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Are you a movie addict? Or do you enjoy casually watching a movie together with your friends? If films, animated or live-action ones are something you like, have you ever wondered about participating in such activities where you can discuss about your favorite movies with your friends on MAL?
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If I can't go up to a random person and start talking about Anime, then I'm afraid it's not mainstream. Mainstream means that most people know about it and enjoy it. A good way to check is just by comparing the number of Gaming/Music channels to Anime channels on youtube.
As you can see from that, the number of Anime channels on Youtube doesn't even reach 500. Compared to Gaming/Music which have hundreds of thousands. If you need more proof, Gigguk is the most subscribed Anime Reviewer on Youtube with a little over 200,000subs. The number one Gaming channel PewDiePie has 25,000,000subs. Comparatively Gigguk only has 0.8% of the subs PewDiePie has. I don't know what world you're living in, but what is/isn't mainstream is not subjective, it's objective, supported by facts and trends.
Fate/Zero was a pretty easy choice for me to put on my list. I'm a pretty big Type-Moon fan and to actually get a very competent adaptation of a franchise, Fate/, that I really like was great for me. As for why I like the series? I feel the characters are very well developed, each representing an ideal or way of life pushed to the extreme. Kotomine Kirei in particular made for a very interesting villain and his rivalry with the protagonist, Kiritsugu, made for a very good and interesting contrast.
It should be noted, though, that I probably got a lot more out of /Zero because I'd read the Fate/stay VN before hand. I think I appreciated seeing the happenings of a War that was only mentioned in passing in /Stay. Whether or not that is a "fault" is up to each particular viewer, though. I know of plenty of people who haven't read /Stay Night and still liked /Zero a lot.
Utena, though.....is fantastic and arguably my favorite series period. But, it's not for everyone. It's a very strange show, I admit and that's actually one of the reasons why I like it. It's a tough show to explain, though. For one I like Utena herself is a punch in the face of gender conventions, and makes for a strong female protagonist like Motoko from GiTS and Oscar from RoV. The use of symbolism is strong, pretty much every character is well explored, the music is superb, and the directing is phenomenal. But, again, it's not for everyone.
I should probably mention that it's sometimes called "Evangelion for girls", in that it is a shoujo that has a few similarities with that show you didn't like. But, regarding Evangelion, I too dropped the show at one point at around the 10 episodes mark. Who knows....you may gain a new appreciation for it. I suggest approaching it as a character study instead of a straight up action show. I know I enjoyed it more that way.
Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed Serial Experiments: Lain. That opening song is so hauntingly beautiful. Unfortunately, the rest of the series is completely disjointed and incomprehensible. I know it's supposed to be dreamlike, and in my younger days, whilst under the influence, I rated the series much higher. But as I've grown older my patience for this type of styled series has grown slim. It just seems sloppy to me now and hard to watch. The pacing is ridiculous and the story and it's ending unfulfilled and nihilistic.
BTW: Which movie/part where you talking about with Human Experience?
I have no idea about the member card Situation bloodlover. Hopefully rido will also read your post and shed some light on where the member card situation is. I'm guessing it's probably dead right now. But if member cards are something that you'd like to see the club start working on again.
The Club Improvements Forum would probably be the best place to ask for something like that.
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Are you a movie addict? Or do you enjoy casually watching a movie together with your friends? If films, animated or live-action ones are something you like, have you ever wondered about participating in such activities where you can discuss about your favorite movies with your friends on MAL?
If the above facts catch your interest, come and join The Cinema Club! ;-)
And yeah it's very time consuming but it is the summer and I don't really work a lot.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApIbEja6Yl8UdEZ2Y0xvNmVFSGhvM19mN244elBmdVE#gid=0
As you can see from that, the number of Anime channels on Youtube doesn't even reach 500. Compared to Gaming/Music which have hundreds of thousands. If you need more proof, Gigguk is the most subscribed Anime Reviewer on Youtube with a little over 200,000subs. The number one Gaming channel PewDiePie has 25,000,000subs. Comparatively Gigguk only has 0.8% of the subs PewDiePie has. I don't know what world you're living in, but what is/isn't mainstream is not subjective, it's objective, supported by facts and trends.
It should be noted, though, that I probably got a lot more out of /Zero because I'd read the Fate/stay VN before hand. I think I appreciated seeing the happenings of a War that was only mentioned in passing in /Stay. Whether or not that is a "fault" is up to each particular viewer, though. I know of plenty of people who haven't read /Stay Night and still liked /Zero a lot.
Utena, though.....is fantastic and arguably my favorite series period. But, it's not for everyone. It's a very strange show, I admit and that's actually one of the reasons why I like it. It's a tough show to explain, though. For one I like Utena herself is a punch in the face of gender conventions, and makes for a strong female protagonist like Motoko from GiTS and Oscar from RoV. The use of symbolism is strong, pretty much every character is well explored, the music is superb, and the directing is phenomenal. But, again, it's not for everyone.
I should probably mention that it's sometimes called "Evangelion for girls", in that it is a shoujo that has a few similarities with that show you didn't like. But, regarding Evangelion, I too dropped the show at one point at around the 10 episodes mark. Who knows....you may gain a new appreciation for it. I suggest approaching it as a character study instead of a straight up action show. I know I enjoyed it more that way.
It's from a manga called "Wa!"
If you ever get intersted in manga you should give it a try.
Thank you for providing me with information.
Your permanent recommendations make me curious about Malice@Doll. What's so special about it?
Haha! Glad you saw the light. Hellsing Ultimate showed things a lot better.
Btw are you anxious for the new Ghost in the Shell or are you disappointed by the changes?
BTW: Which movie/part where you talking about with Human Experience?
The Club Improvements Forum would probably be the best place to ask for something like that.