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  1. 11-12-2004, 06:25 PM #1
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    Default Anime in England :o

    Comming from England it's generally quite hard for me to get anime.

    - I can either download it, which is slow, illegal, bad quality and I have a limited choice on what I can choose to watch.

    - Buy DVDs based on reveiws and never having a first hand experiance of the anime. Problems include online shops missing DVDs so I can't watch all the episodes or me paying for something I really don't like.

    I normally choose the second option and get lucky (Orphen, Martian Succesor Nadeico, The Legend of Black Heavan, Trigun, Samurai X OVA, Spirited away, Princess Mononoke, S-Cry-D (still incomplete ; and Mezzo (Only the first DVD is released)) but my luck has been challenged, Ninja Resurection = Bad , and It's bound to be again.

    So the topic is, Anyone have any reccomendations on any anime? Tips for buying Anime for an English buyer? Any real anime stinkers no-one should own?
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  2. 11-12-2004, 08:11 PM #2
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    well i too am UK and suffer from a similar problem. i mostly only have UK released Anime. i hate importing and net anime. i,d say i have about 65 anime dvds. (how did u get Trigun? thats not released in UK yet? )

    Here are my opinions...

    Highly Recommended

    Akira
    Ghost in the Shell
    Ghost in the Shell Stand alone complex vol 1
    Perfect Blue
    Patlabour 1+2
    Orguss 02
    Blackjack
    Blood-the last vampire
    X the movie
    Read or Die
    Ninja Scroll(movie)
    Animatrix
    Cowboy Bebop movie (knockin on heavens door)
    Neon genesis Evangelion vol 1-8 + 2 special edition dvds of eps21-26 + Death and Rebirth and End of Evangelion
    Vision of Escaflowne vol 1-8 (though box sets are starting 2 be released)
    Gasaraki vol 1-8
    Gunbuster (though the Dvd was shoddily done, so id recommend the videos)
    Urotsukidoji 1+2 (its technically hentai but if u can look through the sex its actually a fantastic anime. but bewarned, its shocking, even thought its extremely cut)
    Macross plus- the movie
    Martian Successor Nadesico vol 1-6 + movie
    Metropolis
    Samarui X reflection (you got trust and betrayal right? did u get reflection?)
    Vampire hunter D (Both movies)
    Voices of a distant star

    try and find Wings of the honnamise on video too...thats stunning.

    *- note, i,ve tried to only include the top class Anime i own (i,m poor, thats why there are not many)

    Anime i have not seen, but are highly recommend by others are...

    Boogiepop Phantom
    Fruits basket
    Full metal panic
    Generator Gawl
    Grave of the fireflies
    Hack//Sign
    Hellsing
    Kiddy Grade
    Castle in the Sky
    Kiki's delivery service
    Love Hina
    Noir
    Rahxephon
    Serial Experiments Lain
    Vampire princess miyu


    Now, these Anime i would describe as POOR to Dire. i shall include only the ones avaliable on Dvd i,ve seen. Please do not waste your money on these...

    Adventure duo
    Appleseed(get the Manga instead )
    Beyblade
    Bubble gum crisic tokoyo 2040 (get the original instead)
    Dirty Pair flash
    Kaidohmaru
    New gall force (in my opinion, the worst Anime ever released)
    Rayearth (not the classic one, the ova avalable here, its horrid)
    Riding Beam
    Samarui X (Kenshin) the movie (nothing like the Ovas or reflection...very bad)
    Shadow Skill
    Sword for truth (while it has a certain sentiment 4 me and i enjoy it, rationally, it sucks)
    Tokoyo Revelation
    Vampire Wars
    Violence Jack

    of course this a quite small list, there is much out there.

    And i can not advise you. You will have your own different tastes. This is just my opinion. So do not take it as scripture. Just use it to help u decide.
    " Redeem me into childhood. Show me myself without the shell" Nightwish- Ghost Love Score.
    " Everything is Clearer now. Life is just a dream you know, thats never ending...i,m ascending". Cowboy Bebop- Blue
    " Noriko...Kazumi...When you return i,ll be there to say...Welcome Home" Jung- Gunbuster
    "...Shut up. The cycle of nature and your stupid plan don't mean
    a thing. Aeris is gone. Aeris will no longer talk, no longer laugh,
    cry...... or get angry...... What about us...... what are WE supposed
    to do? What about my pain? My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My
    eyes are burning!" Cloud- FF7
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    chaos: Everyone always forgets Gundam... :shame:

    Rubedo: Almost all of the series is great. I recommend...


    Gundam Wing
    Gundam SEED
    Gundam SEED Destiny
    Mobile Suit Gundam
    Gundam 08th MS Team
    Vision of Escaflowne
    Neon Genesis Evangalion
    Inuyasha (I don't like it too much though)
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    i did not include Gundam because i,ve only seen the first half of Wing(and thought it was ok).

    And the rest are not avaliable in the UK. i stuck to UK only Anime.

    P.s- how are u doin Seiken anyway?
    " Redeem me into childhood. Show me myself without the shell" Nightwish- Ghost Love Score.
    " Everything is Clearer now. Life is just a dream you know, thats never ending...i,m ascending". Cowboy Bebop- Blue
    " Noriko...Kazumi...When you return i,ll be there to say...Welcome Home" Jung- Gunbuster
    "...Shut up. The cycle of nature and your stupid plan don't mean
    a thing. Aeris is gone. Aeris will no longer talk, no longer laugh,
    cry...... or get angry...... What about us...... what are WE supposed
    to do? What about my pain? My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My
    eyes are burning!" Cloud- FF7
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    chaos: I'm doing well, if that's the way you asked the question

    Rubedo: I've had an obsession with Gundam ever since I firsted watch Wing when I was around nine years old.
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    How old are u now by the way?

    I just could never get into Gundam Wing i do not know why. but one day i will try and watch the second half and see what i missed.

    Which is your fav Gundam seris?

    P.S- Now i,m back again, i shall read some more of your fan fic . How far have u got with it?
    " Redeem me into childhood. Show me myself without the shell" Nightwish- Ghost Love Score.
    " Everything is Clearer now. Life is just a dream you know, thats never ending...i,m ascending". Cowboy Bebop- Blue
    " Noriko...Kazumi...When you return i,ll be there to say...Welcome Home" Jung- Gunbuster
    "...Shut up. The cycle of nature and your stupid plan don't mean
    a thing. Aeris is gone. Aeris will no longer talk, no longer laugh,
    cry...... or get angry...... What about us...... what are WE supposed
    to do? What about my pain? My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My
    eyes are burning!" Cloud- FF7
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  7. 11-13-2004, 11:01 AM #7
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    how did u get Trigun? thats not released in UK yet?
    www.playusa.com - you can use a play.com account on it so english debit cards work fine there :3 I get most of my anime from here but alot of the stuff i find in reveiws ect... isn't in here ;-; but they have quite alot of Region 1 (American) DVDs, I got my multiregion DVD player fom play.com so it's all good

    I should take a look at the Gundam series, although I'm afraid that if i like it i'll have to buy the whole, long, expensive sereis xD
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