What Anime and Animation are you currently watching?

[Swank]

I find Japanese studios usually aren't very good at doing European historical elements, and for it to work for me, the Rohirrim would have to be convincingly as Tolkien conceived them, i.e. late first millennium Anglo-Saxon (plus horses). The Jackson films got this right, but nothing I saw about this looked likely to come within a hundred miles.

What makes them from that period?

 

[HareBrain]

What makes them from that period?

I believe Tolkien said that's what he based them on, and have a vague memory of reading it in one of his letters. I think their language and naming are also based on Old English.

 

[alexvss]

One Piece Fan Letter. A girl who looks up to Nami goes on an adventure to send a fan letter to the pirate.

This is a Netflix original special episode that takes place just after the training arc (where the Mugiwara get separated for two years), and it actually follows various non-pirate characters. They all look up to a member of Luffy’s crew, for many reasons. For example, a Navy Captain, brooding and fearsome on the outside, actually thinks Chopper is the cutest thing.

It’s an amazing episode. It’s awesome what they’ve managed to do in only 20 minutes. It’s flawlessly directed and scripted. It is funny, emotional and crazy. Pure One Piece.

Highly Recommended.

 

[Jeffbert]

FULL METAL PANIC. I was searching for something else on CR, & found this. Saw it years ago via NF DVDs. Just started it again. Comedy/drama.

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

One Piece Fan Letter. A girl who looks up to Nami goes on an adventure to send a fan letter to the pirate.

This is a Netflix original special episode that takes place just after the training arc (where the Mugiwara get separated for two years), and it actually follows various non-pirate characters. They all look up to a member of Luffy’s crew, for many reasons. For example, a Navy Captain, brooding and fearsome on the outside, actually thinks Chopper is the cutest thing.

It’s an amazing episode. It’s awesome what they’ve managed to do in only 20 minutes. It’s flawlessly directed and scripted. It is funny, emotional and crazy. Pure One Piece.

Highly Recommended.

Just to be clear on the timeline -- This episode fits neatly in between episodes 897 and 898?

I'm a little behind on the 1,122 episode arc.
That's 374 hours of non-stop excitement! oh boy!!!

 

[alexvss]

Just to be clear on the timeline -- This episode fits neatly in between episodes 897 and 898?

I'm a little behind on the 1,122 episode arc.
That's 374 hours of non-stop excitement! oh boy!!!

That's wrong. The special takes place around episode 517.

 

[Jeffbert]

Confusing!

Occasionally I wonder about restarting One Piece. At my voracious rate of consumption, it took about two to three years to reach #87x, which at the time was current. I guess I could rip through about 4-5 episodes a night at most, but usually 2-3.