Anime Questions

[Tienshin]

I'm entirely aware of the D sound in Japanese. I can speak and write Japanese and have lived in Japan. I'm not native sounding by any stretch but I understand the mechanics well enough. The Japanese R is close to an English D--not exact.

The R sound in English is a very specific phoneme (smallest meaningful sound unit) that occurs very rarely. Other languages have R's but they are not voiced or interpreted the same way as English and a few others.

And it's nice to see someone writing from a phonemic/phonologic perspective that knows what they're talking about (Even using correct notation!). I don't have a rigorous background in linguistics, but I'm aquainted with it enough to what's going on with basic sounds and construction and that Delthayre knows what time it is.

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Gunnm

True.

If you can watch FLCL undubbed, you will hear "Furi Kuri" pronounced similar to "Fudi Kudi". And certainly not "Fooley Cooley"

 

[raykremer]

I think I better clarify this whole sound situation.

Alright, I'll buy that I guess. I've never misheard an "R" in Japanese as a "D" that I know of, though given the "Fudi Kudi" example, if you know beforehand that it's really Furi Kuri, it's more difficult to mishear it. Or maybe I'm just so used to foreign accents that I don't make that mistake. Even though the Japanese "R" uses the same mouth movements as a "D", it's clearly a different letter or else Japanese wouldn't make a distinction between "R" and "D".

 

[.hack//Tsukasa]

in any case Furi Kuri is an awsome anime. to bad its too short. only 6 eps T_T total. i think they should make a 27ep anime about HARUHARA HARUKO and her adventures in... no any more would spoil the siries ^_^ just remember i like my cury bland and not SPICY!!!

 

[Delthayre]

The wonderful world of Fooly Cooly (That's what I'm going with for now)

One thing that has me interested in Fooly Cooly is that the creatore himself has said that the series is essentially meaningless. While this hinders accepting philosophical interpertations of the series, I wonder if it might inadvertantly offer something that is just as intellectually engaging by accident.

The possibility of accidentally valid philosophical material aside, it could make for an interesting study in what happens when the creative process is unleashed by itself in a conscious or unconscious effort to be bizarre.

Or maybe I'm just being foolish and it's best to simply accept Fooly Cooly as a crazy trip that is fun to take even if it doesn't exactly go somewhere.

 

[.hack//Tsukasa]

but furi kuri has a ending and a bugining. there is a story there. to say there isent is kind of silly. now there is alot of foolishnes in the siries but it still revolves around a main idea. i mean i realy think that FLCL has a story. and is not jusst a crazy trip

 

[Tienshin]

but furi kuri has a ending and a bugining. there is a story there. to say there isent is kind of silly. now there is alot of foolishnes in the siries but it still revolves around a main idea. i mean i realy think that FLCL has a story. and is not jusst a crazy trip

There is definitely a plot, in as much as Haruko has an objective she wants to complete. And though the path to Her final goal is littered with

Spoiler

Naota’s father’s libido, survival games, tons of sexual innuendo, sour drinks, REALLY HOT CURRY, eyebrows, and gratuitous guitar abuse.

and other silliness there is still a build up and a climax to the story. I doubt that fans will think it is meaningless, and will probably want to expound upon particular themes that at least seem to exist and are touched on heavily throughout the series. Man, all this talk about FLCL is driving me nuts, since it is making me impatient. Damn you August 4th! DAMN YOU!

 

[Conekiller]

Ok, I've seen the first 4 eps, cna someone please tell me if they at least tel you what Haruka wants and why she's bashing things with a guitar and Vespa?

 

[Andrew]

Yes, the sixth episode (somewhat) explains (almost) everything (mostly).

 

[Ferquin]

Honestly, you must get the DVDs. The liner notes totally explain everything. And that art box is pretty cool! Only 10,000 boxes made! Get it and be better than everyone!

MASTER THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR BRAIN AND YOU WILL MASTER ALL!!

 

[The Drizzle]

Honestly, you must get the DVDs. The liner notes totally explain everything. And that art box is pretty cool! Only 10,000 boxes made! Get it and be better than everyone!

After I watch the show on AS, I know I'll get the DVDs. I'm sure I'll buy Vol. 3 first just because the box is limited edition. It's not like I'll be seeing the episodes out of order if I do that anyway.

 

[Tienshin]

Honestly, you must get the DVDs. The liner notes totally explain everything. And that art box is pretty cool! Only 10,000 boxes made! Get it and be better than everyone!

MASTER THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR BRAIN AND YOU WILL MASTER ALL!!

Nice quote, brain my of side left the reach can't I.

But what can you do, you know?

The DVD's are my next target, I want my girlfriend to buy them for me since she thought FLCL was too weird, and has proclaimed it to be an unacceptable request for a B-Day gift. I have got some work to do.