What is it about Anime/AMVs??

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What is it about Anime/AMVs??

Postby y2kwizard » Sun Aug 18, 2002 4:44 pm

I am a newbie to the whole AMV/Anime scene, although I do other types of video editing and watch other types of movies.

I was just wondering what it is about Anime or AMVs that are so awesome, that make people want to get really involved in them? Is it the stories? The actual animation techniques? Drawing techniques? Why do people go fanatical over them?Just wondering. I've never seen an anime episode (maybe parts of DBZ).

Also, I was wondering what a good series would be to start with. It can't get too racy...just about PG-13 level because of the parents (I'm a high school sophomore). And I guess I don't really want it to be a huge series, cuz that would cost lots of money..just some small but well-known series.

THanks a lot for y'all's input, and I would greatly appreciate anyone's opinion.
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Re: What is it about Anime/AMVs??

Postby bloodyfang » Sun Aug 18, 2002 5:00 pm

y2kwizard wrote:I am a newbie to the whole AMV/Anime scene, although I do other types of video editing and watch other types of movies.

I was just wondering what it is about Anime or AMVs that are so awesome, that make people want to get really involved in them? Is it the stories? The actual animation techniques? Drawing techniques? Why do people go fanatical over them?Just wondering. I've never seen an anime episode (maybe parts of DBZ).

Also, I was wondering what a good series would be to start with. It can't get too racy...just about PG-13 level because of the parents (I'm a high school sophomore). And I guess I don't really want it to be a huge series, cuz that would cost lots of money..just some small but well-known series.

THanks a lot for y'all's input, and I would greatly appreciate anyone's opinion.


La Blue girl is a great family anime.

so is cool devices. ^_~

also so what if your a fricking sophmore. so am i.
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Postby leathelanime » Sun Aug 18, 2002 5:03 pm

For Amv's:Just the pure genius in some of the creators (Machine,FluxMeister,Wonka,MJ ect.) Just makes you want to see if you can do the same thing.And once you make your 1st video....your hooked



For Anime:Many things the story,The animation,The plot and well what ever gives you that spark.
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Postby TekkaRepliroid Zero » Sun Aug 18, 2002 7:01 pm

Some real recommendations to introduce you to anime:

Record of Lodoss War OVA - medieval fantasy, known as the Dungeons and Dragons of anime, beautifully animated 13 episode OVA series, with swords, sorcery, dragons, and kings. Some scenes have blood. Available at most places that sell anime (don't confuse with the 26-ep TV series).

Vampire Princess Miyu OVA - Modern Gothic series from 1987, this 4 episode OVA one of the classics of the genre. Miyu is a mysterious girl, and the Spiritualist Himiko is determined to uncover her secrets and link to the mysterious occurences that she's been exposed to recently in her work. But can she handle the real connection between the two? A Dark series, contains monsters but contains no nudity and only a little blood. Available at most places that sell anime (don't confuse with the 26-ep TV series).

Boys Be... - Not commercially available in english but available as a fansub, this is a recent 13 ep TV series about trying to figure girls out, as well as guys trying to figure themselves out. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching. No blood, no nudity (unless you count underwear as nudity).
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Postby Sierra Lorna » Sun Aug 18, 2002 7:50 pm

I would recommend Oh My Goddess (aka Ah! My Goddess) because it's a really short series: 2 DVDs (5 episodes total) and a movie. The animation is excellent. However, if you don't like romance, you wouldn't like it. It's about the main character, Keiichi, and Belldandy, a goddess who granted Keiichi's wish to stay with him forever. It's a very cute series and one of the first I bought.

I would also very strongly recommend Trigun since it's just plain awesome! It's in a set of 8 DVDs (26 episodes) which can be pretty pricey, though. Neon Genesis Evangelion is also 26 episodes, but it's a very popular anime (top one on this site) and also well worth taking a look at.

Usually what I do is download the first few episodes on a p2p program like KaZaA, and if I like the anime, I'll buy it (usually over the Internet because I don't have much of a selection in my city :( .)

There's a lot of good anime out there. I have trouble picking them myself. You just have to look hard and figure out what you want. Good luck with that! :)
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Re: What is it about Anime/AMVs??

Postby Hitori » Sun Aug 18, 2002 8:09 pm

bloodyfang wrote:La Blue girl is a great family anime.
so is cool devices. ^_~
Yes!! Very good family oriented anime.... :lol: Cool Devices is the funniest!!

Yes, once you make your first one, you're hooked!!!! I got into this scene as more of an artist. "I want to create something that people would like." I'm still trying to do that. Creating an AMV takes a lot more time to make than you would think. You have to think of what type of song to use, type of anime, how you want everything to work out/sync up, what type of video(Drama, comedy, action, etc), should it have a story to it, what is my general audience, how many people would watch this video, and so on...

Also, if all you've seen in anime was just some DBZ, then you haven't seen what anime really is. There are a lot more out there. DBZ is the so called 'My first anime' kind of anime... Anime is a whole different world! People can recommend anime but it's up to you to figure out what suits your tastes.
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Postby bloodyfang » Sun Aug 18, 2002 8:12 pm

my first two anime's were movies.

you already know what those were though ^_~
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Postby Hitori » Sun Aug 18, 2002 8:27 pm

bloodyfang wrote:my first two anime's were movies.

you already know what those were though ^_~
:lol: Cool cool!!
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Postby TekkaRepliroid Zero » Sun Aug 18, 2002 8:57 pm

Evangelion is definately NOT an intro-to-anime series. Eva is a real love it or hate it series. Not an ice breaker.
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Postby ZeWrestler » Sun Aug 18, 2002 10:16 pm

Pretty much what everyone said so far is what I like about anime. Once I discovered you could make amv's on your pc, i began to love anime even more, because I love working wit pcs. (just built my own)

I would also very strongly recommend Trigun since it's just plain awesome! It's in a set of 8 DVDs (26 episodes) which can be pretty pricey, though. Neon Genesis Evangelion is also 26 episodes, but it's a very popular anime (top one on this site) and also well worth taking a look at.


These are two series I would recommend for any person new to anime. Another one that is good is Scryed. Its like the x-men of anime.

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Postby Sierra Lorna » Sun Aug 18, 2002 10:46 pm

Evangelion is definately NOT an intro-to-anime series. Eva is a real love it or hate it series. Not an ice breaker.

Oh, you're right. I should've thought about that. So basically, if you watch some other anime first, I'd recommend Eva after that, which is probably a better idea. I did like the series, though, and a lot of people who're into anime do too.
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Postby trythil » Sun Aug 18, 2002 10:52 pm

Two animé that truly showcase the beauty and power of the medium, and therefore make a great introduction:

Wings of Honneamise
Grave of the Fireflies

I won't go into lengthy justifications. Let's just say that you have to see them to know why.
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Postby y2kwizard » Sun Aug 18, 2002 10:56 pm

What about Cowboy Bebop? That looks really cool from all the AMVs that feature it. Also, what is awesome about Trigun? Is it just really cool high tech stuff?

Thanks for everyone's help.
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Postby Sierra Lorna » Sun Aug 18, 2002 11:15 pm

Cowboy Bebop is pretty good too. It gets better as the series goes along.

Trigun is my favourite anime of all time because:
-It's unique
-The animation is good.
-The dialogue is awesome, especially in the subbed version.
-The plot is intriguing and interesting throughout the entire series.
-The characters are all beleivable and have detailed, interesting personalities (Vash is the greatest!! :) )
-It's captivating! I have watched the series at least 4 times and I've only gotten a few months ago.

If you want to know what it's about, there's a lot of places on the Internet that will tell you. I'd rather not tell you myself because I don't want to give too much away or make it sound worse/better than it really is. I'm afraid I might've done too much of that already. :)
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Postby AbsoluteDestiny » Mon Aug 19, 2002 2:29 am

Escaflowne is one of those great-for-newbies animes.

Make sure you show it subbed though because the dub is nightmareish.
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