Title: Messed-up-edness
Description: Anime, manga, etc, that are messed up
Kago - October 14, 2003 01:24 AM (GMT)
Having just returned from the Orange Anime One Year Anniversary in Orlando, I must report that I have seen some pretty messed up things. I'll start with the two most messed up...
Live Action "Battle Royale"= Very, very, very messed up. In the future, as a means of mass entertainment, the Japanese Government randomly selects one class of high schoolers, drags them out to an island and forces them... TO KILL EACH OTHER. The last one standing gets to leave. If they don't comply, their teacher blows up the collar attached to their throat. As screwed up as it sounds it was actually pretty funny, as they were all randomly assigned weapons ranging from A Paper fan or Pot Lid too a Katana or an Uzi. The one guy in the group who actually took the game seriously (read as The Psychopath) ended up with the Paper Fan, so he jumped one of the kids with Uzi's, killed him, stole the Uzi, and immediately gunned down about 10 of his friends, but couldn't hit the broad side of a 747 from five feet away throughout the rest of the movie.
Live Action Sailor Moon= Do I even need to explain this one?
P-chan - October 14, 2003 08:12 PM (GMT)
I have seen the live action of Fist of the North Star. they completely removed the main bad guy, Raul, and tried to keep the story the same...and I STILL enjoyed it.
and I am going to have to check out that Battle Royale, it sounds pretty cool...is the anime essentially the same? :ph43r:
Kago - October 15, 2003 08:24 PM (GMT)
Everything "Battle Royale" was based off of the Movie.
So basically the movie came first, then everyhing else. I've heard that the Manga is basically the same, but I haven't had a chance to check it out.
If you want a seriously messed up Manga though, may I recommend "Island".
It has sexually crazed demons, psychopathic killers, crossdressing assassins, demon gods, murderous skulls, insane monks, heaps upon heaps of brutal violence, and did I mention sexually crazed demons?
tYCHou - October 16, 2003 06:30 PM (GMT)
Ewww....thanks, but I guess I'll stay away from that one. Well, if you guys want something a bit cleaner that still makes you go "What the crap was that about?" Try Windaria. It's totally random and has no point. I think most of the Fems hated it and I wanna see it again!
P-chan - October 17, 2003 01:47 AM (GMT)
Well...I will try out this 'Island'
and complete randomness is always a good thing as well...So I guess I will just have to find Windaria and watch it. If only I could find someone who could borrow it to me...*hopefull look* :ph43r:
Kago - October 17, 2003 02:03 AM (GMT)
Don't look at me. I live in Florida.
Also pretty messed up and full of randomness:
Dragon Half="Possibly the funniest anime EVER!"-just about everybody who's seen it.
P-chan - October 17, 2003 02:09 AM (GMT)
DRAGON HALF!!!! I love that show!! too bad they only made 2 episodes. Is there a more complete manga?? :ph43r:
Kago - October 17, 2003 02:48 AM (GMT)
Not to my knowledge.
I heard the guy who made it got busted from possession of "illegal substances" and that's why they only made two episodes.
Kinda explains a few things don't it?
P-chan - October 17, 2003 02:57 AM (GMT)
yeah...I heard it was a DUI or something. :ph43r: