I have seen a LOT of anime in the past week alone. Let's get started (I won't do ALL of them. Just the ones that stand out for reasons)
A TREE OF PALME
(movie)
The setting of the film can't possibly be summed up. At all. It is such a bizarre, unique world with so many strange and wonderful things. If anything, watch it for that.
The plot, as short as I can muster to make it, is about a living puppet that is journeying with four acquaintances to return a special egg to an underground cave where the underground people's god's child is supposed to rise and presumably wipe out their world.
It is an EXTREMELY depressing film that takes some very disturbing, dark turns, especially when Palme tries to be human. I mean, the story opens with Palme being so depressed he tries to kill himself. Except he can't. Cause he isn't real.
But despite that, this was a very brilliant movie that somehow managed to deal with a wide number of deep themes despite being a movie. There was more to each and every character than what met the eye, and even though it made me feel, well, depressed, it is somehow a favorite of mine. In a weird way.
CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES
(movie)
This was made by a guy dubbed as "Miyazaki's successor" and you can SEE WHY!
This feels like a Miyazaki film. No, not like "oh, he is copying Miyazaki". But the same incredible creativity, character depth, and overall quality just screams something that Miyazaki would probably approve.
The story is about a girl who hears a strange song come over her homemade radio. She returns to the same spot to try and hear the song again, and meets a boy named Shin. After that, she gets chased by people with guns, is taken hostage, and then goes off into a whole other world that desperately wants her gone by any means possible.
It's a story about overcoming the loss of loved ones. The main characters all lost someone very important to them, but how they deal with it is expressed individually. Yes, I cried like a baby. But it was well worth it.
CHIRIN NO SUZU
(movie)
I had to put this here, ermg.
So, it starts off like Japan's version of Bambi. Chirin is a little lamb who has bunny friends and his mom loves him. She gets killed by a wolf.
But this time, Bambi got ballsy.
Chirin runs off to the mountains to fight the wolf. But he's a little lamby-wammy. So he becomes the wolf's apprentice to get stronger and "become a wolf". He trains for years and grows horns and lots of strength. But his years fighting and killing have turned him into a ruthless killer. The wolf tells him to go kill all the sheep in his old home. He kills the guard dogs, but when he goes for the sheep, a little lamb calls for his mother, and Chirin is reminded of his childhood. He can't kill them. So the wolf attacks. They fight and Chirin kills the wolf. But Chirin realizes that he is a monster, neither wolf nor sheep. He can never be accepted for he is too twisted and demonic. So he runs back to the mountains and fades into legend.
Well, thanks Japan. Thanks for that...
PRISON SCHOOL
(show)
Hehehehe
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Watch censored plz >.> mah poor eyeballs. When they send the massive light glares that wipe out seven eighths of your screen, it really is necessary.
(taken from wiki)
Hachimitsu Academy, one of the strictest girls academies in Tokyo, has decided to admit boys into their system. Kiyoshi Fujino is one of these new boys, but he discovers to his shock that he and his four friends—Takehito "Gakuto" Morokuzu, Shingo Wakamoto, Jouji "Joe" Nezu, and Reiji "Andre" Andou—are the only male students among 1,000 girls. Even worse are the draconian laws that are still in place, which punishes even the most minor infractions with a stay in the school's prison. A series of perverted accidents causes the five boys to be "arrested" and receive an ultimatum: either stay a month in the school's Prison Block or be expelled.
Of course, there are lots of "sex-y" shenanigans that ensue throughout. LOTS.
But the HUMOR! Ohmygawd, I couldn't stop watching this show once I started. The humor is solid gold. I recommend it for the humor ^^
Oh and... and....
Captain Levi is our sexy mc Kiyoshi with purple-haired-kuroko-no-basuke-guy as blondie Shingo.
Not. Kidding.
RIDEBACK
(show)
A former ballerina joins a Rideback (robot motorcycle) club. She bonds strongly with the Rideback Fuego. But entering races and doing fancy spins aren't all that Ridebacks are good for.
They can also be used by terrorist organizations to gun down malls and rise up against the current world superpower that is corrupt and tortures innocent teenagers to cover up their murders.
Don't let the first episodes fool you. This anime quickly spirals down somewhere dark and dangerous.
Give it a watch. It was very well done. The plot was great. The characters fun. I had a lot of fun with this one.
TATAMI GALAXY
(show)
A super convoluted show about a college guy dissatisfied with his college life. So ensues a series of parallel universes where he traverses many multiple possibilities of what college could be like. There are lots of downs, but in the end, he realizes there were a lot of ups too. Every character has a million faces.
It's a hard show to watch, but the ending is, strangely, worth it.
The animation is also incredible on so many levels. While the art style is unusual, it is beautiful. Watch it for that, if anything.
GAKKOU GURASHI!
(show)
Still in the middle of this one. My current binge show.
A group of moe who have a club called School-Live! They get into all kinds of adorable shenanigans.
You should watch it.
*hint hint*
like right now, seriously, will not regret
Pay attention to the subtle hints in the first episode. Leads to best plot twist ever. I died of squee-dom when they revealed it ^^
That's all for now. :3
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