Anime references seem to be part of the common currency here, although I haven’t seen much and what I have has not awakened my enthusiasm. I even watched all of Fate/Stay Night on YouTube, and The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya on DVD, since Eliezer had mentioned them from time to time; but I found less in them than he did.
The only anime I’ve really enjoyed is Fullmetal Alchemist . I suspect there are, in fact, plenty of people on LW with no interest in anime—that just passes unnoticed because they simply remain silent when the subject comes up.
I know that what I’ve seen is only part of the F/SN canon (and the same goes for Haruhi Suzumiya), but Eliezer hasn’t mentioned speaking Japanese, so what did he watch?
Anime references seem to be part of the common currency here, although I haven’t seen much and what I have has not awakened my enthusiasm. I even watched all of Fate/Stay Night on YouTube, and The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya on DVD, since Eliezer had mentioned them from time to time; but I found less in them than he did.
The only anime I’ve really enjoyed is Fullmetal Alchemist . I suspect there are, in fact, plenty of people on LW with no interest in anime—that just passes unnoticed because they simply remain silent when the subject comes up.
If you’re a Transhumanist, you should give Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex a try. It’s excellent Postcyberpunk in general.
Do you like anime? [pollid:72]
The “true” Fate/Stay Night is an interactive videogame, which has never been translated into English in an official release.
I know that what I’ve seen is only part of the F/SN canon (and the same goes for Haruhi Suzumiya), but Eliezer hasn’t mentioned speaking Japanese, so what did he watch?
Goetz said ‘official’; very popular VNs often get fan translations. It’s a safe bet that anything by Typemoon has been fan translated.
I personally found the original Haruhi Suzumiya novels and stories to be superior to the anime.