Recommend me some Anime?

Wait.

Do you mean anime you can download or watch on TV? Because if you mean on TV, do not watch the One Piece dub.

I am faaarrrrrr from being a fan that thinks all dubs suck. DBZ doesn't bother me that much, I think Naruto has been very well done, Yu Yu Hakasho is superb, but One Piece..... one of the few I consider absolutely horrid and a butchering of the series.

Want good stuff you can see on TV (if you're in the US....), Naruto, Full Metal Alchemist, Yu Yu Hakasho, Zatch Bell, annnnnd...... Cowboy Bebop.

BERSERK is up there as one of my favorite animes of all time. Possibly second only to One Piece.
 
ninjastriker said:
Generator gawl - any more info?
Slayers - any more info about this?
Sorcerer hunters - you got any more info about it I.e. plot?
Trigun - got 1 DVD of it to watch.

Generator Gawl - Hmm. Well the story really surprised me, since the commercials didnt do it justice. The basic idea is that three guys come from the future to stop some terrible disaster and they end up renting a room at this chics place. Antics ensue, good action and a nice plot.

Slayers - Set in a Fantasy world, the story follows the exploits of Lina Inverse, the Dragon Killer. Jokes are always made about her small breast size. She ends up meeting some traveling companions on her adventures and comedy ensues because of that. It has romance, action, and hilarity. The plot developes and changes throughout each season. I havent watched in a while but I remember the first season followed Lina as she meets Gourrey for the first time, and meets Zelgadis who comes in as a villain at first but becomes a good friend later. Very damn good. I suggest getting the first season and then seeing if you would like more. Second season has to be the best one, I think. Just such a climatic build up to the end. Third Season was ok but good if you are already a fan. The movies/OVAs are good as well. They are slightly different than the TV series as it follows Lina and her sidekick/rival Naga as they get themselves into all sorts of mischief for money and food. Its mostly comedy.

Sorcerer Hunters - Mostly comedy with some nice dramatic moments scattered around and it gets heavy towards the end. It follows a group of 5 warriors called the Sorcerer Hunters. In the world there are magic users and normal people, the magic users sometimes use their abilities to grief the people or break the laws. Sorcerer Hunters are called in to defeat these Bad Magicians. It follows the main character Carrot who travels with two girls whom he considers his own sisters. But they actually love him more than that. His younger brother Maron (who looks like the older brother), and Gato, the muscley guy. It's mostly comedy, again. It has some great action and trust me. If you loved Tenchi at all you will love every single second of Sorcerer Hunters. My god what an ending it had. It was powerful.

Trigun - *nodnod* you will most definitely like that one.

Gundam - If you are interested in Gundam, just check out Gundam Wing first. Before you even look at any others just look at Gundam Wing. It has great animation that still looks fresh, great music, good action, and a very long and drawn out plot. It's very political and heavy in politics. But its not as boring as the Ghost in the Shell: TV Series politics. G Gundam is more of a fighting series which is why I loved it so much. It had a powerful story, good music, and man.. just wow. If you liked DBZ you might like G Gundam. But most people hate G Gundam with a passion. 008th MS Team is also very good to check out. Simple story, great animation, and gives you a sense of the universe. Most people love to suggest MS Gundam (the first season) but its very old and the animation is usually a turn off to people who cant stand older animes. I think it looks great still and has great plots even for today. But I try to suggest only ones that might grab your interest immediately and memorably.
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Record of Lodoss Wars: I have that. only the OVA series though. I never did get the TV series. I really should. It was a great anime though. Very Dungeons and Dragons like, in the setting and feel. Deedlit is cute. It is a must watch for Anime Fans. But its not for everyone. I really like Legend of Crystania. Its sort of a sequal to Lodoss Wars. I really loved it but sometimes it does get a bit boring. Its one of those animes you could really fall asleep to if you're tired.
 
Gundam shows - I'd really recommend starting with Gundam Wing, which is the best series of the bunch with good animation. It's about 5 heroes who each have a Gundam (mobile combat suit) who end a civil war, or prevent one... it's been awhile.

Heroic Legend of Arislan - This is a medieval fantasy type show about young Arislan, the heir to the throne, who was chased out of his kingdom when a Black Knight won a civil war against his father. it's about his quest to gather followers and take back his throne. Very good "realistic" plot (no super fantasy powers) that focuses more on political stuff than action scenes, but there's a good amount of both.

Hellsing - A special operations unit of the government of england is in charge with hunting down and dealing with supernatural threats, among them is a new influx of vampires. It's pretty interesting and only 13 episodes, so it's definately worth checking out.

Naruto - A young boy in a ninja village has been estranged all his life by his fellow villagers, but for no good reason as far as he knows. There's a demon trapped inside of him, though, sealed there by the previous village chief, as the only way to defeat the demon. This is why the villagers distrust and dislike him. he goes out of his way to prove that he's deserving of attention and admiration, to the point of becoming obnoxious, but all that said, through great dedication and the trials of growing up (loss, love, betrayal, etc), he grows as a character into a true ninja. The current translated episodes number up to 150+, so there's plenty of series. Like any big series it moves a bit too slowly at times, but overall from what I've seen, it's a good series to invest time in.

Record of Lodoss War - Typical fantasy medieval adventure type movie. Warring kingdoms, dragons, magic, dark forces. Essentially the evil kingdom is attempting to raise a dead/sealed god, that's quite mad, and the heroes must stop them to save the world.

That reminds me. 13 Kingdoms (i've only seen 6 episodes) seems like a very good series as well.

Anime is expensive to buy. I recommend downloading episodes to see if it piques your interest before spending hundreds of pounds on it.

And please, please, please save yourself the cash and pass on Blood: The Last Vampire. That's the biggest waste of money in my collection, I believe. I bought it purely on hearsay, and I regret every dollar spent.
 
i don't want downloads, can't stand them. i more after the dubs released on retail or shown on USA or UK tv. i can get ones shown on the USA from trades.

I do plan on getting the HK's, but want to check the dubs out first. i actually like the dub one piece, guess its personal preference. havn't seen the sub as i said not a big fan of anime. so havn't ventured that much into them.
 
ninjastriker said:
Urusei Yatsura -any more info on it? how is it like ranma 1/2?
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Same author same style except it's the author's work before Ranma. It's zany and silly instead of martial arts it involves a lot of crazy alien technology. Because the main female character is an alien who is in love with a human. But the male is a real skirt chaser, which makes for fun situations. The cast basically consist of the alien girl, Lum, her love interest Ataru, and some Ataru's classmates like a small group of guys who made a club called the Lum Stormtroopers their goal is to try and steal Lum away from Ataru, :P Also Ataru's ex-girlfriend Shinobu, and later introduces characters like Mendou, Ran, etc. It's Rumiko Takahashi's longest anime and she is most famous for it in Japan. Especially because the character Lum was modelled after a swimsuit model back in the 70s known as Agnes Lum.
 
Rurouni Kenshin is one of the best dubbed series' I've ever watched as far as keeping the lines as close to the original as possible. FMA and Naruto seem to be good dubs as well. I, too, prefer dubs, but they take longer to get. I don't even think Naruto is up to episode 50 in the dubs yet, and I'm impatient.
 
GrnPsychoGarren said:
Generator Gawl - Hmm. Well the story really surprised me, since the commercials didnt do it justice. The basic idea is that three guys come from the future to stop some terrible disaster and they end up renting a room at this chics place. Antics ensue, good action and a nice plot.

Slayers - Set in a Fantasy world, the story follows the exploits of Lina Inverse, the Dragon Killer. Jokes are always made about her small breast size. She ends up meeting some traveling companions on her adventures and comedy ensues because of that. It has romance, action, and hilarity. The plot developes and changes throughout each season. I havent watched in a while but I remember the first season followed Lina as she meets Gourrey for the first time, and meets Zelgadis who comes in as a villain at first but becomes a good friend later. Very damn good. I suggest getting the first season and then seeing if you would like more. Second season has to be the best one, I think. Just such a climatic build up to the end. Third Season was ok but good if you are already a fan. The movies/OVAs are good as well. They are slightly different than the TV series as it follows Lina and her sidekick/rival Naga as they get themselves into all sorts of mischief for money and food. Its mostly comedy.

Sorcerer Hunters - Mostly comedy with some nice dramatic moments scattered around and it gets heavy towards the end. It follows a group of 5 warriors called the Sorcerer Hunters. In the world there are magic users and normal people, the magic users sometimes use their abilities to grief the people or break the laws. Sorcerer Hunters are called in to defeat these Bad Magicians. It follows the main character Carrot who travels with two girls whom he considers his own sisters. But they actually love him more than that. His younger brother Maron (who looks like the older brother), and Gato, the muscley guy. It's mostly comedy, again. It has some great action and trust me. If you loved Tenchi at all you will love every single second of Sorcerer Hunters. My god what an ending it had. It was powerful.

Trigun - *nodnod* you will most definitely like that one.

Gundam - If you are interested in Gundam, just check out Gundam Wing first. Before you even look at any others just look at Gundam Wing. It has great animation that still looks fresh, great music, good action, and a very long and drawn out plot. It's very political and heavy in politics. But its not as boring as the Ghost in the Shell: TV Series politics. G Gundam is more of a fighting series which is why I loved it so much. It had a powerful story, good music, and man.. just wow. If you liked DBZ you might like G Gundam. But most people hate G Gundam with a passion. 008th MS Team is also very good to check out. Simple story, great animation, and gives you a sense of the universe. Most people love to suggest MS Gundam (the first season) but its very old and the animation is usually a turn off to people who cant stand older animes. I think it looks great still and has great plots even for today. But I try to suggest only ones that might grab your interest immediately and memorably.
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Record of Lodoss Wars: I have that. only the OVA series though. I never did get the TV series. I really should. It was a great anime though. Very Dungeons and Dragons like, in the setting and feel. Deedlit is cute. It is a must watch for Anime Fans. But its not for everyone. I really like Legend of Crystania. Its sort of a sequal to Lodoss Wars. I really loved it but sometimes it does get a bit boring. Its one of those animes you could really fall asleep to if you're tired.

I am very much a completist when it comes to watching any series with multiple series. if i start watching the show, i like to see the 1st season first and then if i like it i tend to get the rest.

a bit like with super sentai, toku, kamen rider or ultraman. i watch one series of it and tend to get the rest to see what they are like and to complete my set.

i still brought the HK of gaoranger, even tho i didn't like it that much. so i will tend to do the same with gundam, i will watch the 1st season then watch the rest if i like it.

is this the correct order to watch it by up to the current season? - Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta Gundam, Gundam MSG, Gundam ZG, Gundam ZZ, Gundam, V Gundam, 08th MS team,
Gundam 0083, Gundam 0080, Gundam F-91, G Gundam, Gundam Wing, Gundam X, Turn-A Gundam, Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny.

the others do sound great, that naruto sounds interesing i like my martial arts. especially ninjas (hence the name ninjastriker) seems i have alot to check out and to collect.

i doubt i will download any of them, as i said i can't stand them. i will more of see if i can get them from trades and then work on getting the retails and HK's. i want to enjoy them to the fullest, so i want to watch high quality on my dvd player and not my computer.
 
For actual releases:

G Gundam
Gundam SEED
Cowboy Bebop
BERSERK
Naruto
Record of Lodoss War (but personally, I'd have to recommend skipping the next series)
Fatal Fury Trilogy
Chrono Crusade
Rurouni Kenshin
Full Metal Alchemist
Zatch Bell
Yu Yu Hakasho

All the above are what I seriously consider A-List.
 
ninjastriker said:
i doubt i will download any of them, as i said i can't stand them. i will more of see if i can get them from trades and then work on getting the retails and HK's. i want to enjoy them to the fullest, so i want to watch high quality on my dvd player and not my computer.

I COMPLETELY understand that. I've always been a fan of DVD over download. I have a DVD burner now, so hopefully I can figure out how to get these downloads onto DVDs that I can watch on my tv. If not, I may just hook my laptop up to the A/V inputs on my tv and watch them that way. If not, I had a good laptop for dvd watching, I just prefer the TV.
 
Ishn said:
I COMPLETELY understand that. I've always been a fan of DVD over download. I have a DVD burner now, so hopefully I can figure out how to get these downloads onto DVDs that I can watch on my tv. If not, I may just hook my laptop up to the A/V inputs on my tv and watch them that way. If not, I had a good laptop for dvd watching, I just prefer the TV.

Don't bother it will just look like crap, but you can give it a try if you wish. but it wouldn't be worth it quality wise.

a good program to use is ulead dvd workshop 2, that is what i use to create my sets. this site is also helpful if you want to do it - www.digitalfaq.com

at the moment that site is down, but i can give you some info how to do it if you want to do it. Just PM me if you want the info.
 

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