Music Thread for Anime Fans (Game)

[Tonkyhonk]

ill get back to it later, posting just for the next tune

should be very easy. godzilla mix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-fO0VD1sY0

WaitingforHaven2 got it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMXgHfHxKVM

[WaitingforHaven2]

Easy indeed: Attack on Titan.

A catchy opening theme but a crappy anime. I can't believe I watched all those episodes hoping that the story would progress but it didn't move an inch.

My next choice is more of a "girly" anime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsOpuscqauo

Don't mind the shitty video. I just wanted to find the song.

If you have trouble finding out what anime this belongs to here are some hints:
it's a love story for the most part, it plays in a pseudo-european-medieval-setting, it has 2 seasons, it's quite slow-paced

Still no clue? Here's the ultimate spoiler:
the main characters are an honest merchant and a sly goddess

[TeckXKnight]

I'm going to see if I can get it based on those clues without looking at the video.

Is it Spice and Wolf?

[WaitingforHaven2]

I'm going to see if I can get it based on those clues without looking at the video.

Is it Spice and Wolf?

That was quick and it was right.

You can choose the next one.

[TeckXKnight]

Huzzah~! =)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AfIQX8YUVw

[Dzedajus]

One piece, oh god why 17 OPs?

Heres an ED song, the show is a masterpiece but does things to your head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjeYsEIho6Q

hint: cross-dressing and there is nothing nsfw

[Tonkyhonk]

I had made it a rule for myself not to watch animes with more than 26 episodes. Just seemed like a hassle to go through 100 or even more episodes of an anime and I always imagined the content would suffer too with a large amount of episodes. Although lately I broke with that rule and Monster would probably have ended up being one of the next shows to watch. Wasn't in time for this game however.

yeah, i know where youre coming from, but actually my rule for manga/comics is the opposite. good works of manga almost always get longer than a volume or two, because it sells and the publisher encourages the creator to continue (also there is almost always a poll for readers to pick which they want to continue reading, and manga with least votes will be discontinued against the creators plan), and as what many creators often say, "the chars start "living" and move around by their own will". The exceptions exist when the creator has a concrete plan of his/her own story to end it short. Yet, publishers often try to encourage them to expand it when it is popular. Only movie makers and experienced super-popular creators with enough power and a large number of fan-base can do however they want. its probably different from literature where writers decide how long each of their work will/should be.

*edit*
with anime, current trend is to finish a season with just 12 and/or do it two with 24 episodes all together. that is actually pretty silly limitations for real art work. monster producing staff knew better that this manga would never be properly produced by following such limitations and pushed their plan with the supports of enthusiastic fans.

as for your monster comment, it is more than just moral dillemmas but that is indeed the start of the story.
it challenges your intelligence, and id understand those who are not used to reading or thinking a lot might not enjoy it; it demands the audience to think a lot. it is never an easy watch to waste your time for fun like many animes do.
also, its not just about west/east germany but ex-czechoslovakia, and those eastern european countries, iirc. oh yes, and ofc i enjoy hearing some mistakes and errors found in the story to see how well Urasawa, the creator, had researched beforehand.

oh G.I.T.S. is great too

what is G.I.T.S.? (and sorry, i really dont know anything about this old comic book league.)

Easy indeed: Attack on Titan.

A catchy opening theme but a crappy anime. I can't believe I watched all those episodes hoping that the story would progress but it didn't move an inch.

oh cmon, you may not like it, but it isnt crappy (though the musicians may be, tbh), but it is a class entertainment!
you know we love godzilla, we love horror stories like sadako. and your nature gets awakened and see how peacefool youve been believing youll be safe without a price or efforts. (indeed lots of japanese actually compare this story to fukushima, believe it or not.)
its an entertainment because we know its not real, and we pretend we are experiencing it. its just like roller coasters or bunjee jumping screaming out when you know its (mostly) safe. it becomes not entertaining when you decide its not and i dont blame you for your decision, but just because you think so does not make this a crap

what an entertainment needs is not always intensity or stories progressing. the charm of this anime/manga is its grossness, the feeling of being cooped up with no way out, the desperateness when you try to deal with certain beings(humans) whom you cannot communicate with which causes all the fear and dread. this small candle light you find and sees the wind coming blowing your way. it is a luxury entertainment, actually. you dont enjoy it when you find it too real or when something similar(metaphorically) is happening to you either. oh and most importantly, this dim hope brought by the mysteries and unknown plots that the creator prepares is important too.

[Tonkyhonk]

there is nothing nsfw

you can be quite sweet sometimes, Dzedajus (yes, i can agree this time.)
http://www.houroumusuko.jp/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_Son
"Wandering Son"? that is a direct translation, but doesnt really interpret what the title suggests/implicates though
i myself havent watched it (yes, i cheated), but it is about transgender and identity issues and the people around these two youths. i may watch it when i get a chance.


now, back to mainstream again! ED for the second season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFxbUb0rnN4
(ill add hints if nobody gets it)

Dzedajus got it right
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oe7R8xdSGk

[WaitingforHaven2]

Yet, publishers often try to encourage them to expand it when it is popular. Only movie makers and experienced super-popular creators with enough power and a large number of fan-base can do however they want. its probably different from literature where writers decide how long each of their work will/should be.

I was always curious what the conditions are to make an anime. In many animes the ending is pieced together rather hastily and often these endings are therefore disappointing. I figured some factor of insecurity must be part of the creation. So they can never really be sure when the show will end and how many of their intended goals they can fulfil in the series. That and there's probably a lot of time pressure going on during the production.

as for your monster comment, it is more than just moral dillemmas but that is indeed the start of the story.
it challenges your intelligence, and id understand those who are not used to reading or thinking a lot might not enjoy it; it demands the audience to think a lot. it is never an easy watch to waste your time for fun like many animes do.
also, its not just about west/east germany but ex-czechoslovakia, and those eastern european countries, iirc. oh yes, and ofc i enjoy hearing some mistakes and errors found in the story to see how well Urasawa, the creator, had researched beforehand.

I only watched a couple of episodes, so I do not know *that* much about the anime (the setting during those episodes was just West-/East-Germany during the cold war time and shortly thereafter). And I do not know so much about eastern europe either sadly. Although I have vague ideas about how people in some countries feel towards some things. I saw this from a limited perspective with the focus on Germany.
I do not see how this show challenges your intelligence though. Maybe you could give an example. If you are talking about thoughts beyond the anime then I guess I am guilty of being a lazy fool who does not make such efforts.
Thoughts such as "What if I were in such a situation. How would I react? What could I learn from this?" perhaps. The show seems straightforward enough otherwise. I find the the beauty to be more in the behaviour of the main character. In real life not many people would go out all the way to remedy a terrible mistake at all cost, losing everything (especially if the terrible mistake happened with the best of their intentions). I know I would not. Maybe that is partly why I like such stories.
In the end my impression is that he only plays the role of the saint who goes out against evil and helps others on their path to redemption if they are willing (to put it in a religious context). Maybe this changes later in the story though.

oh cmon, you may not like it, but it isnt crappy (though the musicians may be, tbh), but it is a class entertainment!

I'll just blame haven here for dulling my senses towards this. Seeing gazillions of quickly introduced characters die and their friends crying, shouting and going for revenge doesn't give me the thrills (anymore?). Maybe it would have impressed me when I was younger. It did not do the trick for me this time. And I simply felt cheated by the creators. Up to episode 7 or something the story progressed at an unbelievably fast pace (I thought it was too fast to be true). What kept me watching was the hope that all those mysteries which they had introduced would be revealed at some point (what's up with these giant humans? Is this a reference to man's nature? Is it a sinner theme? What did his father try to tell the main character? and so on). But the story literally stagnated. All I got were tons of deaths while they kept my hopes up. I felt this was just an attempt to bind people through cheap emotion. I don't see how this is something good. It's just another step towards more profanity in television and more rough manners (okay, I may be overly dramatic here but those are my feelings towards this).

The only other anime that let me so down was the second season of Kaiji. An anime that revolves around a man who gambles for his life and the life of others in a mafia setting. It was all cool till he started playing with that machine. Watching small metal balls roll down the slopes of the machine and the narrator telling me how exciting it is for 10 or so episodes was quite the bummer. If they can't achieve a tense atmosphere through proper story telling it really is worthless to try it with cheap tricks instead.

But in the end this is also an individual perspective. Others will like these animes and they have their right to enjoy them. For me it simply doesn't work. Just as some of the things I'm watching will not work for others either. The lesson from this is that I should refrain from saying that something sucks I guess. Lest the tables be turned on me one day.

Edited: Or maybe it is rather alright to do it. Since this is the spirit of conformity. The very thing that I enjoy about this forum is its harshness and openness to everything as long as it is reasonable. Not saying something for the reason of not wanting to hurt someone may be justified depending on the situation. It cannot be a general rule though. People should be able to withstand harsh words and criticism.

[borka]

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

G.I.T.S. or GitS