Oh, I like anime. Basicially my whole Japanese class at uni is totally obsessed with it, lol. I can’t say I’ve seen nearly as much of it as they have (when I say they’re obsessed, I mean OBSESSED), but I still like it.
Ones I’ve seen:
Almost anything by Hayao Miyazaki, who is a total genius (except Howl’s Moving Castle, which I’m dying to see because the original book was written by my favourite author, Diana Wynne Jones)
Perfect Blue
NGE (but I didn’t really like this, I couldn’t understand it)
Sailor Moon (when I was little and they still showed it on TV)
Pokemon (only a few episodes)
… I guess I prefer the movies to the TV series, really.
My suggestions to Freedom (since you asked!):
Everything by Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki, they’re fantastic!
Inuyasha. I haven’t seen the anime version of this, but the manga is brilliant. Pretty violent, though.
I’m spamming my NOW WATCHING LIST (yeah u read that right, this is not all that I have seen, but what I’m currently watching)
Tsubasa Chronicle
The Law of Ueki
Speed Grapher (Nudity and graphical violence, be warned)
Monster
Mahou sensei negima (don’t watch it, really don’t)
Zipang
Eyeshield 21
Honey & Clover (GREAT)
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (Also Great but in a different way then H&C)
Shuffle!
Kamichu!
Gun x Sword
Zettai Shonen
Okusama wa Joshikosei
Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken TV
Suzuka (If u like romance, watch this
Eien no Aseria - Aseria the Eternal
Tide-Line Blue
Amaede Naideyo/Amaede Yo/ Amaenaideyo (w/e XD)
Koi Koi Seven
Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge
It used to be 25 anime at once, but I dont have that much time now .
Recommendations:
Air TV - 13 episodes (2005)
Samurai Champloo - 26 episodes (2004)
Monster - 70+ episodes (2004 - still running)
Akira - 1 movie (1988)
Honey and Clover - ??? (2005 - still running)
Shinsheiki Evangelion - 26 episodes (1995)
Notes on Air TV: It has GREAT (really, AMAZING) animation, it’s based on a hentai game… (apparently h-games in Japan have plot XD) its not ecchi, nor hentai, go see it ^^.
Geez! What is the deal w/ Anime?
/me waits for the expected smack on the head.
I’ve only seen some of what they have on Starz (Well you know, some of the vampire ones anyway. I mean it’s vampires! Of course I’m gonna watch it, if there isn’t anything else on)
And I saw Spirited Away and various other kid’s cartoons more time than I like to remember. My kids love it. So why is it that everybody is so up on this stuff. What am I missing?
With anime, you have to think of what type of characters you like. What do you like in a movie or plot. B/c not all anime is compatible to what people like.
And with some of these people you really have to enjoy or not mind sci-fi.
Well I love scifi, and vampires and werewolves. Spirited Away was all right with the spirits. I just got sick of it after the 50th time. And most of what I’ve seen was for younger audiences, I guess.
/me makes mental note to try and watch Grave of the Fireflies.
Lemme see, I’ve watched quite a few anime (though not as much as Fadem) and they’re mostly only series. I’m too lazy to try and remember all of the ones I’ve watched though. Here’s a few though…
Dragonball (Z and GT included)
Yu-Yu Hakusho
One Piece (I really like this one.)
Yu-Gi Oh
Samurai X (I keep whistling the sad theme of this to myself for the past 2 years…)
Samurai Deeper Kyo
InuYasha (I’ve yet to see the whole series but its pretty good)
TriGun
Hajime no Ippo (Unbelievably great boxing anime.)
Grave of the Fireflies is good. It’s a well put together Anime. It has a great realistic quality to it. The characters and the drawing is just great.
Yeah, it’s sad b/c it depicts a time in our history. Something that truly happened. No one likes the holocaust but people still watch Schindler’s List, Sophie’s Choice, The Pianist, etc…
I liked Elfen Lied too but I’m having trouble getting a hold of the rest of the series. Some guy at the anime store told us that it’s not out yet. Does anyone know for sure.