * If it only has the gold DVD logo on the front, it's bootleg Any other good ways to spot a bootleg? EDIT: I mean when you're shopping online, not while you're viewing the DVD.

Damn, looks pretty perfect to me!

I appreciate the advice and comments. Just so you know, besides checking this forum, anime isn't a big part of my life. I watch my Tenchi and Robotech DVDs sometimes and that's about it. But, since I was once heavily into japanese animation, I still feel the urge to watch a good anime now and again. Whenever I do, I'm disappointed. You know, I hear a lot of good stuff about Legends of Galactic Heroes from people who also hate new anime...

I hope this isn't tacky, and I also have no idea where to post something like this, but here goes... I'm trying to buy some books from a japanese vendor that only ships within Japan (and possibly China/Korea/etc. as well). So, I'd have to ship to a Japanese buddy, and then have the Japanese buddy ship it to me. But alas, I have no buddies in Japan. So, if there's anyone in a situation to help me out, I'd be willing to make it worth it for you. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum!

I just figured out a good way to express myself on this subject without using the word "sucks": Modern anime does not satisfy my needs as a Japanese Animation fan. Also, I've discovered that I can't trust anybody's taste. I hate most anime that people recommend to me.

Ha! I was thinking the same damn thing!

I modified it a bit, but I have nowhere to post it. I made it smaller, took out the text, and added a mospeada logo.

Yay! You're the best JB0! I wonder if the unadulterated image exists somewhere, without the bottom wedge removed.

I was looking through the manga at Borders today and I noticed some trends. * New manga lacks the detail in the panels' backgrounds. It's usually all white, sometimes black, or sometimes a weird effect (like speed-lines or a grey smear). Older manga had richly drawn backgrounds with beautiful detail. * New manga has very little depth and balance of black and white. It's usually all thin black lines with no grey, or if there is grey, it's very light grey. There's no richness. Older manga has a lot of dark black shadows, and many different shades of grey. * Overall the aesthetic appeal of the linework has degrated, in my opinion, but it's not as bad as it is in anime. Another thing, I just realized why anime now sucks: all of the talented people went into video games.

You are my hero, JB0. And yellowlightman, it's definitely Japanese. As for the actual artist, I'm not sure, but maybe the upcoming scan will have a signature.

D'oh...I'm searching for a picture (I can't edit the mispelled title...). I have book called Invid Invasion somewhere but I can't find it. On the back cover of this book is a beautiful Mospeada painting of Ray & Mint (Rand & Annie) on the back of a Armo-bike (Cyclone), and in the background is a towering Legioss armo-soldier (Alpha Fighter). I have a tiny version of this picture but I'm looking for a larger image. Can anyone help me with this? Here's the tiny version: