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"Go get a gun ... go get your shotgun"

I'm glad a naked fat guy prevented a misdemeanor and all, but in this crazy post-Zimmerman era of ours, maybe "neighborhood watch" and guns aren't such the ideal combination we all used to believe they were deep in our hearts. You are helping the police, but you are not the actual police, mmm k, Paul Blart?
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IMDb just started doing a top 250 list for TV --to go with their famous 250 movie list-- and it includes a lot of anime. Bebop and Death Note unsurprisingly have the highest placements (#27 and #34). Waaayy too much Dragon Ball Z. (Not a fan. And why are there so many different versions of the show??)

But other placements like Steins;Gate (2011) (#81) and Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) (#104) are legit fun. Anyway, just like the IMDb movie list I think it is a worthwhile guide.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/toptv/
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Fun anime recs:
Summer Wars (2009)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

Arty anime recs:
Angel's Egg (1985)
Mind Game (2004)

Sweet anime recs:
Wolf Children (2012)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)

Gonzo anime recs:
Dead Leaves (2004)
FLCL (2000)

Addictive anime recs:
Death Note (2006)
Cowboy Bebop (1998)
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The pink haired girl had some negative preconceptions about anime gender representations that were not undermined by the anime they showed her. She could have easily been exposed to films from the most famous Japanese animation director, Hayao Miyazaki, who often uses non-sexualized female protagonists. And unlike most Disney and U.S. animation (until very recently), he gave them goals that do not revolve around finding a perfect husband (e.g. Ponyo, Spirited Away, Mononoke, Totoro, Kiki's, Nausicaa). While there is lots of anime made for teen boys, there is also a lot of anime made for children, and made for girls, and made for families that do not objectify women.
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If anything it's more inexplicable that the Nazis are still so uniquely taboo in the West. No imagery from any other historical political thugs or war criminals (including Imperial Japan) are significantly taboo. Open praise for Stalin will not get you fired from a job or shunned by (most) average people, much less if you don a Che beret for the same kind of campy cos-play that Asians likewise shrug off.

Going by our implied guilt you'd think we collaborated with the Nazis instead of fought against them. Japan and America should trade attitudes.
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