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How has One Piece fared as a series spanning over 400 episodes so far, in your opinion? In other words, what I’d like to know is how well the story has progressed, how consistent the animation has been, if there are pacing issues, things like that. I’ve gotten several adamant recommendations, but I’m unsure if [...]
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I was reading and laughing at the “Laws of Anime Physics,” but they brought up an interesting point – that Spike Spiegel was the first main character to die in an anime, and that a bunch of shows copied that story arc for a number of years. So I wanted to know, do you [...]
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Outside of the Gokusen, which to me seems more like a GTO clone, are there any animes that are yakuza centered?
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This question was actually posed to me several years ago, and at the time I could not answer it. While I may know a lot about anime, I’m still learning more, as I watch more, [...]
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A collector just paid over a million dollars for a copy of Detective Comics #27. So then, the question remains… what anime hobby-related item would you be willing to pay $1.08 million dollars for?
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How about a small army of Rin and Kuro-chans?
Or maybe a bigger room to store the stuff I already [...]
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I had the fortune of meeting you on the very first “Pop Japan” tour in 2003, where you were kind enough to allow me and a few others to tag along on outings to some places the tour could never have accommodated. I now live in Ikebukuro and have a son – adopted – age [...]
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Why is black cat so similar to Cowboy Bebop? It’s bounty hunters with pasts. Train & Spike are both ex-members of a gang. Sven & Jet are both ex-police officers who lost body parts in the line of duty. Rinslet & Faye are both attractive women who sometimes use their looks to get what they [...]
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I see a pattern among mecha shows. Godannar, Gravion, Giant Robo, Gao Gai Gar, GoLion, Getter Robo. The list goes on. Is there a reason that robots (and thus the series) often starts with “G” something? Some Japanese custom I’m missing? Or does it just sound so much cooler that way?
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This is an intriguing question [...]
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I recently saw the series Ghost Hunt and was really pleased with it. My usual viewing habits are of harem/comedy shows, so I am quite unfamiliar with other types of shows. Is there any other shows similar to Ghost Hunt that involve ghosts, paranormal stuff, and mysteries and such that you could recommend? Preferably, though, [...]
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Where did OVAs disappear in the 00’s? In the 80’s and 90’s there was lots of gorgeous and peculiars one shot stories and just thinking what we got in 00’s is that most of them are different TV series sequels. Did those animation productions died just before the millennium or what?
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The OVA (or OAV) format [...]
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Should I keep buying anime on DVD, or should I start buying Blue-ray format?
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As we’re still in the relative infancy of the Blu-ray format, especially regarding its support within the anime industry, the question of graduating from DVD to Blu-ray is largely a debate of practicality and personal preference rather than a clear-cut easy decision. [...]
