BEST ANIME DIRECTOR

Sentient Satire · Post by **Sentient Satire** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:33 pm

I'll reinforce the choices:
Satoshi Kon
Shinichi Watanabe (He calls himself Nabeshin)

And I'll add someone less prolific:
Takashi Watanabe

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:11 am

Satoshi Kon without doubt. His works are very original and unique both visually and thematically.

Heero_Yuy84 · Post by **Heero_Yuy84** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 11:53 am

Hmmm...

Kon's done some excellent work, as have Miyazaki, Otomo, and Watanabe...but...at the same time, I'm tempted to try and break from the restriction to pull these two out of my geekhole

Yoshiyuki Tomino (Mobile Suit Gundam, Aura Battler Dunbine, Brain Powerd, Space Runaway Ideon) - If V Gundam has taught me anything, depressed Anno has nothing on this guy depressed
*ducks whiskey bottles hurled for deprecating comment about Anno*

Shoji Kawamori (Macross: Do You Remember Love?, Macross Plus, Vision of Escaflowne)

...still...if I have to choose from that list...I'm prob. gonna go Miyazaki...as much as I loved the works of the others, still need to see more from Kon, and Otomo has the unfortunate habit of ending things often times on an awkward note (such as the case in Akira and Metropolis)

fatandpowerful1 · Post by **fatandpowerful1** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 4:11 pm

Isn't Akira Toriyama an anime director?

:..Darkamist..: · Post by **:..Darkamist..:** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 9:07 pm

hmm...

yoshihiro togashi (YYH and HXH)
nobuhiro watshuki (RK)
clamp (not really directed but have authored lots comic turned anime ^.^)

Isn't Akira Toriyama an anime director?

not really a director but he is the writer DBZ and Dr. Slump...

Jaysin · Post by **Jaysin** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 9:11 pm

dont forget Shinichiro Watanabe also did Samurai Champloo

Kajino Rei · Post by **Kajino Rei** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:23 pm

Probably the only one that cares/noticed but...
Who in the bloody hell is Hayao Miyakzi?
As far as I know this person did not direct Spirited Away.
Now Miyazaki Hayao did.
From now on Kurosawa Akira shall be known as Akira Kurawa. /End Sarcasm
By Jove at least get the names right.

PS: Hayao Miyazaki is still #1.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:52 pm

Heero_Yuy84 wrote:Yoshiyuki Tomino (Mobile Suit Gundam, Aura Battler Dunbine, Brain Powerd, Space Runaway Ideon) - If V Gundam has taught me anything, depressed Anno has nothing on this guy depressed
*ducks whiskey bottles hurled for deprecating comment about Anno*

If a man of his age and director skill can still walk on stage and do the monkey all at the same time, He's got to be the greatest director alive/of all time.

-Zero

Unpronounceable_Symbol · Post by **Unpronounceable_Symbol** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 11:02 pm

If anyone else has seen Cat Soup (or even if you haven't), I think Tatsuo Sato did a really excellent job with it. Especially considering it was his first film, it's really challenging and interesting. A little freaky.

I dunno, I'm not as down with what contributions are directorial and what falls to the rest of the staff as I should be to comment on this. :p

Heero_Yuy84 · Post by **Heero_Yuy84** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 11:51 pm

Zero Serenity wrote:
Heero_Yuy84 wrote:Yoshiyuki Tomino (Mobile Suit Gundam, Aura Battler Dunbine, Brain Powerd, Space Runaway Ideon) - If V Gundam has taught me anything, depressed Anno has nothing on this guy depressed
*ducks whiskey bottles hurled for deprecating comment about Anno*
If a man of his age and director skill can still walk on stage and do the monkey all at the same time, He's got to be the greatest director alive/of all time.

-Zero

LMAO! Yes! (actually, for an added fun fact, check out the op to his most recent series Overman King Gainer at some point...he has assorted mecha from the series dancing the monkey...it's quite hilarious to watch)