An Anime to ease me into Anime.
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>> FLCL straight forwards? Hahaha. It's not nice to give completely wrong advice. Granted the series is awesome but also seriously strange...antigodoflife said:
Anywyas on topic: as said before, Cowboy Bebop and Code Geass are your best bets. Though I also loved Fullmetal Alchemist, the newest series is far better than the original.
I'm not really into anime, but I wholeheartedly recomend Miyizaki films (especially Spirited Away) and Cowboy Bebop
it really does depend on what your looking for in an anime (i would have quoted but there are too many people making this point to do that)
Death Note is generally a good place to start, which you've already seen. but, if your looking for more fighting then try something like Naruto, Bleach, Evangelion etc.
for comedy i'd say go for something like Ouran Highschool Host Club, Fruits Basket or if you can deal with outright mindrape try FLCL or Fooly Cooly
just google 'anime list' and check out what comes up, if the synopsis dosn't sound like your cup of tea then try something else.
have you tried Black Cat?
Death Note is generally a good place to start, which you've already seen. but, if your looking for more fighting then try something like Naruto, Bleach, Evangelion etc.
for comedy i'd say go for something like Ouran Highschool Host Club, Fruits Basket or if you can deal with outright mindrape try FLCL or Fooly Cooly
just google 'anime list' and check out what comes up, if the synopsis dosn't sound like your cup of tea then try something else.
have you tried Black Cat?
Please tell me this is outta photoshop......Hazy said:Brad Shepard said:
No. No I am not.
And OT: i cant suggest everything thats already been suggested again, so ill give you something to watch after youve been eased in. Baccano!! was awesome, as is Durarara!! made by the same studio. Bakemonoatari has a real unique style, and is pretty good, as does Katanagatari (same author different studios). Also Spice and Wolf. Sure its kinda wordy and the economics talk is a little bit weird, but the relationship between the two main characters is what will keep you in it.
let's see...Darker than Black is excellent. And Wolf's Rain has a good amount of blues in it. jus be prepared to skip about 3 or 4 episodes. They writers didn't want filler bullcrap so they decided to make 3 episodes just to recap the the whole story and plot thus far.DP155ToneZone said:
Here is my rack for you..
If you want to be in the loop, try mainstream anime. I consider them mainstream because everyone who is inclined to anime will probably know them.
- Bleach
- Naruto
- One Piece
- D-Gray Man
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Gintama
- Gundam 00
If you want romantic animes...
- Toradora!
- Kimi ni Todoke
- Bokura ga Ita
- Clannad
If you want psychological type animes...
- Welcome to the NHK
- Elfen Lied
- Eden of the East
- School Days
- Monster
If you want coming-of-age animes...
- Honey and Clover
- Eureka Seven
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
If you want "landmark" animes
- Cowboy Bebop
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Slam Dunk
- Dragonball Z
- Astro Boy
If you want short OVAs and Movies
- Kara no Kyoukai
- 5 centimeters per second
- Akira
- The Girl Who Leap Through Time
- Grave of the fireflies
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Hellsing OVA
- Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on heaven's door
If you want comedy/parody animes...
- Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
- Lucky Star
- Pani Pony Dash
If you want animes that have a certain focus...
- Beck (band music)
- Nodame Cantabile (orchestral music)
- Genshiken (otaku culture)
- Bakemonogatari (Japanese Oddities)
- Aoi Bungaku (Japanese Literature)
- Big Windup (Baseball)
- Initial D or Wangan Midnight (Street Racing)
Happy Hunting!!!
If you want to be in the loop, try mainstream anime. I consider them mainstream because everyone who is inclined to anime will probably know them.
- Bleach
- Naruto
- One Piece
- D-Gray Man
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Gintama
- Gundam 00
If you want romantic animes...
- Toradora!
- Kimi ni Todoke
- Bokura ga Ita
- Clannad
If you want psychological type animes...
- Welcome to the NHK
- Elfen Lied
- Eden of the East
- School Days
- Monster
If you want coming-of-age animes...
- Honey and Clover
- Eureka Seven
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
If you want "landmark" animes
- Cowboy Bebop
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Slam Dunk
- Dragonball Z
- Astro Boy
If you want short OVAs and Movies
- Kara no Kyoukai
- 5 centimeters per second
- Akira
- The Girl Who Leap Through Time
- Grave of the fireflies
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Hellsing OVA
- Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on heaven's door
If you want comedy/parody animes...
- Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
- Lucky Star
- Pani Pony Dash
If you want animes that have a certain focus...
- Beck (band music)
- Nodame Cantabile (orchestral music)
- Genshiken (otaku culture)
- Bakemonogatari (Japanese Oddities)
- Aoi Bungaku (Japanese Literature)
- Big Windup (Baseball)
- Initial D or Wangan Midnight (Street Racing)
Happy Hunting!!!
Well Cowboy Bebop is one of the best starter animes of all time, every one likes it. Trigun has an appeal to western audience, its more popular in america than japan. Full Metal Alchemist is a maybe you may or may not like it. FLCL as said before is very crazy and chocked full of hidden messages, but also has a great sound track from an alternative band called the pillows.
If you a fan of music, i'd say avoid long running shows like naruto and bleach, not only do these shows have a lot of the elements that turn people off to anime, they have a limited sound track.
If you a fan of music, i'd say avoid long running shows like naruto and bleach, not only do these shows have a lot of the elements that turn people off to anime, they have a limited sound track.
Great Teacher Onizuka [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=191] (or GTO) it's a long series but very fun
Black lagoon was mentioned before, i also really liked it
Hellsing [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=32] was really good for the action and the animation, it's about vampires as well.
when it comes to ordinary life with a bit of philosophy: 'Genshiken' or 'Welcome to the NHK'
I guess you would want to watch the classics too, so try Akira, Ghost in the Shell (Yoko Kanno did the music for this as well, but it's not Blues) and Princess Mononoke. These are pretty much the ones that got me hooked on Anime.
There is so much Anime that i do recommend you give us some info about stuff you like.
Black lagoon was mentioned before, i also really liked it
Hellsing [http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=32] was really good for the action and the animation, it's about vampires as well.
when it comes to ordinary life with a bit of philosophy: 'Genshiken' or 'Welcome to the NHK'
I guess you would want to watch the classics too, so try Akira, Ghost in the Shell (Yoko Kanno did the music for this as well, but it's not Blues) and Princess Mononoke. These are pretty much the ones that got me hooked on Anime.
There is so much Anime that i do recommend you give us some info about stuff you like.
Trigun is a very good one, lots of humor, and not a lot of Japanese cultural humor (if you are new to anime, that stuff can go over your head and cause you to not like the show)dmase said:
I never could get into Death Note like so many others. Series felt like it was never really going anywhere to me. The super-smart cop guy knowing exactly what was going on ALL THE TIME really got boring quick.
i say if your looking for an Anime with a good soundtrack go with Samurai Champloo or Afro Samurai. Another good one is Black Lagoon
If you wnat to ease in I'd reccomend a show called Avatar: The Last Airbender. Its technicaly American made but the animation is in Anime style and the story draws from Anime influences without getting too foreign. It can get a little kiddy at times but its a good show.
Also you could go back to basics and start where most other Westerners started on Pokemon or DragonBall Z. Most people will say those aren't the best Anime in the world but they got quite a few people into Anime.
Also you could go back to basics and start where most other Westerners started on Pokemon or DragonBall Z. Most people will say those aren't the best Anime in the world but they got quite a few people into Anime.