Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2021 16:28:39 GMT
When I was a kid. I remember things like “Akira” and “Ghosts in the Shell”. They were mainstream. I never watched them, but I remember the ads in America saying things like “This ain’t no Mickey Mouse cartoon.” Trying to expose American audiences to Anime.
Then I got HBO, and I watched “Princess Mononoke” (1997). It was my first full length Anime feature i had ever watched. I was 12 at the time. I didn’t watch Pokémon or Salior Moon. I did catch a few episodes of Dragon Ball Z.
I loved it. Then I remember wanting to watch it every time it came on HBO. I was obsessed with it. I wanted more. Then I remember not having access to it. Living in the middle of the country. Plus, people made fun of me for liking it. A white male in the South! Loving Anime?
So finally, I just suppressed my enjoyment and stopped looking.
As an adult I saw “A Silent Voice” on NETFLIX. It was late at night and I read the description. I couldn’t sleep and I was kind of in a depression state. So I watched it. I LOVED it. Brought me out of a depression phase.
Then I saw “recommended for me” and it said “Garden of Words” and damn, it impacted me so much. So then I wanted to see other films by Makoto Shinkai. His story and animation was beautiful.
Now I’ve seen:
1. Garden of Words
2. Your Name
3. 5 Centimeters per Second
4. Weathering with You (in theaters)
And so on.
What are some recommendations now that I have HBO Max? Studio Ghibli
Then I got HBO, and I watched “Princess Mononoke” (1997). It was my first full length Anime feature i had ever watched. I was 12 at the time. I didn’t watch Pokémon or Salior Moon. I did catch a few episodes of Dragon Ball Z.
I loved it. Then I remember wanting to watch it every time it came on HBO. I was obsessed with it. I wanted more. Then I remember not having access to it. Living in the middle of the country. Plus, people made fun of me for liking it. A white male in the South! Loving Anime?
So finally, I just suppressed my enjoyment and stopped looking.
As an adult I saw “A Silent Voice” on NETFLIX. It was late at night and I read the description. I couldn’t sleep and I was kind of in a depression state. So I watched it. I LOVED it. Brought me out of a depression phase.
Then I saw “recommended for me” and it said “Garden of Words” and damn, it impacted me so much. So then I wanted to see other films by Makoto Shinkai. His story and animation was beautiful.
Now I’ve seen:
1. Garden of Words
2. Your Name
3. 5 Centimeters per Second
4. Weathering with You (in theaters)
And so on.
What are some recommendations now that I have HBO Max? Studio Ghibli
