Does the Jap name "Takashi" have a meaning?

Ajcg51 · Post by **Ajcg51** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 10:05 am

Hey all. Apart from being a Keenspace cartoonist, I also have a rock band. And it was named before I joined it, and it is called "Takashi". It is named after that little psychic kid in Akira. The one that almost blows up Tetsuo. He's the little dude in the beginning who is running around with a man (who gets shot to pieces).

So, I was wondering if it actually had a Japanese meaning? Like "Naota" means something like "Honesty".

Cheers! And have a happy new year!

Heffaloop · Post by **Heffaloop** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 10:07 am

umm.. ask someone who's japanese?
Anyone seen Takashi's castle? I love japanese tv shows

Cindermain · Post by **Cindermain** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 10:23 am

'Takashi'.

Quite literally, it means 'He Who Was Born To Star In Genital Herpes Commercials'.

Lovely band name, I like it!

LAGtheNoggin · Post by **LAGtheNoggin** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 10:42 am

... ... ... o.O

Nope, have not a clue... Now if it was Noggin on the other hand, or Anwa, or Hodgson, then I'd have a clue. Gosh I love being useful...

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*waits*

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*twiddles thumbs*

Hey look! Akira! I didn't really like that movie... ummm...

*sips tea*

*nibbles Tea Bisctuit*

Cindermain · Post by **Cindermain** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:11 am

LAGtheNoggin wrote:Hey look! Akira! I didn't really like that movie... ummm...

Y-you don't like Akira?!

Heretic!

...now pass me a biscuit, dangit.

Karlie · Post by **Karlie** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:15 am

if my dictonary is correct, it means something along the lines of "eminence'

akira is a very good movie, that it is.

Cindermain · Post by **Cindermain** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:31 am

Karlie wrote:if my dictonary is correct, it means something along the lines of "eminence'

'Eminence'?!

You mean there are MORE of him out there?!?!

...oh, wait, you mean...ooooooooh, I thought you meant 'Eminems', as in plural white rappers...

Never mind.

Karlie wrote:akira is a very good movie, that it is.

Word.

Heffaloop · Post by **Heffaloop** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:39 am

I didn't like Akira either. Just cause it's anime, doesn't mean it's good! Then again, I didn't really like the eva movies either... so blah. Sue me. The series was good (cept for Shinji, the whiney bastard). You know what's a good movie? I can't think of a good anime movie. Oh! Spirited Away! I've only seen it in english and I still thought it was good!

And I liked the Inuyasha movie, but it was just an extended episode, so you'd only like it if you like the series. I want to change the world!

Cindermain · Post by **Cindermain** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:46 am

heffaloop wrote:I didn't like Akira either. Just cause it's anime, doesn't mean it's good!

AKIRA ROCKS.

It is chock-full-o-goodness, and has set a standard for all anime to come. Blah, blah, fan-drool, blah.

heffaloop wrote:And I liked the Inuyasha movie, but it was just an extended episode, so you'd only like it if you like the series. I want to change the world!

Personally, I liked Vampire Hunter

Bloodlust.

Heffaloop · Post by **Heffaloop** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:55 am

I understand the whole it set the standard blah blah and agree

But that still doesn't make the movie good, IMHO.

And yeah, Vampire Hunter D is pretty cool

And on the topic of vampires, I must say, I loved your Hellschwing thing

(I'd just finished watching Hellsing a week or so before ^_^)

Cindermain · Post by **Cindermain** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 12:15 pm

Thanks!

I was gonna go in-depth with it, and show his demonic form, but I didn't want it to stretch as long as the Vampire Hunter D arc did.

I had some complaints about it...

Cindermain · Post by **Cindermain** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 12:20 pm

So!

Anyone here watching Anime Unleashed tonight on Tech TV?

Ajcg51 · Post by **Ajcg51** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 12:26 pm

thanks Karlie.

Akira rocks, as does EVA! however, I've gone off Eva a bit...

I'm more drawn to another Gainax anime called "FLCL" or "Fooly Cooly" or "Furi Kuri" (the anime of many names) it rocks!! And serial experiments lain, thats just messed up...

as for my band, wanna buy some stuff? We'll have a website up soon. It's kinda influenced by Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, and a great japanese rock band called "The Pillows". The Pillows did the soundtracks for "FLCL". They are so good. So good, some people might possibly go and download some songs by the pillows such as "Advice", "Sleep Head", "Carnival", or "Ride on Shooting Star"... but I couldn't possibly condone such behaviour.

wanna buy some stuff? or look at the logo? http://www.cafeshops.com/takashiweb

Karlie · Post by **Karlie** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 12:26 pm

mt friend saw Akira when she was seven....and she was permanantly scared... *shrugs*

and when is this thing on tech Tv???

Ghastly · Post by **Ghastly** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 12:31 pm

Akira in the original Japanese is just dull and pretentious.

Akira dubbed into English is a freaking hoot to watch with a couple of cases of beer and a bunch of friends and to then MST the hell out of it. The voice acting is just so horrible that it makes it fun.

Granted the animation quality of Akira was top drawer for it's day. It really did a lot to advance the art of japanese animation. That's about all it did.

Karlie · Post by **Karlie** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 12:48 pm

ajcg51 wrote:thanks Karlie.

you're welcome^^

i've heard a lot about FLCL, mostly good....i need to see it

Cindermain · Post by **Cindermain** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:58 pm

Karlie wrote:and when is this thing on tech Tv???

Anime Unleashed: You Can't Escape It
Premieres Monday through Thursday at 1 a.m. Eastern and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern.

Currently showing;

'Crest of the Stars'
Jinto Lin's life changes forever the day an alien race invades his home planet of Martine.

Coming up;

'Serial Experiment Lain'
The day after a classmate commits suicide, Lain, a teenage girl, discovers how the real world and the wired world have begun to blur.

'Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure'
A teen-ager with visions of destructive battling robots finds out that his imagination isn't all fantasy.

'Betterman'
A reunion with an old friend leads a student into combat with an unknown enemy. Little does he know that only he can stop it.

'Silent Mobius'
Tokyo's women-only police force is Earth's last hope against evil beings from another dimension.

Indybuda · Post by **Indybuda** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 2:43 pm

So, is this a show ABOUT anime or is it showing the the various serieses? 'Cause I'm totally down with watching Lain again.

And Akira is boring

Cindermain · Post by **Cindermain** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 3:08 pm

indybuda wrote:So, is this a show ABOUT anime or is it showing the the various serieses? 'Cause I'm totally down with watching Lain again.

These are the shows! The various series! Never seen Lain...

indybuda wrote:And Akira is boring

How can you say it's BORING?!

Nothing says fun like mutating teens who crush their lovers under tons of evolving flesh!

Indybuda · Post by **Indybuda** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 3:14 pm

One word for ya...

"Overfiend"