DisDisDis posted:

Waiting for the first shortie brave enough to say they have a big dick to compensate

Davincie posted:

abolish the concept of sirens

Wark Say posted:

Gainax hates their MC's almost as much as William Faulkner. They're also all probably as big fuckups as the Bundrens.

Sharkopath posted:

I think it's more about ikuharas inflated status as aueteur that is the prickly point.

He had influence but was not the sole originator and the work of a lot of others was just as important.

Endorph posted:

i disagree on that second point, as for the first point that isnt what was said

and nobody's saying ikuhara isnt a talented director with a distinctive style, just that people should probably realize the things he was inspired by, existed long before him

Endorph posted:

The word 'auteur' wasn't the part I was disagreeing with, but rather the part where he was one of the few. Ikuhara's quirks are the most obvious and style breaking outside of maybe Naoko Yamada or a few 90s mecha directors, but it's really easy to see anime directors in their work just because of the medium itself. If anything, most everyone involved in an anime's production qualifies as an 'auteur' by the more literal definition. People can notice individual scenes by their individual key animators and storyboarders, even somewhat casual fans have probably done that a couple of times. That'd be basically impossible in any other medium.

Endorph posted:

maybe we're just coming at this from different angles because nine times out of ten if im watching an anime without knowing who the director is, and the director is someone ive seen before, i can usually guess it, or at least have a shortlist. like last season i knew gun gale online was by the director of strawberry panic and episode 4 or flipflappers even before i looked it up, esp. the second episode of ggo where llenn and fuka talk in that diner was just very familiar to me in terms of how dialogue pacing was communicated visually, and he storyboarded the first couple of episodes of ggo himself in addition to being the director. So, iunno, I obviously wouldn't call the man who directed beloved action series Needless the greatest auteur the world has ever known, he doesn't exactly have recurring motifs or anything, but there are things about his work I like and I was able to recognize.

Endorph posted:

I mean, I think that's a fundamental misunderstanding especially in Yamada's case. So much of Yamada's work comes from her collaborators, the other people she works with. She has a clear vision, but she works with other people to achieve it. She's a huge voice in promoting younger workers in Kyoani and giving them a chance to shine. Kensuke Ushio, the composer she worked with for a Silent Voice, was a huge part of Silent Voice, and he had an even bigger impact on Liz and the Blue Bird. Since Liz has long stretches with so little dialogue, just naturalistic sound and soft music, you could totally say Ushio's the star of the show in those scenes. Nishiya's character designs are a massive part of Liz, too - the wispy bodies, the soft colors. I don't think those strong voices are drowned out by Yamada, I think she elevates them and makes them part of the package. She's still the leader of the project, but you could say that about nearly every director.

DisDisDis posted:

Davincie posted:

https://twitter.com/kyoani/status/1022754373317718017

Sakurazuka posted:

Someone arrange a marriage for me

Davincie posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TnImjHwb7U

a good looking car in modern anime, rare stuff

Sharkopath posted:

let's get really into meditation.

GorfZaplen posted:

That's god tier art you fool

DisDisDis posted:

There's definitely a dearth of anime about the good and gay boys being happy together but there are a million manga like that and I'm glad Banana Fish is an action adventure spanning a bunch of different cool subplots that was ripping on the US government and Iran Contra almost as it was happening instead of another one of those. Obviously no one has to like it just for being unique but it's a pretty rare thing. I definitely wouldn't describe it as 'tragic because pre 2000s gay' like Burrito implied, either in the bad way or the epic Ikeda Riyoko way.
Anyway if you see the germ of something you like but don't want all the murder and US senate pedophilia might I recommend Yoshida Akimi's other manga about probably bisexual delinquent teenagers.

GorfZaplen posted:

Gainax is back baybee!!!!!!!!!!!

Davincie posted:

goblin slayer

DisDisDis posted:

this designs so insanely woke it might be enough to get me to watch a show about primarily dudes, and sports