Finding inner strength - Series or character suggestion?

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Finding inner strength - Series or character suggestion?

Postby SarahtheBoring » Thu Apr 24, 2003 7:08 pm

Okay. I feel compelled to do something with a particular song. I tried a FF9 video ages ago, but long story short, it never panned out. No big loss there. But again I feel that I'd really like making a video with it. Problem is, no series are coming to mind yet. So I wondered if someone could point me toward some suggestions. (And hey, I could use a few new anime to stick on my to-rent or to-buy list.)

So. The theme is learning to find your own inner strength or resolve, standing up for what you believe instead of following along, things like that. I'm thinking it would best fit a female character, possibly someone who is too quiet and sweet at first and learns to stand up for herself, or something along those lines. Doesn't HAVE to be a girl, but the song is pretty feminine.

I don't want to post lyrics because I don't want to be too literal. But it's a relaxed, steady pace with a soothing tone to it, despite being kind of cynical (the narrator of the song basically smacks the subject around a little bit for giving up on herself. Tough love. ;))

So does this sound like anything anyone knows? It'd have to be on DVD in the US, unless somebody wants to supply me with all of my source. :twisted:

Any ideas are welcome - I don't have a very rigid idea yet. Just a push in the direction of a good series that could work with it. And as I said, maybe I'll just find something new to like. :)

Thanks.
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Postby Lone Wolf » Thu Apr 24, 2003 7:40 pm

As of right now, the only one I can think of is Shinobu from Love Hina. I'll see if I can't help you out later.
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Postby EarthCurrent » Thu Apr 24, 2003 7:46 pm

Kiki's Delivery Service
Neo Ranga

hmmmmmm...
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Postby Wildfire2k2 » Thu Apr 24, 2003 9:26 pm

"So. The theme is learning to find your own inner strength or resolve, standing up for what you believe instead of following along, things like that. I'm thinking it would best fit a female character, possibly someone who is too quiet and sweet at first and learns to stand up for herself, or something along those lines."

Spirited away immediately comes to mind. Chichiro basically is too quiet and shy to survive alone, but grows and finds her own "inner strength" to make it and save her parents.
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Postby FirestormXIII » Thu Apr 24, 2003 11:51 pm

Fushigi Yugi might be just the kind of thing you're looking for :)
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Postby CaTaClYsM » Fri Apr 25, 2003 12:12 am

up to hte female part basicaly any anime (Trigun and Kenshin) was going though my head. But since you said female. Griffith from Berserk seems to fit the bill. :wink:
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Postby SarahtheBoring » Fri Apr 25, 2003 9:47 am

Hmm, out of those I do like the Spirited Away one. And I think that is out now... Cool. :) I'm sure there are eighteen million videos for it, but I meant to check that out anyway...

I'll look into the others too. ('cept maybe Shinobu - sorry. But I know it's been done before.)

Thanks! Any other ideas are still welcome. :)
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Postby Ashyukun » Fri Apr 25, 2003 10:50 am

I would agree Sen to Chihiro sounds like it fits fairly well. I think you'll find there are less videos to it than you may think... I can only think of two or three I know of off the top of my head.

Though I might get smacked for suggesting it, Sailor Moon would also probably have plenty of what you're looking for. Though Usagi comes to mind first, most of the other Senshi could also fit the bill (especially Ami). Another one (that I know a number of people don't like, ironically) would be Sakura from Sakura Taisen.
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Postby SarahtheBoring » Fri Apr 25, 2003 1:39 pm

Yeah, Ami came to mind first, actually. But there are more SM AMVs than there are people on earth at this point, including one uber-famous one about precisely that subject. So. Can't do that.

About Sen to Chihiro... uh... what is it? :/ I need stuff that's been released here... I am so not the uber1337 AMVer with connections right to Japan who can get obscure series. :/

I'll put Sakura Taisen on the list too, though.
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Postby SarahtheBoring » Fri Apr 25, 2003 1:41 pm

Yeah, I'm an idiot. I thought that was another series.

Just shoot me. Thanks.

Anyway.
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Postby TaranT » Sat Apr 26, 2003 3:59 am

Princess Nine
Chance Pop Session
Fancy Lala
Magic Knight Rayearth
Cardcaptor Sakura
Ai Yori Aoshi
Magic Users Club

There's that stowaway girl (May) in Sol Bianca Legacy, but I doubt there is enough footage of her to make a video. Not enough character development, either.

You might be able to do something with Misao from the Pretty Sammy TV series. Or not (?).

All of these are on R1 DVDs. Princess Nine is on sale at 1/2-price at The Right Stuf this week.
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Postby Ashyukun » Sat Apr 26, 2003 12:44 pm

Ooooh- Princess Nine is a good one, I can't believe I remember that one. :?There are several good characters in there that would match up with the desired theme- not least of which would be the main one, Ryo.
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Postby SarahtheBoring » Sat Apr 26, 2003 7:15 pm

Oh hey. I'll have to look for that. :) Hm, I like the premise, sounds fun... Probably won't fit this song - too tough - but sounds cool anyway. Thanks.
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Postby yuppa » Fri May 09, 2003 7:05 pm

Hey sarahtheboring I have an idea for a couple of character you could use.What about Princess Nausicca,or SAN of Princess Mononoke? Ther is one other that comes to mind is Nagissa,From ICZELION. 8)
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Postby SQ » Sat May 10, 2003 9:17 pm

hey, I know you said feminine, but you also said it didn't have to be a girl, so I couldn't help thinking:
"Wow, that fits Goku from Saiyuki perfectly". I don't think the episodes I'm thinking of are on DVD in the US yet(I know the first DVD is, but I've only seen a friend's HK bootleg of the first season, so...), But Goku is all "Where are we going? I'm hungry!" and selfish and energetic and stuff, but when one of his best friends suddenly gets hurt he screams about ti, finds inner strength and whatnot, and calms down for the next few weeks(Which, for Goku, is a big step).. Sorry for all the vagueness, I don't want to give away any spoilers. >.>

But you seemed to mention FF9, so Dagger or Zidane might work if you used that.... But I'd definetly go for Goku...

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