![]() Pchurcher87: I could give you reasons for each one, but that would rob you of the joy of discovery ) Please give Hulu a firm kick in the hinder parts for not offering content outside of America. I think I've run across your writing before. It has strong themes of sacrifice and love, and even have a few moments explicitly influenced by Thanks for the link to your blog.Looks really interesting. Neon Genesis Evangelion is also worth adding to the list. Being in the UK there isn't enough and when it's on its dubbed *shudders*. Do we get any thoughts of why you think they are essential for Theologians particularly? It's great to watch more Anime, whatever reason. Fractale can be viewed on Hulu for US viewers. May I also add that there is a current, ongoing new show called Fractale, in which the God talk is very explicit-but the god in question is a self-sustaining computer system that people "pray" to daily and rely on for all their needs. I've written about both and some of their theological implications in my anime blog, Anime Diet: Haibane Renmei is a deeply theological parable that I highly recommend-though it's also worth checking out another, earlier show by the same artist called Serial Experiments: Lain too. thx for putting the list out there, still a few i need to see. Samurai 7 is a favorite that didn't make the list, but it's a short series rather than a movie so it takes a time commitment. I echo the Nausicaa recommendation strongly. It's got some great themes that it probably skims over more than it should, but it's still pretty good. The only other anime which comes to mind right now that might make it on a list like this is Metropolis. It was a decade before I was willing to give anime another chance.)I haven't seen a few on your list, but I'm definitely going to pick them up. (After seeing Akira in 1990, I asked a video store clerk for recommendations and he handed me Legend Of The Overfiend. I can't really argue against your choice, I just favor Spirited Away because it brought me back to anime after a long absence. What others would you include on a list like this? However, Miyazaki already gets two films on this list, and I think that these two (Nausicaa and Howl's) are the most substantive theologically. Spirited Away is a great film, it was my introduction to the work of Miyazaki. I still think Spirited Away could slip in under that criteria. ![]() "this is not a list of good anime, but anime worthy of theological reflection." If I could, I would have listed every film by Satoshi Kon.Īric: Cowboy Bebop nearly made the list. I couldn't simply list the entire Ghibli catalogue. However, this is not a list of good anime, but anime worthy of theological reflection. Alongside these I would recommend Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and 5cm per Second to anyone interested in anime. These are all fine films, I am a great fan of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. The climax of the 3rd series is probably the single most interesting ethical discussion of violence ever animated. ![]() So allow me to add "Cowboy Bebop" as an essential - and I will probably get attacked because it is not Japanese animation (It is Korean Animation with an American script) but Nickelodeon's "Avatar: The Last Airbender" is really astounding. Here is where everyone chimes in with their favorites. I'd add Princess Mononoke to the list also. and the outstanding "Spirited Away", one of my favourite movies. One of my kids' favourites is Ponyo - it's one of my favourites too (even after seeing it a few times!), and it's beautifully dubbed in English, with Cate Blanchett and others.īut my own two favourites are Howl's Moving Castle (a beautiful, magical celebration of old age) and Grave of the Fireflies (probably the best portrayal of early childhood that I've ever seen on screen). ![]()
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