Can anyone recommend me an Anime?
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I would highly recommend Clannad. Because it's amazing. This isn't some crazy mecha or fantasy anime, it's a simple romance/drama/comedy. It may be weird trying to get used to some anime-style animations, gestures, and their general melodramatic style, but this is an absolutely beautiful anime that must be seen. I mean just check out the opening to the first episode.
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And it will make you cry. Maybe not the first show, Clannad, but its sequel series/season, After Story, will absolutely without a doubt bring the tears. If you do not cry, you have no soul. This show broke me; I never cried in anything until this show insisted on tearing my heart and soul to pieces before slowly sewing it back together. It's amazing.
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And it will make you cry. Maybe not the first show, Clannad, but its sequel series/season, After Story, will absolutely without a doubt bring the tears. If you do not cry, you have no soul. This show broke me; I never cried in anything until this show insisted on tearing my heart and soul to pieces before slowly sewing it back together. It's amazing.
As usual in these threads I'm going to recommend Welcome to the NHK.
It's my favorite anime. It's about a social recluse who meets a girl that tells him she can cure him and make him normal.
It's a comedy/drama/romance and it is very good.
It's got awesome music too.
It's my favorite anime. It's about a social recluse who meets a girl that tells him she can cure him and make him normal.
It's a comedy/drama/romance and it is very good.
It's got awesome music too.
I know it's how I got the idea to start this one!aba1 said:
Because I don't usualy watch Animes. So I could get more personal reccomendations based on tastes!
Rather than pulling random titles and hope for the best.
Sorry for breaking your random forum rules
Meh its all good btw I started watching anime a very very long time ago so if you tell me the sort genere you are looking for I could prolly tell ya some good titles.UnknownGunslinger said:I know it's how I got the idea to start this one!aba1 said:
Because I don't usualy watch Animes. So I could get more personal reccomendations based on tastes!
Rather than pulling random titles and hope for the best.
Sorry for breaking your random forum rules
The guy who directed Perfect Blue did a show called Paranoia Agent, which is a little depressing but has some great single episodes, and a movie called Paprika, which is weird but amazing.
The guy who did the Girl Who Leapt Through Time just released the movie Summer Wars in the states. Excellent film with much the same tone. He also did the sixth One Piece movie, the Baron of... something or other, which is... different.
I haven't really seen anything that compares to Death Note, but a friend recommended a similiar epic crime drama called Monster. I didn't love it; although it had some good moments throughout, the ending was disappointing.
The Akira director, Katsuhiro Otomo, did a steampunk film called Steamboy, and a collection of short films published as "Memories".
Lets see, what else.
Eden of the East is slightly surrealistic story about a contest between a dozen people to "save the nation of Japan." Great mix of traditional animation and cell shaded CGI. It ran for one season, then wrapped up with two movies.
Moribito: the Guardian of the Spirit ran on Adult Swim a few years ago. Excellent fantasy series about a gifted warrior woman hired to protect the son of the local emperor after his father orders his execution.
Mushishi is a stunning fantasy/horror series that I would call a quiet, naturist version of the X-Files set in remote areas of early 1900s Japan.
Katanagatari is about to be released in the states. Beautifully stylized, it follows a master strategist and an unarmed fighting expert on their journey to secure twelve evil magic swords. Excellent from start to finish.
Night Raid 1931 (originally Senkou no Night Raid) is an interesting "secret history". Set in Shanghai, it follows a Japanese army spy team with super powers as they uncover a plot to change the course of World War 2. I think this is also soon to be released.
And not yet released over here, but available as fansubs:
Occult Academy
Real Drive
Stein's Gate (still running in Japan)
The guy who did the Girl Who Leapt Through Time just released the movie Summer Wars in the states. Excellent film with much the same tone. He also did the sixth One Piece movie, the Baron of... something or other, which is... different.
I haven't really seen anything that compares to Death Note, but a friend recommended a similiar epic crime drama called Monster. I didn't love it; although it had some good moments throughout, the ending was disappointing.
The Akira director, Katsuhiro Otomo, did a steampunk film called Steamboy, and a collection of short films published as "Memories".
Lets see, what else.
Eden of the East is slightly surrealistic story about a contest between a dozen people to "save the nation of Japan." Great mix of traditional animation and cell shaded CGI. It ran for one season, then wrapped up with two movies.
Moribito: the Guardian of the Spirit ran on Adult Swim a few years ago. Excellent fantasy series about a gifted warrior woman hired to protect the son of the local emperor after his father orders his execution.
Mushishi is a stunning fantasy/horror series that I would call a quiet, naturist version of the X-Files set in remote areas of early 1900s Japan.
Katanagatari is about to be released in the states. Beautifully stylized, it follows a master strategist and an unarmed fighting expert on their journey to secure twelve evil magic swords. Excellent from start to finish.
Night Raid 1931 (originally Senkou no Night Raid) is an interesting "secret history". Set in Shanghai, it follows a Japanese army spy team with super powers as they uncover a plot to change the course of World War 2. I think this is also soon to be released.
And not yet released over here, but available as fansubs:
Occult Academy
Real Drive
Stein's Gate (still running in Japan)
Howls Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky. Really anything done by Hayao Miyazaki will be good.
Cowboy Bebop
Outlaw Star
Samurai Champloo
Samurai 7.
Anything made by Miyazaki (sp?)
Coming from a person who loves the Ghost in the Shell movies and Akira. And hates the second half of Death Note.
Outlaw Star
Samurai Champloo
Samurai 7.
Anything made by Miyazaki (sp?)
Coming from a person who loves the Ghost in the Shell movies and Akira. And hates the second half of Death Note.
Shiki (a psychological horror anime that explores the ethics and morals of death)
Serial Experiments Lain (very strange and maybe a tad slow for some people but if it's your thing, you'll be amazed.)
Mononoke (that's NOT the movie "Princess Mononoke".An experimental anime with a beautiful art style you'll never see again.)
Trapeze (Wacky colors and mental illness from the makers of "Mononoke")
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (extreme cynicism wrapped in a great style and hilarity)
Michiko To Hatchin (Very unique and polished, set in Brazil. Has GREAT music and the backgrounds plus animation is all very taken care of.)
Serial Experiments Lain (very strange and maybe a tad slow for some people but if it's your thing, you'll be amazed.)
Mononoke (that's NOT the movie "Princess Mononoke".An experimental anime with a beautiful art style you'll never see again.)
Trapeze (Wacky colors and mental illness from the makers of "Mononoke")
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (extreme cynicism wrapped in a great style and hilarity)
Michiko To Hatchin (Very unique and polished, set in Brazil. Has GREAT music and the backgrounds plus animation is all very taken care of.)
Can someone recommend you an anime? No, that's very hard, close to impossible, I've never seen it done.
Elfen Lied.
Elfen Lied.
I hate to be "that guy" but...
If you haven't seen Dragon Ball and/or Dragon ball z, you should.
Same goes for Neon Genisis engalvolean
If you haven't seen Dragon Ball and/or Dragon ball z, you should.
Same goes for Neon Genisis engalvolean
Welcome To The NHK. Loosely based on a true story (the guy who wrote it actually) about a guy who suffers from social anxiety and haven't left his house (other than going to buy stuff) for years. It blends dark comedy with drama and romance. This is coming form someone who doesn't like romance at all, but this is good.
Based on your examples I could recommend you these (too lazy to write out a description for each one, though ):
Monster
Jin-Roh
5 centimeters per second
The Place Promised In Our Early Days
Paprika
Black Lagoon
Noir
Madlax
Studio Ghibli's stuff
The Place Promised has sci-fi elements, Paprika is crazier version of Inception and Madlax has some supernatural stuff going on and Ghibli's works are mostly fantasy but apart from that these are all realistic anime without any "weird" stuff.
Some sites which could help you in researching anime:
http://www.anime-planet.com
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
):Monster
Jin-Roh
5 centimeters per second
The Place Promised In Our Early Days
Paprika
Black Lagoon
Noir
Madlax
Studio Ghibli's stuff
The Place Promised has sci-fi elements, Paprika is crazier version of Inception and Madlax has some supernatural stuff going on and Ghibli's works are mostly fantasy but apart from that these are all realistic anime without any "weird" stuff.
Some sites which could help you in researching anime:
http://www.anime-planet.com
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
