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I just wanted to know, is anyone here a fan of anime such as DBZ, Inuyasha, or Rurouni Kenshin, ect?

I'm an anime fan, but not so much those you listed. My list of favorite series includes:

- Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Death Note
- XXX Holic
- Hunter x Hunter
- Princess Tutu
- Slayers
- Hellsing
- Ouran Host Club
- Excel Saga

...and a lot more that I can't be bothered to list right now.

Not those particular three, but other anime, yes.

Ive quite a dislike for some|all of those, but i do like, say, Cowboy Bebop/Ghost In The Shell or Paranoia Agent.

One of my favorites is Nea Under Seven. Now, I just have to find someone else who knows what that is.

I just wanted to know, is anyone here a fan of anime such as DBZ, Inuyasha, or Rurouni Kenshin, ect?

Kenshin! That's pretty much the only anime I've ever seen that's made even a lick of sense to me. And even then, I had to ask my Japanese speaking friend about some of the cultural references.

never been a huge fan myself but i've watched a fair amount

Violence Jack
Evangelion series
Project Ako
Cowboy Bebop
Laputa
Ghost In The Shell
DragonHalf
and probably a whole load more i can't remember the names of like Akira and stuff


all of which i've enjoyed :)

Kenshin in the Kyoto arc was good, and I think I might not be quite so antagonistic towards DBZ as I might once have been, but there's better anime out there. Cowboy Bebop remains awesome, as do Full Metal Alchemist, Serial Experiments Lain, Excel Saga, Cromartie High School and (completely differently but equally worth its place) Fruits Basket.

Does Miyazaki's stuff count as anime? If not, Ghost in the Shell is definitely my favorite.

One of my favorites is Nea Under Seven. Now, I just have to find someone else who knows what that is.

I've seen a few episodes of that. Truth be told, though, I personally found the series rather dull, but that's just my opinion.

Does Miyazaki's stuff count as anime?

I would certainly think so, considering that Miyazaki's films are among the best anime of all time. :) (Saw Howl's Moving Castle the other night, and it was so very awesome.)

In that case, my cheers go to Howl's moving castle as well :)

Many people would say this isn't his best one. But it's very heartwarming and beautiful.

Yes it was great.... I like Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Spirited Away more though.

I haven't seen Nausicaa yet. Spirited away was nice, but it got so completely hyped over here that the interest blew over on my behalf.

In that case, my cheers go to Howl's moving castle as well :)

Many people would say this isn't his best one. But it's very heartwarming and beautiful.

Yes it was great.... I like Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Spirited Away more though.

Rurouni Kenshin was absolouetely awesome, but I much prefer it in Japanese with english subtitles, because the English voice acting was pretty atrocious.

I've seen a few episodes of that. Truth be told, though, I personally found the series rather dull, but that's just my opinion.


I know not much happens in it. However, I just found the series to pleasing for some reason.

Well, I happened to be a huge Anime fan, as you might have guessed from my nation’s name ~_^

My favorite Anime are:

1. Elfen Lied
Opening Song – Lilium, featuring Nana (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdMUGgx-Ww)
(Heart-wrenching and at times openly shocking at the sheer amount of cruelty and violence, but it makes you really feel for the characters, particularly Nana.)

2. REC
Opening Song – Cheer ~Makka na Kimochi~ ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVvBa5ltLbo)
(A very beautiful romance story, without annoyingly all too common love triangles: a proof that you don’t need a love triangle to make a romance story interesting and complicated, despite what the most Anime scenarists seem to think.)

3. Saber Marionette J/J Again/J to X
(A difficult Anime to categorize… one that can be light and humorous one minute, and deep and emotional, even tragic the next. I love it because of its emotionality, very lovable characters and absolutely beautiful and touching endings. And as a bonus, for once we can see very good reasons why the antagonists do what they are doing, in many ways making them more complex and interesting then the main characters.)

4. Kannazuki no Miko
Opening Song - Re-sublimity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UdLLEUxmmM)
(Another beautiful and highly unusual romance story, with a rather unexpected and touching resolution. And as a bonus, the series contain one of my favorite villain teams; it is particularly hard not to smile at Nekoko’s antics, whether she is treating her teammates’ injuries or actively sowing chaos and destruction!)

5. “X” TV
(Many interesting characters, almost all of whom are given detailed backgrounds, revealed piece-by-piece throughout the series, a very good mixture of romance and supernatural action, and a very interesting storyline with many unexpected twists; all this definitely makes “X” one of my favorite anime.)

6. Hand Maid May
Opening Song - JUMP~MEIppai Dakishimete (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao2u8-ZFUjg)
(Another very good romance story, remarkable for lack of any kind of rivalry between two main competitors for the male protagonist’s heart. Of other characters, Rena-chan’s antics is simply hilarious, but interestingly enough, at the same time she knows how to make her abilities count when it is necessary. And of course, Sara makes as hilariously unlikely antagonist as one can possibly imagine! All in all, the series are somewhat light-hearted, but they also include numerous touching and even sad moments.)

7. Ai Yori Aoshi
Opening Song - Eternal Flower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPuoukgymUk)
(A more traditional romantic comedy, but an interesting one nevertheless, with many interesting and lovable characters, and for once – a male protagonist with qualities that make him loved, not just because of scenarist’s say-so.)

5. “X” TV
(Many interesting characters, almost all of whom are given detailed backgrounds, revealed piece-by-piece throughout the series, a very good mixture of romance and supernatural action, and a very interesting storyline with many unexpected twists; all this definitely makes “X” one of my favorite anime.)
Ooh, forgot that one. X has a degree of class to its combat scenes that you really don't see anywhere else, and it does a really good job of setting the scene. But I do think a lot of the drive of Kamui's story dissolved once he chose to side with Heaven, and while the interactions between the other Dragons were interesting and exciting in themselves to watch, I've always wondered whether it could have been even more powerful had Kamui himself chosen Earth, leaving Fuuma as the more natural of the pair with Heaven.

Ooh, forgot that one. X has a degree of class to its combat scenes that you really don't see anywhere else, and it does a really good job of setting the scene. But I do think a lot of the drive of Kamui's story dissolved once he chose to side with Heaven, and while the interactions between the other Dragons were interesting and exciting in themselves to watch, I've always wondered whether it could have been even more powerful had Kamui himself chosen Earth, leaving Fuuma as the more natural of the pair with Heaven.

Hmm, maybe. The story did fall apart a bit toward the end, but that wasn't so strange considering that the ending for the TV series was made long before the manga was completed (the manga isn't complete to this day).

There is quite a bunch.

Infinite Ryvius
Seikai no Monshou/Senki
Juuni Kokki
Haibane Renmei
Kino no Tabi
Last Exile
Ganktusou
Evangelion
Great Teacher Onizuka

And the list goes on.

Many people would say this isn't his best one. But it's very heartwarming and beautiful.
Personally I think that Tonari no Totoro is his best.

Hmm, maybe. The story did fall apart a bit toward the end, but that wasn't so strange considering that the ending for the TV series was made long before the manga was completed (the manga isn't complete to this day).

I can’t say I agree with you.

I like the storyline very much, including both the ending between Kamui and Fuuma, as well as the way the things were resolved between the rest of Seals and Angels. The only thing I would have changed is for Yuuto and Satsuki to somehow get out of the Battle of Apocalypse alive and find happiness they deserve.

I haven’t read the “X” manga, unfortunately, but from what I have read in various sources, I am not sure that things in there were or will be resolved as well as they were in anime.

Personally I think that Tonari no Totoro is his best.

I have yet to see that one too *slaps herself*

One of my favorites is Nea Under Seven. Now, I just have to find someone else who knows what that is.

never saw the ending to that... did she ever get her antenne?


faves? Too many to count... really... my list includes classics like Raideen to Vandred and beyond!

I hate DBZ. It's mindless.

I prefer:
- Fushigi Yuugi
- Ayashi no Ceres
- Ouran High Host Club
- Kyou Kara Maou
- FAKE
- Gravitation

...and others.

Not seen the ones listed in the OP, but plenty of others, of which there are a fair share I concider very good.

My top 5 (not necessarily in this order):

Cowboy Bebop
Vision of Escaflowne
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Trigun
Record of Lodoss War

Umm...Fullmetal Alchemist. I've seen some Inuyasha, but it's nowhere near as good as the manga, and Fruits Basket is okay...

Also Real Bout High School, which is funny but has some of the most kickass fight scenes ever.

I'm not really a huge fan of "Anime" the genre, and I prefer western media to eastern for the most part. However, a few individual series caught my interest, namely Fullmetal Alchemist and Outlaw Star. I also have a soft spot for Mobile Suit: Gundam Wing, Naruto, and One Piece.

Da. I am an Anime and Manga fan. I enjoy:

Hellsing
Fullmetal Alchemist
Serial Experiments Lain
Azumanga Daioh
Cowboy Bebop
FLCL
Akira

Und anything by Miyazaki or Studio Gibli

Da. I am an Anime and Manga fan. I enjoy:

Hellsing
Fullmetal Alchemist
Serial Experiments Lain
Azumanga Daioh
Cowboy Bebop
FLCL
Akira

Und anything by Miyazaki or Studio GibliBolded = watched; I agree with them.

Pronouncing the name of FLCL the Japanese way at full speed is an extremely efficient way of confusing people. You can repeat it time and time again, but no one will understand what the hell you say.;)

DBZ

Is made of fail.

And thankyou for implanting that senseless theme song back into my head.

ARRRGGGHHH!!!

:upyours:

As far as other anime goes, though, I'm a definite fan of Cowboy Bebop.

Ah, FLCL. I've read the first volume of the manga.

Official Motto: "Read it all you want. You still won't understand it."

Ah, FLCL. I've read the first volume of the manga.

Official Motto: "Read it all you want. You still won't understand it."
Oh FLCL isn't that bad. There are some far worse ones out there.

like most people in this thread, yes
like most people in this thread, more then i care to list

Oh FLCL isn't that bad. There are some far worse ones out there.

Like?

Oh, no mistake, I like FLCL! especially the South Park shout-out!

Like?

Oh, no mistake, I like FLCL! especially the South Park shout-out!
Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever.

AnimEgo, who released it, couldn't tell what was going on and said so on the back of the box.

Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever.

AnimEgo, who released it, couldn't tell what was going on and said so on the back of the box.
I understood that one.

and it was way better than FLCL. ;)

for a moment there, I thought you were going to suggest Patalilo or Papua of the south seas. :D


Think Fass would enjoy Stop! Hibari-Kun?

I understood that one.

and it was way better than FLCL. ;)
Oh I understood FLCL, but tell me then, what was going on in Lum the Forever?

Think Fass would enjoy Stop! Hibari-Kun?
I'm gonna quote Takahashi-sama on this, "I don't want to think about it, and neither should you."

Oh I understood FLCL, but tell me then, what was going on in Lum the Forever? it's been a while since I've seen it, so this is the Gist that I determined.

the tree was a receptical of the community's dreams and hopes. when it died, those dreams and hopes were released and the community spirit began to thin out. The Tree's spirit called out to Lum in an attempt to stay it's own death, since she was another focus of everyone's dreams.

as others realized that they were forgetting Lum. some started to realize that the community spirit, the only thing that Lum was apart of (meaning the one common element for everyone in the town), was leaving.

so what was needed was a desire to return to what once was. to rekindle not only the need to return things to their starting point but to regain that sense of community. thus a great conflict was needed to shock everyone back to a central focus. to have things return to the way they were.

I'm gonna quote Takahashi-sama on this, "I don't want to think about it, and neither should you." Gahhh!!! Too Late! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

I just wanted to know, is anyone here a fan of anime such as DBZ, Inuyasha, or Rurouni Kenshin, ect?

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it's over NINE THOUSAAAAAAAND!

DBZ = Comedy Gold

http://sjl-static12.sjl.youtube.com/vi/2M6AxNM3pa4/2.jpg
it's over NINE THOUSAAAAAAAND!

DBZ = Comedy Gold

WHAT?! NINE THOUSAND!!!???!?!??!?!

it's been a while since I've seen it, so this is the Gist that I determined.

the tree was a receptical of the community's dreams and hopes. when it died, those dreams and hopes were released and the community spirit began to thin out. The Tree's spirit called out to Lum in an attempt to stay it's own death, since she was another focus of everyone's dreams.

as others realized that they were forgetting Lum. some started to realize that the community spirit, the only thing that Lum was apart of (meaning the one common element for everyone in the town), was leaving.

so what was needed was a desire to return to what once was. to rekindle not only the need to return things to their starting point but to regain that sense of community. thus a great conflict was needed to shock everyone back to a central focus. to have things return to the way they were.

Well, it's a start, but how do all the frozen dream Tomobiki(s) fit into it (and the giant baby, the electricity, and the etc.)?

WHAT?! NINE THOUSAND!!!???!?!??!?!
Now he's really getting huge!

I hope my body can take it...

I bought the DVDs for Outlaw Star and I saw them all.

Is made of fail.

And padding.... lots and lots of padding... mostly gasping

Watched:
Rozen Maiden (one of my favorites, soon to appear in the USA on DVD, so I can finally own it.)
Last Exile (Another favorite, great battles and a better plot.)
Excel Saga (Pure lulz all the way through >_>)
Black Lagoon (Made me laugh, made me cry, made me go WTF. Revy's Engrish is hawt, also.)
Death Note (Good mystery/thriller anime.)

Watching:
Gurren Lagann (FLCL meets Gundam. This is great stuff.)
Darker Than Black (Also good, people with superpowers and stuff.)
Bokurano (Im hoping this one gets better soon. Thus far its just emo kids piloting OMG A GIANT ROBOT. And one of them died.)
Code Geass (Quite possibly this will usurp Rozen Maiden from my top spot. I just wish they would hurry up and finish it.)
Desert Punk (Modestly entertaining. I was kinda hoping for more of a plot, though.)

I have'nt even heard of most of what you guys are saying. :( Except of course Miyazaki, My favorite would have to be Princess Mononoke.

I myself happen to be an anime fan. However with real life ganging up on my immortal soul and a lack of income as of yet, I am forced to only watch uploaded episodes of anime on Youtube at night when my family believes I am asleep.

I enjoy Dragon Ball Z, it was one of my many childhood favorites when me and my sister used to watch Toonami back in the day before Miguzi took over. I have yet to see Inuyasha, but I have an interest in seeing it. I might get the interest to see Ruroni Kenshin one day, but only fate will tell what I watch.

Other animes I enjoyed when I was a kid, and to this day, include the Tenchi seires, Ronin Warriors, the first Dragon Ball seires, and Rave Master.

It should be noted that my favorite genre is Sci-fi/Mecha (Who doesn't want a giant robot?) Gundam Wing, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Robotech, 8th MS Team, and Mobile Suit Gundam have all gained my respect as a viewer and are some of the best animes I have ever seen.

My current status is that I have just started watching an anime called "Please Teacher". It has an interesting idea for a plot, I think, and I would like to see how it develops.

Odd how one of these pops up every once in a while... normally a small-time poster, in this case very much so... meh.

In any case, it can be fun, and I used to have rather a fixation on the medium, but now I can take it or leave it, to be honest. I've seen enough to know what I like.

LOL. No, but I did laugh at my friend for attending an anime conference. Does that count?

Okay, this thread reminded me one of the thousand or so things Mr Welch cannot do in an RPG (http://theglen.livejournal.com/16735.html?thread=27487#t27487):

"I am not the boogie woogie bugle boy of Gundam Wing Z."

I wanna be the boogie woogie bugle girl of Gundam Wing Z!

I'm busy, so I watch anime every now and then. I'm currently watching and enjoying Super Dimensional Fortress Macross and Initial D: 1st stage.

Let's see, my stuff...

Favorite Genre: Mecha/Giant Robots. What can I say? I'm a techno-geek. :P

Leat Favorite Genre: Harem Romance. I've only found one or two that don't smack of adolescent wish-fulfillment and male fantasy. The rest just annoy the everloving heck out of me.

Favorite Shows:
Gundam Wing - Yeah, I know! OMG, a guy who liked Gundam Wing! I guess I was one of the few people who didn't write it off as "gay prettyboys with invincible robots" and actually found real depth and meaning in it. Not to mention, it springboarded by love of anime. And just to make it even more shocking, I like Relena too!
Code Geass - (Shout out to Dontgonearthere!) This series is great. It's like Count of Monte Cristo with robots. Lelouch is awesome, C.C. is awesome, basically everyone and everything in the show rules - except Nina.
Fullmetal Alchemist - I won't lie, I gave it a shot and it didn't catch my attention the first time. Then I met Edward's American VA at a con, and he was such a nice guy I felt bad and promised him I'd give the show another shot. Now I love it.
The Big-O - It's slick, it's stylish, and it's old school. What else needs to be said?

Shows I Liked (But Not Favorites):
Bubblegum Crisis (1987 version, NOT the crappy 2040 remake)
Urusei Yatsura
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Magic Knight Rayearth
Vision of Escaflowne
Gundam 0080
Mazinkaiser
Gaogaigar
Mamotte Shugogetten (manga version only)

Currently Watching:
Dancouga Nova - A lot of people don't seem to care for this show because it deviates from the original. Personally, I think the conspiracy element works. Not to mention, Episode 3 contains a very long, very blatant sequence bashing GWB and the War on Terror, so I imagine that alone will get a lot of NSers to give it a look. :P
Kotetsu Shin Jeeg - Nagai + Modern = Awesome. It's got that kind of incredible style and action that I love in shows, and it only looks like it's gonna get better from here.

Shows I Didn't Like:
Battle Skipper - I know that lots of anime only exist to sell toys...well, this one did it poorly. It just did not entertain in any sense of the word.
Colorful - If this is really what Japanese men are like, I'm glad I'm not a Japanese woman...
FLCL - Yeah, I know, get the pitchforks and torches. :P Look, you can talk all you want about how it was a "brilliant metaphor for adolescence", but to me, it was just a bunch of hyperactive and VERY annoying characters galavanting around for three hours. I'm not saying nobody else should like it, just that I did not enjoy it.
Gundam Seed Destiny (second half) - Kira Yamato, I hate you. Please die and take your pink-haired mistress with you. Just be sure to release Athrun and Cagalli from the grip of suckitude you implanted on them first.

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Thank you, Scott, for saying it so I don't have to.

My top 5 (not necessarily in this order):

Cowboy Bebop
Vision of Escaflowne
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Trigun
Record of Lodoss War

Are you talking of the film or the series because I love the series but I don't know of too many people who've seen it in its entirety. I seriously considered making my NS name Karla just because I thought that character was a brilliant touch. I might still change it.

The film and it's follow-up, Legend of Crystania, were a little meh for me.

Otherwise, having watched a lot of anime, I still think Akira simply stands head and shoulders above the rest.

Shows I Liked (But Not Favorites):
Bubblegum Crisis (1987 version, NOT the crappy 2040 remake)

The same here!

I also like Bubblegum Crisis 2032-2033 very much, although it isn’t really one of my favorites. (Too much focus on Priss, whom I personally despise. And it’s a shame that a guy like Leon is wasted on that…! Ah, forgive my manners!)

Bubblegum Crisis 2040 is just terrible, in my opinion. It completely destroys Daley, Linna, Mackie’s characters, to the point where they aren’t recognizable at all (Linna, who was changed from practical down-to-earth girl with slight mercenary habits into glory-blinded heroine-wannabe was probably the heaviest blow of all). And while Leon and Sylia were changed less, they are nevertheless noticeably different from the way they were in 2032-2033, and these aren’t changes for the better (Leon is no longer able to keep his cool despite the situation, which takes nearly all the charm out of his character, and Ice Queen Sylia fails to keep her emotions under control more often then not). Nene and Priss were changed the least, but they nevertheless appear to be incomplete and inferior comparing to the way they were in 2032-2033 (particularly in Nene’s case: in 2040 they made her a complete wuss with exception of a SINGLE episode, while in 2032-2033 she showed her usefulness outside the combat throughout the series).

I have'nt even heard of most of what you guys are saying. :( Except of course Miyazaki, My favorite would have to be Princess Mononoke.

Well, you might wish to change that, then! :)

The series I listed at the top of page 2 are all very good (in my humble opinion, of course! *~_^* ), and I would highly recommend you watching them, with possible exception of Elfen Lied. Elfen Lied is easily the best anime I have seen, but it contains some rather disturbing themes and excessive amount of violence (Princess Mononoke doesn’t even begin to compare with it).

Anyway, I’ve provided links to opening animation from some of these Anime (and will probably provide the links to opening animation from the rest of them sooner or later); so you can check them out if you wish to get an idea of what these anime are like.

Oh, and by the by, I am not overly found of Miyazaki-dono’s work, to tell the truth, with notable exception of Nausicaa from the Valley of the Wind. I am particularly found of Asbel, he is a very sweet character, plus I really like the scene where he takes on a Tormikean fleet all by himself, and almost succeeds too! (And if he wasn’t distracted by Nausicaa in the end, who knows, perhaps he would be able to bring down Tormikean gunship too?)

Are you talking of the film or the series because I love the series but I don't know of too many people who've seen it in its entirety. I seriously considered making my NS name Karla just because I thought that character was a brilliant touch. I might still change it.

The film and it's follow-up, Legend of Crystania, were a little meh for me.

Otherwise, having watched a lot of anime, I still think Akira simply stands head and shoulders above the rest.

I haven't seen all of Akira, but what I have seen of it, it looked very, very good.

i'm a fan of anime such as a bunch of things i havn't the slightest idea of that names of.

most of which involve the perhapse unlikely combination of catgirls and other anthros, even parahuman androids and such, and a heartfelt soul-deep understanding that honor is not served by vengence. you know, where the heros, often odd looking, fall down seven times and get up eight times, as the expression goes, without having to trash everyone and everything in the process.

(although dirty pair and ixor were fun too, yah, i go back that far. and i havn't even seen 2/3 of just what i know would be my favorites if i ever did. about the only time i ever get to see any is in the anime room at furcon, the years i manage to get there)

=^^=
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Top 10
-Berserk
-Cowboy Bebop
-Eureka Seven
-FLCL
-Bleach
-Hellsing
-Full Metal Alchemist
-Samurai Champloo
-Gungrave
-Trigun


Things I Will Not Watch
-Naruto
-One Piece
-Gundam Seed
-DBZ, GT
-Inuyasha

Seeing Soon
-Death Note
-Melancholy of "forgot name D:"
-Love Hina
-Elfen Lied

5. “X” TV
(Many interesting characters, almost all of whom are given detailed backgrounds, revealed piece-by-piece throughout the series, a very good mixture of romance and supernatural action, and a very interesting storyline with many unexpected twists; all this definitely makes “X” one of my favorite anime.)

I saw this when I was about 11 and is pretty much the sole reason as to why I'm so fucked up.

I saw this when I was about 11 and is pretty much the sole reason as to why I'm so fucked up.

Um… Just curious, did you watch “X” TV series, or X the Movie? Because “X” TV isn’t all that disturbing, in my opinion… (But of course, it is still rated 13+ or something along these lines, and myself, I watched it when I was around 15.)

X the Movie, on the other hand… If I watched it anywhere around the time I was 11, I would probably go “EEK!” at the very first scene (if you have seen it – you know which one I am talking about, otherwise I would rather spare you the gory details); I watched it when I was around 18 or 19, and still found its graphic violence rather disturbing.

Seeing Soon
-Elfen Lied

As I told Mereshka-san earlier – highly recommend! :)

But I have to warn you, the magnitude of graphic violence in Elfen Lied suppresses even that of X the Movie, and that’s saying something!

Blue Gender,Cowboy Bebop and Trigun
my personal favorites

Basically anything that has Humanoid Mecha or War in it:

Gundam (Every Universe)
Evangelion
Full Metal Panic
Vandread
Last Exile
Full Metal Alchemist
Trigun
Castle in the Sky
Bubblegum Crisis 2040

Harem manga can be good. But not Harem anime renditions of said manga. The Love Hina anime and Negima anime are crap.

I love Tenchi Muyo too.

I just wanted to know, is anyone here a fan of anime such as DBZ, Inuyasha, or Rurouni Kenshin, ect?

Im getting into it thanks to my girlfriend. Inuyasha is growing on me and Im thinking of getting the DVD!

Geez, has no one else watched any Watase Yuu anime?? :eek: You poor deprived people!

Looks like most people here only watch mainstream stuff, like stuff they get on Youtube or regular TV.

If you want to get real and good anime, you have to search for it. But its the kind of stuff you dont find easily.

Anyway, the best show being released on Japan right now is Seirei no Moribito. Great stuff, and I think its better than Darken than Black.

Looks like most people here only watch mainstream stuff, like stuff they get on Youtube or regular TV.

If you want to get real and good anime, you have to search for it. But its the kind of stuff you dont find easily.

Not in my case, despite what you probably think.

I happened to know a store where I can get almost any Anime (so far, the only one they weren't able to get me is A.D. Police Files), and I buy all my Anime in there. But when it comes to linking people to an opening animation (or just some clip) from an Anime, YouTube is the only way for me to do it.

Dunno, you recomend Elfen Lied to people. That is even worst than Naruto.

Its just fanservice with a lot of gore, naked 13 year olds and characters so stupid you could replace them with cardboard boxes and the story would remain the same.

The movie.

Yeah I just kind of stared at the screen in awe, and then wondered why the ending had cheerful music. I said things like:

"Swords don't usually come from there!" and "Evil Kamui is a dick."

Elfen Lied reminds me a little much of Akira, at least with the brain powers and what not.

I hate DBZ. It's mindless.

I prefer:
- Fushigi Yuugi
- Ayashi no Ceres
- Ouran High Host Club
- Kyou Kara Maou
- FAKE
- Gravitation

...and others.

Yay! Another Ouran fan! One of the funniest animes out there. I don't understand why no western distributor has licensed it yet...

Elfen Lied reminds me a little much of Akira, at least with the brain powers and what not.

Elfen Lied is completely stupid. The main character, who lost his parents and suffered an incredible ammount of trauma because of it, ends up loving the same woman who killed his parents in less than a week.

Now, how stupid is that? Even after founding out she killed them, and killed tons of other inocent people, he just acts like nothing happened.

Too stupid for me. Even Naruto has better drama.

Too stupid for me. Even Naruto has better drama.

My friend loves Naruto, but whenever I watch it I get a sharp pain in my stomach followed by severe vomitting. At least Elfen Lied has blood, and lots of it :D

My friend loves Naruto, but whenever I watch it I get a sharp pain in my stomach followed by severe vomitting. At least Elfen Lied has blood, and lots of it :D

I guess I know what you mean. Yet, the main problem with Naruto is that every new episode only has about 5 minutes of original content. Everything else is recaps, flashbacks, memories, openings and closing.

You could get 100 episodes of Naruto and transform them into 40 and you would get the same content.

You could get 100 episodes of Naruto and transform them into 40 and you would get the same content.

Bleach suffers from much of the same problems: "Characters talking during fights, flashbacks, etc." Fortunately the great storyline and excellent amount of quality characters makes up for it.

Dunno, you recomend Elfen Lied to people. That is even worst than Naruto.

Its just fanservice with a lot of gore, naked 13 year olds and characters so stupid you could replace them with cardboard boxes and the story would remain the same.

Yes, I most definitely do! :)
(Though not without a fair warning about the amount and magnitude of graphic violence these series contain.)

If nudity and violence is all you saw (all you paid attention to?) in Elfen Lied... Well, too bad for you. Because Elfen Lied is much more then that.

Elfen Lied has a very deep emotional context and very interesting and well-developed characters. It also contains some of them most beautifully touching scenes I have ever seen (I won’t list them so that I won’t spoil watching these series for anybody). And finally, Elfen Lied is also surprisingly (particularly taking its supernatural contents into account) realistic, in the sense that it shows battles for what they are: not a glorious opportunity to show off your skill and heroism, but a bloody affair where people bleed and suffer, and not all of them are able to get away in once piece…

At least Elfen Lied has blood, and lots of it :D

Yes, it has, and, um, a lot more then blood…

But even if it is blood/violence that you are looking for, I wouldn’t recommend you to focus on it alone, as I explained to Northern Borders, Elfen Lied is much more then that.

Elfen Lied reminds me a little much of Akira, at least with the brain powers and what not.

Well, I have never seen Akira, but yes, Elfen Lied is about mental powers, among other things.

The vast bulk is shady and crappy, unworthy of being watched by human beings. Some bears some resemblance to redeemable television, rare is it actually good (FLCL is the only example I can think of...and that only because of its sheer psychosis, Vespa scooters, guitars and pyromaniacs).

Favorite animes include:

Outlaw Star
Inuyasha
Bleach
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
and Zoids (shut up, Zoids is cool)
All Gundam series
Fullmetal Alchemist
Full Metal Panic
R.O.D. (both)

Right now I'm watching DNA2, Bleach, and Death Note.

Yay! Another Ouran fan! One of the funniest animes out there. I don't understand why no western distributor has licensed it yet...

Actually, the anime may not yet be licensed but the manga is. I have both.

;) My favourite characters are Hikaru and Kaoru.

Yes, I most definitely do! :)
(Though not without a fair warning about the amount and magnitude of graphic violence these series contain.)

If nudity and violence is all you saw (all you paid attention to?) in Elfen Lied... Well, too bad for you. Because Elfen Lied is much more then that.

Elfen Lied has a very deep emotional context and very interesting and well-developed characters. It also contains some of them most beautifully touching scenes I have ever seen (I won’t list them so that I won’t spoil watching these series for anybody). And finally, Elfen Lied is also surprisingly (particularly taking its supernatural contents into account) realistic, in the sense that it shows battles for what they are: not a glorious opportunity to show off your skill and heroism, but a bloody affair where people bleed and suffer, and not all of them are able to get away in once piece…


Come on, the game is based on a hentai. That nana girl pleading for her father was so lame, and sick. The homeless girl is there for absolutely no reason at all, just trying to get some pity out of you. The main character is the only male one in the entire series and he doesnt even hate the woman that killed his fathers and gave him a black void in his memories.

The main female character acts like a child most of the time and is always doing stupid and naughy stuff for no reason at all.

The show is quite shallow. Even the emotions are nothing but fan service.

Have you watched Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien? Its the same thing.

First of all, Northern Borders, I would like to address the only point you have made, namely…
…and he [Kouta] doesnt even hate the woman that killed his fathers and gave him a black void in his memories.

I have to agree with you on this point, Northern Borders. True, in the last episode Kouta tells Lucy that he “will never forgive her”, but his actions clearly suggest otherwise. To forgive the person who murdered your father and sister in the cold blood, you have to be… What? Angelically good, diabolically evil, or just very seriously messed up?

But other then that, all you comments about Elfen Lied are, quite frankly, completely ignorant, and they suggest that you not only failed to understand even the quarter of the series, but actually didn’t pay much attention to anything but nudity and violence.

Let’s consider them one by one…

The homeless girl is there for absolutely no reason at all, just trying to get some pity out of you.

Excuse me?!

Mayu has a HUGE impact on the storyline. I don’t want to spoil anything for those who haven’t seen Elfen Lied yet, so let’s just say that if Mayu didn’t turn out in the wrong place at the wrong time (or in the right place at the right time, depending on how you view it), we would have had 4 episodes instead of 14. And that isn’t the only time she affects the storyline greatly.

And it is intriguing that you claim that Mayu is “just trying to get some pity out of you”, since she has never tried to do that in the Anime, and if fact, she did everything she could to conceal her background.

The main character is the only male one in the entire series…

Again, excuse me?! Aren’t you forgetting anyone?

Oh yes, aside from Kouta, there are Kurama, Bando, Yuu Kakuzawa, Director Kakuzawa and Isobe. All of them sure look male to me… (Plus there are all those security and special forces guys, though for the most part Lucy makes it look like they don’t really count… Uh-oh…)

The main female character acts like a child most of the time and is always doing stupid and naughy stuff for no reason at all.

Yes, “Nyu” is essentially a child, with a mindset of some 6 years old and absolutely no knowledge about the world (including moral principles), and therefore behaves as such. The reason behind why she has split personality was show in the very first episode. I am not sure if it is scientifically possible (although I don’t see a reason why it wouldn’t either), but otherwise there wouldn’t be much of a story: if Nyu/Lucy wasn’t able to peacefully meet Kouta, Yuka and Mayu, you could put a cross on her the moment Nana entered the scene.

That nana girl pleading for her father was so lame, and sick.

I suppose you didn’t pay any attention to the way she behaves when she doesn’t do that, ne? On more then one occasion Nana displays more emotional maturity then many would have shown in her place. And that is in addition to intelligence and quick-learning ability she clearly displays, despite knowing next to nothing about the world.

IMHO, Nana is a very interesting and lovable character (and my favorite character from Elfen Lied, as a matter of fact), and the mindset she develops, so very much unlike those of Lucy and Mariko, is particularly surprising considering the conditions she grew up in.

To sum it all up…

Elfen Lied is a mature anime, intended for mature audience. If you aren’t mature enough to understand it, then perhaps you shouldn’t have watched it in the fact place. And at the very least, you shouldn’t criticize something you don’t understand.

Have you watched Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien? Its the same thing.

No, I haven't watched Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, but juding from the description, it isn't such a bad Anime (although needless to say, I cannot be certain about that, since I have never seen these series myself). Hm, perhaps I will give them a try someday...

My favorite animes so far are probably Neon Genesis Evangelion and Elfen Lied.

First of all, Northern Borders, I would like to address the only point you have made, namely…


To sum it all up…

Elfen Lied is a mature anime, intended for mature audience. If you aren’t mature enough to understand it, then perhaps you shouldn’t have watched it in the fact place. And at the very least, you shouldn’t criticize something you don’t understand.

Sorry man, I dont buy it. You sound like the kind of guy that watches porn for the story, not for the action.

Also, if you want to know what a mature and interesting anime is, watch Kino no Tabi, Haibane Renmei, Infinite Ryvius or Juuni Kokuki. Those are mature, and if you watch them you will see the diference.

Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien is animated mexican soap opera.

Well, I usually like more the movies and OVA's than the series, as the production, the animation and the looks are better, and also have better plots. My favorite one was Rurouni Kenshin, after watching the OVA's I understood it was something worthwhile watching.

After my Kenshin fever, that lasted for a while (I was younger!), I tried with Neon Genesis Evangelion, but it went nuts after a while and although I watched the entire series, it lost some appeal after a while.

Years ago, someone tried to introduce me to Naruto, but never had enough appeal for me, looks like it is written for 10 years old lads and lasses, and I'm already 27 now.

Oh!, I loved Record of Lodoss War, mostly because of the artwork of it. Ihave seen some chapters of Cowboy Bebop, that seems to be interesting for a bit, and sometimes completely lame. I hate buffons that they try to introduce as characters, as that stupid girl in Cowboy Bebop.

I remember Blue Submarine Number Six as a decent attempt at the Dr. Moreau story. Oh, and I liked Full Metal Alchemist, although characters like Mustang and Rose held more attractive to me than the main ones, that again are teens. I hate anime aimed at teens, perhaps because I am not a teen anymore. It is like liking boy bands, you do it for a while, but you don't do it anymore.

I'm not a big fan of anime, because largely the 90 per cent of it is crap.

Looks like most people here only watch mainstream stuff, like stuff they get on Youtube or regular TV.well, I've seen alot of stuff before it was brought over by the American companies. but ones I want them to bring over is "Legend of the Galactic Heroes", "Catseye" , "City Hunter" Series...

I happened to know a store where I can get almost any Anime (so far, the only one they weren't able to get me is A.D. Police Files), and I buy all my Anime in there. But when it comes to linking people to an opening animation (or just some clip) from an Anime, YouTube is the only way for me to do it.careful, I've been to some stores where you get a crappy copy of some fansub work. (Illegal to sell)

Well, it's a start, but how do all the frozen dream Tomobiki(s) fit into it (and the giant baby, the electricity, and the etc.)?Gotta re-watch it. unfortunaly, my DVD copy is buried somewhere in my desaster area called my room. :p

I also like Bubblegum Crisis 2032-2033 very much, although it isn’t really one of my favorites. (Too much focus on Priss, whom I personally despise. And it’s a shame that a guy like Leon is wasted on that…! Ah, forgive my manners!)

Bubblegum Crisis 2040 is just terrible, in my opinion. It completely destroys Daley, Linna, Mackie’s characters, to the point where they aren’t recognizable at all (Linna, who was changed from practical down-to-earth girl with slight mercenary habits into glory-blinded heroine-wannabe was probably the heaviest blow of all). And while Leon and Sylia were changed less, they are nevertheless noticeably different from the way they were in 2032-2033, and these aren’t changes for the better (Leon is no longer able to keep his cool despite the situation, which takes nearly all the charm out of his character, and Ice Queen Sylia fails to keep her emotions under control more often then not). Nene and Priss were changed the least, but they nevertheless appear to be incomplete and inferior comparing to the way they were in 2032-2033 (particularly in Nene’s case: in 2040 they made her a complete wuss with exception of a SINGLE episode, while in 2032-2033 she showed her usefulness outside the combat throughout the series).
Oh agreed. the schism between Youmex and Kenichi Sonoda forced alot of changes to the original story.

Seeing Soon
-Melancholy of "forgot name D:"
-Love Hina

Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya... prepare for a mindfuck. ;)

Well, I usually like more the movies and OVA's than the series, as the production, the animation and the looks are better, and also have better plots. My favorite one was Rurouni Kenshin, after watching the OVA's I understood it was something worthwhile watching.

Have you tried Tsukekage Ran?

and Anime, like cinima, has many genres. you need to find the ones that fit you.

I just wanted to know, is anyone here a fan of anime such as DBZ, Inuyasha, or Rurouni Kenshin, ect?

Naruto, Bleach, Shaman King. Shonen manga, I don't really care for anime as much as manga.

Sorry man, I dont buy it. You sound like the kind of guy that watches porn for the story, not for the action.

Ano… Actually, I was the girl the last time I checked :p So, you are waaay off target with your assumptions once again. And I made a point of never watching hentai (and I obviously don't consider Elfen Lied as such) whatsoever, because (unlike you?) I happen to watch anime for interesting characters/storylines, which are things that hentai lack, from what I heard.

I won’t comment on what you watched Elfen Lied for… I’ll just once again remark that you managed to miss almost all the points of the series, and some of your comments suggest that you barely paid any attention to what was going on. When I pointed it out (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12580613&postcount=80), you failed to come up with any kind of response, except for the one I quoted above.

My favorite animes so far are probably Neon Genesis Evangelion and Elfen Lied.

Thank goodness, somebody beside me appreciates Elfen Lied! I was afraid that I was the only one here who likes these series!

I have to admit that I don’t like Neon Genesis Evangelion all that much, though. The story is a good one, but I just cannot bring myself to like the characters; and it’s difficult for me to like the anime if I don’t like the characters from it.

I have to admit that I don’t like Neon Genesis Evangelion all that much, though. The story is a good one, but I just cannot bring myself to like the characters; and it’s difficult for me to like the anime if I don’t like the characters from it.

Yeah, they can be annoying. I for one am surprised it took until the movie for Shinji to strangle Asuka. I would have done it by the end of the first episode she appeared in.

I just cannot bring myself to like the characters; and it’s difficult for me to like the anime if I don’t like the characters from it.
Neon Genesis Evangelion does an excellent job of subtly portraying people with serious character flaws. I think that the reason you don't like is precisely the reason why others do.

Ano… Actually, I was the girl the last time I checked :p So, you are waaay off target with your assumptions once again. And I made a point of never watching hentai (and I obviously don't consider Elfen Lied as such) whatsoever, because (unlike you?) I happen to watch anime for interesting characters/storylines, which are things that hentai lack, from what I heard.


Hunm, looks like you´re either too young or dumb anyway. Also, your standarts are quite low if you believe Elfen Lied has any worthy characters or story. Again, I recomend that you watch good anime, interesting anime, where the characters and story are actually good.

Now, I can understand if you´re comparing Elfen Lied to Naruto, DBZ or Sailor Moon. But you just cant say it has good characters and plot when you have watched things way better.

About Evangelion, havent you liked it? Evangelion is superior in every single way compared to Elfen Lied, specially in characters. Evangelion characters are quite deep and complex, something the ones from EL arent in any way.

If you only watch an anime where you like and identify with the characters, I can see why you liked EL, with its lame and absolutely shallow ones.

Samurai Champloo
Trigun
Cowboy Bebop
Azumanga Daioh
Tokyo Godfathers
Vampire Hunter D
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and Shin Chan are both just so bizarre and simple they're hilarious.
Detective Conan
Miyazaki's stuff
Ah! My Goddess
Trinity Blood
Jin-Roh

There's more, but that's the off the top of my head list.

I do love Anime. I'm a big Anime fan. I do consider my self to be Otaku. I know what Otaku really means but I really don't care.


My all time favorite Anime would be:

.hack//SIGN

.hack//ROOTS

Air (which finally got licenced I'm so excited)

Azumanga Daioh

Cardcaptor Sakura

Digimon (Hey I grew up with it. It's better than Pokemon)

Fruits Basket

Neon Genises Evangelion

Madlax

Spirited Away

Tsubasa Chronicle

Yu Yu Hakusho

All I can think of right now