For Abridged series I would also recommend the Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged by Lanipator o top of what has already been put forth for Abridged series
Is there any good anime left?
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Code Geass, Elfen Lied, Azumanga Daioh, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Deadman Wonderland... theres lots out there! You just need to search harder!!!
Un go is good, Phi brain is alright. Brave 10 is decent. Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon is neat but dumb. High School DxD is ok, Last_Exile_-Fam,_The_Silver_Wing is GREAT! Fairy tail is good.
Evangelion 1.0 and 2.0 are very very good in-comparison to the original series in my opinion, the only thing 1.0 and 2.0 lack is the original series' intro.Yureina said:
Basically there's a 3.0 is to be released Fall of this year and 4.0 to be released in 2013.
The 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 & 4.0 remakes are based on the original series of Neon Genesis Evangelion but with all episodes put into a series of four films, there's a lot of rearranging of certain events and scenes which creates a more effective continuity, one thing that seems burrowed under the storyline is certain areas of character development that aren't there any more but hopefully they'll appear in 3.0 and 4.0, this remake does the series proud in my opinion, the voices are also unchanged as well which is decent.
If you watch the original series first you'll understand the characters better, alternatively you could just watch 1.0 & 2.0 instead as you're not missing much. (The lack of the original series' intro is a bummer though)
These films will hopefully have a much better ending than the original series, which was a 'had to' cop'out due to the idiots in-charge trying to dodge taxes.
What I do find funny is after I watch NGE and then E1.0/2.0 I decided to watch Blue Gender for the first time and found it amazing that Shinji's dad was the Head Scientist on 2ndEarth.
Commander Gendo- http://www.absoluteanime.com/neon_genesis_evangelion/gendo.jpg
Scientist Seno- http://www.slayers-bj.zoomshare.com/album/Blue%20Gender%20/images/78600da1e281ab706989902dd4aad8b3_11575384770/image.jpg
(Talk about your parallel universe lookalikes.)
I'll just jump into the Blue Gender universe, after the ending.
Still, I felt sorry for Science-Guy Seno though, that made me feel sadface during the "what happened then" montage in the last episode. But after he died I chuckled a bit when the station blew up.
OP is very right, I never use to watch anime, but have gotten into them (relatively) recently, and have already turned away from a series due to the clichés.
The series in question was D.Gray Man, it might be good but it just didn't seem to grab me enough to stay with it because of all the clichés it was throwing out there.
I've enjoyed immensely the anime's I've watched, but I really hope that I'm not spoiling the medium for myself by doing it. I wonder when I'll get to the point where every anime i start to watch feels the same staleness as D.Gray man did.
Still, I suppose by that point I'll watch them anyway, as something to pass the time and enjoy on a much lesser level than when I first started. (or eventually be turned off them completely and go back to how it use to be before I 'discovered' them).
So, a question to anyone that reads this and knows much about anime:
Dragon Ball Z (this nostalgia trip started me on anime)
Code Geass
Deathnote
Full Metal Alchemist (and FMA:Brotherhood)
Soul Eater
The Melancholy of Huruhi Suzumiya (i also watched huruhi-chan, but didn't get into that other churyo-whatever one)
Shuffle
Angel Beats
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan
The Familiar of Zero
Serial Experiments Lain
those are all the anime's i've watched through.
Would you say those cover the whole 'range' of themes you see in anime(eg. slice of life, comedy, action, philosophical/deep/cerebral, etc.), or is there some niche of anime i'm yet to experience from having watched only that list?
The series in question was D.Gray Man, it might be good but it just didn't seem to grab me enough to stay with it because of all the clichés it was throwing out there.
I've enjoyed immensely the anime's I've watched, but I really hope that I'm not spoiling the medium for myself by doing it. I wonder when I'll get to the point where every anime i start to watch feels the same staleness as D.Gray man did.
Still, I suppose by that point I'll watch them anyway, as something to pass the time and enjoy on a much lesser level than when I first started. (or eventually be turned off them completely and go back to how it use to be before I 'discovered' them).
So, a question to anyone that reads this and knows much about anime:
Dragon Ball Z (this nostalgia trip started me on anime)
Code Geass
Deathnote
Full Metal Alchemist (and FMA:Brotherhood)
Soul Eater
The Melancholy of Huruhi Suzumiya (i also watched huruhi-chan, but didn't get into that other churyo-whatever one)
Shuffle
Angel Beats
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan
The Familiar of Zero
Serial Experiments Lain
those are all the anime's i've watched through.
Would you say those cover the whole 'range' of themes you see in anime(eg. slice of life, comedy, action, philosophical/deep/cerebral, etc.), or is there some niche of anime i'm yet to experience from having watched only that list?
Don't worry, there's still plenty of good anime out there. Of course, a person's definition of "good" can very, so instead, I'll just list a few anime that are unlike any other anime out there. Instead of writing a description, I'll just post an image from the series to raise your interest. The rest is up to you!
Kino's Journey
The Tatami Galaxy
Trapeze
Usagi Drop
Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth
Koe de Oshigoto! The Animation
Last Exile
Monster
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Allison & Lillia
FLAG
Bakemonogatari
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Working!!
Victorian Romance Emma
Kino's Journey
The Tatami Galaxy
Trapeze
Usagi Drop
Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth
Koe de Oshigoto! The Animation
Last Exile
Monster
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Allison & Lillia
FLAG
Bakemonogatari
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Working!!
Victorian Romance Emma
That's a pretty good spread you've got there, but you're missing comedy. Specially, "sit-com" style comedy, where the humor comes from everyday life situations. Also, something "arthouse" would be good too.Some_weirdGuy said:
Normally I duck out of these "list off stuff you like" threads, as people are usually able to name all of the stuff that I like. However, Here and there, now and then is absent.
Escapist, I am disappoint.
Escapist, I am disappoint.
If you want something over the top, lots of action, decent story and some fan service, then Tengen Toppen Gurren Lagann is right for you.
If you want EXTREMELY detailed realism and great character development, go for PLANETES.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is great for mystery, comedy and a little fanservice.
Trigun and Desert Punk are also some good action ones.
For RECENT ones, I would recommend Ben-To, Seings;Gate and Magicka Madoka.
If you want EXTREMELY detailed realism and great character development, go for PLANETES.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is great for mystery, comedy and a little fanservice.
Trigun and Desert Punk are also some good action ones.
For RECENT ones, I would recommend Ben-To, Seings;Gate and Magicka Madoka.
Death Note:
Greatest anime ever.
Even got my sisters who claim to hate anime to watch it.
Haven't seen much anime, but I'm already getting tired of it. Baccano! was great, so was the NHK, melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya and a few others. But the plot is always too similar, in most cases. A lot of anime seem like it's just the same old predictable story and it's really putting me off the whole medium. I guess I have to look for the gems, they're always worth watching. I'll watch Cowboy Bebop next.
Greatest anime ever.
Even got my sisters who claim to hate anime to watch it.
Haven't seen much anime, but I'm already getting tired of it. Baccano! was great, so was the NHK, melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya and a few others. But the plot is always too similar, in most cases. A lot of anime seem like it's just the same old predictable story and it's really putting me off the whole medium. I guess I have to look for the gems, they're always worth watching. I'll watch Cowboy Bebop next.
I must admit to being vaguely saddened in only finding a mention of Fairy Tail by the 4th page, but ah well.ZippyDSMlee said:
I don't watch much anime at all anymore, but Fairy Tail is simply awesome (it's the only anime I watch nowadays). I highly recommend everyone at least giving it a shot.
I'm gonna go with the following:
Baccano
Code Geass
Cowboy Bebop
Death Note
Fullmetal Alchemist/Brotherhood
Tenga Toppen Gurran Lagann
Or, show that are technically non-anime:
Afro Samurai
Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Boondocks
Megas XLR
Samurai Jack
Baccano
Code Geass
Cowboy Bebop
Death Note
Fullmetal Alchemist/Brotherhood
Tenga Toppen Gurran Lagann
Or, show that are technically non-anime:
Afro Samurai
Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Boondocks
Megas XLR
Samurai Jack
Plenty of epic anime out there. It's just that they get released too far and few between.
For every good anime released in a given season, there is at least 20 sub-par anime released around the same time.
It's literally just a case of waiting for them to be released.
For every good anime released in a given season, there is at least 20 sub-par anime released around the same time.
It's literally just a case of waiting for them to be released.
