I just watched "Appleseed" (several times!)

The graphics are the best yet and the story line is clear...

A young female warrior is kidnapped to a city "utopia" where she gets involved in an adventure that determines the fait of humanity...

I also like "Full Metal Panic" and "Ghost in the Shell", but the storyline of "GitS" is very difficult...

I'm a techy anime fan...

I started with "AKIRA", a must-see movie for any starting anime fan!!


Trinity Blood? Is that on the tele or on DVD?

Hey EFfy - how's it going. Seen you pop up here and there on the forums. Glad you made it over to the WCG.

Couldn't find appleseed on tv.com but guess that's because it's a movie not a serial. Found it on usenet (alt.binaries.dvd.anime) and am dl'ing as we speak (so to speak).

I looked at the review of full metal panic and the fumoffu version. It seems a little cute, but you can't get the full flavor from a review. If you think it's worth a look, I'll check into it. Will also check into Akira. My preference is for serials though so it will probably be a while before I get to either. Still need to watch Smokin' Aces, Terabithia, Mission Impossible 3, and a bunch of others - in addition to getting my anime fix.

The next episode of Ghost in the shell will air June 11th (see Ghost in the shell at tv.com.)

I get almost everything from usenet. If you want to know more, please email me or post again. There are some copyright infringement issues when pulling stuff off usenet, but it's not like bit torrent or other peer-to-peer file sharing where someone will come knocking on your door to wag their finger at you - bad computer user, bad, bad.

To get the best selection you'll need a premium news service like giganews, but considering what you get - or can get - it's a tiny investment. Use binsearch.info to find what you want (better to use the "advanced search" feature) and Newsbin to download - since binsearch will create an NZB file that you can slurp right up into Newsbin.

If you prefer something more mainstream and less gray market, try Netflix or the blockbuster mail service. Don't know if either/both available in your locale.

Cartoon Network in US is currently airing Trinity Blood - think they're on disk 3 of the dvd collection - and there are some differences from the dvd - think some stuff got edited. There's also funimation.com but I can't tell if they're a bona fide network, webcaster or distributor.

As a last resort, you can always buy dvd's, but that's a pricey option if you're buying something based only on a review or recommendation. Also, some anime series can have many, many dvd volumes. For some reason, anime discs seem to sell at a premium, but you can probably get a decent deal online. I would start at ebay. People unload their entire collections there.

Will add "Spirited Away" to my list. According to Wikipedia




I've seen one of the Luxo shorts, but not the one I think you're talking about. I loved Cars and Monsters Inc. but my favorite Disney animation is still Finding Nemo - love Dori - I can so relate.

Fantasia's kind of meh - but Fantasia 2000 hits all the right buttons.

And on an IMAX screen, with the fantastic sound system that comes with? Of course, it's too long for standard IMAX cinemas, but 3D IMAX theatres can play it by switching from reel 1 on the left eye, to reel 2 on the right eye. Genius.