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Just curious as to what everyone's opinions are on Japanese Animation, or anything else you might consider Anime. Personally I love the bizarre plots and the tragic fall of almost every hero/heroine. Every new anime seems to comes out with the intent to blow your mind more than any anime before it.

Anime I've Watched and Loved
Gungrave
Trigun
Cowboy Bebop
Berserker
Wolf's Rain
Full Metal Alchemist
Samurai Champloo
FLCL

Anime I've Watched and Vommited
Naruto
One Piece
Inuyasha
Witch Hunter Robin
Big O

If you have a favorite series post it and why you like it so much. Just got done watching Gungrave and I fell in love with it. Please no "Anime sucks" posts, if you have to at least elaborate otherwise I'll spam you with gun smilies.

You ever seen Angel Sanctuary? It's my favourite in the world. Ever. Fucking ever.

I approve of your positive list for the most part (I wouldn't exactly say I was wild about parts of FLCL, for instance), but I was wondering, in terms of your negatives list, whether you'd seen the Japanese or English versions. Maybe just because I've been there since it's humble beginnings before it was at all popular in the US (and therefore was introduced to it with nothing but shoddy English subtitles), but Big O holds a spot in my heart. If all you've seen is the English dub, I'd suggest trying the Japanese original with subtitles. If you've seen it with subtitles and still didn't like it.....eh, to each his own.

Simonist']You ever seen Angel Sanctuary? It's my favourite in the world. Ever. Fucking ever.

I approve of your positive list for the most part (I wouldn't exactly say I was wild about parts of FLCL, for instance), but I was wondering, in terms of your negatives list, whether you'd seen the Japanese or English versions. Maybe just because I've been there since it's humble beginnings before it was at all popular in the US (and therefore was introduced to it with nothing but shoddy English subtitles), but Big O holds a spot in my heart. If all you've seen is the English dub, I'd suggest trying the Japanese original with subtitles. If you've seen it with subtitles and still didn't like it.....eh, to each his own.

I'll have to check that out. As for Big O I just couldn't get into it, one episode was absolutely beautiful though. The one where the cop kept dreaming about the lady from the movie and it all came true. I just wanted to stand up and applaud after that. I know One Piece and Naurto were butchered by the American Censors but there's no excuse for Inuyash to be as horrible as it is.

Ghost in the Shell?

I thought it was good, but I don't look at japamation very often. :p

Princess Mononoke was awesome. I am not particularly well-versed with anime, but I find it cool, so I am definitely going to get into it. :)

I'll have to check that out. As for Big O I just couldn't get into it, one episode was absolutely beautiful though. The one where the cop kept dreaming about the lady from the movie and it all came true. I just wanted to stand up and applaud after that. I know One Piece and Naurto were butchered by the American Censors but there's no excuse for Inuyash to be as horrible as it is.
Agreed on all points. And as for Inuyasha.....well, it only ever did me any good as a manga, when just about everything was left to imagination.....it's hard to get into it when you hate the English AND the Japanese voice talent. Mismatched voice talent is one thing I just can't ever get over.

Alltime favorites:
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Elfen Lied
Fullmetal Alchemist
Trigun

Other favorites:
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in the Shell
Akira

Like but not love:
Inuyasha
Rahxephon

Anime Favs.
Catseye
Vandredd
City Hunter
Stellvia of the Universe
Noir
Madlax
Hanankyo Maid Team
Family of the Stars series (Crests of the Stars, Battleflag of the stars/II, Chapter of the Stars.)
Legends of the Galatic Heroes (great sci fi/Political series)
and a whole lot more.

Edit to add:
Megazone 23 (also Pt 2, Pt 3a and 3b)
Project A-ko (classic)
Macross: Do you Remember Love?
Those who Hunt Elves
Initial D

Princess Mononoke was awesome. I am not particularly well-versed with anime, but I find it cool, so I am definitely going to get into it. :)
I suggest Nasucaa and the Valley of the Winds.

Princess Mononoke was awesome. I am not particularly well-versed with anime, but I find it cool, so I am definitely going to get into it. :)

Can't believe I forgot that and Ghost in the Shell (I like the series too). :p

My personal recommendation. : Only watch Berserker if you love seeing one person get horrificly fucked over.

One of the Macross' I saw wasn't half bad either and Neon Genosis is growing in my heart as well.

Naruto was better in Japanese... I know this because the American version makes me want to vomit. Never seen Big O in Japanese, but its probably good. My favorite anime that I've seen are... (Oh and Angel Sanctuary kicked ass, though it paled in comparison to the manga)

Akira The original badass anime.
Berserk Mwah hah hah! Now that was badass, even the dubbing was ok.
Cowboy Bebop Same as above.
Gundam Wing and 08th MS Team
Full Metal Alchemist Great in the original Japanese.
Elfen Lied One of the best anime ever mood-wise.
Naruto was ok before the american version, and the filler that they have in japan currently... Blargh...
Samurai X kicked ass.
Trigun Pretty obvious. >_>
X/1999 was an ok movie, but it couldn't fit as much into it as the series.

I suggest Nasucaa and the Valley of the Winds.
Have it on my wishlist on Amazon :p

Can't believe I forgot that and Ghost in the Shell (I like the series too).

My personal recommendation. : Only watch Berserker if you love seeing one person get horrificly fucked over.

One of the Macross' I saw wasn't half bad either and Neon Genosis is growing in my heart as well.
I'll check them out. :)

Can't believe I forgot that and Ghost in the Shell (I like the series too). :p

My personal recommendation. : Only watch Berserker if you love seeing one person get horrificly fucked over.

One of the Macross' I saw wasn't half bad either and Neon Genosis is growing in my heart as well.
Berserker?
Do you mean Berzerk? with Gatts and the Band of the Hawk? If you do
WARNING: the series didn't end there. they had to stop it because it caught up with the Manga and thus they didn't know how to continue it. the Manga goes on much further and the fate of Caska is revealed.

The original Macross (japanese I mean) is soo much better than that they brought over to the US. (Robotech)

oh, and add Sailor Moon S to the list.

Can't believe I forgot that and Ghost in the Shell (I like the series too).
To my amazement, no one has that in their lists! Its like the gateway to anime!
Oh, wait, no, the words been mentioned three times.

Full Metal Alchemist and Cowboy Bebop are a definite "Hell yeah!". Neon Genesis Evangelion was very interesting near the later stages, though whether or not it was enjoyable is another matter; engaging would probably be a better word. The Tenchi series was... a little irritating, after a while. Ditto with Love Hina. That's all I can think of offhand that hasn't already been mentioned.

Oh, and Rurouni Kenshin was quite cool too.

Simonist']You ever seen Angel Sanctuary? It's my favourite in the world. Ever. Fucking ever.

Are you talking anime or manga? The anime was....okay, I guess, but the manga...that just blew my mind. 20 volumes of perfection. My favourite manga ever, no doubts at all about it.

I loved:
Elfen Lied- best ever
Gunsmith Cats- here's to the new mangas prompting an actual series
Paranoia Agent

Berserker?
Do you mean Berzerk? with Gatts and the Band of the Hawk?

Sorry, I keep thinking back to the outakes that are absolutely hilarious. "My love for you is like a truck, called Berserker."

The anime gateway for me was X, the dragon of earth vs the dragon of heaven. I saw that movie when I was young and I was hooked on anime forever.

The Final Fantasy anime series (on DVD) was also awesome. ^^

Are you talking anime or manga? The anime was....okay, I guess, but the manga...that just blew my mind. 20 volumes of perfection. My favourite manga ever, no doubts at all about it.
I meant manga. Sorry, didn't specify. My mind doesn't recognize the anime as art, just entertainment.

Though, it is passable entertainment if the rest of the worthwhile stories are out of stock at the video store.....

The FF anime series was good, one of the first I've seen.

Berserk outtakes kicked ass... Griffith always managed to sing during em though. O_o

What about Gundam Wing? I grew up on that show, and it's still my favourite. More recently, there's this awesome show called Last Exile, which is great too. As for Inuyasha, I have a friend who is addicted to the show, but I can't stand to watch one episode. I don't know what people see in it.

Sorry, I keep thinking back to the outakes that are absolutely hilarious. "My love for you is like a truck, called Berserker."

The anime gateway for me was X, the dragon of earth vs the dragon of heaven. I saw that movie when I was young and I was hooked on anime forever.
my first anime was...

Ikkusan.

(Waits to see who's heard of this series.)

What about Gundam Wing? I grew up on that show, and it's still my favourite. More recently, there's this awesome show called Last Exile, which is great too. As for Inuyasha, I have a friend who is addicted to the show, but I can't stand to watch one episode. I don't know what people see in it.
Wait, how young are you to have grown up on Gundam Wing?

And you're right, it's pretty enjoyable, most of the time at least.

Anime I've Watched and Vommited
[i]Naruto



Let me guess...You watched that witht he english dubbing right? Which I also vommited when I watched it.
BUT I did watch the original with english subs and it really is great.
They say EVERTHING wrong.
It really is bad.
Get the orginial!
It is sooo much better!

I'd have to agree with your list. Naruto is overrated, especially the anime.

I love the Japanese Bleach anime. The actors are all awesome, and funny to boot! The story is awesome as well! The thing I like the best about it, is that all the captians arent just "bosses" for Ichigo to beat. They all have some story and drive for what they do, etc. etc.

FMA is good too. Its even deeper than Bleach, plus it has an awesome score. Its funny since the anime and manga are mixed up. I like it too.

FLCL is just crazy. I like the manga better, even though its more confusing. If I made an anime, FLCL is about as close of a comparison as I can think of.

Kenshin (sp) was a good anime too.

NG:E is weird. Very, very good, but weird.

Robotech is awesome! Yay for old anime!

Soo much more! I CANT POST IT ALL! YAAHH! Still, there is a TON of crappy stuff out there. Bleck. I hate crappy anime/manga.

Just curious as to what everyone's opinions are on Japanese Animation, or anything else you might consider Anime. Personally I love the bizarre plots and the tragic fall of almost every hero/heroine. Every new anime seems to comes out with the intent to blow your mind more than any anime before it.

Anime I've Watched and Loved
Gungrave
Trigun
Cowboy Bebop
Berserker
Wolf's Rain
Full Metal Alchemist
Samurai Champloo
FLCL

Anime I've Watched and Vommited
Naruto
One Piece
Inuyasha
Witch Hunter Robin
Big O

If you have a favorite series post it and why you like it so much. Just got done watching Gungrave and I fell in love with it. Please no "Anime sucks" posts, if you have to at least elaborate otherwise I'll spam you with gun smilies.

Thank God!! I'm not the only one who loathes Naruto!!!! But I personally l personally love YYH, Yws, I know. Most people hate it, but I don't care.

I liked GITS I & II
Ninja Scroll
and Lain

my list:

very Good:
Serial Experiments: Lain
trigun
full metal alchemist
hellsing
elfen leid
last exile

good:
HXH + OVAs
school rumble(watch it togheter with someone, or you just think you have no life :p )
*can't remember more*

fun to kill time:
naruto, japanese dub, and skip the fillers...
bleach, japanese dub, and skip the fillers exept the first :) PowerRangers spoof is funny

I would like to see:
Neon Genisis evangelion
gungrave


You should all go watch Lain! only 13 eps... it contains very little action but have a very great story, that make you wonder in the "after-you-saw-the-matrix-first-time" way :)

and english dubs should die, exept for hellsing :)

I don't know what your problem with Witch Hunter Robin is.

And you are still missing class anime: Ghost in the Shell and Cowboy Bebop.

Hellsing was good, if not shallow.

You should all go watch Lain! only 13 eps... it contains very little action but have a very great story, that make you wonder in the "after-you-saw-the-matrix-first-time" way

Yeah, I've heard a lot of good things about it, myself.

Hellsing is badass. Naruto sucks. None of the Gundams ever caught my attention except for G-Gundam, and only because of the concept of people controlling giant robots the way they do.

Cowboy Bebop is an artform. End of story. The anime itself will incarnate just to be able to ascend to heaven.

Inuyasha is annoying at some points, and really good in some other points. Mostly annoying, though.

I like Megatokyo (online comic/manga) even though it kind of resembles another crappy many-girls-one-guy-too-much-complication anime who's name shall not be spoken under my account. =P

Ghost in the shell was... meh. The series bored me, and the movie was odd and slightly entertaining. I liked Armitage better.

Big-O is... well, it's essentially Batman with huge robots. You'd think that would be a whoopass mixture, but meh. It's not horrible - if I'm bored and there's nothing else on TV, I'd have watched it without being violently sick.

Full Metal Alchemist is decent stuff. Very solid anime, overall. Nicely done dubbing, awesome storyline, cool atmosphere. There's just... I dunno. It seems like Edward, as kickass as he was, didn't have much depth to his character. He's like a Vash Jr. He tries, and pulls it off somewhat, but doesn't come anywhere near the sheer power (physically, mentally, emotionally, everything) of Vash himself.


Finally, hanging and flying in all its glory, high above even Cowboy Bebop's possibilities, soars the mighty Trigun, ruling over all other anime in its throne of awesomeness. Vash is the king, without a doubt, with his faithful cleric Wolfwood standing by his side.

There is absolutely nothing... -nothing-... that -anybody- could ever say to dethrone Vash in my mind. Not anything. I <3 him with a passion. Other ranks change every so often - sometimes I like Hellsing slightly more than I like Cowboy Bebop (but only if I hadn't seen CBBB for a while) and it'll move up in rank until I see another really badass episode of CBBB, and stuff like that will happen to almost every anime I've ever watched, but no matter what, Trigun and Vash are always at the top. Always.

w00t Obsession.

escaflowne is very good

Like
Inuyasha
Fullmetal Alchemist
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in the Shell
Trigun
Outlaw Star
Escaflowne
Samurai Champloo

Dislike
Gundam
Dragon Ball Z
Big O
S-cry-ed
Naruto

Kickass (Not really anime, but love anyway)
The Boondocks

EDIT: The Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Award Winner:
FLCL

Finally, hanging and flying in all its glory, high above even Cowboy Bebop's possibilities, soars the mighty Trigun, ruling over all other anime in its throne of awesomeness. Vash is the king, without a doubt, with his faithful cleric Wolfwood standing by his side.

w00t Obsession.

Meh, the ending was terrible imo, you think Vash would have learned a lesson from Legato and Wolfwood...someone has to die. Like the spider and the butterfly analogy, Vash never had a solution he would have cried with no answer. Just like the friggin ending, he may have beaten the spider, but it will come back for the butterfly eventually. *cough* Knives *cough*!

Inuyasha was good until about the 7th time Naraku escaped, but just before Koga got his 4th episode, and around the time Inuyasha said Windscar for the 1,000th time. Horribly repetitive, right now the series is just milking its fanbase. I think Kagome needs to follow in the footsteps of Julia...

I'm frankly surprised that nobody even mentioned one of my favourite animes ever yet:

Grave of the Fireflies
Princess Mononoke
Ghost in the Shell (recently saw part two, amazing)

Favorites of all Time
Gundam (top all-time fave)
-First Gundam
-08th MS Team
-Z Gundam (only thru ep 10 but kicks major @ss)
-Gundam SEED/Astray (Red and Blue Frame shorts)
NGE
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Spirited Away
Ruroni Kenshin

Naruto is good, but I'm not obsessed. Same w/FMA. Haven't seen enough of it to make it my fave. And I guess I owe some thanks to Gundam Wing for sparking my Gundam interest.

I've never seen a Gundam series that I hated, except for G Gundam (obvious reasons).

My favorites:
Gravitation-I know why most of you don't have this one XD
Sukisho- same as above
Trigun- Vash is teh hawt! And the story is good. ^^;
Hellsing-good action, good story, but "police girl" kinda bugs me
Sailor Moon SS- the final season and it has the best story line out of them all
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi- I'm surprised no one has put this one down
Saiyuki- good series. I'm surprised no one has it down. ^^
FMA- it's pretty good, but I haven't finished it yet
Angel Sanctuary- I liked the manga better tho.
FLCL- To me Takkun looks like Shinji. Is it just me or does anyone else think so? It seems like Gainax makes their leads look the same.

Ones I like
Naruto-I would like it more if there weren't so many fillers. It's like 3 episodes of story and then 20 of fillers. Ugh.
Blue Seed- S'ok. Didn't like the ending too much.
Escaflowne- Their noses bug me so much! They're so... so.... pointy and big.
X and X/1999- They were ok. A little odd, but what do you expect from Clamp?
NGE and the movies- wow... not only is the series odd, but the movies are... interesting.

Anyway I think that's it. There's probably more, but I think the list is long enough. I want to at least pretend that I have a life. XD

Somehow, though I really like mangas and anime movies, I deem most anime series as crap - crap style, crap production, crap stories - with the exception of Neon Genesis Evangelion, but mayhaps only because the manga fuckin' rocks. ;)

Anime movies I trully enjoyed were

Akira
Ghost in the Shell (aklright, the series wasn´t too bad either)
Princess Mononoke
Nausicaa and the Valley of Wind
Laputa Castle in the Sky
Howl´s Moving Castle (they changed the name in the German version from a Japanese pronounced Howl to Haoru, the morons >.>)
Appleseed
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away).

And Grave of the Fireflys was the first animated movie ever to bring up tears. Brilliant movie.

Kickass (Not really anime, but love anyway)
The Boondocks


Seldom saw such an excellent movie being so crippled by such a sick message.

[/hijack]

Seldom saw such an excellent movie being so crippled by such a sick message.

[/hijack]

Er... are you thinking of The Boondock Saints?

Er... are you thinking of The Boondock Saints?

Please say that was what you meant...
*bows head in pre-emptive shame*

Please say that was what you meant...
*bows head in pre-emptive shame*

The Boondocks is an anime-style show on Adult Swim... it's kinda like Family Guy or the Simpsons... only all the protagonists are black folk.

I will have to conduct further research in this field, the results seem to be very promising. :cool:

Favorites

Cowboy BeBop
Fullmetal Alchemist ( The Roy v. Ed fight was brilliant )
YuYuHakusho
Naruto
Rurouni Kenshin
Samurai X
Trigun
Neon Genisis Evangelion
G-Gundam
Akira [ Who could forget the shotgun scene? ]
Ghost in the Shell (first movie, didn't like the second or the series)

Ok...but not the most entertaining
Spirited Away - Hated the main characters voice actor, way to high-pitched. Animation was good though, and the plot was trippy.
Intolerable
Big-O
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Inuyasha
Dragonball: GT
Dragonball Z: Frieza and Cell Sagas

Like most things out there. I find most anime titles to be utter crap, but there a few titles that stand out for me

Fullmetal Alchemist
Mobile Suit Gundam UC(the original)
Gundam 8th MS team
Cowboy Bebop
GTO
Initial D
Samurai Champloo
Record of Lodoss War
Tenchi Muyo OAV

What is the anime-ophile obsession with Trigun? I watched the show; the show had its moments, but was mostly immature and lacked any real action. The action it had was akin to Lupin III in that Vash went around shooting at stuff saying stupid shit. If you cut out every part with Vash doing classic Japanese cartoon moves, the show would be ok, but with them there, it just fucks up the whole thing and cancels out what good it has.

PS. I know it isn't anime. But bring back Samurai Jack damnit.

I second any amount of disgust anyone can muster at any kind of animated Dragon Ball.

I enjoyed the manga a while back, bought all 42 of the original Dragon Ball even,
but what they did to it by animating it...
*tries hard to avoid Godwin in a anime thread*

What is the anime-ophile obsession with Trigun? I watched the show; the show had its moments, but was mostly immature and lacked any real action.

It was the premise:
A peacenik, revolver toting guy with loads of hype around his name. Then the priest came along.... and woah! The cross is full of guns...:D

Combined with the immaturity, light humor, and heavy moments that made the show easy and fun to watch.

I second any amount of disgust anyone can muster at any kind of animated Dragon Ball.

Ouch... I liked DragonBall, but Z and GT just pissed me off.

I'm sorry but Naruto just failed to move forward. I watched episodes 1-122 before I stopped. The beginning is ok and it gets really good towards the end and the fight with the original hokage, but after that the plot just halts. They spend like 1204124014712047812894712894 episodes chasing those four men through the forest. I just stopped watching, it became so boring.

And yes, that was with Jap. voice and subtitles.

My favorites from what i've seen:

Kenshin and Samurai X
Yu Yu Hakusho (Hiei is the man. Cynical, arrogant, cold -- all the values I respect :) )
Samurai Champloo
Samurai 7
Cowboy Bebop

Up Next:
GunGrave

Favs:

- Naruto (Way underrated IMO)
- Gundam (Wing, 8th MS team)
- Noein
- Black Cat
- Bleach
- Mushishi

Least Favs.

- Paranoia Agent
- Dragonball in all it's reincarnations
- Bleach (repetitive as hell)
- Sailor Moon

I enjoy:

Trigun
Outlaw Star
Big O
Yunci (besides the fact that it is too cute)
Fruits Basket
Samari champloo (or however you spell it, I haven't watched it enough, but I love it)
Sailor Moon (gotta stick to the classics)
Ronin Warriors
Cowboy Bebop
Hellsing
Angel Sanc.

I would enjoy One Piece more if I could see the japanese version.

I despise:
FLCL
DBZ
Lupin the third
There are a few others that I dislike, but I'm not going to go into it too much.

I was finally able to go to a con (SugoiCon to be precise) last fall. It was amazing. Simply spictacular. But there were no Vash-san glasses. I got a wonderful necklace, Bawls mints, and a few other objects (a Yuki-plushie that I absolutally adore!).

Everyone should experiance a con, period.

Why is it that most of your lists seem to be off of the Cartoon Network lineup? ;)

Ok... Let me see if I can recall
Urusei Yatsura (DAAAAAAARING!)
Ranma Nibun no Ichi (Here sirs we come to famous training ground of accursed springs)
Rumic World +Mermaid Saga (If she says chero, I'm throwing the TV out the window)
Excel Saga (HAIL Illapalazo!)
FLCL (Why did she hit him with a gutar?)
Trigun (Heh, tained donuts)
Cowboy Bebop (See ya later Space Cowboy)
Sailor Moon (Tsuki ni kawate oshiokiyo!)
Bubblegum Crisis (Knight Sabers, go!)
Lain (Help me to breathe)
Boggiepop Phantom (Rie! Rie!)
Battle Angel (Eat flan, destroy the world)
Ah! Megamisama (I want a goddess like you to stay with me forever)
Tonari no Totoro (CAT Bus?)
Sen to Chihiro (What is it with Miyazaki and pigs anyway?)
Nausucaa Valley of the Wind (So what happens when they get married?)
Mononoke Hime (Watch closely everyone, I'm going to show you how to kill a god)
Macross (Someone, for the love of God, shoot Minme before she sings again!)
Howl's Moving Castle (I'm supposed to be beautiful!)
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki! (Did that battleship just meow?)
Blood The Last Vampire (Ah, Halloween in Japan.)
Vampire Hunter D (If you want you, you can have me)
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust ("So what's her part?" "Moveable senery")
Vampire Princess Miyu (You may have won as a vampire, but you lost as a woman)
Project A-ko (Can you say vaginal walls capable of crushing steel?)
The Irresponcible Captain Tylor (Breasts and bottoms are nice and shiny too!)
Akira (What the hell just happened? No, seriously, what happened?)
Ghost in the Shell (The Net is vast and infinant)
Neon Genesis Evangelion ("I mustn't run away, I mustn't run away." "Shinji, I'm bored" "I must run away, I must run away!)
And too many more to name.

Bad anime... Hmmm
Vampire Wars ("Just call me... BAT!" Oh God, here come the Batman puns)
Ninja Scroll (Ok, so it's ninja with sex and demons? HUH?)
Gogolo 18 Honey (So... he just met her, and they're having sex while she briefs him... ok, makes sense)

That's a very impressive list.

"Bang."

I wasn't too big into anime, but the films/shows i do love are

Those who hunt elves (hysterical)
Vampire Hunter D (the original)
Macross
Venus Wars
Blue Submarine No 6
Tenchi Muyo/Universe
Cowboy Bebop
Ghost in the Shell

and of course Akira

Some greats in my collection (all in Japanese, by the way):

Shoujo Kakumei Utena (Best. Anime. Ever.)
Princess Tutu (Beautiful)
Saint Seiya
Rose of Versailles
Kino's Journey
Louie the Rune Soldier
Slayers
Lost Universe
Armitage III
Genso Maden Saiyuki
Hunter x Hunter
Fruits Basket
Excel Saga
Tenchi Muyo! OVA (One of the few best seen in English)
Mahoromatic
Hellsing (Decent in English)
Yami no Matsuei
Mahoujin Guru-Guru
Kare Kano
X TV

Wow, that was a lot, wasn't it? :)

EDIT: Forgot Outlaw Star and Lain, both great series

Quick question to all the anime buffs here, has anyone else seen the show Those Who Hunt Elves???

If you have a favorite series post it and why you like it so much. Just got done watching Gungrave and I fell in love with it. Please no "Anime sucks" posts, if you have to at least elaborate otherwise I'll spam you with gun smilies.

Urotokodoji - Legend of the Demon Womb Overfiend

or something like that. It rules.

Demons. Cat-creatures. Eroticism. Scantily-clad anime chicks. Nazis. Hitler. The end of the world.

It's just that kind of film.

I dislike most Anime, specially anime featuring school girls and tentacles, giant robots, martial artists with super powers, training creatures to fight each other, or guys that turn into girls. That pretty much disqualifies a good 80%. The other 20% I may be able to deal with, but am not willing to take the risk of trying it out only to run into a tentacle halfway through.

I have to say that I can't believe none of you have mentioned my favourite anime and manga, Hajime No Ippo. It is brilliant and not at all like the usual anime sterotypes. Its about a kid (ippo) who finds that he is good at boxing and goes on to become a pro boxer. Some great action sequences, good dialogueand witty as hell. Has anyone else seen it or am I wandering in an ippo wilderness? :)

Sreiously if anyone wants it you can dl it legally from boxtorrents.com.

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One more to add to the "Recommended Viewing" list;

Yakitate Japan.

Self-parodying hilarity. ^__^

It was the premise:
A peacenik, revolver toting guy with loads of hype around his name. Then the priest came along.... and woah! The cross is full of guns...:D

Combined with the immaturity, light humor, and heavy moments that made the show easy and fun to watch.
add to that the fact that this "human typhoon" didn't kill anyone (that I can recall) went out of his way to save lives and yet, his name causes fear.

oh, add to my list, Irresponsible Captain Tylor.
Azumanga Diaoh
Tenjo Tenge
Blue Seed
Blue Gender
Ahh Megami-sama
Bubblegum Crisis
Gunbuster


(sigh) better to make a list of shows I don't like...
Anime Shows I don't like.

DragonBall (any incarnation)
SailorMoon Super S

Most that I have seen (quite a bit) belongs to... err, a certain subcategory.

Apart from that, however, I have so far seen The Twelve Kingdoms, an awesome fantasy (and supposedly drama, altought that's not the main focus) series (45 episodes. the immense scope of it all keeps widening all the way, far beyond the story in itself. that fantasy world is huge, complex, and damn intresting. too bad the original books aren't avaliable in English. altought there is an incomplete fan-translation in progress).

And I'm currently going through Lain. (have 2 episodes left to watch) It seems like there will be quite a bit listed in this thread to "get" (:p) as soon as I get home.

Anime I've Watched and Vommited
Witch Hunter Robin

You...you bastard! Oh well, I can't change your opinion.


Anime I Will Always Love
Witch Hunter Robin The best Anime and tv show out there! Very dark, good plot twists and story. Great characters, etc.
Wolf's Rain Great story and voice acting.
Samurai Champloo Very hardcore, violent, and funny in some parts.
Inuyasha Good characters, voice-acting, and pretty funny.
FullMetal Alchemist I like the plot and the hilarious characters.
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Gotta love futuristic crime-fighting and that cyber stuff.
Ceres: Celestial Legend Such a very excellent series. Very emotional and beautiful. But I reccommend the manga than the DVDs.

Anime I Want To See
Gunslinger Girls Assassins and badasses galore.

Quick question to all the anime buffs here, has anyone else seen the show Those Who Hunt Elves???
I have, and enjoyed it even if it was just The Slayers with a tank (Another good anime).

I have, and enjoyed it even if it was just The Slayers with a tank (Another good anime).
Slayers with a tank, and the mission to strip every female elf in the land.

I just love the tank when it got possessed by the Obake neko

I just love the tank when it got possessed by the Obake neko
I have yet to figure out the Japanese obession with large, powerfully destructive, cats.

I'm sure there's a reason SOMEWHERE. It may no make any sense, but there is a reason. ;)

I haven't seen much anime myself, but I caught the Cowboy Bebop movie on late one night and all I can say is DAMN! (in a good way). It's well written. I missed the ending, but it had me hooked.

Oh, I've also seen about half of Akira, which was also well done.

Now I just have to track them down... It'd be so much easier if I had a credit card...

I dislike most Anime, specially anime featuring school girls and tentacles, giant robots, martial artists with super powers, training creatures to fight each other, or guys that turn into girls. That pretty much disqualifies a good 80%. The other 20% I may be able to deal with, but am not willing to take the risk of trying it out only to run into a tentacle halfway through.

Oh, that's just stereotypes, like that all opera consists of fat ladies dressed as valkyries shattering glasses with their singing.

They gave us the goodness of Transformers, Lupin, and Studio Ghibli's extensive library. Therefore, anime is allowed to continue as far as I'm concerned, despite the shit-awful stuff that makes it onto North American TV.

I think I hate 90% of the fans though.

I haven't seen much anime myself, but I caught the Cowboy Bebop movie on late one night and all I can say is DAMN! (in a good way). It's well written. I missed the ending, but it had me hooked.

Oh, I've also seen about half of Akira, which was also well done.

Now I just have to track them down... It'd be so much easier if I had a credit card...

The series was way better than the movie btw. ^_^

Just saw blue gender and that's a series I can't really decide whether I like or hate. The main character is...psychotic at best description. Then again all great anime characters are.

Here is the list of animes that I have seen and liked. This list includes movies and series.

Fullmetal Alchemist
Trigun
Cowboy Bebop
Gundam Seed
Witch Hunter Robin
Wolf's Rain
Kiki's Delivery Service
Metropolis
.hack//Legend of Twilight Bracelet
.hack//SIGN
Big O
Lupin The III
Betterman
Inuyasha
Inuyasha - Love Which Transcends Time
Inuyasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Crest of the Stars
Last Exile
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures TV
Gad Guard
Gatekeepers 21
Ghost In The Shell: Stand-Alone Complex
GunGrave
Fooly Cooly
Naruto
Boogiepop Phantom
R.O.D -THE TV-
Read or Die
Rurouni Kenshin
Evangelion
Scryed
RahXephon
Soul Taker
Zoids: Chaotic Century
Zoids: Guardian Force
Zoids: New Century Zero
Zoids: Fuzors
Zoids
Yu Yu Hakusho
Samurai Champloo
Escaflowne (movie)
Case Closed
Spirited Away
One Piece
Silent Mobius

Please note, these are only those that I could remember the titles of from the top of my head.

Hmm, let’s see.

My favorite anime is probably Full Metal Alchemist, simply because I really enjoyed characters, the plot and the setting. The series just rubbed me the right way, I suppose.

After that it’s a tie between Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, Samurai Champloo and Neon Genesis Evangelion for their great animation and action sequences.

The OVA of Read or Die gets a special mention, I suppose, if only for its humorous caricature of the shrub.

Anime I can not stand includes Inuyasha, and Dragon Ball, for their repetitive and slow story lines but also for their, at times, piss poor animations and action sequences.

Anime is interesting when I'm high.

My favorite anime of all time is Outlaw Star. I can't wait for the new box set to come out.

Trigun was really good but Vash just pissed me off a bit because of his don't kill crap. It was always annoying since he was pretty much like that in every episode.

Cowboy Bebop is really awesome. Thats my 2nd favorite.

Here is Greenwood was a decent short anime.

Full metal Alchemist had great plot and really great characters.

I want to watch Bleach, Beserk, and any other good animes I heard good things about. Does anybody have some suggestions for me?

I don't really care for the stuff.

I want to watch Bleach, Beserk, and any other good animes I heard good things about. Does anybody have some suggestions for me?

Gungrave was amazing as well as Samurai Champloo if you haven't seen that yet.

Particular Favorites;
Anything by Studio Ghibli, but most especially Tonari no Totoro (aside from the video, I have two totoro neckties, three stuffed toy totoros, a totoro alarm clock, a totoro key chain, and two different totopro calendars. The ending theme is one of the few songs I'll venture to sing at karaoke in Japanese)

Akira
Dirty Pair
Project A-Ko
Ranma
Doraemon
Sazaesan
And Osamu Tezuka's work, especially Jungle Taitei and Tetsuwan ATOM, (as well as his "Buddha" comic")

Howl´s Moving Castle (they changed the name in the German version from a Japanese pronounced Howl to Haoru, the morons >.>)

You do realise that "Howl" is the British title and that the movie comes from a Diana Wynne Jones novel, but Hauru no Ugoku Shiro (ハウルの動く城). Haoru is close enough to Hauru for me.

I have yet to figure out the Japanese obession with large, powerfully destructive, cats.

Just don't bring up yakineko....

Gungrave was amazing as well as Samurai Champloo if you haven't seen that yet.

Oops I was tired when I posted that. I forgot to add Samurai Champloo that was a really kick ass anime. I hope they make some kind of movie for it like they did with Cowboy Bebop.