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fandomsecrets2009-02-06 04:34 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2009-02-06 04:34 pm
[ SECRET POST #763 ]
⌈ Secret Post #763 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Drake and Josh]
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[BSG]
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[Vampire Knight]
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[Demons]
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[Life]
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[Roswell]
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[Ga-Rei -Zero-]
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[Sailor Moon]
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[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]
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[Persona 4]
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[Ryan Ross; Panic! at the Disco]
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[Persona 4]
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[Bleach, Yoruichi]
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[Celtic Thunder]
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[Underworld Trilogy]
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[Ursula, the Little Mermaid]
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[Guiding Light]
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[CyberSix]
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[FT Island]
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[Big Fat Quiz of the Year]
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[Torchwood]
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[Runaways, Karolina/Xavin]
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[Simpsons, Rod and Todd]
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[Joe Loves Crappy Movies (webcomic), Twilight]
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[Utena]
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[Doctor Who/RPS/Russell T. Davies/Benjamin Cook]
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[The Munsters]
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[Adventures of Pete and Pete]
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[Jimi Hendrix/Janis Joplin]
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[Taylor Lautner; Twilight Movies]
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[FF13]
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[Nick Swardson]
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(Rachel Maddow, Susan Mikula, Keith Olbermann)
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[Earth: Final Conflict, Da'an]
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[Ouran, Persona 4]
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #109.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - doing it wrong ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Going into pimping mode, excuse me
Anyway, I'll go into a little more detail on some of the anime I mentioned and recommend some others. Hopefully I can answer some of your questions in regards to them, though I'll try to be brief. Mainly I agree with the OP in that anime comes in many genres, art styles, and target audiences, so that nearly anyone should be able to find at least one that they like if they bother to look. Some of them I truly consider works of art. Though unfortunately, some of them aren't legally available in English either.
Monster (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph8rdUo0B2M) is a 75-episode psychological suspense thriller. It's the sort of series you'd probably see on HBO if it were live action. It starts out deceptively simple, but it unwinds into a mystery that takes the main character across Europe, meeting many people on the way and learning their stories. The themes deal with evil and morality and the plot is complex. Honestly, you could just check out the manga for this too, since the anime adapted it very faithfully. I love the anime version for its atmosphere, but the manga would be easier to get into.
Kaiba (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW_ueoa-1hg) is, as explained here (http://guriguriblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/kaiba/), a "warm cyberpunk." The soundtrack is amazing and totally fits the tone of melancholy beauty. The animation direction is pretty incredible too, and while the art style looks very childish, it's very much an adult fairytale. I found it unsettling, surreal, incredibly sad, and heartwarming. Basically, when the main character spends about half of the show in other peoples' bodies, you know its got to be something bizarre and special.
Mushishi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiRBReqm0Mw) is a personal favorite of mine. It has no ongoing plot; its a series of episodic stories centering around creatures called Mushi and a man who is an expert on them going to fix peoples' problems. But the art is just beautiful. It's like watching watercolor paintings. The stories themselves are fascinating in their own right; they're like old Japanese folktales and show a great appreciation for nature. Each episode also has a musical theme of its own. It's a good anime to watch when you want to relax.
Haibane Renmei (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFRN8Q4IYhg&feature=related) is another surreal anime, with more of a spiritual and slice-of-life touch. It was a little slow for my tastes, and it doesn't answer all the questions that it brings up, but many people have said it struck an emotional chord for them, and it's clearly a pet project.
Others that came to mind:
Dennou Coil (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecrDFu-bzt8) Really captures the innocence of childhood and deals with the effects of technology on childrens' lives. Very smooth animation, great use of effects. Cute and heartwarming, but also ventures into dark territory.
Baccano! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUL-Koia0wo&feature=related) I wouldn't call this artistic, but it's a lot of fun. It uses a Pulp Fiction-esque method of telling its story; in the beginning you have no idea what's going on, but by the end everything makes sense and its a thrill putting all the pieces together.
Mononoke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubjixDnrzIo) Kinda similar to Mushishi, except there's a greater focus on horror, with its stories told in arcs like a whodunnit mystery. Also, it has a very unique art style and direction.
Out of these, Mushishi, Haibane Renmei, and Baccano! are available on DVD in the US, but the rest can be easily found fansubbed on the internet. (While Mononoke is an interesting case in that its first arc is told in another series that actually did come out on DVD.)