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BlueStar
Bulgaria1166 Posts
1st - Fullmetal Alchemist (great story and characters, the music is awesome) 2nd - Hellsing (Alucard pwnzz, the music is unforgivable and the animation is the best in my opinion) 3th - well not sure about it but here are some good animes - CowBoy Beebop / Spirited Away / ergo proxi / Berserk. Not really sure which one to put on the 3th place - mb Spirited Away. So what is your top3 animes ever? | ||
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SF-Fork
Russian Federation1401 Posts
1. Ghost in the Shell 2. Berserker 3 ... Except from some anime movies, most serials I've seen were quite childish like Naruto, Bleach or DBZ so they dont really deserve third place. | ||
Mynock
4492 Posts
2. Berserk 3. Naruto And a fuckload more to contend for the top3. -Mynock | ||
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
2. Family Guy 3. South Park | ||
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mdominik86
Canada142 Posts
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ATeddyBear
Canada2843 Posts
infact that's probably the only anime ive ever watched | ||
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SF-Fork
Russian Federation1401 Posts
On November 21 2006 10:24 {88}iNcontroL wrote: 1. Aqua Teen Hunger Force 2. Family Guy 3. South Park Do we count non-japanese cartoons as anime? Then I'd have to say: 1.Dilbert 2.Family Guy 3.Bobobo (forgot about that one in my first post | ||
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88)GuMMi
Sweden720 Posts
1. akira 2. gungrave 3. grave of the fireflies | ||
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BrutalMenace
United States1237 Posts
2. Gundam Seed 3. Prince of Tennis are u ugys fucking retarded. How many series has made it to 200+ episodes, and even tho 70 of em are fillers. You guys act like Naruto gave u 100 of non stop episodes and now that they are being sellouts by making fillers u feel like they stabbed u or some crap. THERES NO OTHER ANIME that was as fun as naruto and kept you watching until you couldnt. Gundam Seed / PRince of tennis was pretty damn addicting and epic but it wasnt like naruto where i had to DL every single episode and watch all the episodes i had. Gummi u guys act like it wasn't worth it seeing naruto when in fact it holds the highest rank. Also grave of the fireflies was the shittiest movie i hate watching english subbed anime. I havent seen onepiece but heard its good. | ||
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mdominik86
Canada142 Posts
simpsons southpark ...not necessarily in that order | ||
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oj-
United States368 Posts
smurfs - loved it form childhood ninja scroll - the only jap an movie I ever saw and enjoyed | ||
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
(btw i piss my pants laughing every time i watch that clip lol...ive been waiting to post it in someones thread asking for homework help lol) Family Guy Berserk | ||
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ROOTheognis
United States4482 Posts
dbz akira | ||
intrigue
Washington, D.C9933 Posts
#2-azumanga daioh/bebop/champloo | ||
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oddeye
Canada716 Posts
Evangelion Street Fighter ... can't recall which one exactly EDIT : lol @ Fist of the North Star | ||
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miNi
Korea (South)2010 Posts
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Leath
Canada1724 Posts
2- Midori no Hibi 3- Futakoi or Bleach (havent finished watching Bleach yet) Non Jap: 1- Futurama 2- Simpsons 3- Family Guy or Sponge Bob (depends on my mood)  Non Tv Series: 1- Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away) 2- Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke) 3- The Incredibles :D | ||
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Mynock
4492 Posts
On November 21 2006 10:35 BrutalMenace wrote: 1. Naruto 2. Gundam Seed 3. Prince of Tennis are u ugys fucking retarded. How many series has made it to 200+ episodes, and even tho 70 of em are fillers. You guys act like Naruto gave u 100 of non stop episodes and now that they are being sellouts by making fillers u feel like they stabbed u or some crap. THERES NO OTHER ANIME that was as fun as naruto and kept you watching until you couldnt. Gundam Seed / PRince of tennis was pretty damn addicting and epic but it wasnt like naruto where i had to DL every single episode and watch all the episodes i had. Gummi u guys act like it wasn't worth it seeing naruto when in fact it holds the highest rank. Also grave of the fireflies was the shittiest movie i hate watching english subbed anime. I havent seen onepiece but heard its good. QFT. I too, can't stand it when people even just count the fillers in to the Naruto storyline. Naruto is what Naruto is - and it's not the fillers. I haven't even watched anything past 140 just coz I'm not interested in seeing something that's NOT even nearly Naruto at all. Same with Kenshin past ep. ~80 or so. Naruto is still one of the best there is, forget the fillers for a while, concentrate on the story. -Mynock | ||
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backdrOp
United States104 Posts
2: Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal 3. Infinite Ryvius i also like evangelion and quite a bit of others mentioned; but in terms of drama/storyline i like these | ||
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SCNewb
Canada2210 Posts
2)Bleach 3)Gundam Seed/Dragonball Z  | ||
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~~Kyo~~
United States97 Posts
1st: one piece 2nd: dragon ball(not z or gt) 3rd: gundam series | ||
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~~Kyo~~
United States97 Posts
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ToT)Testie(
Canada723 Posts
Yeah, there's some fillers in that massive area. But 1-95 was pure gold. Bleach, 1-72ish. Full Metal Alchemist at a distant third. I have yet to watch Elfen lied though, or whatever it's called. | ||
thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
2) Lupin III Castle of Caliostro 3) Cowboy Bebop | ||
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DuSkie
Czech Republic451 Posts
Futurama HappyTreeFriends :DD HappyTreeFriends :DD | ||
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Tiger-
Mexico190 Posts
2.- Haibane Renmei 3.- Mushishi And a ton more, i'm more inclined for drama than action. | ||
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k3fka
Argentina1267 Posts
2) Saint Seya 3) Detective Conan | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 10:35 BrutalMenace wrote: are u ugys fucking retarded. How many series has made it to 200+ episodes, and even tho 70 of em are fillers. ... THERES NO OTHER ANIME that was as fun as naruto and kept you watching until you couldnt. Contrary to what you believe, there are quite a few animes that went past 200 episodes （roughly 4 years) Here are just a few (duration is from 2005) 1 サザエさん 1969・10・05～ CX 36年2ヶ月 2 ドラえもん 1979・04・02～ ANB 26年8ヶ月 3 まんが日本昔ばなし 1976・01・03～1994・08・27 MBS 18年7ヶ月 4 それいけ！アンパンマン 1988・10・03～ NTV 17年2ヶ月 5 クレヨンしんちゃん 1992・04・13～ ANB 13年8ヶ月 6 ちびまる子ちゃん 1995・01・08～ CX 9年11ヶ月 7 名探偵コナン 1996・01・08～ NTV 8年11ヶ月 8 こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 1996・06・16～2004・12・19 CX 8年6ヶ月 9 キテレツ大百科 1988・03・27～1996・06・09 CX 8年2ヶ月 10 ことわざハウス 1987・04・04～1994・09・28 CX 7年5ヶ月 11 ドラゴンボールZ 1989・04・26～1996・01・31 CX 6年9ヶ月 12 一休さん 1975・10・15～1982・06・28 NTV 6年8ヶ月 13 忍者ハットリくん 1981・09・28～1987・12・25 ANB 6年3ヶ月 14 ONE PIECE 1999・10・20～ CX 6年2ヶ月 15 まんがはじめて物語 1978・05・06～1984・03・31 TBS 5年10ヶ月 16 ほかほか家族 1976・10・01～1982・03・31 CX 5年7ヶ月 17 ポケットモンスター 1997・04・01～2002・11・14 TX 5年7ヶ月 18 Dr.スランプアラレちゃん 1981・04・08～1986・02・19 CX 4年10ヶ月 19 しまじまとらのしまじろう 1995・01・09～1999・09・30 TX 4年8ヶ月 20 うる星やつら 1981・10・14～1986・03・19 CX 4年5ヶ月 Translations: 1 Sazae San - 36 years 2 Doraemon - 26 years 3 Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi - 18 years 4 Soreike! Anpannmann - 17 years 5 Kureyon Shinnchann - 13 years 6 Chibimarukochan - 9 years 7 Meitantei Konan - 8 years 8 Kochikame - 8 years 9 Kiteretsu Daihyakka - 8 years 10 Kotowaza House - 7 years 11 DBZ - 6 years 12 Ikkyusann - 6 years 13 Ninja Hatori kun - 6 years 14 ONE PIECE - 6 years 15 Manga Hajimete Monogatari - 5 years 16 Hokahoka Kazoku - 5 years 17 Poket Monster - 5 years 18 Dr. Slump Ararechan - 4 years 19 Shimajima no Shimajirou - 4 years 20 Urusei Yatsura - 4 years Considering many of these occurred before Shueisha and others' increased focus on Mediamix beginning in the mid 90's, it is clear that a lot of these are culturally much more significant than say, Naruto. (i.e. When the Doraemon voice acting cast changed after 20+ years, it consistently made national headlines) | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
2. Samurai Champloo 3. Outlaw Star / Full Metal Panic Fumoffu I'm pretty sure anime only includes japanese animation, not things like Family Guy and South Park. I mean I'm sure there are Japanese animators but you probably get what I'm saying.... Edit: Bebop is waaaaaaaay up there for me. Best anime. | ||
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Hysterisk
Sweden128 Posts
Kenshin Berserk (would've been higher if it was a more like the manga) | ||
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lil.sis
China4650 Posts
2. Akira (i dont know if we're counting movies) 1. and I can't believe nobody has said this TRIGUN | ||
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Sean.G
Spain889 Posts
Berserk Full Metal Alchemist | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 11:34 lil.sis wrote: 3. Naruto 1-95 2. Akira (i dont know if we're counting movies) 1. and I can't believe nobody has said this TRIGUN o shit i fogot about trigun (altho it woudlnt make my top 3 anyways) but was that show even funny when dubbed in english? That show was better for its humor rather than for its action. The action is at least 10x better in the manga (up to like volume 14 right now?) Losing original voice actors and Wolfwod's kansai accent isnt going to help. :O | ||
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DarK]N[exuS
China1441 Posts
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Dash
United States49 Posts
Heavy Metal Ninja Scroll h.m.- Berserker | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
edit: or Tenchi Muyo. or Record of Lodoss War. | ||
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lil.sis
China4650 Posts
I never watched it dubbed. The only purely comedic episodes are like the first few anyway. Once they start in on serious character development its absolutely incredible. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 11:39 lil.sis wrote: Trigun in the original japanese is incredible. I never watched it dubbed. The only purely comedic episodes are like the first few anyway. Once they start in on serious character development its absolutely incredible. you want the comics? If you're talking about style and character development, it's even bettar! :O One of he few manga that has maintained its own style in the 21st century. | ||
Last Romantic
United States20661 Posts
Totoro Uh... I don't really watch animes :x Bebop? That works. | ||
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Shymon
United States620 Posts
2. GITS:standalone complex (although for pure animation quality the 2nd movie is tight) 3. FMP (both the serious and the funny seasons) lots and lots just below the top 3. And honestly i think it's not that naruto is bad (ok well the fillers are fucking terrible) it's just that it's been done before. a screwup outcast faces impossible odds and becomes an unlikely hero, then next week and even tougher foe comes along forces some growth....lather rinse repeat. | ||
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dropthesky
Canada285 Posts
1. Gungrave 2. Ghost in the shell (anime/movie both great) 3. Hellsing (new OVAS are incredible) and jut for fun fullmetal alchemist blue gender gantz are also some really nice ones I liked. If anyone has watched blue gender can they tell me wtf is with the ending SO DUMB unless im missing something | ||
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fanta[Rn]
Japan2465 Posts
#2 Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien #3 Battle Angle Alita | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 11:42 fanta[Rn] wrote: #1 Neon Genesis Evangelion hahah, finally makes its appearance on the 3rd page ============================================ This is the list of highest TV ratings recorded for a single airing of an anime episode. -------Title-------------------date------------------time----duration---network----percentage 1ちびまる子ちゃん 1990年10月28日(日) 18:00 30 フジテレビ 39.9 2サザエさん 1979年9月16日(日) 18:30 30 フジテレビ 39.4 3Ｄｒ．スランプ 1981年12月16日(水) 19:00 30 フジテレビ 36.9 4ど根性ガエル 1979年2月23日(金) 18:00 30 日本テレビ 34.5 5まんが日本昔ばなし 1981年1月10日(土) 19:00 30 Ｔ Ｂ Ｓ 33.6 6ルパン三世・最終回 1978年12月8日(金) 18:00 30 日本テレビ 32.5 7タッチ 1985年12月22日(日) 19:00 30 フジテレビ 31.9 8あしたのジョー 1980年3月13日(木) 18:00 30 日本テレビ 31.6 9ドラえもん 1983年2月11日(金) 19:00 30 テレビ朝日 31.2 10ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 1986年3月22日(土) 18:30 30 フジテレビ 29.6 | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
3 most memorable animes: Elfen Lied (emotionally very well executed, especially for lucy. all other characters are not as good, but lucy is awesomeness. The blood and nakedness is a part of the execution, you just need to experience it, dont think too much) over fanserviced, but that contributes to sedating you into a comfortable haze and then wacking you with some nuclear charges. Evangelion (Eva...that made anime serious, is just unique) SHnY, haruhi is haruhi, need to experience it. Honorable mentions: KGNE, Gundam SEED, Kenshin OVA Reminiscence. Under evaluation: Death Note I did not like FMA very much, I tried so hard to like it too, watched until episode 21 when i finally can't take anymore lameness. Shonen series in which some guy grows stronger and stronger I dont like so much, too shallow. The only themes there are either some sort of "protect your community!" or "protect your girl!" So very banal. But as you can see, I'm a hopeless romantic..so i tend to see animes in a romantic and idealistic way. | ||
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Red_Dragon
Croatia2862 Posts
Simpsons South Park | ||
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fanta[Rn]
Japan2465 Posts
On November 21 2006 11:52 thedeadhaji wrote: hahah, finally makes its appearance on the 3rd page should have been mentioned on the very first page :/ what has this world turned into? come sweet death come! | ||
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Pressure
7326 Posts
Full Metal Alchemist Prince of Tennis * *shojo anime ftw | ||
alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
bokusatsu tenshi um.. dunno ^^ | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
POKEMON, yes im man enough to admit pokemon was the shit! GOOoO CHARRRRMANNNDEEERRR!!!!!!!! Naruto / any Gundam Series ;P | ||
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Kimmural
Canada1111 Posts
2. Full Metal Alchemist. There is a big battle for number 3 for me. But i'm gonna have to go with 3.Record of the Lodoss Wars. I havn't seen that Anime in years, but damn i loved it to death, | ||
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ArC_man
United States2798 Posts
2) Hajime no Ippo 3) Kanon Too many good animes, can't list them all =( | ||
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TaDa1.
655 Posts
1. GTO 2. Midori no hibi 3. Azumanga Daioh TaDa!!!!!> ![[image loading]](http://mysite.verizon.net/resot7on/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/tada.jpg.w300h302.jpg) | ||
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Phantom
Canada2151 Posts
2. Dragon Ball Z 3. Naruto You gotta hand it to the old ones...they were quite good and some are still pretty good | ||
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KodoU-
United States129 Posts
Evangelion Akira Princess mononoke. Now anything under that id say Gundam Wing(original) Full metal alchemist. ghost in the shell Cowboy beebop Outlaw Star Trigun theres no perticular order there, but there all pretty dope. | ||
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tKd_
United States2916 Posts
bleach one piece | ||
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Yogurt
United States4258 Posts
trigun err dragon ball/z/gt? pretty much only 3 animes i've ever watched | ||
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Meta
United States6225 Posts
trigun evangelion -- hellsing's up there too. | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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Aerox
Malaysia1213 Posts
1. Rurouni Kenshin - Reminiscience 2. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu 3. My Neighbour Totoro / Bleach / GTO (no 3rd place winner yet but is among these) | ||
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Luhh
Sweden2974 Posts
Hunter X Hunter or the manga One Piece Hikaru No Go or the manga Initial D Manga: Berzerk Gantz Some other were sort of fun etc, but nothing that stuck and I thought was really good. | ||
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
Chibi shall we derail this thread as well? ^^, | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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coolio
Finland196 Posts
1. Dragon ball Z 2. Dragon ball GT 3. Dragon ball 4. Dragonball AF ( theres only the fan made fictional ) 5. Dragonball movies 1-16 I cant even explain it, The whole series is goooooooooooood, the music, the art, the characters, the storyline, the whole dragon ball world, its just awesome... Vegeta <3 6. Urotsukidoji (joke, if any of u even know what sort of anime urotsukidoji is) | ||
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Wasabi
United States3085 Posts
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Nyovne
Netherlands19135 Posts
Original Gundam Wing Cowboy Bebop and for nostalgia reasons DBZ :D. Movies: Ghost in the Shell 1 & 2 Vampire Hunter D Spirited Away | ||
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asdfVSqwert
Germany174 Posts
On November 21 2006 12:46 coolio wrote: ... 6. Urotsukidoji (joke, if any of u even know what sort of anime urotsukidoji is) Well...this is totally freakin crazy one...i'm not going to talk about it though...i don't know how to say but as i first saw Fist of the North Star i thought its the anime with the most nonesense ever, but when i saw Urotsukidoji my opiniion changed... Anyway my Toplist is: 1. Trigun (Very good story and pretty funny aswell) 2. Full Metal Alchemist / Berserk 3. Bubble Gum Crisis / Dragon Ball - Z - GT - Movies | ||
mrmin123
Korea (South)2971 Posts
1. Last Exile ............ .. maybe 2. or 3. Cowboy Bebop? .... I've always liked Scrapped Princess, so maybe that's a 3rd place Contender. I've also enjoyed Suzumiya Haruhi bullshit but I don't know if that's top 3. Last Exile is definetly my favorite anime of all time, however. Great soundtrack, too. | ||
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PanoRaMa
United States5069 Posts
Cowboy Bebop The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya In no real order On November 21 2006 11:25 Ack1027 wrote: Bebop is waaaaaaaay up there for me. Best anime. This is an absolute truth that cannot be denied. Death Note is still new and only has 7 eps out so far, but at the rate it's going, it'll probably be a TREMENDOUS delight to anyone who hasn't already read the manga. | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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Chibi[OWNS]
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Larva
United States363 Posts
2. FLCL 3. Too many to pick... But Cowboy Bebop will always be my #1, I've seen Samurai Champloo but it didn't really astound me as Cowboy Bebop (but, I still love Samurai Champloo, still in my top 10). Anyways, Cowboy Bebop's story line, music, everything, is perfect. Atleast there are some TL.net members that agree that CB is awesum. | ||
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MaGnIfIcA
Norway2312 Posts
Hunter X Hunter Cowboy Bebop Full Metal Panic These are what comes up in my head as top 3 right now. This is not counting series that are not finished yet. Like Naruto and Bleach, whom i both loved to death when there was no fillers. | ||
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venusian.kohai
Canada741 Posts
2slamdunk 3dr slump | ||
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Beamo
France1279 Posts
1 - Berserk 2 - Last Exile 3 - Scrapped Princess Samurai Shamploo, Infinite Ryvius and Cowboy beebop are great. Full Metal Panic Fumoffu is really fun | ||
Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
2) dbz I haven't watched any other anime's :p Bleach is 10000x DBZ though, and Bleach childish? hardly ;\ | ||
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GoBOXERgogo
664 Posts
2) DBZ. Loved it growing up, own every episode. 3) Dragonball obv | ||
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Knickknack
United States1187 Posts
1) Cowboy Bebop / Trigun / Outlawstar (all somewhat similar) 2) Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal 3) I dunno, last exile I suppose. | ||
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mellow0mellow2
United States24 Posts
1) Cowboy Bebop 2) GTO 3) Macross plus For manga: 1) 20th century boys 2) Monster 3) Beserk! | ||
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Musli
Poland5130 Posts
DB DB:GT ^_^; Kakarotto hihi ! :D | ||
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BeaTeR
Kazakhstan4130 Posts
Cowboy Bebop Ninja Scroll Samurai Champloo there are also these in my top10: elfen lied NGE FMA and so on... | ||
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BalloonFight
United States2007 Posts
1. DBZ 2: DB:GT 3: Evangelion | ||
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skunk1
Romania28 Posts
2) futurama 3) dj qbert-wave twisters | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
But i liked Trasnformers G1, G2 and headmasters ( if you consider those anime, since they were drawn in japan), Captain Tsubasa, Detective Conan, Haruhi, Macross, Dragon Ball. | ||
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Last.Midnight
Australia903 Posts
Makes it look so kick ass. I've never watched much anime but I've always thought japanese cartoons were so fucking cool. | ||
Manifesto7
Osaka27149 Posts
GoldenBoy GoldenBoy It is the only anime that I enjoyed dubbed more than subtitled, because the dubber for Kentaro was unbelievably hilarious, far better than the original Japanese voice actor. Watch it on Crunchyroll.com if you get the chance, there are only 6 episodes. I suggest smoking a bowl first. | ||
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asla
Japan354 Posts
Elfen Lied Boogiepop Wa Warawanai | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 12:27 Chibi[OWNS] wrote: only one i can say is flcl =o just started moon phase, futakoi etc (hell 'just started' like 5 but dont have a computer =/ ) i am yet to see quote 'Chiyo in a penguin suit ' ![[image loading]](http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8822/tsukuyomirc0.jpg) huk Chibi, isnt this the heroine from Tsukuyomi? 月詠 edit: oh it's moon phase in english. didnt know On November 21 2006 12:57 Wasabi wrote: I'm not into new school anime (semi-new school I guess). I stopped watching after 2002. 1) Hunter X Hunter 2) Slayers 3) Gundam Wing HH is newschool, wing is eh, in between (they keep making sequels tho, and it wont go off air in the states -___-). For slayers it'd depend on which you are referring to i guess :O On November 21 2006 13:25 Chibi[OWNS] wrote: mm you realise there are (probably) countless anime unknown to the western masses are 100x worse than anything you've already seen The worst stuff can usually be found in either a) PC games b) amateur comics. On November 21 2006 14:14 Manifesto7 wrote: GoldenBoy GoldenBoy GoldenBoy It is the only anime that I enjoyed dubbed more than subtitled, because the dubber for Kentaro was unbelievably hilarious, far better than the original Japanese voice actor. hahaha I remember watching this dubbed in my friends place (even tho we were all japanese it was the only copy he had... I think the same video had some kind of fairly-dragon-anime-pr0n as well) and he had such a dopey "i'm so out of it" voice If anyone wants the raw scans of the manga, PM me. Egawa Tatsuya (江川達也) is a true genius. Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari was so "WTF..." -__- this says it all right here ![[image loading]](http://www.mercadolibre.cl/jm/img?s=MLC&f=4727587_647.jpg&v=P) | ||
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poppa
United States329 Posts
2)evangelion 3)cowboy bebop | ||
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Lord.of.Nukes
United Kingdom226 Posts
- Elfen Lied - CowBoy Bebop Evangelion seems kind of neat but I've only seen the first 8 episodes. | ||
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
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Night[Mare
Mexico4793 Posts
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thedeadhaji
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IntoTheWow
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Eva episode 2x...only watch if you are a master of the Force. dragon ball is cute and all, but it is a bit too childish for my taste. there are a number of other shows that totally obliterate it. Now, if only someone dare to show Elfen uncensored on american tv, lmao. It would be a glorious thing. | ||
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We Are Here
Australia1810 Posts
ippo kenshin (both series and ova) i heard fma and air gear is really good tho i havent seen it | ||
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
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QuietIdiot
7004 Posts
...I dunno why, the anime is so much weaker than the manga, it just intrigues me. Hmm...Detective Conan, is pretty art... And ah....the very first season of digimon and the first movie...I liked that. And for some odd reason, I kinda did like Love Hina until episode 20 when the creator obviously let the story go out of hand.. The manga > anime, perfectly. Also, DBZ was the essence of elementary school - middle school years. Person 1:FUCKING GOHAN KICKED CELLS ASS OMFG U SAW THAT Person 2: HELL YEAH WTF SAIYAN LEVEL 2 HE DID WHAT TRUNKS FUCKED UP. PERSON 3:YEAH OMFG WTF, BUT GOKUS DEAD O NOES. Good times..GT fucking sucked though Ah, o yeah, I fucking hate Inuyasha with a passion though. Came to be such crap -___-; | ||
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
On November 21 2006 14:34 oneofthem wrote: end of evangelion movies....only worth watching if you are interested in a somewhat closure to the eva world, which it wont give you but at least more than the regular ending. Other than that, i dont know whether to call it fucked up, occult, new age-crazy or a harrowing experience. Dont get me wrong. It would be a "understandable ending" if the series built up in that way, or had some similar things with that points. But to me is like watching Bambi and instead Bambis mother dying in a common way, Jigsaw appears and says "I WANT TO PLAY A GAME" and something gorish happens. See my point? In other words, the ending seems 'out of place'. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
ohh, right. this is the manga that influenced Togashi Yoshihiro in HxH's chimera ant story. I guess I should go read it. I think I dl'ed it and stashed it somewhere. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 14:46 QuietIdiot wrote: Welcome to the NHK o shit i didnt expect anyone to even know this series. (wtf they ALREADY animated it? Christ.) I just happened to stumble across it and it was quite nice | ||
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neSix
United States1772 Posts
Is there somewhere online, such as YouTube, where I can watch entire episodes (and preferably entire seasons) of any of these shows? Here in America the only anime I've ever seen was Pokemon, and Dragon Ball Z. I liked both, and even though I've grown up to the point now where I don't think I'd have an interest in either regularly, I'm definitely still interested. For the record, I don't want to do anything illegal......... + Show Spoiler + The record isn't very important to me ^_^; If you have a "creative" idea, PM me. | ||
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WhatisProtoss
Korea (South)2325 Posts
2. Bleach 3. Prince of Tennis | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On November 21 2006 14:48 IntoTheWow wrote: To me there were about 20 unexplained "wtf is that" "why the fuck is that thing doing this" or "why the fuck is this happening" moments within a spam of 5 minutes. All the mental agony scenes, which made up about 80% of the time in these episodes, were either mystifying or showing how crazy these people are. I guess if you try really really hard some sensible theory on what happened there may be constructed, but the overall experience i got out of it was a headache. Dont get me wrong. It would be a "understandable ending" if the series built up in that way, or had some similar things with that points. But to me is like watching Bambi and instead Bambis mother dying in a common way, Jigsaw appears and says "I WANT TO PLAY A GAME" and something gorish happens. See my point? In other words, the ending seems 'out of place'. Why is eva great. It is not "great" in the sense that kenshin ova was great, there is no consistent theme, characters are schizo, and the story is really unclear due to too many unexplained wtfness, but it dared to be this way, and was revolutionary due to its audacity. It explored what anime can do creatively. That and it was, hate it or love it, a memorable experience. | ||
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potchip
Australia260 Posts
2. Nadia : childhood fav 3. Macross Plus: sheer impact <opinion>eva is very overrated</opinion> Plenty of series with more in depth drama/style/everything~ | ||
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Nyovne
Netherlands19135 Posts
Neo Genesis Evangelion Elfen Lied are all pretty damn awsome too. And berserk needed more then 1 season, fucking awsome show. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On November 21 2006 14:48 thedeadhaji wrote: yes. the anime storyline diverges from the manga pretty drastically though, so you might want to check out both. I really want to learn japanese to read raw manga T_T Ohh is Elfen, Elfenlite in japanese? --> エルフェンリート ohh, right. this is the manga that influenced Togashi Yoshihiro in HxH's chimera ant story. I guess I should go read it. I think I dl'ed it and stashed it somewhere. elfen can be found here: www.guba.com, do a search on it. | ||
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NotSorry
United States6722 Posts
2) Full Metal Alchemist 3) TIE Naruto (Not the fucking fillers) // Hunter X Hunter (Not the fillers either) | ||
jkillashark
United States5262 Posts
2. Bleach w/ out fillers 3. Cowboy Bebop | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14893 Posts
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crazie-penguin
United States1253 Posts
Evangelion Naruto | ||
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Nyovne
Netherlands19135 Posts
Fillers kill my inner child. Carry on -.-. | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
The Best Animes imo are ones that are very well drawn, very violent, and usually have a good plot other than a group of idiots trying to reach some goal to be the best or whatever. -Top 3 - Ninja Scroll Vampire Hunter D Lupin 3rd /Fist of the north star/ Ghost in the shell Can't really pick a 3rd but I like that fact that lupin is an anti hero. Hes like the opposite of james bond. And his main goals in life are stealing valuable art and chasing around fine pussy. Fist of the north star is just really cool old anime where peoples heads explode and shit like that. Ghost in the shell kinda alters your perception on reality sort of like when you see the matrix for the first time. | ||
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PhilGood2DaY
Germany7424 Posts
Berserk is good, Ninja Scroll is cool Elfenlied was way 2 weird DBZ / DBGT .. well.. got worse and worse imho | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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United Kingdom10597 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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HeadBangaa
United States6512 Posts
On November 21 2006 10:24 {88}iNcontroL wrote: 1. Aqua Teen Hunger Force 2. Family Guy 3. South Park rofl good list, these are my favorite anime too. TOO MANY ANIME THREADS :r | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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Newbistic
China2912 Posts
2. Neon Genesis (At least when I first watched it, strong first impression when I was 14) 3. Honey and Clover | ||
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ahk-gosu
Korea (South)2099 Posts
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Way
Canada565 Posts
On November 21 2006 13:37 venusian.kohai wrote: 1dragonball 2slamdunk 3dr slump | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 16:21 ahk-gosu wrote: omg no one said slam dunk. you guys suck the original >>> the anime though (( | ||
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baal
10541 Posts
Wich is still very phylosopical with a lot of symbolism like Asuka's black suit at the ending while ayanami's is white, you also have to interpet what does SEELE and NERV mean and why do they fight, what are the leaders of SEELE trying to accomplish etc etc etc, its a very very very complex series. anyway my list goes: 1.- Kenshing OVA (those 4 precuels are the best of the best in anime) 2.- Berserk (fucking art!) 3.- HellSing (the animation is godly, plus ive always been a fan of Vlad) most overrated pieces of junk: 1.- Naruto (started ok againstht zabuza, then it went downhill with kiddy repetitive plots and fillers) 2.- Ninja Scroll (the animation cuality is pathetic and the plot is retarded) 3.- Dragon Ball X (kiddy scum full of fillers) | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 15:01 oneofthem wrote: yes. the anime storyline diverges from the manga pretty drastically though, so you might want to check out both. I really want to learn japanese to read raw manga T_T elfen can be found here: www.guba.com, do a search on it. hehe, thnx for the assistance but I have a few japanese DL programs at my disposal | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
It is rather sad that the author was not allowed to end the series at a point when he wanted to He was forced by the editors to continue writing. I can elaborate further if people want. gotta go to class now | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On November 21 2006 16:33 thedeadhaji wrote: o.O i want. hehe, thnx for the assistance but I have a few japanese DL programs at my disposal | ||
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KodoU-
United States129 Posts
Because ive heard every other series/movie at least twice. Im so far only one to mention it. any1 else seen it or am i alone on this? And on discussion of japanese: Anyone heard of the japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey? Recently Main stage on Family Values tour? | ||
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new_construct
Canada1041 Posts
2.slam dunk edit: lol venusian.kohai, we have the same taste | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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KodoU-
United States129 Posts
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Newbistic
China2912 Posts
On November 21 2006 17:20 Chibi[OWNS] wrote: everyone loves it except me because it sucks I think it sucks too, it got so depressing in the end where the blob thing basically killed everything even though the anime was brightly colored ~_~ Not something for children IMO | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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Zeller
United States1109 Posts
2.Trigun 3.DBZ before buu saga | ||
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alpskomleko
Slovenia950 Posts
Besides that, perhaps Naruto and DBZ were my biggest vices, back in the day. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
2. Slam Dunk 3. Saint Seiya | ||
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TheMusiC
United States1054 Posts
and berserk was fucking fantastic, i can't believe it only had 1 season. are there any other series like these two? deep, mature, serious story, strong character development, etc. i've been looking around, but i don't know where to start. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Jin
Canada439 Posts
2. Eva 3. FMA | ||
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RequieScat
Australia99 Posts
- Akira - Gunnm - Ghost in the Shell Series - Evangelion - Coyboy Bebop - Berserk | ||
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Newbistic
China2912 Posts
On November 21 2006 17:47 oneofthem wrote: I know i've said it before, but try elfen lied. The character development part is done through revealing parts of their past, which has the effect of character development anyways. It is a serious anime that touches upon many important issues. Really? The most serious issue they touch upon seems to be how blood and nipples should appear on the screen together, and often... | ||
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baal
10541 Posts
On November 21 2006 17:40 TheMusiC wrote: i loved evangelion and berserk was fucking fantastic, i can't believe it only had 1 season. are there any other series like these two? deep, mature, serious story, strong character development, etc. i've been looking around, but i don't know where to start. i always as ur same question lol, usually get retarded suggetions :< I recommend you Kenshin OVA, hellsing, the grave of the fireflies and probably Ghost in the Shell, mmmm you might like Full metal alchemist, it is a bit less mature tho. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On November 21 2006 18:29 Newbistic wrote: you dont understand it. Really? The most serious issue they touch upon seems to be how blood and nipples should appear on the screen together, and often... It deals with the concept of humanity and humane behavior, alienation, death, forgiveness, and a lot of the parental themes. Also got some envy, trust, betrayal, very basic but touching themes. Certainly much deeper than anything Hollywood has to offer. | ||
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Mortality
United States4790 Posts
On November 21 2006 16:33 baal wrote:most overrated pieces of junk: 1.- Naruto (started ok againstht zabuza, then it went downhill with kiddy repetitive plots and fillers) Even though I like Naruto, I kind of have to agree. The first episode was good, then it was just okay up until the battles with Zabuza, which were just amazing and very instrumental in terms of shaping the characters (particularly the star, Naruto). Even after that, the Chuunin exams, first meeting Orochimaru it was a good series. Then after the massive showdown with Gaara, there was basically nothing up until Sasuke leaving. Those pieces of the show I mentioned featured some of the best animation out there backed by a strong plot line. Besides that though, just too many wasted episodes where they were clearly trying to fill in time and stretch out the length of the series... at the cost of the show's credibility. I also don't really understand how a show can have serious themes and yet play so heavily on kiddiness. And very unfortunately, it only seems that the fillers bring down the seriousness surrounding important plot issues and end up making the show more kiddy. Comparing, say, episodes 17 and 18 to any episode from the mid 100's is like comparing... it's just night and day. Anything in the mid 100's reminds me more of Pokemon than anything else, and believe me, that's not what I want to watch. I was hooked on the show up until after Sasuke's big showdown with Naruto. It also disturbs me that there is some material after Sasuke's leaving that I feel they could have put to good use and yet they did not at all. It looked like Naruto's relationship witth Hinata was going to develop in one of those episodes, but nothing came out of it. If anything, the show should have taken a darker and more serious turn as Naruto lost his best friend. Sigh T.T, it's "how to ruin a good series 101." | ||
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LazySCV
United States2942 Posts
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Monokeros
United States2493 Posts
On November 21 2006 14:14 Manifesto7 wrote: GoldenBoy GoldenBoy GoldenBoy . omg goldenboy was the only dubbed anime that i actually enjoyed fully, the opening theme makes you think its a serious anime and ....yeah.....'c-base does not mean sex' rofl After seeing that my top 3 are.. 1:One Piece vs Yuyuhakusho(NO ONE MENTIIONED IT?!) 2:Golden Boy 3:Bleach -Close finishers include:Kiba, Naurto, Black Blood Brothers, all gundams :O, Blue Gender, Trigun, omg so many >.> (golden boy is gone from crunchy roll its on youtube still though) | ||
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sdG)Sakura-JAP
Canada136 Posts
Nothing beats Doraemon for me. Especially the movies. So much adventure, friendships, and dreams :D!! Loved blue earless cat when I first saw it. Still loves him now. 1: Doraemon. Rest are really subjected to changes based on how I feel -.- but... 2: Last Exile (was beatiful) 3: Kochirakamearikouenmaehashutsujyo (this syllable diarrhea title name is a great manga with 150+ vol, 1500+ chap, STILL CONTINUING on Shonen Jump for more than 30 years. Love anime because I love the manga =O ) | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
I envy a peacefully lead life that can consider doraemon the top anime experience. Maybe when i was 9 and reading the anime for the first time, (which i did as a child about that age) i would consider it awesome, but now the technocratic and innocent family life seems so distant and blurry. | ||
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Lurkersito
Kyrgyz Republic64 Posts
2)Initial D 3)Captain Tsubasa | ||
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[X]Ken_D
United States4650 Posts
2. Robotech (Macross Saga) 3. Hokuto no ken (Fist of the North Star) | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
On November 21 2006 16:33 baal wrote: The thing about Evangelion is, the real ending is called Instrumentalization, wich is a godly ending, but it has no fights at all and it all ends in a phylosophical and psychological explanation of the hole Eva series that kinda shows how everything is in Shinji's mind, obviously people didnt like it they wanted fights and stuff so "AIR" was created. Wich is still very phylosopical with a lot of symbolism like Asuka's black suit at the ending while ayanami's is white, you also have to interpet what does SEELE and NERV mean and why do they fight, what are the leaders of SEELE trying to accomplish etc etc etc, its a very very very complex series. anyway my list goes: 1.- Kenshing OVA (those 4 precuels are the best of the best in anime) 2.- Berserk (fucking art!) 3.- HellSing (the animation is godly, plus ive always been a fan of Vlad) most overrated pieces of junk: 1.- Naruto (started ok againstht zabuza, then it went downhill with kiddy repetitive plots and fillers) 2.- Ninja Scroll (the animation cuality is pathetic and the plot is retarded) 3.- Dragon Ball X (kiddy scum full of fillers) how can you say ninja scroll is overrated? The quality is bad? wtf you talking about. Best fight scene ever when hes fighting that rock guy and his fucking skull slides down that blade. you cant top that shit. Am i the only perrson that found berserk pseudo gay? it only started to get good on the last 2-3 episodes the rest was kinda, well, gay. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 17:00 KodoU- wrote: AM i the only person here who has seen princess mononoke? Because ive heard every other series/movie at least twice. Im so far only one to mention it. any1 else seen it or am i alone on this? And on discussion of japanese: Anyone heard of the japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey? Recently Main stage on Family Values tour? I prefer the older Gibli films over mononoke. Dir En Grey isnt heavy metal. They are a "visual-kay" band. ==================================== Yuyuhakusho(NO ONE MENTIIONED IT?!)[/QUOTE] the manga is far better, hence not worth mentioning although it was nice that they included some parts that the author decided to omit (the makai stuff) b/c he came to the conclusion that if he continues, he'll just keep doing the same stuff over and over until the readers get bored. So he convinced the editors that he's going to end the series. Pretty bold move. Hence the series ends at a very high level, instead of dragging on and on and on (19 volumes for an immensely popular series is like nothing) On November 21 2006 19:21 sdG)Sakura-JAP wrote: 14 years. My opinion is not changed at all Nothing beats Doraemon for me. Especially the movies. So much adventure, friendships, and dreams :D!! Loved blue earless cat when I first saw it. Still loves him now. ================================================= 1: Doraemon. Rest are really subjected to changes based on how I feel -.- but... 2: Last Exile (was beatiful) 3: Kochirakamearikouenmaehashutsujyo (this syllable diarrhea title name is a great manga with 150+ vol, 1500+ chap, STILL CONTINUING on Shonen Jump for more than 30 years. Love anime because I love the manga =O ) Doraemon is amazing. However the new voice actors and animation style can just suck it. Kochikame went SEVERLY downhill around volume 100, and was already showing its decline around volume 90. I used to love this series, but it got absolutely unbearable around the same time the golden years of jump ended. (DB, Slam Dunk, kenshin, YuYu, Dai, etc ending all at once, without suitable substitues. Jump regained some momentum with HxH, One-Piece, Naruto, but it will never be the same again. Kochikame's absolute peak was around volumes 40~80. After volume 100 has been largely trash compared to its older brilliance. It is sad to see ) | ||
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Hollow
Canada2180 Posts
2. Kimi ga nozomu eein I think was pretty amazing. 3. Koi kaze or Elfen Lied | ||
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KodoU-
United States129 Posts
On November 21 2006 20:21 thedeadhaji wrote: Dir En Grey isnt heavy metal. They are a "visual-kay" band. Whether or not Dir En Grey is Visual Kai or not the Music they produce has the same qualities as many heavy metal Songs. low Tuned muted riffs, Loud vocals Fast drum beats and Even some good bass/guitar solos. Just because its "Visual Kai" Doesnt mean its not metal to some people. | ||
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9933 Posts
if you've only heard their stuff though it's very reasonable to think they're just heavy though! they do have some really fucked up shit that is really hard to classify | ||
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rawrx
United States380 Posts
for full metal alchemist tho.. i really didn't like the end. it left u kinda heartbroken and disappointed T_T | ||
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KodoU-
United States129 Posts
On November 21 2006 20:49 intrigue wrote: though! they do have some really fucked up shit that is really hard to classify You ever seen any of their music videos? Watch a few of them. Start off with obscure. that makes me want to vomit. The video is quite... Well obscure... as the title says. But i completely agree with you, although i have heard a few other bands who classify themselves as visual kai, and I was nowhere near as impressed with them as i was the first time i heard Dir En Grey. I still label them as metal myself. But i guess its all opinionated. | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
Cowboy Bebop - The epitome of animated coolness. Spike is the most badass motherfucker in the solar system. The soundtrack is some of my favorite music (by Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts), as well. FLCL - Great story, awesome animation, and tons of style. Nonsensical at first, but after a while it starts to fall together. It is also surprisingly touching, with realistic characters that have tons of depth. Another incredible soundtrack by The Pillows. Now and Then, Here and There - Probably the anime that best shows the horrors of war (excepting, perhaps, Grave of the Fireflies), especially among young people. Even though it is set in an alternate universe, the themes ring true throughout. Movies: Akira - If you consider yourself and anime fan and you haven't seen this, do yourself a favor and watch it right now. Go. Do it. It's fucking incredible: from the intricate and bizarre plot to the amazing production values (not a single cell of animation was reused throughout the entire movie), this movie does no wrong... except maybe with the American voice actors. But fuck them, use subtitles. Castle in the Sky - This is something of a wild card, as you probably won't find this on many other favorite lists, but it really struck a chord with me. The characters are likable, and the adventure is grand. There is nothing terribly complex going on, just straightforward and lighthearted questing. | ||
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pubbanana
United States3063 Posts
2. Lupin III 3. Captain Tsubasa I sort of grew out of anime and haven't watched many of the new series, so my list is kind of dated. These are all shows I loved when I was little and that I still watch from time to time even now (for instance, I still watch every new Conan episode and movie) Edit: Actually, I just thought of a series that I really liked that isn't oldschool. Outlaw Star. I had such a huge crush on Melfina ... | ||
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SoMuchBetter
Australia10606 Posts
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baal
10541 Posts
On November 21 2006 19:50 CharlieMurphy wrote: how can you say ninja scroll is overrated? The quality is bad? wtf you talking about. Best fight scene ever when hes fighting that rock guy and his fucking skull slides down that blade. you cant top that shit. Am i the only perrson that found berserk pseudo gay? it only started to get good on the last 2-3 episodes the rest was kinda, well, gay. sorry but ninja scroll's animation is awful, example here: ![[image loading]](http://www.zocradio.info/IMG/jpg/ninja_scroll.jpg) thats some low quality shit, also the plot is stupid for fucks sake, guys made of stone and guys that looks like spiders? sorry but thats too retarded for my taste. now compare that shitty animation to real animation like the early episodes of Hellsing, just look at the deatil int he glove. ![[image loading]](http://www.kili-no-fansub.com/images/Alucard.jpg) And no, Berserk is probably one of the bests (if not the best) anime ever made, the characters are perfectly developed, the plot is perfectly developing in a good pace, the time itself is congruent even in the aspects or armors, the detail in every aspect of it its unvelibable, the last 2-3 episodes are the ones where the gods reveal themselves (the manga carries on on that) so if thats what you liked you dont want adult animes u should keep watching dragon ball Z and naruto. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 21 2006 21:07 gLyo wrote: Castle in the Sky - This is something of a wild card, as you probably won't find this on many other favorite lists, but it really struck a chord with me. The characters are likable, and the adventure is grand. There is nothing terribly complex going on, just straightforward and lighthearted questing. Is this Laputa you are referring to? It was nice I was like 6 when i saw it for the first time at a friend's place. | ||
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caRLos.Mex
Mexico9 Posts
2) Samurai X 3) The Simpson's | ||
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L!MP
Australia2067 Posts
fullmetal alchemist bleach not in any order | ||
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Kingkosi
United States1215 Posts
2. Elfen Lied(tear jerker) 3.Outlaw Star (great ending song) | ||
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BlueStar
Bulgaria1166 Posts
I like animes with strong and not so long storyline... | ||
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da)incognito
United States512 Posts
One Piece Black Lagoon S1 & S2(currently airing) School Rumble S1&S2 Noir(if you like Noir then watch Madlax), 12 Kingdoms, and Last Exile are good if you like good, flowing storylines as opposed to the more common animes such as Naruto and Bleach where its just comprised of many arcs. | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On November 21 2006 21:43 baal wrote: sorry but ninja scroll's animation is awful, example here: thats some low quality shit, also the plot is stupid for fucks sake, guys made of stone and guys that looks like spiders? sorry but thats too retarded for my taste. now compare that shitty animation to real animation like the early episodes of Hellsing, just look at the deatil int he glove. And no, Berserk is probably one of the bests (if not the best) anime ever made, the characters are perfectly developed, the plot is perfectly developing in a good pace, the time itself is congruent even in the aspects or armors, the detail in every aspect of it its unvelibable, the last 2-3 episodes are the ones where the gods reveal themselves (the manga carries on on that) so if thats what you liked you dont want adult animes u should keep watching dragon ball Z and naruto. it's a different style. neither is "worse." the difference is purely aesthetic. | ||
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artofmagic
United States1951 Posts
2. fma 3. hikaru no go | ||
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OhThatDang
United States4685 Posts
2. full metal alchemist 3. i denno | ||
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ChoboCop
United States954 Posts
PS friend introduced me to berserk, it is sweet. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
http://www.animenfo.com/statistic/top.php?type=anime I watched the kenshin ova because of its rating there, didn't like the tv series at all, but the ova is pwnsome. KGNE and Elfen too, but i saw first episode before. | ||
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alpskomleko
Slovenia950 Posts
(SPOILER: If you plan on seeing Evangelion, you are advised NOT to watch this part, major SPOILER.) | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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da)incognito
United States512 Posts
On November 22 2006 01:22 ChoboCop wrote: How do you guys find out about all these shows or have the time to watch 80 shows each on average. That is insane. PS friend introduced me to berserk, it is sweet. i just look to see whats out on tokyotoshokan.com then animenfo to see if it looks good or not. | ||
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5HITCOMBO
Japan2239 Posts
Hikaru no Go Cowboy Bebop Lupin Sansei (Sorry that the CB and Lupin are so similar. They were fucking good, though.) If I didn't give it to Lupin, I would have probably put down Beck. Beck was fucking awesome. | ||
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PoP
France15446 Posts
2. Berserk. Just plain awesome and stylish. Griffith is one of the most charismatic anime characters I've watched. 3. Gundam Seed. It's flawed (sometimes highly repetitive, esp. in the ~12ish first eps, sometimes kind of overly dramatic, etc.) but it's still amazing. 3 (tied). Elfen Lied. Just a piece of art as far as I'm concerned. The ambiance especially is fantastic. Special mentions: Hajime no Ippo (btw Takamura = funniest character ever), Full Metal Alchemist, Naruto (the 80ish first eps are awesome). | ||
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baal
10541 Posts
the dubbing is dreadful | ||
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
FLCL Bebop/Champloo Lupin the 3rd, Castle of Cagliostro oops that's four | ||
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Hydrolisko
Vanuatu1659 Posts
2. Great Teacher Onizuka 3. Bleach | ||
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baal
10541 Posts
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Aukai
United States1183 Posts
Akira Blood: The Last Vampire Beserk | ||
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pyrogenetix
China5094 Posts
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Aukai
United States1183 Posts
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TiQ.SinGi
Norway385 Posts
2:Naruto 3:Hellsing | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 01:22 ChoboCop wrote: How do you guys find out about all these shows or have the time to watch 80 shows each on average. That is insane. PS friend introduced me to berserk, it is sweet. 90% of the shows these days comes from some other "source" (ie the screenplay isnt original). Might be from a manga, PC game, novel, etc. And I tend to have heard of or have read these originals... and then the anime is shit Others I kinda hear about from reading japanese news sites (if it's a large scale one) | ||
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Mynock
4492 Posts
On November 22 2006 03:16 baal wrote: why so many nominations for bleach, you ppl either have bad taste or havent watched real good anime. Well you haven't got that good taste yourself actually, since you bash down Ninja Scroll (one of the best anime movies I have ever seen, if not the best) and praise Hellsing so highly. Don't get me wrong, Hellsing is cool and all, but it's kinda a girl thing in it's "coolness". Which is why it's my little sis's and some of her friend's favourite anime. And you say NS's animation is bad?? WTF? It's one of the most beautiful out there, so smooth and dynamic. Kinda like Cyber City OEDO 808's - love that style. Certainly beats Berserk's animation - I think that show deserved a bit better graphics :/ Oh btw, keep in mind that NS is from '93 while Hellsing is '01. And I still like NS's graphic more :/ What I don't get mostly tho, is that you praise Berserk so highly (which is undoubtedly a godly anime and an even godlier manga) but don't like Ninja Scroll? Uhh, NS and Berserk are one and the same in coolness, both main characters are absolutely awesome. To continue the list I'd have to add Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop there, both for the excellent detail of characters and plot, as well as the fun "mood" of both series. Then of course Golden Boy and GTO - also kinda in the same boat, both have this great feeling of... extraordinary ordinary life. Great, great stuff out there to watch, I kinda feel envious towards people who haven't watched much anime yet - there's SO many great pieces yet for them to discover, hummm... -Mynock | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
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Caution
2059 Posts
2. Eureka Seven 3. Full Metal Panic (Maybe i dunno i've watched too much damn anime to decide) | ||
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BlueStar
Bulgaria1166 Posts
On November 22 2006 03:40 Aukai wrote: Oh shit forgot that one! top 3 just isn't enough spots for all the god animes out there.. Well It's because u have to choose the best from the best ---- And I just don't like Bleach 2. It's taste - I don't really like loooongg animes. I told that already ^_^ Just matter of taste - if i don't like one thing this doesn't mean that u don't have to like it either! I'm currently watching Mushishi and I think it has wonderful animation and really good thoughts (btw the music is really awesome) - but it isn't so childish and doesn't have a "hero" with special abilities or godlike "toys". It is really phylosophical and not for everybody. | ||
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[-Bluewolf-]
United States609 Posts
2. Rurouni Kenshin TV (The Trust/Betrayel OVAs ironically rank among the worst anime I have seen..... the manga version of that story is sooo much better even) 3. His and Her Circumstance (aka Kare Kano). Notable mentions: Spiral (if only the ending didn't suck.....though the explanations for loose ends one can pull out of the air for things can be funny ^^), Crest/Banner of the stars (a bit slow at time though...), and Yu-Gi-Oh (oh, not that one on TV - I'm talking about the actual good dub and story re-write that was made, for those that still haven't seen it: ). | ||
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Go)Pro(
Poland14 Posts
2. Hellsing 3. Gundam Wing | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 06:10 [-Bluewolf-] wrote: I'm talking about the actual good dub oxymoron? | ||
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sdG)Sakura-JAP
Canada136 Posts
1. Turn A Gundam It's just too unique. Charaters and story is so amazing. Not to mention that it's funny. The song "Moon" is probably the best gundam theme song ever. No shame to 20 year anniversary Gundam ! (though I would liked to see more connections with older gundams)+ Show Spoiler + Missile launcher malfunctioning? No problem!! Just grab the missle and throw it at the enemy!! Fighting MS with a cannon ball? No problem!! Though the cannon ball might just land a meter in front of the MS and bounce up high in the air alerting the enemy. Your Gundam's head fell off during the battle because of half ass maintenance? No problem!! Just screw it back on during the battle!! 2. Z Gundam This is a really solid gundam show. I just like it over the first and ZZ because of the MS design (Z and Hyakushiki are too cool ><!). And it's an allstar featuring a lot of the UC casts :D. Not much funny stuff though =x. 3. W Gundam I'm weird. I like weird characters. Some says even women watch this show just because of the political and confusing story. To me that's just BS. + Show Spoiler + Featuring Crazy double personality lady. Crazy suicidal self-destructing killing machine. Crazy rich kid who becomes insane when pissed. Crazy war fetish double layer eyeblow girl. Crazy idealistic girl who got fetish for ppl trying to kill her. Hornorable Mentions G Gundam Gundam + DBZ!! This is again so unique, it's hard to compare this with the other Gundams. But it is funny + Show Spoiler + Losing a battle? No problem!! Just yell out of your lungs, and energy will materialize and shoot out from your Gundam's fist. What is Neo America's final weapon? Statue of Liberty Cannon!!! New age female bot! One and only, the sailor moon (noble) gundam! How do you beat the last enemy? LOVE LOVE Tenkyoukeeeen!! Gundam Seed Destiny Seed was good, But to appreciate this half ass story unsatisfactory character development sequal, one must realize this Gundam is all about making money and good laugh. I'm pretty sure that Seed Destiny was meant to be a comedy. Because of the fact that they don't even try to hide the parody, they are presented so openly. + Show Spoiler + Zaku! They are back! Goofu! THEY ARE BACK! "It's different. It is different from ZAKU!!!~~" ROFL! OMG DOM (TROOPERS)!! They are back, too! "JET STREAM ATTACK!!" WTF ROFLMAO! -> Seriously laughed hard. GOLDEN mobile suit with BEAM COARING? Piloted by a character who JUST LOST his MASK? We haven't seen that before!!! With all of the above. OF COURSE Kira would get funnel! | ||
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bellsprout
Australia219 Posts
On November 21 2006 22:20 L!MP wrote: love hina fullmetal alchemist bleach not in any order FINALLY! some S2 for <3 Hina!!! | ||
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ROOTheognis
United States4482 Posts
On November 21 2006 21:37 SoMuchBetter wrote: HAJIME NO IPPO awesome anime... i kinda got into boxing partially by this | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 07:10 sdG)Sakura-JAP wrote: Not many gundam funs there =O? I only saw few gundam mentioned. For me, these were the top 3 Gundams Here are the ones I have seen. Other than seed, I think they were all rented from a nearby japanese video rental store, rather than DL (I think I was watching wing during junior high... only 56K during those days, so thank god I dont need subtitles :O). Damn, $$ adds up really quick when you do it that way Seed: i thought it was good at first but after about ep30 it became all eye-candy so i evnetually quit. Eps in the late 30's to 40's was intolerably bad. wing: at the time i watched it i liked it but looking back it was largely eye-candy. Huge marketing success via pretty looking characters and fancy mechs. It is so distant from the UC gundams ~_~ G: it is fun i guess but very un-gundam like. Closer to the super-robot genre. Opinions divide on this one. V: first one I saw. I was like 8 though so I didnt really get it. The wings were cool (but it's a precursor to the wing eyecandy) :O. Characters were appealing to me, much more so than say, seed or G. X: A piece of shit. The fact that it got cut at mid-30 eps tells you how badly it was received. I mean what is there to like about this series? + Show Spoiler + Maybe that captain dude who used to be newtype? Turn A: watched first 3 eps and then quit. At this time I was still renting the videos and not downloading them, so maybe I should check it out. 0083: Personal favorite. The director keeps producing quality series after quality series (macross plus, this, bebop, etc) 08MS platoon: back to gundam roots. No eye candy is thnx. F91: I want to watch this :O Gyakushuu no Char: I should watch it but I never got around to it. Not sure if i want to go back and watch the original, Z, ZZ, and 0080... seems like it's be such a hassle and playing pretty much all the SRW's since SRWEX has given me a decent idea about the plot ~_~ So the ones I have seen are Seed, X, Wing, V, G, 0083. Really bad b/c I should watch the UC ones... I'd rank them like this. 1) 0083 2) V 3) G <-- this is only here b/c of childhood memories of the show. For an objective "gundam" ranking, I'd put it at the bottom. 4) Wing 5) Seed 6) X edit: + Show Spoiler + haha I was liek "wtf why is a guy who has seen Z rank G, Seed, and Wing so high... then I read the spoilers and it made sense I guess -___- I never saw Seed D but... wtf they used THAT many oldschool references? did they use 「ザクとは違うのだよ！ザクとは！」from whoever it was back in UC? :O G - I wanted to just stop watching when that occurred in the last ep T_T. On a side note, touhoufuhai is so hilarious. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 07:26 YoiChiBow wrote: awesome anime... i kinda got into boxing partially by this the manga is stellar. The flagship series of Shounen Magazine through all these years. | ||
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Sadness
Brazil552 Posts
2 - Yuyu Hakusho 3 - Many tied(evangelion, hellsing) | ||
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wXs.Havok
Argentina529 Posts
 2) Zodiac Knights (In spanish its Caballeros del Zodiaco, I think thats the translation) 3) Bugs Bunny. OH WAIT thats not anime lol | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
Intersting translations. It actually fits quite nicely :O | ||
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sdG)Sakura-JAP
Canada136 Posts
haha I was liek "wtf why is a guy who has seen Z rank G, Seed, and Wing so high... then I read the spoilers and it made sense I guess -___- I never saw Seed D but... wtf they used THAT many oldschool references? did they use 「ザクとは違うのだよ！ザクとは！」from whoever it was back in UC? :O G - I wanted to just stop watching when that occurred in the last ep T_T. On a side note, touhoufuhai is so hilarious. Exact phrase. At least you have some time to prepare or suspect this. But Dom Troopers (yeah 3 of them!) coming out ALL the SUDDEN and doing JET STREAM ATTACK (they say it) 1 min later was just gold to me. | ||
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 08:18 sdG)Sakura-JAP wrote: Exact phrase. At least you have some time to prepare or suspect this. But Dom Troopers (yeah 3 of them!) coming out ALL the SUDDEN and doing JET STREAM ATTACK (they say it) 1 min later was just gold to me. please tell me that the Dom's were black --____-- | ||
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sdG)Sakura-JAP
Canada136 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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7c.nEptuNe
United States153 Posts
gundam seed was pretty close though ^^ | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 08:34 sdG)Sakura-JAP wrote: They are good old black with some purple. red around the face and green mono-eye. Need I say more =X? They did have a beam sheild though -.-... and I don't think they ever did spread beam cannon. -____- I should watch it just for that.... | ||
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xafies
Greece78 Posts
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EAGER-beaver
Canada2799 Posts
Am I the only one left in north america who hates anime? | ||
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PoP
France15446 Posts
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HnR)o.o
United States91 Posts
2)Naruto (only 2 i know t.t) | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On November 22 2006 10:56 EAGER-beaver wrote: What do you like then, hollywood movies? tv? Everytime you watch anime a 12 year old tie hooker looses her virginity! Am I the only one left in north america who hates anime? | ||
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1sd2sd3sd
660 Posts
2.Cowboy Bebop 3.Rurouni Kenshin | ||
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Samejima
Canada534 Posts
2. Mushishi 3. Haibane Renmei | ||
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Hollow
Canada2180 Posts
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Way
Canada565 Posts
2. Tentacle Pleasures 3. Arumi the SM rapist | ||
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
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Xeofreestyler
Belgium6771 Posts
On November 22 2006 11:15 1sd2sd3sd wrote: 1.Samurai Champloo 2.Cowboy Bebop 3.Rurouni Kenshin pretty much the same here | ||
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RaYhN
United States437 Posts
2) Naruto 3) Bleach | ||
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mel_ee
2448 Posts
2)Bleach 3)good ol' DBZ!! <3 memories | ||
Smurg
Australia3818 Posts
1. Hajime No Ippo 2. Elfen Lied 3. Samurai Champloo Dragonball was one I grew up with...Pokemon as well but I won't ever count that. I haven't seen Naruto...I guess that's blasphemy but I just haven't... I intend to see Naruto/Full Metal Alchemist eventually. | ||
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KwarK
United States42688 Posts
FMA was damn good. I'm kind of tempted to say Pokémon simply because I was 10 when it came out and it was just so good. Nostalgia ftw. | ||
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iD.NicKy
France767 Posts
2 GoldenBoy : you will laugh. 3 i don't know there are so much good animes | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 10:57 PoP wrote: Ah yeah forgot about Monster. I must say I didn't get as addiced as I did with some other animes, but objectively, it's a fantastic anime in every single possible aspect, and far more mature than most. I highly recommend it. oh what? Monster got animated? The one by Urasawa Naoki? Shit that was a GREAT manga. | ||
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PoP
France15446 Posts
On November 22 2006 14:41 thedeadhaji wrote: oh what? Monster got animated? The one by Urasawa Naoki? Yep (dunno the manga, though, but that's the one for sure). http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1346,gjauhe,monster.html | ||
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Spike
United States1392 Posts
Fullmetal Alchemist GunGrave Cowboy Bebop guess i like drama/action | ||
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iori_LT
Lithuania675 Posts
Gungrave Trigun enough said | ||
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
It will show how crappy these other anime really are in comparison. | ||
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LaSt)ChAnCe
United States2179 Posts
2)samurai x 3)bleach | ||
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jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
2 Bleach before it became mainstream, so around/before episode 26 3 Air (depressing yet fun) | ||
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Leath
Canada1724 Posts
On November 21 2006 10:35 BrutalMenace wrote: 1. Naruto 2. Gundam Seed 3. Prince of Tennis are u ugys fucking retarded. How many series has made it to 200+ episodes, and even tho 70 of em are fillers. You guys act like Naruto gave u 100 of non stop episodes and now that they are being sellouts by making fillers u feel like they stabbed u or some crap. THERES NO OTHER ANIME that was as fun as naruto and kept you watching until you couldnt. Gundam Seed / PRince of tennis was pretty damn addicting and epic but it wasnt like naruto where i had to DL every single episode and watch all the episodes i had. Gummi u guys act like it wasn't worth it seeing naruto when in fact it holds the highest rank. Also grave of the fireflies was the shittiest movie i hate watching english subbed anime. I havent seen onepiece but heard its good. Naruto was very good until epsode 70 or so + Show Spoiler + After Orichimaru invades Konoha After that it seemed like a pititful continuation of a finished plot. Way to ruin a great cartoon. I stopped watching it, cuz it got so freaking boring. A lot of irrelevant discussions, story was not going anywhere, and most event seem completly random. One of the worse animes I have ever seen. Samurai X has more epsodes than Naruto, im pretty sure. And so does One Piece. | ||
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St0rmRush
Brazil448 Posts
2. Berserk (althought i dont really like the ending) 3. Dragon Ball / Z / Z2 / Z3 .... GT just plain sucks Others i like too : Saint Seiya / Naruto / Bleach | ||
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ReTr0[p.S]
Argentina1590 Posts
2. Fullmetal Alchemist (really close to first as well) 3. Dragon Ball | ||
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rawrx
United States380 Posts
On November 22 2006 16:28 Leath wrote: Naruto was very good until epsode 70 or so + Show Spoiler + After Orichimaru invades Konoha After that it seemed like a pititful continuation of a finished plot. Way to ruin a great cartoon. I stopped watching it, cuz it got so freaking boring. A lot of irrelevant discussions, story was not going anywhere, and most event seem completly random. One of the worse animes I have ever seen. Samurai X has more epsodes than Naruto, im pretty sure. And so does One Piece. fillers started somewhere in the hundredths... after naruto mastered rasengan and the new hokage came in and when sasuke went to orichimaru, then it got pretty boring from there... i'm pretty sure it's around 140-150... but samurai x ends at 92-3, naruto is on 210. onepiece is on 284 | ||
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teh leet newb
United States1999 Posts
2. Gundam Seed (Destiny) 3. Neon Genesis Evangelion | ||
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Piccolo
Chile621 Posts
One Piece Rurouni Kenshin Escaflowne Anime OVA: Mononoke Hime Grave of the fireflies Sen to Chihiro (Spirited Away) | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
On another note.... Is it just me or when you guys [ or if you ] ever saw .hack//sign or whatever it was the most confusing shit ever? It was rated Y7 and all I could think about was how the fuck is any seven year old supposed to understand this shit. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 16:28 Leath wrote: Samurai X has more epsodes than Naruto, im pretty sure. And so does One Piece. I made a post about the longest running anime shows of all time on page 2 of this thread http://gameshop.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?currentpage=2&topic_id=46650 midway down the page. The top ranking show is Sazaesan at 36 (!!) years. Some "popular" shows the western world has most likely seen/heard of include: Detective Conan: 8+ years, DBZ: 6+ years(i dont think this number includes original or GT), ONE PIECE: 6+ years. SamuraiX does not have more eps than naruto. It consisted of 94 episodes aired on TV network, a 95th episode that was never aired, 1 movie, and 2 OVA seies. Naruto has 200+ aired TV episodes? | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 20:04 Ack1027 wrote: Is it just me or when you guys [ or if you ] ever saw .hack//sign or whatever it was the most confusing shit ever? I didnt think hack//sign was confusing, but then again i was already like 16 or 17. btw.... has anyone seen Perfect Blue? I heard that shit was fucked up (it was shown in an university course: sexulaity in modern japan -___-) | ||
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Cloud
Sexico5880 Posts
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Mortality
United States4790 Posts
Does anyone else hate fillers as much as I do? They tear down a good show. | ||
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sOnagi[3.33]
Korea (South)886 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
It's nothing new, but it "has" gotten worse. And because naruto has inherited the throne of the #1 japanese boys' anime, it probably has it the worst. | ||
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ArC_man
United States2798 Posts
No one else likes Kanon? =( | ||
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da)incognito
United States512 Posts
On November 22 2006 21:06 Mortality wrote: Naruto is indeed over 200 episodes, but as many as half of them are just fillers. Even though they have material they can use from the manga, they were closing in too fast on the limit of the storyline that the manga had achieved, so they threw in a gazillion fillers that did absolutely nothing for the plot, in which the content was less matuer than usual (seriously, compare any filler episode to episode 17 where Kakashi punches right through Haku's chest with blood everywhere). Does anyone else hate fillers as much as I do? They tear down a good show. Naruto fillers are absolutely horrible for the most part, however the Bleach fillers arent as bad imo. However, the Bounto arc has been going on forever, they need to finish it up and move on to something else, like the manga storyline -_-. | ||
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FirstProbe
1206 Posts
Full Moon wo Sagashite (awesome ending btw - music grows on you too). Gundam Seed (lots of people like it too) mmm I guess Crest of the Stars (great storytelling/setting/background/story), or Kimi ga nozomu eien (worse then I thought, but still quite nice cos of its reality (if you can call it that))... | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 22 2006 22:18 ArC_man wrote: Yay for the other Ippo/PoT fans! No one else likes Kanon? =( I heard it was a game with a very very good storyline. That's really all I know, b/c I couldnt stand the visuals of the animation when I tried watching it T_T. I guess I could try DL'ing and playing the PC game version... | ||
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Silver
New Zealand378 Posts
I guess 1)Air (+ Kanon) 2)Evangelion 3)Escaflowne FLCL was awesome too.. and inital D... nad Berserk t.t... i'm just going by the ones I rewatched the most | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
Hmm my classical all time favorite animes 1. RUROUNI KENSHIN!!!! Oh god i love this so much 2. Pokemon i used to cry watching the movies and wake up early in the morning to watch it 3. Gundam Wing i used to stay up late at to see it on cartoon network at midnight toonami i guess you can add sailor moon, digimon, dragonball z if you want haha Ones i really like Elfen Lied,Evangelion, naruto manga is good, deathnote manga fun too, final fantasy advent children was cool Lots more but forgot The few episodes i watched of Bebop was cool and grave of the fireflies made me feel so sad. | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
So it wasn't just me. Fuck .hack fucking confusing shit... | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
On November 22 2006 23:52 Ack1027 wrote: Aha! So it wasn't just me. Fuck .hack fucking confusing shit... I watched it when i was like 13 and every episode i watched and summaries synopis i read made me even more confused. If you guys are talking about how good the anime looked Appleseed looked mad nice. Like they used computer and than like added sketch lines so it looks drawn or something. The landscape in that movie was awesome just the story was not original. Ghost in the shell looked cool too. Has anyone seen Kite. Its hentai but its actually well made imo. Sad too. | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
After that, anything said in that anime translated to: #$92834092384-0awief-i39clickclick to me. | ||
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baal
10541 Posts
On November 22 2006 04:35 Mynock wrote: Well you haven't got that good taste yourself actually, since you bash down Ninja Scroll (one of the best anime movies I have ever seen, if not the best) and praise Hellsing so highly. Don't get me wrong, Hellsing is cool and all, but it's kinda a girl thing in it's "coolness". Which is why it's my little sis's and some of her friend's favourite anime. And you say NS's animation is bad?? WTF? It's one of the most beautiful out there, so smooth and dynamic. Kinda like Cyber City OEDO 808's - love that style. Certainly beats Berserk's animation - I think that show deserved a bit better graphics :/ Oh btw, keep in mind that NS is from '93 while Hellsing is '01. And I still like NS's graphic more :/ What I don't get mostly tho, is that you praise Berserk so highly (which is undoubtedly a godly anime and an even godlier manga) but don't like Ninja Scroll? Uhh, NS and Berserk are one and the same in coolness, both main characters are absolutely awesome. To continue the list I'd have to add Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop there, both for the excellent detail of characters and plot, as well as the fun "mood" of both series. Then of course Golden Boy and GTO - also kinda in the same boat, both have this great feeling of... extraordinary ordinary life. Great, great stuff out there to watch, I kinda feel envious towards people who haven't watched much anime yet - there's SO many great pieces yet for them to discover, hummm... -Mynock yes indeed, Ninja scroll is old, but im not taking that in consideration, for the time it was great animation same as Vampire Hunter D but they freaking suck why? -The constant retarded pseu-hentai inuendos that has nothing to do with the plot at all, like the rock guy trying to rape the girl in NS, or that busty girl in Vampire Hunter -The simplistic good vs evil plots and cliché situations, good guy trying to save the kidnapped girl from the bad boys, repetitive guy facing enemies tougher and tougher till they meet the final boss zomg, sotty but only 10yo kids enjoy simplistic plots. - absolutely zero character development, there are no motives, backgrounds, explanations, just a guy who decided to be evil cuz the hell of it, always a girl in distress with no personality at all, just weak bitch that falls in love with the hero. - stupid childish animation for no reason, like an enemy that looks like a spider and has 4 arms... what in the fuck its a ninja fight why is there some fucking spider mutant that spits acid in there? The thing is, these animes were pioneers in their time, but they were for KIDS, kids dont want to see a fight between two "ambiguos" caracters no good or evil, and one gets slained and his family starves to death rofl... they want to see hero fights spider mutant ninja!!!. And yeah as i said i love HellSing because ive always adored the whole Vlad Tepe (cond drakul) story, the plot isnt that good but it doesnt suck, plus the initial animation is definitelly top notch, they used shining reflection like no other anime ever has, too bad they changed animators and the quality went downhill veeery fast. Berserk's animation is average, however its plot is definitelly the best and more complex, the anime was too short and they left out very important parts, its definitelly an adult anime, Miura took care of developing each caracter with a lot of deatil there isnt A SINGLE character in the anime you cant describe, griphith, gatz, pippin, judeau... for fucks sake those were like 3rd lvl characters that barely appeared yet they were perfectly defined. There arent any good/evil things going on Berserk, Griphith is a very egocentric character that doesnt care about others and only cares about his goal... Gatz is a violent killing machine who loves death, so no simple monodimentional characters. Also there isnt silly non-explained stuff, Gatz doesnt carry a huge sword to be the cool guy (as its very commonly done), its perfectly explained, Gatz was found barely alive inside his dead hanged mother, obviously he was hated because of that so he were raised by a local thief who trained him with a normal sword when he was a child, and killed his dad and the guy who were fucking him (his dad sold him to prostitution)with a full wrong man sword. Anyway that was a huge post, and berserk is way way way ahead of any other anime series. PS: i agree golden boy is great, and hillarious. | ||
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baal
10541 Posts
On November 23 2006 00:00 Ack1027 wrote: Well I understood that it was a game and that the characters were living inside of it. There were different worlds... Typical mmorpg type stuff except one of the characters couldn't ever log off his game. After that, anything said in that anime translated to: #$92834092384-0awief-i39clickclick to me. apparently that guy was some girl in a coma or something like that. That or he was Testie. | ||
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Baduk
France7 Posts
Ima Soko ni Iru Boku - Now and then, here and there Cowboy Bepbop | ||
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MJ
Poland85 Posts
2nd - Full Metal Alchemist 3rd - great teacher onizuka | ||
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SuperJongMan
Jamaica11586 Posts
But Great Teacher Onizuka is my fackin favorite. UNTOUCHABLE in greatness. It's funny. It's mildly good manneredly-perverted. It's also got character. Then Slam Dunk is pretty good. I even used to have blazing red hair like the hero. It's funny. It's got character. It also has characters... that I like. Basketballlllllll!!!!!!!! And.... One Piece.. because while Ninjas suck in general and aren't in many cool things.... Pirates are amazing. | ||
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garandou
Germany518 Posts
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion 3. Oruchuban Ebichu There are too many good series (e.g. Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Boogiepop Phantom, Noir, His and Her Circumstances, or Brother, Dear Brother) that I could've put as #3, so I went for the hamster sex  | ||
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sCuMBaG
United Kingdom1144 Posts
-One Piece -Family Guy (no real anime but damn kewl) | ||
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Silvanel
Poland4729 Posts
2.Samurai Champloo 3.Vampire Hunter D | ||
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KodoU-
United States129 Posts
Heres a little summary. A kid who is Put into a coma from a glitch in the game has had his Sub-Conscience locked in the game and hes trying to figure out why and how. I watched this when i was about twelve.. So Forgive me if Im being stupid but... That about sums up the plot... and everything that would be confusing... | ||
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rA.Hippie
Denmark714 Posts
Berserk Elfen Lied List goes on, hellsing etc ghost in a shell. | ||
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ArC_man
United States2798 Posts
On November 22 2006 23:07 thedeadhaji wrote: I heard it was a game with a very very good storyline. That's really all I know, b/c I couldnt stand the visuals of the animation when I tried watching it T_T. I guess I could try DL'ing and playing the PC game version... You should dl the anime, it's being remade, just search Kanon 2006 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431 | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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BlueStar
Bulgaria1166 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 23 2006 13:09 BlueStar wrote: I haven't heard anything about Gungrave! What is it about? character design by naitow yasuhiro, the manga artist who made trigun. It's originally a game for... ps2? It was animated back in like 2003. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 23 2006 10:59 ArC_man wrote: You should dl the anime, it's being remade, just search Kanon 2006 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431 mmm, i know that the leaf/key games tend to have decent~good plot in general, so i might as well go play the original than watch a remake . I hear a lot of pple cry when playing that game :O | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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MyLostTemple
United States2921 Posts
original ninja scroll ghost in the shell | ||
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BlueStar
Bulgaria1166 Posts
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Yogurt
United States4258 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Gokey
United States2722 Posts
1. Elfen Lied (Most quality everything - ever; really, a step up in character development, storyline, music, animation, pacing) 2. Cowboy Bebop (Not liking Spike is like not liking Boxer in Starcraft) 3. Fullmetal Alchemist (Variable quality sometimes, but solid anime with lots of heart) 4. Samurai Champloo (Gets better every time I watch it... Characters are what drive this anime) 5. Neon Genesis Evangelion (A classic; sets the standard for all subsequent giant robots and emo 15 year olds) 6. Last Exile (Animation is amazingly silky and stylish; story is a little weak at the end) 7. Trigun (First half was painful to watch b/c of the goofy stories... Second half got serious real quickly and is very memorable) 8. X TV (A little quirky sometimes, but the Sorata storyline is very good) | ||
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coolio
Finland196 Posts
my list changes 1. DBZ 2. DBGT 3. DB 4. DB MOVIES 5. Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust 6. Vampire Hunter D 7. Appleseed 8. dunnodunno ggnore | ||
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kAra
Germany1375 Posts
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z7-TranCe
Canada3158 Posts
On November 21 2006 10:41 Kennigit wrote: Fist of the North Star http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF5VbM6DmDY (btw i piss my pants laughing every time i watch that clip lol...ive been waiting to post it in someones thread asking for homework help lol) Family Guy Berserk reason #234 i pray we never go to war with asia | ||
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KodoU-
United States129 Posts
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Nyovne
Netherlands19135 Posts
On November 26 2006 15:06 KodoU- wrote: Still nobody that likes princess mononoke. Im hurt t.t I do :D. But not in my top 5 | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 26 2006 15:06 KodoU- wrote: Still nobody that likes princess mononoke. Im hurt t.t As a Gibli film, it comes after Grave of the fireflies and Naussica for me. As a Miyazaki film, it's also preceded by Lupin III Castle of Caliostro. It wasnt the highest grossing movie of alltime in japan for nothing though | ||
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lazy
United States32 Posts
2. Juuni Kokki 3. Hunter X Hunter | ||
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potchip
Australia260 Posts
On November 26 2006 15:40 lazy wrote: 1. Kima Ga Nozomu Eien (This anime had my emotions doing loops) 2. Juuni Kokki 3. Hunter X Hunter Wow, amazed another person has seen and liked Juuni Kokki. Sad it is unfinished and the novels are not coming out any time soon. Great story though. | ||
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EddieDee
Venezuela4 Posts
2) Zodiac Knights 3)Samurai X | ||
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9933 Posts
On November 26 2006 16:23 EddieDee wrote: 1)Dragon Ball Z 2) Zodiac Knights 3)Samurai X stop! 100% of your posts have been in red so far! | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Beamo
France1279 Posts
On November 26 2006 16:18 potchip wrote: Wow, amazed another person has seen and liked Juuni Kokki. Sad it is unfinished and the novels are not coming out any time soon. Great story though. I also like Juuni Kokki but can't find any eps > 45, don't think they ever were aired | ||
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Hippopotamus
1914 Posts
2. Basilisk 3. Gungrave | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On November 26 2006 13:58 Gokey wrote: In order... 1. Elfen Lied (Most quality everything - ever; really, a step up in character development, storyline, music, animation, pacing) After so many comments on how good Elfen Lied is, I downloaded it. It was, at best, above average. The animation was poor (but the drawing was good, if you know what I mean) and the story was a bit contrived. The whole thing seemed very stilted. Cowboy Bebop and FLCL absolutely blow something like Elfen Lied out of the water. | ||
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BlueStar
Bulgaria1166 Posts
On November 26 2006 20:36 gLyo wrote: After so many comments on how good Elfen Lied is, I downloaded it. It was, at best, above average. The animation was poor (but the drawing was good, if you know what I mean) and the story was a bit contrived. The whole thing seemed very stilted. Cowboy Bebop and FLCL absolutely blow something like Elfen Lied out of the water. ^_^ this is what I mean - and on top for me comes FullMetal Alchemist This is really the best story i have ever saw in anything (i haven't watched films with better storyline and never read a book with better story - and I read lot of books ).For those who haven't watched FMA try it - the first 4-5 episodes ain't so great but after that when u become more in hand with the story, the anime grabs u and.... I just can't explain it!! | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 26 2006 16:40 Beamo wrote: I also like Juuni Kokki but can't find any eps > 45, don't think they ever were aired I watched and thought it was pretty good, and most likely better on written form (b/c it looked very condensed and abbreviated in animated form). I think I dl'ed the novel scans (at least most of them) but never got around to reading them... did I mention how painful it is to read 300 page novels on a pc screen? (((It was good but not top 3 basically~__~ | ||
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Gokey
United States2722 Posts
On November 26 2006 20:36 gLyo wrote: After so many comments on how good Elfen Lied is, I downloaded it. It was, at best, above average. The animation was poor (but the drawing was good, if you know what I mean) and the story was a bit contrived. The whole thing seemed very stilted. Cowboy Bebop and FLCL absolutely blow something like Elfen Lied out of the water. Cowboy Bebop I agree is sex0rz, but FLCL was just a bukakke hemorrhage of weird shit. How can you say the animation was poor? O well, I guess everyone has their own opinion... | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
Give me my hand drawn sexiness back | ||
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Kleander
United States334 Posts
2. POKEMON 3. Dirty Nurse Kikiyo | ||
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da)incognito
United States512 Posts
It's about Mahjong, just like Hikaru No Go except the show is much, much darker and its 26 eps long. It's set around the 1960's in Japan when yakuza gang's were aplenty. Despite the funny animation, and not knowing how to play Mahjong, it was quite entertaining and now I sort of want to learn how to play, just so I can watch it again and know what exactly was going on, but I'm too lazy. Anyways, I recommend it (subbed by Triad). | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 26 2006 23:00 da)incognito wrote: Anyone ever watch Akagi? I just finished watching and although I found the animation to be really annoying at first (funny character faces), I got over it and just enjoyed the show. It's about Mahjong, just like Hikaru No Go except the show is much, much darker and its 26 eps long. It's set around the 1960's in Japan when yakuza gang's were aplenty. Despite the funny animation, and not knowing how to play Mahjong, it was quite entertaining and now I sort of want to learn how to play, just so I can watch it again and know what exactly was going on, but I'm too lazy. Anyways, I recommend it (subbed by Triad). haha the screenplay writer is the author of "Kaiji" like i expected it'd be | ||
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potchip
Australia260 Posts
On November 26 2006 16:40 Beamo wrote: I also like Juuni Kokki but can't find any eps > 45, don't think they ever were aired Well that's because production stopped as there's no more material on Yoko in the novels, unless the auther decides to release new ones. The anime is based off Yoko because the need of a central character to draw enough audience, as Juuni Kokki was never in the main stream since it's adopted from novels rather than popular comic series. There are a whole host of interesting characters that got mentioned in the anime that were developed a lot more in the novels. If it's finished, I think it has potential to be top 3 material(at least the crew knew how to make recap episodes and fillers PROPERLY). | ||
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Manifesto7
Osaka27149 Posts
2 Golden Boy 3 Golden Boy Watch it on crunchy roll if you have never seen it. It will never be matched. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 26 2006 23:40 Manifesto7 wrote: 1 Golden Boy 2 Golden Boy 3 Golden Boy Watch it on crunchy roll if you have never seen it. It will never be matched. Mani, please read Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari by the same author. It out-does Golden Boy in terms of "wtf" ness. :O | ||
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da)incognito
United States512 Posts
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
GOLDEN BOY STUDY STUDY STUDY. I just love it sooooo much. I was seriously grabbing my chest because it hurt laughing so much. In episode 3 with the corkscrew kiss i fell off my chair. In the fourth where he literally drowns than stands up i died. And its so touching and its about life. Too bad its only 6 episodes T.T. Manifesto7 its not on crunchyroll anymore. It says this anime is licensed T.T i had to watch it on youtube. And both subtitle and dub versions are awesome. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 27 2006 00:00 da)incognito wrote: ah I love Golden Boy (anime), one of the funniest animes I've ever seen. I don't suppose Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari has been made into an anime as well? unfortunately 34 volumes of manga On November 27 2006 00:05 Ilikestarcraft wrote: New favorite anime on my number one list GOLDEN BOY STUDY STUDY STUDY. And its so touching and its about life. Too bad its only 6 episodes T.T. I "think" there was quite a lot of unanimated content in the manga (considering it's like 7 volumes or w/e) that you could try to find, since you're in korea (right?) and I bet they have it translated somewhere there. | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
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Manifesto7
Osaka27149 Posts
haji I will try to find it, but reading japanese is still difficult for me | ||
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Mortality
United States4790 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 27 2006 00:37 Manifesto7 wrote: honestly, golden boy is one of the few anime that i enjoyed better dubbed than subtitled. The voice for the dubbing is so much funnier than the original. haji I will try to find it, but reading japanese is still difficult for me mani, i have scans. I'll PM you about it. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On November 26 2006 22:16 BlueStar wrote: I stopped watching that show on episode 3, picked it up again, cannot watch it after around 20 or something. Every character annoyed the hell out of me, ranked by how often they repeat an unexamined phrase that sounds cool. "law of exchange" harharhar, way to go base your life on a phrase as mythical as alchemy. only kids can enjoy being propagandized to like that. Seriously, teach me something by showing it, not repeating it a billion times. I'm not watching a lecture here. The story totally did not grab me at all during the first 25 episodes or something that i watched. They just teleport some guys to arbitrary places, and introduce new characters that I guess I'm supposed to care about because they look cool. Everything is the same, some guy gets a power, and abuses it. Why are particular usages abuse? Because...we drew it like that, and we all know killing people is bad. ^_^ this is what I mean - and on top for me comes FullMetal Alchemist This is really the best story i have ever saw in anything (i haven't watched films with better storyline and never read a book with better story - and I read lot of books ).For those who haven't watched FMA try it - the first 4-5 episodes ain't so great but after that when u become more in hand with the story, the anime grabs u and.... I just can't explain it!! Another thing that annoyed me about the show, at least the part i've watched, is how nonchalantly the State gets introduced into the story like some default state of being. Why is the idea of duty important? Why are military ranks important? No idea! It just is, and ed is a cool rebel! lool. Please make it deeper than that. About the attempt at realism, we get it, things are not as easy in life as in anime, but do show why we should behave "realistically" by more than circumstantial and statistical arguments. | ||
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thedeadhaji
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Dametri
United States726 Posts
On November 27 2006 06:49 oneofthem wrote: I hate everything | ||
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snowbird
Germany2044 Posts
2. Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien 3. Cowboy Bebop / Samurai Champloo | ||
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Lisk
Latvia376 Posts
1. Tenjou Tenge 2. Ah! My Goddess 3. Bleach | ||
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Anal_Ripper
Russian Federation1233 Posts
2. Millenium Actress 3. Paranoia Agent | ||
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Evilmonkey.
United States1628 Posts
1. Yu Yu Hakashyo 2. Gundam Wing ( The old school) 3. Cowboy Beebop | ||
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Nyovne
Netherlands19135 Posts
On November 29 2006 04:56 Evilmonkey. wrote: Wtf, I don't think anyone even mentioned Yu Yu Hakashyo T.T... 1. Yu Yu Hakashyo 2. Gundam Wing ( The old school) 3. Cowboy Beebop Look a man with taste <3. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On November 29 2006 04:56 Evilmonkey. wrote: Wtf, I don't think anyone even mentioned Yu Yu Hakashyo T.T... i think i mentioned it in its original form somewhere. :O | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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feijls1
United States118 Posts
2. Saint Seiya 3. Crayon Xiao Xing | ||
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Bub
United States3518 Posts
2- Berserk 3- Blood | ||
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Folca
2235 Posts
2: Family Guy 3: Futurama | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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dronebabo
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
2. Bleach - Very well made. Too bad they're in fillers right now and I haven't watched it for months. 3. Gundam Seed - Apart from all the drama, how can you not love giant robots blasting and cutting through each other in space? | ||
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KR-KaNe[31]
United States20 Posts
2)Love Hina 3)I don't watch very much animé | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
It's pretty good... I mean... the animation imo is on par with Bebop sometimes, nothing THAT amazing though. The story is pretty out there, but most good animes have weird stories like that. Some of the plot holes are pretty apparent already. Personally, I like anime's that are able to come up with explanations for things. The romance in Elfen Lied is kinda cheesy. [ Keep in mind only on ep 6 ] I've seen better. I do like the outright violence and how they aren't too afraid to use nudity... But I keep having the feeling that they overuse it's shock effect. I really like the music. It's all good so far, not that much variety though. It's a cool concept, but a little too much emphasis on nudity and girls... It's doing something right though, I'm still watching it. | ||
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We Are Here
Australia1810 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On December 05 2006 14:53 dronebabo wrote: hahahhaha i'd pay to watch that. family guy as an anime would be some distorted creation of hell | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On December 05 2006 15:23 Ack1027 wrote: So I started watching Elfen Lied because of how everyone here was praising it. I'm on ep 6 It's pretty good... I mean... the animation imo is on par with Bebop sometimes, nothing THAT amazing though. The story is pretty out there, but most good animes have weird stories like that. Some of the plot holes are pretty apparent already. Personally, I like anime's that are able to come up with explanations for things. The romance in Elfen Lied is kinda cheesy. [ Keep in mind only on ep 6 ] I've seen better. I do like the outright violence and how they aren't too afraid to use nudity... But I keep having the feeling that they overuse it's shock effect. I really like the music. It's all good so far, not that much variety though. It's a cool concept, but a little too much emphasis on nudity and girls... It's doing something right though, I'm still watching it. Elfen Lied tries waaaaay to hard at just about everything. | ||
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L!MP
Australia2067 Posts
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
My favs right now Kenshin, Golden boy and gto. Gto the music when hes giving an advice on life oh its so beautiful. I was crying when Tomoko was doing the call to miyabi's answering machine. Golden Boy just killed me on the first episode. When the woman spits and he catches it with his mouth and his fetish for toilets. I was laughing so hard watching that. edit. deathnotes first arc was really really fun addicting and good. The second arc was all right. I read the manga and its fun. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Elfen Lied tries waaaaay to hard at just about everything. I dont understand. Did you feel that too many characters distracted from the emotional focus of the story? | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
When you compare Elfen Lied to an anime like FLCL, where the characters are extremely well developed, the story is intriguing and really requires some deep thought to fully understand, and where the animation really stands head and shoulders above almost every other anime ever produced -- well, it just doesn't stack up. | ||
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ToT)Testie(
Canada723 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
The story was asinine (a bunch of mutants trying to destroy the human race -- but oh! lets through in a love triangle involving a college student, his cousin, and one of the homicidal mutants (who has a split personality disorder, no less)! I do not think that is the intended story at all. The story was how Lucy developed as a human being, and was a commentary on the basic idea of human identity and alienation. The usual mutant shows focus on the mutant powers, but elfen uses it as a background for thought experiment-ish situations that are interesting to consider. i haven't watched FLCL yet, but if you think elfen lied is about a bunch of mutants killing people, watch it again. | ||
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Caution
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On January 10 2007 00:12 L!MP wrote: as a new entry, you guys should check out Death Note. it's only new but it's fucking awesome. if you like bleach, chances are you'll like this one too. Amen, Death Note is quite good. Elfen Lied wasn't too great imo. It could of been better if the series was longer though. I do agree with gLyo though. U guys should check out Eureka Seven, not a popular series, but I can tell you it's a great series. And whats with all the FLCL Hype on TL... I found FLCL crap (No offense intended) It was wayyyy too random for my liking | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On January 10 2007 00:58 oneofthem wrote: I do not think that is the intended story at all. The story was how Lucy developed as a human being, and was a commentary on the basic idea of human identity and alienation. The usual mutant shows focus on the mutant powers, but elfen uses it as a background for thought experiment-ish situations that are interesting to consider. i haven't watched FLCL yet, but if you think elfen lied is about a bunch of mutants killing people, watch it again. Obviously there was some subtext, but the top layer doesn't just evaporate because of it. The themes they explore are within the story I outlined, and that story is really pretty dumb. What they wanted to say could have easily been said through other more eloquent methods that didn't involve a guy crushing on his cousin and a mutant with schizophrenia that ruthlessly murdered people in a needlessly violent and graphic way, and who took her clothes off (or simply did not put any on) for no evident reason. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On January 10 2007 01:16 gLyo wrote: Well, rather than treating the setting as the top layer, maybe try some abstraction when viewing anime in general, especially seeing how the show emphasis "subtext." Are you implying that the mutant etc are dictating the plot of the show, rather than the personalities? Were there situations in which the purpose of the plot is to create a flashy action sequence? Does everything have to occur in a high school/college setting to relate to people? The setting wasn't very relevant to the story past the set up for these personalities to interact, and there were well developed personalities. The Lucy character is one fo the greatest in all of anime, imo, because of the situations she faced and her responses. Obviously there was some subtext, but the top layer doesn't just evaporate because of it. The themes they explore are within the story I outlined, and that story is really pretty dumb. What they wanted to say could have easily been said through other more eloquent methods that didn't involve a guy crushing on his cousin and a mutant with schizophrenia that ruthlessly murdered people in a needlessly violent and graphic way, and who took her clothes off (or simply did not put any on) for no evident reason. | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On January 10 2007 01:05 Caution wrote: Amen, Death Note is quite good. Elfen Lied wasn't too great imo. It could of been better if the series was longer though. I do agree with gLyo though. U guys should check out Eureka Seven, not a popular series, but I can tell you it's a great series. And whats with all the FLCL Hype on TL... I found FLCL crap (No offense intended) It was wayyyy too random for my liking FLCL is pretty difficult to grasp at first, and if you don't like the seemingly random story, you'll probably never be patient enough to sit through it the requisite number of times to fully understand it. It's really not all that random (though the hyperactive nature of the animation can make it seem that way at first). | ||
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Caution
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
On January 10 2007 01:19 oneofthem wrote: Well, rather than treating the setting as the top layer, maybe try some abstraction when viewing anime in general, especially seeing how the show emphasis "subtext." Are you implying that the mutant etc are dictating the plot of the show, rather than the personalities? Were there situations in which the purpose of the plot is to create a flashy action sequence? Does everything has to occur in a high school/college setting to relate to people? The setting wasn't very relevant to the story past the set up for these personalities to interact, and there were well developed personalities. The Lucy character is one fo the greatest in all of anime, imo, because of the situations she faced and her responses. The emphasis was definitely the subtext, and the mutants etc. were simply ways to get across the themes. I agree. I simply think that far better subjects could have been chosen. It didn't need to have sensational ultra-fighting mutants or silly love sick teens. I agree, the Lucy character faced an interesting dilemma (her plight was the only interesting thing in the show), but I didn't think her character itself was very interesting beyond that. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On January 10 2007 01:26 gLyo wrote: Ok, I know that sometimes setting can wreck the perception of the show, sigh. Unfortunate. I'll check out FLCL later. The emphasis was definitely the subtext, and the mutants etc. were simply ways to get across the themes. I agree. I simply think that far better subjects could have been chosen. It didn't need to have sensational ultra-fighting mutants or silly love sick teens. I agree, the Lucy character faced an interesting dilemma (her plight was the only interesting thing in the show), but I didn't think her character itself was very interesting beyond that. But i do not think the choice of the setting is arbitrary or only relevant to the setting. The story literally requires uncommon perceptions of things to work (otherwise it will turn into higurashi), and pretty much teh only way is to do a mutant show where certain evils are introduced without tainting the characters. I dont see anything like this done too often in anime, so that's why I think elfen didn't do too bad. | ||
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Nyovne
Netherlands19135 Posts
I really enjoyed Elfen Lied, I didn't enjoy FLCL at all. Just not my cup of tea and each to his own. No doubting taste. I and saw it as a tale of Lucy's humanitizing as well instead of the world comming to an end. Just a peek of that things aren't neccisarily going to be as bad as they depicted it. That the Dyno's could love and live in peace but that their violent part is some weird violent/teenager phase in their first few years. They never really got a chance (which is perfectly understandable though hehe) and this story is about how they can turn out way other then expected. And I loved the violence -.-. | ||
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BaboToss
United States108 Posts
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DrainX
Sweden3187 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
Death note is a good detective story, but I was disasppointed at how they managed to turn an interestin concept into just a detective story. What about the inner reflections of Light, maybe they'll bring more of taht to the show later on through flashbacks. The theory is, 95% of all character development in anime is done through flashbacks, the other 5% is composed of random freak inspirations caused by getting hit too hard on the head by teh main villain, or showin episodes out of order so that the audience is duped into the characters as in SHnY. (SHnY is rather brilliant in this) | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On January 10 2007 04:02 BaboToss wrote: Bible Black ROFL | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On January 10 2007 00:39 gLyo wrote: I felt that Elfen Lied was trying to be something that the creators weren't capable of creating. The story was asinine (a bunch of mutants trying to destroy the human race -- but oh! lets through in a love triangle involving a college student, his cousin, and one of the homicidal mutants (who has a split personality disorder, no less)!), the animation was way to glossy, and the characters evoked no emotional response from me (mostly because they were idiots). You could tell they tried really hard to do something with it, but they failed. But, even so, I guess it wasn't awful. The fighting was pretty cool. When you compare Elfen Lied to an anime like FLCL, where the characters are extremely well developed, the story is intriguing and really requires some deep thought to fully understand, and where the animation really stands head and shoulders above almost every other anime ever produced -- well, it just doesn't stack up. I went and read the manga in japanese, and it was pretty good. It was much better than 90% of the mainstream stuff these days. According to the japanese wikipedia, the ending parts for the manga and anime versions differ. Seems the anime one was cheesier and had an happier ending, but I cant confirm b/c I havent actually watched it. I discussed the goods and bads with oneofthem over PM back in November and dont really feel like repeating myself here though. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
I think only chapter 1 to 7 of the manga was animated, so less plot wrenching compared to the manga probably. The way elfen story finished is kinda silly, imo. but the characters are certainly strong. | ||
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Jathin
United States3505 Posts
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fanta[Rn]
Japan2465 Posts
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Bub
United States3518 Posts
Ninja Scroll Heavy Metal | ||
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Archon_Wing
United States378 Posts
On November 26 2006 23:00 da)incognito wrote: Anyone ever watch Akagi? I just finished watching and although I found the animation to be really annoying at first (funny character faces), I got over it and just enjoyed the show. It's about Mahjong, just like Hikaru No Go except the show is much, much darker and its 26 eps long. It's set around the 1960's in Japan when yakuza gang's were aplenty. Despite the funny animation, and not knowing how to play Mahjong, it was quite entertaining and now I sort of want to learn how to play, just so I can watch it again and know what exactly was going on, but I'm too lazy. Anyways, I recommend it (subbed by Triad). Rofl... that series actually made me interested in Mahjong. It's quite stylish although the last few episodes are drawn out so much that it starts to become like DBZ. ;p But Akagi is an awsome main character. Anyhow, I don't watch anime but Yu Yu Hakusho is my favorite anime. It's like Dragon Ball but the characters are actually believable (as well as memorable) and there's a reason to care about the plot. Eva is almost perfect until the last few mind fucking episodes. I suppose I could stick Haruhi Suzimiya somewhere in there for its great animation, even though the fandom of that anime tends to be overly obsessed with stupid things. The theme song to it as well as Eva are some of my favorite songs. | ||
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pubbanana
United States3063 Posts
I hated Z Gundam when I first saw it. Particularly, I hated the dialouge ("THAT GUY!", "YOU!", "WHAT'S THAT VOICE?!", ugh, fucking annoying) and I felt the lead character was horrible. I guess I was just too young to appreciate it at the time because now that I'm older, I love it. Loved all 3 movies. Love Z Gundam. Edit: Might seem weird picking 3 movies of the same series, but I hardly watch anime anymore. Also, I wouldn't rush into these 3 films without any knowledge of the previous series since they feel more like "compilation" films than a movie trilogoy. | ||
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TS-Rupbar
Sweden1089 Posts
2) Full Metal Alchemist - The best story I've watched so far. I didn't find the characters to be as good as in bleach, but the plot is very good. 3) Great Teacher Onizuka - I don't usually laugh when watching animes, but this one is funny as hell. It doesn't try too hard and isn't repetetive as lots of animes tend to be. Right now, I'm watching rurouni kenshin, but it got pretty boring in the Kyoto part. I'm at the 61th episode now and it's going downhill . Will keep watching, though | ||
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Ghardo
Germany1685 Posts
"Must have seen"! ;D | ||
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Vin{MBL}
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GoGoGo[cF]
China545 Posts
Death Note NARUTO EDIT: Special Mention : Tekkaman Blade. | ||
Waxangel
United States33388 Posts
Cowboy Bebop Evangelion Spirited Away Hmm, and the Slam Dunk MANGA (not anime) gets a special mention | ||
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pyogenes
Brazil1401 Posts
kenshin anything else my nick: intotherei from eva, and intotherain :d | ||
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tKd_
United States2916 Posts
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We Are Here
Australia1810 Posts
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Caution
2059 Posts
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
HAHAH! La blue girl?! :D My fav's evangelion | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On January 10 2007 14:46 Waxangel wrote: No order of preference Cowboy Bebop Evangelion Spirited Away Hmm, and the Slam Dunk MANGA (not anime) gets a special mention nice choices wax | ||
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fanta[Rn]
Japan2465 Posts
On January 11 2007 15:17 evanthebouncy~ wrote: My fav's evangelion you keep on gaining places in my book :o | ||
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Yuljan
2196 Posts
School Rumble Evangelion | ||
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novaballistix
Australia113 Posts
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RivetHead
United States842 Posts
On November 21 2006 21:43 baal wrote: sorry but ninja scroll's animation is awful, example here: thats some low quality shit, also the plot is stupid for fucks sake, guys made of stone and guys that looks like spiders? sorry but thats too retarded for my taste. now compare that shitty animation to real animation like the early episodes of Hellsing, just look at the deatil int he glove. And no, Berserk is probably one of the bests (if not the best) anime ever made, the characters are perfectly developed, the plot is perfectly developing in a good pace, the time itself is congruent even in the aspects or armors, the detail in every aspect of it its unvelibable, the last 2-3 episodes are the ones where the gods reveal themselves (the manga carries on on that) so if thats what you liked you dont want adult animes u should keep watching dragon ball Z and naruto. dude, look at animation of 98% of anything made before 1999 and its gonna suck compared with some of the best animation on series nowadays (like deathnote, ova level animation right there i just hope they can keep it up). things back then just didnt look as good. even akira doesnt look all the great now compared to when it came out | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
The new Doraemon is a joke, combined with the new voice actors. New Lupins are absolutely awful as well. I'll take the 70's TV series over that, and 99% of you will think the 70's version has "bad" animation. I beg to differ. First anime that used CG i think was Macross Plus, in 1994(?) 1992(?). OVA series with 4 episodes. Same director as Cowboy Bebop, Gundam 0080, among others. | ||
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RivetHead
United States842 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
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Caution
2059 Posts
Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid also has good animation, and a very good series. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://bluemist.animeblogger.net/images/reviews/nanoha-as%20(2).jpg) Just say no. ![[image loading]](http://www.hillcity-comics.com/anime/elfen_lied_04.jpg) This is real human proportions. (sort of) | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
I still blame CG. GRRRrrrRr | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17727 Posts
On January 11 2007 17:28 oneofthem wrote: one of the features of modern animation that i do not like is the way they draw small girls with a big head and big eyes. + Show Spoiler + Just say no. This is real human proportions. (sort of) LUCY!!! ^_^ I thought Appleseed had really nice animation. The ocean and background looked really beautiful and almost real. Too bad the anime itself wasnt really great. Final Fantasy Advent Children looked really nice too. Tifa her hair looks so real and smooth. Anyone liked Trigun? I had some pretty good laughs with that. Eva series was really good. Just the ending was abit confusing especially like 26. And end of evangelion. On January 10 2007 13:34 TS-Rupbar wrote: Right now, I'm watching rurouni kenshin, but it got pretty boring in the Kyoto part. I'm at the 61th episode now and it's going downhill . Will keep watching, though I never saw past the 60's for Kenshin and its my fav anime. The anime caught up with the manga so different producer made the last 30 episodes sucks. I CANT BELIEVE THEY NEVER ANIMATED THE JINCHU ARC!!! All they give is an 10 min section in like the second Ova t.t. The first ova was the best though. No oro or ryu tsu sen. Just cold blooded Himura Battousai^^. I have to read the manga though. Only thing close to hentai i saw was Kite and Perfect Blue. But i remember something with sailor moon and dragonball z. Kite would have been much better if they didnt make it hentai. Good storyline. Perfect blue was too confusing to even comment on. | ||
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Chobo_Abe
United States168 Posts
2) Trigun 3) Noir | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On January 11 2007 17:31 thedeadhaji wrote: I know, lollies are invading! fuck. They choose a look that sells. Problem? Everyone follows this rule, and the vast majority of shows will employ the same general look and feel of characters. I still blame CG. GRRRrrrRr | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On January 11 2007 17:36 Ilikestarcraft wrote: LUCY!!! ^_^ I thought Appleseed had really nice animation. The ocean and background looked really beautiful and almost real. Too bad the anime itself wasnt really great. Final Fantasy Advent Children looked really nice too. Tifa her hair looks so real and smooth. Anyone liked Trigun? I had some pretty good laughs with that. Eva series was really good. Just the ending was abit confusing especially like 26. And end of evangelion. I never saw past the 60's for Kenshin and its my fav anime. The anime caught up with the manga so different producer made the last 30 episodes sucks. I CANT BELIEVE THEY NEVER ANIMATED THE JINCHU ARC!!! All they give is an 10 min section in like the second Ova t.t. The first ova was the best though. No oro or ryu tsu sen. Just cold blooded Himura Battousai^^. I have to read the manga though. Only thing close to hentai i saw was Kite and Perfect Blue. But i remember something with sailor moon and dragonball z. Kite would have been much better if they didnt make it hentai. Good storyline. Perfect blue was too confusing to even comment on. Watched Trigun like 8 years ago or something. It was good, but good god the manga is 10x better --;; Kenshin manga went downhill after Shishio. It was still alright but you could tell it wasnt really the same. I bought Perfect Blue (the book)... yea it'll be interesting reading that thing... | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
2.) Ghost in the Shell 3.) Samurai Champloo | ||
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Ancient_Rage
United States203 Posts
2) Naruto 3) Inuyasha | ||
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Nyovne
Netherlands19135 Posts
On January 10 2007 04:02 BaboToss wrote: Bible Black I lolled ^^, and my flatmate actually has it on his PC, hentai fanboi ==[. | ||
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Nazarene
Denmark996 Posts
isnt it for kids? edit: i didnt think anime was shows like family guy, simpsons, south park etc.? i only thought it was japanese or from other asian countries. | ||
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SainT
Chile1067 Posts
2) Kenshin 3) Albator | ||
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ilovezil
United States4143 Posts
I don't like watching series that I know won't finish but it did look pretty interesting. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On January 12 2007 06:23 Nazarene wrote: could you guys enlighten me - ive never watched any animes. isnt it for kids? edit: i didnt think anime was shows like family guy, simpsons, south park etc.? i only thought it was japanese or from other asian countries. It's associated with the specific animations style that Japan has employed for decades, which is quite distinct from western animation. The shows' target audience can be anywhere from 5~20+ years old. On January 12 2007 06:48 ilovezil wrote: Hmm...wasn't Full Metal Alchemist an unfinished series? I don't like watching series that I know won't finish but it did look pretty interesting. manga is still ongoing last time I bothered checking. | ||
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Chobo_Abe
United States168 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On January 12 2007 08:35 Chobo_Abe wrote: I can't believe Trigun isn't as popular as I thought it was. Well it is top 3 only but still It was good, but they killed my favorite char, the Priest. | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
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Bub
United States3518 Posts
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
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CoralReefer
Canada2069 Posts
On January 16 2007 11:36 madro wrote: Sorry to bump this but does anyone happen to know where I can find a good torr for DeathNote? I can't seem to find some with any seeders >.< http://btjunkie.org/ http://www.isohunt.com/ | ||
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HorsementalitY
United States1159 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=27943 http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=26330 http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=31014 That's about 1k page-threads Try 4chan's anime board if you are brave enough. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On January 16 2007 12:21 HorsementalitY wrote: Quick question, i haven't read anything in this thread, im not a fan of anime, but what i love is the art work that comes with anime, anyone know some website with like high quality anime pics, more specifically with female badass characters, i would like some wallpapers and google search gives me crappy ones. I'm looking for those female characters in like sexy poses, i don't even know if its anime, maybe its just comic books. I remember in high school i had this witchblade comic book and the main character was all over the comic book in sexual poses. thats sort of what i''m lookin for. Female characters in almost naked but not completely naked poses. i love those pics Brace yourself for a random spattering of tentacle rape while you're at it. I guess I'll contribute late to the topic my three (series): 1. Cowboy Bebop 2. Samurai Champloo 3. Neon Genesis Evangelion (this gets the "at least it tries, which is more than you can say elsewhere" award) | ||
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On January 16 2007 12:21 HorsementalitY wrote: Quick question, i haven't read anything in this thread, im not a fan of anime, but what i love is the art work that comes with anime, anyone know some website with like high quality anime pics, more specifically with female badass characters, i would like some wallpapers and google search gives me crappy ones. I'm looking for those female characters in like sexy poses, i don't even know if its anime, maybe its just comic books. I remember in high school i had this witchblade comic book and the main character was all over the comic book in sexual poses. thats sort of what i''m lookin for. Female characters in almost naked but not completely naked poses. i love those pics well even the authos of the manga dont have the right to upload content that was published in magazines onto their site, but sometimes their websites have some original crap they decide to share. | ||
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
But anyways here we go: Akira - Classic, and the CGI of it was very advanced for its time (I forgot the exact year but it was in the 80s. Neon Genesis Evangelion - Confusing as hell lol. People either love the complexity of the storyline or hate it. Theres no even ground on this one... Thats really all I remember lol, and really some of the very few animes that dont involve some loser trying to get with some hot girl but fails time and time again, those types probably account for at least 60% of them it seems. | ||
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Bub
United States3518 Posts
Thanks much appreciated! *thumb up* | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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fanta[Rn]
Japan2465 Posts
i like it pretty much | ||
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LetMeBeWithYou
Canada4254 Posts
On November 21 2006 10:28 SF-Fork wrote: Do we count non-japanese cartoons as anime? Well, you're pretty retarded. | ||
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LetMeBeWithYou
Canada4254 Posts
On January 16 2007 12:21 HorsementalitY wrote: Quick question, i haven't read anything in this thread, im not a fan of anime, but what i love is the art work that comes with anime, anyone know some website with like high quality anime pics, more specifically with female badass characters, i would like some wallpapers and google search gives me crappy ones. I'm looking for those female characters in like sexy poses, i don't even know if its anime, maybe its just comic books. I remember in high school i had this witchblade comic book and the main character was all over the comic book in sexual poses. thats sort of what i''m lookin for. Female characters in almost naked but not completely naked poses. i love those pics You're not an anime nerd but just a pervert. I see | ||
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Myxomatosis
United States2392 Posts
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RamenStyle
United States1929 Posts
2. Death Note(I have only read the manga, but I have heard they released the anime) 3. Slam Dunk(also only read the manga, which is a lot better than the anime) | ||
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Cpt Obvious
Germany3073 Posts
2. elfenlied (sry dunno the english title) 3. Ikki Tousen | ||
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YoUr_KiLLeR
United States3420 Posts
On January 16 2007 17:10 LetMeBeWithYou wrote: You're not an anime nerd but just a pervert. I see http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=18081 ......PERV | ||
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QuietIdiot
7004 Posts
On January 16 2007 17:23 YoUr_KiLLeR wrote: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=18081 ......PERV hahaha | ||
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dronebabo
10866 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
On January 16 2007 17:23 YoUr_KiLLeR wrote: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=18081 ......PERV NICE | ||
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ad0
Canada113 Posts
1. Bleach 2. Fate Stay Night 3. Gundam Seed EDIT: hahha i didnt see that above post, funny shit | ||
Hot_Bid
Braavos36375 Posts
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HorsementalitY
United States1159 Posts
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KOFgokuon
United States14893 Posts
Anyways, transformers: victory is pretty badass DBZ is a classic Berserk is also fun I just love big robot anime, stuff is so freaking cool haha Thus, robotech, the transformers series as a whole, the yuusha series, tekkaman, all amazing haha | ||
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
 P I youtubed the OP's and they were godly ahaha. | ||
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ram
Lithuania602 Posts
http://orz.4chan.org/e/imgboard.html anime top: 1. Cowboy Bebop (Spike is just too cool ^^) 2. Trigun 3. GunGrave other mentions: GTO (i should say manga>>>>>anime), Mushishi (best viewed when high, oh yea), Berserk (and again manga >>>>anime) | ||
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