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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 2034142" data-attributes="member: 151">Mad mac definitely pointed out some of the reasons, but as he mentions, it really depends.&nbsp; Fist of the Northstar is a show I've loved since the mid-80s, but I love the manga much more.&nbsp; The movie was fun for someone who knew the show, but it wasn't what I'd call good.&nbsp; Let me clarify on Ninja Scroll...I think it's got some great set pieces, but I think that many fans give it way too much weight...personally, I thought the last third of the movie was somewhat jumbled.&nbsp; Tastes vary, which is the point.Sometimes the movie is a summer blockbuster to cash in on the series...this is common for series for a younger crowd...Dragonball Z is a classic example.&nbsp; It's had what, 10+ movies?&nbsp; If you want a show that's fun and doesn't take itself seriously, watch something like Lupin III, or better yet, watch the Castle of Cagliostro or Revenge of Fuma Ninja Clan movies, which are both exceedingly funny AND good.&nbsp; A show like Paranoia Agent COULD have been done in live action...but takes advantage of the medium, as opposed to resorting to it to tell the story because of budgetary reasons [it's done Satoshi Kon, of Tokyo Godfathers fame).Lodoss War IS D&amp;D (that's what the original novels were based in), although the TV series is not as good, IMHO...but still somewhat fun.&nbsp; Beserk! was...mind-blowing.There are many shows which don't fit the standard teen anime mold...but you have to know what you're looking for, sometimes, or just be experimental.&nbsp; Hellsing is a little from column A, a little from column B, for example.&nbsp; Trigun starts out resoundingly silly, but it's a shell over some very serious material.&nbsp; And so on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 2034142, member: 151"] Mad mac definitely pointed out some of the reasons, but as he mentions, it really depends. Fist of the Northstar is a show I've loved since the mid-80s, but I love the manga much more. The movie was fun for someone who knew the show, but it wasn't what I'd call good. Let me clarify on Ninja Scroll...I think it's got some great set pieces, but I think that many fans give it way too much weight...personally, I thought the last third of the movie was somewhat jumbled. Tastes vary, which is the point. Sometimes the movie is a summer blockbuster to cash in on the series...this is common for series for a younger crowd...Dragonball Z is a classic example. It's had what, 10+ movies? If you want a show that's fun and doesn't take itself seriously, watch something like Lupin III, or better yet, watch the Castle of Cagliostro or Revenge of Fuma Ninja Clan movies, which are both exceedingly funny AND good. A show like Paranoia Agent COULD have been done in live action...but takes advantage of the medium, as opposed to resorting to it to tell the story because of budgetary reasons [it's done Satoshi Kon, of Tokyo Godfathers fame). Lodoss War IS D&D (that's what the original novels were based in), although the TV series is not as good, IMHO...but still somewhat fun. Beserk! was...mind-blowing. There are many shows which don't fit the standard teen anime mold...but you have to know what you're looking for, sometimes, or just be experimental. Hellsing is a little from column A, a little from column B, for example. Trigun starts out resoundingly silly, but it's a shell over some very serious material. And so on. [/QUOTE]

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