Anime... Do u watch any?

I'm glad to see someone had the taste to list FLCL. That's one of the ebst Anime series I've seen. Also Eva is not TOO complex for whoever mentioned that. If I remember it correctly, the creator of the series purposefully made the series nonsensical towards the end because he was sick of the die-hard fans. I had a video file of him at a convention, and when this fan stands up and says he didn't liek how the series ended, the creator (forget name, but he was wearing these goofy sunglasses and like an orange shirt) stands up and says simply "Too bad!" I thought it was hilarious.
 
Sailor Moon (I still have to watch Sailor Stars)
Trigun
Ranma 1/2
Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X
Slayers
Love Hina
DB/DBZ/DBGT
Vampire Hunter D
Hellsing
Yu Yu Hakusho
Magic Knight Rayearth
Fushigi Yuugi (Possibly one of the greatest anime in my opinion, has everything, love, violence, story...I deeply recommend it)
Kare Kano

I got other series, but those are the ones I have truly watched and liked

My wife likes these too:
Inuyasha
Sailor Moon
Kodomo no omocha
Pokemon
Digimon
Anything by Miyazaki-san

Edit: My wife d/l anime but when it comes out we tend to buy it. She is like episode 132 in Inuyasha, we have yet to buy a DVD, but probably will once we see some box sets.
 
[quote name='D4rkewolfe']
Fushigi Yuugi (Possibly one of the greatest anime in my opinion, has everything, love, violence, story...I deeply recommend it)
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I second that. To this day it is still my #1!
 
I forgot the best anime of all time:

Grave of the Fireflies

Can't believe I didn't mention it earlier, I think I had vampires and mechs on the brain. Grave of the Fireflies will undoubtedly be the most moving film experience of your entire lives. Roger Ebert says this is one of the Greatest Films of All Time, and I would have to agree with him.

This film is flawless. Start with this one if you have any hesitation that anime can be a legitimate form of storytelling. Then watch Night of the Galactic Railroad and Metropolis.

Jeremy
 
[quote name='moiety'][quote name='D4rkewolfe']
Fushigi Yuugi (Possibly one of the greatest anime in my opinion, has everything, love, violence, story...I deeply recommend it)
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I second that. To this day it is still my #1![/quote]
Yeah, I have the whole series and the first OAV fansubs (don't worry I had gotten it before it came out, and I will buy the DVDs to upgrade sooner or later). I have yet to see the 2nd OAV series, do you know if it is any good?
 
[quote name='jrutz']I forgot the best anime of all time:

Grave of the Fireflies

Jeremy[/quote]

Dude... don't forget to mention that GOTF is THE saddest movie ever. I've had people watch it after hearing my recommendation without knowing what they were getting into... and they were kinda upset. So be aware, all who may watch this movie: it is absolutely the saddest thing I have ever seen. Also, it is brilliant and should be seen by all, so don't let the whole sadness thing deter you. Just know that if you've ever cried during a movie before, you better have some tissues nearby...
 
[quote name='D4rkewolfe'][quote name='moiety'][quote name='D4rkewolfe']
Fushigi Yuugi (Possibly one of the greatest anime in my opinion, has everything, love, violence, story...I deeply recommend it)
[/quote]

I second that. To this day it is still my #1![/quote]
Yeah, I have the whole series and the first OAV fansubs (don't worry I had gotten it before it came out, and I will buy the DVDs to upgrade sooner or later). I have yet to see the 2nd OAV series, do you know if it is any good?[/quote]

Yes, I own the whole collection :wink: Umm, the 2nd OVA, Eikoden, is just ok. It has little focus on Miaka, but a new character appears: Maya, who's really annoying. She goes back into the book and starts causing havoc, so Taka (tamahome) has to go back and right everything. (I don't wanna give too much away). They squeeze this into 4 episodes, so it feels pretty rushed. If you liked the series and the first OVA, then definitely check it out. You may be a little disappointed but at least you will have seen it all. It's difficult to live up to the TV series, which was really wonderful.

Hope that helped! :)
 
The internet is evil, i have not bought or rented too much anime in the last 2 years.
But i have watched more than my fair share of fansubs. Some stuff i want to released stateside soon:
Hunter X Hunter - Drama/action 72 episodes- will buy.
One Piece - Action Still going 70+ epi. probably too expensive
Rose of Versailles -40 episodes, 70's anime drama Never gonna happen
Kimi Ga Nozumu En(sp?)Romantic Drama, great!
Lupin TV episodes - 70's action on toonami.
 
Right now my girlfriend and me are collecting:
Witch Hunter Robin
Chobits
.Hack
Somedays Dreamers
Last exile (incredible)
Im gonna be an Angel (from the people who did Fushigi Yugi)
Pretear
Rhaxephon (Makes Evangelion look like the crap it is)

We Have:
All of Fushigi Yugi
Blue Submarine #6
Princess Mononoke
Castle in the Sky
Kiki's delivery service (i still havent watched this one)
Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie (honestly, not bad.)
Ceres
And some others i cant remember off hand.

We should be collecting:
Roruni Kenshin
Please Taecher (onegi, whatever)
Mahoromatic
One Piece (God i wish this was available here...)
Naruto (same as above)

And please dont mention Manga..my wallet cringes at that word
 
[quote name='Wshakspear']
Rhaxephon (Makes Evangelion look like the crap it is)

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Um... have you seen it all the way to the end, dude?
 
cripes only two people mentioned Fooly Cooly? its one of the best animes ever. and if you want cheap anime, check bestprices.com. i was able to get all three dvds of FLCL (normally $30 each) for 18 apiece. cant beat that bloody with a stick.
 
yeah, can't believe not many people said flcl. too bad its so short though, with only six episodes. trigun is really good, i'm going to buy the dvd box set as soon as i save up. i first thought lupid the 3rd was gonna suck, but after just one show, i loved it. although its really "old looking" it has a really good plot line and such.
 
[quote name='godhatesjustyou'] i first thought lupid the 3rd was gonna suck, but after just one show, i loved it. although its really "old looking" it has a really good plot line and such.[/quote]

Well it aired in the early 70's :)
 
[quote name='moiety'][quote name='godhatesjustyou'] i first thought lupid the 3rd was gonna suck, but after just one show, i loved it. although its really "old looking" it has a really good plot line and such.[/quote]

Well it aired in the early 70's :)[/quote]

Yeah, and if you liked Cowboy Bebop at all you'll like Lupin - and immediately notice the similarities between the two. It's completely obvious Lupin was a major influence on Bebop.

Jeremy
 
[quote name='SneakyPenguin']cripes only two people mentioned Fooly Cooly? its one of the best animes ever. and if you want cheap anime, check bestprices.com. i was able to get all three dvds of FLCL (normally $30 each) for 18 apiece. cant beat that bloody with a stick.[/quote]

For those who haven't seen FLCL you have to run out now and buy it. Even though the DVDs are only 2 episodes each, they are stocked with extras like Director's Commentary and nice packaging.

FLCL is so crazy it hurts your brain. And the music by The Pillows is awesome! Just don't expect to watch a normal story, this one is best served with your favorite "medicine"... :wink:

Jeremy
 
Seen FLCL, didnt think it was very good... next.
If you can get into it Excel Saga makes just as little sense, Plus it's funny..... Sakigake Cromartie high school is great also.
 
[quote name='Wshakspear']Right now my girlfriend and me are collecting:
Witch Hunter Robin
Chobits
.Hack
Somedays Dreamers
Last exile (incredible)
Im gonna be an Angel (from the people who did Fushigi Yugi)
Pretear
Rhaxephon (Makes Evangelion look like the crap it is)

We Have:
All of Fushigi Yugi
Blue Submarine #6
Princess Mononoke
Castle in the Sky
Kiki's delivery service (i still havent watched this one)
Cardcaptor Sakura the Movie (honestly, not bad.)
Ceres
And some others i cant remember off hand.

We should be collecting:
Roruni Kenshin
Please Taecher (onegi, whatever)
Mahoromatic
One Piece (God i wish this was available here...)
Naruto (same as above)

And please dont mention Manga..my wallet cringes at that word[/quote]

Subscribe to the American version of Shonen Jump. It's 20 dollars a year, and you get Hikaru no go, Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragonball Z, Naruto, One Piece, Yu gi Oh and Shaman King monthly, and about three or 4 issues of each manga is eventually collected into one graphic novel.. so basically, you get 4 graphic novels worth of each manga for about $20
 
I guess since some have posted what anime they have, I guess I will too.

- Trigun Complete
- Dragonball: Mystical Adventure (Movie)
- Jubei-chan 1st DVD
- La Blue Girl Complete (It's still animated...stfu :p )
- G Gundam
- Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Fansub)
- Dragonball Vol 1 + Vol 2 pack (Edited...)
- Love Hina Complete + Movies (Fansub...hey I bought it before it was even planned on coming here)
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
- The Slayers
- Cool Devices (Though my wife friend has it...and it was never to be seen again)
- Kodomo no odocha (Fansub since it isn't out here yet)
- Samurai X
- Princess Mononoke
- Ranma 1/2: Nihao my Concubine
- Ranma 1/2 Ranma Forever: Rock-a-bye Ranma
- Idol Project
- Kare Kano (Fansub, before it came out in U.S.)
- Gravitation (My wife likes yaoi)
- Hellsing
- Samurai X Director's cut: Trust & Betrayal
- Samurai X: Reflections
- Escaflowne
- I My Me Strawberry Eggs (Hong Kong ripoff...yes I knew it was out...but I didn't buy the original)
- Miyuki-chan in Wonderland
- Ranma 1/2 OAV Box Set
- Outlaw Star
- Angel Sanctuary

The rest are tapes, and vary, some are originals...some are copies...I rented some from Blockbuster and copied it...I'm sorry o.o

I recorded DBZ from the beginning till Trunks appears in Spanish uncut w/o commercials from Telemundo. I remember doing editing everyday. I have Ranma 1/2 until the 4th season I believe. Sailor Moon S fansub (but that was before it came out here). The first 2 Tenchi movies. Darkstalkers. Magic Knight Rayearth, and I think part of MKR 2...I don't know, it ends abruptly, it used to be fansub. All DBZ movies except 4 and another one...and the specials. Like I said some are original, other are copies...mostly fansub, though they have now appeared in the states. I'm not going through the other tapes though.
 
The Anime I have is:

Ranma 1/2 Season 1 and 2 and OVA and Movies 1 & 2
Samurai shodown
Tenchi OVA, 6 of 8 Tenchi Universe DVD's All 3 movies
Blood reign
Street Fighter Alpha
Street Fighter 2 V Boxset
Trigun
Gundam 0083 set
G Gundam boxes
Escaflowne Complete
Escaflowne the Movie (boxset)
Neon Genesis Eva Boxset (Not the NEW last two Dvds)
Gunsmith Cats
Riding Bean
Project a-ko Boxset
Cowboy Bebop 1-6 and movie

By the way, Did anyone buy the cowboy bebop box for the boxset? I need it and the company that sold it ran out fast as hell!
 
[quote name='WeaponX2099']
By the way, Did anyone buy the cowboy bebop box for the boxset? I need it and the company that sold it ran out fast as hell![/quote]

Yes, I purchased that shortly after it went out of print. It was the Limited Edition Box Set. 7 DVDs (26 episodes) and the OST, in a really nice box with a flip-top lid. They only made 15,000 sets, so it flew off the shelves. Wicked glad I got it. :)
 
[quote name='JSweeney'][quote name='Wshakspear']Right now my girlfriend and me are collecting:....
...And please dont mention Manga..my wallet cringes at that word[/quote]

Subscribe to the American version of Shonen Jump. It's 20 dollars a year, and you get Hikaru no go, Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragonball Z, Naruto, One Piece, Yu gi Oh and Shaman King monthly, and about three or 4 issues of each manga is eventually collected into one graphic novel.. so basically, you get 4 graphic novels worth of each manga for about $20[/quote]
BTW, i also work at a comic book store (Comic City, Novi MI...PLUG) so i can basically read any manga i want. Unfortunately my girlfriend has a job, so she cant just sit there and read it all day. I like the IDEA of shonen jump, and its great for people to get a taste of manga, but im really only interested in a certain few. Plus i hate reading such small amounts at one time, thats why i buy the one peice GN.
 
Yeah, I could see why you wouldn't bother in your position... But it seems to me that each manga in shonen jump is roughly the size of one american comic... of course, most people just buy graphic novels of the as well.

Of course, now I'm hooked on Naruto and One Piece, and actually like Yu Gi Oh, so just keeping the subscription instead of tracking down the graphic novels makes more sense to me.
 
Miyazaki has to be the Walt Disney of our time. I personally believe that he has produced some of the best movies ever. Calling them movies is kind of demeaning anyway, this truly counts as art.

My Favorite Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) films:

+My Neighbor Totoro (My Japanese teacher showed us this a month ago and it was pretty awesome)

+Spirited Away (Such a great story and well animated it really deserved a US theatrical release.)

+Princess Mononoke (AWESOME visuals, storytelling, direction, etc.)

Oh yeah, Otomo's AKIRA is really nice as well. But after a couple of viewings it kinda got boring to me, for the real experience you need to read the manga (either get the volumes from Barnes and Nobles or something or get the old marvel issue run that was in color from you comic shop).
 
[quote name='Ben_F']Miyazaki has to be the Walt Disney of our time. I personally believe that he has produced some of the best movies ever. Calling them movies is kind of demeaning anyway, this truly counts as art.

My Favorite Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) films:

+My Neighbor Totoro (My Japanese teacher showed us this a month ago and it was pretty awesome)

+Spirited Away (Such a great story and well animated it really deserved a US theatrical release.)

+Princess Mononoke (AWESOME visuals, storytelling, direction, etc.)

Oh yeah, Otomo's AKIRA is really nice as well. But after a couple of viewings it kinda got boring to me, for the real experience you need to read the manga (either get the volumes from Barnes and Nobles or something or get the old marvel issue run that was in color from you comic shop).[/quote]

No love for Kiki's Delivery Service or Castle in the Sky?
 
Castle in the Sky was really great! However, of Miyazaki's movies, I like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away the best! :)
 
Dudes, don't forget The Castle of Cagliostro. Ol' Stevie Spielberg referred to it as "one of the greatest adventure movies of all time". It's frickin' awesome.

Also. Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind is perhaps his best movie of all.
 
[quote name='Derfel']
Also. Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind is perhaps his best movie of all.[/quote]

Oh geez I totally forgot about that one! I'm waiting for it to be released on DVD. It's been out of print for so long.

I guess, in short, Miyazaki rocks! =D>
 
[quote name='Ben_F']Oh yeah, Otomo's AKIRA is really nice as well. But after a couple of viewings it kinda got boring to me, for the real experience you need to read the manga (either get the volumes from Barnes and Nobles or something or get the old marvel issue run that was in color from you comic shop).[/quote]

Yup, AKIRA was a groundbreaking film more for its technical achievements and grandiose presentation rather than for it's storytelling. Visually it still looks as good as anything released today, and this movie is 15 years old. But it's narrative is a little lacking - it misses the pacing and structure which benefits mosts films today, and as a result seems a little disjointed and overlong. And it doesn't avoid the climactic over-indulgence which inflicts most anime feature films.

If you are interested, TOKYOPOP released the first volume of the AKIRA "Cine-manga", a full-color graphic novel with images captured directly from the digital film source:

Akira Cine-Manga 1 (160 pgs)

Jeremy
 
Jsweeny, they are on my "To View" list, i havent gotten a chance to see them yet sadly. ;p

Jeremy, thanks for the Heads up on that Cine Manga thingy, it looks as if i might purchase it.

Hmmm... Tentacles.
I may ask my Japanese teacher tommorow "What is La Blue Girl?" just to freak her out (shes from Japan).

EDIT: She will probably say "Nihon Go Deh!" meaning she will only answer if I ask her in Japanese or not at all, she usually does this when we have questions of this nature so she can get away with telling us some convoluted answer in Japanese we wont understand.
 
I just got Ranma 1/2: Season 1 (for $49.99 used :D). I have to say that is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen anime or otherwise. I can't wait to buy more.

I dig pretty much everything on Adult Swim. Lupin is awesome (very funny). Trigun is good (sometimes the goofiness doesn't really work well considering how serious the series gets at time but its still good). Cowboy Bebop is very good. Big O is IMO the best show on Adult Swim right now. Inuyasha is great.

I also like Dirty Pair, NightWarriors, Street Fighter II V, Devil Hunter Yohko (KICKASS IMO).
 
Right now I'm obsessed with Full Metal Alchemist. (watching the fansubs because it hasn't been liscenced over here yet. I hope it does get liscenced so they'll translate the PS2 game.) I'm also watching Naruto and Witch Hunter Robin, and I read Shonen Jump.
 
I have a box set called "Martian Successor Nadesico" that I enjoyed. I can be really funny as it pokes fun at the anime genre.
 
I don't like anime, I never liked anime. Though I loved Spirited Away, such a great movie. I also really dig the anime sequence in Kill Bill.
 
I also LOVE Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture. That I believe was the first I ever bought (I had seen Ninja Scroll, Fist of the North Star, and Dirty Pair before that though). I have also seen fansubs of Battle Programmer Shirase, man that is a wacky show, lol.
 
[quote name='GuilewasNK']I just got Ranma 1/2: Season 1 (for $49.99 used :D). I have to say that is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen anime or otherwise. I can't wait to buy more.
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Yeah, Ranma is really awesome! I'm also in the process of watching it. And I love that bouncy opening! :)
 
im having ranma 1/2 volume 1 shipped to me from netflix this week, to see if i like it. netflix is great if you want to try any anime. they have a huge selection, and individual rentals dont cost anything.
 
For those of you who enjoy totally pointless animes, animes that make fun of themselves and other animes, then I would suggest Puni Puni Poemi. I just watched the first episode (only two episodes, but believe me, to make more would have been pointless) and it toally makes fun of the Magical Girl genre. Her wand out of a gutted fish? a bad guy that speaks in total gibberish, with a weapon that constitutes only his balls? The Scorpion Deathlock only 3 minutes into the first episode?

What more could you ask for?

Oh yeah, for the males, nekkid women, lesbianism, and big boobs!
 
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