Really? I never noticed. :x
Really? I never noticed. :x
He rarely wears them, so it's all thumbs-up.Originally Posted by enano
I didn't like the OVA nearly as much.
Nobody mentions Gankutsuo? How shameful.
Aaah, I would have loved Fairy Tail back in the day, but now I've seen enough anime to know when I'm getting into a 5,000 episode fightan' show. I always love them during the first season, but then it takes me until season five to realize I don't like it anymore xD
It's Fairy Tail
I like dot Hack//Sign , .Hack//Roots and Rockman EXE.
No Medabots?
That's because I've barely contributed anything to this thread.
I don't watch a whole lot of anime but there's a handful that I really really like.
Noein
Dragon Ball-Z-GT
Escaflowne
Full Metal Alchemist
Cowboy Bebop
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Akira
anything from Hayao Miyazaki
FF Unlimited was okay. Didn't really like the switching back and forth of the animation styles, and if that wasn't what it was then my eyes are smurfed up.
That is all.
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My personal top five list for both Anime and Manga:
Anime
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann; wiki, MAL [comedy, drama, mecha]
Kimi ni Todoke; wiki, MAL [romcom]
FLCL; wiki, MAL [scifi, surreal, comedy, mecha]
One Piece; wiki, MAL [action, comedy, drama]
Gintama; wiki, MAL [comedy, parody, scifi, action]
Manga
Honey and Clover; wiki, MAL [comedy, drama, romance, slice of life]
I''s; wiki, MAL [comedy, drama, romance]
Hot Gimmick; wiki, MAL [comedy, drama, romance]
Genshiken; wiki, MAL [comedy, slice of life]
Love Hina; wiki, MAL [comedy, harem, romance]
however, if I were to suggest something, then these would be my suggestions; with added information links from Wiki and MAL (since you can normally find links to subber's home pages from the MAL links).
If I were to suggest an anime to watch, I think my picks would be:
Baccano; wiki, MAL [adventure, comedy, fantasy]
Genshiken; wiki, MAL [comedy, slice of life]
Welcome to the NHK; wiki, MAL [dark comedy, drama, slice of life]
Detroit Metal City; wiki, MAL [comedy, music]
Minami-Ke; wiki, MAL [comedy, slice of life]
REC; wiki, MAL [drama, romcom]
Kimi ni Todoke; wiki, MAL [romcom]
Beck; wiki, MAL [music, romance, slice of life]
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen; wiki, MAL [drama]
Honey and Clover; wiki, MAL [comedy, drama, romance]
Paranoia Agent; wiki, MAL [mystery, horror, satire]
Ouran High School Host Club; wiki, MAL [drama, romcom]
Also, if you're looking for a Movie to watch:
Paprika; info, MAL [or another Satoshi Kon film [wiki, MAL]]
Steamboy; wiki, MAL
Voices of a Distant Star; wiki, MAL
Robot Carnival; wiki, MAL
Lupin III Castle of Cagliostro; wiki, MAL [or another Lupin 3rd film [wiki]]
Angel's Egg; wiki, MAL
Castle in the Sky; wiki, MAL [or another Studio Ghibli film [wiki, MAL]]
I only have one real favorite, and that would have to be Yu Yu Hakusho.
VexNet has an insanely good list there.
Never watched the One Piece Dub, only ever kept track of the fansubs and that always remained consistent =]
I could never get past the first season of Bleach, I like to read some recent chapters now and again to see how the characters are (like what has happened to Ishida and Ichigo etc).
The Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen (better known as Samurai X in english) was a series of OVAs telling the story of Kenshin's past and how he became the person he is before the events of the Anime series. It has some really beautiful animation and well choreographed fight scenes. It balances between serene nature and emotionally driven fights very well.
heh, Yeah FLCL and Paranoia Agent are pretty weird, I've wanted to try watching "Dead Leaves" since that seems pretty weird too, but I've heard mixed reviews about it and I've not been swayed enough to go out of my way and watch it yet.
Steamboy is somewhat reminiscent of the Studio Ghibli way of story telling (in my opinion) so if you're a fan of those movies, then you'll probably be a fan of this.
Well with One Piece, it was first picked up by 4Kids and although the actors themselves weren't bad, the company just shouldn't dub stuff. They made a bunch of unnecessary and stupid edits. But then it was picked up by Funimation right before the Skypeia arc.
Dead Leaves is directed by the same guy who directed Gurren Lagann. So if you're digging into Oshii history by recommending Angel's Egg, might as well get into a little bit of Imaishi's history with Dead Leaves, since you already have some interest in it.
I completely disagree with putting Steamboy on the same storytelling level as Ghibli. It wasn't a terrible movie, but it suffers from the same flaws as that same director's most famous work--Akira. Spectacular animation, perhaps distractingly so at times, but you're really not coming for the story. But really, I suspect that for this thread, just looking superb will be enough for most people.
For anyone writing off Castle of Cagliostro because they never 'got into' Lupin--don't. You'd really be doing yourself a major disservice. Just watch it. My whole post seems to be about Director Legacy, and this really is a big one, since it's the first film that Ghibli's Miyazaki directed. You don't need to be familiar with or even enjoy Lupin beforehand to dig this movie, it stands perfectly well on its own and is heads-and-shoulders better and more accessible than almost anything the rest of that franchise has to offer.
I would consider Castle of Cagliostro among the anime films that anyone who wants to call themselves a serious anime fan needs to watch.
Other than that, I'm glad I chose to take a back seat in this thread. VexNet came out of nowhere with some dern good recommendations.
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