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Lego

01-02-2006, 05:38 PM

I was reading the "say something about AOD or anime fandom that puzzles you" thread, and ended up reading a good link. The link had a quote from Toshio Okada(a Gainax founder) which inspired me to make this thread. The quote was:

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What About the Next Generation?
But what about the next generation? Where is the newest generation of Japanese anime makers?

Unfortunately, Mr. Okada suggests, the latest generation of anime viewers in Japan are not true Otaku. They may be anime fans, but they lack the deep, passionate connection to the medium, and many of them seem to have taken up anime fandom because it's cool or "fashionable." Rather than being active critics of anime, they are content to be customers, or consumers. Mr. Okada believes that in a society where no one is truly passionate about a medium, the medium will become lukewarm and stagnant. "Why not [be lazy] and just have the good guy win?" "Why not just have Scooby Doo?"

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Mr. Okada brings up a good point. I started to think about scenes, shows, or characters that upon seeing them or remembering them made me go "now THAT is why I watch/like anime". While one can think of many things, I tried to think of the moment, show, or character that makes me feel "revitalized" about anime or my fandom in general.

Show Wise:
Cowboy Bebop
Planetes
FLCL
GITS SAC and 2nd Gig

Moment/Scene Wise:
A scene from one of the last episodes of GITS SAC. I think it was around episode 20-22. The scene was when Motoko and Batou were sent in to get a offical in regards to the laughing man case. They tried to get him out be helicopter, but Batou couldn't make it. So the Major comes in and takes out members of the NARC squad. Batou escapes with the target, while the Major is left to fight a mech.

While fighting the mech, she dodges through rooms and gets pushed/thrown out a window with one arm and damaged. The mech steps on her head and is about to crush her until reinforcements arrive. Motoko takes Saito's huge sniper rifle and repeatedly shoots the "door" on the mech. For a cyborg, she has a look on her face that gives me chills everytime I watch that scene. 

Character Wise:
Kaname Chidori
Sousuke Sagara
Spike Spiegel
Vash The Stampede
Alucard

rainking187

01-02-2006, 05:52 PM

Shows:
Air
Haibane Renmei

That's all I can think of at the moment.

AmericanBeauty

01-02-2006, 05:59 PM

Detective Conan
Evangelion
Fruits Basket
GITS:SAC (both seasons)
Haibane Renmei
Most of Miyazaki's movies
Wolf's Rain
Yu Yu Hakusho

And cherry blossoms. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

Dagger

01-02-2006, 06:28 PM

Revolutionary Girl Utena. The first time I watched it, so many moments left me in shivers or simply awed. And they still do. Princess Tutu is giving me the same kind of amazed, almost grateful feeling--I wish I had seen the second volume more recently, so I could point to specific scenes, but pretty much the entire thing impressed me.

Each new volume of Kodocha invigorates me. The comedy and the drama are both done so perfectly. For example, the scene in which Asako tries to confront Rei, and his sunglasses are finally knocked off, is so tense. Then, right afterward, Rei looks at the audience and says something like, "Sorry, kids, I'm not hideous." I keeled over laughing--it was just incredibly well timed. Comedy isn't usually the sort of thing I take particular note of, but I can think of quite a few funny scenes in Kodocha that have stuck with me.

The final episode of Full Moon wo Sagashite made me very, very happy to be an anime fan. Best ending ever.

And... wow, this post is becoming really shoujo-y. XD

Anyway. For all its flaws, the reason I like Fafner is because it has a lot of moments/scenes that left me either halfway to being in tears or with my jaw on the floor. Not so much in the first half, of course. To name a few: Kazuki's return in episode 16, the lantern ED after episode 20, Soushi vanishing at the end of episode 23 and again at the end of the final episode, Michio and Mamoru's death scenes, Canon yelling after Kazuki leaves her in episode 17... etc.

Episode 19 of RahXephon comes to mind. Well, the entire series, basically.

What else? AIR TV, Gankutsuou (what I've seen of it, anyway), Kaleido Star, Wolf's Rain, Hikaru no Go...

Mr. Nail Bat

01-02-2006, 06:40 PM

When I read the subject line, what comes to mind are episodes 23 and 26 of Irresponsible Captain Tylor. These are the grand rewards for being an anime fan.

treatment

01-02-2006, 06:45 PM

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and

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Njr Scrawl

01-02-2006, 07:04 PM

Shows;
Gunbuster
Evangelion
Bubblegum Crisis
Rurouni Kenshin
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
Zeta Gundam
Patlabor
Maison Ikkoku
Fruits Basket
Koi Kaze
Crest/Banner/II/III of the Stars

Moments;
Too many to mention. But generally, any moments of personal drama that would do a live show proud for the scene & emotions.

Characters;
Misato Katsuragi
Shinji Ikari
Minmei Lin
Himura Kenshin & Kaoru Kamiya
Belldandy
Mitsuki Hayase
Usagi Tsukino
D
Lafiel & Jinto
Maetel

rainking187

01-02-2006, 08:25 PM

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Dagger said:Episode 19 of RahXephon comes to mind.

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Definitely one of the best.

Suwako Moriya

01-02-2006, 09:29 PM

Shows
My-HiME
Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar
Ashita no Nadja (At least this series deserves mention)
Shrine of the Morning Mist
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (As)
Happy 7 the TV Manga
Rozen Maiden (Traumend)
Scrapped Princess
Mahoraba Heartful Days

Moments
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As Episode 12 The revival of the Cloud Knights followed by Hayate's Entrance and Transformation I also enjoyed the progress of Lindy becoming Fate's mother

My-HiME Episode 25 The whole deal with M.I.Y.U and Alyssa Searrs. To be specific the part where Alyssa Searrs says M.I.Y.U near the end of episode 25. Just that one word alone changed the tide of the entire battle.

Characters
Alyssa Searrs (My-HiME)
Mashiro Kazhaan (My-HiME)
Zepheris (Scrapped Princess)
Ruri Hoshino (Nadesico)
Asa Shigure (SHUFFLE!)
Kiku Sarasugawa (Happy 7 the TV Manga)

It's quite hard to decide who/what to include and to not include. As well as how much to include....

ibby

01-03-2006, 01:58 AM

Shows:
-Cowboy Bebop
-Utena
-School Rumble
-Air
-Zeta Gundam:A New translation(movie)
-Howl's moving castle(movie)
-X TV
-ROD the TV

Characters:
-Spike Spiegel
-Char
-Howl
-Tenma
-Anita King

Moment/scene:
-In Howl's Moving Castle the moment where Howl and Sophie are walking in the air.
-I got to mention the ending of Cowboy Bebop, though this time round the ending of Jupitor Juzz to me was better than the ending of CowBoy Bebop.
-The ending of the Zeta movie, with the three characters.

crosbie394

01-03-2006, 04:31 AM

The last few episodes of Bleach have really got me going with the 'wow; i'm so glad I got to see this' sort of factor.

Other than that, I'd probably throw in Last Exile for its all around greatness and Kaleido Star.

HarlockHero

01-03-2006, 05:49 AM

This list is extremely disorganized, and full of disjointed sentences, but that's because the topic has me kind of excited and given the subject matter, restraining that would feel like cheating.

In the final episode of Zeta Gundam, when Camille is fighting Scirocco, and Scirocco is incessantly raving about how naive Camille is to oppose his theory of Newtypes having an innate right to dominion, and Camille responds with "Better naive than evil!". I think that line is the perfect refutation to anyone who accuses otaku of escapism.

Also, the final shot of the first Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy, and Amuro's words to Lalah.

Then there's Shirotsugh's detachment from Leiqunni at the end of Wings of Honneamise, in addition to his big speech. One of the best movies ever!

Episode 4 of Super-Dimensional Fortress MACROSS. Also, "Pineapple Salad".

Every single time I witness Captain Harlock's ability to unabashedly say and believe in bold things that we're taught by a cynical society to discard as childish or naive.

Oh yeah, and the music from the train ride scene in Spirited Away.

Generally speaking, every time I watch Otaku no Video, I become super-inspired and rededicate myself to the cause of being the most passionate fan possible for the reasons Toshio Okada mentioned above.

The first few minutes of the Bubblegum Crisis OAV when we see the coolest vision of the near future city ever depicted, accompanied by some of the best music ever written. I even made myself a Priss and the Replicants Hurricane Tour 2034 jacket to wear.

And who can forget one of the best moments of all:

WELCOME HOME

^_^

pianocello

01-03-2006, 09:57 PM

Any scene with yuri. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

Splitter

01-03-2006, 11:48 PM

SHOWS
- Air
- Elfen Lied
- Kaleido Star
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha / A's
- Azumanga Daioh
- Voices Of A Distant Star

MOMENTS
- Air Ep. 9: Kanna's final order to Ryuya and Uraha
- Full Moon wo Sagashite Ep. 33: When Mitsuki sits outside her room singing Eternal Snow and Takuto picks up the lyrics sheet and starts to sing along and Meroko joins in too... there's just something about that entire song that is so heartwarming and full of emotion!
- Kaleido Star Ep. 26: Sora and Layla performing the Legendary Maneuver after all their hard work
- Fullmetal Alchemist Ep. 25: Hughes' funeral
- Angelic Layer Ep. 25: Misaki wheeling her mom into the stadium.
- Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid Ep. 12: Sousuke unloading his gun into Gauron's head

CHARACTERS
- Osaka
- Ran Kotobuki
- Sousuke Sagara
- Mitsuki Kouyama
- Sora Naegino
- Guu

Captain Impulse

01-04-2006, 02:21 AM

Series:
Ghost in the Shell: SAC and 2nd Gig
Twelve Kingdoms
Crest and Banner of the Stars (I and II)
Haibane Renmei
Cowboy Bebop
Golden Boy
Azumanga Daioh

Characters:
Hilda, Outlaw Star
"Strike Man", You're Under Arrest
Motoko Kusanagi and Batou, Ghost in the Shell (any version)
Kentaro Oe, Golden Boy
Naotaka Komatsu, King of En, Twelve Kingdoms
Gendo Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Louie the Rune Soldier, Rune Soldier
Lum, Urusei Yatsura
Ippo, Hajime no Ippo (Fighting Spirit)

Moments/Episodes:
RahXephon, Episode 19 (Blue Friend / Ticket to Nowhere)
You're Under Arrest, Episode 39 (The Summer of Beach Volleyball Man's Youth)
Evangelion, Episodes 13 (Liliputian Hitcher) and 18 (Ambivalence...I think...if this is the episode where Gendo activates the Dummy Plug system and nearly kills Touji)
Cowboy Bebop, Episodes 14, 25 and 26
Trigun, Wolfwood's death scene" (Episode 22 or 23?)

Garrett Jax

01-04-2006, 08:13 AM

I guess for me it's the emotion behind the anime characters that makes me glad I'm an anime fan.

I have a penchant for the romance and romance/comedy anime and some of them can be rather emotional.

Scenes like Otaru beating his fist bloody on the escape pod door, showing his true feelings for his marionettes. The same goes for his marionettes for disobeying a direct order from their master to save not only the planet but him as well from Saber Marionette J

In Oh, My Goddess when you can feel the pain and misery between Keiichi and Belldandy when they can't even look at each other.

Banner of the Stars II: The entire exchange of words between Lafiel and Jinto at the end, and the emotional response by Lafiel over finding Jinto alive

Those are the types of moments that make me say, "Damn, I love anime!" /images/graemlins/happy.gif

ic14

01-04-2006, 09:32 AM

I saw a scene today that made me proud to be an anime fan

Its from SuperGALS! season 1 (as insit on calling it):
From Street 25, when Yamoto propese to Miyu. Such a great moment.

SunWuKong

01-04-2006, 09:40 AM

Here are the one's I can think of right now:

In Kiki's Delivery Service, It was right after Kiki's first tumultuous delivery job. When she get's back to Osono's bakery, she sees a sign made out of baked bread advertising her business. She goe's in and Osono tell's her that it was her husband who made it. The husband then comes in and Kiki gives him a great big hug w/ Osono laughing out heartily. I love how it was show through the window w/ no dialogue as if you are a spectator viewing this warm moment. 

Another touching scene is from Ghost in the Shell: SAC, It was in the episode where the Tachikoma ran away. They went into a burial ground where the little girl's, Miki-chan, dog was buried. There, Miki-chan admitted she knew that her dog died and broke down. The Tachikoma then says that he's an AI so he can't die even if he's run over by a car. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif That scene really tugged at my heartstrings.

I'm sure there are a whole hell of a lot more moments but I can't think of them right now.

crosbie394

01-04-2006, 10:31 AM

Ah well; the last 7 episodes of GITS:SAC 1st Gig have now joined my list. I love the laughing man storyline, and some of the events especially the storming and mop up of section 9 in episodes 24 and 25 and motokos hate filled reaction to the guy in cyber suit in episode 21 really made the wait for the culmination that uch more worthwhile!

Pure Brilliance; I hope second gig is this good!

BluWacky

01-04-2006, 10:38 AM

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Dagger said:
Anyway. For all its flaws, the reason I like Fafner is because it has a lot of moments/scenes that left me either halfway to being in tears or with my jaw on the floor. Not so much in the first half, of course. To name a few: Kazuki's return in episode 16, the lantern ED after episode 20, Soushi vanishing at the end of episode 23 and again at the end of the final episode, Michio and Mamoru's death scenes, Canon yelling after Kazuki leaves her in episode 17... etc.

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The moments in Fafner that did it for me were (spoilers for second half) Yukippe's total assimilation in 23 and Sakura's part-one in 22, the first of which left me feeling actually physically sick. That said, they didn't exactly make me feel proud to be an anime fan or anything.

sailorneorune

01-04-2006, 11:55 AM

Favorite series:
Sailor Moon
Evangelion
Tenchi Muyo
Blue Seed
The Slayers
Love Hina
possibly Nadesico (picked it up dirt cheap yesterday and popped disc 1 in my player the minute I got home, it's starting to grow on me)

Characters:
all of the Sailor Soldiers but Chibi-Moon (sorry Chibiusa fans, I tried to like her.)
Ryoko
Princess Ayeka
Katsuhito Masaki (gotta love such a bad-ass old man)
Lina Inverse
Gourry Gabriev
Zelgadis
Mamoru Kusanagi
Daitetsu Kunikida
Asuka Langley Sohryu
Misato Katsuragi
Kaolla Su
Mitsune Konno
Motoko Aoyama

Favorite moments and things about these series:

The climaxes of all 5 seasons of Sailor Moon and the true SuperS ending at episode 6 of Sailorstars.
The climax of Sailor Moon Season 1 - the Sailor Soldiers die in battle and Beryl gets a righteous ass-kicking from an angry little princess.
Most of the Omake Theater bonus episodes of Blue Seed.
Love Hina - episode 8, where the LH cast is inside the videogame dream that Keitaro's having. Kitsune's scheming, and Su's cool inventions.
Evangelion - Asuka's debut and the Evangelions themselves.

All of these make me glad to be an anime fan.

-sailorneorune

cairber

01-04-2006, 12:23 PM

Moments:
His and Her Circumstances: When Yukino takes Arima's hand under the desk and they officially become boyfriend and girlfriend -- I watch a lot of nonanime romance and drama, but this scene takes the honor as the best! 

Haibane Renmei: I have never seen a better dramatic treatment of suicide that actually makes you think about all its implications while actually having a story. 

Fushigi Yugi: not exactly a moment IN the anime, but this anime got a lot of my friends into anime and has really made me proud to be a fan.

Fruits Basket: same as FY above

Characters:
Rei: she created a different genre of woman (which not everyone likes) but, before her, I had never really seen anything like that.

Yukino: Finally I got to see this intelligent girl who is so real...plus she gets the guy and holds onto him through circumstances (while dramatic) can happen to a relationship (such as prolonged separation, jealousy, cold shoulder from other girls, family past affecting their personalities, etc)

Most of the Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien cast as well

Shiro Akuma

01-04-2006, 03:51 PM

Most recently two things come to mind.

1st Fighting Spirit/Hajime no Ippo, the series in general. I find myself sitting on the couch cheering Ippo on as I throw punches myself.

2nd The clear paying of homage to the original Ghost in the Shell movie from the 1st episode of GITS : SAC 2nd Gig where Motoko jumps out of the building and you see her falling down and turning invisible. That scene from the original movie is forever burned into my mind.

crosbie394

01-04-2006, 04:30 PM

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Shiro Akuma said:
2nd The clear paying of homage to the original Ghost in the Shell movie from the 1st episode of GITS : SAC 2nd Gig where Motoko jumps out of the building and you see her falling down and turning invisible. That scene from the original movie is forever burned into my mind.

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Hehe; I love the bit where you see Batou shoulder barge the cyborg through the wall, the swat team look on in astonishment, and he turns invisible and skulks away....brilliant!

Chloe

01-05-2006, 08:15 PM

Shows: Kino's Journey, SE:Lain,Maison Ikkoku,Patlabor, Cres/Banner of the Stars,Cowboy Bebop,Noir,Slayers

Movies/OVAs: Trust & Betrayal, Nuku Nuku ,Voices of a Distant Star,Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies
, Kiki's Delivery Service

Characters:Lum-chan, Mireille Bouquet,Lina Inverse, Ed from Bebop,Hilda from Outlaw Star, Admiral Spaur from C/BotS

Moments: Crest of the Stars-"The Battle of Gosroth"-- yes, the whole bloody episode. /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif
Kiki's Delivery Service- the scenes where she is leaving home, until she arrives in town.
Cowboy Bebop - Ed's leaving the crew scene 
Hellsing - Episode 6, where Seras Victoria "finds her groove" /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif