Re: [werewolf] Proposed theme

[Robert Barrell <games@rdbhn.org>]

Thanks, Flig.  I was aware of that, but didn't want to offend or confuse 
anyone if there were any unwritten protocol or de facto moderators.

That said, for those who are not familiar, "anime" is the Japanese 
equivalent of "cartoons" (and "manga" is their equivalent of "comic 
books").  Even so, it is quite a different art form, and can often be 
much more violent and/or more "mature" (some even to to the point of 
"hentai" or pornography, which I would NOT recommend).

Americans who remember the "Speed Racer" cartoon of the late '60s or 
early '70s have seen anime (now you know why the lip-sync was always so 
bad for the show: it was originally in Japanese, but dubbed into English 
for American TV).  Also, more recently, anyone who has seen the movies 
"Princess Mononoke" or "Spirited Away" were actually watching anime.  
Likewise, those who got involved in the "Pokemon" or "Yu Gi Oh" crazes 
had exposure to anime and manga.  Finally, the Cartoon Network has been 
airing anime, as well.

For more information, try http://www.animenfo.com for character ideas 
(should enough people be interested in this as a game theme),

Oh, yeah.  One more thing: "Initial D" is MUCH better than "Speed Racer" 
ever was, and also has an incredible soundtrack!

Flig said:

> Just pointing out that anybody can create a challenge....and name the 
> theme....
>
> (that said, I don't know of any anime.)