Nice! Similar for me. Bjornolf is the name of a character in one of my books. I picked it back in the 90s when I signed up for my first yahoo mail account because I wanted something unusual that I wouldn’t have to fight people for going forward. Never wanted to be myname974268742@random.com.
Well, probably not, but that could probably said for the subject of most movies and shows.
I don’t think you’d need a large knowledge of video games to enjoy it. It’s not all geeky about constantly mentioning their armor level or anything like that. But if you hate anything that has anything to do with gaming then you probably wouldn’t enjoy it. I would guess that most (certainly not all) people who are interested in anime would know enough about video games to enjoy it. It’s really more about the possible dangers of new and mysterious technologies. It’s not as video game geeky as ready player one, for example, but it’s in a similar vein.
My first taste of anime was way back when in the 60's. Tobor the 8th Man and Gigantor took a back seat only to the seven Marvel cartoons that were being aired back then. Later in life I caught bits and pieces of Star Blazers and enjoyed watching that, of course when you have adult commitments and no recording tech it's hard to follow a series.
Toonami got me watching cartoons again and some of my favorite anime movies are, Ninja Scroll, Blood: The Last Vampire, and Wicked City.
Should I try to get caught up on Dragon Ball Z first?
This thread has inspired me to find some free Roku channels with decent anime selection (with success)! Unfortunately, none have dubbed Cowboy Bebop unfortunately (I suppose I could try subbed although I've always had trouble staying engaged with subbed series when I've tried).
I used to use crunchy roll a lot for anime. Haven’t used it in a while though.
My son is very much into Anime. He joined the Japan club at school which is apparently a big deal these days. He says most of the club members are not Asian or Asian American. I saw in an article this year that Zion is also into Anime. I’d love to share their enthusiasm for it but I don’t even watch animated American shows.
Yes! Watch DBZ all the way through the Buu saga and then ignore GT and then watch Super. You don't have to finish DBZ to watch Super if you don't like it's outdated look but I still enjoyed it.
I have a friend who's similar to you with subbed anime. He has to pause it every so often to try and grasp what's going on. I prefer subbed for some shows because I don't like the English voice actors.
Crunchy roll was the only good service for anime but recently Hulu has been buying up the rights to so many anime that I just use Hulu mostly. Netflix is getting there but it's been slow going.
Juju (the Steelers wr) is a huge anime fan (Dragonball Super in particular) as are many other young NFL and NBA players. I'm not sure why the sudden resurgence has started the last couple of years but I find it fascinating.
Try watching the Death Note series on Netflix if you get a chance, I know you say you don't even watch American toons but real anime is very different. Death Note is easy to get into and the quirky mystical stuff isn't rampant in it. The only mythical type things in it are the gods of death (not a huge role) and the notebook called the Death Note. Basic premise is the main protagonist finds the Death Note (dropped by a death god) which if you write someones name down in it they will die in 60 seconds. The protagonist vows to kill off all criminals, meanwhile the Japanese version of the FBI is trying to find out how these people keep dying and who's doing it.
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge" -Stephen Hawking
I think the main issue is one of attention. I don't want to have to have my eyes glued to the screen in order not to miss dialog. I realize divided attention is bad watching for any format, but I am who I am at this point and subtitles make it much more problematic. I have heard that some subs are much better because the voice acting is so much less detracting.
Does Cruncy Roll have a free service? FWIW, Tubi TV and Sony Crackle (both on Roku) have a solid mix of shows/movies available. Not necessarily an extensive library, but a solid mix of good ones.Crunchy roll was the only good service for anime but recently Hulu has been buying up the rights to so many anime that I just use Hulu mostly. Netflix is getting there but it's been slow going.
It seems to me there has been an emergence of "nerd" culture in pop culture generally over the last...10 years or so? It has definitely been interesting to watch, especially as it relates to sports.Juju (the Steelers wr) is a huge anime fan (Dragonball Super in particular) as are many other young NFL and NBA players. I'm not sure why the sudden resurgence has started the last couple of years but I find it fascinating.
I'll second Death Note. I'll give one of the usual caveats that comes with a lot of regular TV shows...give it a few episodes because it takes a moment for the show to really hit its stride although it is good all the way through. Sort of a dark Sherlock Holmes-y vibe told from both perspectives.Try watching the Death Note series on Netflix if you get a chance, I know you say you don't even watch American toons but real anime is very different. Death Note is easy to get into and the quirky mystical stuff isn't rampant in it. The only mythical type things in it are the gods of death (not a huge role) and the notebook called the Death Note. Basic premise is the main protagonist finds the Death Note (dropped by a death god) which if you write someones name down in it they will die in 60 seconds. The protagonist vows to kill off all criminals, meanwhile the Japanese version of the FBI is trying to find out how these people keep dying and who's doing it.