You read it right. We're finally going to have a proper anime rumble. The list of shows/movies that will be included is still in the works, but will be completed soon. In the meantime, feel free to put forth your suggestions for possible additions to the list. Also add why you think they should be included. Once the list is completed, I'll add it to this post.
At this time, I plan on having 64 entries and battling them two at a time. All matchups will be selected at random and will last approximately 2 days. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined from the overall percentage of votes they have obtained in all previous rounds. To prevent a tie in the first round, I will withhold my own vote and use it to break any ties that arise.
For those who don't know the rules, I'll be posting a new match-up every so often. Vote for one of the current entries only. You may vote only once per battle.
Special rules:
1. All shows that are part of a franchise (i.e. the various Gundam shows) will be grouped together as one entry.
2. TV shows that have not yet completed their release will not be accepted since no final judgement can be passed on them.
3. Rounds will last 48-72 hours, depending on when I'm around to update.
Hex Omega
08-05-2005, 09:53 AM
Sounds good, makes a change from a FF rumble.
TheOracle
08-05-2005, 02:34 PM
Finally someone cared to put on an anime rumble =) .Last exile is a great series in my opinion and I would like to see it on the list. As for the movies... Miyazaki's one of my favourite directors so I'm suggesting movies like Spirited away, Princess Mononoke and maybe Laputa.
That's about all I can think of right now.
Blank101
08-05-2005, 02:37 PM
i say put some dragonballz fighters in and put spriggen in. that's both of them from the film. maybe patlabor.
Final Battle:
Bubblegum Crisis
VS
Akira
Eliminated in Round 5 (semifinals)
Urusei Yatsura (wild card)
Wings of Honneamise
Eliminated in Round 4 (quarterfinals)
Ashita no Joe (wild card)
Captain Harlock
Grave of the Fireflies
Lupin III
Eliminated in Round 3
Air (wild card)
Area 88 (wild card)
Card Captor Sakura
Cowboy Bebop
Golgo 13
Gungrave (wild card)
Hikaru no Go (wild card)
La Blue Girl (wild card)
Last Exile
Macross
Patlabor
R.O.D.
Ranma 1/2
Record of Lodoss War
Spirited Away
Zone of the Enders (wild card)
Eliminated in Round 2
Appleseed
Dragonball
El Hazard
Evangelion
FLCL
Fullmetal Alchemist
Fushigi Yugi
Gatchaman
Ghost in the Shell
Gundam
Hellsing
Kare Kano
Nuku-Nuku
Outlaw Star
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Trigun
Eliminated in Round 1
Ah! Megami-sama
Ayashi no Ceres
Berserk
Chobits
Dirty Pair
Dual
Escaflowne
Excel Saga
Fist of the North Star
Full Metal Panic
Goldenboy
GTO
Initial D
Inu Yasha
Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Love Hina
Magic Knight Rayearth
Nadesico
Noir
Orphen
Pokemon
Rurouni Kenshin
Sailor Moon
Saiyuki
Serial Experiments Lain
Slayers
Spriggan
Tenchi Muyo
Vampire Hunter D
Vampire Princess Miyu
X
Yu Yu Hakusho
Battle Angel Alita
I'd take this out since the anime is so short and pretty inconsequential regarding Alita's story. Unless comics are a consideration, replace it with something more complete(unless there are many more episodes than I'm aware of) =\
And I'd change Ghibli's collected to works to one of the more popular ghibli flicks out here...Grave of the fireflies, Mononoke or Spirited Away. It doesn't make sense to group movies together just by studio.
You're right about Battle Angel Alita. I had considered replacing it, but it slipped my mind. As for Ghibli, they've done quite a few popular movies and it would really be a shame to have to exclude them, but overrepresenting them wouldn't be a great idea either. I think it's kind of a "rock and a hard place" situation.
EDIT: After considering it a bit, I suppose I can work that out by replacing Alita with Grave of the Fireflies and simply list Spirited Away on its own. I hate to leave out a couple of others, but they're not as popular anyway.
Maria
08-06-2005, 08:39 PM
Sounds good!
I assume there's nothing further? Okay then!
The inaugural matchup will be:
Cowboy Bebop - A very episodic series following the often offbeat adventures of a group of interstellar bounty hunters including Spike Spiegel (a martial arts expert with a dark past), Jet Black (Spike's partner and owner of the Bebop), Faye (Spike and Jet's chief competitor and erstwhile companion), and Ed (a young girl with a prodigious talent for computer hacking). Includes one movie.
VS
Full Metal Panic - Sosuke Sagara, an elite soldier working for a mercenary group called MITHRIL, goes undercover to protect Kaname Chidori--a girl whose mind may hold the key to a dangerous technology--from danger; a task which proves far more simple than adjusting to life in high school. Also includes two spinoffs: FMP? Fumoffu (a comedic series focusing on Sosuke and Kaname's school life) and FMP! The Second Raid, which is still airing in Japan.
Marceline
08-07-2005, 07:41 PM
I hate to pick one because I haven't seen much of the other, but I'm going to have to go with Cowboy Bebop. I throughly enjoyed Bebop, and while Full Metal Panic has been looking more and more interesting to me lately, I don't know enough about it to vote for it over the space cowboys.
I'm guessing posts is what determines the winner? so i'm going with cowbe as well.
Shinryudan
08-08-2005, 12:52 AM
Cowboy Bepop for me aswell
CRUNCH BAR
08-08-2005, 07:29 AM
Cowboy Bebop mostly for the music.
A WILD SNORLAX APPEARS
08-08-2005, 07:56 AM
bebop
Venom
08-08-2005, 09:39 AM
Cowboy Bebop
Hex Omega
08-08-2005, 04:41 PM
Cowboy Bebop.
Maria
08-08-2005, 05:28 PM
Cowboy Bebop.
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
08-08-2005, 06:10 PM
Cowboy Bebop.
Also, I'm mildly perturbed that the Zone of the Enders anime movies aren't included here. They're full-length feature movies, totally stand alone as far as I recall, so there's no worry over questions of an entire series being compared.
The first Idolo movie ranks a close second in my opinion to Evangelion as far as space opera/mecha anime goes.
Kurisutaru
08-08-2005, 09:16 PM
Cowboy Bebop
Sorry Odin, but this would last forever if I tried to list every anime someone might have seen. Anyway, I gave ample time for you to bring that up before starting.
grn apple tree
08-09-2005, 11:14 PM
... cowboy bebop...
Cowboy Bebop - 13
Full Metal Panic - 0
Ouch. A complete blowout opens the rumble, although that's not unexpected considering Bebop's greater exposure.
Dirty Pair - Cheesy 80's fun at its best. Kei and Yuri are probably the most destructive pair of agents ever to grace a tv screen, having left entire planets in ruins during the simplest of cases. One full-length tv series, several OAVs, and three carnage-packed movies included.
VS
Fullmetal Alchemist - A very hot property at the moment which tells the tale of Edward and Alphonse Elric, two young alchemists who failed a transmutation which cost Ed an arm and a leg, but destroyed Al's entire body, leaving his soul trapped in a suit of armor. Together, they seek the Philosopher's Stone, an alchemical amplifier powerful enough to restore their bodies to normal. Also includes a movie that has not yet been released overseas.
This one isn't really fair either, I'm afraid. That's just the luck of the draw though. Maybe there's a couple fans of the classics that can keep this from being totally one-sided.
i'm gonna keep things simple on this one.
never saw dirty pair. (though i was aware of it!) so i'm going with full metal.
and on a side note. i don't think i'd be missing anything from dirty pair either. i'd say by its looks, its a combo of lupin and irresponsible captain tylor. very fun, funny, and explosive, but no need to worry too much and desperately go out to see what i've missed. but i will make the effort in the future though so i can vote more fairly in future battles!
final vote. full metal
Hex Omega
08-10-2005, 01:25 AM
Fullmetal Alchemist.
grn apple tree
08-10-2005, 02:08 AM
just like tact i've never seen dirty pair. so i'll have to vote for full metal alchemist
STOP VOTING IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN BOTH SHOWS UNLESS YOU'RE VOTING FOR DIRTY PAIR
Marceline
08-10-2005, 03:44 AM
I am afraid to vote and face the wrath of rezo.
There's a way to vote that incures no wrath at all
just so you know...(vote for Dirty Pair)
Maria
08-10-2005, 12:34 PM
Fullmetal Alchemist
Marceline
08-10-2005, 02:43 PM
There's a way to vote that incures no wrath at all
just so you know...(vote for Dirty Pair)
...
dirty pair?
TheOracle
08-10-2005, 04:55 PM
For me, Full Metal Alchemist wins by a slight margin.
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
08-10-2005, 05:45 PM
Fullmetal Alchemist, because Prak's description of Dirty Pair makes it sound like a Dragonball version of Cowboy Bebop, which would irritate the shit out of me.
Fullmetal Alchemist, because Prak's description of Dirty Pair makes it sound like a Dragonball version of Cowboy Bebop, which would irritate the shit out of me.
IT'S NOT A DRAGONBALL VERSION OF COWBOY BEBOP AT ALL CHANGE YOUR VOTE
dirty pair?
http://www.ribaldyouth.com/pics/happy.gif
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
08-10-2005, 06:39 PM
IT SOUNDS LIKE A DRAGONBALL VERSION OF COWBOY BEBOP TO ME, I REFUSE TO CHANGE MY VOTE
So post a pic of those two being appropriately sad, then.
The scientists are ever optimistic, unfortunately.
It's not like Dragon Ball though. They'll destroy an entire planet, but it won't be because they got in a fight with some huge demon and had to use magic energy blasts of energy. They'll have to go to a planet to save a kidnapped child or something, and they might accidentally trigger a self-destruct sequence in the base he was being held in and then when they escape the base will self-destruct and level an entire city. Or maybe during their escape they'll be attacked with missiles, and they'll use buildings to block them.
but... they'll have saved the kid!
WHAT AN AWESOME SHOW.
CHANGE YOUR VOTE
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
08-10-2005, 07:00 PM
No.
Marceline
08-10-2005, 07:06 PM
Odin has a heart of stone!
STOP VOTING IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN BOTH SHOWS UNLESS YOU'RE VOTING FOR DIRTY PAIR
does it count if i've seen lots and lots of trailers of it? i hope so. :p
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
08-10-2005, 10:08 PM
Odin has a heart of stone!
I have to in order to resist your attempts to devour my soul!
does it count if i've seen lots and lots of trailers of it? i hope so. :p
NO.
Anyways, you've probably only seen stupid Dirty Pair Flash trailers that are stupid.
CRUNCH BAR
08-11-2005, 01:17 AM
Dirty Pair, bitches!!!! I have the whole series on DVD!
A WILD SNORLAX APPEARS
08-11-2005, 04:27 AM
fullmetal alchemist
NO.
Anyways, you've probably only seen stupid Dirty Pair Flash trailers that are stupid.
ha! wrong again! because i don't even remember! they came out in some anime i rented years ago. ha! before dvd's were invented! aka, BEFORE YOU WERE BORN!
:p
you're younger than me. So much younger that by the time you started renting anime, Dirty Pair Flash was probably out on VHS.
high fives chorns
Venom
08-11-2005, 08:55 AM
Fullmetal Alchemist
Besaid_Aurochs
08-11-2005, 04:40 PM
Fullmetal Alchemist
Blank101
08-11-2005, 05:06 PM
never heard of one so full metal gets my vote
you're younger than me. So much younger that by the time you started renting anime, Dirty Pair Flash was probably out on VHS.
high fives chorns
2 years older. my gosh. its like a totally diffrent generation. i simply cannot relate to this person!
yah it was on vhs. other than that. :p
CRUNCH BAR
08-11-2005, 11:56 PM
high fives chorns
high fives ryan!
Dirty Pair - 3
Fullmetal Alchemist - 11
No shock here. Dirty Pair is a great show, but it doesn't matter much when most of the voters are limited to what they see on tv, thus have no exposure to classic anime. However, I do ask that people at least look into shows they aren't familiar with a bit before voting. A valiant effort, rezo!
Ah! Megami-sama - Keiichi Morisato's life takes a turn for the extraordinary when a wrong number connects him to a "Goddess Help Line" and he winds up with a beautiful goddess named Belldandy for a girlfriend. That's all well and good until her two sisters move in with them. Aside from the original OAV series, there's also a movie, a comedic spinoff, and a completely new full-length series that recently finished airing.
VS
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross - Originally chronicling the war between humanity and an alien race called the Zentraedi, the Macross franchise has since branched off into several other equally gripping tales. With its classic military/mecha action and powerful well-told stories, the series has long been a benchmark for sci-fi anime.
Marceline
08-12-2005, 12:35 AM
The Ah! Megami-sama ova is one of my favorites. I haven't seen the tv series yet, but I'm extremely excited about it.
Macross is fantastic, and it's one of my favorites, but it just isn't as special to me as Ah! Megami Sama is.
CRUNCH BAR
08-12-2005, 01:19 AM
Ah, Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, my first mecha-anime, Ah! Megami-Sama was alright, but not much beats Macross!
I guess I'll go with Macross, even though a lot of it is pretty goofy.
A valiant effort, rezo!
My only regret is that I did not try hard enough...and get ndi to delete the posts of people that voted for Fullmetal Alchemist...
Besaid_Aurochs
08-12-2005, 07:33 PM
Ah! Megami-Sama gets my vote
omgomgomgomgo
MACROSS 4EVER!!!
Hex Omega
08-13-2005, 10:25 AM
SDFM for me.
Raidenex
08-13-2005, 05:30 PM
Definately Robotech.
....uh, Macross, whatever. It was my first real anime! It doesn't really stand the test of time, though =/
Maria
08-13-2005, 08:29 PM
Ah! Megami-Sama
Venom
08-13-2005, 09:08 PM
Macross
Ah! Megami-sama - 4
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross - 6
A slightly lower turnout this time. I hope it's not going to be like this every time there's not a show you can see on cartoon network in the running. If it is, I may have to resort to using milkman's system of giving extra weight to the more regular voters.
Berserk - How this show was actually aired on tv is beyond me. Berserk is a horrifically brutal show centered around a medieval warrior named Guts and his life with a mercenary company called the Band of the Hawk. When the body parts aren't flying, there's a surprisingly deep story to be found and a plethora of very interesting characters.
VS
Fushigi Yugi - Love triangles abound, and friendships are put to the test after two ordinary girls are magically transported to ancient China. One of the girls is transported back to the modern world almost immediately, while the other is left to search for her friend and a way home. The anime, which came from the shojou manga of the same name, ran for 52 episodes, and spawned several short OVAs. (Courtesy of Ndi, since I haven't seen it.)
Definitely Fushigi Yugi! ^^
sux. never seen any of them. perhaps i shouldn't even vote this time.
but in case you need a tie breaker. (most likely not) i'll vote for fushigi yugi cause i heard great things. compared to berserk, of which i heard nothing.
Marceline
08-14-2005, 04:11 AM
Unfortunately, I haven't really seen Beserk. I've seen a teeny bit, but not enough to really get much of a feel for it.
<B>Fushigi Yugi was one of my first animes, so I'll vote for that.
Hex Omega
08-14-2005, 04:15 AM
Same here.
Definately Robotech.
....uh, Macross, whatever. It was my first real anime! It doesn't really stand the test of time, though =/
Yeah macross was one of the best series made
Fushigi Yugi
Can't vote on this one. I've only seen a little of both. Fushigi Yuugi a long time ago( I didn't mind it, but it taught me to ignore the "this is great! #1 anime of blahblahblah" blurbs on boxes or mags or whatever since it seemed very very normal) and Berserk is a series I keep passing by in some form and deciding to "check out later".
Maria
08-16-2005, 03:58 PM
fushigi yuugi
Berserk - 0
Fushigi Yugi - 6
Another low turnout and a very unexpected result. To be honest, I had expected Berserk to walk away with this one. Rezo and Tact, you two in particular should both check that one out.
FLCL - A very short--and even more demented--OVA series about...a guy who has mecha sprouting out of his head? Or is it about the mysterious crazy alien girl who uses a bass guitar as a weapon? I can hardly tell. =/
VS
Rurouni Kenshin - Based extremely loosely on Japanese history, Rurouni Kenshin is a very long series that follows the exploits of assassin-turned-wanderer Kenshin Himura. In atonement for his bloody past, Kenshin has vowed to never kill again and spends his days defending those he cares for. Also includes a movie and 6 OVA episodes.
Montblanc
08-17-2005, 01:03 AM
Oviously, it's Rouronin Kenshin. He's AWSOME!!
Hex Omega
08-17-2005, 01:22 AM
Same here.
Marceline
08-17-2005, 02:37 AM
FLCL.</B> I've never managed to get into Kenshin, and Fooly-Cooly is pretty much as awesome as it gets.
Also. Prak. I so called that last one. 8-)
A WILD SNORLAX APPEARS
08-17-2005, 04:13 AM
FLCL
CRUNCH BAR
08-17-2005, 07:21 AM
FLCL, I like Rurouni Kenshin, but mostly for the OVAs and not the actual TV series. But FLCL is awesome all around.
haryuu no
08-17-2005, 08:40 AM
FLCL...
Rurouni Kenshin couldnt keep my attention after a few episodes.
Not only that but FLCL's weirdness kept hold of me, and was generally awesome.
iconoclastic pastry
08-17-2005, 09:17 PM
FLCL.
grn apple tree
08-18-2005, 05:16 AM
flcl makes me rofl... but i like kenshin better... well the ovas but who gives?
Maria
08-18-2005, 04:52 PM
Rurouni Kenshin
FLCL - 8
Rurouni Kenshin - 4
Quite a solid victory for FLCL. I'm glad to see the number of votes going back up. Now let's try to keep it there.
Golgo 13 - Ranking among the greatest badasses in anime history, Golgo 13 is a nigh-invincible assassin who will kill anybody, no matter who or how well-protected they are, if the price is right. Picture James Bond without any trace of a conscience. Covers two movies adapted from an extremely long-running manga.
VS
GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) - Eikichi Onizuka, age 22, is an expert martial artist, is legendary among nearly every biker gang in Japan, has the manners of an irate elephant, has never had a girlfriend, and...dreams of being the greatest high school teacher in the country (mostly for the young girls). Naturally, he meets his match when he winds up teaching an out-of-control junior high class.
A quick reminder: Please bold your votes.
aww dammit. i wanted to vote for the rurouni kenshin. i've never seen it in order. just a few mixed episodes here and there. and i did see all of flcl. but i can't vote for flcl. bleh. once is enough. not an anime you'd come back to watch over and over again. so i would have voted for kenshin.
now for this vote.
golgo 13
iconoclastic pastry
08-19-2005, 03:29 AM
GOLGO 13
CRUNCH BAR
08-19-2005, 03:54 AM
GOLGO 13
Marceline
08-19-2005, 03:59 AM
GOLGO 13
GTO, never saw gargoyles before
CRUNCH BAR
08-19-2005, 06:31 AM
Golgo 13 has nothing to do with Gargoyles.
Hex Omega
08-19-2005, 06:14 PM
Golgo 13.
Montblanc
08-19-2005, 06:42 PM
Golgo 13! :coolegg:
jiro's vote should be stricken from the record since he mistook Golgo 13 for gargoyles.
CRUNCH BAR
08-21-2005, 01:18 AM
jiro's vote should be stricken from the record since he mistook Golgo 13 for gargoyles.
Really, nothing against jiro though.
Golgo 13 - 9
GTO - 1
And another of my own favorites is ruthlessly annihilated. At least it got one vote, even if it was from someone who mistook Golgo 13 for Gargoyles. No rezo, I won't strike that vote! GTO is too awesome to be completely shut out.
Love Hina - Keitaro Urashima puts himself in the awkward position of being the manager of an all-girl dormitory in order to study for Tokyo University's entrance exams, which he's already failed several times. But how is he supposed to study between all the strange occurrences and the constant beating from the tenants? To further complicate matters, one of the girls might just be the closest thing to girlfriend he ever had and the very reason he's trying to get into Tokyo U. One full-length tv series and a 3 part OVA.
VS
Last Exile - Claus and Lavie are a pair of Vanship pilots in a strange retro-futuristic world. Throughout the course of this well-crafted and beautifully animated story, they become involved in a war that will change the face of their world. Overall, it makes for a very fine balance between action, political intrigue, and character development.
No rezo, I won't strike that vote! GTO is too awesome to be completely shut out.
Unless the man doing the shutting out is Golgo 13.
Also: Last Exile.
Love Hina! Kanako, and Motoko are really good. Naru is annoying, but it doesn't matter.
Marceline
08-21-2005, 02:41 AM
Last Exile, please! Love Hina is a lot of fun, and it's one of the best harem animes out there, but Last Exile is pretty much a masterpiece.
CRUNCH BAR
08-21-2005, 02:45 AM
Last Exile, please! Love Hina is a lot of fun, and it's one of the best harem animes out there, but Last Exile is pretty much a masterpiece.
Nicely said, Last Exile for me too.
iconoclastic pastry
08-21-2005, 04:41 AM
Last Exile.
Montblanc
08-21-2005, 04:46 AM
Love Hina
ooh ooh. i think last exile is the anime i saw who's name i forgot! (if you wondering what i'm talking about, please visit the "getting into anime advice" thread and read my post for 8-20-05.)
anyway. last exile for sure.
TheOracle
08-21-2005, 12:38 PM
Last Exile was great.
grn apple tree
08-22-2005, 03:48 AM
Love Hina! Kanako, and Motoko are really good. Naru is annoying, but it doesn't matter.
love hina i find naru's bangs annoying. also kaora su ^^
haryuu no
08-22-2005, 06:58 AM
Last Exile
lagatcy
08-22-2005, 09:41 AM
BERSERK.!!
You dummy. Berserk was already eliminated. BRUTALLY.
Hex Omega
08-23-2005, 12:46 AM
Last Exile.
frenchfries604
08-23-2005, 07:25 AM
love hina motoko kicks ass
Wattson
08-23-2005, 10:18 AM
Dirty Pair if I don't then I will feel the wrath of rezo. ; ;
last exile
Love Hina - 6
Last Exile - 9
Pretty close match, but Love Hina joins the ranks of popular anime shot down in round one. Also, Mr. WrongPants wisely evades the wrath of rezo with his thoughtful, albeit useless, post-mortem vote for Dirty Pair.
Outlaw Star - Gene Starwind and company travel the galaxy in a super-advanced (not to mention stolen) ship in search of the legendary Galactic Leyline, taking on assassins, pirates, sorcerers, aliens, and other dangers along the way. It also spawned a spinoff series called Angel Links.
VS
Initial D - Prodigious young street racer/tofu delivery boy Takumi Fujiwara takes on all challengers in a high-octane emotionally charged series about youth, love, and outrunning the newest and fastest cars on the mountain pass in a beat-up old Toyota. Includes three seasons of the tv show and a movie.
Hex Omega
08-24-2005, 06:28 AM
Never seen ID so Outlaw Star by default.
CRUNCH BAR
08-24-2005, 05:42 PM
I never was into cgi generated street racing anyway, so Outlaw Star cause it's a classic in my mind.
haryuu no
08-24-2005, 07:08 PM
Outlaw Star
Marceline
08-24-2005, 09:41 PM
Initial D was a wonderful surprise. I never thought I'd enjoy something like that, but I really did.
I place this vote with a twinge of regret, though. I've only seen a few episodes of Outlaw Star on CN, but excellent reviews and a nicely priced box set pretty much sold me on the series.
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
08-24-2005, 09:44 PM
Outlaw Star.
Anyone remember that time some n00b said the movie The Transporter reminded them of Outlaw Star, cos chick in the trunk and shit?
frenchfries604
08-24-2005, 10:44 PM
initial d best racing show, but probably the only racing show =P
Montblanc
08-25-2005, 12:22 AM
Outlaw Star. I've never seen any of these two competitors but, Outlaw Star sownds pretty good.
outlaw star for sure. i love Aisha! ctarl ctarl!
outlaw star for sure. i love Aisha! ctarl ctarl!
Outlaw Star - 7
Initial D - 3
This round ran a little long because my connection at home was down yesterday, but it shouldn't happen again.
Bubblegum Crisis - One of the defining entries in the cyberpunk genre, BGC was one of the earlier anime series to be available in North America. It centers around a group of young women known as the Knight Sabers, a team of armored vigilantes who battle against out of control Boomers (androids) and the ruthless Genom Corporation that manufactures them. The 90's saw an updated version of the series produced that greatly expanded the story of the original. It's spawned several spinoffs, but they're nowhere near as notable as Bubblegum Crisis and Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040.
VS
Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Justy Tylor was a nobody (and content to be so) until dumb luck led him to rescue a general's granddaughters, but as a "reward" for that deed he is promoted to captain of the Soyokaze. Unfortunately, the ship is little more than a dumping ground for the worst personnel in the fleet and the easygoing Captain Tylor is perhaps the biggest misfit of them all. Covers a full-length tv series and a 10 OAV episodes.
I expect rezo will have more wrath prepared for those who vote for Tylor over BGC, but how much sway does he really have over the process?
frenchfries604
08-27-2005, 05:32 PM
irresponsible captain tylor
Hex Omega
08-27-2005, 09:41 PM
BGC
Montblanc
08-28-2005, 03:58 PM
BGC.
Marceline
08-28-2005, 04:04 PM
Never seen Tylor!
Bubblegum Crisis.
I expect rezo will have more wrath prepared for those who vote for Tylor over BGC, but how much sway does he really have over the process?
Looks like the mere suggesting of my wrath caused most people to vote for BGC! But I'm not as behind that series as Dirty Pair.
Still will vote for it though!
OMG YOU GUYS SUCK!
NOW YOU SHALL FACE MY WRATH!
vote for tylor damn joo all!!!
TYLOR 4EVER
now i realize how much it sucked for rezo voting for the other simply because other people haven't seen the one you like....i feel....your pain... *cries*
If it makes you feel better, I have just ordered the Captain Tylor box set.
ooh ooh! wait. you have to be careful. i'm sure you know how i am very much against hype. it can ruin even the greatest of animes!
so now that you ordered it. you have to tell yourself. "i got this simply because i have money to burn, and expect nothing special out of it. if i'm lucky, i'll be entertained for 2 minutes"
repeat that untill you believe it. and THEN watch it. i hope it all goes well. ^^
Hype does not exist in Prakland. I already have a very clear idea of what to expect from it, so I expect nothing less and nothing more. Anyway, it's one of the most awesome box sets I've ever seen. With all the extra stuff crammed into it and a $54 price tag, I just couldn't pass it up.
haryuu no
08-29-2005, 07:51 AM
Bubblegum Crisis
Maria
08-30-2005, 03:53 PM
Bubblegum Crisis.
Blank101
08-30-2005, 09:50 PM
i dont know but i will go for taylor cause that guy scares me(kidding)
(also have we put d(from vampire hunter d)in here)
Vampire Hunter D is on the list, but has not had its turn yet.
I know I'm late updating this time, but you'll have to excuse me considering that my internets have been wiped from existence by that little hurricane thing that came through here. I'll try to do it tomorrow afternoon since I don't have much time now and the pc I'm on sucks.
CRUNCH BAR
08-31-2005, 06:36 PM
Bubblegum Crisis
Bubblegum Crisis - 10
Irresponsible Captain Tylor - 3
Another abnormally long round ends with a dominating victory for BGC, although this has certainly made me interested in seeing Tylor.
Vampire Hunter D - Together with his traveling companion, a powerful parasite infesting his hand, D the half-vampire travels the lands of the distant future fighting against his vampire brethren as well as his own dark nature. While the original movie was one of the earliest animes available in North America and did a great deal to propagate fandom of the genre, the second (and most recent) movie reached a much higher level of artistry.
VS
Ghost in the Shell - In the not-so-distant future, law enforcement has become heavily reliant on cyborgs. One such cyborg, Motoko Kusanagi, seeks a mysterious "brain hacker" only to find something more amazing and dangerous than she imagined. Also includes a sequel movie and a full-length prequel tv series.
haryuu no
09-01-2005, 03:02 AM
Hard choice but... Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the shell, even if I'm not too fond of the movies, I also didn't like too much of either D(except for chara designs in the first because Amano's art is always kind of off and the film appeals in a cheesy way)... but there were some good episodes in the Ghost in the Shell TV series that I didn't really watch!
Huntress Krystle
09-01-2005, 09:45 AM
Vampire Hunter D
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
09-01-2005, 11:44 AM
:( I didn't like either one of those anime.
...
Vampire Hunter D, I guess.
CRUNCH BAR
09-01-2005, 07:42 PM
Ghost in the Shell, I liked the book a helluva lot more though, the effects were a nice otuch though.
Tidus 66
09-01-2005, 07:44 PM
Ghost in the shell
Marceline
09-01-2005, 08:32 PM
I've never really gotten into Ghost in the Shell.
I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan of Vampire Hunter D either, but I find it more entertaining then GITS, and that is what is important.
I thought the character designs in D were pretty neat, rezo.
Lunchbox McGillicuddy
09-01-2005, 09:12 PM
I'd pick Ghost in The Shell over Vampire Hunter D. It has more depth over all in my opinion.
Denny
09-01-2005, 09:18 PM
Ghost in the shell :)
grn apple tree
09-01-2005, 09:46 PM
ghost in the shell
Hex Omega
09-02-2005, 02:55 AM
Ghost in the Shell.
omg you suck prak! pitting two of my favs against eachother. its like your making me choose between my mommy and my daddy. :(
i love em both. i can't decide. so i won't vote on this one. or better yet. let me vote twice. one for each of them. lol
They got picked at random, silly. Now you know how some of us felt during the Dirty Pair/FMA battle!
lol. yes. now i know.
after thinking a bit more on it. i decided to go for animation. and i think the animation in bloodlust was spectacular. trully inspiring. eye canday all the way. so i'll vote for vhd
ps. both count right? or did you specifically mean the old vhd? that one was funny. remember the shower scene? rofl. ah. how i love fanservice of old.
Maria
09-02-2005, 03:19 PM
Vampire Hunter D
A WILD SNORLAX APPEARS
09-03-2005, 04:16 AM
GHOST IN THE SHELL
cwthewolf
09-03-2005, 04:42 PM
Ghost in the Shell
Montblanc
09-04-2005, 12:17 AM
Ghost in the shell, oh, and I wasn't very active the past few days because the computer had some sort of virus in it. :confused:
TheOracle
09-04-2005, 08:21 PM
Hardest decision so far... Vampire hunter D, because I've seen it more recently.
Vampire Hunter D - 6
Ghost in the Shell - 13
Massive turnout this time around, but that's no surprise with two high-profile titles.
Yu Yu Hakusho - Death and resurrection leaves 14 year old delinquent Yusuke Urameshi with an interesting talent: the ability to see spirits. This long tv show follows his adventures as a detective in the employ of the the spirit world's ruler, Koenma, and focuses mainly on over the top fighting. Also includes a movie.
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Dragonball - Love it or hate it, I'm sure you know all about it. The Dragonball franchise lasted for over a decade in various incarnations and spanned three tv shows, as well as over a dozen movies.
This time we have two fairly similar franchises, but while Dragonball has much more history behind it, it also has more vehement critics. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
Tidus 66
09-04-2005, 09:02 PM
I saw dragonball since i remember but the Gt series and the movies are awful..... for that
Yu Yu Hakusho
Dragon ball for me plz actually kinda like that show
Marceline
09-04-2005, 09:16 PM
Oh gosh. :(
I've never enjoyed Yu Yu Hakusho, and a good chunk of the DB universe drives me crazy.
However, I think there were a lot of episodes of the original Dragonball that were hilarious, and I didn't think DBZ was *that* weak until pretty far on. So I guess I'll go with that.
A WILD SNORLAX APPEARS
09-04-2005, 09:47 PM
its hard to worse than dragonball, so i think prak rigged this matchup.
Early Dragonball is way better than Yu Yu Hakusho. The tournaments were better too, and the only part of Yu Yu Hakusho I really liked a lot was the part where he goes around helping people as a ghost that was cut out of the cartoon.
Dragonball.
Wattson
09-05-2005, 12:34 AM
its hard to worse than dragonball, so i think prak rigged this matchup.
haha. As tempting as it is sometimes, I have never rigged a match. It's all completely random.
Hex Omega
09-05-2005, 01:14 AM
Dragonball.
hikari2002
09-05-2005, 01:23 AM
Yu Yu Hakusho
grn apple tree
09-05-2005, 02:51 AM
dragonball
Huntress Krystle
09-05-2005, 05:47 PM
YuYu Hakusho
Maria
09-05-2005, 06:41 PM
Dragonball.
Lunchbox McGillicuddy
09-06-2005, 03:53 AM
I definitely choose Dragonball, it has more interesting characters, regardless of how unfortunately they became more and more ignored as the series progressed, and I enjoyed the humor a lot more.
Yu Yu Hakusho - 3
Dragonball - 11
A really decisive victory for Dragonball. I actually thought it would go out in the first round, but it got a pretty lucky draw.
Patlabor - Another very persistent franchise, the Patlabor series has existed since 1989 and has seen new material as recently as 2003. In a world where giant robots called "labors" are used for everything from construction to warfare, a motley crew of of police officers utilize advanced patrol units called Patlabors to maintain law and order. Covers 1 TV series, 2 OAV series', and 3 movies.
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Slayers - Speaking of persistent... The pint-sized, flat-chested, mega-powerful teenage sorceress Lina Inverse travels the medieval landscape with her oddball gang righting a few wrongs, eating everything in sight, and committing lots more wrongs that mostly involve widespread destruction. Covers a three season tv series, 6 OAV episodes, and five movies.
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOM
SLAYERS FOREVER!
i baught the soundtrack at the adv website during their super summer sale. cost me 2 bucks. and its fantastic. saw the whole first 2 series. (got up to the point where theres this girl that transforms into a dragon and then i lost my cable connection)
basically. i vote for slayers.
Patlabor, I guess.
even though my name came from slayers I never really got into it though I don't think it's bad. I just thought the idea of calling Rezo's copy "Copyrezo" was funny.
haryuu no
09-07-2005, 04:24 AM
Patlabor
Lunchbox McGillicuddy
09-07-2005, 04:50 AM
I choose Patlabor merely based off the factory scene in the intro of Patlabor 2. Oh my god!
Marceline
09-07-2005, 04:57 AM
I haven't watched Slayers in way too long, but yeah. Good times.
I used to have a crush on Zelgadis, and Misao and I would fight over him in chat. XD
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
09-07-2005, 12:52 PM
Patlabor, damnit.
Tidus 66
09-07-2005, 01:41 PM
Patlabor
CRUNCH BAR
09-07-2005, 04:40 PM
Early Dragonball is way better than Yu Yu Hakusho. The tournaments were better too, and the only part of Yu Yu Hakusho I really liked a lot was the part where he goes around helping people as a ghost that was cut out of the cartoon.
Dragonball.
I gotta agree with rezo here, I did enjoy the first story arc in Yu... but damnit, I MISSED THE DRAGONBALL VOTE!Uhhhh... anyway, Patlabor.
Hex Omega
09-07-2005, 05:10 PM
Patlabor.
living auron
09-07-2005, 06:45 PM
patlabour
Sir Dyne
09-07-2005, 06:48 PM
Patlabor
Blank101
09-07-2005, 10:43 PM
patlabor bitch
patlabour
You misspelled the name, you silly boy.
I really thought Slayers would have a chance here.
So did I. I'm kind of disappointed.
Wattson
09-07-2005, 11:31 PM
slayers
grn apple tree
09-07-2005, 11:46 PM
slayers
Maria
09-08-2005, 08:51 PM
Slayers
Huntress Krystle
09-08-2005, 09:29 PM
Slayers
Slash
09-08-2005, 10:33 PM
yay! huntress is back! WB! and id say slayers
Patlabor - 11
Slayers - 7
Slayers made a nice run of it at the end, but it just wasn't enough. Patlabor moves on while Lina and company are sent back to fantasyland.
Appleseed - In a post-apocalyptic world, humans live alongside Bioroids (androids) in a Utopian civilization until a terrorist plot orchestrated by a disgruntled police officer threatens to undo their very way of life. The original OAV is still very highly regarded, although the recent movie has met with a more lukewarm reception from fans. Two sequels (one movie and a tv series) are planned for next year.
VS
Chobits - Hideki Motosuwa would give anything to have his own "Persocon," an advanced mobile computer modeled after a human form. Sadly, a mere prep school student could never afford one... but finding one is another matter. His new Persocon, Chii, is adorably cute, but can't do much of anything. Unlike other Persocons, however, Chii can learn on her own.
Abstain. I'm certainly not into Chobits, and while Appleseed is probably the only Shirow thing I'm actually a fan of, it certainly isn't because of the two cartoos.
Who highly regards the original OAV? I saw it almost a decade ago so maybe it was awesome and I didn't realize it, but when I was talking friends into reading the comics back then, one of them had seen the movieOAV and I had to repeatedly stress to him that the comic was really different and actually good =\
Guess I was a little unclear. I was referring to Shirow fans. For the most part, Shirow fans I've dealt with loved the original, but were less enthusiastic about the new movie.
ah, that makes more sense. I only know one person that I would call a Shirow fan now, and he wasn't fond of the films either. I am hopeful for the TV series though.
haryuu no
09-09-2005, 01:26 AM
Chobits
CRUNCH BAR
09-09-2005, 03:52 AM
Appleseed
Marceline
09-09-2005, 04:47 AM
Chobits.
Tidus 66
09-09-2005, 10:19 AM
Appleseed
Huntress Krystle
09-09-2005, 12:09 PM
Chii is adorable but I'm gonna go with Appleseed
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
09-09-2005, 01:10 PM
Appleseed is the only one of the two I've actually seen, so I guess I vote for that one, even though I didn't care for it much.
I guess I just don't care much for the over-used plotline of "genetically superior/engineered humans and normal humans learning to get along with each other in spite of extremist factions" in anime.
TheOracle
09-09-2005, 03:06 PM
Appleseed
Arcanine
09-09-2005, 10:58 PM
Chobits!
Montblanc
09-10-2005, 01:08 AM
APPLESEED.
Lunchbox McGillicuddy
09-10-2005, 02:23 AM
Appleseed! I like the design.
grn apple tree
09-10-2005, 06:52 PM
chobits
Appleseed - 8
Chobits - 6
I didn't expect this. So Chobits bites the dust right away... Good showing though.
Space Pirate Captain Harlock - One of the most recognizable names in anime, the notorious pirate Harlock travels the sea of stars in his near-invincible battleship Arcadia, fighting tirelessly for nothing more than his own honor and freedom, as well as the memory of his best friend. If my count is correct, this covers three series and one movie, although many of the characters have appeared in several other shows.
VS
Fist of the North Star - In a post-apocalyptic future where the weak are enslaved by the strong and the world is ruled by mutated giants, a lone martial artist named Kenshiro--successor to the deadly Hokuto school--travels in search of his lost love. Includes two long-running series, a recent OAV series, and a movie that retells the original story.
Even the merest mention of Captain Harlock (sometimes spelled Herlock) is enough to put something on top of my viewing list. FotNS is well-known, but how will it fare against something as legendary as Harlock? Then again, a lot of people seem to judge an anime simply by the amount of gore and the beefiness of its male characters, both of which Fist has the advantage in.
Denny
09-11-2005, 02:03 PM
I`ll go for Fist of the North Star. I`ve only seen a few episodes but found it quite good and very funny at some points.
Montblanc
09-11-2005, 03:09 PM
Fist of north star.
Calgar
09-11-2005, 04:17 PM
fist of the north star
Evil Moogle
09-11-2005, 06:18 PM
Fist of the north star
Remember the threats of rezo's wrath? Mine will be far worse if people don't start voting for Harlock. =/
Lunchbox McGillicuddy
09-11-2005, 07:22 PM
Harlock is too great a character...I'll have to vote for him! I'd watch stick animation if it was a Harlock story.
CRUNCH BAR
09-11-2005, 07:35 PM
Fist of the North Star! Sorry Prak...heh heh.
Lunchbox McGillicuddy
09-11-2005, 08:13 PM
Poor Harlock :(
Marceline
09-11-2005, 09:45 PM
Prak knows I am voting for Harlock. ^^
Also: it would be pretty hilarious if I edited people's votes to Harlock.
But I won't!
harlock for prak's sake. and plus i love that style of animation.
and fotns was neat and funny but not worthy of voting.
Venom
09-12-2005, 05:33 AM
Fist of the North Star.
Hex Omega
09-12-2005, 06:14 AM
Same here.
Harlock.
Prak knows I am voting for Harlock. ^^
Also: it would be pretty hilarious if I edited people's votes to Harlock.
But I won't!
But you will!
Wattson
09-12-2005, 07:45 AM
harrrrlock
pedo mc tax me softly, black person (whom i love)
09-12-2005, 01:00 PM
Harlock, cos Fist of the North Star makes me cringe.
TheOracle
09-12-2005, 01:40 PM
Harlock.
Huntress Krystle
09-12-2005, 05:58 PM
Space Pirate Captain Harlock. And I agree w/tact. It has a nice style of animation.
Tidus 66
09-12-2005, 05:59 PM
Harlock
Lunchbox McGillicuddy
09-13-2005, 03:26 AM
Beautiful comeback!
Marceline
09-13-2005, 03:50 AM
We should recruit in chat!
Space Pirate Captain Harlock - 11
Fist of the North Star - 7
Pretty awesome comeback there, but I'd expect no less from the greatest (IMO) anime antihero ever.
Tenchi Muyo - One of the most well-known harem shows out there, the franchise mostly centers around a guy named Tenchi who has a plethora of alien women fawning over him and occasionally has to help save the galaxy. Lots of continuity here (and lots of lack thereof) as the franchise consists of 4 tv series, at least half a dozen OAV series, and 3 movies.
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Record of Lodoss War - If there's a quintessential fantasy series, it's hard to imagine it being anything other than this. RoLW follows a band of heroes who seem to be ripped straight out of a hardcore AD&D game on their quest to save the Isle of Lodoss from destruction. Although the original OAV is more well-known, the tv series, Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, upholds the same standards of quality and follows the source material much more closely.
CRUNCH BAR
09-14-2005, 02:37 AM
Tenchi Muyo! Simply for the reason that Tenchi is the biggest player in all anime that I know of!
