Anime

[Malboro_Menace]

Ok so I saw a collectors box with the whole series of Neon Genesis Evangelion and some manga for AU$100 (USA$75). So I was wondering if anyone has seen it and if its worth getting. (Downloading not an option as I only have dial-up... don't laugh at me :mad: )

Oh yeah and I have a...checklist of other stuff I've seen. Seeing as pretty much all of you are into anime and manga I was wondering if any of this stuff is any good:

Full Metal Alchemist

Gundam Wing

Gundam Seed

Eureka 7

Cowboy Bebop

Thanks for the help people. :)

[The Infinite Telomerase]

It's pretty good, the Manga is better than the anime though. You might want to make sure you can get a hold of The End of Evangelion (ie the alternate ending to the series) as the original ending in the show is really, really terrible. You might also want to make sure the box set is the ‘Platinum Edition’ of Evanelgion, as the original DVDs are of fairly <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">ty quality and don’t include the Director’s Cut footage.

Out of the latter list, I can only confirm that Cowboy Bebop is any good. Gundam Wing is horrible, I've heard terrible things about Full Metal Alchemist and have only read the first volume of the Gundam Seed manga (it didn't grab me).

[Armisael]

Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the best animes out there! Definitely worth getting the dvds and the mangas too --mangas have not been completed yet, you'll find vol 1-9, vol 10 has not been published in english version yet--

As for the others:
FMA-- 6/10

Gundam Wing-- 4/10

Gundam Seed-- 6/10

Eureka 7-- don't know

Cowboy Bebop-- 6,5/10

Have fun watching them! ^_^

[Roto13]

It's pretty good, the Manga is better than the anime though.

LIES! The manga is an afterthought.

The anime starts off slow, but turns into a really great mindfuck. One of my favourite series'. Yes, also get End of Evangelion.

Gundam Wing is an old favourite of mine, Gundam Seed is also pretty good. I haven't bothered to watch enough of FMA to form an opinion on it, and I haven't seen any of the others.

[The Infinite Telomerase]

It's pretty good, the Manga is better than the anime though.

LIES! The manga is an afterthought.

I don't see how it being an 'afterthought' conflicts with it being better.

[Dreddz]

Overrated, I never got into it.

Watch Rahxephon instead.

[LunarWeaver]

I've never seen Gundam Seed but I love the rest of those on that list. Eureka Seven began to bore me after a while though. It should not have gone for 50 episodes.

Just ignore the hype. Those anime have so much hype around them that if you go in with expectations you'll probably not enjoy them.

[Roto13]

It's pretty good, the Manga is better than the anime though.

LIES! The manga is an afterthought.

I don't see how it being an 'afterthought' conflicts with it being better.
It being inferior, however, does conflict with it being better. :P

[JKTrix]

Out of that list, I pick Eureka 7. Wholeheartedly.

Then as Dreddz reccomended, watch RahXephon. Love that show :P
You should have seen Cowboy Bebop already.

[Crushed Hope]

It is well known enough, but if you want a true mindfuck then watch Serial Experiment Lain ._______.;;



Full Metal Alchemist Horrible

Gundam Wing Great

Gundam Seed Good

Eureka 7 N/A

Cowboy Bebop Good

[Vermachtnis]

I like your list of anime. I'd rank them:

Cowboy Bebop
Fullmetal Alchemist
Neon Genesis: Evangalion
Gundam Seed *Probably my favorite Gundam*
Eureka 7
Gundum Wing

[Reine]

Texhnolyze

[Mirage]

Fullmetal Alchemist is pretty cool.

[NINJA_Ryu]

I recommend FMa, Eureka 7, and cowboy bebop

and also i really enjoyed fate/Stay night, Ah! My Goddess, Hellsing, and Ranma 1/2, along with DB, DBZ, and DBGT

i like the hellsing,ranma, and DB manga better than the anime though..

[Alive-Cat]

Full Metal Alchemist :up:

Gundam Wing :up:

Cowboy Bebop :up:

[Roto13]

Texhnolyze

I finished watching that yesterday. I loved it. Even the dub was awesome.

[escobert]

Gundam Wing is frecking awsome, Full Metal Alchemest was cool. Outlaw Star is AWSOME, also my personal favorite is .HACK//sign

[Dreddz]

Texhnolyze

I finished watching that yesterday. I loved it. Even the dub was awesome.

Coincidentally, I finished Texhnolyze recently as well. And I too, thought it was awesome. One of the stragest animes Ive seen in recent...

[bleusapphire]

Full metal alchemist is pretty damn good..It has twists and turns towards the middle of the story(the beginning might be kind of boring but it gets intense later on).

Cowboy bebop has a pretty high rating on animenewsnetwork, and I watched only one episode of it, didn't interest much but perhaps it might get better later on in the story.

Neon genesis evangelion is good until towards the ending, and that is when everything turns upside down (in other words, a very terrible ending)

I haven't watched much of gundam seed but heard from several people that is is probably one of the best gundam series (it's just their opinion but that might give you a clue as to whether to watch it)

[Paro]

Cowboy bebop would have to be the best out of the ones you picked, it's story is really fun and adventerous, the music is amazing, and they have good character development.

:thumb::thumb:

[~SapphireStar~]

Bebop is the most superior on the list. Get it!

[The Unknown Guru]

$75 for a collector edition NGE box set!?!?:hyper: :hyper: :hyper:
Where did you find this deal, man!? Its usually about $150 US, and it's very, very good.
I recommend buying it. NOW.

At the beginning it's ok, but after about Episode 13 it gets really good. The characters really start to develop, and the ending just sort of finishes the job.

[Shiny]

Full Metal Alchemist: I don't really like it, but the music is good.

Gundam Wing: I'm not fond of this.

Gundam Seed: I really dislike this.

Eureka 7: I haven't seen enough of it to judge.

Cowboy Bebop: I loved it.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Neon Genesis Evangelion -Really good, though the second time I watched I understood it more. Well the last few episodes at first kinda made me go WTF?

Full Metal Alchemist -I liked it. Thinking back, it is not my favorite anime ever but still good.

Gundam Wing -To be honest, the first time I seen this on YTV I did not like it. Then I slowly got into it (It aired at midnight, and for a while I had a hard time getting to sleep). I think I saw the end before the beginning. I enjoyed it. Probably better than FMA though they are two different genres. If you get this, you have to watch Endless Waltz which happens a year after the anime.

Gundam Seed -I have not seen this straight through to the end. But I have seen the ending and it moved me, but I am easily moved. I can't give a good opinion on it, since I did not see it all. I liked what I saw though.

Eureka 7 -I've seen part of the second episode, so I can't say anything.

Cowboy Bebop -I did not even watch all of the first episode. For some stupid reason I deleted after that. I liked the movie (I missed the last ten minutes of it T_T). So I can't judge this one either.

[NeoCracker]

Cowboy Bebop should be your top priority, not eva. I love Eva and All, but Bebop is the best anime out there. Gundam seed should burn in hell, Wing was boring at first but got good the second half, and Endless Waltz, the gundam wing movie, was plain awsome. Also get the Cowboy bebop movie. that Eurika 7 show bored me, though I've only gotten a chance to watch one episode, so my opinion of it doesn't count for much right now.

[Ryushikaze]

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Most overrated anime ever. Gainax's other stuff, whatever it is, is better. Though I would suggest reading the Alternate Universe manga Angelic days.

Full Metal Alchemist -Worthwhile.

Gundam Wing -Not the best Gundam, but good enough.

Gundam Seed -Needed more time to end, and less Tomino ending (or at least more casualties elsewhere in the series)

Eureka 7 -Not a bad show, though the mecha concept is ludicrous.

Cowboy Bebop -Watch it. It's good.

[Paro]

Has anyone seen Now and Then, Here and There?

A Japanese boy named Shu tries to save a strange girl, Lala Ru, from kidnappers and is transported to an alternate Earth on the brink of being swallowed by the sun. There he meets an American girl from his time, Sara, who was mistakenly captured because of her resemblance to Lala Ru. Shu becomes and unwilling member of the crazy and cowardly King Hamdo's army, and Sara is forced to have sex with the adult soldiers so that she can become pregnant and bear mores soldiers or slaves. Lala Ru, who can create water--a rarity in that time--using her pendant, is both a savior and a victim in a world where factions are willing to fight and die for her abilities, and at the same time keep her locked up.

[Tasura]

Anything on Here (http://tasura.myanimelist.net/) That has a rating of 8 or above I reccomend seeing, if it was a rating of 10 why arent you watching it now?

[Zamba136]

i like almost all anime, the only anime i don't like is the old stuff. i don't like ANY old movies/serieses though. i've seen all that has been mentioned on this thread with the exception of 'Oh my Goddess,' 'Ranma 1/2,' and fate/stay night.

i recomend that yo buy it all, even the ones that you didn't mention!

[JKTrix]

If you 'like' Evangelion, then you will definitely like RahXephon.

RahXephon has been compared to and written off by Eva fanboys as an 'Eva Clone', but it definitely isn't. I'd even say it's better. It has similarities, but the overall concept is well thought out, well executed, and very very enjoyable.

Eureka 7 isn't as good as RahXephon, though it comes pretty close. (It's made by the same people.) Like RahXephon, it's not all about the 'mechs, but the characters. The characters are the best part of these shows.

[Mogi]

Cowboy Bebop is great, you should consider it. The English version of the movie has some translation errors though.

Full Metal Alchemist is one of my personal favorites. The Manga can get slow at some times, as well as the anime, but it's good overall.

fooly cooly

[Dell]

GO! Fullmetal Alchemist!