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Azumanga Daioh
2007-04-09, 3:00 PM #1
We've spoken of it occasionally in chat, so I just thought I'd see how many Azumanga fans we have on Massassi.

[http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/hyrax_of_love/azumanga.png]
Why do the heathens rage behind the firehouse?
2007-04-09, 3:03 PM #2
Excellent anime... totally freakin insane.
2007-04-09, 3:51 PM #3
Originally posted by Cool Matty:
Excellent anime... totally freakin insane.


.

(I watch most episodes on youtube >.>)

BTW, I'm banned from ZiRC again. They really hate my hostmask :\
2007-04-09, 4:29 PM #4
I watched the first episode on youtube. I ****ing loved it, and I need more.
"I got kicked off the high school debate team for saying 'Yeah? Well, **** you!'
... I thought I had won."
2007-04-09, 4:56 PM #5
I've watched every episode at least once.

Funny that I was actually talking about this show just this morning. :P

[edit]

Forgot to mention that yes, I'm a big fan!
2007-04-10, 7:47 AM #6
a4e did some good softsubs for this anime, so find the torrents for that. :p
2007-04-10, 11:41 AM #7
Favorite characters, anyone? I always enjoy the hapless antics of Kaorin, but I guess my favorite of the main characters is probably Osaka.
Why do the heathens rage behind the firehouse?
2007-04-10, 11:57 AM #8
@_@ I don't know Azumanga Daioh. :(
Was cheated out of lions by happydud
Was cheated out of marriage by sugarless
2007-04-10, 12:11 PM #9
You guys suck at cartoons.
2007-04-10, 12:19 PM #10
Never watched that.

I nearly did, but then cable TV arrived and neat German TV disappeared. /_\

(Hey, someone bring back the /_\ smiley)
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2007-04-10, 6:23 PM #11
every japanese cartoon looks THE SAME
2007-04-10, 6:29 PM #12
lol japenese cart00nz!!! :psyduck:
2007-04-10, 8:24 PM #13
Japanese culture is terrible and disturbing.
2007-04-10, 10:21 PM #14
Jon`C: That's exactly why you should watch it.
2007-04-10, 10:43 PM #15
Originally posted by Mystic0:
every japanese cartoon looks THE SAME


And your average American cartoons don't?
<Rob> This is internet.
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2007-04-10, 11:07 PM #16
Originally posted by Commander 598:
And your average American cartoons don't?


Invader Zim, Futurama, Family Guy, Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, South Park, Batman the Animated Series all look different, don't you agree?
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2007-04-10, 11:15 PM #17
Japanese Cartoon
Back again
2007-04-10, 11:24 PM #18
Pulling out completely unrelated cartoons from the past fifteen(?) years for comparison is a bit unfair. Much the same as me using some vague 1970s superrobot show, along with Mobile Suit Gundam(Original), Dragonball <Insert Letter(s)>, Yu Yu Hakusho, Hellsing, Naussica, and [You made me do this] Super Milk-Chan.
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2007-04-10, 11:30 PM #19
Originally posted by Echoman:
Futurama, Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, South Park, Batman the Animated Series all look different, don't you agree?



I edited everything that sucked out of that list.
2007-04-10, 11:34 PM #20
What? Now the shows have to be "related" somehow to prove my point?

I'll put it in "related" categories just for you.

Popular Comedy shows: South Park, Futurama, Family Guy, King of the Hill, Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Popular Kiddy Shows: Eddy, Ed and Eddy, Spongebob, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Powerpuff Girls

Popular Action Shows: Samurai Jack, The Batman, Justice League, Megas XLR

I hardly ever watch these shows (alot of them I hate) but the point that these shows look quite different still stands. And they are all recent cartoon shows. Or "animated series" if you want to call them that.

I win.
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2007-04-11, 1:13 AM #21
I've never seen it but by the look of it I would really really really really really really really dislike it.
2007-04-11, 1:14 AM #22
Originally posted by Echoman:
I hardly ever watch these shows (alot of them I hate) but the point that these shows look quite different still stands. And they are all recent cartoon shows. Or "animated series" if you want to call them that.

I win.


What did you win? If making shows look visually as different from each other as possible is your measure for quality, then I'm happy it's not the reality. Even real life people(s) don't look that different from each other, aside from skin colouring and other small details. So why on earth would animated series need to have (character) design differences so vast?

And even in anime there are big design differences. You certainly won't win anything by not knowing what you are talking about. Anime is business; they are producing what the audience wants to watch, and in this case it's the Japanese audience.

Yeah, and Azumanga was a great series, to get a word on topic as well...
Frozen in the past by ICARUS
2007-04-11, 1:27 AM #23
Update: I watched part of an episode and it has many of the annoying anime archetypes I despise but it's not quite as annoying as I expected. That's a nice surprise.
2007-04-11, 1:32 AM #24
I think this series has very strong and sharp anime archetypes on purpose. It's kind of built on such a setting.
Frozen in the past by ICARUS
2007-04-11, 4:56 AM #25
Originally posted by lassev:
What did you win?


The argument that "American cartoons" look the same. I wasn't addressing anything about Japanese animation.
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2007-04-11, 4:59 AM #26
Sorry. My mistake.
Frozen in the past by ICARUS
2007-04-11, 5:03 AM #27
Oh great, another normal thread turned into stupid elitism. :psyduck:

Wait, not surprising. :awesome:
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2007-04-11, 5:21 AM #28
FGR is right.

Which means we're right and you're all wrong lol elitizt
2007-04-11, 5:24 AM #29
I should be an admin, so I could take all practically off-topic posts and move them to a huge dump thread called ... "Dump Thread".

For instance.
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2007-04-11, 5:27 AM #30
Then we couldn't argue whether "Japenese Cartoons" or "The Cartoons We Have" are "terrible in culture" or not.

We must know!
2007-04-11, 5:29 AM #31
Of course you could in the dump thread. Why not?
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2007-04-11, 7:25 AM #32
Originally posted by money•bie:
Update: I watched part of an episode and it has many of the annoying anime archetypes I despise but it's not quite as annoying as I expected. That's a nice surprise.


It makes fun of itself, seriously. They take every cliche and beat it into the ground. Quite funneh. :D
2007-04-11, 7:46 AM #33
Originally posted by Rob:
I edited everything that sucked out of that list.


Its a pity we can't edit you out of your post :hist101:
/fluffle
2007-04-11, 7:53 AM #34
Never watched any of it. Just seen the occasional weirdness in AMV Hell or on *chan
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2007-04-11, 12:44 PM #35
Originally posted by Sats:
Its a pity we can't edit you out of your post :hist101:


It's a pity you get mad over the internet at OPINIONS.
2007-04-11, 12:55 PM #36
Osaka was the most annoying character at times, but I think she was still my favorite at the same time.

Or... maybe... Yukari sensei...

<_< >_>
2007-04-11, 4:23 PM #37
Originally posted by Echoman:
What? Now the shows have to be "related" somehow to prove my point?

I'll put it in "related" categories just for you.

Popular Comedy shows: South Park, Futurama, Family Guy, King of the Hill, Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Popular Kiddy Shows: Eddy, Ed and Eddy, Spongebob, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Powerpuff Girls

Popular Action Shows: Samurai Jack, The Batman, Justice League, Megas XLR

I hardly ever watch these shows (alot of them I hate) but the point that these shows look quite different still stands. And they are all recent cartoon shows. Or "animated series" if you want to call them that.

I win.


Most of "The Popular Kiddy Shows" section could be considered clones as far as style is concerned. Megas is sort of anime styled...

Anyway, my point is that there are the same kind of stylistic variations in anime as there are in American cartoons. Of course, there's also the fact that the anime industry pumps out a whole new batch of shows every season, with a scant few ongoing series. The American cartoons listed, as far as I know, have been going since at least 2003. There's just not as much here to notice the similarities in, if we had a dozen new shows every season i'm sure things would start to run together.
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2007-04-11, 9:24 PM #38
azumanga dioh rules. :D

very good anime.
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