Of what I've seen:

Best:
Magical Girl Pretty Sammy TV (aka Magical Project S) - Tenchi Muyo
Adventures of the Mini Goddesses - Oh My Goddess

Worst:
Rayearth - Magic Knight Rayearth (don't get me wrong, it's not awful, but it suffers from looks GORGEOUS but has a plot as deep as a puddle syndrome.)

Would Like To See:
Someday's Dreamers - for more of Yume's life post-certification.
Cardcaptor Sakura - a show from Kero-chan's POV.


...that's all I can think of at the moment.

Utena needs  SEQUIL!!
the adventures of Anthy!! the ending has always killed me..

poor Utena...

Me too!

Or a prequel would be just as interesting.

Lightice wrote:

Emiemipoemi wrote:

I am certainly interested to see how the Evangelion live action movies turn out.

There's still knowledge when/if it's going to come out. I'm guessing you're thinking about the animated remakes that come this and next year.

Nope, although I am interested in those, too! I mean the Evangelion live action movie that has been frozen and has no director etc etc. But just the fact that companies are considering it has me hyped!

Maarika wrote:

Me too!

Or a prequel would be just as interesting.

A prequel to SKU huh? would that mean that we would see how Anthy turned from a Nanami like princess with a fixation on Dios to a devious witch to a passive-aggressive rose Bride we all know and love.

Emiemipoemi wrote:

I mean the Evangelion live action movie that has been frozen and has no director etc etc. But just the fact that companies are considering it has me hyped!

Well, even when the news first got out, they said it might take 'till 2010 before they get into production. I'd be very surprised if it'd be out before 2009. I suspect that the remakes got into production because so many people expressed interest to the live-action. I also suspect that the popularity of the remakes is going to determine the fate of the movie.

I myself love Hellsing Ultimate.

I wish it had more consistent animation quality, smoother plot and the music from the TV-series. The first episode was simply terrible, apart from few individual scenes. The second was already better, since it had a proper plot, but it remains to be seen how it'll go from now. I wish they didn't try to copy the manga scene-to-scene. That very rarely works out.

As for spin-offs, I suppose that any Ghost in the Shell-adaption is a spin-off from the original manga and I find all of them damn good, apart from Solid State Society whose plot is below the standards of the other productions.

Lightice wrote:

Emiemipoemi wrote:

I mean the Evangelion live action movie that has been frozen and has no director etc etc. But just the fact that companies are considering it has me hyped!

Well, even when the news first got out, they said it might take 'till 2010 before they get into production. I'd be very surprised if it'd be out before 2009. I suspect that the remakes got into production because so many people expressed interest to the live-action. I also suspect that the popularity of the remakes is going to determine the fate of the movie.

I myself love Hellsing Ultimate.

I wish it had more consistent animation quality, smoother plot and the music from the TV-series. The first episode was simply terrible, apart from few individual scenes. The second was already better, since it had a proper plot, but it remains to be seen how it'll go from now. I wish they didn't try to copy the manga scene-to-scene. That very rarely works out.

As for spin-offs, I suppose that any Ghost in the Shell-adaption is a spin-off from the original manga and I find all of them damn good, apart from Solid State Society whose plot is below the standards of the other productions.

I could've sworn that they claimed it would be out this summer.
The MOST memorable part of the news is that they said Anno is going to destroy his fan's expectations toward the new Evangelion movie. The guy's pretty crazy, I don't know what he'd do, but I love The End of Evangelion.
Maybe it's just a bluff.

Oh, there IS a spinoff... about 10 minutes, of the misadventures of Kero and Suppi as they kill each other on their epic battle to save the flying Takoyaki.

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Hiraku wrote:

Oh, there IS a spinoff... about 10 minutes, of the misadventures of Kero and Suppi as they kill each other on their epic battle to save the flying Takoyaki.

That was the inspiration for my idea.   "Leave It To Kero: Theatrical Edition"... I was cracking up the whole time during that.  Glad they put it on with the 2nd movie DVD.




As to the forthcoming new animated Evangelion movies:

AnimeNewsNetwork wrote:

Hideaki Anno Releases Statement About New Evangelion Movies
posted on 2007-02-20 09:33 EST

EVA creator posts message in theatres across Japan, hopes to lure new audiences to Evangelion films

On February 17th, Shin Seiki Evangelion (Neon Genesis Evangelion) creator Anno Hideaki made a statement in the form of a movie poster that appeared in theatres all over Japan. The announcement was also posted on the new Evangelion movie and Yahoo! Japan portal sites for the film, which also launched on Friday.

A translation of the entire announcement is as follows:

Many different desires are motivating us to create the new "Evangelion" film.

The desire to portray my sincere feelings on film.
The desire to share, with an audience, the embodiment of image, the diversity of expressions, and the detailed portrayal of emotions that animation offers.
The desire to connect today's exhausted Japanese animation [industry] to the future.
The desire to fight the continuing trend of stagnation in anime.
The desire to support the strength of heart that exists in the world.

Finally, the desire to have these wishes be realized.

For these purposes, we used the best methods available to us to make another Evangelion film.
Many times we wondered, "It's a title that's more than 10 years old. Why now?"
"Eva is too old", we felt.
However, over the past 12 years, there has been no anime newer than Eva.

Specifically, among the stagnant mood of the present day, it is the portrayal of will - not technology - that is most important.
To support the fans that support animation, we felt that a work that would appeal to middle and high school-aged men, who quickly grow away from Anime, was necessary.
When we decided that we wanted to something to support the anime [industry] of today, the determination to return to this title was strong.

As the creator of this project, [I assure you that] a very new-feeling Evangelion world has beeen constructed.
For this purpose, we are not returning to our roots at Gainax. I have set up a production company and studio, and it is in this new setting that we will start again.
Without looking back, without admiration for the circumstances, we aim to walk towards the future.
Thankfully, we have gathered staff from the old series, new staff, and many other fantastic staff to work on this series.
We realize that we are creating something that will be better than the last series.

”Eva" is a story that repeats.
It is a story where the main character witnesses many horrors with his own eyes, but still tries to stand up again.
It is a story of will; a story of moving forward, if only just a little.
It is a story of fear, where someone who must face indefinite solitude fears reaching out to others, but still wants to try.
We hope that you look forward to the 4 new retellings of this story.

In closing, it is also our job to provide a service to our customers.
Although it seems obvious, we aim to create a form of entertainment that anyone can look forward to; one that people who have never seen Evangelion can easily adjust to, one that can engage audiences as a movie for theatres, and one that produces a new understanding of the world.

This fall, we hope you can join us.

Creator/General Director, Anno Hideaki

Source: AnimeAnime!

Last edited by Imaginary Bad Bug (02-25-2007 10:51:48 AM)

Anime spin-offs? I'm not really sure I've ever watched any.

I would do just about anything to have a Sailor Stars spin-off about the lives of the Sailor Stars and Princess Kakyuu.

Imaginary Bad Bug wrote:

Would Like To See:
Cardcaptor Sakura - a show from Kero-chan's POV.

I would really love that. I have come to despise CCS, every single damn character in it is a Mary Sue. Yeesh. 'Cept for my Kero-chan.

Romanticide wrote:

Am I the only one that doesn't like the idea of new evangelion movies? Seems to me that they are beating a dead horse

Except the difference this time being that 'they' is not Gainax this time around.  They've been riding the Evangelion train for a decade, but this time Anno isn't hopping back on and is instead going out on his own.

We shall see...  When they inevitably get over here on DVD, I have a feeling I'll be checking them out anyway.

Myself, I'm awaiting the anamorphic versions of Death & Rebirth and End of Evangelion that are supposed to be coming over here too...

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allegoriest wrote:

I miss CCS... Clowwww~~~ He's still probably my favourite character ever. I still can't justify why though. But I do agree the show was made of May Sues. X___x
I don't think anything was more enjoyable than Kero and Suppi chasing the Takoyaki though, no...
I myself am kinda not glad it came out with the second movie, as I ONLY bought it to see that short. X___x But it was better than no short at all.

I know what you mean about the Mary Sues... Tomoyo was too perfect to be human, I love her... And Touya was the prefect onii-chan, too, he's just missing that Touga attitude.

The worst spinoff I've seen was the second season of Orphen. Dear Christ. And then there's Full Metal Panic: Fumouffu. Oh, and the Nadesico movie comes in third for having a huge time gap between the series and the movie.