Anime Series Recommendations?

[Happenstance]

Right ive been watching a lot of anime again recently both the movies and series.
Im in the mood for a new series to watch and could use some recommendations. Ive watched Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Fullmetal Alchemist, Street Fighter II V. Also bits of Ghost In The Shell and Naruto but I wasnt a massive fan of those.

Any suggestions on what to go for next would be great, more than one if possible so I can move on from one to the next.

EDIT: Also if you could briefly say what the series are about that'd be helpful! :p

[ster]

Just watch Trigun again.

[Happenstance]

Thanks for that, very helpful

[KingOfDreams]

Hellsing
Wolf's Rain
Onegai Teacher
Love Hina
Great Teacher Onizuka
Fooli Cooli
Read or Die

[ster]

if you liked Trigun then watch Rurouni Kenshin, it's very similar.

[My vengeance]

I suggest you go watch Neon Genesis Evangelion.


It appears to start out as a regular mecha anime,but the plot becomes more intricate as the show evolves.One recommendation.When you finish episode 24,don't go to episode 25,go watch End of Evangelion,the alternate ending.Much prefferable,trust me on this.

*long and spoilerish*

In 2000, a group of scientists conducted an expedition in Antarctica where a large being of light, deemed by them as the first Angel,Adam, was discovered. On September 13an attempt was made to capture it which ended in apparent failure when it proceeded to self-destruct, creating what would be called the Second Impact. The true nature of the Second Impact was concealed from the general public, who was led to believe that the devastation was caused by a small meteorite traveling close to the speed of light, impacting in Antarctica.
In the conflict with Angels, mankind is represented by the mysterious organizations NERV,GEHIRN(which started out as the investigation team for the Second Impact but became NERV later on), Seele, and the Marduk Institute. NERV is, in theory, under the control of SEELE, but NERV has its own agenda, driven by its commander Gendou Ikari. NERV carries out two tasks: to defend the Earth from Angel attack with a small number of Evangelions (Evas), and the Instrumetality Project, which, according to Gendou, is the path to becoming one with God.
The Evas have the outward appearance of massive humanoid robots and can apparently be piloted only by children conceived after the Second Impact. Pilots are selected by the Marduk Institute, which is later discovered to be composed of about 108 ghost companies, but Gendou Ikari and Ritsuko Akagi are actually in charge of selecting pilots. It is frequently speculated that qualifying pilots must have lost a mother, whose soul is used as the soul of the Eva. (This has been debated due to the probability that Rei is a clone of Yui and therefore doesn't have a technical 'mother' but some fans believe that Yui's soul was split between Unit 00 and Unit 01. This theory coincides with Rei and Shinji's ability to synchronize with each other's Evas.) The Evas also appear to behave under the influence of the soul inside it. One example is when Unit 01 goes "berserk," acts without control of its pilot or NERV and refuses to shut down (or in one instance, to start without Shinji). Unit 00 goes berserk and lashes out at the tormentors of Ritsuko Akagi's mother, apparently attempting to kill Rei. Though unit 02 does not ever go truly berserk, Asuka says in "The End of Evangelion" that she feels the presence of her mother protecting her in the Eva. The term "berserk" really only befits the actions of Unit 00; Unit 01's actions were focused, restrained, and beneficial to Nerv's missions.
Each Eva has its own designated pilot, due to the bond between the pilot's soul and the soul of the Eva; otherwise, any other person who tries to synchronize (simply put, to technically work as one mind) with the Eva is more likely to be refused. That is not to say that it is impossible to synchronize in such a situation, as is shown in an experiment in Episode 14, in which Rei and Shinji synchronize with each others' Evas. It is later apparent that the Evas are not really "robots" but rather living, biomechanical organisms, in contrary to the popular belief of the general public. While Ritsuko does mention at the beginning of the series that the Evas do have some biological components to them, the extent to which the Evas are biological is not immediately apparent; it is finally revealed, towards the end of the series, that Evas are essentially Angels (made from Adam, the first Angel, except unit 01 which is almost certainly made from Lilith, the second Angel) onto which mechanical components are incorporated during its creation — part of the reason being to restrain and control them.
The secret second task, the Human Instrumentality Project, intends to start an artificial evolution of mankind. Considering the religious implications of the term evangelion this event was said to bring about the salvation of mankind in the context of a newly created Earth and humanity's becoming one with God. SEELE is the main driving force behind this project, for reasons unknown, but they mention that humanity must evolve or it will die, thus the need for a forced evolution. This artificial evolution strives to merge all human souls into one by disposing the individuals of their AT Fields that separate egos from each other. This causes their bodies to revert to .LCL When everyone comes to this state, they will no longer feel the pain or loneliness that would typically precipitate from interaction between humans; it is comparable, but not equal, to death.

You'll understand if you watch.

Also,Hellsing is a must see.I'll just give you a link to this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellsing

[Corinthian™]

Hellsing
Wolf's Rain
Love Hina
Great Teacher Onizuka

:up: :up:

Wolf's rain is so awesome.. Never knew why I didn't see it before:confused:

[Elijya]

Right ive been watching a lot of anime again recently both the movies and series.
Im in the mood for a new series to watch and could use some recommendations. Ive watched Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Fullmetal Alchemist, Street Fighter II V. Also bits of Ghost In The Shell and Naruto but I wasnt a massive fan of those.

Any suggestions on what to go for next would be great, more than one if possible so I can move on from one to the next.

EDIT: Also if you could briefly say what the series are about that'd be helpful! :p
man, I shoulda been the one to start this thread...

based on what you said you liked, I agree that you need to see Evanglion

I also recently watched and thoroughly enjoyed Gantz. Gantz is a hyperviolent series that begins with two highschools students being run over by a train while helping someone who fell on the tracks. After their bodies are torn apart, they suddenly appear in a small apartment over looking Tokyo. The room is barren, except for several other people, who all relate that they each just died as well, and a large black sphere. The people are confused, and do not know what's going on. The Black Sphere begins to sing, then text appears on it instructing them to go assassinate what appear to be aliens. the balls sides pop open to reveal a rack of guns. The people in the room are then trasported to a location near their targets. Those that survive the night are healed of their wounds, given "points" and released, until the sphere holds another game and brings them back to the room.

That's the basic set up, but there's several fascinating aspects to the series. One is that it goes very slowly and indepth. Across 24 episodes, the main characters only engage in 4 missions. The sphere, called Gantz, never tells them anything about why they're there, what it is, or what the aliens they're hunting really are. Much time is spent concentrating on the characters in their day-to-day, usually miserable lives outside of playing the game. In fact, I've never seen anything that goes to such spectacular lengths to establish the main character as a complete scumbag.

The violence is intense, and the nudity is frequent, but the extremism of the content seems to make the underlying messages of what's going with these people all the more vibrant. Visually, the series and its animation are top notch.

There's a slim case box set collection that has, I think, the first 12 episodes and I've seen for only $45 at Best Buy or Wal-Mart, that would be a pretty good bargain for you. Here's some pics from the series:
http://www.advfilms.com/titles/gantz/images/img_front.jpg

and here's the opening credits, which're pretty badass
http://youtube.com/watch?v=B7OX49WQJQQ&search=gantz%20opening

[KingOfDreams]

Gantz is cool. ****ed up, but cool.

[KingOfDreams]

Oh, and I forgot Samurai Champloo.

[Happenstance]

I'll give some of those a try then thanks everyone for your help, i'll most likely end up getting boxsets off ebay as here in the UK you just dont seem to be able to get many anime boxsets.

So far i'll start with (in no order):

Hellsing
Wolf's Rain
Samurai Champloo
Gantz
Hellsing

Neon Genesis Evangelion is one ive considered over and over again, im not a big fan of mech anime but ive heard so many good things about it I figured I should at least give it a shot. From what I remember though I may have got confused on the order of it.

The rest i'll look up on an anime site and if I like the sound I'll get around to getting those aswell.

Thanks again everyone

[Tsunulia]

Read or Die is a must see, but you gotta watch the movie first. Lots o' fighten with paper! Trust us, it rox!

Duz anyone know where Yamiko picked up that English accent for the series. She didn't have it for the movie. :confused:

Oh and you gotta watch Galaxy Angel :D Halarious!! 5 females (ages varry) who are halarious. They're sposd to be looking for lost technology which no one knows anything about. It's in the future but they always get off track, and often take other jobs since they don't hve much to do. Funny stuff and great animation :up:

[Elijya]

Neon Genesis Evangelion is one ive considered over and over again, im not a big fan of mech anime but ive heard so many good things about it I figured I should at least give it a shot. From what I remember though I may have got confused on the order of it.

NGE is NOT a mech series. Yes it has mechs in it, but it is nothing like Gundam, Robotech, Big O, Voltron, or other series like that. It is on a completely different level.

actually, it's probably on seven completely different levels

vengeance got overly complicated with his explanation. Just watch the series

[Elijya]

Oh, and I forgot Samurai Champloo.
I keep meaning to watch more of Champloo, but I've only gotten through the first disc.

To tell the curious a little more about it, Samurai Champloo takes place in fuedal japan, and is from the creators of Cowboy Bebop. The main characters are two Samurai, one a wild rogue and the other a disciplined Ronin, and a young waitress they become indebted to. I haven't watched enough of the series to know if there's any over acring plot, as the early stories seem self contained as the group journeys. The fighting and action scenes are grogeous to behold, beautifully animated, and often set to a hip-hop soundtrack, for a very intense effect.

http://benhourigan.com/images/champloo_01.jpg

[Tsunulia]

I keep meaning to watch more of Champloo, but I've only gotten through the first disc.

To tell the curious a little more about it, Samurai Champloo takes place in fuedal japan, and is from the creators of Cowboy Bebop. The main characters are two Samurai, one a wild rogue and the other a disciplined Ronin, and a young waitress they become indebted to. I haven't watched enough of the series to know if there's any over acring plot, as the early stories seem self contained as the group journeys. The fighting and action scenes are grogeous to behold, beautifully animated, and often set to a hip-hop soundtrack, for a very intense effect.



The story is that Fuu gets Mugen and Jin to help her track down the "Sunflower Samurai"..............called that cuz he smells like sunflowers.

[hippie_hunter]

Rurouni Kenshin is a must

[MaskedManJRK]

I've been curious as well. Are there any ones currently on Adult Swim that's good right now? Since I'm on a budget, that's pretty much my only refuge for anime. :(

[KingOfDreams]

Samurai Champloo is on Adult Swim right now I believe.

[Tsunulia]

I've been curious as well. Are there any ones currently on Adult Swim that's good right now? Since I'm on a budget, that's pretty much my only refuge for anime. :(

Champloo, Eva, and Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd Gig are the best at the moment.

Reruns of Trigun and stuff are good too.

[MaskedManJRK]

Champloo, Eva, and Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd Gig are the best at the moment.

Reruns of Trigun and stuff are good too.

I've been trying to watch Eva, but I usually fall asleep before it starts or don't wake up early enough to catch it. :(

But you know the line: when at first you don't succeed...

[Tsunulia]

I've been trying to watch Eva, but I usually fall asleep before it starts or don't wake up early enough to catch it. :(

But you know the line: when at first you don't succeed...

Then sleep during the day :)

[MaskedManJRK]

Then sleep during the day :)

Yeah, but more than the majority of my days involve school, so that sucks. :(

[Tsunulia]

Yeah, but more than the majority of my days involve school, so that sucks. :(

How is that stopping you? :confused: I always slept in class :D

[MaskedManJRK]

How is that stopping you? :confused: I always slept in class :D

Impossible for two reasons:

1. Since I made national honor roll, my mom's been up my ass when it comes to my schoolwork.

2. Those damn desks are impossible to sleep in.

[Tsunulia]

Impossible for two reasons:

1. Since I made national honor roll, my mom's been up my ass when it comes to my schoolwork.

2. Those damn desks are impossible to sleep in.

Honor roll??!!!!!! How did you manage that one? :confused:

You need to learn how to be a slacker :D Great fun :D

Oh ............. you can fall asleep in any desk, you just have to figure out the perfect position :D

[Timstuff]

The only Anime I can think of reccomending right now that no-one has probably mentioned already is Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040. The name doesn't make a lick of sense, but basically all you need to know is that it's in the future and there are semi-organic robots called "Boomers" which are meant to fill the jobs that no-one wants, and occasionally they turn evil and ugly, so these hot chicks in cool mechanical armor show up to beat the crap out of them. If that doesn't pique your interst, then the show probably isn't for you. ^_^

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the entire show (I never got around to the last volume or two). My brother had the entire series on DVD but he ended up selling it. He apparently had mixed feelings towards the ending, but his overall opinion of the show was fairly high, and I liked the first few volumes I watched quite a bit.

[X-Ray]

Read or Die is a must see, but you gotta watch the movie first. Lots o' fighten with paper! Trust us, it rox!

Duz anyone know where Yamiko picked up that English accent for the series. She didn't have it for the movie. :confused:



For the OVA, Geneon went with what they felt was right. For the series, they decided to take the opinion of the creator of R.O.D. He said he always pictured that Yomiko would have a brits' accent. So they went with that. And besides, the Voice Actors from the OVA were no longer availible because of some union labor mumbo jumbo that kicked in a year or 2 later.




For Happenstance ... check these titles out ...

Gungrave
Eyeshield 21
Hunter X Hunter
Azumanga Daioh
Full Metal Panic
Samurai 7
Tsubasa Chronicle
Bleach
Sousei no Aquarion
Blood+
Monster
TrinityBlood
Hellsing
Chrno Crusade
Peacemaker Kurogane

add more later when they pop into head ...

[Tsunulia]

For the OVA, Geneon went with what they felt was right. For the series, they decided to take the opinion of the creator of R.O.D. He said he always pictured that Yomiko would have a brits' accent. So they went with that. And besides, the Voice Actors from the OVA were no longer availible because of some union labor mumbo jumbo that kicked in a year or 2 later.




For Happenstance ... check these titles out ...

Gungrave
Eyeshield 21
Hunter X Hunter
Azumanga Daioh
Full Metal Panic
Samurai 7
Tsubasa Chronicle
Bleach
Sousei no Aquarion
Blood+
Monster
TrinityBlood
Hellsing
Chrno Crusade
Peacemaker Kurogane

add more later when they pop into head ...

OH SNAP!!!! How could I forget Gungrave :D Sweetness!

[KingOfDreams]

Gungrave! I can't believe I forgot that too. Full Metal Panic is good too. Azumanga Daioh is sometimes really funny and other times just plain retarted, just like Excel Saga. Bleach is cool I guess. I haven't seen enough of it to properly formulate an opinion.

[Tsunulia]

I got the OSTs for Gungrave and I luv em as much as I like the show :D

[Tsunulia]

Here is abit about ROD (Read or Die)

This is Yamiko Readman who is also known as a Papermaster
She likes books..............alot.................to the point of unhealthiness
http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/3826/rodyomiko0126rn.jpg

This is Yamiko stopping bullets with a peice of paper..........and she even has a battle against a guy with a laser sword and all she has to use is cash :D
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/6164/rodyomiko0504vs.jpg

These girls are from ROD TV the series
Maggie, Anita, Michelle......................they're Papermasters too. Everyone likes books except for Anita, who hates them with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns hehehe:D
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2017/rodothers0261jw.jpg



Good stuff and good fights :D

[WallCrawl]

The Read or Die OVA was good, I liked it quite a bit. It has fluid animation, some inventive action sequences and an enjoyable plot. :up:

[Tsunulia]

The Read or Die OVA was good, I liked it quite a bit. It has fluid animation, some inventive action sequences and an enjoyable plot. :up:

It really is a good show.

hmmmm.............goin from 2D to Naotakun huh? I liked the 2D avvy :D cuz Gorillaz rock. :D

[WallCrawl]

It really is a good show.

hmmmm.............goin from 2D to Naotakun huh? I liked the 2D avvy :D cuz Gorillaz rock. :D

That they do, but I felt like a change.

[Tsunulia]

That they do, but I felt like a change.

Did you see their concert at the apollo in New York?

[WallCrawl]

Did you see their concert at the apollo in New York?

'Fraid not, I'm from the Great White North. Did you?

[Tsunulia]

'Fraid not, I'm from the Great White North. Did you?

I saw it on the net. I put the link up for ya. :D Gotta find it

[Tsunulia]

http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16512031

The thing duzn't play the whole concert all the way through for some reason. But the rest of it is there you just have to poke around a bit. Not the most spectacular concert I've seen but it's still good :D

[WallCrawl]

http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16512031

The thing duzn't play the whole concert all the way through for some reason. But the rest of it is there you just have to poke around a bit. Not the most spectacular concert I've seen but it's still good :D

Sweet! Thanks. :D

As for recommendations, you've already seen some good series'. If you liked Street Fighter V, you might want to check out Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie. It's the best anime based on a fighting game, IMO. Although, the Fatal Fury Motion Picture was pretty damn enjoyable as well.

Blood: The Last Vampire is a great little film with a really high production value, and some of the greatest atmospheric lighting I've ever seen in an anime.

Teropterids are evil beasts which pose as humans and live only to drink human blood. Fortunately for the human world there are groups dedicated to destroying them. A brooding and mysterious girl named Saya is the best teropterid slayer there is, and now, in 1960's Japan, she is sent to a U. S. army base which may be infested...

http://www.khantazi.org/Rec/Anime/BloodFull.jpg

[Tsunulia]

hehehe teropterid is too hard to say :D

Ever heard of one called Betterman? I got the first 5 eps and thought it was decent. I don't quite know how to explain it though :confused: :)

[WallCrawl]

hehehe teropterid is too hard to say :D

Ever heard of one called Betterman? I got the first 5 eps and thought it was decent. I don't quite know how to explain it though :confused: :)

No,actually. What Kind of series is it?

[MaskedManJRK]

Blood: The Last Vampire is a great little film with a really high production value, and some of the greatest atmospheric lighting I've ever seen in an anime.

Teropterids are evil beasts which pose as humans and live only to drink human blood. Fortunately for the human world there are groups dedicated to destroying them. A brooding and mysterious girl named Saya is the best teropterid slayer there is, and now, in 1960's Japan, she is sent to a U. S. army base which may be infested...

http://www.khantazi.org/Rec/Anime/BloodFull.jpg

I remember reading about that one somewhere. Aren't they making a series based on it as well?

[WallCrawl]

I remember reading about that one somewhere. Aren't they making a series based on it as well?

They already have, it's called Blood+.

http://img.verycd.com/posts/0510/post-312475-1128862232.jpg

[Tsunulia]

No,actually. What Kind of series is it?

*#!!"@*****!!!!^%$@! The hotmail ain't workin so I can't get to my image hosting for the Betterman pick I found. Well here's the link to it.

http://www.animegalleries.net/img/160851

The guy in the back is Betterman and the girl is Hinoki.

hmmmm.....................somewhat mech, somewhat magic, set in the future. A guy can change into a dragon kinda thing but no one knows who he is so they call him Betterman.

A schoolboy ,Keita, who is lame, and has no life, reunites with an old freind. The freind is a girl with pink, green, and brown hair. She works with people who invetigate weird stuff and drives a nueronoid (sp?) thingy. It takes two pilots to operate so the schoolboy has to help her.

Some weird stuff happens and they think something called Algernon has somn to do with it.

It's more understandable when you see it. It's weird tryin to explian it.

[WallCrawl]

*#!!"@*****!!!!^%$@! The hotmail ain't workin so I can't get to my image hosting for the Betterman pick I found. Well here's the link to it.

http://www.animegalleries.net/img/160851

The guy in the back is Betterman and the girl is Hinoki.

hmmmm.....................somewhat mech, somewhat magic, set in the future. A guy can change into a dragon kinda thing but no one knows who he is so they call him Betterman.

A schoolboy ,Keita, who is lame, and has no life, reunites with an old freind. The freind is a girl with pink, green, and brown hair. She works with people who invetigate weird stuff and drives a nueronoid (sp?) thingy. It takes two pilots to operate so the schoolboy has to help her.

Some weird stuff happens and they think something called Algernon has somn to do with it.

It's more understandable when you see it. It's weird tryin to explian it.

Hmm, name a series that's comparable. Is it Manic and crazy like FLCL, EoE or Dead Leaves? Or is it creepy and sombre like Boogie Pop Phantom or Lain?

[Tsunulia]

Hmm, name a series that's comparable. Is it Manic and crazy like FLCL, EoE or Dead Leaves? Or is it creepy and sombre like Boogie Pop Phantom or Lain?

hmmm...................comparable................. ...mmmm.................

Well it's not really manic or crazy......................it's kinda..........well......

the print is wicked tiny but this could probably explain it better than I can

http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=292

[WallCrawl]

hmmm...................comparable................. ...mmmm.................

Well it's not really manic or crazy......................it's kinda..........well......

the print is wicked tiny but this could probably explain it better than I can

http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=292

Twilight Zone? Lovecraftian? Consider me interested.

[Tsunulia]

hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My email is working now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9039/hinoki3hl.jpg

I'm happy now :D

[deathshead2]

Here is abit about ROD (Read or Die)

This is Yamiko Readman who is also known as a Papermaster
She likes books..............alot.................to the point of unhealthiness
http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/3826/rodyomiko0126rn.jpg

This is Yamiko stopping bullets with a peice of paper..........and she even has a battle against a guy with a laser sword and all she has to use is cash :D
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/6164/rodyomiko0504vs.jpg

These girls are from ROD TV the series
Maggie, Anita, Michelle......................they're Papermasters too. Everyone likes books except for Anita, who hates them with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns hehehe:D
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2017/rodothers0261jw.jpg



Good stuff and good fights :DThe read or Die movie was sweet sadly I hate the show.

[Tsunulia]

The read or Die movie was sweet sadly I hate the show.

Ya sadly the show just wasn't as battle spectacular but I thought it was decent :D

[deathshead2]

Ya sadly the show just wasn't as battle spectacular but I thought it was decent :DNo I just thought the show was boring and all 3 of those girls had no presonalitly what so ever.

[Tsunulia]

No I just thought the show was boring and all 3 of those girls had no presonalitly what so ever.

*tilts head shrugs shoulders* hmm.........If ya think so.........I liked it.

[KingOfDreams]

http://www.khantazi.org/Rec/Anime/BloodFull.jpg

This really disappointed me. It was too short and there really wasn't a conclusion.

[hippie_hunter]

The lack of Rurouni Kenshin recommendations saddens me :(

[Tsunulia]

The lack of Rurouni Kenshin recommendations saddens me :(

Kenshin gooooooood :up:

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4450/rkkenshin1235vs.jpg

[WallCrawl]

The lack of Rurouni Kenshin recommendations saddens me :(

It was already mentioned on the first page.

[_JayR_]

Hellsing
Wolf's Rain
Onegai Teacher
Love Hina
Great Teacher Onizuka
Fooli Cooli
Read or Die

Love Hina was great.

[hippie_hunter]

It was already mentioned on the first page.

I know but look at how many Hellsing and other anime recommendations there are. WE NEED MORE KENSHIN :mad:

[Tsunulia]

I know but look at how many Hellsing and other anime recommendations there are. WE NEED MORE KENSHIN :mad:

*^.^* Kenshin!!!!!

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/1204/rkkenshin1171bi.jpg

[Tsunulia]

I got another good one. Blue Seed. 26 eps. Almost a cross between Blue Gender and Evangelion...................sorta kinda not really. It's good but not best. If you gonna watch it then be prepared for a lot of frantic screaming cuz Momiji just won't shut up during some of the fights.

here's some info but you find more if ya search for it
http://www.animetric.com/abc/bseed.html

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/4904/blueseedc11aq.jpg

[TheVileOne]

Read or Die is a must see, but you gotta watch the movie first. Lots o' fighten with paper! Trust us, it rox!

Duz anyone know where Yamiko picked up that English accent for the series. She didn't have it for the movie. :confused:

It's my understanding that Yomiko is half-brit.

Ok the absolute BEST anime series ever:

Fullmetal Alchemist
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Samurai Champloo
Naruto
Bleach
Lupin The Third
Full Metal Panic

New stuff to watch out for:

Eureka Seven
GunXSword
Basilisk
Trinity Blood
Kage Kara Mamoru
Shuffle
Soul Link

Avoid Inuyasha at all costs. It's absolute GARBAGE.

Blue Seed also has 3 OVA's as well in addition to the 26 episodes. With the Momiji/Kusanagi relationship it's more like Inuyasha than Eva.

[MaskedManJRK]

Love Hina was great.

What's Love Hina about?

[TheVileOne]

Love Hina is about a struggling student, Keitaro Urashima. He's unwittingly charged with the task of becoming the manager of the Hinata Hot Springs Inn by his grandmother.

It's girls only, and Keitaro is a bit of a clumsy pervert and that gets him into trouble with pretty much all of the girls. However, for some reason or another, pretty much all the girls end up either falling in love with him or become attracted to him in some way. The main romance of the series is between Keitaro and Naru. There's a big mystery because when Keitaro was a little boy he made a promise with a girl to go to Tokyo University with her. That's the girl he wants to be with supposedly.

[Tsunulia]

volleyball anyone?
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/674/lovehina138zk.jpg

[hippie_hunter]

Avoid Inuyasha at all costs. It's absolute GARBAGE.

I like Inuyasha :(

I also like the .hack// series. :up:

[Tsunulia]

I thought the first season or so for Inuyasha was ok, but I seriously got bored with it cuz they drew it out more than DBZ did. Takes forever for the Goku/Freiza fight to end.............takes longer than that for the fight with Naraku to even begin. I left out of boredom. :(

[TheVileOne]

Inuyasha is a crap and a complete and utter waste of time. It's a dumb ****ing show with no character development or plot progression at all.

167 episodes, 4 movies, and nothing ****ing happens.

[WallCrawl]

I know but look at how many Hellsing and other anime recommendations there are. WE NEED MORE KENSHIN :mad:

No, we need less people just throwing out names that have been thrown out before, and people actually putting effort into some write ups. That's what we need.

[Tsunulia]

Inuyasha is a crap and a complete and utter waste of time. It's a dumb ****ing show with no character development or plot progression at all.

167 episodes, 4 movies, and nothing ****ing happens.

no...................proggression................. ...at.........................all

so bored..........................

[Tsunulia]

No, we need less people just throwing out names that have been thrown out before, and people actually putting effort into some write ups. That's what we need.

here here :up:

(btw you watch the concert yet? :) )

[hippie_hunter]

I thought the first season or so for Inuyasha was ok, but I seriously got bored with it cuz they drew it out more than DBZ did. Takes forever for the Goku/Freiza fight to end.............takes longer than that for the fight with Naraku to even begin. I left out of boredom. :(

Sesshomaru and Naraku own all

(why is it that the bad guys/neutral people in anime always turn out cooler than the good guys)

[Tsunulia]

Sesshomaru and Naraku own all

(why is it that the bad guys/neutral people in anime always turn out cooler than the good guys)

cuz the good guys do more things to make themselves look stupid

[WallCrawl]

here here :up:

(btw you watch the concert yet? :) )

Not yet, I was sick this weekend. :(

[Odin's Lapdog]

there is a definite lack of virus fans out there...

i'm sllightly shocked...

serge kicks ass and it's the pride and joy of my anime collection

http://www.animeboredom.co.uk/Uploads/Areview/24331102806324.jpg


http://www.madamhydra.net/img-scan/virus-montage.jpg

[WallCrawl]

Inuyasha is a crap and a complete and utter waste of time. It's a dumb ****ing show with no character development or plot progression at all.

167 episodes, 4 movies, and nothing ****ing happens.

I'd love to post the corresponding VGCats comic right about now, if it wasn't for all the swearing in it.

[Elijya]

Love Hina is about a struggling student, Keitaro Urashima. He's unwittingly charged with the task of becoming the manager of the Hinata Hot Springs Inn by his grandmother.

It's girls only, and Keitaro is a bit of a clumsy pervert and that gets him into trouble with pretty much all of the girls. However, for some reason or another, pretty much all the girls end up either falling in love with him or become attracted to him in some way. The main romance of the series is between Keitaro and Naru. There's a big mystery because when Keitaro was a little boy he made a promise with a girl to go to Tokyo University with her. That's the girl he wants to be with supposedly.
Sounds kinda like Tenchi

except Tenchi has spaceships and demons and explosions and ****. So watch Tenchi instead

[Happenstance]

Well ive ordered Neon Genesis Evangelion off ebay, should hopefully get here soon.

[Elijya]

what version?

[Happenstance]

Pirated copy so dont know

[Elijya]

thief

[Corinthian™]

I like Inuyasha :(
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/060402.jpg

viewer's discration advice lol

[SsM]

If you like mysteries Detective conan is good. Just steer clear of the episodes with the kids solving their retarded mysteries :x

[Happenstance]

thief

Trust me I would buy the proper boxsets if the UK werent so pathetic at having them released, I dont like having pirated dvds in my collection.

[TheVileOne]

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/060402.jpg

viewer's discration advice lol

That sums it up pretty nicely right there.

[TheVileOne]

Sounds kinda like Tenchi

except Tenchi has spaceships and demons and explosions and ****. So watch Tenchi instead

Tenchi's good.

Difference is, the main character in Love Hina is a huge loser and a bit of a whiny brat. He's also a perv. The women are also constantly beating him up. In Tenchi they are just trying to get in his pants.

[Dorian Gray]

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/060402.jpg

viewer's discration advice lol


Except for Kagura and Kanna I pretty much agree with that lol

[SapphirePrima]

The Getbackers
Blood Detective
Tenchi
Kenshin

[MaskedManJRK]

Love Hina is about a struggling student, Keitaro Urashima. He's unwittingly charged with the task of becoming the manager of the Hinata Hot Springs Inn by his grandmother.

It's girls only, and Keitaro is a bit of a clumsy pervert and that gets him into trouble with pretty much all of the girls. However, for some reason or another, pretty much all the girls end up either falling in love with him or become attracted to him in some way. The main romance of the series is between Keitaro and Naru. There's a big mystery because when Keitaro was a little boy he made a promise with a girl to go to Tokyo University with her. That's the girl he wants to be with supposedly.

Interesting. I saw the manga for it a while back, so I'll probably be able to see it that way (haven't seen squat for an anime).

[KingOfDreams]

The Getbackers

YES

[hippie_hunter]

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/060402.jpg

viewer's discration advice lol

I laughed at it :(

"It's freaking Dragonball Z for Girls!!! :mad: "

[Corinthian™]

The Getbackers

Die.. please... quickly


oh noes.. A recomendation... TSUBASA CHRONICLES!!!!LOLZ!!1!!!1One

YES
Seriously?!

:(

[MaskedManJRK]

I laughed at it :(

"It's freaking Dragonball Z for Girls!!! :mad: "

It's true, though. I have honestly never seen any guys that have said that they liked Inuyasha.

[hippie_hunter]

It's true, though. I have honestly never seen any guys that have said that they liked Inuyasha.

Are you implying something about me :mad:

[Corinthian™]

It's true, though. I have honestly never seen any guys that have said that they liked Inuyasha.
hippie hunter does:down:(

[hippie_hunter]

hippie hunter does:down:(

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/image.php?u=4995&dateline=1143947918

[hippie_hunter]

You know it kinda explains why Oakzap goes crazy over Sesshomaru :(

[MaskedManJRK]

Are you implying something about me :mad:

Yes. I think you're either:

A. A woman

or

B. A woman trapped in a man's body

:o

;)

[hippie_hunter]

Yes. I think you're either:

A. A woman

or

B. A woman trapped in a man's body

:o

;)

F**ker :mad:

[Corinthian™]

F**ker :mad:
F'starstarker?:confused:

[hippie_hunter]

F'starstarker?:confused:

WTF :confused:

[Tsunulia]

Yes. I think you're either:

A. A woman

or

B. A woman trapped in a man's body

:o

;)

0.0


THEN WHAT THE HECK DUZ THAT MAKE ME?!!!!!!!!!

[Corinthian™]

WTF :confused:
F**ker = F'starstarker:confused:

[MaskedManJRK]

0.0


THEN WHAT THE HECK DUZ THAT MAKE ME?!!!!!!!!!

Either a pig or a ferret. :confused:

[patrickbateman]

Wolf's Rain

[SapphirePrima]

Die.. please... quickly


oh noes.. A recomendation... TSUBASA CHRONICLES!!!!LOLZ!!1!!!1One


Seriously?!

:(

No! Que es problemo tu'?

[Corinthian™]

No! Que es problemo tu'?
I hate Getbackers... along some others...

It's like Wiess Kreuz without the signing... just two Bishies finding things.. I saw a couple of episodes and they are not a recomendation for me...

[KingOfDreams]

Seriously?!



Yeah, I think that when it's funny it's really funny and when it's serious, it kicks ass. The whole Infinite Castle part is really cool in an allegorical, literary, Dante's Inferno kind of way.

[hippie_hunter]

.hack//sign rules, but you have to watch EVERY episode to get it and no miss a single one.

[Tsunulia]

.hack//sign rules, but you have to watch EVERY episode to get it and no miss a single one.

which series you talkin about? the one with Sukasa or Kite?

[oakzap425]

omg, everyone keeps mentioning Wolf's Rain.

Completely over rated...

[oakzap425]

Samurai Deeper Kyo
Peacemaker
The Gokusen
Galaxy Railways
Get Backers
Genshiken
Initial D
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Bleach
Fruits Basket
Gunslinger Girl
Elfen Lied
Hikaru no Go


That's all I could think of for now. I've either seen all, the majority of, or keep up with (via d/ling b/c it's still airing in Japan weekly) at the moment...

A lot of these series (bolded I own)

(Some of these you probably will have to d/l or buy imports. If you're on a fixed budget, why not just d/l?)

[Tsunulia]

once again I say........

Galaxy Angel :D

[oakzap425]

I absolutely adore Tenjho Tenge, though it seems to be not so popular.

I also love Overman King Gainer. One of the only Mecha shows I can stand.

I only have the first two though, because it's becoming hard to find (I'm assuming not very popular) and super expensive (30 bucks a disc and I have 4 more to collect. The first two I have I already spent 25 a piece on...)...

[rabidfanboy]

Here's a few recommendations:

Princess Nine - Just recently watched and really enjoyed it. It's about the start of an all girls highschool baseball team and their struggles to prove they're just as good as the boys.
Abenobashi - This show I really recommend watching subbed. I just couldn't get past the dubs take on the Osaka accent.
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar - Currently watching and finding it to be a cute show. It's about season fairys in training.
Happy Lesson - Like Love Hina it's a sort of "harem anime" where five teachers move in with a student to act as a new mom for him.
Gantz - Very cool show. Very graphic and vulgar.
Chobits - Angsty male lead finds hot robot babe in trash pile...
Fruits Basket - Reverse "harem anime" with female girl surrounded by a bunch of guys who change into zodiac animals when touched by opposite sex.
Outlaw Star - Couple guys turned space outlaws who get possession of a very advanced spaceship with a secret.
Naruto - I made fun of this show and "Narutards" so much, but after watching it I freackin' love it. >.<
Ai Yori Aoshi - Another type of "harem anime" involving one guy living with a group of girls.
L/R Licensed by Royal - Cool secret agent spy type show.
Full Metal Panic - Pretty awesome show involving military specialist turned highschool boy. Bonta-kun in the second series just kicks a$$.

[oakzap425]

I've been debating on if I should buy Abenobashi...

[rabidfanboy]

I watched the first two episodes of it dubbed and decided I couldn't stand the show. I never thought about it again until I was at a con and caught a couple episodes of it subbed. Not being assaulted by the godawful hick voices I found that I really liked the show. It has some pretty funny moments.

[The FallenAngel]

I haven't seen this one in here yet, so I'll throw it out there. Yu Yu Hakusho.

[Tsunulia]

Here's a few recommendations:

Abenobashi - This show I really recommend watching subbed. I just couldn't get past the dubs take on the Osaka accent.

Outlaw Star - Couple guys turned space outlaws who get possession of a very advanced spaceship with a secret.

Full Metal Panic - Pretty awesome show involving military specialist turned highschool boy. Bonta-kun in the second series just kicks a$$.

ABENOBASHI ROX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I suggest watching Outlaw Star dubbed cuz the original voices are horrible and they put no feeling at all into it. OUTLAW STAR ROX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FULL METAL PANIC ROX TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

[Sabretooth]

Impossible for two reasons:

1. Since I made national honor roll, my mom's been up my ass when it comes to my schoolwork.

2. Those damn desks are impossible to sleep in.
New episodes come out on the weekends. You can't take a nap during the day?

[Sabretooth]

I haven't seen this one in here yet, so I'll throw it out there. Yu Yu Hakusho.
AWESOME show. Used to have it on Adult Swim,but they canned it and it only shows at like 4am now.

I really need to catch up and buy the DVDs. Been so long since i have watched that show. :o

[Tsunulia]

I haven't seen this one in here yet, so I'll throw it out there. Yu Yu Hakusho.

ROX!!!!!!

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2019/yuuyuuhakushogroup8po.jpg

[Jecht]

WTH, so that's Yu Yu Hakusho. I used to watch it and I think it had a different name at the time. I never knew that it was entitled that.


Da Docta, yo

[Tsunulia]

WTH, so that's Yu Yu Hakusho. I used to watch it and I think it had a different name at the time. I never knew that it was entitled that.


Da Docta, yo

was it just called Ghost Files when you saw it?

[Sabretooth]

I remember hating the fact that I never saw the last few episodes. I think I stopped watching around the Dark Tourney or the saga right after it.

and,thanks for the PM FallenAngel :up:

[The FallenAngel]

Yeah, they stopped it on Toonami right around when the Dark Tournament ended. Then they showed new ones way early in the morning. :down

No problem Sabre.

[Jecht]

was it just called Ghost Files when you saw it?
Yeah, something with Ghost, I'm pretty sure. I loved the show, and now that I know what it is, I'm probably going to buy the manga and anime DVDs. Thanks. :up:

[Tsunulia]

Yeah, something with Ghost, I'm pretty sure. I loved the show, and now that I know what it is, I'm probably going to buy the manga and anime DVDs. Thanks. :up:

No prob :)

[Sabretooth]

Off topic (slightly)

FallenAngel,

I signed up and now I'm trying to download some eps,but I'm pretty sure I need a torrent to download it. And the stuff I'm looking at costs $5.00. Where's the free,man?

[Jecht]

I sent some websites to FA. He could prob tell them to you.

[The FallenAngel]

Off topic (slightly)

FallenAngel,

I signed up and now I'm trying to download some eps,but I'm pretty sure I need a torrent to download it. And the stuff I'm looking at costs $5.00. Where's the free,man?Go to the main page and scroll down to the section that says Anime Download links. Click the first and scroll a bit and a thread that says Yu Yu Hakusho should be there. It's pinned.

[Sabretooth]

Son of a ****ing *****. I tried the link with no registration needed and tried to download episode 1,and right when it hit 100% (and that alone took at least 20 minutes) a pop up said that my computer needs to know where this file is from (WTF?) this is the same pop up and the same reason I can't download Naruto anymore. Dammit. :(

I'll try the other two links,but the third doesn't work and that first link FallenAngel gave me doesn't work either.

[The FallenAngel]

Damn, that sucks. Worked just fine for me. :confused:

[The FallenAngel]

I downloaded an episode of Hellsing from that no register link, and it had Japanese voicing and subtitles that looked like Spanish. So...I'm not sure if it's like that for everything.

[Sabretooth]

Hmm. I tried the first link and that entire forum was in Spanish. The download links don't work.

I couldn't find any Yu Yu Hakusho on that sushi bar site.

[Corinthian™]

try http://www.youtube.com kinda like Googlevideo, but better:o

that's where I'm getting some Anime and I'm sure as heck you could find some Hellsing and YYH

[WallCrawl]

Does anyone watch Planetes?

[Tsunulia]

Does anyone watch Planetes?

heven't heard of it :( whats it about?

[Jecht]

Son of a ****ing *****. I tried the link with no registration needed and tried to download episode 1,and right when it hit 100% (and that alone took at least 20 minutes) a pop up said that my computer needs to know where this file is from (WTF?) this is the same pop up and the same reason I can't download Naruto anymore. Dammit. :(

I'll try the other two links,but the third doesn't work and that first link FallenAngel gave me doesn't work either.
Huh?:confused:
Do you have a Media Player? I just went to the no registration site and I succesfully downloaded it. The website is on spanish but the downloads are english subs.

[Jecht]

I downloaded an episode of Hellsing from that no register link, and it had Japanese voicing and subtitles that looked like Spanish. So...I'm not sure if it's like that for everything.
Try http://www.frontalweb.com.ar/english/foro/showthread.php?t=5635. I once downloaded Trigun from that site and it wasn't like that. It was a subbed version.

[Sabretooth]

Huh?:confused:
Do you have a Media Player? I just went to the no registration site and I succesfully downloaded it. The website is on spanish but the downloads are english subs.
Not that I know of. ....Which is why I asked which media player you guys are using...

[The FallenAngel]

Everything I have downloaded thus far has come up in RealPlayer.

[Jecht]

I use Mplayer. But trust me, either VLC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player) or MPC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Player_Classic) is better.

[Jecht]

Everything I have downloaded thus far has come up in RealPlayer.
So... were you able to download some stuff?

A possible last resort would be: http://www.quarrel.net/forum/
You need to post 3 times a day to download.

[Sabretooth]

I've got Windows Media Player. No wonder I can't download ****.


If I go to those links,could I just like automatically change it or am I stuck with Windows Media for life? :confused: :(

[WallCrawl]

heven't heard of it :( whats it about?

This site can do a better job of describing the series than I can:

As mankind moves into the second half of the 21st century and expands its travel and business in space, debris orbiting the Earth has become a serious safety hazard. Even a single bolt, when propelled around the Earth at speeds of as much as 8 km/sec, can do catastrophic damage. Thus have companies doing business in space established Debris Sections to deal with the problem of collecting and disposing of space trash. This is the story of “Half Section,” the Debris Section of one particular company, and the staff of misfits whose thankless job it is to keep orbital paths free of defunct satellites and other dangerous junk.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/reviews/display.php?id=776

It's an extremely solid drama series.

[The FallenAngel]

So... were you able to download some stuff?

A possible last resort would be: http://www.quarrel.net/forum/
You need to post 3 times a day to download.I tryed to download one thing, then realized it's not what I wanted. When I went to download Episode 1 of Hellsing, it said I can't download more than one at a time. It's all from Sendspace so I'll have to wait I guess.

[Jecht]

Did you click on this?http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/6686/picture27bz.png

[The FallenAngel]

Episode 1 is done, and it's in English. I guess I can just request something if it's not there. Thanks.

[Tsunulia]

This site can do a better job of describing the series than I can:

As mankind moves into the second half of the 21st century and expands its travel and business in space, debris orbiting the Earth has become a serious safety hazard. Even a single bolt, when propelled around the Earth at speeds of as much as 8 km/sec, can do catastrophic damage. Thus have companies doing business in space established Debris Sections to deal with the problem of collecting and disposing of space trash. This is the story of “Half Section,” the Debris Section of one particular company, and the staff of misfits whose thankless job it is to keep orbital paths free of defunct satellites and other dangerous junk.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/reviews/display.php?id=776

It's an extremely solid drama series.

hm...........sounds interesting. I might have to check it out when I get the chance :)

[Jecht]

Episode 1 is done, and it's in English. I guess I can just request something if it's not there. Thanks.
Where'd you DL it?

[The FallenAngel]

From here: http://www.frontalweb.com.ar/english/foro/showthread.php?t=5635

[Jecht]

Ok, good. If you need anything else, PM me.

[The FallenAngel]

Will do. Thanks.

[Mentok]

You cant go past Paranoia Agent... That series kicks so much ass.

[WallCrawl]

You cant go past Paranoia Agent... That series kicks so much ass.

Satoshi Kon is pretty damned solid too. :up:

Although, I didn't think Tokyo Godfathers was as good as his previous films.

[Tsunulia]

You cant go past Paranoia Agent... That series kicks so much ass.

ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/521/paranoiaa025mk.jpg

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/8051/paranoiaagent8rs.jpg

[Sabretooth]

You cant go past Paranoia Agent... That series kicks so much ass.
Amazing show. Was it just a mini or will they show new episodes?

[Tsunulia]

Amazing show. Was it just a mini or will they show new episodes?

I'm pretty sure it was a 1 season shot since the story was completed

[Sabretooth]

I'm pretty sure it was a 1 season shot since the story was completed
That's a shame.:( Very interesting stories though...:up:

[Happenstance]

I remember my mate looking at a Paranoia Agent dvd a few months ago, i'll have to check if he ended up buying it.

[Tsunulia]

I remember my mate looking at a Paranoia Agent dvd a few months ago, i'll have to check if he ended up buying it.

make sure you start at the very beginning though

[MaskedManJRK]

You cant go past Paranoia Agent... That series kicks so much ass.

I tried watching it, but the credits...with the people laughing so, SO, creepilly...I couldn't watch it. :(

[Tsunulia]

I tried watching it, but the credits...with the people laughing so, SO, creepilly...I couldn't watch it. :(

close your eyes through the credits then:D

[rabidfanboy]

I thought the credits were one of the best parts of the show. I don't know if what was aired on CN was the original OP or not, but I freakin' loved it.

[oakzap425]

...I must be a horrible anime watcher...


All the over rated shows (aside from Naruto, and Sailor Moon, and Inuyasha) I hate with a passion.

Paranoia Agent sucked in my opinion, Evangelion, I hate it, Cowboy Bebop... wish I had that time in my life back.

There are plenty others... but I'm more inclined to stick with my series that never got screen time in the US,

[Sabretooth]

It took me a while to get into Bebop,but nowadays I love it. I think I like Champloo better,though.

[DBZ Master]

I love Champloo. It took me a while to get into Bebop also

[Elijya]

Cowboy Bebop... wish I had that time in my life back.

wow, you have no soul :(

[XwolverineX]

Has Full metal Alchemist came out with season DVD's? 'Cause I want ta try it out but I don't know where to start. :confused:

[Tsunulia]

Has Full metal Alchemist came out with season DVD's? 'Cause I want ta try it out but I don't know where to start. :confused:

We have a Full Metal thread for those questions. :D
http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202039

[Nebins]

Yu Yu Hakusho

[Nebins]

Oh and Trigun

[KingOfDreams]

omg, everyone keeps mentioning Wolf's Rain.

Completely over rated...

I'm really into bizzare post-apocalyptic stories so that's why I like it personally.

[KingOfDreams]

Genshiken


funny show :up:

[Hellsing_Rose13]

Hellsing.

Btw, I'm new here. SAY HI TO ME D:<

[D.Rex]

Rurouni Kenshin is a must
Definetly. Rurouni Kenshin is great. Also as others have said. Samurai Champloo is excellent. You already said you liked Cowboy Bebop (which I also am a fan of). Samurai Champloo is created by the same people so if you liked that style you should check it out. I really enjoyed it. Most of the shows other people have named are really good shows to check out.

[GekigangerV]

I would recommend "Hajime No Ippo", or as it is called in America, "Fighting Spirit." It is a boxing anime centered around the journey of a timid High School student, Ippo Makunouchi, who enrolls in a boxing gym after a boxer saves him from some bullies.

The DVD releases are over halfway done(they are on episode 55 of 70 something). However, the dub isn't all that great and the subs get some of the termonolgy and references wrong. At one point they mention Sugar Ray Leonard, but the subs say Raynard and there is another point where some of the boxers are demonstating a boxing technique and the subs incorrectly lable it.

This is probably my favorite manga right now. Even though it is over 70 volumes long and still going it has GREAT pacing. The only downside to the anime is it stops RIGHT before the best fight of the series takes place. But unfortunatly it was up against Final Fantasy Unlimited at the time and couldn't compete.

[sandwraith]

Maybe you guys have seen it. Anime comes out pretty late where I'm from: Gun X Sword. The character designs are excellent but the storyline is abit of an acquired taste

[WallCrawl]

Maybe you guys have seen it. Anime comes out pretty late where I'm from: Gun X Sword. The character designs are excellent but the storyline is abit of an acquired taste

Aquired taste? I heard Van was a cheap imitation of Vash the Stampede.

[sandwraith]

Visually he looks more like a lankier version of Spike Spigel. Not sure whether he can be compared to Vash in terms of visuals or characteristics. I wish I knew how to post images, that way you'd know what I'm talking about. He's more like Spike because he seems pretty laid-back but not as happy. Also he has this vengeance thing going. I watched it only for Carmen 99 anyways

[oakzap425]

Ouran High School Host Club...


Just as funny as the manga! :up:

Trinity Blood

[oakzap425]

This really disappointed me. It was too short and there really wasn't a conclusion.


Well, watch the current series...

[oakzap425]

...Seems my buddy also wants to recommend Yakitate! Japan...


Supposedly it's very funny, but you either need to d/l or buy imports

[Jecht]

Visually he looks more like a lankier version of Spike Spigel. Not sure whether he can be compared to Vash in terms of visuals or characteristics. I wish I knew how to post images, that way you'd know what I'm talking about. He's more like Spike because he seems pretty laid-back but not as happy. Also he has this vengeance thing going. I watched it only for Carmen 99 anyways
theurl

[sandwraith]

Hmmm....

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7717/van9wu.png

Van

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8971/spike0tm.png

Spike.

Not the similarities in hairstyles (well, Van never takes off his hat so that's pretty hard to notice) and eye colour (red)

[sandwraith]

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3048/carmen9925sr.jpg

And here's the lovely Miss Carul or as she prefers to be called, Carmen 99 for her...ahem...size of her assets and the number of tools she keeps hidden. I apologize for the lack of good pictures. Gun X Sword doesn't seem well circulated around the Net as of yet. This is the 215mm figurine I intend to get once it hits the streets. Its about 45-50 USD. Worth it?

[Dorian Gray]

The Saiyuki Series

[Jecht]

The Saiyuki Series
YES!!!!!!! This guy speaks the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everybody watch it NOW!:mad: :mad:

[Guyverjay]

Gungrave!!!!!!!!!!

[Happenstance]

Got through about 8 Gantz episodes so far, really enjoying it.

[Sabretooth]

Could anybody fill me in on this IGPX thing? It's on Toonami now and I've never heard of it before....

[Jecht]

It's just another mecha anime. Basically, they compete in a tournament of some sort with their mechanized vehicles. It's mediocre, in my opinion.

[Sabretooth]

Hmm weird. I'll try and find the earlier episodes if I can. Or the manga,if there is one

[Jecht]

There's no manga.:(

[Sabretooth]

Ah well.


wikipedia says there was a microseries of it back in 03. I thought I remembered something like that....

[Tsunulia]

It's some kind of Toonami original, and it sux :down

[Sabretooth]

It's some kind of Toonami original, and it sux :down
Seems like a cool enough concept (though I'm sure done before) but I think it just needs better writers.:o


I am basing my judgement off of one and half episodes,though.:(

[sandwraith]

Latest I've seen is this show I dled from the net called....Uta....urm....Utawarerumon(?). Typical fantasy styled Harem affair with fluffy tailed girls, elven girls, winged girls, assortment of other girls I've yet to see but probably exist. I'm told it was based on a Strategic RPG with some H elements. The series is that, I suppose, sans the H like Tsukihme and Fate/Stay Night though I'm a fan of neither

[Jecht]

Latest I've seen is this show I dled from the net called....Uta....urm....Utawarerumon(?). Typical fantasy styled Harem affair with fluffy tailed girls, elven girls, winged girls, assortment of other girls I've yet to see but probably exist. I'm told it was based on a Strategic RPG with some H elements. The series is that, I suppose, sans the H like Tsukihme and Fate/Stay Night though I'm a fan of neither
Sounds like ****.

[Tsunulia]

agreed....

[WallCrawl]

Latest I've seen is this show I dled from the net called....Uta....urm....Utawarerumon(?). Typical fantasy styled Harem affair with fluffy tailed girls, elven girls, winged girls, assortment of other girls I've yet to see but probably exist. I'm told it was based on a Strategic RPG with some H elements. The series is that, I suppose, sans the H like Tsukihme and Fate/Stay Night though I'm a fan of neither

Sounds like it might be Utawarerumono.

Hakuoro has lost his memory after succumbing to serious injuries; but thanks to a elderly woman and her granddaughter Eruruu, he is nursed back to health. His face is covered by a strange irremovable mask and he occasionally sees beastly visions. Eruruu now cares for him as he becomes accustomed to the village and its inhabitants who all bear strange ears (the women have tails too). Though these people venerate the forces of nature, desecration of an alter forces them to take drastic measures to preserve their lives from the wrath of Mutikapa-sama, guardian of the forest.

http://www.silvercaster.net/utagallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=474&g2_serialNumber=2

[sandwraith]

that be the one, Wallcrawl

[Happenstance]

Im back in my anime mood at the moment, trying to decide which series to get next. Problem is im not sure what im in the mood for, I think I want something more characterbased but with enough action that it doesnt get boring.

[WallCrawl]

Im back in my anime mood at the moment, trying to decide which series to get next. Problem is im not sure what im in the mood for, I think I want something more characterbased but with enough action that it doesnt get boring.

You should give Planetes a try. It's more of a drama than an action oriented series, but it has enough humor and action-based tense dramatic sequences to keep you on the edge of your seat.

[Sabretooth]

What the **** is Zatch Bell? I'm watching it now and it's like these two puppet/midget thingies going back and forth :confused:

[Jecht]

It's like Pokemon.

He's a mamodo or something. Each episode shows Zatch crying about some other mamodo because of some pathetic emotional story.

[Sabretooth]

So it sucks monkey nuts?

[Jecht]

Yup. But I watch it just for the sake of its pathetic dialogue. It's fun to watch stupid shows. :) The show tries to sound dramatic but really... it's just pathetic.

[Sabretooth]

I wonder if the Japanese version is any better. I mean,they always ass rape anime when it gets licensed.

[Tsunulia]

Zatch Bell has it's own frikin card game. It's a Pokemon rip off.

Mamodo get sent to the human world to find human partners who can read their special books so the human can read the spells and make the mamodo do something. In short the mamodo can't do a blasted thing on their and need a human to tell them what to do so they can beat up other mamodo doing the same thing.

Tries to be all serious but is more annoying than Bobobo IMO. I'm pretty sure it's Gray Delisle doing the voice of Mamodo Z in the English dub, but she does the exact same voice she does for Wooya (sp?) on Xiaolin Showdown. When I her those parts, I forgot that Zatch was on and kept wondering where the heck all the Xiaolin apprentices were.

[SSJ4_Mikael]

GTO - Great Teacher Onizuka is the best series I watched so far.
You can view the whole series on youtube.
(Just search for "GTO 1" than "GTO 2" ect.)

[Sabretooth]

Zatch Bell has it's own frikin card game. It's a Pokemon rip off.

Mamodo get sent to the human world to find human partners who can read their special books so the human can read the spells and make the mamodo do something. In short the mamodo can't do a blasted thing on their and need a human to tell them what to do so they can beat up other mamodo doing the same thing.

Tries to be all serious but is more annoying than Bobobo IMO. I'm pretty sure it's Gray Delisle doing the voice of Mamodo Z in the English dub, but she does the exact same voice she does for Wooya (sp?) on Xiaolin Showdown. When I her those parts, I forgot that Zatch was on and kept wondering where the heck all the Xiaolin apprentices were.
Bobobo is a random,but cool show. It's pretty good as a humor piece.

[Jecht]

They don't show it here. :mad:

[Oerwinde]

Fushigi Yuugi is a must. I also recommend Mobile Battleship Nadesico, Escaflowne, Evangelion, and FLCL.

Oh, and while Fushigi Yuugi is one of the best animes I've ever seen, one part of it can get really irritating. But you can fix it by turning it into a drinking game. Every time there is an exchange of "Tamahome.... Miyaka...." take a shot.

[WallCrawl]

Fushigi Yuugi is a must. I also recommend Mobile Battleship Nadesico, Escaflowne, Evangelion, and FLCL.

Oh, and while Fushigi Yuugi is one of the best animes I've ever seen, one part of it can get really irritating. But you can fix it by turning it into a drinking game. Every time there is an exchange of "Tamahome.... Miyaka...." take a shot.

That'll kill you from alcohol poisoning 10 minutes into any episode.

[Tsunulia]

Fushigi Yuugi is a must. I also recommend Mobile Battleship Nadesico, Escaflowne, Evangelion, and FLCL.

Oh, and while Fushigi Yuugi is one of the best animes I've ever seen, one part of it can get really irritating. But you can fix it by turning it into a drinking game. Every time there is an exchange of "Tamahome.... Miyaka...." take a shot.

Fushigi Yuugi is the ultimate evil :cmad: I want to kill it. It is evil! :cmad:

[Fenryr]

Just finished the entire run of Hanaukyo Maid Tai, OAV and all. I've been getting back into anime a series at a time thanks to YouTube, and it was one of the first that popped up in a search.

Lots of throwaway fanservice, and while some of the maids seem like caricatures of other characters from Read or Die, Love Hina, Tenchi, and Ah! Megami-Sama!, it's to be expected. Originality isn't in high demand as far as anime is concerned. Not bad, really, and it's only 15 episodes at 15 minutes each, so you can knock it out in around 4 hours.