Tueuse de Vampires
Love will tear us apart..
Inspired by the Pokémon thread.
A lot of us are from the 'Anime generation', meaning, Anime became cool in Western countries during our childhood/teens.
We already established we all remember and love Pokémon, but what other Animes did you watch (or do you still watch?) We might even find some new anime worth watching 😀
My first love, going back to early elementary school (and as I understood it was the popularity of this show that paved the way for a lot of other ANime) was Sailor Moon:
I still watch this on occasion, and back in the 90's, most girls from my school were obsessed with this 😛 Like many anime, it wasn't actually that suitable for our age group, which is why it was censored in many Western countries, especially hard in English. Like, did you know that Sailor Uranus and Mercury were a lesbian couple in the original Japanese version? In English they were turned into cousins, to make it more 'child friendly'.
Another Anime I loved, though I was older (about 12/13) when I watched that, was Ranma 1/2:
This one is about people that have fallen into magical water in China and now turn into animals when touched by cold water. The main guy, Ranma, actually doesn't turn into an animal, but into a girl 😀 It's a very funny show...Ranma's father sort of engaged him to a lot of girls, and all the guys seem to like Ranma when he is a girl and chase her. Really, just trust me when I say this was a very very funny show.
Of course they had to cancel it in Germany midway through the show...still not over that.
Detective Conan (Case Closed (?) in English):
Also a favourite of mine back in the case. A high school student who is sort of a hobby detective is investigating a group of criminals (later always referred to as The Men in Black). They poison him, but instead of killing him, the poison turns him into a child. As a coverup to protect them from discovering he's still alive, he now pretends to be a regular 7-year-old and moves in with his high school sweetheart and her father who is an actual detective (though a very bad one). The only one aware of his real identity is a professor who used to be his neighbour, and now equips him with all sorts of cool technology to help him solve cases.
This one might actually still be running, and has A LOT of episodes. I haven't been following it lately, but it actually gets more intersting with time, as more people discover his identity, and the Black Organisation moves into focus of the show.
I think all those 3 are still pretty watchable even as an adult. You might have to ignore some silly stuff (especially with Sailor Moon), but in general they are all very amusing and have interesting storylines.
A lot of us are from the 'Anime generation', meaning, Anime became cool in Western countries during our childhood/teens.
We already established we all remember and love Pokémon, but what other Animes did you watch (or do you still watch?) We might even find some new anime worth watching 😀
My first love, going back to early elementary school (and as I understood it was the popularity of this show that paved the way for a lot of other ANime) was Sailor Moon:
I still watch this on occasion, and back in the 90's, most girls from my school were obsessed with this 😛 Like many anime, it wasn't actually that suitable for our age group, which is why it was censored in many Western countries, especially hard in English. Like, did you know that Sailor Uranus and Mercury were a lesbian couple in the original Japanese version? In English they were turned into cousins, to make it more 'child friendly'.
Another Anime I loved, though I was older (about 12/13) when I watched that, was Ranma 1/2:
This one is about people that have fallen into magical water in China and now turn into animals when touched by cold water. The main guy, Ranma, actually doesn't turn into an animal, but into a girl 😀 It's a very funny show...Ranma's father sort of engaged him to a lot of girls, and all the guys seem to like Ranma when he is a girl and chase her. Really, just trust me when I say this was a very very funny show.
Of course they had to cancel it in Germany midway through the show...still not over that.
Detective Conan (Case Closed (?) in English):
Also a favourite of mine back in the case. A high school student who is sort of a hobby detective is investigating a group of criminals (later always referred to as The Men in Black). They poison him, but instead of killing him, the poison turns him into a child. As a coverup to protect them from discovering he's still alive, he now pretends to be a regular 7-year-old and moves in with his high school sweetheart and her father who is an actual detective (though a very bad one). The only one aware of his real identity is a professor who used to be his neighbour, and now equips him with all sorts of cool technology to help him solve cases.
This one might actually still be running, and has A LOT of episodes. I haven't been following it lately, but it actually gets more intersting with time, as more people discover his identity, and the Black Organisation moves into focus of the show.
I think all those 3 are still pretty watchable even as an adult. You might have to ignore some silly stuff (especially with Sailor Moon), but in general they are all very amusing and have interesting storylines.
