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Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20666 Posts
April 13 2009 00:35 GMT
#21
Code Geass + Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann both come highly recommended.
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EpiK
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5757 Posts
April 13 2009 00:36 GMT
#22
Light-hearted:
Lucky Star
Azumangah Daioh
Minami-Ke

More serious:
death note
code geass
neon genesis evangelion
elfen lied
monster
Zozma
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1626 Posts
April 13 2009 01:10 GMT
#23
Gintama, like I said earlier, is an anime with a very nice setting. Hmm, Mahou Shoujotai also, I suppose.
bp1696
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States288 Posts
April 13 2009 01:12 GMT
#24
History's strongest disciple kenichi. Very tongue-in-cheek humor similar to fmp fumoffu.
Sleep is for the fishes
Bond(i2)
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada926 Posts
April 13 2009 01:43 GMT
#25
These are some great fits for what you're looking for in subsequent order
Hajime no Ippo
Prince of Tennis
Initial D
Trigun
Kiba
roses are red violets are blue, Im schitzophrenic and so am i
Nuj
Profile Joined March 2009
United States24 Posts
April 13 2009 01:44 GMT
#26
Yakitate! Japan. Likeable "hero." Fun concept. Very light-hearted.
ahrara_
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Afghanistan1715 Posts
April 13 2009 02:18 GMT
#27
On April 13 2009 08:55 HumbleZealot wrote:
Neon Genesis Evangelion

Although this anime does tend to require the viewer to actually have some intelligence in order to appreciate it (unlike 99.9% of other animes).

if by "have some intelligence" you mean "easily fooled into seeing artistic depth where there is none". still, it's really captivating, even if the story is stupidly pretentious. the animation quality (until the end) is some of the best ever.

Last Exile and FLCL are by far my favorites, but then I haven't seen much anime.

Last Exile is like steam punk slash castle in the sky (if you haven't seen miyazaki's work... go watch it before anythign else!) The art direction is second to almost none, but the writing is lackluster. Still worth watching.

FLCL is hard to describe. It's by the same company that made Evangelion, so the quality overall is fantastic. It's bizarre like evangelion, but not in a way that takes itself too seriously. You'll have no idea what's going on, but there are some really great moments here. It's only 6 episodes, so there's no reason not to watch.

just a sidenote: if you're going to recommend something, at least describe the anime a little. it doesn't do any good just hearing the title, since everyone has different tastes.

can anybody recommend anime with good writing?
in Afghanistan we have 20% literacy rate
jodogohoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada2533 Posts
April 13 2009 02:22 GMT
#28
On April 13 2009 09:26 CrimsonLotus wrote:
SINS: Beautiful animation with a retro art style, great action scenes and some depth in themes of the show, but the story is a little bland.

On April 13 2009 09:34 Pangolin wrote:
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
FLCL
GTO

On April 13 2009 10:43 Bond(i2) wrote:
Hajime no Ippo

jodogohoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada2533 Posts
April 13 2009 02:23 GMT
#29
On April 13 2009 09:35 Last Romantic wrote:
Code Geass highly recommended.

code geass is fucking stupid, but i still think its awesome
xmShake
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1100 Posts
April 13 2009 02:57 GMT
#30
Ghost in the Shell
The original movie, then Stand Alone Complex (Both Seasons), then Solid State Society.
I didn't find innocence to be that good, since 70% of the dialog was quotes, but it comes after the original movie if you're interested in watching that.

If you like movies, Paprika and Akira.
geometryb
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States1249 Posts
April 13 2009 03:10 GMT
#31
tengen toppa gurren lagan. i've watched a lot of anime and this is my all time favorite. it had a lot of sick sick moments that just made me feel happy or sad or )). there are other good ones, but nothing stands out as much as this one.

since the ones you listed are more action/adventure animes, you could check out One Piece. i think people that like naruto/hunterxhunter would like that. Code Geass and fate/stay night are also good choices.
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20666 Posts
April 13 2009 03:23 GMT
#32
On April 13 2009 11:23 jodogohoo wrote:
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On April 13 2009 09:35 Last Romantic wrote:
Code Geass highly recommended.

code geass is fucking stupid, but i still think its awesome


Well yeah, neither of those are pinnacles of literary achievement or anything.

They're just so over the top and bad that they go full circle and become fabulousness.
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hideo
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1641 Posts
April 13 2009 03:32 GMT
#33
in the vein of hikaru no go:

Hajime no Ippo
Bamboo Blade
Yakitate!! Ja-pan

fun:

Golden Boy
Cromartie High School
Azumanga Daioh
Trigun
Nodame Cantabile
Minami-ke
Slayers

more thought-provoking and more serious tone, but still awesome:

Ghost in the Shell franchise
Planetes
Seirei no Moribito
Mushishi
Welcome to the NHK!

eyecandy:

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Sword of the Stranger
Gankutsuou
Mononoke

XinRan
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States530 Posts
April 13 2009 03:48 GMT
#34
On April 13 2009 11:57 xmShake wrote:
Ghost in the Shell
The original movie, then Stand Alone Complex (Both Seasons), then Solid State Society.
I didn't find innocence to be that good, since 70% of the dialog was quotes, but it comes after the original movie if you're interested in watching that.

If you like movies, Paprika and Akira.

How can I watch Ghost in the Shell? It doesn't seem to be on Youtube.
"To be fair, Kal played like absolute garbage. His noted inconsistency and bad record versus Jaedong high fived into a cacophony of suck." - TwoToneTerran
ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
April 13 2009 03:53 GMT
#35
The anime that REALLY fits your criteria (and is just plain awesome no matter what) is haruhi. Definitely watch that. Execution of pretty much everything is flawless. I'm lolling throughout so many parts of it, and the overarching storyline is cool. Epic ending. Just remember to watch it in broadcast order, not chronological order.

About eva - you need intelligence to watch this because the story, the characters' motives, overall concepts, etc wont make sense if you dont take the time really immerse yourself, watch it a second time, and just think about eva. The thinking part is what you need intelligence for. Not saying you can't enjoy it if you don't do all those things; I just found doing those things enjoyable in themselves.
jodogohoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada2533 Posts
April 13 2009 04:52 GMT
#36
paprika is pretty good, not really : ( well its good
SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
April 13 2009 06:23 GMT
#37
not really
=p
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
ahrara_
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Afghanistan1715 Posts
April 13 2009 06:26 GMT
#38
On April 13 2009 12:53 ieatkids5 wrote:
The anime that REALLY fits your criteria (and is just plain awesome no matter what) is haruhi. Definitely watch that. Execution of pretty much everything is flawless. I'm lolling throughout so many parts of it, and the overarching storyline is cool. Epic ending. Just remember to watch it in broadcast order, not chronological order.

About eva - you need intelligence to watch this because the story, the characters' motives, overall concepts, etc wont make sense if you dont take the time really immerse yourself, watch it a second time, and just think about eva. The thinking part is what you need intelligence for. Not saying you can't enjoy it if you don't do all those things; I just found doing those things enjoyable in themselves.

i just started to watch haruki

any reason it has to be watched in broadcast order?
in Afghanistan we have 20% literacy rate
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
April 13 2009 06:29 GMT
#39
On April 13 2009 15:26 ahrara_ wrote:
any reason it has to be watched in broadcast order?

Because watching them in chronological order spoils some of the intended buildup (e.g. cliffhanger followed by an irrelevant episode).
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Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
April 13 2009 06:32 GMT
#40
On April 13 2009 15:29 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 13 2009 15:26 ahrara_ wrote:
any reason it has to be watched in broadcast order?

Because watching them in chronological order spoils some of the intended buildup (e.g. cliffhanger followed by an irrelevant episode).

Because it is boring as hell to watch it in chronological order. Not sure how the argument works for people who hasn't read the [translations of the] light novels though.

If you want to, try watching this season's Haruhi, it looks like the season1 portions are being done in broadcast order.
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