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I was going to raise this point: some of the most popular anime today are quite "Japanese" in style, such as Demon Slayer. Anime is an incredible soft power for Japan - it's a... -
Vashdaman replied to the thread Anime as a global product.Those are all interesting points that are worth discussing, and just to say I have no clue as to the veracity of the figures I read (it came from an article quoting a Japanese...
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I read a statistic today that the anime industry is today worth something to the tune of 25 billion dollars, and that 80% of the industry's sales are from the international...
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Lupin III: Immortal Bloodline Having successfully fought off the powerful assassins sent after each of them, Lupin and his gang receive a mysterious invitation to an uncharted...
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Vashdaman reacted to RadFemHedonist's post in the thread Underrated/unknown anime movies to watch? with
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OMG yes the first VHD is so so good (also I know you're not a dub fan but the older Streamline dub for it is glorious, just the right balance between campy and sincere), I love... -
Vashdaman replied to the thread Underrated/unknown anime movies to watch?.Not very unknown but I always felt the original Vampire Hunter D movie was underrated in favour of Bloodlust which gets more fanfare. I've always preferred the original and...
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Vashdaman reacted to Professor Irony's post in the thread General anime thoughts/discussion thread. with Like.
Overall, I remember being puzzled about what exactly they were trying to achieve with Stampede. It seemed like they’d put a huge amount of effort into giving the characters...
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Vashdaman replied to the thread General anime thoughts/discussion thread..So with Trigun Stargaze coming along at some point, I thought I'd look at some of the promotional art and see if I could soften my heart towards it. I want to feel joy at the...
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If you're one of those people who like both versions then getting to watch each show twice with different takes on the characters is a great bonus! I watched Sailor Moon in...
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Vashdaman reacted to Demelza's post in the thread Blood Blockade Battlefront - Omnibus 1 Review with Like.
I think this still stands as one of the series I found the most difficult to collect when the single releases were ongoing (maybe only surpassed by March Comes In Like a Lion...
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I think it's probably healthy for all of us to change the subject at this point. Having reread all of the posts I think the key points are that the original article was bait...
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Regarding Urusei Yatsura I more see your point (though Ataru is still pretty disgusting and I would kick him if he ever came near me because just the drooling (when he's horny)...
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I get what you mean some dubs can sound forced, but it really depends on the show and studio. There are actually some great ones out there like Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal...
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