Anime recommendations

[däp]

looking to get my weight up. recommendations are appreciated, preferably feature length. better late than never...

just purchased:

Ghost in the Shell
Afro Samurai (Director's Cut)
Ninja Scroll (The Series)

[D J 1 3 8]

Paprika

Howl's Moving Castle

[Huey P. Freeman]

Spirited Away
The Hakkenden(May be hard to find but I'd be willing to burn it for you)
Samurai X
Akira

[Charliee]

http://www.arsgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/akira.jpg

[Huey P. Freeman]

looking to get my weight up. recommendations are appreciated, preferably feature length. better late than never...

just purchased:

Ghost in the Shell
Afro Samurai (Director's Cut)
Ninja Scroll (The Series)The Ninja Scroll movie is also HIGHLY recommended.

[E-Phi]

The Trinity Blood series is pretty good.
Vampire Hunter D is a good anime movie.

and Afro Samurai was the bomb!!!!

[däp]

The Ninja Scroll movie is also HIGHLY recommended.

ah. i'll probably return the series and grab the movie instead.

[Perql8r]

Samurai 7 (be willing to burn all 3 DVDs for you)
Appleseed
Steamboy (it wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but still pretty good)

...and...

If you can find the collection on Ebay, the ENTIRE Naruto series (the Shippuden series is good as well)

...oh - and I'm a Gundam fanatic, too.

Don't get me started talking anime

[däp]

The Trinity Blood series is pretty good.
Vampire Hunter D is a good anime movie.

and Afro Samurai was the bomb!!!!

vampire hunter came up multiple times during my search. i'll pick that up too.

thanks!

[Charliee]

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[Perql8r]

Oh damn - I need to find the entire Samurai Champloo series - THAT was the bomb!

[Huey P. Freeman]

Oh damn - I need to find the entire Samurai Champloo series - THAT was the bomb!Real easy to find. I have that and the soundtrack.

[Huey P. Freeman]

You may also want to check out Cowboy Beebop. A very good series made by the same folks that made Samurai Champloo. It's soundtrack is infused with Jazz(as opposed to Champloo's hiphop infusion).

[däp]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005V4XG.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

i don't really like this type of artwork on the characters.

[Perql8r]

You may also want to check out Cowboy Beebop. A very good series made by the same folks that made Samurai Champloo. It's soundtrack is infused with Jazz(as opposed to Champloo's hiphop infusion).

Oh HELLS yes - Cowboy Bebop's theme song was niiiiiiiice (I am an Adult Swim-head, so used to catch them both on Cartoon Network). Guess I need to go ahead and bite the bullet and spend some duckets.

[Charliee]

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[Charliee]

i don't really like this type of artwork on the characters.

What is ur preference.

[däp]

What is ur preference.

the movies i mentioned earlier.

[Sal Paradise]

arggh I'm so bad with titles but I have seen some god ones lately. Cosign on Spirited Away, Floating Castle & Metropolis, all excellent. Just saw a crazy one two nights ago that John Woo produced. Let me try and track down the title, was excellent. Another one was about a couple of orphan kids in the future that lived somewhere that reminded me of the bad island in Pinachio, also excellent. Yeah I suck as I am providing negative information, but I will try and make amends,

[Armento]

Samurai X

my favorite

[jimmymack-2000]

"Grave of the Fireflies" will fuck you up...not sure if it's technically "anime" though

[Lupine]

Metropolis is a pretty amazing movie. If you can, try to get past the cover and watch it and I think you'll be thankful for doing so.


i don't really like this type of artwork on the characters.

[jah]

oh yeah ninja scroll and afro samrai.

I was so impressed with afro samurai

also theres this feature called 'waking life' really really good.

basically goes through philosophy over the last 2000 years and does so in a really intresting way, bit of a mind fuck but highly reccomended.

[Daryl]

Oh damn - I need to find the entire Samurai Champloo series - THAT was the bomb!

i need to find it too! but i've got the DLP soundtrack which is fucking AMAZING! if anyone doesnt have it (or heard it) i highly suggest checking it out...

this DLP however is out of print now - but i know its also available on cd
http://www.ksdmusic.com/images/full_samurai_592.jpg

[Lupine]

I can tell from the titles you originally posted that you like some of the darker, more action-oriented titles. The following are a few titles (some already recommended by others) I enjoyed that are within range of that type:

Movies:

Patlabor 2 (directed by Mamoru Oshii who directed Ghost in the Shell)
Appleseed
Appleseed Ex Machina
Paprika
Aim for the Top: Gunbester
Cowboy Bebop
Jin-Roh
The Wings of Honneamise
The Place Promised in Our Early Days

Series (TV and OVA):

Basilisk
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Samurai Champloo
Cowboy Bebop
Rurouni Kenshin aka Samurai X OVA series (not the TV)
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. - 2nd Gig
Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid (3rd season out of 3 seasons which is the darkest out of the 3. the 1st two are more zany and offbeat)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Paranoia Agent (by Satoshi Kon)
Macross (might be dated for most, but is one of the series adopted to be part of Robotech)
Macross Plus

If you don't mind straying away from the darker, more action-oriented stuff, I highly recommend any and all Hayao Miyazaki movies. Some are better than others, but they're all pretty much timeless. My favorites of his are Laputa: Castile in the Sky and Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind.

In addition to Hayao Miyazaki, I recommend the following which are from many of the other genres that can be found in anime:

Movies

Castle of Cagliostro (directed by Hayao Miyazaki)
Lupin the 3rd (any movie(s), of which, there are many)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

Series

Record of Lodoss War
Haibane Renmei
FLCL
Ergo Proxy
Witch Hunter Robin

[Lupine]

Yeah, I got this from Groovedis. Since we're on the subject of the Samurai Champloo soundtrack, I went ahead and picked up Nujabes "Metaphorical Music" and "Modal Soul" based on their cuts on the OST.



http://www.ksdmusic.com/images/full_samurai_592.jpg

[martino]

If you want a long ass series to get addicted to: One Piece. (Give it 3 - 4 episodes)....it's still running. Good balance of humour and violence :)

http://myanimelist.net/images/anime/1/2198.jpg





Death Note is a really good story as well. I highly recommend it.
http://www.zenime.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/deathnote1.png



I loved samurai Champloo, so i'll agree with that for sure.

[Sal Paradise]

Appleseed X Machina is what I just saw a couple of nights ago, produced by John Woo. Crazy shit. Good Cyborg vs CLone vs Human type plot. Impressive computer animation.

[jah]

oh yeah I cant believe noone has mentioned this yet either

COWBOY BEBOP!

incredible, one of the best soundtracks and they way they do each episode (based on a musical theme) is fucking phenomenal. MUST HAVE!

[Huey P. Freeman]

oh yeah I cant believe noone has mentioned this yet either

COWBOY BEBOP!

incredible, one of the best soundtracks and they way they do each episode (based on a musical theme) is fucking phenomenal. MUST HAVE!Did you actually read the thread? Been mentioned SEVERAL times.

[Sal Paradise]

Did you actually read the thread? Been mentioned SEVERAL times.

kinda been there done that to. Like first three are Akira, Ghost in The Shell, And Cowboy. Every one has seen all of these that thinks they like anime.

[jah]

Did you actually read the thread? Been mentioned SEVERAL times.

haha yeah sorry,

I did actually go back to the first page and do a search for cowboy and nothing came up but im thinking i must have misspelt it :P

lol sorry

[Lupine]

Have you watched the entire series? I watched the first couple of episodes and the concept seemed interesting but I got pulled away to other things and forgot about going back to the series. Would you say it's worth watching in its entirety?

Have you also checked out Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad? The engrish can be a little funny, but, I enjoyed the series. Sometimes I get tired of all the fantasy, sci-fi, mecha stuff that a simple coming of age story seems like a breath of fresh air. It's cool how music is a central part of the story too. I'm hoping they work on a new season.

http://www.bodoi.info/wp-content/images/beck.jpg





Death Note is a really good story as well. I highly recommend it.
http://www.zenime.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/deathnote1.png

[Daryl]

kinda been there done that to. Like first three are Akira, Ghost in The Shell, And Cowboy. Every one has seen all of these that thinks they like anime.

yea those are like anime 101 or anime for dummies

[Daryl]

The engrish can be a little funny

you racist :jpshakehead:



:lol:

[Lupine]

damn, i guess i'm racist then. hehe


you racist :jpshakehead:



:lol:

[däp]

I can tell from the titles you originally posted that you like some of the darker, more action-oriented titles.

yes. thanks!

[DOTSmusic]

here's a newish one you might like

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[martino]

Have you watched the entire series? I watched the first couple of episodes and the concept seemed interesting but I got pulled away to other things and forgot about going back to the series. Would you say it's worth watching in its entirety?




I watched the whole death note series. There's a couple episodes that are on a different level in terms of writing. Very clever. It's not your typical coming of age/space age thing. And it has an ending. (Many anime's endings make no sense, or are complete cop-outs)

Something you should check out for laughs is Ogenki Clinic too

[däp]

kinda been there done that to. Like first three are Akira, Ghost in The Shell, And Cowboy. Every one has seen all of these that thinks they like anime.


yea those are like anime 101 or anime for dummies

thanks d.

[DOTSmusic]

Princess Mononoke is dope.
most of the Studio Ghibli stuff is dope.

[Lupine]

There's a pretty violent samurai/ninja-based series out right now that's pretty violent called Shigurui. You can find fansubs of it in digital form. If you're a fan of Ninja Scroll, you'll probablyl like Shigurui. Here are some screens:

http://www.animeshinobi.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/shigurui-3.jpg
http://bateszi.animeuknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/vlcsnap-4033202.jpg
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yes. thanks!

[Lupine]

Thanks. I'll go back and check it out. I have the two live action movies too... i just keep forgetting to throw them on. I have a backlog of stuff to watch, many of them being anime fansubs i downloaded and archived but forgot about like Mushishi and Claymore. I just finished watching the new Gainax series "Tenga Toppen Gurren Lagaan" which makes no sense whatsoever but fun to watch nonetheless.

BTW, ever watch City Hunter? Your Ogenki Clinic reminds me of it because of how old school it is. That's one of the few titles i even bother rewatching over and over. For some reason, it never gets old to me.


I watched the whole death note series. There's a couple episodes that are on a different level in terms of writing. Very clever. It's not your typical coming of age/space age thing. And it has an ending. (Many anime's endings make no sense, or are complete cop-outs)

Something you should check out for laughs is Ogenki Clinic too

[martino]

Thanks. I'll go back and check it out. I have the two live action movies too... i just keep forgetting to throw them on. I have a backlog of stuff to watch, many of them being anime fansubs i downloaded and archived but forgot about like Mushishi and Claymore. I just finished watching the new Gainax series "Tenga Toppen Gurren Lagaan" which makes no sense whatsoever but fun to watch nonetheless.

BTW, ever watch City Hunter? Your Ogenki Clinic reminds me of it because of how old school it is. That's one of the few titles i even bother rewatching over and over. For some reason, it never gets old to me.

Damn, you got some great suggestions. Gonna check out city hunter after i check out shigurui. I'm falling behind on One Piece lately too. Too much stuff out there!

[E-Phi]

Neon Genesis Evangelion


I have this series. I need to go back and watch the last few episodes again :grinyes:

p.s and I'm hooked on the Bleach anime series. Adult Swim is too slow. They're up to episode 164 in Tokyo (catch the english subs on youtube).

[Lupine]

Don't feel bad because you're one out of a million motherfuckers out there who need to do the same. The ending was bugged out. BTW, they're redoing the series and releasing them as a tetralogy of films called Rebuild of Evangelion. The first one is out now in Japan and is called "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone."

http://www.shift.jp.org/ja/archives/2007/09/28/sub3.tif_rgb.jpg


I have this series. I need to go back and watch the last few episodes again :grinyes:

[Lupine]

You need to get up on them fansubs, E. BT them shits.


Adult Swim is too slow.

[Trev B.]

"Grave of the Fireflies" will fuck you up...not sure if it's technically "anime" though

One the best movies ever made anime or not in my opinion.

Perfect Blue is pretty trippy also.

[E-Phi]

You need to get up on them fansubs, E. BT them shits.

Trust me, I'm already caught up on the episodes :wink:

[YUJI-SAN]

looking to get my weight up. recommendations are appreciated, preferably feature length. better late than never...

just purchased:

Ghost in the Shell
Afro Samurai (Director's Cut)
Ninja Scroll (The Series)

A must have titles to your collections

-Golgo-13

-Strait Jacket

-Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

-Stand Alone Complex series

-Gantz

-Karas (six part series) amazing series!

-Wonderful Days

-Fist of the North Star


soon enough you will be envied by manga nerds

[martino]

A must have titles to your collections

-Golgo-13

-Strait Jacket

-Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

-Stand Alone Complex series

-Gantz

-Karas (six part series) amazing series!

-Wonderful Days

-Fist of the North Star


soon enough you will be envied by manga nerds

Then you'll be ready La Blue Girl, and that type of shit.

[KragShot]

I'm shocked that nobody mentioned Hellsing. That one is off the freakin' chain.

I run a damn anime convention...you would think that I would be all over this thread....

Anyway, if you like GitS: SA/C (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone/Complex), then you should make sure to get "Solid State Society."

Trigun is another one that nobody mentioned. Cowboys in space and cool shit like that.

Ergo Proxy is cool, as is Black Lagoon. However, because of Geneon's closing up shop, Black Lagoon and a few other series will not get finished...shame.

If you want a real weird anime series, check out Teknolyze. Real surrealistic. Elfen Lied is another one that's pretty strange.

Somebody mentioned Gantz; that was a fun series and I loved the theme song, "Rough Shot."

If you want to get into the hentai (adult/porn) stuff, check out the "Cool Devices" series. That or "Bible Black" if you want to see some raw-dawg stuff.

If you want to know more, hit me up...working these damn anime cons keeps me in the loop with this stuff.

[KragShot]

Then you'll be ready La Blue Girl, and that type of shit.

Ahh, La Blue Girl...that's one fcuked up, but fun hentai anime!

[Charliee]

If ur into vampires & ish:

Black Blood Brothers.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i123/LordOfKaos/250px-BlackBloodBrothersLogo.jpg


One of my faves:

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Still good:

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[Huey P. Freeman]

I'm shocked that nobody mentioned Hellsing. That one is off the freakin' chain.

I run a damn anime convention...you would think that I would be all over this thread....

Anyway, if you like GitS: SA/C (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone/Complex), then you should make sure to get "Solid State Society."

Trigun is another one that nobody mentioned. Cowboys in space and cool shit like that.

Ergo Proxy is cool, as is Black Lagoon. However, because of Geneon's closing up shop, Black Lagoon and a few other series will not get finished...shame.

If you want a real weird anime series, check out Teknolyze. Real surrealistic. Elfen Lied is another one that's pretty strange.

Somebody mentioned Gantz; that was a fun series and I loved the theme song, "Rough Shot."

If you want to get into the hentai (adult/porn) stuff, check out the "Cool Devices" series. That or "Bible Black" if you want to see some raw-dawg stuff.

If you want to know more, hit me up...working these damn anime cons keeps me in the loop with this stuff.Krag what are some recommendations along the lines of The Hakkenden, Samurai X and Ninja Scroll? Although I like all kinds of Anime I must admit the ones that are ninja/samurai related are my favorite kind.

[Moksha]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Elfen Lied
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig
Scrapped Princess
Last Exile
Paranoia Agent
Gungrave (if you like Bebop)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Samurai 7
Lain
Full Metal Panic
Gunslinger Girl
Fooly Cooly

[Huey P. Freeman]

Lain
I forgot about this one. REALLY GOOD.

[Lupine]

You have cool taste. What did you think of Gurren Lagaan? It's pretty silly stuff but I dug that signature Gainax quirkiness.


Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Elfen Lied
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig
Scrapped Princess
Last Exile
Paranoia Agent
Gungrave (if you like Bebop)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Samurai 7
Lain
Full Metal Panic
Gunslinger Girl
Fooly Cooly

[Chris Chase]

I know you said Vampire Hunter D came up in the search. Get Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust as well as the original. I have seen many great animes and in my opinion Bloodlust is among the best and even better than the original D. Dunpeal is one bad ass for sure. http://www.vampirehunterdbloodlust.com/images/gallery/d/d09.jpg

[KragShot]

Krag what are some recommendations along the lines of The Hakkenden, Samurai X and Ninja Scroll? Although I like all kinds of Anime I must admit the ones that are ninja/samurai related are my favorite kind.

You picked some good ones.

Well, if you are into to Kenshin, from what I understand there is a new Ruroni Kenshin series in the works. I don't know if this is a 'revamp (reworking or revamping older series is the new thing now in Japan)' or another untold story, but that might be something to look for.

Speaking of samurai stories, check out the Peacemaker Kurogane series. That one is a samurai story with a lot of political elements involved in it. There is also an anime remake of Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" ("Samurai 7") which is pretty cool, despite the slightly futuristic angle that it took.

My four favorite Ninja anime, not counting Ninja Scroll are "Youtoden," "Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma," "Dagger of Kamui," and "Makai Tenshou."

"Makai Tenshou" is one of my most favorite because it's a Jubei Yagyu story (not the same Jubei from Ninja Scroll). It deals with the ban on Christianity in 1614 by the Tokugawa Shogunate and the uprising/massacre at Shimabara. You have ninjas, undead heroes, monsters, and all kinds of cool stuff.

I'd give you more, but it's after midnight and I've got an 8AM house radio show to do in the morning...but that should be enough to keep you checking, and if you already have the stuff I listed, then you are on top of the game with the definitive stuff (IMHO)! :)

Peace.

[YUJI-SAN]

Then you'll be ready La Blue Girl, and that type of shit.

haha yes La Blue Girl and some other level type shit .

[KragShot]

We'll if we are going to talk about hentai, then we have to start with the penultimate classic; "Urotosukidoji (Legend of the Overfiend or Wandering Kid)."

This is the classic "tentacle rape" anime from which all others spawned.

This anime has it all including one of the most screwed up deals with a demon in anime. This kid who gets taunted at school by everyone (including a bunch of lesbians who trick him into thinking that he's going to get laid, only to make him watch the door to a storage room while the rest of them get off on each other...they don't even allow him the courtesy to watch and jack off). He encounters a demon who offers him his dick. There's only one catch...he has to cut his own off to graft the demon dick to his body. It only goes downhill from there, and this isn't even the main story of the anime series; it's only a side story.

I mentioned the "Cool Devices" series in an earlier post. This series consists of several short adult films of which only a few are of the typical "anime" style. As I tell people who inquire about the series, "this is straight porn, just with animated characters." A must have if you are into that kind of thing.

[Moksha]

You have cool taste. What did you think of Gurren Lagaan? It's pretty silly stuff but I dug that signature Gainax quirkiness.

I loved Gurren Lagann. Very original and great art. Definitely my fave of the year. (I also liked Lucky Star... but obviously wouldn't recommend it here!) Next up, Clannad.

The problem with anime is you have to watch a whole lot of shit to find the few gems.

[däp]

I'm shocked that nobody mentioned Hellsing. That one is off the freakin' chain.

good shit krag! i will add that to the list. looking forward to checking out many of the recommendations.

[Moksha]

Did anybody mention Afro Samurai?

Not amazing... but an okay little series with lots of blood and Samuel L Jackson doing voice work. (One anime where it's actually okay to use the English language audio!)

[Moksha]

We'll if we are going to talk about hentai, then we have to start with the penultimate classic; "Urotosukidoji (Legend of the Overfiend or Wandering Kid)."

This is the classic "tentacle rape" anime from which all others spawned.

This anime has it all including one of the most screwed up deals with a demon in anime. This kid who gets taunted at school by everyone (including a bunch of lesbians who trick him into thinking that he's going to get laid, only to make him watch the door to a storage room while the rest of them get off on each other...they don't even allow him the courtesy to watch and jack off). He encounters a demon who offers him his dick. There's only one catch...he has to cut his own off to graft the demon dick to his body. It only goes downhill from there, and this isn't even the main story of the anime series; it's only a side story.

I mentioned the "Cool Devices" series in an earlier post. This series consists of several short adult films of which only a few are of the typical "anime" style. As I tell people who inquire about the series, "this is straight porn, just with animated characters." A must have if you are into that kind of thing.



Have you seen Bible Black?

[däp]

Did anybody mention Afro Samurai?

Not amazing... but an okay little series with lots of blood and Samuel L Jackson doing voice work. (One anime where it's actually okay to use the English language audio!)

i believe the topic-starter mentioned it in the very first post. :mwink:

[Moksha]

i believe the topic-starter mentioned it in the very first post. :mwink:

:conf45: