Audience reviews
17 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
chinese_cartoons
This is a solid adventure show with really good art and animation for the time. Unlike most shows, you can tell that this one actually had a proper budget behind it. However, one huge flaw is that a lot of mysteries in the show are never resolved. Most notably, these include:
- The source of Conan's superhuman strength (the show even has a whole establishing scene for it but it is never followed up later) and Lana's telepathy
- the reason everyone else on Conan's island died.
- pretty much anything on the world pre-apocalypse outside of a few scenes showing how it happened, but not really why.
It also another victim of Miyazaki's refusal to kill off characters. Besides the obligatory death of Conan's grandfather in episode 2, not a single character (named or otherwise) dies for the next…
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I'll describe this show in just three points.
1. main character has a lot of plot armor
2. lana is a damsel in distress
3. the show loops around the same thing, conan will be forcibly separated from lana then he will take around 2-3 episodes to get back to lana and then he will be seperated again
and also, the plot becomes very predictable once we're told Industria's plan and why they want Lana
art style - it definitely gives off Ghibli vibes (since it's made by Miyazaki), but I couldn't take the character designs seriously. They look like they're straight out of a cartoon.
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Future Boy Conan is a classic anime directed Mayao Miyazaki, released in the 1970s, it surprisingly still remains as one of the most enjoyable animes out there. The anime is set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has nearly been wiped out due to advanced weapons, the story follows Conan, a young boy embarking on a journey to rescue his friend Lana and uncover the truth of the world.
One of the strongest aspects of the series is it sense of adventure. The story moves quickly, with each episode contributing meaningfully to the plot, making it feels like one long, continuous journey, rather than a series of disconnected events chained together by brute-forcing them into a timeline. This keeps viewers engaged and prevents the narrative from being repetitive. In addition, the world-bui…
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Young Hayao Miyazaki with ample room to explore and experiment. Very much "for kids" but still made with extreme care and thoughtfulness. There are classic Miyazaki elements like unusual flying machines, strong female characters, and a pro-environmental message, but also a cartoonish whimsy and freedom which feels youthful and endearing. The classic late 70's cartoon soundtrack features a groovin' electric bass and some fantastically of-its-era music and sounds. It's not "good" by modern standards, but absolutely contributes to the charm of the whole thing, and I wouldn't want it any other way. It's wonderful to see the proto-elements of future beloved Ghibli films scattered all throughout the 10 hours of this show. The show starts slowish but really does step it up in the 2nd half. Highly…
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Future Boy Conan is one of the greatest things I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing. I find it confusing that it is so relatively unknown in the Anglophonal world, despite literally being the only proper episodic anime from the medium’s top director. The highest-rated thing on his IMDb. I don’t know of another show on this site with a greater disparity between its higher score ranking (577) and its lower popularity ranking (3246). Visually, it holds up incredibly despite its age, and conceptually is just as relevant to the modern world as the world it was created in. When I watched Conan, it had been about a year since my last 10 was awarded, and even longer since I had felt compelled to write a full review. But Conan is just too good, too underappreciated, and has had too much of an…
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It's a classic that has absolutely earned its place in history. The animation was consistently great, showcasing the kind of whimsy that Ghibli would become known for many years earlier. Some of my favorite movement in anime I've seen in a long time, lot of creativity.
The assortment of characters were all vivid and memorable. Conan himself is just such a force from start to finish, running around with the energy of a young Goku. It's great that he's balanced well by both Jimsey, who can match his energy and strength but becomes more friend than rival over time, and Lana, who serves at first as a princess needing to be saved but complements him so well as one of the few moderating influences on Conan through the plot as well as the one who most fervently believes in him. She may be a norm…
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Mirai Shounen Conan, an anime classic that I had high expectations for, and how could I not, especially seeing that all the reviews on MAL are good, that's why I'm here to burst the bubble.
Let's start with the characters, specifically Conan, a textbook Gary Stu, with ridiculous strength, speed and agility, as well as a blatant plot armor (except if it's spanking, you will understand when you watch it), as well as being a siiiimp because of the useless Lana, the perfect damsel in distress, and of course Jimsy, the only one I can't criticize, in fact he has an interesting character development.
The villains are the worst, a nation of very bad and very stupid bad guys, led by the great villain, with an evil laugh and the most cliché and flat motivation in history.
Then there's and the mes…
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I will not spoil anything in this review I want you to be able to enjoy it free of spoilers like I did.
This is a masterpiece. Its timeless. It's very uncommon to find a show that is enjoyable for all ages who watch it. Those of you who have seen studio ghibli films. This is basically a Ghibli film but in a 20+ episode series. As such it has everything you'd expect; action, adventure, beautiful art & worldbuilding, great music & characters, moments that make you laugh, get you hype and those classic emotional moments.
Just try it out if you look at other peoples reviews even the most critical people find enjoyment with this series, so try it out
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So his name was Conan.
I remember this anime from my childhood. Honestly back then I didn't even know it was an anime.
I come from a different country and the show was dubbed in my language I had the same name as the female lead. I love everything about this anime, from the way it envisioned the future to the character's development, friendships, and backgrounds. Honesty you can't find an anime anything like it.
It's no miracle show that's for sure. but somehow the nostalgic effect of it all mixed with how exciting the show is makes for a great recommendation overall I love this show so much that I can't even put it into words.
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Hayao Miyazaki is the guy who directed this. Hands down.
But seriously and I really mean seriously. Imagine watching the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie and impose the background of a post-apocalyptic world (obviously as indirectly described in the synopsis) dominated by the color blue and very dark blue of the sky like the early posters or still images in search engines of this series. This would exactly be what Future Boy Conan is as your first impression on an emotional level.
Now I just said "post-apocalyptic world". It's true with the usual pop cultural trope that war is bad, but what is worse? Obviously the war that destroys the whole planet Earth. I know, it's not pleasant. However, the story of the series itself will make you yearn for your heart that world peace must be pro…
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When I imagine post-apocalyptic settings, I usually think of either a global total war escalating into nuclear war or a pandemic. The resulting landscape is composed either mainly of wastelands, with arable and fertile land making for a miniscule percentage, or by dystopias and/or dying cities with crumbling infrastructure within a collapsed or even semi-thriving natural environment.
Of course that is not to say there are not original interpretations of such settings; examples include S.T.A.L.K.E.R, the Tiberian series of C&C and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, showcasing radical concepts for an already spicy genre.
However, there are also settings that truly deviate, such as A Wind Named Amnesia, Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko and the current object of this review.
[1. Beginning with th…
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Some time has passed since the world was at war fighting one another with ultra magnetic weapons of mass destruction, ravaging Earth in the process. As humans desperately try to survive the horrific conditions of Earth, a group build a ship in an attempt to escape into space but fail and end up crashing on the remains of a island. Earth had now restored most of its nature but there was only one survivor that was still alive today, living together with his grandson Conan.
One day, Conan comes across a girl named Lana who had come from High Harbour Island and they soon discover there were other survivors on Earth. Unfortunately, Lana's pursuers from Industria soon catch up with her and take her away. And so, Conan sets off from the island for the first time, going on a grand adventure meeti…
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Originally reviewed 7.June.2015
Third time is the charm for Miyazaki and Takahata. This time around Miyazaki has taken over the majority of the work, while Takahata helps in directing and storyboard. Boy did the duo hit everything just right in this anime.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where the world's scientists have used horrible earthquake machines as weapons of mass destruction to ruin the Earth's tectonic plates thus causing water-world.
The story revolves around a boy name Conan and the little girl Lana who washes up on his isolated little island where he has grown. Conan himself is extremely lovable and not only him. The setting and plot has so much charm, it just can't be explained well enough. Lana is the central focal point of how the plot plays out, but Conan changes the…
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Future Boy Conan is one of the classics of TV anime. It's a loose adaptation of an American sci-fi novel, Alexander Key's The Incredible Tide, but, perhaps more crucially to folks looking into older anime, it's Hayao Miyazaki's first directoral work, and his touch lends this story a gravity that is pretty rare in animation.
That isn't to say that this is a story told in a serious style. It adheres to the gag-joke conventions of 70's era cartooning frequently, and the action sequences beg you to suspend disbelief as Conan once again(and he's constantly doing this stuff) hangs onto a ledge by the tips of his toes, breaks out of his chains by flexing, dances around bullets, or throws his harpoon with perfect accuracy. He is a "very strong" kid, and that's all the explanation we get for why h…
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This series has a special place in my heart because it was one of the first anime series I've ever watched when I was a kid ,it's considered a classic in the Arab world and get broadcasted regularly on tv channels for more than three decades heck even my father had watched it when he was a teenager it's one of the most well known anime title in my country if you ask anyone in the street he would recognize it instantly, if you consider yourself an anime fan you should watch this series because it's been directed by the great myazaki.
if you watch this anime you will notice that it began all myazaki regular tropes
such as the environmental theme ,the amazing flying machines the character design this series came before the foundation of studio ghibli and you will notice that it served as pro…
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This is a series so imiginative in its artistry and so mature in its execution, non-anime and non-cartoon fans couldn't help but be drawn in. "Future Boy Conan" provides one of the best examples of animated storytelling available to watch. To boot, its one of the most entertaining stories I've had the pleasure of watching.
FBC is so entertaining because of its high technical and artistic merits. Technically, the animation and artistry is hard to match even today. The imaginitive settings are gorgeously rendered, and the shear number of places the story goes, like a giant solar tower or a flying fortress or rocket-come-house, will keep you entertained and amazed.
While the character designs are decidedly muted, it allows for truly comprehensive and kinetic animation. Each character is def…
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I absolutely loved Mirai Shounen Conan (forgive me for using the japanese name),
the story is based on this planet, after the mankind has destroyed and polluted the earth in a world war.
The story starts on a small island, where Conan lives with his grandfather, thinking they are the lone survivors of the war. But they come to see that there are others alive when a girl washes on the shore of their island..
The Story is an instant classic, with the theme of good vs evil. I think the story will appeal for every age, it has these certain catches, and twists in it also. It is also thought that the story and the whole serie is a prototype for Laputa, Castle in the Sky. But still, even if it is a prototype, I consider this anime to be as good as Laputa, or even better.
The Animation is expe…
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