Those web novels are not Japanese, they are South Korean. Shows like Squid Game came out of South Korea as well. More and more as our story telling goes to absolute dog shite I turn to South Korea to give me something that has zero wokness and a little edge.
Heh, my son would likely know better than I. I grew up on the Japanese anime aka star blasers, g-force and I think speed racer. There just wasn't much else, probably the only things translated to english. I've seen all the remakes and revisions of 'space battleship yamoto' including the live action, it's nice because they more or less stuck to the exact same story, no "updates for modern..." well you get what I mean.
He's keen on S Korea so very likely he would just say I don't know what I'm talking about. I actually have to pick him up and shuttle him around today, I'll ask.
Anything that hurts our current entertainment gatekeepers is a-okay with me. They showed us that if they control it, they will give us what THEY want, and if we complain, will call us every name in the book. Well past time to be rid of all of them ![Smiley :)](http://newforum.arcadecontrols.com/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
The first Cartoon I can remember, was watching Speed Racer, when I was like 5yrs old. I LOVED that cartoon. Funny... I remember getting angered at my
mother, as I hated my name. I asked her why couldnt I be named something cool... like "Speed Racer" heh >_<
My experience with later Japanese Cartoons... started with the 80s Saturday morning cartoons. I believe it was called "Thunderbirds 2086"
Another one I saw as a child, starred a Magical Unicorn, called "Unico". That one was very emotionally impactful... especially for a very young kid.
I dont remember which movie it was (I believe there are 2 or 3 of them)... but in the end, there was some sort of castle, and I believe that the main
bad guy was some sort of Vampire or Demon.
Years later, I decided to rent an Animae at Blockbuster video, called "Devil Hunter Yohko". A young girl that learns she has special abilities, and is in a long
traditional line of Demon Hunters. She regretfully accepts the role... but is constantly being tempted. It has a good amount of Adult sexuality, within it.
The series is pretty short, with only a few episodes, but it was a fun watch.
Another good one I rented, was "Macross". A movie that centers around fighting Mechs. Quite good, from what I remember.
I didnt really watch much more than that... until being told to check out more modern Animae's like:
Howl's Moving Castle
Spirited Away
Both of which are very Uniquely Weird, and Interesting. Sort of like a strange Childlike Day Dream.. that has no limits to the possibilities.
I definitely recommend anyone watch those two. They are unlike anything you have ever seen before... IMO.
At some point in time.. the Sci-Fi channel was playing an animae series called "Inuyasha". It has some childish like moments in it... but overall it was
a great watch. In it, there is a Half-Demon called Inuyasha.. and he is searching for these Shattered Shards of a Powerful Crystal. He faces a lot of
unique Demons that try to attack him and his friends. And they have a main Demon "Boss", that has his own Minions... that are also after these
powerful shards (which elevates their own powers). A human girl ends up falling into a portal, and ending up in Inuyasha's universe / time period...
and she regularly helps him... but also occasionally goes back to her life in Modern Japan, as a high-schooler.
After like 2 or so episodes running in the background... I got hooked, and ended up watching the entire Series. It gets progressively better, and
better, as it goes along.
Talk of Series, reminded me of "Farscape". An incredibly creative TV series, created by the Jim Henson company. At first, I was sort of turned
off by one of the main character puppets (Rigil). However, the show grows on you pretty quickly. The main character is John Criton. He managed
to get caught in a Worm-Hole... while testing a special spacecraft. This sent him deep into space, where he ends up on a Living Ship, full of
various Aliens. He and his Alien friends, are constantly being chased by a faction called "Peacekeepers". It has Fantastic production quality..
that is on par with the effects, makeup, and set designs... of big budget Hollywood films. I liked it so much, that I bought a used DVD set of the
entire Series.
It was also Aired on Sci-Fi... and supposedly it wasnt getting enough views, so they canceled the show before finishing the story. So many
people complained, and I believe in started a fundraising event... to get the series properly finished. Sci-Fi listened.. and eventually green-lit
a final Two Part mini-series Ending. While fans were not getting a full Season... they were at least getting a finale Ending to a spectacular
show. And the ending is pretty darn Epic, too.
If you like series like Star Trek the Next Generation... and movies like Serenity.. mixed with the occasional puppetry and Creativity
found in something like Labyrinth.. then this is is right up your ally.