I'm slowly working my way through rewatching Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (series 1) and I just had to say, the Tachikoma are probably the best non-human/oid characters in anime, ever! They are kind of shaped like toilets, but that's okay... I still want one.
Other favorites:
- Totoro
- Domo-kun
- Afroken
- Penpen
What are your favorites?
Jason Lee
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haha domo is awesome because he transcends language barriers. He doesn't even have an actual show and there is so much domo merchandise. I have a bunch of domo crap. :)
The tachikomas remind me of jumping spiders with a hermit crab twist. In the tachikoma specials after the eps they talk about how they grow up and upsize their pods as they grow.
What about doraemon? I've never seen the show but I hear he's annoying. Although the character itself is funny looking.
Oh and Ein from Bebop is my fave because I love Corgis. :D
Someday I'll have a corgi named Ein!
The Tachikoma specials are hilarious, every single one of them! Whoever the voice actress is (in the Japanese version of course), she is pretty fantastic. They somehow have tremendous character without even having a face.
Ha, yeah they do look like spiders, but it suddenly struck me as I was watching the episode with the movie director, that they also look kind of like really large toilets... with spider legs.
I know he's classic, but I was never into Doraemon, either.
Domo is pretty much the ultimate simply designed character. All you really need is a brown block with a mouth on it and everyone knows instantly that it's Domo! Maybe I should try making some Domokun cushions for my kotatsu.
Oh there is a frozen yogurt place in Hawaii called "Menchi" which makes me think of Excel's emergency food dog. And the Puchus in Excel Saga are pretty funny too.
Here is the top of my TV:
MoFoQ
Member
yea...doraemon is good too
what about buriburi zaemon?
Jason Lee
Member
I turned one of my computer monitors into a domo head. The screen (background is his mouth w/teeth) and there are eyes above the monitor lol.
I like the voices. Whoever did that deserves an award.
Jason Lee
Member
Excuse the horrible wb and underexposedness.
HAHAHA! That's awesome! Very clever work. Are the eyeballs speakers, too?
Jason Lee
Member
No, but that would be AWESOME. They are just black construction paper supported by wood shish kabob sticks lol.
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