[OFFICIAL] Anime Appreciation Thread

You know the drill, feel free to post anything and everything anime related. Or aspects about it that piqued your interest.

Edited by Faded Skies, 30 April 2011 - 12:59 AM.
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Not a lot of blades are into anime? Come on, really?

Nah I just think the TV forum is shot.

I love anime.

Favorites... NGE, Berserk, FMA, Now and Then Here and There, Texhnolyze, Gantsuk Count of Monte Cristo...

Looking for some more shows now.

Damn,well I didn't want to post it in General because it doesn't belong in there as much as it does belong in here.

Hell yeah bro, Death Note is immortal. ^^

I think it's mainly because we already have 2 anime threads that get a semi regular update. One more than the other, but regardless. I'll never complain when there is an anime discussion.

Top 5 currently:
1. Suzuka
2. Shakugan no Shana
3. Black Lagoon
4. Ouran High School Host Club
5. Baccano!

Aside from the first one which only resonates with me for a personal reason, all the others aren't in an particular order. They're all series I love to death and could watch a hundred times.

I think it's mainly because we already have 2 anime threads that get a semi regular update. One more than the other, but regardless. I'll never complain when there is an anime discussion.

Top 5 currently:
1. Suzuka
2. Shakugan no Shana
3. Black Lagoon
4. Ouran High School Host Club
5. Baccano!

Aside from the first one which only resonates with me for a personal reason, all the others aren't in an particular order. They're all series I love to death and could watch a hundred times.

Plus rep because I fucking LOVE both of those series, you have good taste.

Thanks. I appreciate it. I'm pretty big on anime. I'll watch whatever I can get my hands on, but I really lean towards the slice of life/comedy/drama stuff. I just love anime. It's incredible that cartoons can evoke a more emotional interest/attachment than a series using real actors.

I've been loving the stuff since I was about 8 years old and here I am 12 years later with an even heavier interest than before.

Shows and movies:
Berzerk
Soul Eater
Dead Leaves
X/1999(movie and series)
Gyver
Neon Genesis:evangelion
Vampire Hunter D(both of em)
Demon City Shinjuku
Ninja Scroll
Fist of the North Star
Basilisk
Biohunter
Akira
Devilman
Ghost in a Shell
Twilight of the Dark Master
Wicked City
Sword For Truth
FLCL

Yall should check out blie exorcist. Its pretty interesting just started two weeks ago. 2 eps r out on hulu.

I just watched Time of EVE. It's a pretty fantastic film that I'd recommend to all who haven't seen it. It's one of the most (if not the most) visually striking anime films I've ever seen. Here's a screenshot of an exterior scene:

FLCL
Ghost in the shell
Cowboy Bebop

GITS:SAC 1st & 2nd GIG
FLCL
NGE
FMA: Brotherhood (NOT the original series)
Code Geass <--- Fucking amazing
Steins;Gate <--- Only 8 eps out but pretty good so far, and funny
Elfen Lied
Most (if not all) movies by Studio Ghilbi
Toaru Majutsu No Index
Eureka Seven <--- Another great fucking series
5 Centimeters Per Second (and anything by Makoto Shinkai)
Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ (aka Phantom of Inferno)
Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail <--- Classic shows but kinda gay because they have fillers =/
D.N.Angel <--- Another good one

I've been reading a lot of manga recently so I've cut back a little on the anime lol. And these are just a few series off the top of my head that I liked a lot.

And nice thread FadedSkies

EDIT: I like psychological thrillers a lot (kinda like NGE) and I heard Gilgamesh and Ergo Proxy are pretty good. Anyone seen them?

Edited by Xblunt-manX, 30 May 2011 - 07:49 PM.

@Xblunt-manX
The only Studio Ghibli film I didn't like was My Neighbor the Yamadas. The animation and story just weren't all that great. Everything else from the studio has been gold.

Also, I didn't Ergo Proxy. Don't take my word for it though. It's just not my kind of style. I'm not generally into the action thriller genre. So I'm sure you'll probably like it if that's you're genre. It was well done.



Right now I'm big on anime movie kick. In the last couple days I've watched or re-watched:
Grave of the Fireflies
5 Centimeters a Second
Time of EVE
Perfect Blue
Tales of Earthsea

TRIGUN, Death Note, FMA: Brotherhood(Originals ok, but brotherhood is so much better), Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto, that's all i can think of. Also if anyone could recommend me an anime like the ones i posted, i'd greatly appreciate it.

TRIGUN, Death Note, FMA: Brotherhood(Originals ok, but brotherhood is so much better), Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto, that's all i can think of. Also if anyone could recommend me an anime like the ones i posted, i'd greatly appreciate it.

Browse Anime by Category | AnimeSeason.com

Select Shounen. You'll find tons of similar stuff. If you want some direct recommendations:
Outlaw Star
Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Tenchi Muyo
Hunter x Hunter
Kenichi
Gintama

All fall under the shonen/action/adventure style.

I've watched a ton of anime based on suggestions.. Of all of them the only ones I enjoyed were

Berserk
Black Lagoon
Hikaru No Go

Didn't like Death Note

I've watched a ton of anime based on suggestions.. Of all of them the only ones I enjoyed were

Berserk
Black Lagoon
Hikaru No Go

Didn't like Death Note

Browse Anime by Category | AnimeSeason.com

Select Shounen. You'll find tons of similar stuff. If you want some direct
recommendations:
Outlaw Star
Cowboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Tenchi Muyo
Hunter x Hunter
Kenichi
Gintama

All fall under the shonen/action/adventure style.

Thank you very much! I'll check these our after some sleep. Also what's with people hating on Death Note? It's one of my favorite animes. Had a good and to my knowledge original story, great characters, was a very different anime to say the least. Only thing i didn't like was it lacked in action.

Before i go, i'll leave a present:D
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Edited by SublimeSativa, 09 June 2011 - 03:12 PM.

Death Note didn't work for me. I just kind of found it boring and predictable. Also, it's not so much the anime that really turns me away from it anymore, it's the big fans.

It happens so much in anime though. Die hard fans go all out. They get angry if you don't like their shows and constantly get angry if you question them on anything. Like if you tell them an English dubbed version of the show takes away from the authenticity and reflects poorly on the setting of the series, they'll go into a fit (even though they've never watched the subbed because they want to hear English only). It's actually kind of fun.

Just my two cents though. Usually fans ruin shows more than the show itself.