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<blockquote data-quote="Dykstrav" data-source="post: 3244641" data-attributes="member: 40522"><p>The only anime I ever really enjoyed a whole lot was <em>Graveyard of the Fireflies</em>. But ask the typical anime fan about it and you get some half-mumbled responses about how it's not "real" anime because there's no mecha or tentacle rape. Whatever. I largely ignore anime, although I inevitably saw some of it during my high school days. It's become very conventional and conservative in its own ways, like the mainstream film industry and even the gaming industry to some extent. Eh... I don't use anime for inspiration, I prefer mythology and folklore for good D&D ideas.</p><p></p><p>All that being said, I did catch <em>Record of Lodoss War</em>. It has very strong, clear D&D roots. I don't like it for the same reasons that I don't like most anime: clunky dialogue, awkward plot holes, exagerrated physical characteristics, and broadly drawn style-over-substance characterization. For D&D comparisons, check out <em>Conan: the Barbarian</em> or the Harryhausen <em>Jason and the Argonauts</em> instead of anime. It doesn't have big swords and smirking spike-haired protagonists but they are much closer to my D&D games than any anime I've ever seen.</p><p></p><p>Its merits as an anime aside, I could see how it could be useful for someone to watch an episode or two to get an idea of what this roleplaying game thing is about. <em>Record of Lodoss War</em> is clear enough and generic enough to get a taste of what some generic D&D games are like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dykstrav, post: 3244641, member: 40522"] The only anime I ever really enjoyed a whole lot was [I]Graveyard of the Fireflies[/I]. But ask the typical anime fan about it and you get some half-mumbled responses about how it's not "real" anime because there's no mecha or tentacle rape. Whatever. I largely ignore anime, although I inevitably saw some of it during my high school days. It's become very conventional and conservative in its own ways, like the mainstream film industry and even the gaming industry to some extent. Eh... I don't use anime for inspiration, I prefer mythology and folklore for good D&D ideas. All that being said, I did catch [I]Record of Lodoss War[/I]. It has very strong, clear D&D roots. I don't like it for the same reasons that I don't like most anime: clunky dialogue, awkward plot holes, exagerrated physical characteristics, and broadly drawn style-over-substance characterization. For D&D comparisons, check out [I]Conan: the Barbarian[/I] or the Harryhausen [I]Jason and the Argonauts[/I] instead of anime. It doesn't have big swords and smirking spike-haired protagonists but they are much closer to my D&D games than any anime I've ever seen. Its merits as an anime aside, I could see how it could be useful for someone to watch an episode or two to get an idea of what this roleplaying game thing is about. [I]Record of Lodoss War[/I] is clear enough and generic enough to get a taste of what some generic D&D games are like. [/QUOTE]
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