Lo all, your friendly neighbourhood inactive mod here, I remember when i was a newbie and my anime/manga knowledge was severly scant, I didn't have a clue what was good or not or what was even there, so i was stuck watching pants MEL releases because i was none the wiser. I just thought it'd be a good idea to make an advised watching/reading list to help any newbies who are in the position i was in. So please post suggestions ------------------ "Oh theres a monkey in my pocket, And He's stealing all my change, His stare is blank and glassy, I suspect that he's deranged" Guybrush Threepwood, Curse of Monkey Island
I recommend Dragonball Z because it's a cool show and is easily accessible. If you're willing to spend a little cash, however ... Samurai Pizza Cats Ninja Scroll Ninja Resurrection Vampire Hunter D Blood The Last Vampire Tenchi Muyo! Honourable mentions go out to: Ranma 1/2 Gundam Wing Medabots Transformers There's another anime that I'd highly recommend as one of my all time favourites, but I [ ] cannot recall its title. Maybe That Guy! can help me out, as he introduced me to it. It's that one about the high school kids who have a magic club, and they are the eternal rivals of the manga club which is next door to them ... I just can't recall its title [ ]. I saw it available on DVD in London, though. ------------------ DAMN IT! I'VE CHANGED AGAIN! [This message has been edited by GentatsuNoZanshi cc61 (edited 11-25-2001).] [This message has been edited by GentatsuNoZanshi cc61 (edited 11-25-2001).] [This message has been edited by GentatsuNoZanshi cc61 (edited 11-25-2001).]
Mahou Tsukai Tai! Well, in english it's known as Magic Users Club I believe... But my mention goes to the following: Saber Marionette J Rurouni Kenshin Trigun Nadesico Tenchi Muyo! Lost Universe Outlaw Star FLCL Neon Genesis Evangelion Dragonball Z (who hasn't seen this?!?) Vampire Hunter D Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure Noir Slayers Cowboy Bebop Excel Saga (and MANY more) Well, anyways just look around MangatoAnime at what anime's all the regs are talking about and check em out. Good good anime hunting minna! [This message has been edited by That guy! (edited 11-26-2001).]
YES! THAT'S THE ONE! ! ! Yowzah! You just made me realize how many of my favourites I left off! I just remembered that I forgot about Star Ocean EX as well ... there are those who would kill me for leaving that out. Well, they'd try, anyway. ------------------ DAMN IT! I'VE CHANGED AGAIN!
then there's: Star Ocean EX Love Hina Battle of the Planets Final Fantasy Unlimited Fushigi Yuugi Violinist of Hameln Bakuretsu Hunters(this one has too much nudity though) Well, I can go on and on and list every single anime. But you should try to watch as much anime as you can... And don't limit yourself to just one(like many DBZ fans do).
Ranma ½ Saber Marionette J Neon Genesis Evangelion Love Hina FLCL / Furi Kuri DNA² All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Gasaraki Excel Saga Video Girl Ai There is my quirky list. Watch these, people!
I suppose I ought to give my little list of anime recommendations. In no particular order,of course. - Saber Marionette J - Noir - Inuyasha - Angelic Layer - Lost Universe - Love Hina - Outlaw Star - Mahoro-matic (gotta love the Gainax fan service! ) - Star Ocean EX (wish I had the appropriate codec to watch it,though...) - Trigun - Sorcerer/Bakuretsu Hunters - Shoujo Kakumei Utena - His & Her Circumstances (KareKano) - Hana Yori Dango (HanaDan) - Blue Seed I hear Cowboy Bebop is good,but I've only seen the first four eps subbed (and a few of the later ones on Cartoon Network). Similarly,I've only seen 4 eps of Excel Saga,but would be interested in seeing more. InuYasha - mmm....fanservice....
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hehe my scary recomendation listing: mermaids' scar & mermaids' flesh (havent'seen forest yet tho) pokemon...*^-^*;;; trigun big o!!!! giant robo kishin corps cowboy bebop knights of ramune(rent or dl it before buying...unless you just don't care) smj unico Lupin III (any of them) excel saga flcl card captor sakura otaku no video kiki's delivery service princess mononoke grave of the fireflies royal space force( i ain;t trying the other name...wings for short...) revolutionary girl utena oo..and there's that sentai spoof...can't think of the show name..."woa...giant fish...right in my face." "you've seen my skin! no i have to kill you or make you my boyfriend..." that one...darn good*^-^*
Rurouni Kenshin Vampire Hunter D: Blood Lust Inuyasha Fushigi Yuugi Gundam Wing Ninga Scroll Slayers Star Ocean EX Ranma 1/2 cowboy bebop
Hmm..lessee.. -Rurouni Kenshin -Saber Marionette -Love Hina -Tenchi -Cowboy Bebop -Trigun Only if you are an adult :sweat2: Have fun :catgirl:
And I made this thread sticky last night under the impression I had already put a list in here...lol... If you have not seen Saber Marionette J and you have the chance - do! It is superb, and my most highly recommended series. It has it all! With that out of the way, if you like: Comedy Ranma 1/2 - Funny martial arts and gender bending Excel Saga - not for the weak of heart, this is the most screwed up anime I've ever seen Love Hina - A man in an all girls dorm - yes, it is painful to watch at times... Slayers - Any fantasy fan MUST see this...A world of magic users with a light feel...also with a hefty dose of action. Tenchi Muyo! - the story of a boy whose life changes when many girls from outer space enter it. Action Angelic Layer - If you're a fan of tournament fighting, this one gives a real interesting take on it. Fighting involving mind-controlling dolls. Surprisingly good if you give it a chance. ^^ Cowboy Bebop - Some good sci-fi bounty hunting Full Metal Panic! - A futuristic war with mecha and some romantic espionage. Funny, suspenseful, entertaining Rurouni Kenshin - A wandering samurai's story. Very good characters and storylines... Mystery/Suspense Neon Genesis Evangelion - gets into very deep thought once you get past the "mecha-ness" There is a ton of anime out there, and it's pretty much all relative to what you prefer. Some like to be weirded out, others like blood and guts, and some a romantic comedy. The best thing you can do is sample - get ahold of a bit of an anime and screen it yourself. Only you can truly decide what you like. These are only members suggestions and in no way truly "definitive". Then again, if you see a member has listed a lot of anime you like, it might be worth checking out some other things on their list. Happy Hunting! [More to be added as Baka has time. ]
Uh... Akira. Others that I think are worthy of a mention but have as yet not recieved one(if they have I appologise as I must have missed it): Perfect Blue, Angelic Layer, Fruits Basket, Kodomo no Omocha/Child's Toy. But it's not just anime we come here for, is it... Mangas you should check out: Love Hina, DNA^2, I"s, Video Girl Ai, Sirius Scars, Fruits Basket, and many more besides, And J-Pop/Rock: The Pillows, Megumi Hayashibara, The Ulfuls There are many more kick *** mangas, animes and musicians than we've mentioned here, but it's a start
Well, okay, anime: 1) Chobits 2) Noir 3) Bubblegum Crisis and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 4) Love Hina 5) I My Me! Strawberry Eggs! 6) Di Gi Charat (for those in need of nonsense!) 7) His and Her Circumstances 8) FLCL 9) Ranma ½ 10) Scryed 11) GTO and GoldenBoy (Even if only for the fact that the main characters are hilarious...) 12) Maze: Mega Burst Space (It's like Ranma...but schizo! :dizzy2: ) 13) Photon: The Idiot Adventures (Nothin' like stopping idiots with the most powerful force in the universe..."aho" ) Manga: -I've only ever really read Love Hina (which is the greatest, not reading many others withstanding!) and Ranma ½. But some that already look good-- 1) Love Hina D) 2) Ranma ½ 3) Chobits 4) DNA² 5) Cowboy Bebop (Looked interesting...but I only read a couple pages) 6) I"s Music: 1) Almost anything by Yoko Kanno in any series 2) Ayumi Hamasaki 3) Utada Hikaru 4) Move! 5) Snail...something (I forgot the name, but it's Japunk) 6) Entire Noir OSTs 7) Bubblegum Crisis OST's/Vocals This is by no means "definitive" but it's what's the sheezy is right now. It'll probably change once I get a few more anime under my belt...hehehe. But those do come highly recommended.
Well instead of repeating anime that's already been said, I will add something new. Macross and Robotech. I can't frickin believe nobody said these yet. And by Macross I mean the original if possible. Yes, Plus is great, we all know. But the original is very very good. The animation in both is simply beautiful. Now some people will raise a fuss over Robotech because its "butchered" but you should just watch it on its own, as a seperate saga. Too many people try to compare it to Macross. It's like comparing Star Trek to Star Wars: both are good, both have great stuff, but even though they're similar, comparing just isn't something one should do.
Informative post there, Maron Kenshin. [edit]i moved the referred to post to it's own thread as that doesn't belong here.[/edit] [Edit...again...why must I butcher my posts like this?] That top edit there was done by BloodBerry, as i have no power to do that...dont think im a hacker! Not here im not! lol [/edit] [edit] I CANT SPELL! YAY! [/edit] Anyway... I reccomend: Akira (Yes, its a classic, and yes, its been mentioned before, but...) Metal Fighter Mikuu (A show about Japanese Pro Women's Wrestling) Gundam MS 08th Team Samurai Pizza Cats And pretty much anything on the Adult Swim except Gundam 0083.
Here's a good series that hasnt been mentioned yet: Escaflowne Great series.A fantasy type series.It has mechs and dragons and all the other fantasy type things.......The story is fairly good too.Lets not forget the nice animation,and the music.(Yoko Kanno)There is a movie out too,which is very good as well.
here's my list, though some have all ready been mentioned Saber Marionette J Saber Marionette J to X Gundam X Escaflowne Love Hina Video Girl Ai Magic Knight Rayearth Tenchi Muyo!
Definitely Dragonball and Dragonball Z for newbies, its easily the only one on television in parts of NA and SA. Cowboy Bebop comes on Adult Swm and is my all time fav...
