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I'm actually surprised this wasn't a thing before CR. Every country in the world (or at least most of them) has awards for different industries, from sports to TV shows. Even little Portugal has awards for telenovelas. There's literally the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. There are the emmys, oscars etc. There are video game awards, porn awards... so how has an industry with the worldwide cultural impact of anime (even if it wasn't always mainstream) never had something like this?

My mom watched Heidi on TV in the '70s without even knowing what anime was. People in Latin America practically treated Saint Seiya like a religion. Then, in the 2000s, the English-speaking world had shows like Yu-Gi-Oh!, and later (fashionably late) DBZ. And, of course, there was the phenomenon that is Pokémon. Not to mention anime's cultural and economic impact in Japan itself. How wasn't this a thing from the beginning? Especially for a medium with every kind of story and demographic imaginable: kids' shows, comedy, romance, drama, fantasy, and so on.

Also, this makes CR lose its monopoly and stops it from so obviously benefiting its own anime. Solo Leveling... cough cough. Btw, if people like Solo Leveling, good, im also a person who loves that kind of Anime. There is room from everything, but being the nº1 show in that year, that is other story.

Now its the part that some say "nobody cares" the fact we discuss this and are always talking about scores, means that there is a need for it, you personally may not care, but seems plenty of people may do.

As a old timer like me, its "fun" seeing awards, why not? Like i said, all your arguments can be used for all kind of things, but like i said, there is awards for Telenovelas, why not something like Anime with its huge cultural impact?

People will complain anyway about the winners and losers? Yes. Still, complaining, interacting etc its what keep media and fandoms alive.

I'm actually surprised this wasn't a thing before CR. Every country in the world (or at least most of them) has awards for different industries, from sports to TV shows. Even little Portugal has awards for telenovelas. There's literally the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. There are video game awards, porn awards... so how has an industry with the worldwide cultural impact of anime (even if it wasn't always mainstream) never had something like this? My mom watched Heidi on TV in the '70s without even knowing what anime was. People in Latin America practically treated Saint Seiya like a religion. Then, in the 2000s, the English-speaking world had shows like Yu-Gi-Oh!, and later (fashionably late) DBZ. And, of course, there was the phenomenon that is Pokémon. Not to mention anime's cultural and economic impact in Japan itself. How wasn't this a thing from the beginning? Especially for a medium with every kind of story and demographic imaginable: kids' shows, comedy, romance, drama, fantasy, and so on. Also, this makes CR lose its monopoly and stops it from so obviously benefiting its own anime. Solo Leveling... cough cough. Btw, if people like Solo Leveling, good, im also a person who loves that kind of Anime. There is room from everything, but being the nº1 show in that year, that is other story.

So, I recently watched the final movie and have some questions and things I'd like to discuss with those willing (I like to talk about stuff I like).

First of all, I watched the anime only, including the OVAs. The only thing I regret is not watching this anime sooner. It has everything I like. The anime really feels cozy and wholesome, and I loved the time I took during the night to watch it. It's a shame that, despite being a fan of the medium for like 20 years, I never watched it.

So, I just finished the movie. What's the story behind it? Why did they make it? Was it because they thought they could make more money?

My main complaint is the art style of the movie... Damn, it's such a turn-off. I really didn't like it. Even Ikkoku-kan looked different.

The movie also reminded me how annoying the "trio" could be. I know they're mostly trolling, but they could be frustrating to watch.

I feel this movie was necessary because it filled in the blanks left by the final episode and... I know a lot of people don't like her, but it gave Yagami closure. I actually liked her very much, and I feel she was an important character despite coming so late in the series. In a way, she is like Kyoko, but far more determined than Kyoko. For example, in the flashback, Kyoko "failed" to give the heart to Sōichirō-san, while Yagami was determined to give it to Godai. She was also super important to the relationship between Godai and Kyoko, which Kyoko herself acknowledged when she said something like, "I shouldn't need a high schooler to show me how I feel." I also love that, of all the characters (excluding her parents), she was the one who broke Kyoko's stoic persona and made her more honest with herself. She brought so much energy to the series, and I simply loved her vibe.

That said, I feel the anime failed to give her proper closure. I'm glad she appeared in the final episode, but the way she disappeared afterward was weird. This movie also reminded me how frustrated I sometimes got with Godai and how he should have been more assertive on many occasions. I feel he could have at least had a proper talk with Yagami.

It's also weird that they added a character from the manga out of nowhere and expected anime-only viewers to think he had always been there. They could have made this movie without him, but I guess that means the movie is faithful to the manga? Was Yagami's closure like this in the manga?

I feel like Ranma and Urusei Yatsura looking at this movie, Maison Ikkoku should have gotten at least one movie (like the beach OVA) with this kind of budget. Seriously, they could have gone camping or something. I think it was a missed opportunity. I also wish they had made a special OVA showing their married life.

I liked the movie, but some things were weird. Like I said, maybe the movie wouldn't have been necessary if they had simply added these scenes between the final two episodes, especially because of Yagami and also "Master," whose ending with Akemi came out of nowhere. I feel the movie was also a lost chance to show Kyoko discovering that she was pregnant and, telling everyone, or a little of their married live.

Also, the ending credits of this movie were great—pure '80s style. I really liked them. Still, I think the final episode is perfect even without this movie.

Now I just need to fill the void this series left behind. I've become a fan for life.

EDIT: Loved the Urusei Yatsura reference.

My question is, Maison Ikkoku very recently became one of my all time favorite shows, sad i didnt watch it for years despite being a fan of the medium for like 20 years and it had a amazing conclusion.

So, in the 80s in the anime world Rumiko Takeshi really was big (more then now in my opinion, but now she has obviously a legendary status in which to me she is the GOAT mangaka but that is other subject), she had 3 big anime adaptions which included movies and ovas. Both Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikokku had a begining and a conclusion. All characters were always on Anime/manga top 10 popularity charters. So, they were critical and commercial sucesses. Now going to Ranma. Ranma anime debuted when Maison Ikokku ended (if im not wrong) and it was other big work, it went well, alot of episodes, but Ranma before Inuyasha i feel it was her biggest and most famous work, despite the popularity of the Anime back then (if someone who was "there" back then or at least in the 90s/early 00s that remembers Ranma in the fandoms i would like to hear their take on this), with characters being fan favorites on top of popularity rankings, movies, ovas, videogames, weirdly, the anime never had a conclusion unlike the manga. At 2008 we had a special OVA in which her characters interact (i think the 50 aniversary we should have a special ova of 20 minutes with all of her characters interacting, even Maison Ikkoku despite not being supernatural story) which maybe fans would be hopeful for a revival (this was almost 20 years ago, i feel ultra old because i was a teenager), but it simply never happened. Seemed Inuyasha also would have the same fate, but they thankfully did the Final Act.

So, my question is, despite all these factors, the anime and manga being popular, how come Ranma never had its ending animated, unlike the previous 2 Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikokku? Hopefully now they will give a ending to the remake and fans see finally the conclusion, but it has been more then 30 years and probably will be more until fans see that (the industry can be frustrating). So, what happened? How come this never happened? And is there a time before the remake in terms of rumors or news that seemed it would be close to happen?

Its the episode in which they caught Kyoko on her highschool uniform. Its one of those rare ones in which the "trio" dont go off limits. Everyone gets in character having fun, even Kyoko who didnt want to, also "enters" the fun, as Mitaka, the entire gang just has fun, Godai and Mitaka get along even and they give a group hug. I dont know, i simply love episodes like this with everyone bonding and having fun (have no idea if its spoilers).

O que acham da Miku Brasileira? Sendo uma personagem não oficial, ela entrou na cultura dos animes, marcando presença em incontáveis fan arts e aparecendo em convenções. Basicamente minha pergunta é, como acham que podia ser uma Miku portuguesa? (Não precisava de ser Miku), por exemplo, fiz uma pesquisa (não entendo muito do mundo) e vi que GUMI é uma "rival" da Miku, ou outra personagem de Anime/manga que podia ser. Que características a nível de vestuário por exemplo podia vestir (por exemplo a camisa de futebol Brasileira é muito reconhecida e usada muito no Brasil de cultura de praia).

Eu repondendo a minha própria pergunta, acho engraçado ainda mais para quem gosta de ver fan arts e isso, e muito fixe uma personagem não oficial ter entrando tão na cultura dos fandoms.

After years of avoiding (bad reviews and i didn't like Fallen Kingdom, unlike Jurassic World which i loved), watched Dominion and holy, what the hell were they thinking.

I don't remember much of the marketing but i dont remember the bug thing, where the hell that came from?

Also, i may missed some of the lore, but how did the Dinos got into Africa?

The entire movie, felt like Fast and Furious with Dinosaurs, Owen now is Vin Diesel. Also, now everyone reaction was raising their hand and they can tame a Dinosaur. Also, whats with the red dot thing? And that happening in Malta a European Union island nation in (i live in a small island) its so hard to import things, let alone crime evolving Dinosaurs, they could do that on Albania or something which is a European country, its not a small Island and isnt in the EU.

The Giganotossaur scene in the car or the Therizinosaurus scene in the water, should had been what this movie should had been.

Also, how the hell they dropped the ball with this reunion in which some fans (like myself) waited 25 years or 30 years.

The acting also, wasnt good, i cant explain it, but a lot of scenes seemed bad acting, even the OG cast.

I know different times and all, but compared with the first 2 movies, heck even the third one, its such a diferent vibe and disappointment. Again, i liked the first Jurassic World, specially waiting for so many years and seeing the Park working and the OG Rexy kicking the Indominus rex ass, despite the final scene being too children like, i still liked it. I know the main thing for these movies is mostly now to sell children toys, but damn, the movie quality wise is.. Okay at best and plot wise, a lot of flaws, it feels now a cartoony FF with Dinosaurs.

Also, whats with the Giganotossaur final fight, what the hell was that. They could had made him the villain of the movie. Also whats with the stupid decision plot wise to put him together with a T-Rex, its so stupid. And the Dino behavior alot arent even like animals, its cartoony animals. I know, the first one cant be replicated, but this is so disappointing. And ive heard the next one is not better. At least the special effects were good.

I'm curious about how the job market in Japan actually works.

Maybe this is a weird impression to have, and I know it will probably make a lot of Japanese people roll their eyes, but most of what I know comes from anime, TV dramas, videogames, Japanese movies and even some documentaries. Right now I'm watching a old anime called Maison Ikkoku, and one thing that stood out to me is how obsessed the characters are with getting hired by a big company after graduating from University. I've noticed similar themes in other Japanese media as well.

From the outside, it almost feels like the ideal path is go to university, get recruited by a large corporation, and then spend your entire career there as a salaried office worker.

How accurate is that perception for today?

I'm also wondering how this fits with all the other jobs that keep a country running. If Japan has traditionally had relatively low levels of immigration, where do workers in construction, manufacturing come from with this system? Do people actively choose those careers, or are they generally seen as a second option compared to getting an office job at a major company?

How do people enter the job market in Japan? How much influence do the big corporations and business groups actually have over employment and career paths?

Sorry if this is based on stereotypes (specially getting knowledge from Anime or movies) or misunderstandings. I'm genuinely curious and would like to understand how the system works beyond what I've seen in Japanese media.

So, i know fans will say "just watch the OG" and i dont mind watching old anime btw, alot of my all time favorite Animes are from the 80s/90s but, i wanted to experience also the remake, its so good looking. I have limited time, adult life and all and also alot of shows in the list. Always had this classic in mind, but never watched it. So, i know it must be hard to track and do this but bear with me, but I know the remake cut a lot of things. I wanted to watch it in this order: the remake, with the added episodes placed in between the original, and then finish with the remake.

Basically a list of the episodes that exist in the original in remake form, and the ones that don’t, from the original. It’s a long show and there are many episodes, but does anyone know i? Or is there a website that explains it? Has anyone already done this? I’m also planning to watch the movies. I know its a strange request. And thank you.

Edit: Love your opinions and takes, thank you for it. But i feel alot dont get what i wanted, i "chose" both and wanted something like episode 1 to 45 in the remake is 13 episodes so i watch those 13 of the remake. But there is no episode 46 to 60 in the remake, so i watch that. Something like that, i know, demanting of me. But thank you all.