Anime Canon

meerkat · Post by **meerkat** » Thu May 05, 2011 11:32 pm

Making a list of anime canon (things that are canonical to a group of fiction, NOT canon as in series canon. For example...shakespeare is canonical english lit

)

-astroboy
-Ghost in the Shell
-pokemon
-neon genesis evangelion

Master of NERV · Post by **Master of NERV** » Fri May 06, 2011 1:05 pm

You realize you've opened up a Gojira-sized can of worms, right?

But no matter. I propose the following (and do remember that some of these are not to my personal taste):

Revolutionary Girl Utena
Escaflowne
Grave of the Fireflies
The collected works of Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli
Space Battleship Yamato
Cowboy Bebop
Sailor Moon
Akira
Lupin III
Ranma 1/2
Fushigi Yugi
Fullmetal Alchemist
Tenchi Muyo! (the original OVAs)
The various incarnations of Gundam
The various incarnations of Macross

This should do to get the ball rolling. Of course,YYMV!

Mirotic · Post by **Mirotic** » Fri May 06, 2011 3:42 pm

Some pioneers huh?
-Akira
-Vampire Hunter D (Original obviously)
-The Force Five (Grandizer, StarAvengers....I forget the other 3)

Caesar · Post by **Caesar** » Fri May 06, 2011 9:48 pm

Dragon Ball Z
Yu Yu Hakusho
Cowboy bebpop
Marcoss/robotech
Gundam, (pick one, Gundam wing on toonami was my first)
The tv series for Sonic the hedgehog/super mario brothers, (gate way drugs for anime)
Evangelion
Transformers, (the original)

list subject to revision or addition, (I can think of at least 10 more but I don't have the time, *goes back to studying for finals*)

kiarrens · Post by **kiarrens** » Fri May 06, 2011 10:45 pm

No one's mentioned Ninja Scroll yet, eh?

LusciousGrapes · Post by **LusciousGrapes** » Sat May 07, 2011 1:08 am

I'm not sure I understand.

Wouldn't all anime series be canon to the group?

kiarrens · Post by **kiarrens** » Sat May 07, 2011 9:19 am

[quote=xturbulancexx]I'm not sure I understand.

Wouldn't all anime series be canon to the group? [/quote]
AH HAH! I see you've never been subjected to the horror that is literary criticism. Let my four years of misguided college studies assist you so you don't have to do a bunch of really horrid reading.

In order for something to be considered "canon," it is supposed to have been important and influential in shaping culture. For literature, this means any number of old, boring (and a few not-boring) books that a bunch of old guys in armchairs decided are "important" and "influential" enough to be considered "canon." And god help you if you should try to say that, say, Stephen King or Harry Potter should be canon.

THEY'RE NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH. *eyeroll* You'll be told this with many a condescending sneer and look-down-the-nose.

So, in this case, the OP is looking for anime which have been important enough to the culture to shape our little niche community into what it is today.
Dragonball Z and Tenchi Muyo are good examples. DBZ was one of the first "endless series of power-ups" animes which influenced many other works, and Tenchi was one of the first "harem" anime, of which there are countless numbers today. I would argue that something like "Raijin Z" or "Green Legend Ran" would NOT be canon, because while they are older anime, they had no bearing or influence on the culture or art of anime in the long run.

...... Glad to see that my thousands of dollars of college debt are useful SOMEWHERE, lol.

YouTube · Post by **basharoftheages** » Sat May 07, 2011 10:06 am

So, the actual progenitors of genres, or just the stuff that was fortunate to get dubbed in the mid to late 90s and put on TV in the US?

YouTube · Post by **PatrickD** » Sat May 07, 2011 11:11 am

Sorry, but I don't see how this topic is related to Anime Boston 2011 memories...or Anime Boston at all. Locking.