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Hungrywolf

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"Anime myths..." , posted Tue 2 Apr 20:54

I was wondering if you guys could help me with what you think the biggest anime and manga myths are so I could use them in the speech I'll be doing to inform people about anime (for a class). Thanks a lot!

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Dragon-warrior
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"Re(1):Anime myths..." , posted Tue 2 Apr 20:59

Recored of lodoss war
I think it is more a fantasy.
still a good choise.
try berserk

J/K

Fuchikoma
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"Re(1):Anime myths..." , posted Tue 2 Apr 21:04

Do you mean actually myths that anime are based off of? The first to come to mind would the the chinese myth of the Monkey Emperor that Dragon Ball is loosely based on... as well as several games such as Son Son and Saiyuki.

I'm not sure if the Cursed Springs in Ranma 1/2 are based off of an actual Chinese myth... but I think they are.

The whole 1 year war from Gundam is pretty much anime legend, not to mention the tons of side stories to accompany it. Gundam is a great story though... it doesn't try to glorify the horrors of war... not to mention having cool people with psychic powers piloting giant ass robots.

Blade of the Immortal has a cool story. A samurai who cannot die until he slays 1,000 evil men to make up his past sins of assassinated 100 men.

ninjabastard

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"Re(2):Anime myths..." , posted Tue 2 Apr 21:05

quote:
Recored of lodoss war
I think it is more a fantasy.
still a good choise.
try berserk J/K

Escaflowene. I forget all the things a story needs to be a myth. But, it's got most of them. Mentor dies, weapon from father, grows up, unmasks evil.

Hungrywolf

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"Re(3):Anime myths..." , posted Tue 2 Apr 21:45

quote:
Recored of lodoss war
I think it is more a fantasy.
still a good choise.
try berserk J/K

Escaflowene. I forget all the things a story needs to be a myth. But, it's got most of them. Mentor dies, weapon from father, grows up, unmasks evil.

Ok, crap, I screwed up I guess, cause no one understood what I meant.....I meant myths, as in misconceptions, about anime...

Satoshi Miwa

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"Re(4):Anime myths..." , posted Tue 2 Apr 22:03

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Ok, crap, I screwed up I guess, cause no one understood what I meant.....I meant myths, as in misconceptions, about anime...

Well....Here's a few of the big myth's I've seen floating around about anime.

Myth #1 : Sex and Violence is in every anime. Bzzt, totally wrong. Just watch Kiki's, Totoro, KOR, Maison Ikkoku, Marmalade Boy, etc to see that's a big myth about anime in NA...

Myth #2: All anime rocks. One watch of Gowcaiser and that myth quickly dies.

Myth #3: Anime is better than NA animation. See Batman: The Animated series, the Pixar Films, and The Simpsons to prove how wrong that statement is.

Myth #4: Anime companies in the US are ripping us off with DVD prices and EP Count. A quick look at the ep count on most Japanese DVD's, and the price, shows that we have it very good over here in NA. So good that we have reverse importing going on (Hence why the orginal Gundam TV isn't being subbed).

TiamatRoar
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"Re(4):Anime myths..." , posted Tue 2 Apr 22:25

Animes about videogames are canon and should be taken as good gauges and representations of what the official videogame storyline is.

Fuchikoma
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"Re(5):Anime myths..." , posted Tue 2 Apr 23:05

Other misconceptions about anime in the US is that all female characters have large eyes and breasts... shows like Akira, Ghost in the Shell (ok maybe not in the breat department) Blood: The last Vampire, and Jin-Roh all have realistic art styles.

Another misconception is all female japanese voice actors are high pitched... sure Megumi Hayashibara can give you an ear bleed sometimes, but not all female seiyu are high pitch.

Hungrywolf

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"Re(6):Anime myths..." , posted Wed 3 Apr 07:12

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Other misconceptions about anime in the US is that all female characters have large eyes and breasts... shows like Akira, Ghost in the Shell (ok maybe not in the breat department) Blood: The last Vampire, and Jin-Roh all have realistic art styles.

Another misconception is all female japanese voice actors are high pitched... sure Megumi Hayashibara can give you an ear bleed sometimes, but not all female seiyu are high pitch.

Thanks guys, keep it coming! Yeah, I thought about the sex and violence one right off the bat, because a lot of people believe that.