Mal ,'Ariel'
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there is one title in particular (the name of which escapes me) that bears closest resemblance to the concept of BtVS
What do you mean by close resemblance? One girl chosen to battle the demons? More specific? Less?
(Note -- I'm not asking just to nag, but my anime-fan friends aren't Buffy watchers, and now I want to know, so I'm fishing for detail before I go annoy them.)
Now I'm picturing a live-action Project A-Ko, only with AH, CC, and SMG as the protagonists....
What do you mean by close resemblance? One girl chosen to battle the demons? More specific? Less?
yeah, along those lines. I'm not saying BtVS is a direct rip-off of anime, just that the concept of a "mere girl" having the power to fight vampires and demons is not something Joss orginated -- which he'd be the first to acknowledge.
I'd be careful about using it to try and convince your friends to watch, however, since it is actually the reason my friend doesn't watch the show. He's a purist pain in the arse when it comes to things like that.
I'd be careful about using it to try and convince your friends to watch
Don't worry, I'm quite willing to go on trying to convert them by the sheer force of my endless nattering about Buffy -- hunting the anime connection is purely for my own curiosity. Thanks, though.
btw ... as an Off-Topic aside; caught the live-action version of Crying Freeman the other night. Not too shabby at all. Not a great movie but a lot better than I you'd expect from a low budget flick. Not that I started watching it with any expectations, since I'd never heard of the original anime versions, so didn't even know it was a live action adaption.
ita would love it for the various scenes of Mark Dacascos in next to nothing. :)
There's Vampire Hunter D (though D is male) and Vampire Princess Miyu that I can think of off the top of my head, but it's been about 9 years since I was into Anime.
Don't worry, I'm quite willing to go on trying to convert them by the sheer force of my endless nattering about Buffy -- hunting the anime connection is purely for my own curiosity. Thanks, though.
heh ... well, it hasn't stopped me -- or his de-facto -- from endlessly nattering to him about the show. He's not looking forward to the new season starting, since he'll have stereo yammering about it. His missus on one side and me on the other. :)
Now I'm picturing a live-action Project A-Ko, only with AH, CC, and SMG as the protagonists....
Ow. Brain sprain.
Ow. Brain sprain.
t tents fingers My work here is done.
Hello. Just popping in, all ininvited and all (which, at least, proves that I'm not a vampire) to say that I can't believe that you guys have been debating about naming the thread 'UnAmerican' when there is a much bigger title problem..
Did you know that the second installment of the LOTR movie is going to be called 'The Two Towers'? And that is just such a co-opting of a tragi.. .. t we interrupt this post to bring an update
Oh, well. Nevermind. t /Emily Littela
Just pretend I wasn't here.