Shinmaru Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 Wish I could take credit for this idea, but I nicked it from [url="http://www.theotaku.com/worlds/someguy/view/174417/anime_summed_up_in_five_words%3A/"]SomeGuy at theOtaku[/url]. Basically you distill the plot/premise of an anime (or simply something recognizable from that series) into exactly five words. I've had quite a bit of fun with this; let's see what everyone else can conjure up! My contributions on SomeGuy's site ... [i]Air[/i]: Everybody has some mommy issues. [i]Akagi[/i]: Mahjong: The sport of sociopaths. [i]Alien Nine[/i]: Little girls fight [S]crime[/S] aliens. [i]Angel Beats![/i]: No questions will be answered. [i]Baccano![/i]: Immortals and gangsters are awesome. [i]Berserk[/i]: Demons are really huge jerks. [i]Big O[/i]: Humans, tomatoes ... all the same. [i]Canaan[/i]: Lesbians are pretty crazy. Yikes. [i]Death Note[/i]: Snot-nosed brat is the leader. [i]Detroit Metal City[/i]: Pop meets metal; hijinks ensue. [i]G Gundam[/i]: The true GAR burns red. [i]Genshiken[/i]: Your life playing out onscreen. [i]Ghost in the Shell[/i]: Cyborgs read lots of philosophy. [i]Giant Robo[/i]: Families are terribly screwed up. [i]Hataraki Man[/i]: Working Man mode saves lives. [i]Higurashi[/i]: When moe goes very wrong. [i]Honey and Clover[/i]: Every college student gets it. [i]Kaleido Star[/i]: The circus is awesome! Sugoi! [i]Kanon[/i]: Sad girls cry in snow. [i]Kare Kano[/i]: Relationships are very serious business. [i]Mononoke[/i]: Demons, ghosts? Medicine Seller wins. [i]Monster[/i]: Saved the killer? Kill him. [i]Nodame Cantabile[/i]: Crazy girls deserve some lovin'. [i]Paranoia Agent[/i]: Everybody goes a bit crazy. [i]RahXephon[/i]: Singing is dangerous. No, really. [i]Revolutionary Girl Utena[/i]: High school as surrealist battlefield. [i]Rose of Versailles[/i]: French Revolution fought with GAR. [i]Saikano[/i]: Girlfriend is robot. Very depressing. [i]Shion no Ou[/i]: The deadliest game of shogi. [i]Simoun[/i]: Any excuse for kissing girls. [i]Spice and Wolf[/i]: Lawrence is secretly a furry. [i]Toradora![/i]: Tiger and dragon: Wonderful pair. There we go. I avoided a few series that might be popular with others, but I wouldn't mind repeats at all. Good series have plenty of ideas available for the distilling, after all.
Kei Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 [font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"][i]Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood:[/i] [spoiler]Epic Xanatos Gambit That Failed[/spoiler] [i]Devil May Cry:[/i] Delicious fanservice and strawberry sundaes. [i]Kino no Tabi:[/i] Human nature is horribly depressing. [i]Arakawa Under the Bridge:[/i] Watch village of weirdos live. [i]Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle:[/i] Everything is hitsuzen, no exceptions. [i]Yakitate! Japan: [/i]Love watching people make bread. I'm sure I'll come up with more later. [/color][/font]
The Spectacular Professor Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) [font="Comic Sans MS"][i]Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann[/i]: Stuff explodes, people yell. Awesome. [i]Hare+Guu[/i]: Cosmic horror torments innocent child [i]One Piece[/i]: Stretchy hyper kid dreams big [i]Excel Saga[/i]: Loyal servant, worst minion ever [i]Ghost Hunt[/i]: Scooby-Doo, if it were Japanese [i]Rurouni Kenshin[/i]: World-weary pacifist regularly cripples assailants [i]Ponyo[/i]: mermaid romance blooms extra early[/font] Edited June 29, 2010 by gallowsCalibrator
Desbreko Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 [color=#4B0082]I'm stopping at twenty for now before I waste even more time on this. [b]A Little Snow Fairy Sugar:[/b] Fairies search for sparkles. Waffo! [b]Aria:[/b] Sappy lines are not allowed. [b]Cencoroll:[/b] A boy and his blob. [b]Chu-Bra!!:[/b] Underwear is deeper than expected. [b]GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class:[/b] Chickens will rule the world. [b].hack//Roots:[/b] Online games are serious business. [b]Hanamaru Youchien:[/b] I swear it's not lolicon. [b]Ichigo Mashimaro:[/b] Cute girls do cute things. [b]Kodomo no Jikan:[/b] Broken households create awkward situations. [b]Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha:[/b] Girl makes friends through violence. [b]Maria Holic:[/b] Traps: hotter than real girls. [b]Naisho no Tsubomi:[/b] Where do babies come from? [b]Nyoro~n Churuya-san:[/b] I can has smoked cheese? [b]Petite Princess Yucie:[/b] Cutest forehead I've ever seen. [b]Rozen Maiden:[/b] Emo boy plays with dolls. [b]Rune Soldier:[/b] Who needs magic? Louie Punch! [b]The Sacred Blacksmith:[/b] Gives "breastplate" whole new meaning. [b]Sengoku Basara:[/b] Master! Yukimura! Master! Yukimura! Master! [b]Tokyo Magnitude 8.0:[/b] Young girl sees dead people. [b]Zero no Tsukaima:[/b] Boy gets whipped by mistress.[/color]
Pleiades Rising Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 [i]Ergo Proxy[/i]: I think; therefore, I confuse. [i]Read or Die(OVA)[/i]: Librarians have all the fun. [i]Serial Experiments Lain[/i]: Unblinking girl is our god. [i]Fafner[/i]: Children must pilot mecha - again! [i]FlCL[/i]: Fooly Cooly is cooly fooly. [i]Blood: The Last Vampre[/i]: Computing power presented as anime. [i]Spirited Away[/i]: Girl has mystical life experience.
CaNz Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 Azumanga Daioh: what school should be like Cowboy Bebop: smoking plus fighting equals cool Gungrave: the worst best friends ever Hellsing: Blood does look pretty tasty Samurai Champloo: Things went better than expected Trigun: the proper use of firearms Yu Yu Hakusho: there's always a bigger fish Yu-Gi-Oh: go buy some cards kids
Gavin Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 [font="Tahoma"][size="2"][b]Basilisk:[/b] Romeo and Juliet, with ninjas. [b]Berserk:[/b] Things can't get any worse. [b]Bleach:[/b] Nobody but the villains die/Your sword cuts the moon/Aizen has just trolled you. [b]Claymore:[/b] Warrior women with large swords. [b]Code Geass:[/b] Fabulous rebellion of Lelouch Lamperouge/Jeremiah Gottwald: 200% Motherfucking Loyalty. [b]Darker than Black:[/b] Emotionless contractors often become emotional. [b]Full Metal Panic!:[/b] SOUSUKE!!! *insert comedic violent act* [b]Gundam 00:[/b] GUNDAM: Peace through superior firepower. [b]Naruto:[/b] His way of the ninja/Could equally be titled Sasuke. [b]Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann:[/b] Men who pierce the heavens.[/size][/font]
Botar Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 Lucky Star: You're guess, good as mine. FLCL: Thirty minutes of pure confusion. Fullmetal Alchemist: Two brothers on a mission. Ergo Proxy: The future is this s**ty. Trigun: One big, continues gun fight.
stararnold Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 [size="4"][font="Arial"]Let me give it a try. -Akira: Government experiment goes too far -Arcadia of My Youth: Space pirates value human rights -Beast King GoLion: Superheroic robot tale for adults -Beyblade: Playing with tops for sport -Digimon Adventure: Digital animals can be friends -Dirty Pair: Cosmic private eyes wearing bikinis -Dominion: Tank Police: Cops and tanks go together -Dragon Ball: Sci-Fi adventure with martial arts -Galaxy Express 999: Space drama featuring flying trains -K-On!: Cute girls with musical instruments -Lucky Star: Otakuism gets out of hand -Lupin III: A thief is the hero -Mach Go Go Go (a.k.a. "Speed Racer"): Race car with cool gadgets -Mobile Police Patlabor: Police officers with giant robots -Mobile Suit Gundam: Amoralism in a space war -Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Magical heroines in sailor suits -Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: Superheroes defend Earth's natural resources -Space Battleship Yamato (a.k.a. "Star Blazers"): Japanese battleship travels through space -Space Carrier Blue Noah (a.k.a. "Thundersub"): Navy carrier battles alien terrorists -Spice and Wolf: Companionship between human and wolfgirl -Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Believe in doing the impossible -Tetsuwan Atom (a.k.a. "Astro Boy"): A robot with human values -The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Nutcase obsessed with mysterious adventure -The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: A transforming starship at war -Vision of Escaflowne: Giant robots in medieval fashion[/font][/size]
Otakuness:) Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) Lucky Star: Konata Izumi likes chocolate cornets Haruhi Suzumiya: Girl looking for magical people Please save my Earth: Weird moon scientists invading earth Vocaloid:...uh...(not an anime yet) Death Note: Potato chip eating is epic. Kage Kara Mamoru: Ninjas protecting a strange girl Ranma 1/2: Guy gets turned into girl Ponyo: Fish turns into a human Kiki's Delivery Service: A training witch delivering things I know that wasn't in alphabetic order... too tired to think right now. Those are about a third of the animes I've watched...some I haven't finished, and some I just can't remember right now...- yawns - Edited July 6, 2010 by Kei Double-post. Please try to use the Edit button in the future.
Inuyasha Fandom Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 Inu-Yasha: Inu-Yasha! Kagome! repeated many times. Devil May Cry: Dante's Mom is a MILF/ Half demon with mommy complex Gunslinger Girl: Little girls, big guns. AWESOME! G-Gundam: Wow, really? Sportsmanship based Wars? Witchblade: Boobs, Lots of boob shots. Najica: Blitz Tactics: Panty shots every thirty seconds Excel Saga: Who needs sense? Not me! Ranma 1/2: Sex changes in thirty seconds Wedding Peach: Bridesmaid Sailor Soldiers protecting weddings Puny Puny Poemi: ZOMFG WTF BBQ Random comedy Vampire Knight: Vampires can eat lots of pills. Okay... there's mone.
Heaven's Cloud Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 [color=indigo] Some of these were hilarious! Here is my take... [b]Berserk[/b] - Genocide rape orgy for all [b]Akira[/b] - Brains without bodies cause trouble [b]DBZ[/b] - Look constipated, gain strength [b]Cowboy Bebop[/b] - Don't befriend men named Vicious [b]Noir[/b] - Prepubescent girls make great assassins [b]Gunslinger Girl[/b] - Like Noir but more prebubescent [b]Vangaurd[/b] - Boobs! In Space! [/color]
CaNz Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 [quote name='Heaven's Cloud' date='28 July 2010 - 07:59 PM' timestamp='1280372395' post='698188'] [color="indigo"] Some of these were hilarious! Here is my take... [b]DBZ[/b] - Look constipated, gain strength [b]Vangaurd[/b] - Boobs! In Space![/color] [/quote] gasp! not five! aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh! though both are true enough. my take is DBZ - aryan saiyans are master race Vandread - just pick Dita you fool!
Burori Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 (edited) I will add more to this when I have more time. DBZ: More power equals crazy hairstyle. Death Note: Apple withdrawal is freakin' hilarious Elfin Lied: Insanity plus nudity equals Hot. Hellsing OVA: How it should have been. Lupin The III: Hungry like a wolf OH! Trinity Blood: Vampire catholics? For the Win! Edited July 29, 2010 by Burori
Inuyasha Fandom Posted August 1, 2010 Posted August 1, 2010 READ OR DIE: Psycho paper master is awesome
Jax Rhapsody Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 Just sum out 50% of it. Big boobs, giant mechs. Yay!!!
Nony Posted August 5, 2010 Posted August 5, 2010 [b]Heartcatch Precure[/b]: Cure Blossom has had enough.
Pleiades Rising Posted August 9, 2010 Posted August 9, 2010 How could I forget about this one: [i]Dragonball GT[/i]: Warriors back for adventure (cash)!
Nony Posted August 14, 2010 Posted August 14, 2010 Oh hay I thought of another one: [b].hack//Legend of the Twilight[/b]: "Rena!" "Shugo!" "Rena!" "Shugoooooo!" "RENAAAAA!"
rotlung Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 Air Gear- Boy flies with Motorized skates One Piece- Luffy adventuring with wild friends DBZ- No Vegeta. It's over 9000!!!! 0-+Air Master- Girl street fighter kicks butt Hunter x Hunter- Gon searching for his father
The Spectacular Professor Posted October 6, 2010 Posted October 6, 2010 [font="Comic Sans MS"]Digimon Xros Wars: Combining Mecha, but They're Digimon.[/font]
mangamaniack21 Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 Bakugan: you ain't got no balls! MegaMan: Welcome to the alive internet
Inuyasha Fandom Posted October 18, 2010 Posted October 18, 2010 Ah yes... i have a few more to add to the list Corpse Princess: Dead girls have more fun Armitage III: Robo-mommy kicks lots of ass Outlaw Star: Space pirates are assholes. Seriously. Angelic Layer: Technology makes dolls awesomely mobile Ghost In The Shell: Angelic Layer is the precursor.
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