30 Day Anime Challenge: Question 9

"What do you think is the saddest anime scene you have watched?"

That's a tough one...I think the most depressing anime I've watched is the movie, 'Grave of Fireflies', but it was so depressing that I've only ever watched it once and don't ever plan to watch it again.  As such, I can't remember what the saddest actual scene was.

 Saddest movie EVER.

So, anime scenes that have made my cry buckets...

'Battle Angel Alita', when Yugo lets go of her hand and falls, smiling?

'Vision of Escaflowne', when Van sees Allen kiss Hitomi?  When Van sends her back to Earth?

The movie of 'Escaflowne', when the mystic moon (Earth) disappears from the sky?  

'Chrno Crusade', Rosette and Chrno's last moments?

The incredibly depressing, realistic ending of 'Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann'?

All of these are pretty high up on the list (and there are many more which I will probably kick myself for not mentioning), but I think it's a tie between Yugo and Rosette and Chrno's deaths.

 

Dammit, Yugo!!!!  I'm sure she could have saved you somehow!

And who thought this was a good way to end the series!  Okay, it could have been worse, but still...

30 Day Anime Challenge: Question 1

"What was the first anime you ever watched?"

Tough one.  There were plenty of shows that I liked as a child that I didn't realise were anime until I was older...

The first anime I saw that I knew was anime was 'Battle Angel Alita', but I think 'The Last Unicorn' was one of my favourite movies long before I first saw Astro Boy, or other less obvious series like Lady Lovelylocks and Rainbow Brite.

If you're wondering why I consider Lady Lovelylocks and Rainbow Brite anime, have a look at the names in the 'Series Animation Department' on imdb, or at the credits at the end of the show if you still own some of the series.  You'd be surprised just how many of the cartoons we watched growing up in the 80's were animated by the Japanese, even if the shows were predominantly released by Americans.

Battle Angel Alita (aka GUNM)

 The Last Unicorn

As for 'The Last Unicorn', completely disregarding the names of the animation team, nothing screams 'anime' like a guy tied to a talking tree with giant boobs.