Realistic scifi Anime?

[EmperorSolo51]

What is the most realistic scifi Anime (meaning an anime that could be applied to either real life our our near future) you have ever seen? I would say Dominion Tank Police is probably one of the few anime I've seen that could deemed realistic.

[SirNitram]

Cowboy Bebop is pretty close, once we suspend disbeleif for the Gates(Which, given they don't violate SR, isn't that bad).

[Joe]

Cowboy Bebop, although it would have been a bit more believable had it been set 30-50 years later. There's also Jin-Roh, which takes place in the 1960s in an alternate universe Japan. It's pretty realistic, and even Shep likes the military equipment.

The Rurouni Kenshin OVA series is not sci-fi, but it absolutely oozes historical accuracy and doesn't have Kenshin performing superhuman feats, unlike the TV series.

[justifier]

Jin-Roh, was pretty sweet. You just have to love supercops with MG-42s.

[Cairber]

Well, there arent a lot of realistic sci fi animes; however, some are realistic in their story but not in the mechanisms that sometimes go with it. Infinite Ryvius is a "Lord of the Flies" in space anime. Arjuna is a sci fi anime about the environment; the story about the decay of the earth is very realistic and some of the machinery is but there are some strang psychological elements in it as well.

Serial Experiments Lain is about the "Wired" (basically the internet) infiltrating the real world..interesting concept, realistic devices and historical pieces in the story...but, in the end, it can get VERY unrealistic.

[Shadowhawk]

Planetes is, hands-down, the most realistic sci-fi anime ever.

No FTL, no mecha, no superpowers, no easy terraforming (re: Bebop)...

[SAMAS]

What is the most realistic scifi Anime (meaning an anime that could be applied to either real life our our near future) you have ever seen? I would say Dominion Tank Police is probably one of the few anime I've seen that could deemed realistic.

Tank Police? Realistic?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

There are Gundam series more realistic than that!

Planetes is so far, probably the most realistic sci-fi one.

[Sarevok]

Gundun. No ftl, no humonoid or any other kinds of aliens. The only problem is the mecha.

[EmperorSolo51]

Tank Police? Realistic?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

There are Gundam series more realistic than that!

Planetes is so far, probably the most realistic sci-fi one.

If you stop and think about it Tank Police is pretty realistic. The concept of the series and the manga was based upon the fact that in Europe and countries in Asia actually have police forces that use tanks as part of "SWAT-like" units capable of reacting to any and all threats that normal police and constabulary can not. We now live in a world where terrorism is a daily and common threat. As we as a race comtinue to advance technologically, there is a good possibility that terrorists could utilize new technology for more evil purposes. It may come to a point where the Police forces around the world need ways and new vehicles to combat terrorists and protect innocent civilians when extreme situations arise.

On a side note, the minitank used used by that girl in the series, "bonaparte" I think it was called, looked rediculosly like a FT-17 Renault. Anybody else catch that?

[Lord of the Farce]

Chobits, maybe? Especially since a typical Persocom can basically be described as a (taken from Krakow 2.0) "Next-Gen Aibo wrapped in a Realdoll".

[Patrick Degan]

Cowboy Bebop, although it would have been a bit more believable had it been set 30-50 years later.

According to the creators, CB is set in an alternate timeline to our own; one in which mankind had developed space travel at a faster pace than in our reality. So much so that space colonies were already established at the time of the Gate Disaster.

[Damaramu]

Aside from the mecha and FTL, howabouts Aim For The Top! Gunbuster?

[Joe]

Cowboy Bebop, although it would have been a bit more believable had it been set 30-50 years later.

According to the creators, CB is set in an alternate timeline to our own; one in which mankind had developed space travel at a faster pace than in our reality. So much so that space colonies were already established at the time of the Gate Disaster.

That's very interesting, where did they say that?

[Patrick Degan]

Cowboy Bebop, although it would have been a bit more believable had it been set 30-50 years later.

According to the creators, CB is set in an alternate timeline to our own; one in which mankind had developed space travel at a faster pace than in our reality. So much so that space colonies were already established at the time of the Gate Disaster.

That's very interesting, where did they say that?

The Cowboy Bebop Universe

It is important to establish one fact early on. The world of Cowboy Bebop is not the future of our own world. Technology seems to have advanced at a faster rate than in the real world, while many of the planets and moons have been terriformed into livable environments -- a process that would take years to centuries.

These people appear to have gotten their information from the original series guides.

[Icehawk]

I HIGHLY recommend Planetes to anyone here, whether you are an anime fan or not. It is very realistic and has an interesting and very unique story.

[Symmetry]

Planetes is, hands-down, the most realistic sci-fi anime ever.

No FTL, no mecha, no superpowers, no easy terraforming (re: Bebop)...

Magnetic Rose was also quite realistic in a very similar, if slightly more advanced way, as was (don't laugh at the name) Mighty Space Miners, one of the Three Great Unfinished OVAs (the others being Elf Princess Rane and Dragon Half).

If you stop and think about it Tank Police is pretty realistic. The concept of the series and the manga was based upon the fact that in Europe and countries in Asia actually have police forces that use tanks as part of "SWAT-like" units capable of reacting to any and all threats that normal police and constabulary can not. We now live in a world where terrorism is a daily and common threat. As we as a race comtinue to advance technologically, there is a good possibility that terrorists could utilize new technology for more evil purposes. It may come to a point where the Police forces around the world need ways and new vehicles to combat terrorists and protect innocent civilians when extreme situations arise.

On a side note, the minitank used used by that girl in the series, "bonaparte" I think it was called, looked rediculosly like a FT-17 Renault. Anybody else catch that?

Much as I love Dominion Tank Police (my computer is named Bonaparte by the way, and not after a certain general from Corsica) I have to say that it's certainly the least realistic of Shirow's scifi manga, and the anime is faithful. I mean, lots of peole survive things that would certainly kill them in real life, and to quote Brenton from the end of part II of the first comic "Maybe it was just a 9mm hardball, but if this was a serious comic you'd be dead as acan of tuna, now." Other things are exagerated for comic effect like Bonaparte's 300mm or so snub main cannon. I know that some of the political background of the Tank Police might make sense, but there's no way any real life police organization could continue while inflicting the magnitude fo collatoral damage that they do.

Of course, any thing by Masamune Shirow or based on his work is usually quite a bit more realistic than standard fair.

[Sharp-kun]

Try Gunbuster, by Hideaki Anno. It actually takes into account things like time dialation.

[SAMAS]

Tank Police? Realistic?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

There are Gundam series more realistic than that!

Planetes is so far, probably the most realistic sci-fi one.

If you stop and think about it Tank Police is pretty realistic. The concept of the series and the manga was based upon the fact that in Europe and countries in Asia actually have police forces that use tanks as part of "SWAT-like" units capable of reacting to any and all threats that normal police and constabulary can not. We now live in a world where terrorism is a daily and common threat. As we as a race comtinue to advance technologically, there is a good possibility that terrorists could utilize new technology for more evil purposes. It may come to a point where the Police forces around the world need ways and new vehicles to combat terrorists and protect innocent civilians when extreme situations arise.

On a side note, the minitank used used by that girl in the series, "bonaparte" I think it was called, looked rediculosly like a FT-17 Renault. Anybody else catch that?

Concept and Execution are two entirely different things.

1. No way anobody would give the police the equivalents of Main Battle Tanks.

2. The general mess of collateral damage they inflict would see them disbanded on general principles. See reason #1.

3. Not to menion their interrogation tactics. The Tank Police are borderline psychopaths at times. Which brings us back once more to reason #1.

4. Erecta-cocci. 'Nuff said.

Even GitS and Appleseed are more realistic than that.

[Sharp-kun]

If you stop and think about it Tank Police is pretty realistic. The concept of the series and the manga was based upon the fact that in Europe and countries in Asia actually have police forces that use tanks as part of "SWAT-like" units capable of reacting to any and all threats that normal police and constabulary can not. We now live in a world where terrorism is a daily and common threat. As we as a race comtinue to advance technologically, there is a good possibility that terrorists could utilize new technology for more evil purposes. It may come to a point where the Police forces around the world need ways and new vehicles to combat terrorists and protect innocent civilians when extreme situations arise.

On a side note, the minitank used used by that girl in the series, "bonaparte" I think it was called, looked rediculosly like a FT-17 Renault. Anybody else catch that?

Any series where a tank jumps off a ramp and lands on a helicopters wing is not realistic

[Iceberg]

If you stop and think about it Tank Police is pretty realistic. The concept of the series and the manga was based upon the fact that in Europe and countries in Asia actually have police forces that use tanks as part of "SWAT-like" units capable of reacting to any and all threats that normal police and constabulary can not. We now live in a world where terrorism is a daily and common threat. As we as a race comtinue to advance technologically, there is a good possibility that terrorists could utilize new technology for more evil purposes. It may come to a point where the Police forces around the world need ways and new vehicles to combat terrorists and protect innocent civilians when extreme situations arise.

On a side note, the minitank used used by that girl in the series, "bonaparte" I think it was called, looked rediculosly like a FT-17 Renault. Anybody else catch that?

Any series where a tank jumps off a ramp and lands on a helicopters wing is not realistic

The jumping tanks in the OP are cool. If anybody has a movie file of the OP to DTP (NOT "New Dominion," dammit!), I would be eternally grateful.

[Sharp-kun]

If you stop and think about it Tank Police is pretty realistic. The concept of the series and the manga was based upon the fact that in Europe and countries in Asia actually have police forces that use tanks as part of "SWAT-like" units capable of reacting to any and all threats that normal police and constabulary can not. We now live in a world where terrorism is a daily and common threat. As we as a race comtinue to advance technologically, there is a good possibility that terrorists could utilize new technology for more evil purposes. It may come to a point where the Police forces around the world need ways and new vehicles to combat terrorists and protect innocent civilians when extreme situations arise.

On a side note, the minitank used used by that girl in the series, "bonaparte" I think it was called, looked rediculosly like a FT-17 Renault. Anybody else catch that?

Any series where a tank jumps off a ramp and lands on a helicopters wing is not realistic

The jumping tanks in the OP are cool. If anybody has a movie file of the OP to DTP (NOT "New Dominion," dammit!), I would be eternally grateful.

Cool yes, realistic, no

I used to have a video of it, not any more though @(

[Admiral Valdemar]

I was going to mention Patlabor and the first sequel (not seen the third which doesn't even seem to follow the other two) given, barring the mechs, they have some pretty nifty stuff. The opening to the second film with the RPG hitting a mech-cum-APC of the UN as the camera has a birds eye view is great given the sound is delayed unlike most Hollywood films where sound travels at lightspeed. A lot of mechanical designers in Japan seem to study real engineering structures to stay close to the reality margin but give it that little bit of fantasy.

[General Zod]

one series i'd mention, though am not quite sure if it's considered sci-fi, is Wings of Honneamise.

extremely believable culture about a very close to earth-like civilization that's taking its first steps into space. except in this culture most of the citizens think of its space program as a joke and other countries are actively trying to sabotage the launch of their first spacecraft. Very excellent anime to catch.

[Sharp-kun]

one series i'd mention, though am not quite sure if it's considered sci-fi, is Wings of Honneamise.

extremely believable culture about a very close to earth-like civilization that's taking its first steps into space. except in this culture most of the citizens think of its space program as a joke and other countries are actively trying to sabotage the launch of their first spacecraft. Very excellent anime to catch.

It is Sci Fi The problem is though is that Manga Entertainments DVD is shit quality.

[General Zod]

one series i'd mention, though am not quite sure if it's considered sci-fi, is Wings of Honneamise.

extremely believable culture about a very close to earth-like civilization that's taking its first steps into space. except in this culture most of the citizens think of its space program as a joke and other countries are actively trying to sabotage the launch of their first spacecraft. Very excellent anime to catch.

It is Sci Fi The problem is though is that Manga Entertainments DVD is shit quality.

i haven't see the DVD version yet. only one i've seen was the VHS release a number of years ago.