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I was essentially raised on Miyazaki. Some kids grew up with Toy Story and Finding Nemo, I grew up with Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle, and The C
by qwertyuiop924 10y ago
I was essentially raised on Miyazaki. Some kids grew up with Toy Story and Finding Nemo, I grew up with Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle, and The Cat Returns. I mean, I watched other films to (a lot of other films), but Miyazaki had a huge influence me: without him, I would have likely never gotten into anime. To this day, his films are still some of my favorites.
Whoever made this tribute, you have my salute: The 3D CG, while quite obvious, blends very well with the rotoscoped animation, something that doesn't always happen (just look at some of Cowboy Bebop). It also captures the feel of Ghibli's animation amazingly well.
I salute the animator, and I also, of course, salute Hayao Miyazaki: Farewell, and may your legacy live on.
- iotscale 10y agoMy only exposure to anime is his films (friend suggested them, first I ignored the recommendation because they were "for kids" and some time later I watched "Spirited away" by luck and you know the rest of the story) and want to explore more, I thought maybe you could have some suggestions from your other favorites?
- hashhar 10y agoI would suggest Howl's Moving Castle, Porco Russo and Kiki's Delivery Service.
- caoilte 10y agoThe other peerless Miyazaki's are Princess Mononoke (the only other work with as much depth as Spirited Away) and My Neighbour Totoro (avowedly a children's film). Nearly all the others are also very very good. And if that's your only exposure to anime then you should at the very least checkout Satoshi Kon's masterpiece Paprika.
- franciscop 10y agoIt took me 3 attempts to watch Paprika, but luckily I watched it in the end. It might be a bit obscure/strange for someone starting (IMHO).
- hex12648430 10y agoI wouldn't introduce someone to Satoshi Kon with Paprika. In my opinion it is much better to watch Kon's movies in their chronological release order. Perfect Blue is much more accessible and less surrealist than Paprika which may confuse someone and cause them to dismiss Kon's whole cinematography as a whole.
- iotscale 10y agoI just watched "Perfect Blue", it was really great. I'll keep watching more Satoshi Kon movies if I can find the DVDs. It's really hard to find them.
- brazzledazzle 10y agoI would also suggest Paprika.
- supergreg 10y agoSatoshi Kon was an amazing director and all his movies are great. I hope they manage to finish his last movie.
- mg74 10y agoPersonal favourites: My Neighbour Totoro Kiki's Delivery Service Spirited Away Princess Mononoke
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoPorco Rosso, Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke are good. In fact, they're arguably some of his best. But my favorites will always be Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, and Whisper of the Heart. They may not be Miyzaki at his best, but they were the films that I loved the most. The Wind Rises may also join the latter category. Either way, it's a really good film. Finally, it should be noted that Kaze Ni Naru from The Cat Returns is possibly one of my favorite songs from any anime, ever. And I watch a lot of anime. Suffice to say it's up on the list with A Cruel Angel's Thesis, and Tank. For you anime fans who know what that means, yes, it's that good, IMHO. YMMV.
- glandium 10y agoWhile from the same studio, Whisper of the Heart is not a Miyazaki. Also, mentioned in GP, Cat's return is not a Miyazaki either.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoOh. Wow. I'm an idiot. I forgot about that. And I call myself a Miyazaki fan. Jeez.
- chemmail 10y agoMiyazaki was writer and producer. His hands were firmly in it.
- jpt4 10y agoThank you for recommending Kaze Ni Naru, which I had not heard (of) before. Also, if your Hacker News activity is any representative proxy, you seem like a pretty cool person [0] in general [1]; I would hope to talk with you some thread, should a suitable post of common interest be submitted. [0] That is, possessing similar affinities to me. [1] I hope you will not begrudge such a public declaration, but I do not know of any of your more direct means of contact.
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- eeZah7Ux 10y ago<James Bond voice> Subbed, not dubbed.
- sillysaurus3 10y agoGhost in the Shell. It was the original inspiration for The Matrix.
- ellisgeek 10y agoGhost in the shell is always my go to for people that dismiss anime. It doesn't pull any of the stupid anime tropes that people hate.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoOr SEL. Or NGE. Although those have more stupid tropes. Also, if anybody says that Kids' Anime is never good (and they've seen kids' anime that's semi-decent (Naruto, etc, and not just Pokémon)), Digimon Tamers.
- divineovine 10y agoPing Pong is a great 13 episode series. Seems to be available on Funimations site - http://www.funimation.com/shows/ping-pong-the-animation/videos/episodes http://www.funimation.com/shows/ping-pong-the-animation/vide.... Also on Hulu Plus.
- masklinn 10y ago> I also, of course, salute Hayao Miyazaki: Farewell, and may your legacy live on. Er… he's not dead, and was only semi-retired. Semi-retired because he's been working on a Ghibli short of an old idea of his (Kemushi no Boro)[0] and "was" because last Sunday in an NHK special he announced he'd started working on a new feature film[1]. [0] http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-10/hayao-miyazaki-makes-cg-animated-short-for-ghibli-museum/.89803 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-10/hayao-miyaza... [1] http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-13/hayao-miyazaki-works-on-proposed-new-anime-feature-film/.108775 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-13/hayao-miyaza...
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoI know he's not dead, but his next film will be his last. It's a good time to give him a sendoff.
- franciscop 10y agoThat is what he said with the previous one as well, but if I recall correctly he missed doing it (luckily for us).
- masklinn 10y ago> I know he's not dead, but his next film will be his last. First his next film won't be released for something like 4 or 5 years he's only just started working on it, so it's a terrible time to give him a sendoff. Second The Wind Rises was already supposed to be his last film and see how that turned out. Miyazaki is the kind of people you send off at their funeral and no sooner.
- qwertyuiop924 10y ago...Fair enough.
- Maken 10y agoAnd before that, Ponyo was supposed to be his last film. He retires on a regular basis.
- tim333 10y agoFarewell may be premature: "Guess what?: Hayao Miyazaki returns for his final movie" http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/11/19/guess-what-hayao-miyazaki-returns-his-final-movie.html http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/11/19/guess-what-hay...
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoThis, I am excited about.
- hodgesrm 10y agoNice integration of Joe Hisaishi's music in the tribute. The Spirited Away score gives you a feeling of peace right from the beginning but also the sense that something great is on the way. It seems to me people sometimes focus on the animation and underestimate how important the film scores have been to Miyazaki's work.
- yoklov 10y ago> just look at some of Cowboy Bebop I was under the impression that the accusations of rotoscoping in Cowboy Bebop were just rumor and that a number of industry professionals had come out and said that "no, this is just how Hiroyuki Okiura draws". That said, I can't find evidence either way at the moment, so I could certainly be wrong.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoIt's not the rotoscoping that I was talking about. Most of the CG in Cowboy Bebop is integrated about as well as a brick integrates with a window. Or as well as the CG integrated in SeaQuest (anyone else remember SeaQuest?)
- yoklov 10y agoAh, in that case I agree.