So I'm about to get into Anime...
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Now is there a website I can go to to find this list? Cuz I cant make it big/clear enough to tell if there is a URL somewhere on it but I wanna give the list a better browse.Sack of Cheese said:Oooh, I have this thing you will find interesting, it has most of the good manga and anime sorted by genre!
Cowboy Bebop:
Cowboys in space, heavy western influence. Very entertaining.
Evangelion:
A kid piloting a robot but with underlying pseudo-intellectual themes that ultimately mean nothing. Only worth watching because everyone else has seen it and will expect you to have as well.
Planetes
Ham-fisted sociopolitical commentary on the military and economic actions taken by the United States in the 21st century. Once again, only worth watching because it's considered a "classic". Nice animation, though.
Cowboys in space, heavy western influence. Very entertaining.
Evangelion:
A kid piloting a robot but with underlying pseudo-intellectual themes that ultimately mean nothing. Only worth watching because everyone else has seen it and will expect you to have as well.
Planetes
Ham-fisted sociopolitical commentary on the military and economic actions taken by the United States in the 21st century. Once again, only worth watching because it's considered a "classic". Nice animation, though.
As is my custom, I shall recommend Deadman Wonderland, which is where my avatar comes from.
Privately owned sadistically theme park themed prison, with a secret section where inmates with a special virus allowing them to kinetically control their blood are made to duel in gladiator style combat for the amusement of private investors.
Privately owned sadistically theme park themed prison, with a secret section where inmates with a special virus allowing them to kinetically control their blood are made to duel in gladiator style combat for the amusement of private investors.
Berserk is pretty damn awesome... and if you Dont mind your mind being messed with Maze is a kick ass anime.. although its hard to make sense out of at some points lol
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Sheep! Wrong link!!FFP2 said:
I'm so sorry, this is the right one >> http://images.wikia.com/animu-mango/images/0/04/1001066.jpg
If you want sci-fi, then Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Outlaw Star, The Big O are all classics.
Others:
Fullmetal Alchemist
Busou Renkin
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Others:
Fullmetal Alchemist
Busou Renkin
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Whilst it isn't sci-fi, I do highly recommend getting into One Piece. It is a long running shounen anime but it does have a very deep and layered storyline full of twists and turns, as well as fantastic characters and designs, even for very minor arc villains and such. It's packed full of action and humour and is quite masterfuly written too, you know something is good when it can reduce grown men to tears.Zanderinfal said:
Also, it has pirates. And I suppose it has a kind of sci-fi-fantasy thing going on with certain aspects of it. Kind of, it's not hard sci-fi, but there's definately some crazy science around it at times.
Deviating a bit from the norm:
Wolf's Rain, s-CRY-ed, and Serial Experiments Lain were all relatively well known and would certainly fit into your sci-fi mold. The first two are action shows, the last one is... weird.
Though, I'd argue they all have their plot issues.
Also, try Wakfu. It's french, thus it's not considered anime, but it was a good show IMO.
It's arguably more fantasy, but it's that weird kind of "science fantasy" hybrid style.
Wolf's Rain, s-CRY-ed, and Serial Experiments Lain were all relatively well known and would certainly fit into your sci-fi mold. The first two are action shows, the last one is... weird.
Though, I'd argue they all have their plot issues.
Also, try Wakfu. It's french, thus it's not considered anime, but it was a good show IMO.
It's arguably more fantasy, but it's that weird kind of "science fantasy" hybrid style.
If you're going to hit, then hit it hard.
Squid Girl and Midori No Hibi.
Embrace the weird.
Squid Girl can be found on Crunchy Roll for free.
And, Midori No Hibi (or Midori Days) can be found on Youtube.
Squid Girl and Midori No Hibi.
Embrace the weird.
Squid Girl can be found on Crunchy Roll for free.
And, Midori No Hibi (or Midori Days) can be found on Youtube.
Action/non action...
All kickass
-Full metal alchemist
-Samurai champloo
-darker than black (bit heavy)
-Trigun (90's)
-Cowboy Bebop (90's)
-desert punk
-ergo proxy (less action than many)
-outlaw star (90's)
-Bleach (first season)
-Naruto (only until episode 50-60 something I think)
-Black Lagoon (bit heavy mostly romp)
-sword of the stranger (movie)
-jin roh the wolf brigade (movie)
-Planet ES (garbage, IN SPACE!)
-Gurren lagann
-eureka seven
-elfen lied (heavy and bloody)
-Gantz (heavy,bloody,mind loving)
-neon genesis evangelion (angst-mind lover)
-Witchblade (dont forget the tissues)
-Highschool of the dead (instant "gun" stand)
-Death note (mental fuu fighter)
-Berserk ( 90's, heavy ended)
-Soul eater
-Code geass (bit campy)
-FLCL (for bipolar's and maniacs)
-Akira (80's and a bit crunchy)
-Ghost in the shell (obviously)
-Big O (old looks, kickass mechs)
-Claymore
-Basilisk (Heavy)
-Golden boy (HAHAHA yes)
-Serial experiments lain (mind fuck)
-Read or die (bit diffrent)
-Infinite ryvius
-Ga rei zero
-Banner of stars
-Hellsing (mmm bodyparts)
-Gunslinger girl
-Haibane Renmei (kinda girly slice of life, still good)
-Shigurui/ death frenzy (kinda heavy)
-Twelve kindoms
-Moribito
-Spice and wolf
-ect, ect, ect
All kickass
-Full metal alchemist
-Samurai champloo
-darker than black (bit heavy)
-Trigun (90's)
-Cowboy Bebop (90's)
-desert punk
-ergo proxy (less action than many)
-outlaw star (90's)
-Bleach (first season)
-Naruto (only until episode 50-60 something I think)
-Black Lagoon (bit heavy mostly romp)
-sword of the stranger (movie)
-jin roh the wolf brigade (movie)
-Planet ES (garbage, IN SPACE!)
-Gurren lagann
-eureka seven
-elfen lied (heavy and bloody)
-Gantz (heavy,bloody,mind loving)
-neon genesis evangelion (angst-mind lover)
-Witchblade (dont forget the tissues)
-Highschool of the dead (instant "gun" stand)
-Death note (mental fuu fighter)
-Berserk ( 90's, heavy ended)
-Soul eater
-Code geass (bit campy)
-FLCL (for bipolar's and maniacs)
-Akira (80's and a bit crunchy)
-Ghost in the shell (obviously)
-Big O (old looks, kickass mechs)
-Claymore
-Basilisk (Heavy)
-Golden boy (HAHAHA yes)
-Serial experiments lain (mind fuck)
-Read or die (bit diffrent)
-Infinite ryvius
-Ga rei zero
-Banner of stars
-Hellsing (mmm bodyparts)
-Gunslinger girl
-Haibane Renmei (kinda girly slice of life, still good)
-Shigurui/ death frenzy (kinda heavy)
-Twelve kindoms
-Moribito
-Spice and wolf
-ect, ect, ect
If you want a good sci-fi anime then you should watch "Psycho-Pass". It's about detectives solving crimes in a future Japan whose laws are governed by a robotic system, and later on tackles the problems of having that system decide almost all your choices in life. Below is a better summary of the anime if you're interested.
Summary:
In the near future, it is possible to instantaneously measure a person's mental state, personality, and the probability that a person will commit crimes with technology called the Dominator. Just thinking about a crime can make you guilty, and in this world there is no mercy for criminals. Detectives work in pairs--one Enforcer and one Inspector--with Enforcers delivering lethal justice, and Inspectors making sure their partners don't take things too far. The story follows Enforcer Shinya Kogami, who must solve and manage crimes in this dark future.
Summary:
In the near future, it is possible to instantaneously measure a person's mental state, personality, and the probability that a person will commit crimes with technology called the Dominator. Just thinking about a crime can make you guilty, and in this world there is no mercy for criminals. Detectives work in pairs--one Enforcer and one Inspector--with Enforcers delivering lethal justice, and Inspectors making sure their partners don't take things too far. The story follows Enforcer Shinya Kogami, who must solve and manage crimes in this dark future.
It' more of a fantasy show but Persona 4 the animation is a great show based of the Persona 4 RPG which is considered one of the best games of the PS2 with a massive franchise around it. The show has much of the key scenes and jokes from the original and is a blast
For more Sci-Fi, I would suggest Gundam Wing and Endless Waltz after it. Considered the gateway anime for many people in America in the 90's, it is one of the best Gundam shows produced.
If you like stories based off light novels, I would have to third Toaru Majutsu no Index and it's spinoff Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. Both series have two seasons (railgun's is still ongoing) and the main franchise has a movie, 22 light novels (the main series ends at around volume 14 but excludes a lot of it so read volume 14 after the main anime), an ongoing sequel novel series called New Testament, and multiple spin off novels. A word from someone who is a big fan of the series, you will have to devote around 3-5 months or more to the series as all of the side stories contain elements that become important in later novels and the light novels have a lot of characters and details that you have to keep track of.
(message me if you want to know when each of the side stories should be read as they often contain allude to a lot of novel contents)
Edit: Here's a link to the light novels http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index
For more Sci-Fi, I would suggest Gundam Wing and Endless Waltz after it. Considered the gateway anime for many people in America in the 90's, it is one of the best Gundam shows produced.
If you like stories based off light novels, I would have to third Toaru Majutsu no Index and it's spinoff Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. Both series have two seasons (railgun's is still ongoing) and the main franchise has a movie, 22 light novels (the main series ends at around volume 14 but excludes a lot of it so read volume 14 after the main anime), an ongoing sequel novel series called New Testament, and multiple spin off novels. A word from someone who is a big fan of the series, you will have to devote around 3-5 months or more to the series as all of the side stories contain elements that become important in later novels and the light novels have a lot of characters and details that you have to keep track of.
(message me if you want to know when each of the side stories should be read as they often contain allude to a lot of novel contents)
Edit: Here's a link to the light novels http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index
I second Psycho-Pass as one of Gen Unobuchi's best works. It has a cast of interesting characters, the crimes are gory and thought provoking and it has Takahiro Sakurai (Suzaku Kururugi) voicing one of the best villains everNicholas Mendoza said:
A word about Sword Art online, It has a light novel series around it that continues after the anime. (read after chapter 4 but the anime leaves some details out so I highly recommend reading the whole thing) http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_OnlineZanderinfal said:Thanks, liking the sound of Neon Genisis for sureKeoul said:
I remember seeing bits and pieces of Cowboy Bebop vaguely and I recall liking it. As for Sword Art online and Accel World, they sound pretty damn cool honestly. I'll defiantly check them both out at some stage.VanQ said:
(It also has one of the cutest couples in anime history but that's just my opinion)
Anime recommendations thread? What a novel and new idea for a thread.
I kid, I kid.
Try Darker Than Black. As someone who is still in the process of "getting into" anime, it's a sweet gateway show and has all sorts of dark fantasy/sci fi stuff.
I kid, I kid.
Try Darker Than Black. As someone who is still in the process of "getting into" anime, it's a sweet gateway show and has all sorts of dark fantasy/sci fi stuff.
I can only second other people's recommendations: Certain Magical Index, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Gurren Loggan (fuck spelling), its only 5 episodes but Fooly Cooly was AMAZING. All of these scifi except Soul Eater
Thanks for the list. That'll come in handySack of Cheese said:Oooh, I have this thing you will find interesting, it has most of the good manga and anime sorted by genre!
edit: link edited!!