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[DISC] What's your non-Ghibli standalone anime movie 3x3 or top 9? (lemmy.world)
submitted 17 hours ago by isyasad@lemmy.world to c/anime@ani.social
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Here are the limitations:

  • No sequel movies, only standalone
  • No Ghibli movies
    This is a 3x3 format that I think really brings out everybody's unique taste, if you've seen enough anime movies to make one. If you can't fit the limitations, feel free to break them.
    I generate my 3x3 on here: https://gqgs.github.io/3x3-generator/

To label mine: 5 Centimeters Per Second, Macross Do You Remember Love, Christmas in January
Galaxy Express 999 Movie, Weathering with You, Pompo the Cinephile
A Silent Voice, Ongaku, Tokyo Godfathers
I allowed myself to include things like the Macross DYRL and Galaxy Express movies which are remakes of existing series.

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[–] Rottcodd@ani.social 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)
  • Kimi no Na wa
  • 5 Centimeters per Second
  • Redline
  • Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
  • Perfect Blue
  • Miss Hokusai
  • Expelled From Paradise
  • The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi
  • Sakasama no Patema

And I just have to note that the no sequels rule is the only thing that kept Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust off of this list.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 1 points 13 hours ago

Words Bubble is quite the juxtaposition to Perfect Blue.

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

[–] isyasad@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

What's the one right center?

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 15 hours ago

君の名は。

That is all

[–] Outsider9042@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Haven't watched a lot of anime in a long time.

  • Ghost in the shell (just the original)
  • Ninja scroll
  • Perfect blue
  • Tekkonkinkreet
  • Paprika
  • Spriggan

...Fuck, didn't know how much of a ghibliphile I was

[–] janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

I was gonna say a few but they're on your list! Tekkonkinkreet is really good, and Im a big fan of Ghost In The Shell. My girlfriend is probably pretty sick of me talking about the Stand Alone Complex since I watched that again recently. I would add Akira as well.

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Hmmm, I've seen a lot of bad and mid anime movies (and a number that I even regret, yeah I'm talking 'bout you, third Made in Abyss movie!), but not a lot outside of the usual classics that I'd actually recommend. Redline definitely makes the list, probably also Utena: Adolescence because they went there and I applaud them for that. Other decent movies include Koe no Katachi, Ookami Kodomo, Vampire Hunter D, Interstella5555, and of course the Eva movies. Then there are the movies that I watched so long ago that I don't know if I'd still enjoy them today, like Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo. I used to like Makoto Shinkai's early movies a lot, but the more of them he released, the more I realized he basically only knows how to make one movie over and over again with aesthetic tweaks, which kinda killed it for me. Also I don't like Satoshi Kon's movies very much (unpopular opinion I know).

Sorry for not following the assignment, but nine movies without Ghibli is apparently a tall order for me.

[–] foodvacuum@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

I enjoy Shinkai's recent movies more than his early. His early movies, I feel like he writes and directs a feeling of disjoint emotion and then beats your head over and over with it with visuals of empty spaces. Like the characters barely exist. Like stand in humans for music and landscapes to feel ennui over.

Then he got to Children Who Chase Lost Voices and the especially Your Name where he found bombast which made up for the weaker character writing and direction. And to me it worked with Your Name. That was blockbuster fun. Then Weathering With You and it was like he was trying to recreate Your Names best received moments over and over again. Anytime the vocalist from that band that was also in Your Name started singing. Did not like Weathering With You. Haven't watched Suzume yet so don't know if he did Your Name remake again.

I contrast character movement of Naomo Yamada movies with Shinkai. Yamada movies, the characters sound and move like humans. Shinkai movies, they're stiff

[–] missingno@fedia.io 2 points 14 hours ago

Can I just put A Silent Voice on there nine times?

[–] foodvacuum@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago
  • Millennium Actress
  • Liz and the Blue Bird
  • A Silent Voice
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
  • The Night is Short Walk On Girl
  • Your Name
  • Patlabor 2
  • Miss Hokusai

I remember Jin Roh looks good, End of Evangelion was great, Macross movie from the 80s was very impressive. Redline is cool. Metropolis is solid. The Appleseed movies are alright. Also I haven't watched a new anime movie in like 5 years so have no opinions on movies of this decade

If associated with a series was countable I'd have Cowboy Bebop Knockin on Heavens Door, Samurai X Trust and Betrayal, and Ruruoni Kenshin Reflection in the list

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 2 points 15 hours ago

Welcome to the Space Show Summer Wars Redline

[–] Unboxious@ani.social 2 points 16 hours ago

I don't watch a ton of movies, but Redline would be right at the top; Tokyo Godfathers would probably be up there as well.

[–] sleet01@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago

No Wings of Honneamise? No dignity.

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 1 points 16 hours ago

No sequel movies, only standalone

No Ghibli movies

I don't really watch a lot of anime movies. Excluding Ghibli and movies that are associated with / cap off a TV series cuts out a lot of the ones I've seen as well.

Colorful and Paprika come to mind pretty quickly. Would have to think a bit for what else I'd put on there. May edit this later if more come to me.