Poll of the Day > Old school anime movies... severely under-appreciated in the anime fan world

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Recently watched Ninja Scroll, Megami Tensei, Angel's Egg, Cat Soup. I haven't been impressed with anime in a long time. These anime have breathed artistic expression back into my mind. These are the types of movies someone would have seen sitting on shelves of movie rental places. I remember those places fondly, it was a magical, grassroots type feel. The one I used to go to the most was very hippy style and near some universities in the forest areas of the west coast of America. There was always some kind of herbal fragrance in the air. Luckily I don't remember the body odor of going into public spaces in the past, oh the horror that would be...

I've seen Angel's Egg and Cat Soup. Very artistic.
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FellWolf posted...

I've seen Angel's Egg and Cat Soup. Very artistic.

They're avant-garde I'd say. Hopefully modern anime goes back to that style of animation. It's becoming a lost art form.

Haven't heard of Angel's Egg, but I've been meaning to watch Cat Soup and some others for a long time.
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Im still surprised by how great Macross: Do You Remember Love look.
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keyblader1985 posted...

Haven't heard of Angel's Egg, but I've been meaning to watch Cat Soup and some others for a long time.

There's a good HD version of Cat Soup on youtube. Angel's Egg upload is kinda like an old VHS mode, blotchy black squares in a lot of places. And no it doesn't add to the art of it, not that kind of high level hipsterdom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlLBX4EIlJY

Ninja Scroll is tight.
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Angel's Egg and Cat Soup are two of the greatest animated movies of all time and Ninja Scroll is pretty great too.

If recommend Mind Game and Dead Leaves if you want more insanity fueled sorts of anime
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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

If recommend Mind Game and Dead Leaves if you want more insanity fueled sorts of anime

Googled imaged itz, Mind Game has so much color... X__X seems like an LSD trippy type. Dead Leaves seems like Fooly Cooly but more punk and Japanese skater culture.

I've seen Mind Game; I was going to mention it but I couldn't remember the name. I wanna see Dead Leaves too.
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Battle Angel Alita is good check it out op, the anime i mean not the movie
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I always enjoyed ringing bell chirin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MW4RJS_DVM
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I bet I'm the only one on this board who saw Fantastic Planet in a drive in movie theater when it was released:)

Now that was old school.
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Little Norse Prince also known as The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun
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wolfy42 posted...

I bet I'm the only one on this board who saw Fantastic Planet in a drive in movie theater when it was released:)

Now that was old school.

lol... Must have been radical. That movie is insanely deep. The french circus type outfits were pretty weird but that was normal artistic clothing back then.

wolfy42 posted...

Now that was old school.

*raises hand*

Did not see it at the drive-in, but I do have the VHS.
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@Pus_N_Pecans

What do you think of Devilman Crybaby on Netflix. I can't find the answer online but certain scenes feel like they were animated by the people that made Mind Game.

I've watched 3 episodes. A lot of the animation is very crude.
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FellWolf posted...

@Pus_N_Pecans

What do you think of Devilman Crybaby on Netflix. I can't find the answer online but certain scenes feel like they were animated by the people that made Mind Game.

I've watched 3 episodes. A lot of the animation is very crude.

I haven't watched it yet, but I know it's directed by Masaaki Yuasa, who did indeed do Mind Game as well. I plan on checking it out soon. I've been meaning to see more of his stuff for a while now. So far all I've seen is Mind Game, his part in Genius Party, and his short, Kick Heart. I hear Kaiba in particular, is phenomenal.
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I watched the first two episodes of Devilman Crybaby now. It seems interesting enough where I'll probably see it through to the end, but I'm a bit bothered by just how explicit the sexual stuff is. I think all of Yuasa's stuff has a certain sexual element to it, but it's usually more abstract about it; here it feels borderline pornographic. I dunno. Maybe I'll come back once I watch some more.
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AC_Dragonfire posted...

Ninja Scroll

I think that was the first anime I watched when I was like 6, it was tight
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AC_Dragonfire posted...

Ninja Scroll

Considering that it's widely watched and cited -- despite being the anime equivalent of a so-so- action film -- it seems over-appreciated if anything. It's often mentioned in the same breath as Akira and Ghost in the Shell.

AC_Dragonfire posted...

These are the types of movies someone would have seen sitting on shelves of movie rental places. I remember those places fondly, it was a magical, grassroots type feel. The one I used to go to the most was very hippy style and near some universities in the forest areas of the west coast of America. There was always some kind of herbal fragrance in the air. Luckily I don't remember the body odor of going into public spaces in the past, oh the horror that would be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7TmklTZb64
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Night on the Galactic Raildroad is another one I'd recommend.
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