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[ForteSJGR]

 So basically I was wondering if the community could recomend any good anime?  Beyond Pokemon, YuGiOh, I really haven't expanded my viewing pallette.

[chunkyman]

I don't recommend anime, in part because it's evil and killed my father, but also because I find it vastly inferior to good ol' American animation.

The only good anime is a dead anime that episode of South Park where it's an anime and Butters gets a throwing star stuck in his eye. "Good Times with Weapons" is the episode name, I think.

Modifié par chunkyman, 29 février 2012 - 08:28 .

[eroeru]

You liked Pokemon and YuGiOh... hmm... can't say I've ever liked those, but if you're ready for some "real" anime, give Death Note a try. Next step is Ghost In The Shell etc.

But as of more ordinary shonen, I'm thinking Hunter X Hunter would be good. And Dragon Ball (the original series, not Z), if you're into japanese humorics.

EDIT: I don't mean to bring down Pokemon or YuGiOh, nor to be overly elitist, nor to say Hunter X Hunter is ordinary, nor that DBZ is far far worse than the original  - it's just that I didn't care for phrasing myself correctly. A more accurate "translation": Based on your preferences... hmm... I'm maybe not the right person to recommend stuff, because I have different tastes, but do give anime that's not usually on TV a chance (the type that's often considered "real" ; also, dubs are to be avoided at all costs). Titles like Death Note can get you into that stuff real easy. Ghost in the Shell is another good one, though quite different from Pokemon already. 

But as to more shonen recs, I'd go with Hunter X Hunter, or Dragon Ball. I've only seen Dragon Ball and about half of DBZ myself, but I can easily say one should start with the original. It gives a lot to the sequel series, and is better, in my opinion.
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Modifié par eroeru, 03 mars 2012 - 05:03 .

[ForteSJGR]

Yeah watched Ghost in The Shell for my science fiction class, one of my favorite movies of all time. Any more science fictiony ones? Is Cowboy Bebop any good?

[Fidget6]

Depends on what you're interested in. If you want something similar to Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh, try Dragon Ball Z. If you want something more mature I'd recommend Elfen Lied. If you want a comedy I would recommend Ranma 1/2 or FLCL.

[The Love Runner]

My friend was telling me that Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo were good, so give those a look.

[bmwcrazy]

K-On!

[eroeru]

ForteSJGR wrote...

Yeah watched Ghost in The Shell for my science fiction class, one of my favorite movies of all time. Any more science fictiony ones? Is Cowboy Bebop any good?

You watched all the seasons of GITS?
But there's loads of others. :)Akira for one. And yes, Cowboy Bebop is good (although not anywhere near my personal favorties, for some reason).
My personal favorites, and ones that are more objectively good are as follows (in no particular order):

FLCL - both allegory and coolness.

Paranoia Agent - a bit creepy and deep, allegory-filled smart flick.

Ergo Proxy - sci-fi, dystopia, robots like humans, with an introverted feel to it.

.hack/SIGN - a good slow, touchy-and-introverted one, about a virtual "World", an more-to-it-than-life MMO via a headset.

Neon Genesis Evangelion - symbolism, philosophy and giant mechas... also, lots and lots of "mind-****", as much as I hate using the term, this is supposedly what it's all about.

Darker Than Black - it gets better with every episode-

Escaflowne - classical styled fairy-tale like anime story, very good narrative, characters, and some heart-felt emotion to it-

Modifié par eroeru, 29 février 2012 - 09:19 .

[eroeru]

Though I haven't visited the site in ages, nor updated the info, and though my view on some of these has changed dramatically, I'd share my list on My Anime Lists.

http://myanimelist.n...&show=0&order=4 

I'd recommend them all (with some reservations to titles like Gantz), up until Black Lagoon (sort by rating).

edit: for some reason it says Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo there, when it should say Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo (I've never seen "Sora..."). "Toki..." is for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. 

Modifié par eroeru, 29 février 2012 - 10:27 .

[ForteSJGR]

eroeru wrote...


You watched all the seasons of GITS?

No just the movie.

[The King of Dust]

Watch Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex then. You will enjoy it.

My personal favorites (other than GitS) are:
Aria the Animation (& the Natural & the Origination)
Kino's Journey
Mushishi
The Twelve Kingdoms.

[Dominus]

If you're looking for a very complicated, psychologically dark story & some Robotic action on the side, there's always Neon Genesis Evangelion.

.hack//Sign as mentioned above is worthwhile as well for a sort of MMO anime.

Akira is good... though I still don't know what was going on in the film half the time.

[Beocat]

eroeru wrote...

Escaflowne - classical styled fairy-tale like anime story, very good narrative, characters, and some heart-felt emotion to it-

Ahh, it's good to see Escaflowne getting some love in here   -  Edit--there is a movie and a series which are not the same.  The movie was okay by itself if you ignored the odd moments and wierd outcomes.  The series in my opinion was much better (probably biased by watching the series first anyhow).

Really not knowing your tastes it is hard to really say...Pokemon and YugiOh are kind of vague...

To be honest, I think you'd be a perfect for trying out Fate/Stay Night.  Great series and the whole "summoned warriors" idea that your other two use works here as well. 

I'd say if you are interested in something of a more political nature, try Crest of the Stars or Starship Operators. 

If you are looking for something in the steam punk sense perhaps Last Exile (I swear it gets better after the first two episodes).

For something old school and purely fun (and if you enjoy the graphics), Reboot.

If you are looking for lots of battles, Yu Yu Hakusho is hard to beat.  Fullmetal Alchemist might also work for you though it rubbed off on me as a bit preachy towards the end.  I think I enjoyed Trigun more than Fullmetal, even with the pacifism throughout it. 

For something a bit more space based, I'd suggest Outlaw Star (one of my favorite quotes came from that one) or Galaxy Railways.

For a detective/mystery flair, I'd go with Case Closed and Ghost in the Shell. 

Take your pick and try one out.

Modifié par Beocat, 29 février 2012 - 10:29 .

[Dave Exclamation Mark Yognaut]

Ghost in the Shell, everything by Satoshi Kon, everything by Hayao Miyazaki, Samurai Champloo, and Baccano would be my recs. Baccano's best if you're in a group of people and you are in an altered state of consciousness (provided said altered state of consciousness is legal in your country of residence, of course).

[Clover Rider]

eroeru wrote...

You liked Pokemon and YuGiOh... hmm... can't say I've ever liked those, but if you're ready for some "real" anime, give Death Note a try. Next step is Ghost In The Shell etc.

But as of more ordinary shonen, I'm thinking Hunter X Hunter would be good. And Dragon Ball (the original series, not Z), if you're into japanese humorics.

But DBZ has the Ginyu Tokusentai the most funny thing out of Dragon Ball!

 

I also would not say Hunter x Hunter is a "ordinary shonen" since it's more mature and has better writing than shonen series that most people view as good and mature, like Death Note, FMA, Franken Fran and Blood+.

And that says a lot too since HxH is a fantasy battle manga/anime.:innocent:

Modifié par Some Geth, 29 février 2012 - 11:50 .

[eroeru]

Some Geth wrote...

eroeru wrote...

You liked Pokemon and YuGiOh... hmm... can't say I've ever liked those, but if you're ready for some "real" anime, give Death Note a try. Next step is Ghost In The Shell etc.

But as of more ordinary shonen, I'm thinking Hunter X Hunter would be good. And Dragon Ball (the original series, not Z), if you're into japanese humorics.

I also would not say Hunter x Hunter is a "ordinary shonen" since it's more mature and has better writing than shonen series that most people view as good and mature, like Death Note, FMA, Franken Fran and Blood+.

Emphasis on the word "more".

As I do think Death Note is something out of the ordinary, as far as the classification shonen is involved.

Some Geth wrote... 
And that says a lot too since HxH is a fantasy battle manga/anime.[smilie]http://social.bioware.com/images/forum/emoticons/angel.png[/smilie]

 
This already makes it "more" mainstream. 

Some Geth wrote... 
But DBZ has the Ginyu Tokusentai the most funny thing out of Dragon Ball![smilie]http://social.bioware.com/images/forum/emoticons/sideways.png[/smilie]

  

 
DBZ has a lot good to offer, but I was more stating that one should start with the original - gives a lot of depth to the continuation that is DBZ. 

edit: also, there're no sexist jokes in DBZ. 
Though the scenes with the dead bunch and Kaio-sama have been great, in addition to everything else.
On the Ginyu thing, I just love Freeza's expression about it. 

Modifié par eroeru, 01 mars 2012 - 12:35 .

[Clover Rider]

Yeah "more".:innocent:

And yeah Death Note is out of the ordinary for a shonen but still it's not alone in the mature side of shonen, if you get what I am saying.

And nope Hunter x Hunter is far less mainstream than stuff like One Piece and even Death Note.

Also everyone should start with Dragon Ball in Japanese first, well not really, in my view everyone should start with the manga but it's kind of hard to find so what can you do.

[Trapper_920]

Beocat wrote...

eroeru wrote...

Escaflowne - classical styled fairy-tale like anime story, very good narrative, characters, and some heart-felt emotion to it-

Ahh, it's good to see Escaflowne getting some love in here   -  Edit--there is a movie and a series which are not the same.  The movie was okay by itself if you ignored the odd moments and wierd outcomes.  The series in my opinion was much better (probably biased by watching the series first anyhow).

Really not knowing your tastes it is hard to really say...Pokemon and YugiOh are kind of vague...

To be honest, I think you'd be a perfect for trying out Fate/Stay Night.  Great series and the whole "summoned warriors" idea that your other two use works here as well. 

I'd say if you are interested in something of a more political nature, try Crest of the Stars or Starship Operators. 

If you are looking for something in the steam punk sense perhaps Last Exile (I swear it gets better after the first two episodes).

For something old school and purely fun (and if you enjoy the graphics), Reboot.

If you are looking for lots of battles, Yu Yu Hakusho is hard to beat.  Fullmetal Alchemist might also work for you though it rubbed off on me as a bit preachy towards the end.  I think I enjoyed Trigun more than Fullmetal, even with the pacifism throughout it. 

For something a bit more space based, I'd suggest Outlaw Star (one of my favorite quotes came from that one) or Galaxy Railways.

For a detective/mystery flair, I'd go with Case Closed and Ghost in the Shell. 

Take your pick and try one out.

Aww Reboot yes, thats a name I have not seen in a while.

Beocat's got a point I'm not sure what you would be interested in. If you have Netflix start rating what you have seen and see if it wil give you any anime sugestions.

Personally Ghost in the Shell, Full Metal Alchemist, Bleach are all good. I know Fruits Basket is more female ish but I thought it was good. Oh and Mushishi.

Just some examples I can think of in short notice.

[Clover Rider]

Trapper_920 wrote...

Beocat wrote...

eroeru wrote...

Escaflowne - classical styled fairy-tale like anime story, very good narrative, characters, and some heart-felt emotion to it-

Ahh, it's good to see Escaflowne getting some love in here   -  Edit--there is a movie and a series which are not the same.  The movie was okay by itself if you ignored the odd moments and wierd outcomes.  The series in my opinion was much better (probably biased by watching the series first anyhow).

Really not knowing your tastes it is hard to really say...Pokemon and YugiOh are kind of vague...

To be honest, I think you'd be a perfect for trying out Fate/Stay Night.  Great series and the whole "summoned warriors" idea that your other two use works here as well. 

I'd say if you are interested in something of a more political nature, try Crest of the Stars or Starship Operators. 

If you are looking for something in the steam punk sense perhaps Last Exile (I swear it gets better after the first two episodes).

For something old school and purely fun (and if you enjoy the graphics), Reboot.

If you are looking for lots of battles, Yu Yu Hakusho is hard to beat.  Fullmetal Alchemist might also work for you though it rubbed off on me as a bit preachy towards the end.  I think I enjoyed Trigun more than Fullmetal, even with the pacifism throughout it. 

For something a bit more space based, I'd suggest Outlaw Star (one of my favorite quotes came from that one) or Galaxy Railways.

For a detective/mystery flair, I'd go with Case Closed and Ghost in the Shell. 

Take your pick and try one out.

Aww Reboot yes, thats a name I have not seen in a while.

Beocat's got a point I'm not sure what you would be interested in. If you have Netflix start rating what you have seen and see if it wil give you any anime sugestions.

Personally Ghost in the Shell, Full Metal Alchemist, Bleach are all good. I know Fruits Basket is more female ish but I thought it was good. Oh and Mushishi.

Just some examples I can think of in short notice.

Bleach is only good if you are 8 and know nothing on how to tell a story, all the ohter shows you said are much better.

Still the Bleach anime is better than the manga and that right there says a lot about Kubo's "art" and "story".

Modifié par Some Geth, 01 mars 2012 - 12:50 .

[Enmystic]

Beocat wrote...

eroeru wrote...

Escaflowne - classical styled fairy-tale like anime story, very good narrative, characters, and some heart-felt emotion to it-

Ahh, it's good to see Escaflowne getting some love in here   -  Edit--there is a movie and a series which are not the same.  The movie was okay by itself if you ignored the odd moments and wierd outcomes.  The series in my opinion was much better (probably biased by watching the series first anyhow).

Yes, I loved Escaflowne.  I started with the movie myself, but the series is better because it explains a lot of the lore and terminology that the movie doesn't delve into.  The series was very emotional.  It's a great anime.

Science Fiction...hmm.  I've seen quite a few but some have some fantasy elements mixed in so ymmv. 

Ghost in the Shell is definitely a good choice for sci-fi.
Outlaw Star
Gundam Wing
Eureka 7
Trigun
IGPX
Zoids New Century Zero 
Cyborg 009
s-CRY-ed

Beside the list above, the rest are animes that I'd recommend personally regardless of genre.

Trinity Blood
Code Geass
Death Note
Blood +
FLCL (Fooly Cooly)
Wolf's Rain
Black Cat
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
The Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Excel Saga

Miyazaki's movies are great choices as well. 

Modifié par Enmystic, 01 mars 2012 - 01:05 .

[Trapper_920]

Enmystic wrote...

Beocat wrote...

eroeru wrote...

Escaflowne - classical styled fairy-tale like anime story, very good narrative, characters, and some heart-felt emotion to it-

Ahh, it's good to see Escaflowne getting some love in here   -  Edit--there is a movie and a series which are not the same.  The movie was okay by itself if you ignored the odd moments and wierd outcomes.  The series in my opinion was much better (probably biased by watching the series first anyhow).

Yes, I loved Escaflowne.  I started with the movie myself, but the series is better because it explains a lot of the lore and terminology that the movie doesn't delve into.  The series was very emotional.  It's a great anime.

Science Fiction...hmm.  I've seen quite a few but some have some fantasy elements mixed in so ymmv. 

Ghost in the Shell is definitely a good choice for sci-fi.
Outlaw Star
Gundam Wing
Eureka 7
Trigun
IGPX
Zoids New Century Zero 
Cyborg 009
s-CRY-ed

Beside the list above, the rest are animes that I'd recommend personally regardless of genre.

Trinity Blood
Code Geass
Death Note
Blood +
FLCL (Fooly Cooly)
Wolf's Rain
Black Cat
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
The Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Excel Saga

Miyazaki's movies are great choices as well. 

Ah I enjoyed Eureka 7 myself. Fooly Cooly struck me as very weird but oddly adicting. I only seen some of Trigun but that struck me as a good series too.

I will have to take note of the others to take a look at.

[rabidhanar]

Soul Eater - for action. Characters are quite interesting, some funny times some serious times. Anime and Manga go off in separate ways at the endings.
Code Geass - Season one had great strategic battles, season 2 dropped this in favor of super mecha. If you enjoy giant robot fights, this one is for you.
Gundam 00 - Super Mecha to the extreme, as it is a gundam series.
Folly Cooly: Wacky, but deep in the psychological department. Want to see funny interactions or to get a deeper meaning, watch this.
Ghost in the Shell: Cyberpunk world, heroine, action sequences.
Death Note: Fan of violence, meet a great anime.
Bleach: Very popular, Swordfighting, high school hero, powers/"magic", rescue the damsel, Power to eleven. Very simple good guys verses bad guys. Not the deepest plot...

Will be able to think of others that I enjoyed when I have some time out of work.

[Beocat]

Enmystic wrote...

Science Fiction...hmm.  I've seen quite a few but some have some fantasy elements mixed in so ymmv. 

Ghost in the Shell is definitely a good choice for sci-fi.
Outlaw Star
Gundam Wing
Eureka 7
Trigun
IGPX
Zoids New Century Zero 
Cyborg 009
s-CRY-ed

Hmm...Cyborg 009 is indeed a great anime if you can actually find a copy.  With Zoids...I also preferred New Century over the others.  Solty Rei is another great sci-fi-esque anime though a good deal of the sci-fi doesn't come into play until the end.  I have a friend who would be shouting Nadesico in this thread right now but I couldn't stand the protagonist personally lol.  Maybe some day I'll go back and finish watching that one. 

@Trapper - if you liked Reboot (a classic) try looking up Shadow Raiders (aka War Planets).  It was before Reboot...ahh the memories

I think I'll add Kikaider (the first series) to the list too.  This is sci-fi with intense melodrama.  Loved it.  I never understood how people could get hooked on a drama until I watched this one.

[DRUNK_CANADIAN]

eroeru wrote...

You liked Pokemon and YuGiOh... hmm... can't say I've ever liked those, but if you're ready for some "real" anime, give Death Note a try. Next step is Ghost In The Shell etc.

But as of more ordinary shonen, I'm thinking Hunter X Hunter would be good. And Dragon Ball (the original series, not Z), if you're into japanese humorics.

^ This stuff always makes me lol, "dat anime suxor, it so mainstream 4 kidz", then goes and watches another fringe mainstream anime "dis is what wheel anime is gaiz." Technically its all anime, and its stuff I avoid watching.

And why Dragon ball and not Dragon Ball Z? I mean minus Z being blatantly more violent and more drawn out, I don't see a huge difference, especially with the early DBZ.