What is your favorite anime series?
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My #1 favourite would have to be Cowboy Bebop hands down. It's one of those shows that just defines classic. Cowboy Bebop was part of my childhood (thanks to good old adult swim) as was Orphen and Trigun. Runners Up would be:
Trigun
Baccano!
Black Lagoon
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Trigun
Baccano!
Black Lagoon
Welcome to the NHK
Spice and Wolf
Of the ones I have seen (which is not many)
it would be galaxy angel followed by samurai champloo
it would be galaxy angel followed by samurai champloo
I'd like to add the 1st minute of the show, as honestly, the intro really explains nothing.tobi the good boy said:
Samurai Champloo. It's just so great. I initially discovered it because one of my favorite artists did the soundtrack, grew to love it.
Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Azumanga Daioh, Evangelion, Cromartie High, and several others that I can't remember.
This pretty much sums up my favorite anime as well. Although I disagree about the ending of Evangelion. I thought it was great, and much better than the movie. But that's probably because I'm familiar with Arthur Schopenhauer's works. It's like the movie was just "omg, fan service and blood and gore!!1!". What I think is funny about Evangelion is the fans who are completely obsessed with it. When Hideki Anno is criticizing the shut-in Otaku throughout a lot of the series... but now I'm just going off topic.DBLT4P said:
Avatar: Last Airbender was a pretty awesome show. I was kind of disappointed with how it ended though, but other than that, the characters and plot were great. I'm excited to see the reboot Nickelodeon is planning on doing here pretty soon.
And Naruto Shippuden. There are a few of the older episodes that I absolutely love, but really only a few. One pet peeve I have about the anime though is how many FUCKING filler episodes they do. For God's sake, just get back to the story already! So, I stick to the manga most of the time. xD
And Naruto Shippuden. There are a few of the older episodes that I absolutely love, but really only a few. One pet peeve I have about the anime though is how many FUCKING filler episodes they do. For God's sake, just get back to the story already! So, I stick to the manga most of the time. xD
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad.
It's what got me into anime in the first place and is to this day my favorite anime series.
It's what got me into anime in the first place and is to this day my favorite anime series.
Dragon Ball!
The original, that is. I can't watch the anime version of Z because of the hundreds of hours of pointless padding they added to it. I just read the manga for the tighter, leaner version.
The original, that is. I can't watch the anime version of Z because of the hundreds of hours of pointless padding they added to it. I just read the manga for the tighter, leaner version.
EDIT: I suppose I should explain that I've watched hundreds of anime series, OVAs, and movies. I stopped counting when my DVD/Blu-Ray collection reached four digits. It's not possible for me to pick one or two favorites; this IS my short list!
Berserk - The only thing better would be an animated version of Glen Cook's Black Company.
Cardcaptor Sakura - The finest magical girl series ever. My six year-old son LOVES it. Note: do NOT get the "Cardcaptors" English dub, which tried - with hamfisted ineptitude - to edit a heroine-centered show for ten year-old girls into an ensemble piece for eight year-old boys.
Fruits Basket - Possibly the finest shoujo romance series ever made.
Genshiken - A loving, slice-of-life tribute to anime nerds.
Gunparade March - High school romance juxtaposed with realistically brutal warfare. As realistic as one can get when there are mecha and aliens involved, anyway. DO NOT watch the sequel.
Infinite Ryvius - Lord of the Flies on a space battleship. Crushingly depressing, and certainly not for everyone.
KamiChu! - A grade school girl wakes up one morning as a goddess. Exploring Shintoism with a Miyazaki-like sense of wonder.
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - A short, no-bull distillation of the qualities that made Universal Century Gundam great. No one gets out of this with a happy ending.
My Neighbor Totoro - If you still have any connection with your childhood sense of wonder, you will enjoy this movie. If you don't perhaps it will allow you to reconnect.
Outlaw Star - Just a whole lot of fun. Space pirates! Starships that fight with giant mecha-arms! Catgirl aliens! Guns that shoot literal magic bullets!
Planetes - A near-future hard science fiction series with a social conscience. IMO the best serious SF anime ever made. The lead writer, director, and composer later collaborated on the more popular (and melodramatic) Code Gaess.
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal - If all you know is the rather lighthearted TV series, this prequel tale of Kenshin's youth as a cold-eyed assassin will set you back on your heels. Makes me cry every time I watch it.
Someday's Dreamers - I have a weakness for "magic realism" (Google it). The world badly needs mahou josei series; this is the closest we have for now.
Super Dimension Fortress Macross - The Star Trek of anime. Yamato/Starblazers is the Star Wars.
Toradora! - A slow-building, character-driven romantic drama disguised inside a tsundere comedy.
Trigun - Sure, it doesn't always make a lot of sense. But it has *heart*. It's also one of the extremely rare English dubs I enjoyed more than the sub.
Zone of the Enders - I will cheerfully endure any scorn I receive for my love of this series. An alcoholic 40-something space trucker comes into possession of a giant robot with the AI personality of a high school girl, and tries to reunite his broken family in the face of interplanetary war.
Berserk - The only thing better would be an animated version of Glen Cook's Black Company.
Cardcaptor Sakura - The finest magical girl series ever. My six year-old son LOVES it. Note: do NOT get the "Cardcaptors" English dub, which tried - with hamfisted ineptitude - to edit a heroine-centered show for ten year-old girls into an ensemble piece for eight year-old boys.
Fruits Basket - Possibly the finest shoujo romance series ever made.
Genshiken - A loving, slice-of-life tribute to anime nerds.
Gunparade March - High school romance juxtaposed with realistically brutal warfare. As realistic as one can get when there are mecha and aliens involved, anyway. DO NOT watch the sequel.
Infinite Ryvius - Lord of the Flies on a space battleship. Crushingly depressing, and certainly not for everyone.
KamiChu! - A grade school girl wakes up one morning as a goddess. Exploring Shintoism with a Miyazaki-like sense of wonder.
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - A short, no-bull distillation of the qualities that made Universal Century Gundam great. No one gets out of this with a happy ending.
My Neighbor Totoro - If you still have any connection with your childhood sense of wonder, you will enjoy this movie. If you don't perhaps it will allow you to reconnect.
Outlaw Star - Just a whole lot of fun. Space pirates! Starships that fight with giant mecha-arms! Catgirl aliens! Guns that shoot literal magic bullets!
Planetes - A near-future hard science fiction series with a social conscience. IMO the best serious SF anime ever made. The lead writer, director, and composer later collaborated on the more popular (and melodramatic) Code Gaess.
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal - If all you know is the rather lighthearted TV series, this prequel tale of Kenshin's youth as a cold-eyed assassin will set you back on your heels. Makes me cry every time I watch it.
Someday's Dreamers - I have a weakness for "magic realism" (Google it). The world badly needs mahou josei series; this is the closest we have for now.
Super Dimension Fortress Macross - The Star Trek of anime. Yamato/Starblazers is the Star Wars.
Toradora! - A slow-building, character-driven romantic drama disguised inside a tsundere comedy.
Trigun - Sure, it doesn't always make a lot of sense. But it has *heart*. It's also one of the extremely rare English dubs I enjoyed more than the sub.
Zone of the Enders - I will cheerfully endure any scorn I receive for my love of this series. An alcoholic 40-something space trucker comes into possession of a giant robot with the AI personality of a high school girl, and tries to reunite his broken family in the face of interplanetary war.
I like a few animes for different reasons, and its very difficult even to compare them let alone choose the best. I suppose Trigun, Helsing, Cowboy Beepop, Black lagoon and Death Note would be my top picks. Roruni Kenshin is decent if you like a long story and dont mind a bit of shonen(somewhere between trigun and DBZ).
Honourable mention to avatar which is not strictly anime, but takes a lot of influence from anime, and its really good.
Honourable mention to avatar which is not strictly anime, but takes a lot of influence from anime, and its really good.
.Hack Sign, and .Hack Roots. Only problem is you miss out of the plot at the end of the series due to the games.
Spice & Wolf
Hellsing, which I'm currently still watching.
Spice & Wolf
Hellsing, which I'm currently still watching.