Anime That You Love Thread

[SckizoBoy]

Chobits~ One of the most cutest and adorable animes ever. I loved Chii (to the point of cosplaying as her) even though it took her a while to act like an actual person.

You wouldn't happened to be switched on in the same way, would you?! =P

Nodame Cantabile! I will never get sick of that series of quirky characters learning classical orchestra and piano music.

The only issue I take with Nodame is their animation budget. Finish the third series and try rewatching it all you can do is go: WTF is this?!

Still, I love both the manga and the anime of that, and their use and portrayal of music in the anime is brilliant... also watched the J-drama of it... s'OK (acting was great, other than the terrible miming)...

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But... the manga is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better... I'd recommend reading the manga over watching the anime of Ouran HS-HC every time...

I have a big hardon for mindf**k, mysteries, and horror.

I am disappoint at your lack of Paranoia Agent, Ergo Proxy and Another... seen them? If not, I'd recommend them seeing you... uh... tastes.

OT: Right, my turn:

Haibane Renmei - y'know, I can't really find the words to express my appreciation for this series, but suffice to say, it is very sagely, whether inadvertent or not. The evolving relationship between Rakka and Reki is one of the best pieces of writing I know of, and the climax to ep12 is close on to heart-rending.

Gunslinger Girl - OK, I'm sort of cheating with this one, I so prefer the manga as the second anime was a bit *meh* and the voice-acting in the first series could be a tad wooden at times. But the concept and the emotional story within it is brilliant. Claes remains my favourite character and rather wish she got more screen time.

Grave of the Fireflies - probably the only film ever that I believe to be a work of pure heart yet I cannot stand watching it... superlatives abound... (the animation of Setsuko's dialogue notwithstanding, but that was understandable...)

Aria (and related series) - fifty-three episodes of almost pure whimsy (and again, I prefer the manga... just). Episodic but good when I'm feeling particularly cynical. Seemingly pointless in its meandering, but sometimes that's what you need and the genuine feel-good from the series without being at all forced is unbeatable.

GitS:SAC - do I really need to justify myself with this choice of series?!

Last Exile - apart from some dodgy mechanical design, I can't really fault this series for anything. Great story, great characters, great side-characters, great progression and great premise. So 'great' all round (pretty much).

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - this is pure 'how tragic will it be' stuff. And tactfully handled, though the kid's voice can be annoying at times, totally worth it.

 

[kortin]

"Hah! He thinks he'll make me sad just by showing me a random clip?
A funny one, even.
Psh.
...
Official English du-
Nooooo!"
*tears off headphones*

I thought the english dub was fine.

 

[Ian MacDonald]

While i love a lot of different Anime's and it's hard to list them all without either sticking to a theme or the big ones that most of us know. Still, i find it odd that no one's mentioned "Eden of the East" yet. It takes inspiration from the "Bourne identity" with the main character erasing his memory. There's also a "Game" where 12 people try and save japan's government, but these 12 known as the "Selecao" have phones that can do anything they want for them and have 10 billion yen to spend in pursuit of winning the game.

Also, this scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r9GpgXbHPY

> Does not know how to embed video
> Sorry

 

[MammothBlade]

I am disappoint at your lack of Paranoia Agent, Ergo Proxy and Another... seen them? If not, I'd recommend them seeing you... uh... tastes.

Oh yes, I've seen Ergo Proxy. Doesn't really rank amongst my favourites though. Might need a rewatch. As for PA, I've been meaning to see that. Thanks, not heard of Another before.

 

[GodofDisaster]

I find the lack of Fairy Tail and Katekyo Hitman Reborn disturbing...

I love Durarara!! D Gray-Man and Katekyo Hitman Reborn! I don't watch too much anime, I read lots of manga though, I watch what I read though (with the exception of Bleach, Naruto and One Piece)

Fairy Tail and Durarara!! are still my faves.

Dude I love Fairy tail, Durarara and D-gray man.

Also Hitman Reborn is my favourite anime show of all time. My room is full of the manga, character figures, posters and I even have my own set of Vongola rings.

Also other animes I enjoyed are.
Nichijou (Funniest anime I've ever seen)
Jorumungand
Beezlebub
One Piece
Code Geass
Nabari No Ou

I'm not going to name them all, but those are my most noted ones.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Oh yes, I've seen Ergo Proxy. Doesn't really rank amongst my favourites though. Might need a rewatch. As for PA, I've been meaning to see that. Thanks, not heard of Another before.

Good grief... it's you(!) Didn't realise who I quoted there... ' Thing is with Ergo Proxy is that you need a lot of... 'headers and footers' to get all the references, most of which are literary or philosophical. Pretty much every episode has a veritable tranche of intellectual references, particularly ep11 (the Mindhack episode) which remains my favourite of the series. As for Another, it's a mystery horror and can get rather gory at times... though since you like Higurashi, that shouldn't be a problem, I guess...

Jorumungand
Beezlebub

For the first one, I agree... though since the series hasn't ended yet, I'll save my gushing for later.

As for the second one... ehm... better keep that to yourself when around fans of the manga... still, I enjoyed the thirty-odd episodes I watched of it before I got distracted by other series...

 

[Jonluw]

I thought the english dub was fine.

I really can't bear voice acting that isn't from the country the series was originally produced in. That goes for any media, really.
And I just can't handle how English voice actors sound when they do anime. Particularly the women. Don't know why; there's just something off about it.
Plus, I think Japanese is a prettier language.

Also, there's the fact that we subtitle everything except children's movies and series here in Norway. Dubs are seen as a children's thing (even though we have very good dubbers at times).

Hmm... I should do that. It would definitely brighten up my day... and I can do the same thing with the Gurren Lagann soundtrack and walk around all pumped up and throwing my fist into the air.

That's dangerous.
If anyone throws a frisbee in your general direction, you're practically bound to grab it and throw it at someone.
And I don't think you'll be able to pass a traffic cone without shoving it in someone's face and shouting "GIGA DRILL BREAKER!"

 

[Flamezdudes]

I thought the english dub was fine.

I really can't bear voice acting that isn't from the country the series was originally produced in. That goes for any media, really.
And I just can't handle how English voice actors sound when they do anime. Particularly the women. Don't know why; there's just something off about it.
Plus, I think Japanese is a prettier language.

Also, there's the fact that we subtitle everything except children's movies and series here in Norway. Dubs are seen as a children's thing (even though we have very good dubbers at times).

Hmm... I should do that. It would definitely brighten up my day... and I can do the same thing with the Gurren Lagann soundtrack and walk around all pumped up and throwing my fist into the air.

That's dangerous.
If anyone throws a frisbee in your general direction, you're practically bound to grab it and throw it at someone.
And I don't think you'll be able to pass a traffic cone without shoving it in someone's face and shouting "GIGA DRILL BREAKER!"

Things will also get problematic when I run into Emo's and Scene kids.

"LET'S SEE YOU GRIT THOSE TEETH!" *Punches them in the jaw*

 

[Jonluw]

Things will also get problematic when I run into Emo's and Scene kids.

"LET'S SEE YOU GRIT THOSE TEETH!" *Punches them in the jaw*

Hell, you might even start a gang, travelling across the country, beating up police officers, with the ultimate goal of taking on the queen in a fight.

...

Actually, I'd love to see that.
Go ahead and listen to the soundtrack. I'll be following the news.

 

[Lovely Mixture]

Well the anime was fantastic so I'm sure the mangas even better.

But is it worth laying down the £300+ it would take to buy all 35 volumes? I know the series basically tells the mangas first 13 volumes, but I don't fancy starting the manga at volume 14.

Ha, only reason I'd say the manga is better is cause it's just more story that the anime never covered.

You could technically start from volume 13, the anime leaves out at least two important scenes (though not extremely important) that are followed up in the manga. If you want me to elaborate I will (they aren't spoilerrific).

If I had the money, I would buy all those volumes in a heartbeat, but you could always wait for the inevitable Omnibus editions.

 

[Ruedyn]

Hellsing OVA
Code Geass
Soul Eater
Deadman Wonderland
FullMetal Alchemist
One Piece
Death Note
Berserk
DragonBall Z
and Fooley Cooly.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I really can't bear voice acting that isn't from the country the series was originally produced in. That goes for any media, really.
And I just can't handle how English voice actors sound when they do anime. Particularly the women. Don't know why; there's just something off about it.
Plus, I think Japanese is a prettier language.

Japanese is indeed a very pretty language and I'd love to learn how to speak it, but I hate reading subtitles so I'll stick to my dubs.

EDIT: Also technically all animation is dubbed since animated characters wouldn't have voices otherwise. It's really a question of whether or not it's been kept in it's original language or localized.

 

[Jonluw]

I really can't bear voice acting that isn't from the country the series was originally produced in. That goes for any media, really.
And I just can't handle how English voice actors sound when they do anime. Particularly the women. Don't know why; there's just something off about it.
Plus, I think Japanese is a prettier language.

Japanese is indeed a very pretty language and I'd love to learn how to speak it, but I hate reading subtitles so I'll stick to my dubs.

It's all about getting used to it. The language used in subtitles is normally fairly simple, so after having watched a couple of series with subs in succession, you'll be able to catch all the dialogue simply by throwing a glance at the bottom of the screen every time you see the text bite at the bottom changing.
Or you can just focus on the entire screen at once.
After a bit of practice you can read the subtitles without really noticing that you're reading.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I really can't bear voice acting that isn't from the country the series was originally produced in. That goes for any media, really.
And I just can't handle how English voice actors sound when they do anime. Particularly the women. Don't know why; there's just something off about it.
Plus, I think Japanese is a prettier language.

Japanese is indeed a very pretty language and I'd love to learn how to speak it, but I hate reading subtitles so I'll stick to my dubs.

It's all about getting used to it. The language used in subtitles is normally fairly simple, so after having watched a couple of series with subs in succession, you'll be able to catch all the dialogue simply by throwing a glance at the bottom of the screen every time you see the text bite at the bottom changing.
Or you can just focus on the entire screen at once.
After a bit of practice you can read the subtitles without really noticing that you're reading.

Maybe so, but I don't have the patience for that. Nor do I feel any particular need to watch the subbed version when the un-cut dubbed is available and much easier to follow.

 

[Jonluw]

Maybe so, but I don't have the patience for that. Nor do I feel any particular need to watch the subbed version when the un-cut dubbed is available and much easier to follow.

*shiver*
For you, perhaps.
Personally, I can't bear it.

 

[Oly J]

Dragonball
Nichijou
Fate/Zero

huzzah for the 1st person to mention Dragon Ball! I thought I was gonna be alone on that one, I got into DBZ when I was a kid and I just never grew out of it,

Dragon Ball Z (and later the original series) was a HUGE part of my childhood, every day for years after I got home from school I would watch it, I would tape the episodes and watch them again on weekends, I found myself completely taken in by the characters the action and the soundtrack, I loved the story too, even if looking back on it now it is a little formulaeic

also, *raises flame shield* I...like...Naruto! admittedly no one likes it immediately, I hated it to begin with but after having been forced to sit through some of it by a friend it started to grow on me, the soundtrack is awesome, the characters are mostly likeable...you're about to think "filler" aren't you?....y'know what? I don't even mind the filler...it's not that bad, it might not be something I'd watch more than once but it gives minor characters a chance to shine, some of which I like, (Rock Lee is my favorite)

Death Note was just awesome, the characters, the storyline...everything...and it wasn't too long either...admittedly it did decline in quality towards the end I think but still awesome


and now a list of some others I really like but am too lazy to explain why

Claymore
Hellsing
Hellsing Ultimate
Elfen Lied
Studio Ghibli movies
Shaman King
Bleach is watchable I suppose
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Tenchi Muyo
Soul Eater
Fate/Stay Night
Fist Of The North Star
Yu-Gi-Oh! (original series only)

 

[The_Waspman]

Any Tentacle Porn

In all seriousness, we're three pages in and only ONE person has mentioned Darker Than Black!?!

This needs to be redressed!

Ok, so I'm not a huge anime person, in fact, if it wasn't for one of my friends practically forcing me to watch it (though his tastes differ substantially from mine) I probably wouldn't have any. But Darker Than Black I would say is one of the higher quality series I've seen. The animation is absolutely perfect in it, and while the premise might not be entirely original, it carries it off far better than something like Heroes.

Also, the end of the second series I just find absolutely heartbreaking.

 

[Nazulu]

I really really enjoyed the first Hunter X Hunter anime. I really really wish it didn't stop where it did.

Exactly the same with Beserk, the ending was cool and all, but why the hell did it have to end?

Also, Full Metal Alchmemist, the only anime that gave me a satisfying ending, ignoring the movie.

Plus Naruto, it had it's good moments, and rarely it's really good moments, until the ton of filler episodes.

 

[snyper101]

In no particular order...

Dragon Ball Z
Cowboy Bebop
Season 1 of Pokemon (when I was a kid, I watched this religously)
Ghost in the shell
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Most recently I have seen,

Gurren Lagann: all you realy need to know is that these two giant robots end up throwing galaxies at each other

Elfen Lied: This one caught my eye by the box art. This girl has 4 invisible hands that she uses to kill people

Gantz: Never have I been so embarassed to watch an anime especially when there is an abundence of tits and sex, not so much and not so graphic that it would be classified as hentai though.