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I like a lot of the ones u liked. You should try. These aren't in any order just what came to mind.
Ghost in the shell(2nd gig? Anyway this was really good and one that most people usually agree was good)
D.Grayman( Kinda naruto/bleachish which u seemed to not like)
Soul Eater ( hated the ending but meh was good until then)
Hunter X Hunter ( dunno why i loved it but if it still came on i would def still be watching)
Tenjo Tenje(however u spell it)
Historys Strongest disciple kenichi( was entertaining enough)
Hikaru no Go( SO SO SO GOOD. Biggest suprise ever imo thought i would hate it)
Hijjame no ippo( spelling might be wrong but same concept as hikaru no go just boxing)
YuYu Hakusho( one of my old school favs.. kl
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well im 3 episodes from finished with season 2 of code geass but i really don't think it's that bad
I do think season 1 was better but really, to me, it's a lot like death note in comparisons of season 1 and season 2.
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On April 25 2009 07:10 Judicator wrote:Hope you people mean Code Geass S1, cause S2 is the definition of shit, the only ending worse to an otherwise quality anime is Claymore. This is S2 episode in a nutshell: http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=421031
Both seasons drop off in quality at the end, S2 just does it much earlier.
On April 25 2009 07:20 [GiTM]-Ace wrote:
Soul Eater ( hated the ending but meh was good until then)
Manga is better. In fact, the anime started sucking the episode after it forked from the manga. Its a good adaptation up to that point though.
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guess this seems like a good place to post this, ill just copy paste from other thread.
Hey youtube actually featured this, apparently bandai entertainment uploaded the whole first season of Code Geass in order to draw in more viewers or something. Here you go, if you have never seen this anime i higghhlyy recommend it. The storyline is sick, very unpredictable! Plus the quality is HD so take advantage of it!!
http://www.youtube.com/show?p=GpSup_L6rsk
!!! enjoy!!
ps. that being said, does anyone know a good place to watch r2 with english dub in good quality? and i you dont have an english dub link, i guess i could settle with a good quality english sub! pls hook me up!
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On April 25 2009 07:39 HeavenS wrote:guess this seems like a good place to post this, ill just copy paste from other thread. Hey youtube actually featured this, apparently bandai entertainment uploaded the whole first season of Code Geass in order to draw in more viewers or something. Here you go, if you have never seen this anime i higghhlyy recommend it. The storyline is sick, very unpredictable! Plus the quality is HD so take advantage of it!! http://www.youtube.com/show?p=GpSup_L6rsk!!! enjoy!! ps. that being said, does anyone know a good place to watch r2 with english dub in good quality? and i you dont have an english dub link, i guess i could settle with a good quality english sub! pls hook me up!
Eeeewww dubs...
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what?? the english dub is awesome!!
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"English dub" and "awesome" don't go together.
Like... "Zerg" and "easy to play".
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On April 25 2009 05:38 dm47 wrote:
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I guarantee that if I didn't bring it up someone within the next 5 posts would. you can't go wrong here.
This.
On April 25 2009 07:45 HeavenS wrote:
what?? the english dub is awesome!!
English dubs are rarely even tolerable and are almost NEVER as good as (or god forbid, better) the Japanese dub.
The only exception I can think of is for Howl's Moving Castle...there the English dub (which featured an all star fucking cast) was absolutely amazing...just as good as the Japanese dub, except for Calcifer...believe it or not I preferred the English VA (Billy Crystal).
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FUCK ENGLISH DUB. It gives off such a different vibe than the japanese original. Seriously, take a year or two and learn Japanese so that you can better appreciate anime. So many nuances of meaning are lost in translation/tone.
and if you want quality anime and not just the filler/entertaining/B-rate/DBZ/Naruto/Bleach animes, check out the award winners:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Media_Arts_Festival
Personal Recommendation:
Dennou Coil is often undermentioned, its got a really rich and well developed universe and some dark themes lurking behind what seems to be an afterschool cartoon.
Mushishi is a series of short artsy episodes that embrace and builds on traditional japanese myths and supersittions. I think it has a touch of shinto-ism and a general "embrace nature" theme. Its also got the structure of doctor tv dramas: think House MD curing people.
And a note regarding Haruhi:
Dont watch episode 00 first. It is a movie created by the anime characters and it makes no sense whatsoever when you first watch it. THE REST OF THE ANIME IS NOTHING LIKE IT. It foreshadows some of the events to come in the main anime and contains a boatload of inside jokes. It might even turn you off the anime. Instead, watch ep 01 through to the end and then go back and watch ep 00. If on the other hand, you are patient enough, by all mean go ahead and watch it first.
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I recommend an anime film called 5 Centimeters Per Second, if only for the beautiful visuals and music (although there's more to it than that). Make sure you get a high quality version to watch. The director Makato Shinkai has been called "the next Miyazaki" and it's easy to see why. However, Miyazaki's themes tend to be man's desire for technological progress and the subsequent environmental cost, as well as the cost to human traits. Shinkai's themes are more about loneliness and love affecting life.
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On April 25 2009 08:07 Railxp wrote:
And a note regarding Haruhi:
Dont watch episode 00 first. It is a movie created by the anime characters and it makes no sense whatsoever when you first watch it. THE REST OF THE ANIME IS NOTHING LIKE IT. It foreshadows some of the events to come in the main anime and contains a boatload of inside jokes. It might even turn you off the anime. Instead, watch ep 01 through to the end and then go back and watch ep 00. If on the other hand, you are patient enough, by all mean go ahead and watch it first.
Well as long as you watch 00 and 01 right afterwards it's fine. Actually the series is so short anyway you might as well watch it twice (maybe not immediately afterwards). There's plenty of that "doesn't make sense until later" stuff going on. I have watched it 6 times ~.~
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On April 25 2009 05:34 rgfdxm wrote:
Your taste and mine don't seem to match very well, but I think you might like Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni.
i think i've seen that and the first time round it was one of the best cinematic experiences i've ever had. i don't want to say anything other than that but give it at least 4 eps.
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On April 25 2009 08:04 PH wrote:
The only exception I can think of is for Howl's Moving Castle...there the English dub (which featured an all star fucking cast) was absolutely amazing...just as good as the Japanese dub, except for Calcifer...believe it or not I preferred the English VA (Billy Crystal).
With Christian Bale as Howl, really liked the dub
Also supporting votes for Gungrave and Basilisk
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full metal alchemist 2 is out gogogo
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20th Century Boys
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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On April 25 2009 08:07 Railxp wrote:
FUCK ENGLISH DUB. It gives off such a different vibe than the japanese original. Seriously, take a year or two and learn Japanese so that you can better appreciate anime. So many nuances of meaning are lost in translation/tone.
You're referring to dubs, but..
I can almost guarantee you that a year or two of japanese will fail you when it comes to really getting the meaning of things. Most people won't get far enough in that time. Literal translations are often wrong translations.
It's certainly better to be able to understand it in the native language. But you should still get the subs from the good groups(e.g. eclipse) and not second guess them. Also hard to discern what groups are actually good groups when you have limited experience(numerous times I've seen people basing their choice of subber basically off of font or timing, and proceeding to call it quality when their t/l is off compared to another group).
/rant I guess
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It's funny this topic should come up so soon after I watched both seasons of Code Geass. Yeah, I share some of the views seen in this thread. When I was watching the first season, I was absolutely absorbed by it (I watched it all in one sitting  ), and towards the last few episode, I kept going to myself "Oh, fuck that." "Ok, that episode sucked" "Noooooooooo" and so on. But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it all.
Next day I find season 2, and once again, was completely absorbed by it. Then the same thing happened. A couple episodes near the end, I found myself hating what was happening. Though, I must say, even if the episodes leading up to it sucked, the very end was satisfactory in my eyes, even if it wasn't an ending I was truly hoping for.
On a side note, I honestly doubt it will ever happen, but am I the only one that would enjoy a new season/spin off of this series, maybe set a couple hundred years in the future? Definitely wouldn't be the easiest thing to do, since they tied everything off so nicely, and all but one or two of the characters would be dead, but one can dream, right? >.>
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Ghost in the Shell( Watch them all).
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Cowboy Bebop dub > sub
Battle of basically Hayashibara Megumi being amazing vs Steve Blum being his godly self. Spike doesn't feel as great in Japanese.
Digimon Adventure dub > sub
obvious one.... except mimi and izzy.
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lol@railxp. Don't listen to him. Watching 0 first sets up literally the entire (actual) plot of the series... granted it exaggerates, but otherwise, yeah. Besides, considering that a) the end of the ep tells you it's a student film, and that b) in that context it's actually amazingly well-done, ep 0 becomes great, hilarious in its own way.
A true Haruhist appreciates all orders of airing, be they broadcast, DVD, or otherwise.
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