Anime, I love it

[Unbreakable Will]

And who doesn't? I've come across some really great animes recently, due to suggestions from some of you, or just finding them on animefreak.

I just finished Elfen Lied, and now I'm working on three at once, Samurai Champloo, Blood+, and Pandora Hearts.

What animes are you watching? What are some of your favorites?

[Jessweeee♪]

Currently Mogi and I are streaming Monster together. It started out AMAZING, but now that we're in the middle the twists are getting kind of lame. We're expecting it to end just as wonderfully as it started though. Some shows just kinda lull in the middle. We're gonna watch Lovely Complex next!

I go to an anime club and we're currently watching Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Welcome to the NHK, Fairy Tail, Chocolate Underground, and Hetalia. Higurashi and NHK are two of my favorite series of all time! Fairy Tail not so much >.>

[Vermachtnis]

I don't watch a lot of anime. It just Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood on [adult swim] and that is it. Currently reading a lot of manga though: Claymore, Zettai Karen Children, Hayate X Blade, Hayate the Combat Buttler, Kaibutsu Oujo. Caught up with the scanners on all of those. I also reread through Yokohama Kaisashi Kikou every so often.

[Tavrobel]

I'm not currently watching anything. I have found that in my old age, I rarely try to randomly draft shows from recommendations or the newest season airing in Japan. Too random, and with the quality of the industry in decline, this anime watcher is full of DO NOT WANT. If I don't recognize the studio or the series, it needs a strong recommendation, and so far, only two people here come even close to being able to casually mention a show and get me interested: Momiji and JKTrix.

However, I plan on grinding through Pokemon again at a slow pace, Katanagatari (which comes out once a month), and plan on picking up Trapeze/Kuchu Buranko.

[Rye]

That new Hetalia Axis Powers series about world events. Poor Greece.

Does anyone have some seriously emotional and addictive animes to recommend? Like, will you make you laugh and cry like Japanese and Korean soap operas? I don't mind cheesiness.

[Unbreakable Will]

That new Hetalia Axis Powers series about world events. Poor Greece.

Does anyone have some seriously emotional and addictive animes to recommend? Like, will you make you laugh and cry like Japanese and Korean soap operas? I don't mind cheesiness.
I would actually recommend Elfen Lied, its got action, drama, emotion and some very sad parts. But overall I thought it was quite good.

[Tavrobel]

That new Hetalia Axis Powers series about world events. Poor Greece.

Does anyone have some seriously emotional and addictive animes to recommend? Like, will you make you laugh and cry like Japanese and Korean soap operas? I don't mind cheesiness.

Clannad and Clannad: After Story. Air as well.

[Clo]

Anime; I guess it's alright.

I loved the manga "The Demon Ororon".

And I love Full Metal Alchemist, and Cowboy Bebop.

[JKTrix]

That new Hetalia Axis Powers series about world events. Poor Greece.

Does anyone have some seriously emotional and addictive animes to recommend? Like, will you make you laugh and cry like Japanese and Korean soap operas? I don't mind cheesiness.

Nana - Full Episodes and Clips streaming online for free - Hulu (http://www.hulu.com/nana)

[Rostum]

I am in love with Studio Ghibli. But I am more appreciative of how beautifully animated those films are.

[Shattered Dreamer]

I haven't watched any anime in ages but I love it!!! Elfen Lied is one of my favorites really powerful stuff! Wolf's Rain, Trigun & Bleach (of course) are my other favorites!

[Aydin]

I actually don't think anime is that great...

However, I do watch anime such as Fruits Basket, Naruto, and a few others.

[Jessweeee♪]

That new Hetalia Axis Powers series about world events. Poor Greece.

Does anyone have some seriously emotional and addictive animes to recommend? Like, will you make you laugh and cry like Japanese and Korean soap operas? I don't mind cheesiness.

Kare Kano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kare_Kano) fits this description! I think there were some issues with the anime though. If you like it you should probably switch to the manga!

[Unbreakable Will]

I haven't watched any anime in ages but I love it!!! Elfen Lied is one of my favorites really powerful stuff! Wolf's Rain, Trigun & Bleach (of course) are my other favorites!
Wolf's Rain is awesome, really unique storyline but exceptionally sad towards the end.

[LunarWeaver]

Cardcaptor Sakura always and forever :bigsmile:

[Tavrobel]

Cardcaptor Sakura always and forever :bigsmile:

Can I get a "hell, yeah?"

[Rye]

That new Hetalia Axis Powers series about world events. Poor Greece.

Does anyone have some seriously emotional and addictive animes to recommend? Like, will you make you laugh and cry like Japanese and Korean soap operas? I don't mind cheesiness.
I would actually recommend Elfen Lied, its got action, drama, emotion and some very sad parts. But overall I thought it was quite good.

Elfen Lied is the bomb so far! I'm on ep 3.

Thanks for the suggestions, all. I'll get on them soon.

[Momiji]

Cardcaptor Sakura always and forever :bigsmile:

Can I get a "hell, yeah?"

Hell, yeah.



That new Hetalia Axis Powers series about world events. Poor Greece.

Does anyone have some seriously emotional and addictive animes to recommend? Like, will you make you laugh and cry like Japanese and Korean soap operas? I don't mind cheesiness.

Kare Kano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kare_Kano) fits this description! I think there were some issues with the anime though. If you like it you should probably switch to the manga!

Kare Kano is pretty terrific, I think. Despite its flaws, I enjoyed the anime, too.


As for myself, I am currently watching:
Nodame Cantabile Finale
Katanagatari
Hanamaru Kindergarten
Kimi ni Todoke
Durarara!!
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha
and I plan on starting Tatami Galaxy soon enough. I've been psyched for it for months, and haven't even got around to watching it yet. :|

[JKTrix]

You know what, if people can watch Wings of Honneamise and not get bored, then maaaaybe I'll contribute something more substantial to these anime threads.

I think Elfen Lied is a bad show, but I don't feel strongly enough about it to argue with all you guys that like it. There are certainly much worse shows. But folks saying that it's their favourite really do need to expand just a little more. Elfen Lied is a good step away from the stuff that people usually see on TV, so if EL is your gateway drug to the vast and infinite universe of anime, then I really can't hate on it so much.

But yeah. Get back to me after any of you watch Wings of Honneamise (a movie) and tell me how you liked it, and be honest. I really like the movie, but it's not something universally appealing. Then I might have a better idea of what you will or won't like.

[Rianoa]

Elfen Lied is awesome but i am writing my own anime :p

im writing the story just need someone to draw it i lack the drawing skills ...any offers? XD

[Tavrobel]

I think Elfen Lied is a bad show

I'd say it's comparable to listening to Linkin Park when you're an early teenager. Elfen Lied captures the adolescent need for what is edgy and violent and anything that's a shock image. I don't want to start an anime vs. cartoon discussion, but most Westerners consider anime to fall under the category of cartoon. It's not like they know better. And then, they see so much blood coming out of something, and being caused by a girl; if that isn't a shock, I don't know what is.

But people grow up. They stop listening to Linkin Park and stop saying that it's their favorite band. I was fortunate enough to have not watched Elfen Lied back when I was discovering anime. Then I could see it for what it is, an excellent gateway anime, but like drugs, there's so much better.

[VeloZer0]

Screw you, I still love Linkin Park.

I tried reading the Manga for Elfen Lied, but lost interest very quickly. I liked the actual plot stuff, but the character interactions were very out of place. I can't stand reading about school boy/girl interactions in the middle of some kick ass developments going on around them. Basing an otherwise good anime around school kids ruins the vast bulk of the genre.

[Unbreakable Will]

I''m on ep.8 of Pandora Hearts, that :bou::bou::bou::bou: is trippy. The monsters in it kind of remind me of D. Gray Man but I don't know why. It's really good, and good for you Rye, Elfen Lied is great xD.

[Ultima Shadow]

I just went trough every single episode of Ga-Rei Zero today.

Seriously... watch it. It starts off kinda "meh" and "I've seen this before" etc. But without spoiling too much, the end of the very first episode turns things upside down.

Then, it just gets better and better. The ending had me all emotional.

...in fact, it felt like the first anime I've watched in ages that actually had a really good and non-cheesy ending.


And Yomi = love. <3

[Unbreakable Will]

Just discovered Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, really good xD

[Taquadris]

And who doesn't? I've come across some really great animes recently, due to suggestions from some of you, or just finding them on animefreak.

I just finished Elfen Lied, and now I'm working on three at once, Samurai Champloo, Blood+, and Pandora Hearts.

What animes are you watching? What are some of your favorites?

You need to watch Clannad, Kanon, Claymore, and Lucky Star! :D

[Shorty]

I like the typical ones. Cowboy Bebop, Rurouni Kenshin, Trigun, Hellsing, Full Metal Alchemist, Samurai Champloo.

I feel like I'm forgetting something, though.

[Unbreakable Will]

In Phantom, I have never absolutely hated a character so much as I hate Scythe Master... he's an evil bastard.

[Jessweeee♪]

Elfen Lied is pretty much just OMG BLOOD AND NAKED WOMEN AND BLOOD AND WOMEN WHO MAKE CAT NOISES AND BLOOD D:

I enjoyed it at the time I watched it, now I probably wouldn't so much. Tav pretty much summed it up there.

[KentaRawr!]

Elfen Lied is awesome but i am writing my own anime :p

im writing the story just need someone to draw it i lack the drawing skills ...any offers? XD

Why not make it a book instead? Or perhaps take drawing lessons to draw out a web manga? :p

Anyway, I don't watch much anime. I'm caught up on Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and recently finished both Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop. Before that, it was that anime show on Cartoon Network that showed Sailor Moon and DBZ. :p

[Hot Shot]

FMA: Brotherhood
One Piece (I restarted it recently after many many years)
Gantz

I wanna look for some more anime which has some dark atmosphere like FMA and Deathnote. Does anybody have any suggestions?

[Ultima Shadow]

I wanna look for some more anime which has some dark atmosphere like FMA and Deathnote. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Ga-Rei Zero gets a pretty dark atmosphere after the first couple of episodes. It's well worth watching.

[Tavrobel]

I wanna look for some more anime which has some dark atmosphere like FMA and Deathnote. Does anybody have any suggestions?

Dark as in gritty or dark as in despair? Neither one of those are particularly strong in either category. I may have some suggestions, and JKTrix certainly would know what to watch, but based on what you've already seen, I wouldn't suggest anything without you signing a waiver.

[Ultima Shadow]

Death Note has a dose of gloomyness and "cold attitude" going on trough a lot of the show, which I'd assume can be considered "dark". I'd suppose the pretty greytoned animations helps a lot in visualizing a dark atmosphere too.

Never watched FMA, so I can't say anything about that one. But from the screenshots/clips I've seen, I've always thought it was indeed more of a humor-filled kind of show than an anime with a dark atmosphere. =O

[Vermachtnis]

I suggest Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service if you have a strong stomach. And it's a manga not an anime. It's pretty dark and gory, but laced with a lot of black comedy.

[Hot Shot]

Thanks guys I'll check those shows out, but Vermachtnis, I'm not really a big manga fan :( I much prefer to see it and hear it instead of just reading it and looking at pictures.

[redxiiii]

Best anime Ever= Neon Genesis Evangelion
At the mo am watching FMA and DBZ abridged which is fudging hilarious by the way "Holy black on a Popo!"

[DD99]

What are your favorite anime?
Digimon Adventure
Digimon Adventure 02
Digimon Xros Wars
Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Shaman King
Law of Ueki
Makai Senki Disgaea
Busou Renkin
Erementar Gerad
Chrono Crusade
Flame of Recca
Nabari no Ou
Needless
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Ben 10

[asukaevaunit02]

I used to be big on it high school, but kinda moved on from it, now I don't watch any... besides the occasional Naruto Shippuuden my friend will pester me to watch ever couple of months.

That said there are a couple that I still like even though I've moved away from anime.

Chrno Crusade (anime)
Nana (both anime and manga)
Sailor Moon (manga)

[Mirage]

"I love anime" is a bit of a silly thing to say, considering how much japanese animation out there that absolutely sucks.

I treat anime just like I treat animation from anywhere in the world. If it's good, I'll watch it, regardless of what it's called. If it's bad ,I won't, regardless of what it's called.

The last japanese animation I watched was Howl's moving castle, and it was wonderful.

[Depression Moon]

Not watching any right now, but my favorites are the DB trilogy, Yu Yu hakusho, and Samurai Champloo.
For cartanime Avatar and Samurai Jack.

[DD99]

my favorites are the DB trilogy, Yu Yu hakusho, and Samurai Champloo.
Those anime suck.

Samurai Jack.
That is not an anime.

[charliepanayi]

my favorites are the DB trilogy, Yu Yu hakusho, and Samurai Champloo.
Those anime suck.

Samurai Jack.
That is not an anime.

Couple this with your posts in the Favourite Final Fantasy thread and you're a real barrel of laughs aren't you.

I think I'm going to re-watch Cowboy Bebop for about the 100th time, I love it. Otherwise I'm mainly reading a ton of manga.

[ShinGundam]

Legend of the Galactic heroes is the best space opera show :p

[Mirage]

my favorites are the DB trilogy, Yu Yu hakusho, and Samurai Champloo.
Those anime suck.

Samurai Jack.
That is not an anime.

I guess they don't teach reading comprehension in Estonia.

[Momiji]

my favorites are the DB trilogy, Yu Yu hakusho, and Samurai Champloo.
Those anime suck.


I don't think you have much room to talk.




Samurai Jack.
That is not an anime.

Neither is Ben 10.


As for myself, I'm really into Sakura Taisen right now. I dunno if I'd call it a favorite yet, but I'm enjoying it immensely.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Ga Rei ~Zero~ was good~

Hmmm, right now my current shounen (because I always have one going on) is Fairy Tale and I am really enjoying it so far, but once it gets the 100th episode, I will probably become bored with it like every other shounen out there. :/ I hope not, but meh.

Currently I am watching Shiki and Occult Academy as well. Seems good so far.

As for favourites, mine include (but do not exclude):

Sailor Moon
Natsume Yuujinchou
Shounen Onmyouji
Loveless
Zegapain
Kyou Kara Maoh!
Ouran
and more...

Depends on my mood and the genres.

[Old Manus]

I just finished Elfen Lied, and now I'm working on three at once, Samurai Champloo, Blood+, and Pandora Hearts. Oh my God are these actual names of television shows? Did they just throw darts at a dictionary?

[Madame Adequate]

I don't like anime nearly as much as many people seem to think I do. I don't have any problem with it and there's anime I really like - Moldiver, Ah! My Goddess, Bubblegum Crisis - but I'm really not very into it as a whole.

[charliepanayi]

I just finished Elfen Lied, and now I'm working on three at once, Samurai Champloo, Blood+, and Pandora Hearts. Oh my God are these actual names of television shows? Did they just throw darts at a dictionary?

Does it really matter if the names of the shows are a bit daft? Besides those are nothing on the likes of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.

[Ultima Shadow]

Ga Rei ~Zero~ was good~
Yooooooooommmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!! =O


...why does it always have to be my favourites? :greenie:

Oh my God are these actual names of television shows? Did they just throw darts at a dictionary?
Elfen Lied isn't actually supposed to be in english, but some other language in which "lied" means "song", and thus Elfen Lied = "Elven Song" or something along those lines, which isn't really a bad title. As for the others, I agree. Though they are far from the worst ones.

I mean... as much as I love the Visual Novel which the anime is based on and its awesome characters, the title "Fate/Stay Night" is simply so terrible it's embarrassing.

...it's far safer to judge animes by their front-covers than by their titles.:greenie:

[Dreddz]

A....ki....ra

[DD99]

Neither is Ben 10.
If it's not anime, then why is it on Anime A? (http://www.animea.net/download/1143/Ben+10.html)

[qwertysaur]

Hmmm, right now my current shounen (because I always have one going on) is Fairy Tale

... It's Fairy Tail, not Tale. :p

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Neither is Ben 10.
If it's not anime, then why is it on Anime A? (http://www.animea.net/download/1143/Ben+10.html)

Because people are retards? Nor just because it is on one anime site does it prove anything. Try searching "Ben 10" on MyAnimeList (MAL) and you get nothing. Your point is moot.

Anime, in general, refers to Japanese animation. There are more current trends to include anime-style or Asian influenced animations too, but for the most part the fandom doesn't recognize them as such.

Ben 10 is not anime by any most standards. I would say Avatar: The Last Airbender is anime before Ben 10.




Hmmm, right now my current shounen (because I always have one going on) is Fairy Tale

... It's Fairy Tail, not Tale. :p


Damnit, I always do that. There is something natural and ingrain about writing "Fairy" and "Tale". :s

[KentaRawr!]

Now watching Macross Frontier. I'm a little obsessed. :(

[Momiji]

I finished all of the Sakura Taisen anime/OVAs recently, and finished Gunbuster yesterday. I'm watching Diebuster now, and I'm loving it. :D

[ChickenHeart]

I was watching some videos on YT about a program called Full metal panic, and i was really getting into it! I've never really got into animes, the last animes i fully watch was the first few sesons of pokemon.

[Freya]

I think I'm like a few people in this thread in which I use to like it more than I do now. If I come across something good though, i'll watch it. But nothing seems that interesting to me of late.

[Vermachtnis]

I was watching some videos on YT about a program called Full metal panic, and i was really getting into it! I've never really got into animes, the last animes i fully watch was the first few sesons of pokemon.

Full Metal Panic is great. I wish they'd make a third season and/or second season of Fumoffu.

[Momiji]

I think I'm like a few people in this thread in which I use to like it more than I do now. If I come across something good though, i'll watch it. But nothing seems that interesting to me of late.


I seem to go in cycles of 'watch a ton of stuff, then a little less, then none at all for a long time, then a little more, then back to a lot' and so on. I'm in the first phase of the cycle at the moment, I think. :p

[Ultima Shadow]

I seem to go in cycles of 'watch a ton of stuff, then a little less, then none at all for a long time, then a little more, then back to a lot' and so on. I'm in the first phase of the cycle at the moment, I think. :p

Same, except I'm personally on the 3rd phase of the cycle at the moment. :greenie:

[Momiji]

I finished Gunbuster and Diebuster recently. Dear god, they were great.

On to The Tatami Galaxy!

[KentaRawr!]

Kyuun Kyuun! Kyuun Kyuun! Watashi no kare wa, PI-LOT-O! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axUqCLsU2rQ)

[aquatius]

I'm watching One Piece. My favourite animes are Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (so gory... but so good <3) and Death Note.

[black orb]

>>> Mushishi..:luca:

[JKTrix]

Mushishi >>>..:luca:

Mushishi is good stuff.

Somewhat disappointed that no one made a thread here for Satoshi Kon. Though I guess that like me, those who actually care have been busy with other stuff.

[Momiji]

Mushishi >>>..:luca:

Mushishi is good stuff.

Somewhat disappointed that no one made a thread here for Satoshi Kon. Though I guess that like me, those who actually care have been busy with other stuff.

I would have, but I felt weird making a thread for someone who I've seen so little of. :p