The First Slam Dunk

Films that won the Best Animation of the Year prize given by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association, first awarded in 2007.

Most good stories have this, so this is more like, anime that use show don't tell the a lot and do it effectively.

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A comprehensive watch order of the Slam Dunk series, which includes every entry of the Slam Dunk franchise.
Original Guide: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1866352

AEGC Interest Stack index: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2017008

Classic anime: Any anime or its source material before 2005

The Konnichiwa Festival is a Mexican distributor dedicated to distributing anime films, and sometimes Live Action, in theaters in Mexico and Latin America. It is a distributor that I really like and, whenever I have the opportunity, I take the time to go see the films that they distribute in theaters. Sometimes they dub their films into Latin Spanish, but most of the time they are shown with subtitles, unless they are very accessible films (Your Name, A Silent Voice, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, Mirai).

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/10376

"Atmosphere is defined as the pervading mood of a person, place, or work of art. The mastery of atmosphere in movies controls how a person feels while watching a movie, whether it be a creeping dread pulling down on the viewer or an exhilarating energy that makes the viewer feel like they can fly."

so, THAT.

it's basically the "vibe" of the piece for you younglings (says the 18 year old). so the stuff here are things that make you FEEL the setting.

what results in it, is generally a mix of "music, aesthetic, direction, and sound design".

I was 50/50 on putting vanitas here, just cause I think the chibi comic relief can take you out, but I thought why not, there is space. I'll removed it when I need to start being more picky.

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GKIDS is an American film distributor based in New York with, according to the Los Angeles Times, a focus on "sophisticated, indie" animation. GKIDS releases critically acclaimed mostly hand-drawn, international films—such as the works of the independent Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli—to North American audiences. GKIDS also distributes computer animated and stop-motion films in addition to hand-drawn ones, as well as American films by independent filmmakers. The name is said to be an acronym for "Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate".

In this list are those anime that have been distributed by the distributor GKIDS.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15592

Challenge: Can you watch all the following anime without losing brain cells?
Stay away!!! Reasons why they are bad or underwhelming: Bad animation, bad story, summary of previous seasons as whole episodes, bad endings, unrelated to source material, rushed plot or no continuation of previous plot. Every anime in this list suffers from at least one of the above problems.

In this list are all the anime movies that have been released in Mexican theaters in the year 2023. You can find information on when they were exhibited, in which chain, classification, if they were dubbed or left in their original language, distributor and release date. v(^^)v

Basically a Letterboxd vs MAL comparison for 2023.
It's an interesting look into how normal people view anime.

no recaps no short films basically
"Most Popular Anime Film" aka more than 100k watched and how popular it is right now (March 2023) on Letterboxd (as that's how sorting by Film Popularity works and I'm lazy)
I've also labelled movies with less than 5k ratings as "niche" so now you can blend in with normal people.

11 (22%) of the movies were produced by Studio Ghibli.

The only entry you wouldn't expect is Comet in Moominvalley.

Shoutout to the bunch of movies I had to remove when I realized I missed a few stuff (Redline and Aria the Benedizione)

anime where there is an attempt to focus on characters being "cool" or "bad ass"

not in a self insert power fantasy way though.

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Compilation of animes that have CGI animation but have a 2D anime art style.
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Best Animes of 2022 according to MAL users :
All anime that started being released in 2022 with a score of 8 or more on MyAnimeList.
All types included (TV, movies, ONA, OVA and specials).