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What Did I Just Watch (Kill La Kill Impressions)

What Should I watch Next?

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Just as a question, if Jojo is the answer are you gonna start with Phantom Blood or the more recent Stardust Crusaders?

Because Phantom Blood starts a little typical (if manly), and doesn't hit Jojo stride until a certain character puts on a certain something.
 
maskedanddanger said:
Just as a question, if Jojo is the answer are you gonna start with Phantom Blood or the more recent Stardust Crusaders?

Because Phantom Blood starts a little typical (if manly), and doesn't hit Jojo stride until a certain character puts on a certain something.
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I'm hoping he starts with PB. If he starts off with SC he'll miss the Golden Age of Posing, AKA Battle Tendency.
 
Battle Tendency >> Stardust Crusaders > Phantom Blood as far as I'm concerned.

If Utena and JoJo stay tied, I think it's worth mentioning to the OP that the former has 39 episodes and the latter has 51.

Also PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make an FLCL reaction. It's only 6 episodes long, not much more than 2 hours. Seriously, Kill la Kill is not nearly as drugged up as that acid trip.
 
Zak757 said:
Battle Tendency >> Stardust Crusaders > Phantom Blood as far as I'm concerned.
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And this is more proof then anything else that this board has many, many different opinions, given that Battle Tendency killed my entire interest in the show, which I had loved through the Phantom Blood arc. Funny, how that works.
 
So heres an idea for Alfa in terms of what he should watch next, if either JoJo or Utena beat each other then he watches the one that won first then watches the losing one, same thing aplies with Haruhi.
 
Daniel Estacado said:
So heres an idea for Alfa in terms of what he should watch next, if either JoJo or Utena beat each other then he watches the one that won first then watches the losing one, same thing aplies with Haruhi.
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That is a good idea however, that might take a while no matter who wins. Not complaining or wanting to discourage the idea but I know for a fact that just the Jojo anime takes a while to watch. (still shorter than the manga, 82 volumes currently, anybody.) and from what I can see so is Utena pretty long too.

As for the debate about best part, I'm very bad at ranking things I like over each other but I think something like this: Steel Ball Run > Battle Tendency > JojoLion > Stardust Crusaders > Phantom Blood > Golden Wind > Stone Ocean > Diamond Is Unbreakable. I love all of them though and it's not much between even the first and the last in the list, I promise.
 
I'll add my voice to the Utena pile, and throw my own write-in into the list as well: Saki. Because who doesn't love watching high-school girls with magical Mahjongg powers?
 
Tuxedoian said:
I'll add my voice to the Utena pile, and throw my own write-in into the list as well: Saki. Because who doesn't love watching high-school girls with magical Mahjongg powers?
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It's really too bad that Legend of Koizumi (I think that's its name) hasn't been animated. Because three words.

Super. Aryan. Hitler.
 
CV12Hornet said:
It's really too bad that Legend of Koizumi (I think that's its name) hasn't been animated. Because three words.

Super. Aryan. Hitler.
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There's a few OVAs, but yeah it's a real shame they didn't adapt the actual manga, because man the world leaders vs. nazis matches were super intense.
 
Just a random thought that is somewhat related to the topic.

While I was reading a (pretty convincing) essay on how Gunbuster is a jingoistic anime that supports Japanese imperialism, it got me thinking about where on the cultural/political/economical scale that other anime lie. Is it me, or is Kill la Kill sitting pretty damn far on the left wing? It only seems to only have bad things to say about what Japanese society was and, in many ways, still is. Just hitting the bullet points:
  1. Our main heroine is a clear-cut case of a Japanese delinquent, and the characteristics that make her one are portrayed neutrally or positively
  2. None of our main heroines fit female archetypes that are considered "ideal" or even widely acceptable
  3. The contempt for free market capitalism and money isn't subtext as much as it is big, red, and bold print
  4. Same with fascism or any vaguely right wing philosophy
  5. The portrayal of Kyoto, the "cultural capital" of Japan, is about as insensitive, mocking, and ridiculous as you can get
  6. Despite being set exclusively in Japan with no external factors present, Ira is decidedly half American (confirmed in drama CD's, heavily implied to be the cause for his dark skin and bullying) and is one of the most morally upstanding characters with the most agency among the Elite Four while Rei is an African woman who isn't portrayed as a villain as much as she is a brainwashed victim, who is saved by in the end by a very understanding and humble Satsuki
  7. The first arc is one big joke about the education system, and the fact that Japanese school uniforms were designed after Imperial military uniforms is clearly pointed out
  8. Most obviously, Japan's sexual repression is being denied with an endless display of empowering nudity
  9. All Axis nation imagery is portrayed negatively, which isn't the case in a lot of anime, though I'll grant you that it's almost all references to Nazi Germany rather than Imperial Japan
  10. Ragyo is vilified, Isshin is portrayed somewhat negatively, and the only victories that their kids get are from rebellion from the beliefs and desires of their manipulative parents
  11. Ragyo, a Japanese CEO who has control over the entire world ("Japan rules the world" is a common fantasy) in her own market, is an genocidal maniac with zero redeeming traits
I'm not saying that "finding your way" is another word for punching your elders in the face and screwing the rules, I'm just making a mildly interesting observation.

EDIT: I could keep going with that list but I need sleep
 
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