...specifically, the In Nomine forum over on the Steve Jackson Games boards. (It didn't have any new traffic for a few days - somebody had to start something.)
http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=40781]Which anime would Superiors watch?
Any dissenting opinions?
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Rob Kelk
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them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=40781]Which anime would Superiors watch?
Quote:Here are my thoughts on what anime various Superiors would like.Or get the fansubs, but I'm not about to suggest that on the SJGames forums.
Some of these shows (marked with asterisks) haven't been licenced for North American distribution yet, so you may need to get a Region 2 DVD player and turn to one of the Japanese DVD-export businesses on the Internet before you can watch them. (I prefer CD Japan, myself; they're pricey, but they don't deal in bootlegs.)
Quote:Blandine: Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar. It doesn't matter who you are, you can still reach your dream... or help someone else reach hers.
Christopher: Aishiteruze Baby.* It's good to have a major child character act the way a child really would act, for a change. (While Aishiteruze Baby isn't licenced in North America yet, the manga has been completely translated.)
David: Any team-sports anime - Eyeshield 21, Princess Nine, and so on. Disparate individuals come together, and they accomplish what none of them could hope to do alone.
Dominic: You're Under Arrest! It may be less than serious at times - in fact, it's downright frivolous at times - but it shows law-enforcement forces in a positive light.
Eli: He's more interested in the creative process than the end result, so shows about making entertainment (such as Animation Runner Kurumi, Comic Party, and Smash Hit!*) are on Eli's watch list. Although he always has a few minutes to look at the shows that put disparate elements together in creative ways nobody's thought of before, like Oh Edo Rocket*...
Gabriel: "Righteous vengenance" is a common anime trope, so Gabriel has quite a few shows to choose from. But Chrono Crusade gets the Christian symbolism mostly right and has demons as the bad guys...
Janus: Lupin III. Lupin and his cohorts blow into town, shake things up by grabbing some valuable trinket out from under watchful eyes, then take off to repeat the process somewhere else before the law can grab them - what a perfect depiction of his Word!
Jean: Appleseed. The amount of effort the story's creator spent on getting every detail of the science right is commendable.
Jordi: If he must watch anime, Jordi finds Wolf's Rain - with its animalistic characterization of the wolves - least objectionable.
Khalid: Sailor Moon. She grows to have faith in herself, and that faith is what lets her win her most important battles.
Laurence: Revolutionary Girl Utena, if only for the swordfights.
Litheroy: Revelation has little time for fiction. Detective Conan isn't too objectionable, though, since the plots involve investigation.
Marc: Kamichu! This is almost a case of Choir trumping Word, but Yurie's solution to the problem of the mere presence of a poverty spirit appeals to both of Marc's major facets.
Michael: There are so many - the "band of warriors fighting together against all odds" is another common anime trope. But Zipang shows that even sound tactical planning backed up by powerful weaponry is only as good as the warroirs who use those tools of War.
Novalis: Legend of the Forest. "Why" should be obvious. (Although she sees a lot of herself in Risky Safety...)
Yves: The protagonist spends the entire series making amends for her own mistake, growing in ability and power while not losing the purity of her soul, and supporting other people as they strive to be the best and brightest that they can - what's not to like about the unedited Card Captor Sakura anime? Shame about the dub, though...
Zadkiel: Aishiteruze Baby.* Protecting someone involves so much more than just keeping her alive, as this anime shows so well.
Alaemon: That's a secret. (But Innocent Venus keeps so many secrets, it's incomprehensible...)
Andrealphus: Far too many to list here, and much of the list would probably be blocked by the forum's anti-profanity filter anyway. (If you're really interested, see the "Hentai Primer" on my website.) But not Legend of the Overfiend and its ilk. Andre can't see any point to killing humans while using them for pleasure; you can't use them again if you do that. Titles like Teacher's Pet are much more to Andre's liking... especially when Andre gets to be the teacher.
Asmodeus: Dominion Tank Police. They set the rules, and everyone else has to live by them.
Baal: Zipang. Massively-overpowering weapons, backed up by good tactics - what's not to like?
Beleth: Jungle wa Itsumo Haré Nochi Guu (released in North America simply as Haré + Guu). Turning the commonplace into horror by adding just one element makes for such a delicious waking nightmare... and it's presented in a way that the talking apes will watch it willingly!
Belial: Grave of the Fireflies. It's about the firebombing of Tokyo, right?
Fleurity: Anything with strong primary colours, which means almost any preschoolers' anime. They look so vivid when you're, like, stoned, man...
Furfur: Legend of Black Heaven. Hard Rock Saves Space! It even says so on the box!
Haagenti: You'd think they eat small meals in Japan, going by anime... -yawn- While Haagenti doesn't have a favourite show, there are a few characters whose appetites impress even Gluttony; Lina Inverse in Slayers and Son Goku in Dragonball are two of the more obvious ones.
Kobal: Princess Tutu. All that striving, and what does the lead character get for it? And just who gets the happy ending? That's one Hell of a punchline! Kobal has no idea why everyone else thinks this show is serious...
Kronos: No anime drives home the inevitability of Fate quite like Gall Force does.
Lilith: Moon Phase. It's all about helping that little girl become and remain Free, right? The prices that other people pay for that character's freedom were their own choices.
Malphas: There's far too much of the Japanese "solidarity" mentality in anime for Malphas' liking. But the second episode of the direct-to-video version of Magical Girl Pretty Sammy has a pleasant "be yourself no matter what" subplot.
Mammon: Neon Genesis Evangelion. Not for the anime itself - Mammon thinks that broadcast television shows interrupt the ads too often - but for the horde of collectables marketed along with the series. Nobody really needs a Rei Ayanami character figure, let alone a set of Rei figures in the dozens of different poses and outfits that have been available over the last decade. But as long as collectors keep buying them, Mammon profits by the Essence they give up in their search for "just the right one" or a complete set.
Nybbas: He loves them all. They're Media, baby!
Saminga: M.D. Geist. Everybody dies. If he must watch something that somebody else likes, then Gunslinger Girl - there's just something attractive to Saminga about brainwashing normal people to become assassins.
Valefor: Lupin III. Lupin and his cohorts blow into town, shake things up by grabbing some valuable trinket out from under watchful eyes, then take off to repeat the process somewhere else before the law can grab them - what a perfect depiction of his Word!
Vapula: Gunbuster. Some real science, some plausable pseudo-science, and some technology that does the job with only a few minor side-effects like destroying a noticeable chunk of the galaxy... and that tech is essential to the story. In Vapula's opinion, the people in Gunbuster are almost incidental.
Any dissenting opinions?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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