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I was ruined for all other anime shows by watching Cowboy Bebop first. There are only a few series I have seen that are in the same vicinity, but none that are close to it.
 
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Shonen is named for the age range/gender. It might be targeted at a certain group, but that doesn't mean those outside can't enjoy it. I mean if you really want to get technical it's also targeted to young boys, primarily.
I never said it couldn't be enjoyed outside that - as I mentioned above, shonen tends to have the most multiple-demographic appeal of the four categories of manga. I was just pointing out that its primary target audience is not actually all that far removed from the children that 4Kids and company attempted to market to with their messy chop-jobs.
 
It's ridiculous how much they censor cartoons in the States these days... there's a good example of a Pokemon episode that was cut because it SHOWED a gun. Not someone being shot, not heads exploding in a shower of giblets... just a gun in someone's hand. BANNED.

For eff's sake.
 
Cowboy Bebop was exceptional. The only series I've liked enough to actually buy the manga has been Berserk, though.
 
It's ridiculous how much they censor cartoons in the States these days... there's a good example of a Pokemon episode that was cut because it SHOWED a gun. Not someone being shot, not heads exploding in a shower of giblets... just a gun in someone's hand. BANNED.

For eff's sake.
Which is ironic, because I distinctly remember them showing a gun off in an first season episode here in the states. It was an episode about Officer Jenny training Growliths into Police Dogs/Pokemon, and the fake burglar guy had a gun which scared off Pikachu.

And I suddenly remember why I'm still a virgin...

Also, Ronin Warriors > Saint Seiya.

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EJECUCIOOON............ AURORA!!!!!


(Sorry, those I watched in Spanish all through my childhood, I think it's "Aurora Execution" in English, but I don't know, they translate very weirdly sometimes, I wouldn't be surprised if it was "MAGICAL ICE ATTACK!!" or something in the english dub)
 
Shonen is named for the age range/gender. It might be targeted at a certain group, but that doesn't mean those outside can't enjoy it. I mean if you really want to get technical it's also targeted to young boys, primarily.
I never said it couldn't be enjoyed outside that - as I mentioned above, shonen tends to have the most multiple-demographic appeal of the four categories of manga. I was just pointing out that its primary target audience is not actually all that far removed from the children that 4Kids and company attempted to market to with their messy chop-jobs.[/QUOTE]

No worries there, sir, I was agreeing with you.

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Also, I always got a laugh when my younger brother watched Yu-Gi-Oh, and the security dudes just pointed their fingers like guns or had walkie-talkies in them.

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OH! I also remember the "swimsuits" they put on Ryoko and Ayeka in the Tenchi Universe series on Cartoon Network. Basically it was a thin overlay of color on the character that didn't really block anything at all (the didn't draw the 'ginas and you could still see nipples). Hilarious.
 
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EJECUCIOOON............ AURORA!!!!!
Ryo counter attacks!



(Sorry, those I watched in Spanish all through my childhood, I think it's "Aurora Execution" in English, but I don't know, they translate very weirdly sometimes, I wouldn't be surprised if it was "MAGICAL ICE ATTACK!!" or something in the english dub)
Saint Seiya only had like half a season here in the US. It failed for the same reason that the first Gundam series did: They played an old-school cartoon during a time when people who might actually like it are still at work/school. Had they put it on Adult Swim, it would have fared better.

Also, the into sucked.

 
Yeah, I can still remember waking up earlier than I needed to on weekdays to watch Ronin Warriors. I've got a couple of the toys around here somewhere...
 
Saint Seiya was a fucking cultural phenomenon down here in the mid 90s. Seriously, people fought over the action figures at supermarkets and shit. We all watched it religiously as kids, even lots of girls.

And it wasn't censored... let me see if I can find a clip I'm thinking of to illustrate how much it was NOT censored.

There we go... watch from 6:00 to around 6:35. That's a looot of blood.



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(funny thing about that attack with the fingers penetrating the sternum... It was Scorpio's final and most powerful "scarlet needle" attack, Antares, named after the biggest star in the Scorpio constellation..... but there's also a chain of bakeries where I lived called "Antares"... so, naturally, every time we pass one someone screams "ANTARES!" and pokes you, hard, in the sternum. I did it once so hard to a buddy of mine that was driving that he had to pull over to writhe in pain)
 

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Bebop is good, but I've never thought it was the end-all be-all everyone seems to make it out to be.
 
I've found it's really only anime that can get away with subtitles and pick up a good size audience. Still Power Rangers ran for 17 seasons, was recently reacquired by Saban and will be getting an 18th (The Super Sentai it was based on, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, was great btw).
 
I've found it's really only anime that can get away with subtitles and pick up a good size audience. Still Power Rangers ran for 17 seasons, was recently reacquired by Saban and will be getting an 18th (The Super Sentai it was based on, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, was great btw).
True, but I'd love to see a TRUE American Tokusatsu series. Right now, we're just splicing in footage from Japanese shows, over top of American produced drama. Why not just do the entire show in America and then export it to Japan?
 
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Here's why I think Bebop is considered so great by so many:

1) It has very few of the features that turn most people off of anime: Annoying screechy voices, sudden use of chibi character designs and weird faces to emphasize that something going on is "funny," stock gags that barely humorous to begin with, horrible English dubbing that forces you to watch using subtitles, etc.

2) It has slick, fast-paced, grooving style in which stuff actually happens, instead of filling the episodes with people preparing to do stuff, talking about how they're going to do stuff, and reacting to stuff that's been done.

3) Some of the best animation ever in a TV series.

4) It touches on a number of philisophical and sociological issues, but never dwells on them -- it leaves the dwelling up to the viewer.

5) Legitimate tension, because the characters occasionally succeed, but fain more often than not.

6) Arguably the best soundtrack for any TV show, live action or animated, ever.

7) Spike Spiegel

8) Motherf*cking Spike Spiegel

9) SPIKE SPIEGAL GODDAMN IT!

So yeah, I'm sure there are plenty of other animes with better premises, more engaging overarching storylines, and possibly even better characters, but I think it's these qualities that make Bebop so popular in the eyes of many -- especially in the eyes of people who usually can't stand Anime.

Also, I'm not saying that Bebop is the only anime that has each of these qualities. It just combines them so well.
 

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Why guilty? I like it for the same reasons I like Naruto. It has a well-developed mythology that feels well fleshed out and large. The character designs are imaginative. I don't feel guilty at all about liking it. Hollow Ichigo in particular (the recent one that manifested against Ulquiorra) was a really nice design.
 
Well, it's formulaic, but yes, I do like the character design. It's very easy to tell characters apart, which is rare in a lot of manga. Or, you know, Megatokyo and CAD.
 
Bleach's mythology doesn't seem internally consistent, but that's probably a problem with LOTS of anime.

Naruto actually holds up pretty well... Hm.
 
Bleach's mythology doesn't seem internally consistent, but that's probably a problem with LOTS of anime.

Naruto actually holds up pretty well... Hm.
I think part of Bleach's problem is all the filler arcs since it was running pretty neck-in-neck with the manga releases. Without those it seemed a little more solid.
 
Bleach's mythology doesn't seem internally consistent, but that's probably a problem with LOTS of anime.

Naruto actually holds up pretty well... Hm.
I think part of Bleach's problem is all the filler arcs since it was running pretty neck-in-neck with the manga releases. Without those it seemed a little more solid.[/QUOTE]

Oh I'm not even considering that garbage, it clearly doesn't count.
 
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my guilty please is finding shoujo series to watch...i try to avoid the never ending series like bleach/naruto/one piece though i did read hajime no ippo for a while.
 
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