Anime worth watching?

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Anime (imo) is often such a mixed bag... I'm tired of having my feelings hurt. I've seen a lot of the most popular movies and prefer adult themes. By that I don't mean hentai, just nothing Wiffles approved (no offense ^_~). Any titles or series (of reasonable length, like no more than 20 episodes) you guys could recommend that are decent would not only be supercool but would also make my day

a-ok.

:bow

[CaptainBubba]

All the best ones are short series or movies. I reccomend these ones especially, though they're all well known and you've probably seen them. :(

1.FLCL (Furri Kurri, or Fooly Cooly)
2.Blue Submarine No.6
3.Akira
4.Grave of the Fireflies
5.Rorouni Kenshin (This is more than 20 episodes)

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Actually Akira is the only one of those I've seen. I now have direction. You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

[Rongi]

BERSERK

[Psycho Squid]

For movies, you can't go wrong with any of Hayao Miyazaki's films, especiallly Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

For series, you can try the "cowboy" animes:
- Cowboy Bebop
- Trigun
- Outlaw Star
All of those series are 26 episodes long each. Those are the only ones I can think of right now. :/

[mew barios]

hellsing :O

[Timebomb]

"Ninja Scroll" is worth a watch. But if you ever see a "Ranma 1/2" video, I highly advocate not watching it. Other then that I would have to go the the previously mentioned videos.

[Comrade Rocket]

i got addicted to Neon Genesis Evangelion

[Luchatein]

Serial Experiments: Lain is a great drama anime. Not alot of action, just alot of crazy stuff that'll make you think...

[Rongi]

Lain is boring

But definatly go with Trigun and Hellsing. I wasn't a big fan of Outlaw Star, but everyone else loves it, so :(

[Ninjavenom]

I thought Kenshin was pretty boring, up until that kid with no emotions showed up. :-\

A lot of people refer to blood as gore, but if you want some nice gut-spills and head rips, see if you can obtain a copy of the 3-part Genocyber OVA series. It's definitely worth watching. All the other stuff mentioned here is good too, especially the Miyazaki flicks. Incredible art and storytelling, and Mononoke had animation smooth enough to rival Akira's.

[Dixie]

Ah! My Goddess
Reign
Ranma 1/2
Record of Lodoss Wars
El Hazard
and i liked Bubblegum Crisis 2040

[Royal Tenenbaum]

Just see every Miyazaki films. They are all great but my favs are Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro.

[Mockery]

"Ninja Scroll" is probably my favorite anime. Also saw "Spirited Away" recently and it was also quite impressive.

[Protoclown]

My favorite anime series EVER is "The Vision of Escaflowne". You can't go wrong with that one. And IGNORE that crappy shit that was on Fox a couple years ago, they butchered it to hell.

Some of my other favorites include:

Cowboy Bebop
El Hazard
The Irresponsible Captain Tyler
Trigun
Bakuretsu Hunter (Sorceror Hunter)

As for movies, most of the ones mentioned here are excellent. Although I always thought that Blue Submarine No. 6 looked like crap.

[KILLADEUCE]

Cowboy Bebop
First of the North Star
NEon Genesis Evangelion


I am surprised no one Mentioned Ghost in a Shell, I still think of it as one of my favorites of all times-

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Motoki Kusanagi----> = :love

[CaptainBubba]

Blue Submarine No.6 looked pretty good to me. Plus the story was good and I liked the music. Its nothing truly amazing but I enjoyed watching it alot.

[Rongi]

I thought Kenshin was pretty boring, up until that kid with no emotions showed up. :-\

Even then Kenshin still sucked

Maybe Trigun is a rip off of Kenshin, I don't know or give a shit. All I Know is that Trigun is way better.

[Les Waste]

DRAGON BALL Z

[Professor Cool]

Trigun is pretty good. So is Bebop. Also, I have taken a liking to Excel Saga.

[the_dudefather]

in my opinion:

-ghost in the shell
-ghost in the shell series (stand alone complex)
-ninja scroll
-devilman (i lovvve it)
-gunsmith cats (very funny)
-vampire hunter D

[Rongi]

Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust was terrible. The action scenes where too flashy and shitty looking. I never saw the first one though.

[Esuohlim]

POEKMON :lol

[KILLADEUCE]

Gunsmith Cats are actually pretty good too.. And FINE!! Something about those anime chick's that got me taking cold showers

[CaptainBubba]

SAILOR MOON

[EverythingWillSuck]

Besides the ones mentioned..... uhm..... Dirty Pair and Lodoss War.

[Esuohlim]

HAMTARO

[CaptainBubba]

SPEED RACER

[Ninjavenom]

Shut the fuck up, both of those kick ass.

[Rongi]

Dirty Pair cured my insomnia. Sort of

[CaptainBubba]

Hamtaro is cute and such, I'll give.

but Speed Racer sucked shit and choked then made another season. >:

[Ninjavenom]

Speed in america was pure butchery, boss. You want old school anime, get yourself some Astroboy n' shit.

[Luchatein]

Lupin the Third

[Blue]

Orphen is ok. I like zoids aswell. But the fav series of mine so far is tenchi muyo. Its pretty funny and from what i read it builds up to some good action. Allthough considering i live in aus everyone else see's it all first. I thought trigun sucked... As for movies i liked Macross and ghost in the shell. Also a series called Crying Freeman was pretty descent too.

[Rongi]

I don't fucking get Tenchi Muyo. Even the unedited version is boring.

[timrpgland]

I don't watch that much anime.

Mew mentioned Hellsing, that series is pretty cool. The music is great.

Ninja Scroll and Devil Man are cool.

Jin-roh is a good anime movie.

[BlueOatmeal]

BERSERK


Yes YES YESSSSS Berserk is a fine anime. Although its been a while since I've last seen it so I'm pretty sure I'm far behind.

[Anonymous]

Slayers is a decent series.


Except there was that one episode where they fought a gay sea monster. That was peculiar. Queer, one might say.

[Ninjavenom]

Don't forget X.

[Anonymous]

Don't forget X.

Yes, don't ever forget how crummy that anime was.

[Rongi]

I liked the movie :(

Or rather, the scene where the naked lady pulls a sword out of her stomach :o

[Ninjavenom]

Aside from the horrible story, i didn't see anything wrong with it.

[Elecman.exe]

First off. FLCL sucks. The series doesn't make any damn sense!

Here are some good animes:

Tetsusawan no Atomu ( Astro Boy): First anime series EVER MADE

Kimba the white Lion: not much when it comes to dialogue because it's pretty goofy, but you have to consider that it was MADE specifically for children. It's cute and has some memorable characters

Gigantor: who can disagree with me here? that's right.. no one. Because Gigantor RULES!

A Chinese Ghost Story The Tsui Hark Animation- I didn't like it as much as the live action ones that Tsui Hark made before, but still, it's an anime that is AT LEAST worth your rental dollar.

Metropolis- Excellent film, another Tezuka production, but not technically, since it was made after he died.

Urusei Yatsura: A bit cheesy, but fun to watch anyway

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend- Once you get past the parts of twisted and disgusting graphic sexual scenes, this actually has an interesting plot.

[Ninjavenom]

:blah

[Anonymous]

Aside from the horrible story, i didn't see anything wrong with it.

That pretty much sums it up. The story was god awful. What else is there? The animation itself? Hell, half the time, it was so dark, I couldn't make out one shovel-faced character from another.

Plus, there was way too much severed head-holding.

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend- Once you get past the parts of twisted and disgusting graphic sexual scenes, this actually has an interesting plot.

Really, you can't go wrong with tentacle porn.

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Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend- Once you get past the parts of twisted and disgusting graphic sexual scenes, this actually has an interesting plot.

It would be even more interesting if it made any sense. However, the second episode provides an interesting and rare glimpse into Hitler's true motives with his nazi tentacle rape machine harnessing the power of unwilling virgins.

I didn't like Metropolis at all. :/

Just saw Studio Ghibli's "The Cat Returns". Defnitely a far cry from "Spirited Away", but still entertaining sorta.

[Ninjavenom]

Oh, come on Boogie. The whore exploded. EXPLODED. >:

[Rongi]

Really, you can't go wrong with tentacle porn.

Amen

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[Anonymous]

Oh, come on Boogie. The whore exploded. EXPLODED. >:

Yeah, I suppose it would have been tragic if any of the characters had been likeable/believable.

[Ninjavenom]

They all died in the end, Doctor. Isn't that what it's all about?

[Anonymous]

Not all of them. The wimpy hero winds up holding the head of his best friend (who turned evil for no reason) and crying. What a great movie.:|

[Ninjavenom]

Could be worse. :/

[Anonymous]

You're right. They could've tried to work in a biblical reference, or some asinine message about how important the environment is.

[Ninjavenom]

What, so you're too good for Captain Planet now? >:

[Anonymous]

*bump*

Yes I am. Well, that's not entirely true. Just that South American kid, Matee. Heart? What a loser.

[Rongi]

Bubba, I hope you've watched Berserk >:

[Anonymous]

Yes, all should watch Berserk.



Also, Dragon Half is funny.

[Rongi]

At first I thought you said Dragon Pink lol :(

[Anonymous]

There weren't any dragons in that. Talk about false advertising.

[James]

Not sure if it was said or not. But one anime worth watching is Vampire Hunter D.

One anime worth avoiding, is Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. :(

[Anonymous]

At some point, Proto said that he hated Bloodlust, but I don't know what he thinks of the original.

[CaptainBubba]

I've never even heard of berserk. :(

But I have seen all 3 episodes of Dragon Pink. :/

I did check out excel saga though. I like it. :)

[Rongi]

One anime worth avoiding, is Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. :(

I never saw the original, but god damn did bloodlust suck. The action scenes where flashy and dumb looking.

I've never even heard of berserk. :(

Check amazon. I swear to god it's worth every penny. If you don't like it at first, don't worry, it gets TONS better.

[nInJaGuNdAm]

POEKMON :lol
GAH! To Hell with you ,FEIND!
Anyways, on the Subject of anime
Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 if you don't mind the animation
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Ninja Scroll
Ruroni Kenshin
Mobile Police Patlabor
Excel Saga
that's pretty much all of the greatest animes ever,IMO.

[Rongi]

Oh fuck you

BANNED

[whoreable]

I never saw the original, but god damn did bloodlust suck. The action scenes where flashy and dumb looking.



I love how the castle turned to a spaceship and blasted off. It was fucking awesome in a totally ridiculous craptastic way.

[Rongi]

And it was even dumber when they tried to make it more dramatic when that stupid biker chick cheered them on

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I saw "Please Save My Earth" recently. The animation quality was pretty decent and the story was ok but it ended quite abruptly. Not really recommended but entertaining nonetheless.

I also saw Street Fighter II V (series) and Street Fighter Alpha. I wasn't impressed with either.

[nInJaGuNdAm]

Oh fuck you

BANNED
ME?! what did I do?

[ralex]

Most of those replies sucked.
Get Kenshin, Wolf's Rain & maybe Naruto.
I would recommend Wolf's Rain the most though.
-ralex

[Esuohlim]

THE ANSWER TO THIS THREAD'S TITLE IS "NO", BY THE WAY >:

[MrAdventure]

fuck y'all whaps, registering just so you can pop in and say the jap name of wahtever anime you happen to have handy. stupidfs :lol.

ps. watch bloodlust just so you can experience the realization that most goths really do want to blast off in a rocket castle to the cities on the sad side of the moon.

[James]

The worst thing about Bloodlust: The DVD only has a barely audible English track. >:

The first VHD wasn't groundbreaking, but it was enjoyable. It had a futuristic world that meshed with a century gothing style, that made for a very interesting world. The creatures and story were good enough to make you enjoy the whole time you were watching, and the animation had that classic gritty feel to it that I pretty much require of my animes. None of this computer-clean pretty-as-shit stuff like Princess Mononoke or whatever.

But Bloodlust REALLY ignored all of that. It's not even connected to the first movie, and the world seems more like a post-apocolyptic future, rather that one that combines technology with an older, Victorian feel. They also placed too much focus on a group of hunters who you could give two shits about. People wanted to see D, and we get a group of people so forgettable, I can't even remember what happened to them, or what they looked like, or what purpose they served.