/an/ tell what anime you think fits into the category of "shows or movies that makes the standard media reviewer cum in their pants". This isn't the normal list of shows that anime enthusiasts go for, although I think a lot of them are popular, but I mean shows that would fit in with the film festival crowd. Spirited Away obviously makes the list and I would add Lain, Bartender & House of Five Leaves as well. Any others?
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Obvious stuff like Satoshi Kon and Miyazaki works. Probably Masaaki Yuasa's stuff, too.
Akira I guess. Evangelion is also appreciated at film festivals. Otherwise, stuff like Ergo Proxy or Shigurui.
>>642 Yeah, all their stuff are great. My pick would be Dennou Coil. Fantastic animation, fantastic... everything, really, I'd say.
Why did House of Five Leaves have such amazingly bad and incongruous and anachronistic music? It was a great show, but that music popping up that the end of each episode really broke the mood.
>>839 Manglobe likes to do that with their shows from time to time, throw a modern twist into a series with a more classic theme. Samurai Champloo, for example. I enjoyed the music in Five Leaves myself.
Lain because no one really "gets" it aside from the blatantly obvious face value stuff.
>>840 Oh yeah, I like the music in the show itself a lot, just the opening and ending themes were really off.
>>844 I was also put off by the opening at first, when I first saw the preview and heard the music I didn't really get it. The song really grew on me though. As for the ED, I didn't like it either and skipped it every time, so I do agree with you there.
