I have yet to see the anime, and from what I've heard it's pretty awful.hangover1234 said:Why not Gantz? The degree of violence and fan service is gratuitous, to say the least.
The main star of the show is so unlikable, you will wonder if he is a parody of the useless protagonists from other genres.
Hell, it uses game logic as its central conflict.
I never made it through the hole thing in one sitting, but I saw no improvements in the later episodes I jumped to.
But the Gantz manga is amazing. It starts out in that same incredibly stupid way, but it develops into something actually pretty interesting, while maintaining the stupid gore and nudity. If you've got nothing better to do, I recommend giving it a read.
OT: I tried watching STRAIN a couple months back, and I kinda hated it. There's one character in particular in the first episode who's the most obvious "He's gonna die tragically before the pilot is over" guy I've ever seen. There's a lot of cool ideas, but I never managed to make it past the sixth episode or so.
Also, there's a creepy loli doll who is the main character's only friend.
A lot of the stuff on Netflix Instant is pretty terrible. There used to be a fairly high concentration of good shows, but those days are gone now.