Suggestions for series to screen

[Ranneko]

Hey, its your screenings director here. I am just making this thread so people can suggest anime to screen in semester next year. Suggestions are appreciated (I mean, it means less work for me).

The series suggested should be however:
Not licenced over here
and Of about 26 episodes in length, or about 13
Of an appropriate nature (ie. No hentai, Yaoi or Yuri)

I do have a couple of series in mind, but I need to come up with more, so you guys actually get a choice.

[Antagonist]

You should just screen movies/OVA's. With an ongoing series people feel that if they miss out on an episode or two, they've lost the plot and don't bother coming anymore. And a lot of new people don't show up further into the semester because they feel its too late for them to start at that stage.

[ConMan]

Antagonist, you do raise some good points, although I'd point out that it wouldn't be possible to show a feature-length movie in a 1-hr lunchtime (I do realise there are a few 40-min or so "featurettes" out there). Also, by showing a series it entices people to come back week after week, a feature which is not necessarily present if there are different things showing each week.

On that note, as much as the present system of two concurrent series has been proven to work, what about showing one series and a bunch of other stuff (like OVAs), like in some of the summer screenings?

[Ranneko]

While that is a possibility, the prime issue with that is that

a) I have mostly series in various states of completeness I don't really have many OAV things.

b) Most of the things I do have are associated with current series.

Yes, the current format does have the problem of the old miss an episode and I may be missing vital plot information, so I won't bother going.

However, with the repeat screenings each week the attrition rates are fairly low, we still had a good 20 - 30 people in each screening near the end of semester two last year.

[enima]

If you're looking for an OAV, I think R.O.D has an incredibly wide range of appeal, an action packed full of fun. I liked le portrait de cossette a lot better, and could inspire a lot of awe due its impressive animation and music, but I think few people might be frustrated with confusion. Pet shop of Horrors was ok, some people apparently love it, I didn't think it was too impressive. Its mood might not suit the majority then again.

FLCL is my favourite ova, but I think it got licensed? I'm not sure if any of the oavs I mentioned are licensed anyway, sorry about that  

[Ookami]

a) I have mostly series in various states of completeness I don't really have many OAV things.

OAVs have the problem that there's not many of them at the one time...

Currently OVAs are Top wo Nerae, St Seiya and Hellsing. That's it.

[Ranneko]

If you're looking for an OAV, I think R.O.D has an incredibly wide range of appeal, an action packed full of fun. I liked le portrait de cossette a lot better, and could inspire a lot of awe due its impressive animation and music, but I think few people might be frustrated with confusion. Pet shop of Horrors was ok, some people apparently love it, I didn't think it was too impressive. Its mood might not suit the majority then again.

FLCL is my favourite ova, but I think it got licensed? I'm not sure if any of the oavs I mentioned are licensed anyway, sorry about that  

Both R.O.D. and FLCL I know are licenced, and currently available on DVD.

[Mr Indigo]

Might I ask why it needs to be unlicensed in Australia? Is it for some legal purpose, or is it just you assume most of the licensed anime has been seen by the members already and is therefore less attractive?

[luna_rainbow]

I thought it was because if it is licensed, then you can't actually publically screen something when you've only purchased the license for private viewing (much like when you purchase a software, you should only install it on your own computer/s, not your friends, classmates, neighbours, cousins, distant relatives thrice removed etc, unless you get one of those business licenses).

Uh, basically it means you can screen it publically as long as you get permission from the license-owner (distributor), which would usually involve a lot of bothersome legal and financial procedures.

I think?

[Mr Indigo]

I thought it was because if it is licensed, then you can't actually publically screen something when you've only purchased the license for private viewing (much like when you purchase a software, you should only install it on your own computer/s, not your friends, classmates, neighbours, cousins, distant relatives thrice removed etc, unless you get one of those business licenses).

Uh, basically it means you can screen it publically as long as you get permission from the license-owner (distributor), which would usually involve a lot of bothersome legal and financial procedures.

I think?

I thought it might be something like that, although Sutekh, for example, screens personally owned DVDs (notably Firefly) at USyd once a week. And that has the legal "Do not screen this in public" spiel at the beginning. I guess everyone conveniently blinks or something at just the right time so noone notices it...

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Anyway, the reason I ask the execs is basically personal. While the more obscure anime series have their charms, I have much preferred the mainstream, more recognised anime series (Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion, FMA, Hellsing, etc.), and also thought that for breaking people who may be newer to anime or don't know much about it, and are using university as an excuse to get into it (Or as an excuse for me to force more of my friends to get into it ), I thought the more major series would be more effective recruitment drivers.

So, almighty execs, what is the reason? Personal preferences perhaps? Not that I doubt the quality of the anime screened, but I'm just interested.

[Annie]

I'm not sure which anime screenings you've been going to, but all the anime clubs I know show the most popular mainstream stuff that has just come out in Japan. Perhaps you haven't heard of them because they haven't been licensed YET. In about two years they will become mainstream here.

I thought it might be something like that, although Sutekh, for example, screens personally owned DVDs (notably Firefly) at USyd once a week. And that has the legal "Do not screen this in public" spiel at the beginning. I guess everyone conveniently blinks or something at just the right time so noone notices it...

If it's not a huge club, they can claim it's a private screening. Not public because only members are allowed to enter the screening and once you become a member you're one of the group and not just anyone in the public.

[Mr Indigo]

I'm not sure which anime screenings you've been going to, but all the anime clubs I know show the most popular mainstream stuff that has just come out in Japan. Perhaps you haven't heard of them because they haven't been licensed YET. In about two years they will become mainstream here.

Fair enough. I was generally referring to 'mainstream' as those currently 'mainstream' here and in the US, however. I suppose 'classic' would be better for some of them now, though. ^^

And I like to think of Japan having 411ty channels, and only 2 of them not anime content... Random gameshows, and random soaps. That's right, even the news is Anime style! What a perfect world... *dreams*

If it's not a huge club, they can claim it's a private screening. Not public because only members are allowed to enter the screening and once you become a member you're one of the group and not just anyone in the public.

I was sure there was some technicality loophole like that which makes things tres groove.

[willuz]

hmm damn all the series i had in mind have already been licenced...even bleach was licenced last week >_> (but alas going with the usual jump style im betting itll be another 100+ episoder and thus still not legible)
otherwise i would have suggested, hellsing, azumanga daioh, peace maker kurogane, FMA, cowboy bebop, trigun, FLCL...i cant remember what else i have...
ah and samurai champloo of course

[willuz]

ok i had a look around and found a series i recognised, have yet to see and is not licenced (its length i am unsure of but eh). The one i found is called Gintama.

[luna_rainbow]

I heard that Gintama is good. In fact, the exact words of the reviewer was "finally we have a successor to Ranma". It sounds really fun.