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Real talk: Most anime is better than 99% of American TV shows

I didnt get into anime until my late 20s, but seriously - an...
mewling stage milk
  04/19/18
Which is one that involves space and fascism?
Frum Step-uncle's House
  04/19/18
legend of the galactic heroes. i couldn't get into it honest...
galvanic fighting candlestick maker university
  04/19/18
legend of the galactic heroes is fucking awesome
concupiscible aggressive gunner sanctuary
  04/19/18
Is the 2018 adaptation worthy of the original?
Frum Step-uncle's House
  04/19/18
Not fascism or space, but You should watch Avatar: The ...
mewling stage milk
  04/19/18
avatar isn't anime, kill yourself
irradiated cerise rigor sandwich
  04/19/18
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galvanic fighting candlestick maker university
  04/19/18
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passionate deer antler locale
  04/19/18
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cyan brethren indirect expression
  04/19/18
there are a few animes i think are great, but weirdly i thin...
galvanic fighting candlestick maker university
  04/19/18
There are some great anime out there. But most of the newer ...
metal iridescent tank
  04/19/18
B the Beginning is OK
mewling stage milk
  04/19/18
Rec some serious anime drama that doesn't involve giant robo...
cyan brethren indirect expression
  04/19/18
Hajime no ippo
Big Charcoal Stain
  04/19/18
Death Note - this is probably my favorite
mewling stage milk
  04/19/18
grave of the fireflies
diverse overrated macaca gas station
  04/19/18
Also, Monster
mewling stage milk
  04/19/18
honestly some of the anime movies are a pretty good way to g...
galvanic fighting candlestick maker university
  04/19/18
TITCR
Maniacal French Chef Forum
  04/19/18
Hajime no Ippo Erased Hunter x Hunter Food Wars Steins;...
metal iridescent tank
  04/19/18
If you're looking for a movie, Your Name (Kimi no Na wa)
mewling stage milk
  04/19/18
This is great Also In this corner of the world
Big Charcoal Stain
  04/19/18
Serial Experiments Lain
Supple greedy puppy regret
  04/19/18
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Boku no Pico
infuriating orchestra pit
  04/19/18
What are Japanese cultural norms seen in anime that are stra...
Frum Step-uncle's House
  04/19/18
there was some discussion of this in the hajime no ippo thre...
galvanic fighting candlestick maker university
  04/19/18
pedophilia
mewling stage milk
  04/19/18
...
Big Charcoal Stain
  04/19/18
LOL. It seems retarded.
Very Tactful Roommate
  04/19/18
Well yeah American TV is pretty much unwatchable at this poi...
passionate deer antler locale
  04/19/18
i thought they were just for pedos
Domesticated Umber Field
  04/19/18
is there any american show that doesn't reflect a (((certain...
Rusted bearded internal respiration
  04/19/18
probably none, hence the benedict option
galvanic fighting candlestick maker university
  04/19/18
99% of anime is children's shows and harem anime, so no.
Ruby Bossy Idiot Heaven
  04/19/18
animeboi rejects anime unironically
Frum Step-uncle's House
  04/19/18
I accept anime but only a fraction of a percent is any good.
Ruby Bossy Idiot Heaven
  04/19/18
what are top 5 series everyone must watch
Frum Step-uncle's House
  04/19/18
Just watch Miyazaki films.
Ruby Bossy Idiot Heaven
  04/19/18
what's something that has a lot of gore but still intellectu...
Frum Step-uncle's House
  04/19/18
Scanners.
Ruby Bossy Idiot Heaven
  04/19/18
Watch Pscho Pass might be missing a few referenced, but ...
metal iridescent tank
  04/19/18
I once was mystified by its appeal but lately I’ve come to a...
trip hospital corn cake
  04/19/18
Yea, 99% of dubs are horrible. Only ones I’ve likes are Cowb...
metal iridescent tank
  04/19/18
Why hasn't native American anime taken off?
Frum Step-uncle's House
  04/19/18
I didn’t know there was such a thing. Or do you just mean ad...
trip hospital corn cake
  04/19/18
But we have family guy, Simpson’s, rick and morty for adults...
Frum Step-uncle's House
  04/19/18
poverty, alcoholism
passionate deer antler locale
  04/19/18
dubs are unwatchable. the voice acting is terrible
passionate deer antler locale
  04/19/18
Seems like ~1988 was the cultural peak of anime.
Frum Step-uncle's House
  04/19/18


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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:05 AM
Author: mewling stage milk

I didnt get into anime until my late 20s, but seriously - anime produces some of the highest quality shows I have ever seen. Many are adult-themed with serious, complex plotlines.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35871972)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:11 AM
Author: Frum Step-uncle's House

Which is one that involves space and fascism?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872019)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:17 AM
Author: galvanic fighting candlestick maker university

legend of the galactic heroes. i couldn't get into it honestly because it's too humorless, but lots of people love that shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872053)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:32 AM
Author: concupiscible aggressive gunner sanctuary

legend of the galactic heroes is fucking awesome

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872110)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:12 PM
Author: Frum Step-uncle's House

Is the 2018 adaptation worthy of the original?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877526)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:23 AM
Author: mewling stage milk

Not fascism or space, but

You should watch

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Death Note

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872081)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:24 AM
Author: irradiated cerise rigor sandwich

avatar isn't anime, kill yourself

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872085)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:25 AM
Author: galvanic fighting candlestick maker university



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872088)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:13 PM
Author: passionate deer antler locale



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877532)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:13 AM
Author: cyan brethren indirect expression



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872033)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:15 AM
Author: galvanic fighting candlestick maker university

there are a few animes i think are great, but weirdly i think some of the best american tv too is mostly animated, but just satire rather than drama. wonder what that says about the medium.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872049)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:19 AM
Author: metal iridescent tank

There are some great anime out there. But most of the newer stuff is shitty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872062)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:23 AM
Author: mewling stage milk

B the Beginning is OK



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872076)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:29 AM
Author: cyan brethren indirect expression

Rec some serious anime drama that doesn't involve giant robots and shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872101)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:30 AM
Author: Big Charcoal Stain

Hajime no ippo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872102)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:30 AM
Author: mewling stage milk

Death Note - this is probably my favorite

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872104)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:31 AM
Author: diverse overrated macaca gas station

grave of the fireflies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872107)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:32 AM
Author: mewling stage milk

Also, Monster

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872112)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:32 AM
Author: galvanic fighting candlestick maker university

honestly some of the anime movies are a pretty good way to get into them:

berserk (specifically the golden age ark movies)

akira

original ghost in the shell

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872113)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:11 PM
Author: Maniacal French Chef Forum

TITCR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878587)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:33 AM
Author: metal iridescent tank

Hajime no Ippo

Erased

Hunter x Hunter

Food Wars

Steins;Gate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872117)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:33 AM
Author: mewling stage milk

If you're looking for a movie, Your Name (Kimi no Na wa)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872120)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:35 AM
Author: Big Charcoal Stain

This is great

Also In this corner of the world

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872123)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:36 AM
Author: Supple greedy puppy regret

Serial Experiments Lain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872129)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:45 AM
Author: infuriating orchestra pit

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Boku no Pico

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872172)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:38 AM
Author: Frum Step-uncle's House

What are Japanese cultural norms seen in anime that are strange to Americans?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872140)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 12:42 AM
Author: galvanic fighting candlestick maker university

there was some discussion of this in the hajime no ippo threading a few months back. the main character's guilt over filial piety is hard to understand, especially compared to takamura, who is sort of a japanese mike tyson

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872158)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:32 AM
Author: mewling stage milk

pedophilia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35873533)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 7:50 AM
Author: Big Charcoal Stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35872813)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:14 PM
Author: Very Tactful Roommate

LOL. It seems retarded.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877536)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:14 PM
Author: passionate deer antler locale

Well yeah American TV is pretty much unwatchable at this point

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877545)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:14 PM
Author: Domesticated Umber Field

i thought they were just for pedos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877539)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:15 PM
Author: Rusted bearded internal respiration

is there any american show that doesn't reflect a (((certain))) agenda of goy degeneracy?

literally one show that doesn't promote white women being disgusting sluts?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877547)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:18 PM
Author: galvanic fighting candlestick maker university

probably none, hence the benedict option

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877571)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:29 PM
Author: Ruby Bossy Idiot Heaven

99% of anime is children's shows and harem anime, so no.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877629)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:32 PM
Author: Frum Step-uncle's House

animeboi rejects anime unironically

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877633)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:37 PM
Author: Ruby Bossy Idiot Heaven

I accept anime but only a fraction of a percent is any good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877649)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 8:54 PM
Author: Frum Step-uncle's House

what are top 5 series everyone must watch

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35877754)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:31 PM
Author: Ruby Bossy Idiot Heaven

Just watch Miyazaki films.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878335)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:32 PM
Author: Frum Step-uncle's House

what's something that has a lot of gore but still intellectual plot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878340)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:35 PM
Author: Ruby Bossy Idiot Heaven

Scanners.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878360)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:40 PM
Author: metal iridescent tank

Watch Pscho Pass

might be missing a few referenced, but from what I can recall from skimming through the series again (in no particular order):

Midnight Plus One by Gavin Lyall

Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Toward a Philosophy of History by José Ortega y Gasset

Economy and Society by Max Weber

Various works by William Shakespeare, such as Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, and Hamlet

Carmilla and In a Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Various William Gibson works, such as Johnny Mnemonic and the The Sprawl Trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive)

Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

Pensées (Thoughts) by Blaise Pascal

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham

The Republic by Plato

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche

Violence: A New Approach by Michel Wieviorka

The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell

The Red and the Black by Stendhal

Oathbreakers by Mercedes Lackey (in reference to the subtitle of Ep. 16)

Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Principles of Philosophy by René Descartes

Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson by Tom Graves (in reference to the subtitle for Ep. 12)

There are references to works of Project Itoh (Genocidal Organ?) and Kierkegaard (The Sickness Unto Death?), but no works are specifically named.

As mentioned before by others:

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

A Revolution Sabotaged Before it Began (あらかじめ裏切られた革命) by Iwakami Yasumi

Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

The Bible (New and Old Testament; e.g., Matthew 13:24-30, Book of Genesis)

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault

Justine by Marquis de Sade

Certain movies are referenced as well:

The Man Who Stole the Sun (in Ep. 5)

The Deer Hunter (in Ep. 11)

Shuuji Terayama's theater drama play "Saraba, eiga yo (さらば、映画よ)."

In Psycho Pass the movie:

Peau noire, masques blancs and The wretched of the Earth both by Frantz FanonWatch Psycho Pass.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878390)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:44 PM
Author: trip hospital corn cake

I once was mystified by its appeal but lately I’ve come to appreciate it and Japanese culture in general. I still feel that much is lost in translation and that the English language dubs tend to be corny and overwrought.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878413)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:46 PM
Author: metal iridescent tank

Yea, 99% of dubs are horrible. Only ones I’ve likes are Cowboy Bebop, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and Yu Yu Hakusho. Parasite was pretty good too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878428)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:06 PM
Author: Frum Step-uncle's House

Why hasn't native American anime taken off?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878553)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:27 PM
Author: trip hospital corn cake

I didn’t know there was such a thing. Or do you just mean adult-oriented animated films made by Americans? I think the American consciousness just automatically associates animation with childishsness.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878673)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:59 PM
Author: Frum Step-uncle's House

But we have family guy, Simpson’s, rick and morty for adults. I meant American based manga ya.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878861)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:28 PM
Author: passionate deer antler locale

poverty, alcoholism

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878680)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:24 PM
Author: passionate deer antler locale

dubs are unwatchable. the voice acting is terrible

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878664)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:13 PM
Author: Frum Step-uncle's House

Seems like ~1988 was the cultural peak of anime.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3953490&forum_id=2#35878597)