General Questions

yep, i think i got a different version or something, which I find very wierd o_0

please check so that none of us here gets confused. is it a nipponsei release?

I got mine from animeost.net and the title of the ost is Nikukyu. Nothing about nipponsei

well I get nipponsei's cause their releases usually have better quality. but im sure it doesn't matter.

A general anime question:
I have a friend who is obsessed with history, and also, thanks to pokemon, thinks that all anime is total shit, and not worth a few seconds of his time.
I feel it is necessary to entice him into getting his head out of his ass.

Is there any good anime out there which is basically a historical treatment or view of feudal Japan? I suspect that there is, but I cannot think of any.

Well, if have can apprecate historic fiction go with Kenshin for sure...
OMG how could i forget this, GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES!...wow, that is like the prefect one, WWII Japan, all i need to say
and here is a list of all the anime on animenfo that has a 'historic setting'
http://www.animenfo.com/animebygenre.php?genre=15
I will let you thumb throught aht yourself, but gave of the fireflies is the best thing your guna get

I seriously don't think Kenshin is respectful enough for someone who has formed their opinion on anime based on pokemon. Red hair and all those special moves, you know. It's still more respectful than Ninja Scroll or Basilisk, but..

Grave of the Fireflies is a good choice, though it's not quite "feudal" in the sense. If only Lone Wolf & Cub was available as an anime. Try to get your friend to read the manga.

EDIT:
Oh yeah, Hakkenden - Dog Warriors is pretty good. The legend it's based on and the story has some supernatural tones, but the action itself is mostly realistic and dignified. Quite tragic too.

Then there's Victorian Romance Emma, if he's into British history. A highly tasteful, mature romance series.

Originally Posted by Qwarky

I seriously don't think Kenshin is respectful enough for someone who has formed their opinion on anime based on pokemon. Red hair and all those special moves, you know. It's still more respectful than Ninja Scroll or Basilisk, but.

Well, if you stick with the first 2 arcs, its more respectful, the last ark, the Meiji era arc is :/ starts to get abit too fantasy for the taste of the rest of the show if you ask me. if you wana watch something, about it,go for the Samurai X OVA Trust and Betrayal, that is WONDERFUL, not too cartoonly at all. In fact it is very adult.

What anime is this from?

Originally Posted by Trigunnerz

What anime is this from?

To my knowlage, it's just a drawing someone did. I know I've seen it before, but I forgot who did it :eyebrow: ....

Originally Posted by Trigunnerz

What anime is this from?

http://jisuk.deviantart.com/gallery/

http://blackrevolver.com/

No Anime afaik, but damn nice Artwork

Fjordor, if your friend is interested in manga, he should really check out Vagabod, based on some famous samurai novel. It is set around the beginning of the Tokugawa period (right after the battle of Sekigahara), and although it focuses mainly on the main character's swordsmanship, you also get a lot of background on that time.

I also believe that the first half of Otogizoushi is set in the Heian period, and many people don't like it because of the tons of information, but you might want to check that one out.

I want to know name this old anime?
is old anime and i want to know name?japan or english name will good.


Edit:
I found it is Manga Sarutobi Sasuke.

Originally Posted by Enkidu

Fjordor, if your friend is interested in manga, he should really check out Vagabod, based on some famous samurai novel. It is set around the beginning of the Tokugawa period (right after the battle of Sekigahara), and although it focuses mainly on the main character's swordsmanship, you also get a lot of background on that time.

I also believe that the first half of Otogizoushi is set in the Heian period, and many people don't like it because of the tons of information, but you might want to check that one out.

Thanks everyone for all the advice.
Actually, my friend is not so much into modern japanese culture at all. I think, however, that I might have piqued his interest with my description of Lone Wolf and Cub. Now, I think I'll let that fester a bit, and then provide the manga.
Do you know where I might find scans of Vagabod? I cannot find it on Boxtorrents, and I don't know where else to look.
Thanks again.

Anyone know where I can find series 1 of the Pokemon anime to stream? I don't feel like buying the dvd(s), because I don't want to watch that many.

Originally Posted by Muzza

Anyone know where I can find series 1 of the Pokemon anime to stream? I don't feel like buying the dvd(s), because I don't want to watch that many.

They still air on tv, and you can find a list of what ep are airing of all anime at ANN you can probably find torrents for them...somewhere...

I'm thinking about buying Excel Saga on DVD, so I have a question about the different versions. Mainly I just want to know if there is any difference between the individual volumes and the Imperfect collection. Right now it's looking cheaper to buy the individual volumes, but I don't want to miss out on anything extra the collection might have.

Originally Posted by Muzza

Anyone know where I can find series 1 of the Pokemon anime to stream? I don't feel like buying the dvd(s), because I don't want to watch that many.

The DVDs only come with two episodes on them, so you wouldn't really be watching that many.

dont quote this, but im pretty sure that the Excel Box, is a box of the individuals...like i said, dont quote that, if you really wana know email ADV thats the best way to find out

Yeah, that's what it looked like when I saw it at the store one day. I just wanted to make sure.

I guess it really doesn't matter anyway, as I can get the individual volumes for about $25 less than the boxset. I don't think any extras are worth that much to me anyway.