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Agreed. Angel Beats was great.Bebop said:
I love the theme, the characters, and the in-show rock group.
Key puts out great anime in my opinion. Definitely check out:
Kanon (2006)
Probably my favorite anime. (and I've seen a LOT) A little girly, but really funny, mysterious, tragic, and inspiring. The range of emotions in the show is phenomenal.
Classics / the best of the best:
-Neon Genesis Evangelion (My God, what is this?)
-Cowboy Bebop (Very cool. 'nuff said)
-Ghost in the Shell (So ahead of it's time. Tech geeks will geek out.)
-Death Note (The main character, Light, is so dang twisted and
brilliantly methodical that you can't take your eyes off him.
It languishes in the second season but finishes well.)
-FLCL (crazy non-stop fun. Short and sweet.)
-Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (The sense of scale in this show WILL BLOW YOUR MIND)
-Black Lagoon (maybe not an extremely popular medium changer,
but awesome, cool, and unique; very gritty.
Feels sorta American.)
-The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi (sorry to disagree, but it was funny, charming, original,
AND extremely influential)
-Hellsing Ultimate (Once again, sorry to disagree, but it's really good.
It's just so dang gory and campy. I can't help but like it.)
-Angel Beats (aforementioned; Very underrated, I think.)
-Kanon (2006) (aforementioned)
are classics of the medium.
If you haven't seen them, you should, if only to know what everyone else is talking about.
Other series that are
great
but are a little short of being classics (in my opinion, at least):
-Full Metal Alchemist (A lot of people would put this in the classics category, I bet,
but there's just something that I can't quite put my finger on...
A little too cliche in some parts, I guess.
But the characters and plot turns are great)
-To Aru Kagaku No Railgun (there's some really mind-blowing action in here)
-Samurai Champloo (a little too derivative from Cowboy Bebop,
but that's not such a bad thing)
-The Vision of Escaflowne (charming)
-Yu Yu Hakusho (a little corny here and there, but great characters)
-Soul Eater (stagnate at times but unique animation, some cool fights,
and did a great job of building an creepy atmosphere when its better parts)
-Berserk (a little corny, but I loved it. Gatsu is so tragic and the world is so -dark.)
-Gunslinger Girl (second season was just bleh, but the first season
really hit the nail on the head on how wrong it would be to
use little girls as soldiers. Only, in anime, right? lol)
-Macross Frontier (You get some good music while watching space jets blow up space bugs.
What's not to like? ...don't answer that)
-Trigun (Loved it, personally, but it's been long enough that I think
nostalgia may be causing it to like it more than I should. Maybe not.)
-Gundam Wing (See comment above. If you like serious geo-political mech shows,
this is a good one.)
-Lucky Star } Slice of life comedy - with a healthy dose of references to other anime
-Azumanga Daioh } Slice of life comedy - with a healthy dose of innocence/stupidity/reality?
(you decide. Maybe it's morphine.)
-Nichijou } Slice of life comedy - with a healthy dose of insanity
-Elfen Lied (To me the show feels flawed in terms of story/mechanics and sort of strange.
But it delivers on the violence, mystery, and creepy atmosphere to make up for it.
-Code Geass (Some great characters, twists, and turns. I only wish the animation style/quality was a little better)
-Clannad (One of those anime made by Key.
So, once again, a tad girly, but tragic, funny, and inspiring.)
Eh, I like what I like. I won't say "I like anime as a rule," because that's stupid and I don't. There's a lot of stupid anime out there, not to inherently say I dislike most anime.
Cowboy Bebop, FLCL, etc.
Right now I'm going through the old G Gundam series for nostalgia's sake. With the re-release of Budokai 1 and 3 I might watch my friend's DBZ collection too.
Cowboy Bebop, FLCL, etc.
Right now I'm going through the old G Gundam series for nostalgia's sake. With the re-release of Budokai 1 and 3 I might watch my friend's DBZ collection too.
I second that. Although I'd recommend to read the manga also, because some details were taken out, plus You'll get to know characters a lot faster.Deathleaper said:
As for my own recommendations... I dunno...Oh yeah! Try those two:
1. Vandread. It's a really nice future mecha anime, and it is also, to some extend, parody on harem elements in other anime. (NOTHING NSFW, I assure you.)
2. Samurai Champloo. Take great story about a girl, who is looking for a certain guy, add two samurais, who hate each other, but bound by oath to protect said girl, now pour great art style, refferences to actual history and hip-hop music, which is surprisingly fitting, and it'll result in this series.
puella magi madoka magica, It's one of those animes that's just..........It, I don't even know but it's good.
Fate Stay Zero, One of the best animated shows around by far. Also amazing character development, and great action scenes.
Gundam seed, my favorite of the gundam series and an overall great show.
Fate Stay Zero, One of the best animated shows around by far. Also amazing character development, and great action scenes.
Gundam seed, my favorite of the gundam series and an overall great show.
I'm just gonna suggest Baccano! cause it's still my favorite anime and I'll never understand why people say its like a Tarantino movie when its way similar to a older Guy Ritchie film. If you don't like blood though then I suggest staying away from it.
I've been watching anime since I was 12, and strongly prefer anime with action and fantasy. Also, anime that doesn't have 50-100 episodes!
Recommendations:
Tenga Toppen Gurren Lagann
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Death Note
Baccano!
Persona 4 the Animation
Axis Powers Hetalia
Cowboy Bebop
Outlaw Star
Recommendations:
Tenga Toppen Gurren Lagann
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Death Note
Baccano!
Persona 4 the Animation
Axis Powers Hetalia
Cowboy Bebop
Outlaw Star
Manga: [blank] completed
Addicted to Curry* * reading
Air Gear* ** should read
Ao no Exorcist* *** watching anime
Bakuman*
Beelzebub*
Bleach*
Black Lagoon**
Breaker, The
Breaker: New Waves, The*
Cage of Eden*
Death Note**
Dendeki Daisy*
Enfen Lied
Fairy Tail*
Freezing*
Fullmetal Alchemist
Full Metal Panic
Full Metal Panic: Sigma*
GE-Good Ending*
Highschool of the Dead [indefinite hiatus]
Kaichou wa Maid-sama*
Love Hina
Love so Life!*
Pandora Hearts**
Naruto*
Rosario + Vampire
Rosario + Vampire II*
Silver Spoon*
World God Only Knows, The*
This is a trimmed version of my manga reading list. I recommend every single one of those except Bleach, Naruto, Freezing, Air Gear and Cage of Eden.
These are the ones I do recommend. I'll sort them into genres too. * implies that it's a classic/exceptional series
Comedy/Slice-of-life
Bakuman*
Dendeki Daisy
GE-Good Ending
Kaichou wa Maid-sama
Love Hina*
Love so Life!
Silver Spoon*
Fantasy
Ao no Exorcist
Beelzebub
The Breaker (and New Waves)
Fairy Tail
Fullmetal Alchemist*
The World God Only Knows
Tragedy
Elfen Lied*
Death Note*
Addicted to Curry* * reading
Air Gear* ** should read
Ao no Exorcist* *** watching anime
Bakuman*
Beelzebub*
Bleach*
Black Lagoon**
Breaker, The
Breaker: New Waves, The*
Cage of Eden*
Death Note**
Dendeki Daisy*
Enfen Lied
Fairy Tail*
Freezing*
Fullmetal Alchemist
Full Metal Panic
Full Metal Panic: Sigma*
GE-Good Ending*
Highschool of the Dead [indefinite hiatus]
Kaichou wa Maid-sama*
Love Hina
Love so Life!*
Pandora Hearts**
Naruto*
Rosario + Vampire
Rosario + Vampire II*
Silver Spoon*
World God Only Knows, The*
This is a trimmed version of my manga reading list. I recommend every single one of those except Bleach, Naruto, Freezing, Air Gear and Cage of Eden.
These are the ones I do recommend. I'll sort them into genres too. * implies that it's a classic/exceptional series
Comedy/Slice-of-life
Bakuman*
Dendeki Daisy
GE-Good Ending
Kaichou wa Maid-sama
Love Hina*
Love so Life!
Silver Spoon*
Fantasy
Ao no Exorcist
Beelzebub
The Breaker (and New Waves)
Fairy Tail
Fullmetal Alchemist*
The World God Only Knows
Tragedy
Elfen Lied*
Death Note*
These are the ones I recommend. I'll sort them into genres too. * implies that it's a classic/exceptional series
Comedy/Slice-of-life
Bakuman*
Dendeki Daisy
GE-Good Ending
Kaichou wa Maid-sama
Love Hina*
Love so Life!
Silver Spoon*
Fantasy
Ao no Exorcist
Beelzebub
The Breaker (and New Waves)
Fairy Tail
Fullmetal Alchemist*
The World God Only Knows
Tragedy
Elfen Lied*
Death Note*
Captcha: i know nothing
Yes I do captcha! Yes I do! [sub][small]*cries in a corner[/small][/sub]
Comedy/Slice-of-life
Bakuman*
Dendeki Daisy
GE-Good Ending
Kaichou wa Maid-sama
Love Hina*
Love so Life!
Silver Spoon*
Fantasy
Ao no Exorcist
Beelzebub
The Breaker (and New Waves)
Fairy Tail
Fullmetal Alchemist*
The World God Only Knows
Tragedy
Elfen Lied*
Death Note*
Captcha: i know nothing
Yes I do captcha! Yes I do! [sub][small]*cries in a corner[/small][/sub]
I hate Anime, and will more then likely continue to do so until someone sits down the writer boards at the major producers of it and explains to them what Story Progression is...
Here's a hint, if you think it involves a ancient unknowable evil coming back with UNBELIEVABLE POWER only to be stopped by a preteen with UNBELIEVABLE POWER who then has to do the same dumbass thing again because yet another badguy with even more UNBELIEVABLE POWER has appeared and you stretch this exponential string of stupidity over 100 hours then you're doing it wrong.
Programs that use the art style to a degree that I've actually enjoyed are:
Samurai Jack
Avatar: Legend of Aang (I didn't watch Korra but that was more because I don't like steampunk)
I'm aware the above two are both Genndy Tartakovsky but fuckit, dude is awesome.
I also like Escaflowne, both Japanese and Western versions as they seemed to keep relatively sane (to a degree, there was a magical gender shifting princess) and Hack://Sign seemed like it could of been good but when I researched it a little looked like a good premise got dogpiled by the above multi-season hugely sporadic storyline problem.
Here's a hint, if you think it involves a ancient unknowable evil coming back with UNBELIEVABLE POWER only to be stopped by a preteen with UNBELIEVABLE POWER who then has to do the same dumbass thing again because yet another badguy with even more UNBELIEVABLE POWER has appeared and you stretch this exponential string of stupidity over 100 hours then you're doing it wrong.
Programs that use the art style to a degree that I've actually enjoyed are:
Samurai Jack
Avatar: Legend of Aang (I didn't watch Korra but that was more because I don't like steampunk)
I'm aware the above two are both Genndy Tartakovsky but fuckit, dude is awesome.
I also like Escaflowne, both Japanese and Western versions as they seemed to keep relatively sane (to a degree, there was a magical gender shifting princess) and Hack://Sign seemed like it could of been good but when I researched it a little looked like a good premise got dogpiled by the above multi-season hugely sporadic storyline problem.
