{"id":41411,"date":"2017-12-31T23:36:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T04:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/?p=41411"},"modified":"2018-01-01T14:03:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T19:03:01","slug":"ten-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/ten-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t call any work of art a “classic” until it is at least ten years old. 2007, which ended ten years ago today, was an unusually good year for anime, the best I remember. What 2007 shows merit the accolade?<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

I hereby declare the following to be classics of anime.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dennou Coil<\/b><\/i> \u2014 The characters are mostly fairly ordinary<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> and not punks at all, but nevertheless this tale of augmented reality and human connections is essential viewing for anyone with an interest in cyberpunk and related genres.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mononoke<\/a><\/b><\/i> \u2014 These spiritual detective stories, stylized almost to the point of ritual, remain Kenji Nakamura’s best effort, though everything he does is worth your time.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oh! Edo Rocket<\/a><\/b><\/i> \u2014 Sometimes utterly silly, sometimes dead serious. This wild hodge-podge is nominally set in 1842 Edo, but it’s an Edo with television, internet and blue beasts from outer space.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Seirei no Moribito<\/b><\/i> \u2014 A fantasy adventure with well-developed, sympathetic characters and a good high-stakes story. It’s worthwhile for the art alone. It would probably be a good show to watch as a family.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann<\/a><\/b><\/i> \u2014 It took me two tries to get into this ridiculous, bombastic, over-the-top extravaganza, but it was worth it.<\/p>\n

There were a few that almost made the cut: Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei<\/a><\/b><\/i>, Hayate no Gotoku 1<\/a><\/b><\/i>, Moyashimon 1<\/a><\/b><\/i>. I might<\/i> add Baccano!<\/a><\/b><\/i> to the honors list, but I need to re-watch it first.<\/p>\n

What series might I declare classics during the next ten years? Almost certainly Madoka Magica<\/a><\/b><\/i>, Shin Sekai Yori<\/a><\/b><\/i> and Kill la Kill<\/a><\/b><\/i>. What else?<\/p>\n

2008, 2009: Nothing.<\/p>\n

2010: Probably The Tatami Galaxy<\/a><\/b><\/i> and possibly Katanagatari<\/b><\/i>.<\/p>\n

2011: Perhaps Natsume Yuujin-cho 1<\/a><\/b><\/i>.<\/p>\n

2012: Mouretsu Pirates<\/a><\/b><\/i> had a good chance, bolstered by its outstanding re-watchability. Perhaps also Girls und Panzer<\/a><\/b><\/i>, Humanity Has Declined<\/a><\/b><\/i> and maybe, just maybe, Joshiraku<\/b><\/i>.<\/p>\n

2013 and beyond: Maybe Gatchaman Crowds<\/a><\/b><\/i>, Kyousougiga<\/a><\/b><\/i>, Pupipo<\/a><\/b><\/i> and Flip Flappers<\/a><\/b><\/i>.<\/p>\n

I haven’t seen everything, so I probably missed a few. I also watch much less nowadays than I did ten years ago, which is probably why so few recent series have impressed me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t call any work of art a “classic” until it is at least ten years old. 2007, which ended ten years ago today, was an unusually good year for anime, the best I remember. What 2007 shows merit the accolade? I hereby declare the following to be classics of anime. \u2022 Dennou Coil \u2014 … Continue reading “Ten years ago”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4xam3-aLV","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41411"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41463,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41411\/revisions\/41463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}