Recommend me a good anime

[domoaligato]

Monogatari series is very interesting! Has a hate it or love it art style though tbh
Aria the Animation and the rest of the series were fantastic, great just to watch and relax to.
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood is a must watch. It. Has. Everything.
Both Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop were great.
Psycho Pass and Ghost in the Shell are great philosophical/thought provoking shows as well.

I watched ghost several times, and it's actually "not that deep"..   essentially simply adapting the constitution of mind vs body arguments towards our computer age. 

But this is the same basic question on "doubt" and meaning of "existence".

When ghost in the shell first came out there was none like it.
Now tons of hollywood movies and other animes have stolen the concepts and adapted them for there purposes.

[angelic_sedition]

But this is the same basic question on "doubt" and meaning of "existence".

Both not very deep questions. Psycho pass wasn't really that deep either, but it was at least constructed in a more thought-provoking way than the average anime. I can't really think of any "deep" anime, but anime like Monster come to mind as being of a more serious nature.

[mljs54]

Here's my personal list of favorites:

Cowboy Bebop
Evangelion (I really like the new "remakes" - 1.11 You (Are) Not Alone, etc)
Kenshin series (kind of long)
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
Ghost in the Shell (movie+series)
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Trigun
Initial D

I also just started watching Attack on Titan.  Only seen the first few episodes, but it's really entertaining thus far.

[jalaj]

Frankly I can't understand why many of the female characters' voices are so damn high pitched, similarly like teletubby or ages 3 to 6 cartoons. Makes me immediately lose interest when I perceive the target audience is for kids. Need more seinen, less bull**** kiddy voices.

[nuclearsandwich]

Oh man I just started watching Attack on Titan. It is insane good. Up there with Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

Favorite Anime in no particular order

• Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
• Akira
• Any Studio Ghibli
• Trigun
• Cowboy Bebop
• Attack on Titan
• Fruits Basket (Shuddup, I love it. So relentlessly positive)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 8th Mobile Suit Team
• Gundam Wing (I watched this in high school, no idea if it's actually good)

Anyone know where you can watch Cowboy Bebop online legitimately?

[tp4tissue]

Oh man I just started watching Attack on Titan. It is insane good. Up there with Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

Favorite Anime in no particular order

• Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
• Akira
• Any Studio Ghibli
• Trigun
• Cowboy Bebop
• Attack on Titan
• Fruits Basket (Shuddup, I love it. So relentlessly positive)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 8th Mobile Suit Team
• Gundam Wing (I watched this in high school, no idea if it's actually good)

Anyone know where you can watch Cowboy Bebop online legitimately?

how legit is your legit.

[domoaligato]

Oh man I just started watching Attack on Titan. It is insane good. Up there with Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

Favorite Anime in no particular order

• Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
• Akira
• Any Studio Ghibli
• Trigun
• Cowboy Bebop
• Attack on Titan
• Fruits Basket (Shuddup, I love it. So relentlessly positive)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 8th Mobile Suit Team
• Gundam Wing (I watched this in high school, no idea if it's actually good)

Anyone know where you can watch Cowboy Bebop online legitimately?

http://video.adultswim.com/cowboy-bebop/

[nuclearsandwich]

Anyone know where you can watch Cowboy Bebop online legitimately?

http://video.adultswim.com/cowboy-bebop/

[IvanIvanovich]

Have you seen Patlabor series? I was amazed to hear Mamoru is making a live action version to release next year. I hope it turns out as good as Avalon!

[tp4tissue]

Have you seen Patlabor series? I was amazed to hear Mamoru is making a live action version to release next year. I hope it turns out as good as Avalon!

live actions generally suck.. no budget... the reason they make anime in the first place is because they have no budget for a convincing live action..

[Nojo]

Only watched one anime before, I think it's pretty good. 

Claymore

[IvanIvanovich]

Sure that is generally true, most live action manga/anime adaptations are generally quite bad (though some are highly entertaining because of this as well!), but Mamoro Oshii has a pretty good track record with live actions so probably an exception.

[tp4tissue]

Only watched one anime before, I think it's pretty good. 

Claymore

chk out the manga... and it tells you what happens AFTER the anime.. SOLID..

claymore anime only went up to volume 11,  i think it's on volume 25 today..

[tp4tissue]

Sure that is generally true, most live action manga/anime adaptations are generally quite bad (though some are highly entertaining because of this as well!), but Mamoro Oshii has a pretty good track record with live actions so probably an exception.

I am sure he does the best work with what's at his disposal..  but there's no amount of talent that will make up for 50 million dollars of CGI studio work.

[Nojo]

Only watched one anime before, I think it's pretty good. 

Claymore

chk out the manga... and it tells you what happens AFTER the anime.. SOLID..

claymore anime only went up to volume 11,  i think it's on volume 25 today..

Is the anime storyline exactly like the manga, should i start from 12 or from the start 

[akikun]

I think I saw most of these mentioned already, but I'll give them an extra vote:

Episodics:
Ano Hana
Death Note
Code Geass
Evangelion
Sword Art Online

Features: (aside from the usual Ghibli suspects)
5 Centimeters Per Second
Garden of Words
Paprika
Perfect Blue
Summer Wars
Voices of a Distant Star (a short, not a feature... but very, very awesome)

[domoaligato]

Only watched one anime before, I think it's pretty good. 

Claymore

chk out the manga... and it tells you what happens AFTER the anime.. SOLID..

claymore anime only went up to volume 11,  i think it's on volume 25 today..

Is the anime storyline exactly like the manga, should i start from 12 or from the start 

I have not read the manga but the anime is solid.

[divito]

Sure that is generally true, most live action manga/anime adaptations are generally quite bad (though some are highly entertaining because of this as well!), but Mamoro Oshii has a pretty good track record with live actions so probably an exception.

Incredibly true. Prince of Tennis' live actions were cringe-worthy. Nodame Cantabile on the other hand wasn't too bad.

[KangarooZombies]

non non biyori

Polar bear cafe

non non biyori

polar bear cafe

non non biyori

polar bear cafe

watamote

welcome to the nhk

non non biyori

non non biyori

nyanpassu~

[tp4tissue]

Only watched one anime before, I think it's pretty good. 

Claymore

chk out the manga... and it tells you what happens AFTER the anime.. SOLID..

claymore anime only went up to volume 11,  i think it's on volume 25 today..

Is the anime storyline exactly like the manga, should i start from 12 or from the start 

I have not read the manga but the anime is solid.

start at  Vol. 10  the ending in the anime was different than the manga.

[tp4tissue]

Sure that is generally true, most live action manga/anime adaptations are generally quite bad (though some are highly entertaining because of this as well!), but Mamoro Oshii has a pretty good track record with live actions so probably an exception.

Incredibly true. Prince of Tennis' live actions were cringe-worthy. Nodame Cantabile on the other hand wasn't too bad.

Nodame Cantabile, ur a chick right?

[noisyturtle]

Watched some of the Fist of the North Star series remake. Pretty good, true to the original (not like the live action movie.) Too bad they just stopped making out of nowhere, the new animation is quite nice.

[Nojo]

Only watched one anime before, I think it's pretty good. 

Claymore

chk out the manga... and it tells you what happens AFTER the anime.. SOLID..

claymore anime only went up to volume 11,  i think it's on volume 25 today..

Is the anime storyline exactly like the manga, should i start from 12 or from the start 

I have not read the manga but the anime is solid.

I just start rewatching it, on ep 5 now 

[IPT]

started to watch Kill la Kill....its..weird?
my gurren lagann fandom says I have to give it a shot lol.

[tp4tissue]

started to watch Kill la Kill....its..weird?
my gurren lagann fandom says I have to give it a shot lol.

I feel like klk lost its luster around episode 8,  if you make every episode extreme.. even the greatest over-the-top animation can become bland without contrast..

For example.. if you only had one flavor.. it gets boring, even if it began as "the best" flavor ever.

[tp4tissue]

dled the kyoukai no k something..

Pretty solid action.. so far..

NM... on the 4th episode.. there's just "too much" anime in this anime.. I don't like it when this happens.

[adion227]

Hey, been away from the anime scene for a couple seasons. Anything worth watching from summer/fall/winter 2013? I watched Servant x Service from summer 2013 and I really enjoyed it.

[divito]

Nodame Cantabile, ur a chick right?

No, I am not.

[tp4tissue]

Nodame Cantabile, ur a chick right?

No, I am not.

that stuff is bad for men's health...

[Canious]

MAGI was surprisingly good.

[tuxsavvy]

Hey, been away from the anime scene for a couple seasons. Anything worth watching from summer/fall/winter 2013? I watched Servant x Service from summer 2013 and I really enjoyed it.

I have also been somewhat away from the newer anime (the joys of having small internet pipe). Maybe Sakurasou no pet na kanojo?

[tp4tissue]

Hey, been away from the anime scene for a couple seasons. Anything worth watching from summer/fall/winter 2013? I watched Servant x Service from summer 2013 and I really enjoyed it.

I have also been somewhat away from the newer anime (the joys of having small internet pipe). Maybe Sakurasou no pet na kanojo?

any title with   kanojo in it,, is NOT for you..

[mljs54]

Saw Evangelion 3.0 in theatres today in NYC.  Wish it wasn't English dubbed but still really cool seeing it on the big screen.

[tp4tissue]

Saw Evangelion 3.0 in theatres today in NYC.  Wish it wasn't English dubbed but still really cool seeing it on the big screen.

What I don't like about Evangelion is that the whole anime seems to be intentionally made to keep-you-depressed..

Instead of the typical moe-blob affair that trys to make you happy,  Evangelion is like anime-alcohol, a depressant...

[tuxsavvy]

Hey, been away from the anime scene for a couple seasons. Anything worth watching from summer/fall/winter 2013? I watched Servant x Service from summer 2013 and I really enjoyed it.

I have also been somewhat away from the newer anime (the joys of having small internet pipe). Maybe Sakurasou no pet na kanojo?

any title with   kanojo in it,, is NOT for you..

Yes dad  ... NOT!

[Blusey]

Black Butler
Soul Eater
Deadmans Wonderland
Toriko
Durarara
Ghost in the Shell
Akira

Just a few there

[Linkbane]

Black Butler
Soul Eater
Deadmans Wonderland
Toriko
Durarara
Ghost in the Shell
Akira

Just a few there

How's the Deadman Wonderland anime? I remembered being impressed by the manga, but I haven't seen any of the anime.

[Hak Foo]

I've been enjoying Fairy Tail of late-- it has a "off-brand One Piece" feel to it.  A similar art style, and plenty of worldbuilding and foreshadowing in the first 48 episodes-- all that's on Netflix presently.

[Linkbane]

I've been enjoying Fairy Tail of late-- it has a "off-brand One Piece" feel to it.  A similar art style, and plenty of worldbuilding and foreshadowing in the first 48 episodes-- all that's on Netflix presently.

Perhaps because Eiichiro Oda was the author and artist for both?

[Blusey]

I've been enjoying Fairy Tail of late-- it has a "off-brand One Piece" feel to it.  A similar art style, and plenty of worldbuilding and foreshadowing in the first 48 episodes-- all that's on Netflix presently.

haha go watch rave master. Although rave master is kinda the prequel in a sense.

[mljs54]

Started Black Lagoon yesterday after numerous recommendations.  One word: AWESOME

[tp4tissue]

Started Black Lagoon yesterday after numerous recommendations.  One word: AWESOME

I've heard you have to get through the first 10 episodes to get hooked..

I've tried maybe 6 times now.. furthest I got was episode 4..  sigh.... one day... one day...

[Morwrath]

Fate/Zero....FML hooked after first episode. Seriously no idea how this anime is not more popular.

[Lanx]

skimmed the thread was this linked?
http://otakujournalist.com/where-your-crunchyroll-dollars-really-go-an-interview-with-the-ceo/

tldr: crunchyroll pays percentage to the anime company for each show watched, more ppl watch the show (i.e. naruto/bleach) then that show get's a higher percentage.

crunchyroll sub is 7bucks a month will get you basically 90% of all anime, the rare anime i don't see on crunchy roll i see on hulu. (that's if you have both)

[paicrai]

kawaii kawaii senpai kawaii neko uke seme nii-chan etc *japaneez wurds*

anime is becoming so ****ing lame to me

[Novus]

I just watched Kotonoha no Niwa, that movie and 5cm per second such great movies 

I like Darker than Black.
FLCL is also a good classic 
I heard Madoka was surprisingly good. Anything produced by shaft is decent. Bakemonogatari and all the other gataris

[jwaz]

Re-watching The 08th MS Team, such an awesome show.

My roommate and I watched the first 5 episodes of Basilisk last night, it's pretty cool. Very Ninja Scroll influenced.

Planning on finally watching Zeta Gundam (and maybe a few of the other early ones) when I finish The 08th.

[ComradeSniper]

I just watched Kotonoha no Niwa, that movie and 5cm per second such great movies 

I like Darker than Black.
FLCL is also a good classic 
I heard Madoka was surprisingly good. Anything produced by shaft is decent. Bakemonogatari and all the other gataris

I really wanted to like Bakemonogatari, but it was just boring. I loved the characters and art style but couldn't get into the story. Is Nisemonogatari much different?

[Novus]

I just watched Kotonoha no Niwa, that movie and 5cm per second such great movies 

I like Darker than Black.
FLCL is also a good classic 
I heard Madoka was surprisingly good. Anything produced by shaft is decent. Bakemonogatari and all the other gataris

I really wanted to like Bakemonogatari, but it was just boring. I loved the characters and art style but couldn't get into the story. Is Nisemonogatari much different?

Nisemonogatari starts off slowly but it picks up midway. Monogatari is pretty good.
I think these shows are harder to get into because the style (conversational, puns, satire) and not much happens.
I got pretty bored watching Nisemonogatari.
I'm not sure if native Japanese speakers would this show more engaging but I think they'd appreciate the dialogue more than us.

[Hak Foo]

I've been enjoying Fairy Tail of late-- it has a "off-brand One Piece" feel to it.  A similar art style, and plenty of worldbuilding and foreshadowing in the first 48 episodes-- all that's on Netflix presently.

Perhaps because Eiichiro Oda was the author and artist for both?

I've heard it's one of Oda's assistants; much as how he started out as an assistant for the guy doing Ruroni Kenshin if I recall right.