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Seeking new show/movie recs

Another quickie post, I'm afraid, but I have a question for anyone who actually has time to do more than skim the Anime News Network in the mornings. What's looking good in the fall anime season? Any promising Noitamina shows? Anything that looks a little different from the usual genre/otaku-bait shows? I've moved away from my RL anime friends and miss their casual advice!

I am also open to recs for North American/live-action shows with fannish potential. Is "Once Upon a Time" any good?
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[identity profile] boku (from livejournal.com) 2011-10-30 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, Chihayafuru has great characters, Last Exile has a unique setting, Fate/Zero is good overall, but especially for fights, and UN-GO has some great mystery storytelling...and that's why I'm watching the shows I am this season! XD

[identity profile] boku (from livejournal.com) 2011-10-30 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
If you only check out one of my suggestions though, make it Chihayafuru. That one is definitely my favorite of this season so far.

[identity profile] ariadnechan.livejournal.com 2011-10-30 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Series

USA:
Suits.
it is new (this year first season, 12 episodes) is about lawyers but the new guy is not a laywer really he is faking to be one. and there is too much direct boss(who knows he is not really a lawyer) and him going a lot of subtext, fun and very good characters 2 awesome women characters
one in a position in power over men.

England
Sherlock BBC

old sherlock holmes detective, but in present world. awesome adaptation, awesome actors John watson is the actor that will be the hobit in the new movie of the lord of the rings.

this is a miniseries first season is a pilot (only in the dvd) and 3 episodes(last year). in december we will have the second season 3 episodes more.
lot of subtext too, awesome scripts awesome characters.
this has a large fandom and awesome artists and writers.

movie:
The Eagle.
roman empire in England.
Roman noble soldier get injured, meet beautiful boy slave and buy it from death... sneak in the night with said slave in a quest to clear the honor of his father. In the way he become the slave of his slave when they are in his free environment
everything is gay and nothing hurt, minus the kiss and the sex off course, but with all the awesome
really good movie

Another awesome not anime things out there?

Xmen first class, for some Avengers

BBC Doctor who!
if something catch your attention please ask for info :D
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[identity profile] merin-chan.livejournal.com 2011-10-31 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I looked up Chihayafuru, and it looks cool! Things like karuta (especially hanafuda) are really making a comeback, aren't they? Thanks for the rec, I'll check it out!

[identity profile] merin-chan.livejournal.com 2011-10-31 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
BBC Doctor Who has been on my list for ages! It's just so big now, I'm not sure where to jump in. Is there any particular season/Doctor I should start with?

[identity profile] boku (from livejournal.com) 2011-10-31 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
No prob! If you watch it, I would wait until after seeing the first three episodes before passing judgement on it, as it takes a little while to build.

[identity profile] ariadnechan.livejournal.com 2011-10-31 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
for starters you must for new who!
so doctor nine and so on...

but is 6 season now and 3 doctors?

i think you can start with the last two episodes of season one and then in season two with the Ten doctor (my personal favorite! ;) he is passionate and he is really in conflict with his guilt, with his love to humans (some of them in particular as romantic love and real friendship), and where he can push and he can change in human lives in order to save them.

season 2,3 4 are of David Tennant the ten doctor and 3 companions: Rose (who came from nine) Martha, Donna(my fav.) and the better bad guy ever The Master!

season 5 and 6 are of the eleven doctor Matt Smith and his companions: Amy pond, Rory, and the mysterious know too much about the future and i'm here and then not River Song.
11 is more playful, but he is more drastic than ten when he take a decision, he has no conflict, guilt yes, conflict no and he hides this in goofiness that is almost cute

the difference between doctors is that his personality is different and he is changing constantly in his approach at his loneliness, at his power over good and evil, his guilt, and life.

so I'm not sure ;D

but they are really fast to watch and if you don't like one you go the the next and if something is lost to you, ask me anything!

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[identity profile] matthew w. shores (from livejournal.com) 2011-12-23 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Hi Sandra,
I've enjoyed your posts. Everything has been helpful as I try to break into anime/manga, my weak link as an academic.
I read today that Drawn and Quarterly is going to release Tatsumi Yoshihiro's "Fallen Words," which I assume is based on his 2009 "Gekiga yose: Shibahama." I'm wondering, have you had a chance to read this yet? I haven't, and am going to check it out in prep for the translation. Being a rakugo specialist, this may be the best "in" for me as I approach anima/manga studies.
Cheers,
Matt
http://www.kamigatarakugo.wordpress.com (http://www.kamigatarakugo.wordpress.com)

[identity profile] merin-chan.livejournal.com 2011-12-23 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi Matt,

Glad the site has been helpful to you! I'm teaching a course on world animation next term and plan to post abbreviated notes from my lectures, so I hope it'll get better.

I haven't read any of Tatsumi's work in Japanese, only the translation of "A Drifting Life," so I'm looking forward to "Fallen Words." There's been something of a Tatsumi Renaissance lately, eh? Between Eric Khoo's film and now the new translation, I think his world-wide reputation is growing. If you want any more recommendations for things to broaden your anime/manga horizons, just ask me in the new year! (I'm home for the holidays now and likely won't be online too much in the next week.)

Rakugo sounds like a fascinating topic of study, and I'll have a look at your Wordpress site too. Happy holidays!
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