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I've seen a fair amount of Full Metal Alchemist, as well as a small amount of Gungrave and Trigun but so far I have yet come across anything that even comes close to Cowboy Bebop, its much more mature than anything else I've seen and anime or not, its one of the best shows I've ever seen. I highly recommend it.
hmmm check out my website and you may get more responses, i will give my recommendations tomorrow
Ok here we go this is what i own that i like***, may include things you have already seen
Akira
Azumanga Daioh
Boogiepop Phantom
Bubblegum Crisis 2040
Card Captor Sakura
Cowboy Bebop
Dead Leaves
Eva (of course)
FLCL
Ghost in the shell (both movies not the series, maybe 2nd gig don't have that thou)
Golden Boy
Haibane Renmei
Hellsing
Macross
Madlax
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Memories
Mezzo
Millennium Actress
Martian Successor Nadesico + Movie
Nauiscaa
Noir
Onegai Teacher
Paranoia Agent
Perfect Blue
Princess Mononoke
Requiem from the Darkness
R.O.D
Sakura Diaries
Rurouni Kenshin
Saikano
Serial Experiments Lain
Tokyo Godfathers
*** Not everything I own, just what i really like out of my huge collection
Now for things i don't own but like
GTO
Spriggan
Jin-Roh
Full Metal Panic
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu
Full Metal Panic The Second Raid
Aeon Flux
Naurto
Full Metal Alchemist (its growing on me)
Gundam Wing
MSG (Mobile Suit Gundam)
Bleach
Spirited Away
Porco Rosco
Ok I will stop there are a lot more anime that I own and don't really like, also i like a lot more anime that i can't think of right now.
If you want a full list of what I own, it is on my website.
Akira
Azumanga Daioh
Boogiepop Phantom
Bubblegum Crisis 2040
Card Captor Sakura
Cowboy Bebop
Dead Leaves
Eva (of course)
FLCL
Ghost in the shell (both movies not the series, maybe 2nd gig don't have that thou)
Golden Boy
Haibane Renmei
Hellsing
Macross
Madlax
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Memories
Mezzo
Millennium Actress
Martian Successor Nadesico + Movie
Nauiscaa
Noir
Onegai Teacher
Paranoia Agent
Perfect Blue
Princess Mononoke
Requiem from the Darkness
R.O.D
Sakura Diaries
Rurouni Kenshin
Saikano
Serial Experiments Lain
Tokyo Godfathers
*** Not everything I own, just what i really like out of my huge collection
Now for things i don't own but like
GTO
Spriggan
Jin-Roh
Full Metal Panic
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu
Full Metal Panic The Second Raid
Aeon Flux
Naurto
Full Metal Alchemist (its growing on me)
Gundam Wing
MSG (Mobile Suit Gundam)
Bleach
Spirited Away
Porco Rosco
Ok I will stop there are a lot more anime that I own and don't really like, also i like a lot more anime that i can't think of right now.
If you want a full list of what I own, it is on my website.
Start with Akira.
Ghost in the shell.
Patlabour.
DO NOT touch Fist of the north star. Sheer dribble.
Perfect Blue is cool., same for Spirted Away.
Ghost in the shell.
Patlabour.
DO NOT touch Fist of the north star. Sheer dribble.
Perfect Blue is cool., same for Spirted Away.
If you like innocence and just plain enjoyable anime try anything by Studio Ghibli. I've been watching their films since I was a kid, before I even distinguished Japanese from western animation. Absolutely love My Neighbour Totoro. I still hum the theme tune from time to time 
Haven't seen it in a decade mind.
Spirited Away is utterly beautiful. It's a fantastic story and the first film I ever watched that I didn't want to end. Pure magic.
Princess Mononoke is another stunner. A little more adult than the other Ghibli films I've seen, it has a lot of blood, violence, maybe swearing. Its good.
Strongly recommend Akira.
Ghost in the Shell was a little drag to me.
Don't watch anime cartoons (as in not-films). dont have the channels for that and I'm just not bothered. Apart from Cowboy Bebop.
Haven't seen it in a decade mind.Spirited Away is utterly beautiful. It's a fantastic story and the first film I ever watched that I didn't want to end. Pure magic.
Princess Mononoke is another stunner. A little more adult than the other Ghibli films I've seen, it has a lot of blood, violence, maybe swearing. Its good.
Strongly recommend Akira.
Ghost in the Shell was a little drag to me.
Don't watch anime cartoons (as in not-films). dont have the channels for that and I'm just not bothered. Apart from Cowboy Bebop.
Christ as i look to my bookshelf and not my other shelf, and on top of my entertainment center, and my TV and my desk, and on the ground. I realize i own about 200 anime DVDs and about 100 manga.
is this sad?
is this sad?
Definitely get Macross Plus. Greatest Anime of all time. Watch the OVA first and then the movie. My dorm mate had me watch all four OVA's in a row (not that I was objecting after the first episode) and I walked away stunned. I was literally speechless, which was the first time that ever happened. I still go back to Macross Plus every once in a while, and I usually don't watch movies repeatedly.
I also enjoyed Love Hina, which is at the other end of the spectrum. Whereas Macross Plus was "giant robots/awesome fight scenes/complex relationships" (yes, really - complex relationships), Love Hina is wacky "male college student/all girl dorm manager". He totally gets the crap beat out of him on a daily basis, so it's not Hentai, just fun.
It's hard to go wrong with Cowboy Bebop. Great action series.
Those are my really only "must have" series.
I also enjoyed Love Hina, which is at the other end of the spectrum. Whereas Macross Plus was "giant robots/awesome fight scenes/complex relationships" (yes, really - complex relationships), Love Hina is wacky "male college student/all girl dorm manager". He totally gets the crap beat out of him on a daily basis, so it's not Hentai, just fun.
It's hard to go wrong with Cowboy Bebop. Great action series.
Those are my really only "must have" series.
I used to be big into anime, but just kinda stopped, It's a lot of work to find a good one and keep watchin... Right now I just watch Adult Swim stuff. I'm likin' FMA and Samurai Champloo, they've recently started playin newer (or new, I'm not sure) episodes, and takin a turn that's pretty interesting. I'd get back into anime but it takes so long to watch them, and you don't evenknow if the series is goin to be good. Just my opinion.
Then the wolf, he...ate up little red riding hood
Jin-roh is probably the most serious and adult of all the recommendations. The darkest and most twisted take on little red riding hood.
The wackiest and most off the wall recommendation that might make you ask "what did I just watch" is probably FLCL aka Fooly Cooly(Furi Kuri). Actually Dead Leaves is even more insane. The most recent anime I've seen since Dead Leaves is Otogi Zoshi. The animation style reminds me of the original Rurouni Kenshin OVA(SamuraiX). It's a classic japanese tale. Of course it kind of changes drastically in the middle to say anymore would spoil it for you.
Jin-roh is probably the most serious and adult of all the recommendations. The darkest and most twisted take on little red riding hood.
The wackiest and most off the wall recommendation that might make you ask "what did I just watch" is probably FLCL aka Fooly Cooly(Furi Kuri). Actually Dead Leaves is even more insane. The most recent anime I've seen since Dead Leaves is Otogi Zoshi. The animation style reminds me of the original Rurouni Kenshin OVA(SamuraiX). It's a classic japanese tale. Of course it kind of changes drastically in the middle to say anymore would spoil it for you.
dear god...how do you afford all that....i couldnt even afford the hdd storage for pirated copies of all thateva01 said:
Well, Samurai Champloo, Bebop, Escaflowne, Macross Plus and Wolf's Rain are all tied together in that writers/directors have worked on them. Yoko Kanno (the Composer) also worked on all of these, so I recommend them all.
I would say stay away from the Ghost In the Shell movies at first. They're re-writes from one of Anime's worst writers/directors Instead wwatch the TV series STAND ALONE COMPLEX and 2nd Gig, they are more true to the Ghost In The Shell epic.
TV series are generally much better than Movies. Ninja Scroll is lame, and Samurai X the OVA is excellent. Anyone who likes Dragon Ball Z, and those who have birthed it into this world should be shot. It's crap. Utter crap. X the movie is also crap compared to the Series.
There's very few shows that Adult Swim shows that are worth it. FMA is crap. All of the good shows are on WAY late at night, but for the most part they've been a big proponent of the Gundam series.
FLCL, Bebop, GITS, and Wolf's Rain re their best series, and most people wouldn't even know about these if they didn't watch Adult Swim. Being Otaku doesn't mean you have to be elitist, but that you keep an open mind and know that there is SO MUCH more out there that isn't shown on Adult Swim.
It all depends on what you like. Do you like Samurai? Do you like big robots or Mech? Do you like guns and hot chicks firing those guns? Do you like romance, or comedy, or horror? There's more Genres to Anime than there are American Film. Let me know what you like and I can suggest from there.
I would say stay away from the Ghost In the Shell movies at first. They're re-writes from one of Anime's worst writers/directors Instead wwatch the TV series STAND ALONE COMPLEX and 2nd Gig, they are more true to the Ghost In The Shell epic.
TV series are generally much better than Movies. Ninja Scroll is lame, and Samurai X the OVA is excellent. Anyone who likes Dragon Ball Z, and those who have birthed it into this world should be shot. It's crap. Utter crap. X the movie is also crap compared to the Series.
There's very few shows that Adult Swim shows that are worth it. FMA is crap. All of the good shows are on WAY late at night, but for the most part they've been a big proponent of the Gundam series.
FLCL, Bebop, GITS, and Wolf's Rain re their best series, and most people wouldn't even know about these if they didn't watch Adult Swim. Being Otaku doesn't mean you have to be elitist, but that you keep an open mind and know that there is SO MUCH more out there that isn't shown on Adult Swim.
It all depends on what you like. Do you like Samurai? Do you like big robots or Mech? Do you like guns and hot chicks firing those guns? Do you like romance, or comedy, or horror? There's more Genres to Anime than there are American Film. Let me know what you like and I can suggest from there.
homerjward said:dear god...how do you afford all that....i couldnt even afford the hdd storage for pirated copies of all that
hell i have twice as much anime as that, those are just what i really like.
i just go up to tokyo kid and buy a lot, or when tax returns come i buy about 200 dollars in anime.
also i have a lot of japanese horror movies.
