| Who are your favorite anime directors of the past and the present, and what do you feel are their stand-out works? |
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| As for my all-time favorites: Shinichiro Watanabe - Samurai Champloo - Cowboy Bebop - Macross Plus - Terror in Resonance - Kids on the Slope Yuasa Masaaki - Kaiba - Mind Game - The Tatami Galaxy - Ping Pong the Animation - Kemonozume Satoshi Kon - Millennium Actress - Perfect Blue - Paranoia Agent - Tokyo Godfathers - Paprika Hayao Miyazaki - Princess Mononoke - Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - Future Boy Conan - Porco Rosso - Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Mamoru Oshii - Ghost in the Shell - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Angel's Egg - Patlabor 2: The Movie - Gosenzosama Banbanzai Kenji Kamiyama - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit - Eden of the East Ryuutarou Nakamura - Kino's Journey - Serial Experiments Lain - Ghost Hound Noboru Ishiguro - Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Macross - Macross: Do You Remember Love? - Space Battleship Yamato (season 1) Kazuhiro Furuhashi - Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal - Zipang - Hunter X Hunter (1999 version) - Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Masayuki Kojima - Monster - Master Keaton - A Spirit of the Sun Hiroshi Hamasaki - Texhnolyze - Shigurui: Death Frenzy - Steins;Gate Hiroshi Nagahama - Mushishi - Detroit Metal City |
DunkyOct 6, 2014 10:34 AM
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| There are a few well-regarded directors that I find a bit overrated, Mokoto Shinkai being one of them. It may have something to do with me not liking the subject matter of his stories, but I think it has more to do with his presentation style not being able to draw me in. I'm kind of torn when it comes to Osamu Dezaki and Isao Takahata, I need to see more of their works before I can properly judge them, but they are certainly big name directors worth mentioning. Hideaki Anno I think is a fantastic director, but sadly hasn't directed much. I really wish this man would work on more projects! Tetsurou Araki is likely a favorite for many, and understandably so. The man is a master at appealing to a broad audience, and is the main force behind many of the hit shows of recent times. I don't always like the projects he chooses to work on, but I think he's good at what he does and understands his audience better than anyone. |
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Aeonic said: As far as I know he hasn't tried his hand at directing yet, he's more of a writer/idea guy. I probably wouldn't be able to come up with a very long list of writers that consistently impress me, mainly because I don't pay attention to them as much as I do directors and music composers. If I can come up with 3 or 4 good ones maybe I will post them. But no, Urobuchi wouldn't be on that list lol. I don't necessarily have anything against the man's writing, I actually respect the effort he puts into his shows with original premises, and it's also hard to say how involved he is in writing some of these shows. But his rise in popularity is a bit mysterious to me, because typically writers don't get much recognition when it comes to the visual medium.At least you didn't mention Gen urobuchi, then I would have to strangle you through the screen. His latest works such as the third Madoka movie, Gargantia, and Aldnoah zero have been awful. I'm officially now an an Urobuchi hater. |
AeonicJul 25, 2014 2:48 PM
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| I like his writing in Fate/Zero and Psycho-Pass, the character interactions in particular. Madoka Magica not so much. But I always see people arguing about how much involvement he has in writing shows like Gargantia and Aldnoah Zero. Many claim that he is only involved in writing a few episodes of these shows, and then hands the show off to other writers to finish (and is basically listed as such on ANN). My guess is that his main job is to come up with original concepts, but beyond that I personally don't think he's very involved with these projects. I could be wrong though. He also came up with the concepts for Phantom: Requiem for a Phantom and Blassreiter, but again, it's a bit of a mystery as to how big of a role he played in writing these series. |
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| Rin Taro is someone I've always liked the work of. He directed Captain Harlock, Metropolis, Jungle Taitei, and he founded Madhouse. I'm a fan. Osamu Dezaki is another excellent director, in my opinion. Ashita no Joe is one of the greatest anime I've ever seen. I've also enjoyed his Lupin III films, and Treasure Island was amazingly well adapted. I intend to see a lot of his other works that I haven't yet, like Blackjack, Aim for the Ace, and Burning Blood. Hiroyuki Yamaga directed Wings of Honneamise, which is a damn work of art. He also wrote the script for 0080, which I've heard referred to as one of the best Gundam works ever (I should probably finish it seeing as it's only six episodes or some low number like that). He's another director I intend to watch more from. |
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