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Have yet to see it mentioned but Afro Samurai is one of the best anime series i have seen in a long time short sweet and to the point
The reason I didn't list off everything I like/don't like before is because not everyone has the same opinion as me. I was hoping this thread would benefit more than just me. I was sort of hoping people could tell me WHY I would care about any title they reccommend but I forgot what forum I was posting in. Silly me, oh well.Pumpkin_Eater said:
What I do like:
Death Note: Light Yagami has found a notebook that can kill anyone just by writing down their name and thinking about their face. He can also control their actions. With such power he intends to create a world free of crime while becoming a god of the new world. When all the worlds criminals begin to die, the media names him "Kira" or Japanese for killer. the worlds greatest detective (codenamed L) begins to hunt him down. In order for Light to become a god of the ideal world, he must find and kill L. It's very much like a game where Light uses the various mechanics of the death note to get himself closer to L while L can only rely on his incredible powers of observation and deductive reasoning skills.
Code Geass: In the future (One year from now), imperialist Britain takes owns 1/3 of the world. One of these countries is Japan, or renamed "Britannia." A student gains the ability to control minds. Unfortunately he'll have to see their face in order for the effect to work, but he's also a tactical genius. He forms a resistance group known as the "Black Knights" and uses these powers to reclaim Japan's independence. Although it's only one year in the future, they still have giant robots that can wield swords, lances, machine guns and hook shot like devices.
Zoids: Giant robots in the form of common animals try to kill eachother with various abilities. No reason to hate it.
What I Don't Like
Naruto
Bleach
Yu-Gi-Oh
Yu-Yu-Hakusho
Naruto
Rurouni Kenshin
Pokemon
Dragonball
Afro Samurai
Bo*7
Naruto
*more when I think of it
I enjoyed it, but didn't you think Afro Samurai was a bit of a clusterfuck of a story? It should have just been put across two films or 4 more episodes because I think everything was too densely packed into 5 episodes.molester jester said:
I don't know you, but you just named my favorite three as well. Gantz is also pretty good. I've heard from my girlfriend that Blood Plus is also good. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time to watch any other stuff. So those are my suggestions.cptjack42 said:
Hmm, not much to go on. Perhaps you could tell us a bit about why you like the shows you like, and why you hate the shows you hate.defcon 1 said:
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Are you kidding? Gantz was horrible anime.WinkyTheGreat said:
i feel they could have easily spread it out into at least 10 episodes, as it is though you are right it attempted to pack to much story in to too little time but i preferred that style compared to things like Naruto or DBZ where entire episodes were given over to powering up, super hero/villain banter or excessive monologuingChromeAlchemist said:
my list is still a good place to start. though you would probably want to do a bit more research on anything that caught your eye from that list. but say you hate anything with action for some reason... then you could just ignore any title that has action beside it.
you can also compare how i rate shows with how you might rate the same show. and if you find yourself agreeing with me most of the time on the shows you have seen... then with any luck you would agree with me on the shows you havent seen (after seeing them)
you can also compare how i rate shows with how you might rate the same show. and if you find yourself agreeing with me most of the time on the shows you have seen... then with any luck you would agree with me on the shows you havent seen (after seeing them)
Hey OP, I'm kind of in the same boat as you. I hate generalizing so I won't say that all anime completely sucks, but I definitely hate the vast majority of it. So when I say I say Cowbow Bebop is one of my favorite shows ever, it really means something (plus, it has the best soundtrack to anything... ever). Trigun is also pretty good, one of the few anime shows that has made me laugh. If you are looking for anime movies, you can never go wrong with any Miyazaki film.
Anyway, I would really like to check out some of these recommendations that people have been giving. I've been hearing good things about Ghost in the Shell for a while, so I should probably check that out.
P.S. If there are any more anime shows out there with an absence of J-Pop, generic characters, and god-awful opening theme-songs, please inform me of them.
Anyway, I would really like to check out some of these recommendations that people have been giving. I've been hearing good things about Ghost in the Shell for a while, so I should probably check that out.
P.S. If there are any more anime shows out there with an absence of J-Pop, generic characters, and god-awful opening theme-songs, please inform me of them.
I enjoyed Samurai Champloo. Its got a soundtrack by a very good DJ by the name of Nu Jabes and the animation has a really good sense of motion. I also enjoyed Cowboy Bebop as many already have. I don't really watch too much anime as I have limited interest in most of it. I've tried out Death Note and found myself bored, I also tried Trigun and found it annoying.
When it comes to what I want from animation I go to studio Ghibli. Miyazaki's films pepper my top 20 films of all time and even the Ghibli films that aren't his are rather good. I also enjoyed the Astro-Boy-esque incarnation of Metropolis. That's the extent to my watching anime.
One thing I don't understand is anime which is purely drama. I don't understand why it wouldn't just be live action. When I watch an animated show I watch it because animation can do things easily that live action can't, not to listen to people spill their hearts out in a romantic or mysterious fashion.
When it comes to what I want from animation I go to studio Ghibli. Miyazaki's films pepper my top 20 films of all time and even the Ghibli films that aren't his are rather good. I also enjoyed the Astro-Boy-esque incarnation of Metropolis. That's the extent to my watching anime.
One thing I don't understand is anime which is purely drama. I don't understand why it wouldn't just be live action. When I watch an animated show I watch it because animation can do things easily that live action can't, not to listen to people spill their hearts out in a romantic or mysterious fashion.
Supposedly a fucking classic and the very foundation upon which modern anime is built.Albino Ninja said:
Thank you for including Naruto in your very well composed, quintessential list of animes worth watching.Matey said: