A must see
Akira

made me friends watch it and they kinda just sat there before the debate over what the heck just happened started.
(fisherOfApples123 -=destroyer of toilets=-, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 20:41, 6 replies)

I did that!
still haven't been forgiven for it either.

Strangely though they liked Ghost in the Shell
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 20:42, closed)

vroom
Akira was just meh for me. I felt it was a load of hype and much more preferred to watch Castle Cagliostro or Laputa. No, it wasn't the violence that turned me away, heck I'm a Hokuto No Ken fan, I just felt no attachment to any part of Akira. Glad someone else liked it though.
( kitty minion Babies ate my dingo!, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:04, closed)

Yes it's a classic
Yes it's very well done, historically important and does have some uber-cool moments.
But I didn't warm to the characters and the ending made my brain hurt.
I enjoyed Laputa and Project A-Ko more.
(Big D, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:10, closed)

oooh
I spent the last two evenings watching the Karas films, first one is a bit mental but it all comes together in the second.

Think Studio Ghibli is definately coming out very well in the picks so far.
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:20, closed)

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TEESSSSSUUUOOOOOOOO!!!!!
(Enditallnow, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:42, closed)

*click*
I was wondering how much longer it was going to be before this was mentioned again!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 8:44, closed)