Comments on: Ayakashi～ Japanese Classic Horror – Anime First Impressions http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/ Because Sometimes, Busses Explode... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:17:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aoi Hisakata http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-67742 Aoi Hisakata Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:12:40 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-67742 You mean totally spies? That show fried my brain and turned me away from anime for awhile...so many fearful things..anyway I have to agree the art was good but rather awkward and stiff and lacked fluidity. The first story was my absolute favorite because I have a weakness for stories with spirits coming back for revenge. Anyway because of it I became deeply interested in folklore of all nations and found odd stories of my own nationality that resembled others. All in all it was a very enthralling experience and I was glad for it. You mean totally spies? That show fried my brain and turned me away from anime for awhile…so many fearful things..anyway I have to agree the art was good but rather awkward and stiff and lacked fluidity. The first story was my absolute favorite because I have a weakness for stories with spirits coming back for revenge. Anyway because of it I became deeply interested in folklore of all nations and found odd stories of my own nationality that resembled others. All in all it was a very enthralling experience and I was glad for it.

]]> By: rukiashirou http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-63528 rukiashirou Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:30:12 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-63528 Although the drawings are not as nice as the anime we see today, this anime is actually worth watching. I just watched the first episode earlier as a specimen for our creative writing class. The story is actually not as simple as it seems to be. You'll see here how the Japanese view what we call "horror". Although the drawings are not as nice as the anime we see today, this anime is actually worth watching. I just watched the first episode earlier as a specimen for our creative writing class. The story is actually not as simple as it seems to be. You’ll see here how the Japanese view what we call “horror”.

]]> By: mhytha http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-62873 mhytha Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:17:17 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-62873 what does ayakashi mean???????????? my sensei(teacher) give me a task to find the meaning of Ayakashi, youkai, obake what does ayakashi mean????????????
my sensei(teacher) give me a task to find the meaning of Ayakashi, youkai, obake

]]> By: Amy http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-61277 Amy Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:26:27 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-61277 I actually liked all three episodes but loved the third one the most. They are obviously based on traditional stories, and it seems antithetical to modernize them as the whole point is that they are old traditional stories. The stories are also really interesting and have a very buddhist/shinto ethic to them. The third one is the best because of the beautiful textural detail that is there as well as all the pattern that is shown all throughout the episodes. This really informs the viewer and creates an experience often ignored in two dimensional art. The stories are not gory, so anyone looking for hentai or Suicide Club type story telling is in for a disappointment but if you like Soseki Natsume or are looking for more traditional style Japanese story telling and visuals you will enjoy it very much. The subtitles are very logical and are well done. The ending music is very j-pop but its the ending so its not that important. The beginning titles are different for each story and use pastiche rather well. I actually liked all three episodes but loved the third one the most. They are obviously based on traditional stories, and it seems antithetical to modernize them as the whole point is that they are old traditional stories. The stories are also really interesting and have a very buddhist/shinto ethic to them. The third one is the best because of the beautiful textural detail that is there as well as all the pattern that is shown all throughout the episodes. This really informs the viewer and creates an experience often ignored in two dimensional art. The stories are not gory, so anyone looking for hentai or Suicide Club type story telling is in for a disappointment but if you like Soseki Natsume or are looking for more traditional style Japanese story telling and visuals you will enjoy it very much. The subtitles are very logical and are well done. The ending music is very j-pop but its the ending so its not that important. The beginning titles are different for each story and use pastiche rather well.

]]> By: Karura http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-31669 Karura Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-31669 iirc, the first two arcs are four episodes each, not three...and therein lies the problem. If each arc had been say a 35 minute OVA, it could have been good, but by stretching it across 3-4 eps it became really slow paced and tedious. For some reason I forced myself to watch it all, not sure why I bothered. iirc, the first two arcs are four episodes each, not three…and therein lies the problem. If each arc had been say a 35 minute OVA, it could have been good, but by stretching it across 3-4 eps it became really slow paced and tedious. For some reason I forced myself to watch it all, not sure why I bothered.

]]> By: Happy New Year! My New Year’s Anime Resolution + A Retrospective… at BasuGasuBakuhatsu Anime Blog http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-14097 Happy New Year! My New Year’s Anime Resolution + A Retrospective… at BasuGasuBakuhatsu Anime Blog Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:02:51 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-14097 [...] Ayakashi [...] [...] Ayakashi [...]

]]> By: Anime Serve http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-10570 Anime Serve Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:11:26 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-10570 This was a great anime. Somewhat hard to follow at times but worth watching. The intro with rap kinda sucks but the instrumentals on it are great. This was a great anime. Somewhat hard to follow at times but worth watching. The intro with rap kinda sucks but the instrumentals on it are great.

]]> By: Ghost Hunt - Anime First Impressions at BasuGasuBakuhatsu Anime Blog http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-3930 Ghost Hunt - Anime First Impressions at BasuGasuBakuhatsu Anime Blog Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:02:47 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-3930 [...] For the most part, Japanese horror stuff makes me laugh. For example, I thought Ayakashi and Jigoku Shoujo were really funny. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni wasn’t really that scary either. Ghost Hunt doesn’t really seem like a typical horror anime, though. I think it’s more Ghostbusters than Friday the 13th. [...] [...] For the most part, Japanese horror stuff makes me laugh. For example, I thought Ayakashi and Jigoku Shoujo were really funny. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni wasn’t really that scary either. Ghost Hunt doesn’t really seem like a typical horror anime, though. I think it’s more Ghostbusters than Friday the 13th. [...]

]]> By: papillonseven http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-3190 papillonseven Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:14:54 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-3190 "I thought the episode was kind of cheesy and generally hard to believe, especially during the scene where he does the killing: Iemon: Hey, what’re you doing here, other guy? Other guy: Oh, I just killed this dude. Iemon: Oh, you too? Well uh, let’s put the bodies together and they’ll probably just blame it on bandits. Other guy: Yep, sounds good to me! These are pretty old stories, so maybe people were just more gullible back then. In the next episode, Iemon’s wife drinks postpartum medicine/goldfish poison! Stay tuned!" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actually in those days, it was not uncommon for bandits to do that sort of thing. The country was ripe with robbery, murders and chaos in general. There was a huge lack of authority due to the corrupt government. As for the art, Amano huh? I thought there was something very farmiliar about it. But it seems you're so into the standard tacky anime art, that you're unused to seeing something with much more grandeur and elegance. To each his own I guess. I'll agree with the rap opening. Apart from the traditional instrumentals, I hardly see how it's fitting to the anime. The ending was brilliant. I'm prepared for some sort of negative feedback, if any. “I thought the episode was kind of cheesy and generally hard to believe, especially during the scene where he does the killing:

Iemon: Hey, what’re you doing here, other guy?
Other guy: Oh, I just killed this dude.
Iemon: Oh, you too? Well uh, let’s put the bodies together and they’ll probably just blame it on bandits.
Other guy: Yep, sounds good to me!

These are pretty old stories, so maybe people were just more gullible back then. In the next episode, Iemon’s wife drinks postpartum medicine/goldfish poison! Stay tuned!”

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Actually in those days, it was not uncommon for bandits to do that sort of thing. The country was ripe with robbery, murders and chaos in general. There was a huge lack of authority due to the corrupt government.

As for the art, Amano huh? I thought there was something very farmiliar about it. But it seems you’re so into the standard tacky anime art, that you’re unused to seeing something with much more grandeur and elegance. To each his own I guess.

I’ll agree with the rap opening. Apart from the traditional instrumentals, I hardly see how it’s fitting to the anime. The ending was brilliant.

I’m prepared for some sort of negative feedback, if any.

]]> By: Anime Nano Podcast #7 - Coupe de Boule at Anime Nano Podcast http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-2606 Anime Nano Podcast #7 - Coupe de Boule at Anime Nano Podcast Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:04:15 +0000 http://www.basugasubakuhatsu.com/blog/2006/01/20/ayakashi%ef%bd%9e-japanese-classic-horror-anime-first-impressions/#comment-2606 [...] Hung’s not so scared reviews of Jigoku Shoujo, Ayakashi and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. [...] [...] Hung’s not so scared reviews of Jigoku Shoujo, Ayakashi and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. [...]

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