Anime

[deadpie]

So, I hated anime for a while and thought it was for boring people, but I decided to try it out and see if I could enjoy any of it. The first anime series I watched was "Soul Eater", which was an alright series. I think the final episode kind of disappointed me though. The characters were quite interesting though.

The second I watched was "Nabari No Ou", which I'll say was better than any television series I've seen. The beginning of it seemed kind of slow to me, but holy fuck. The character development is unbelievable. I have to say that the final episode is one of the most depressing endings to anything I've ever seen. I don't know if I can call it a happy or sad ending, but just really depressing. I recommend anyone to watch it though, especially those who were like me and weren't interested in anime.


Planning on starting "Darker Than Black" and "D-Gray Man" next.

[Sage]

Like Christianity and Communism, I think some of the fans of Anime are a rather poor selling point.

[Peace God]

Ive seen a few series here's my favorites...

FMA (Full Metal Alchemist)
Samurai Champloo
Cowboy Bebop
Afro Samurai
Death Note (the first few episodes are awsome but it gets boring after a while)
FLCL (Fooly Cooly)
Soul Eater

I think anime is pretty good. A lot of the shows do a good job of combining great fighting/action with comedy and even creppy and disturbing topics.

inb4 people use obnoxious fans as a reason not to like it
inb4 obnoxious fans claim that english dubs suck and japanese audio is the "real" way to watch it

[Sage]

inb4 obnoxious fans claim that english dubs suck and japanese audio is the "real" way to watch it

Some English dubs could use work, although when I watched Black Lagoon, subbed and dubbed versions, I thought the English dub was infinitely superior. In fact, it was so much better that it seems like it was meant to be voice acted in English.

Also, Black Lagoon kicks ass, go watch it.

[Peace God]

Some English dubs could use work
Yeah this definitely true.
Im just saying that people should put themselves on some pedestal just because they watched the entire series in a different language and read the subtitles.
Besides the obvious reason (i know english), I prefer english on a lot of shows because they actually do a pretty good job. Plus i like to hear reoccurring voices like Vic Mignogna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Mignogna).

Also, Black Lagoon kicks ass, go watch it.
Ok will do. Once im done with Sout Eater...which might take a while because i dont watch much TV. But the semester's almost over so i might have a marathon during break...we'll see.

[Bougainvillea]

I loved Fooly Cooly. My cousin got me into it, along with Cowboy Bebop. But I can honestly say I haven't watched those in almost seven years I think. My favorite would be Princess Mononoke or Sprited Away.

[Magus]

Ive seen a few series here's my favorites...

I think anime is pretty good. A lot of the shows do a good job of combining great fighting/action with comedy and even creppy and disturbing topics.

This a good list(Afro Samurai is my personal favorite in that list). If I had the right Internet speed, I would've downloaded the complete DVD sets of those good anime shows and volumes of their manga versions.

Unfortunately, not many good looking thrillers. Plus, I hate how many of the mangaka using the same manga-style for almost everything. Back in the eighties, every one was unique in their style, as if they have put their soul into their works.

[Mattey]

I watch alot of animes so anyway my favorite is Katekyo hitman reborn

[deadpie]

Just started Darker Than Black. It's more for mature audiences/not about some kid ninjas doing shit. The story is interesting and I love the characters.

All the episodes are posted by Funimation on youtube. Here's the first episode: Link. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXJxd57cOmY)

[Tristin.]

i know this is anime, but i guess manga could count?

iv read the death note series, and i love them lol(japanese copy)

also, iv watched what most people have, POKEMON!!!!

[Korashk]

Trigun is the single best show I've ever seen in my entire life. Also, it doesn;t matter who you are or of you like anime. Yoou should watch Trigun and Cowboy Bebop.

WOLFWOOD!!!

[Scooby Dooby Drew]

*slight anime otaku*

Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei (translates to "Good-bye Mr. Despair") is good if you're looking for satire (lots of references to Japanes culture and pop-culture, so I recommend the manga, lots of translation notes xD)

xxxHolic is probably my favorite though, very deep, makes you think, and there's comedy mixed in xD (once again, I recommend both watching the anime and reading the manga, the manga has a lot more material, and some of the plot points are better explained.)

Oh and One Piece xD

[Perseus]

Trigun is the single best show I've ever seen in my entire life. Also, it doesn;t matter who you are or of you like anime. Yoou should watch Trigun

WOLFWOOD!!!

This.

I love Wolfwood. He is my favorite character.

[Peace God]

Samurai Champloo is the shit. Amazing fighting, great setting and the music is awesome(produced by Nujabes).

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[deadpie]

Samurai Champloo is the shit. Amazing fighting, great setting and the music is awesome(produced by Nujabes).


You know Nujabes died? Fucking sad as hell.

[eraser]

Currently on Katekyo Hitman Reborn. Pretty average so far.

[HeroesAndCons]

cant live w/o my animez

[Peace God]

You know Nujabes died? Fucking sad as hell.
Yeah, almost a year ago i think. :(

[Korashk]

Samurai Champloo is the shit. Amazing fighting, great setting and the music is awesome(produced by Nujabes).
That anime disappointed me because Cowboy Bebop set the bar too high for it to follow.

Currently watching Ergo Proxy, and it's pretty awesome. Although the best character is a robot:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ijsg3REAZJw/SF2ZkDG1N8I/AAAAAAAAAII/KqY8IRnsKCw/s400/ErgoProxy3%5B1%5D.jpg

It also basically decided what I'm bring for Halloween next year, which would be Ergo Proxy (not the human):

http://theanimeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/ergo-and-vince.jpg

[Continuum]

This a good list(Afro Samurai is my personal favorite in that list). If I had the right Internet speed, I would've downloaded the complete DVD sets of those good anime shows and volumes of their manga versions.


Wooo. I usually leave on my computer overnight whenever I wanted to download something. Tedious, but it works for me.

I'm personally a kid on the inside. I mean, I love Anime that's suited for a more general public. Here be my personal list of Anime:

Akazukin Chacha. (Kind of old and kiddy)
Afro Samurai
K-On (seriously, this is great)
Full Metal Alchemist
Death Note (I got bored after 12 episodes)
Pokemon. (:D)

and Finally, Yu-Gi-Oh.


I forgot the rest. It's been a while since Animax was taken down by our provider. And my interwebz is too slow as hell for me to watch online. Now I feel deranged.

[Aves]

Some I like:

Full Metal Alchemist
Bleach
Naruto
Dragon Ball Z
Fooly Cooly

[Suicune]

I pretty much get hooked on every anime I watch... :U

But anyway, some of my favorites are:
One Piece (Japanese, the 4Kids edit is just too much.)
Pokemon (Yeah :p)
Rosen Maiden (DESU?)
Dragon Ball Z
Full Metal Alchemist
Bleach
Yu-Gi-Oh! (Was the best back in my day.)
Dokuro Chan
Code Geass
Gundam 00

I'm thinking of starting Dragon Drive soon. I don't know, I saw some kid reading the manga and I'm like "Do want."

[Scooby Dooby Drew]

One Piece (Japanese, the 4Kids edit is just too much.)
The Funi dub isn't too bad....

[Suicune]

The Funi dub isn't too bad....

I know, I haven't seen too much of the Funi dub though.

[deadpie]

Just finished Baccano. Damn that was good. So much torture violence and dark humor. Not for the faint of heart.

[TDjinN95]

Kaleido Star is a must-watch, must-love anime.

[eraser]

I remember watching one episode of Haruhi Suzumiya and not understanding the hype. I'm going to try to watch Death Note and/or Code Geass during the summer beacuase everyone raves on and on about them.

[Zero Beat]

I love anime :P

I just spent $200 on animes :P

Brought the two Bleach animes. And the bits i was missing. The show Fruits Basket. And a few others ^_^

[curtainMan]

For me my favorite animes are:
Dragonball Z (all time personal favorite)
Bleach
Soul Eater
One Piece
Death Note
Full Metal Alchemist
:D

[Dunce]

I watched 'Spirited Away', which is supposed to be the greatest animated movie of all time. It sucked... and I liked anime at the time so it's not like prejudice played a part in what I thought.

[Korashk]

I watched 'Spirited Away', which is supposed to be the greatest animated movie of all time. It sucked... and I liked anime at the time so it's not like prejudice played a part in what I thought.
I don't understand how you can say that something by Hayao Miyazaki sucked...a lot of his movies aren't my cup of tea, but I realize that they're masterpieces.

[Kiko]

I watched 'Spirited Away', which is supposed to be the greatest animated movie of all time. It sucked... and I liked anime at the time so it's not like prejudice played a part in what I thought.

D: I don't even like anime very much but Mayazaki's films are so beautiful. Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke are probably two of my favorite animated movies.

[Dunce]

Hmmmm, maybe I just don't appreciate animation much apart from Disney.
I mean, ok I'm admitting that maybe I'm blind to the beauty of these movies, so don't be offended with what I'm about to write.
I just don't understand whats so great about cartoons with no facial expressions and mouths that dont move in sync with the speech.
Thats probably not the point, but maybe it's just not my cup of tea.

[Charleigh]

is pokemon anime related?

[Philleeep]

i have a good one it takes certain factors to grab me as reading material and this did, i know its not a tv series but its still good its called iD_eNTITY or yureka you need to make sure you are reading the english translated version not the korean version i got this from a guy called yohan and its very entertaining and i acctualy want to be part of it :$ i know its pretty sad

[Charleigh]

i like anime but there is just something i cant get with it. its like, you watch it but there are so many lines everywhere when its in motion, i watch it and im like woah what the fuck are all of those colours ... woah wuhey! get my point o_O

[Korashk]

I just don't understand whats so great about cartoons with no facial expressions
They have a lot of facial expressions...

and mouths that dont move in sync with the speech.
It's really not that bad. Official dubs try to get it as synced as humanly possible. It's not like an old Godzilla movie.

[deadpie]

Starting "The Count Of Monte Cristo", which is an artsy anime series. Really great designs and nice plot too.

[Sogeking]

Some anime I'm currently watching:

Naruto
Dragon Ball Z
Jigoku Shoujo

Some anime I plan or want to watch after I finish these 3:

Bleach
One Piece
Full Metal Alchemist
Death Note
Inuyasha
Code Geass
and 1 anime which I'd list if it weren't against site rules. (Not hentai mind you, but it is a bit risqué.)

Pokémon was good for the first 3 seasons, but now I'm not that into it.
I've only watched the original Yu-Gi-Oh

Funny how I haven't heard of Hayao Miyazaki or his films until Cartoon Network decided to air his movies. Glad I stumbled upon it :P

On a side note: Yessss!!! 250 posts :D

[Korashk]

So I just finished watching Berserk. Holy crap that was an awesome show. So much violence and an amazing plot and score. Too bad it only covers the first story arc, gonna have to read it. Can't wait until the next series comes out next year.

[Daniel_]

I've never been big on Anime, but there are 3 that I love, and have watched sense I was little.

Dragonball Z, all of them. Hate if you want, but nothing, NOTHING, will EVER be better than this to me. It's the best of the best, and it's the most amazing series I have ever seen. And the english Dubs are brilliant, the best I've ever seen.

Naruto/Naruto Shippuuden. Again, hate all you like. I watched it when it first aired on Cartoon Network years back, and ever sense I have been hooked. However lately there have been a lot of filler episodes, and it's quite annoying, however the series should start up again in February, so I'm waiting.

The third is Yu Yu Hakusho. Loved it when I was a little kid, love it now. Every now and then I revisit it, and watch my old favorite episodes.

As for DBZ, I never stop watching. I played all the games, seen every episode at least twice, and I'm going through the series again as I type this, in another tab it's playing, currently on episode 151 of the second saga.

These are the only Anime that have ever caught my attention, and I will love them forever.

[Coolcar65]

I love anime. My favorite shows are
Hell girl
Yu yu hakusho
Naruto
Full metal alchemist
Death note
Transformers
Digimon
Pokemon

So yeah thats bout it haha

[UnknownError]

Death Note is the best. Finished it in 5 days. Was watching 7,8 or 9 episodes a day. :P

[Sephtyan]

If we're doing lists, then here's mine:

Watched:
Inuyasha
Full Metal Alchemist
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Naruto
Naruto Shippuden
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Kyo Kara Maoh
Axis Powers: Hetalia
Soul Eater
Negima!? Magister Negi Magi
Negima!? Neo
Ranma 1/2
Lucky Star
High School of the Dead
Black Butler
Sgt. Frog
Kaiketsu Zorori
Air Gear
Tenjou Tenge
Cowboy Bebop
Death Note
Bleach
Hellsing
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Z
Fairy Tail
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt
YuYu Hakusho
Janguru wa Itsumo Hare nochi Gū
Zombie Dust
Azumanga Daioh
D-Gray Man
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
Case Closed [Detective Conan]
Chobits
D.N.Angel
Digimon
Dr. Slump
Dragon Drive
Fafner of the Azure
Flame of Recca
Gintama
Gun Sword
Hayate the Combat Butler
Zatchbell
The Law of Ueki
Magical DoReMi
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat
Paranoia Agent
Pita-Ten
Popotan
Pokemon
Reborn!
Shaman King
Sonic X
To Aru Majutsu no Index
To Aru Majutsu no Railgun
One Piece
Shakugan no Shana
Strike Witches

I can't think of any others at the moment, so out of this here list, I'll give you my top 3 favorites, respectively.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
High School of the Dead
Full Metal Alchemist

[Inspiration]

If we're doing lists, then here's mine:

Watched:
Inuyasha
Full Metal Alchemist
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Naruto
Naruto Shippuden
Soul Eater
High School of the Dead [Parts...More like Hentai of the Dead]
Air Gear [Akito...and then Agito...oh dear..."
Cowboy Bebop
Death Note
Bleach
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Z
Fairy Tail
YuYu Hakusho
D-Gray Man
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Digimon
Dr. Slump (Its an anime now? O_o)
Zatchbell
The Law of Ueki (Parts)
Pokemon
Reborn!
Shaman King
Sonic X
One Piece
Pandora Hearts

I can't think of any others at the moment, so out of this here list, I'll give you my top 3 favorites, respectively.

Death Note
Soul Eater
Full Metal Alchemist
My list^

[Salader]

Yugioh GX
Yugioh
Yugioh 5Ds
Digimon Adventure
Digimon Adventure 2
Digimon Tamers
Digimon Frontier
Digimon Data Squad



As you may see i may be a bit orientated

[embers]

If we're doing lists, then here's mine:

Watched:
Inuyasha
Full Metal Alchemist
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Naruto
Naruto Shippuden
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Kyo Kara Maoh
Axis Powers: Hetalia
Soul Eater
Negima!? Magister Negi Magi
Negima!? Neo
Ranma 1/2
Lucky Star
High School of the Dead
Black Butler
Sgt. Frog
Kaiketsu Zorori
Air Gear
Tenjou Tenge
Cowboy Bebop
Death Note
Bleach
Hellsing
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Z
Fairy Tail
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt
YuYu Hakusho
Janguru wa Itsumo Hare nochi Gū
Zombie Dust
Azumanga Daioh
D-Gray Man
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
Case Closed [Detective Conan]
Chobits
D.N.Angel
Digimon
Dr. Slump
Dragon Drive
Fafner of the Azure
Flame of Recca
Gintama
Gun Sword
Hayate the Combat Butler
Zatchbell
The Law of Ueki
Magical DoReMi
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat
Paranoia Agent
Pita-Ten
Popotan
Pokemon
Reborn!
Shaman King
Sonic X
To Aru Majutsu no Index
To Aru Majutsu no Railgun
One Piece
Shakugan no Shana
Strike Witches

I can't think of any others at the moment, so out of this here list, I'll give you my top 3 favorites, respectively.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
High School of the Dead
Full Metal Alchemist

Hey, the last post in this thread was over 2 months ago (it was from December 2010). Try and post in something more recent!

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