Anime for Beginners

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Anime I've found I like, and I don't like a lot of the themes and art styles of anime all that much. Was bored to death by Spirited Away if that tells you anything.

Akira - Great animation, cool story, but get the manga volumes as well they are much better!

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - Great, great animation. Love this one. Didn't care that much for the first movie.

Ghost In The Shell - Great animation and effects, but like Akira the manga is better.

Tri-Gun - Funny, and suprisingly deep. Vash the Stampede is a great character.

Cowboy Bebop the Movie - Liked it quite a bit, good animation and a cool action packed storyline.

 

[jarlaxlecq]

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust - Another great movie i forgot about

 

[ddvmor]

I actually already have books 1-5 of Akira (I got book one when they released it in COLOUR about 100 years ago!). At £20+ per volume though, they're a bit pricey. I may have to drop hints and wait until Christmas to find out how it all ends!
I also have Domu in trade paperback form. Excellent stuff.
I spotted the Ghost in the Shell 2 comic on the shelves in my local comic shop, but the series was half way through and they could get hold of back issues. I've never seen the first series as a collection.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

I've got the first series as a TPB. Dark Horse put it out I think.

 

[WayneLigon]

L-R: Licensed by Royalty. Two men who work for a faux-British Secret Service. The first two episodes should be taken by someone and made into a live-action movie.
Witch Hunter Robin. People with various psionic talents are hunted down and dealt with by a mysterious agency.
Get-Backers. Two youths pledge to get your stuff back for you, no matter what it is, no matter who has it, or why.
Descendants of Darkness. Two ghostly investigators who work for the Summons Division of the Court of the Dead deal with spirits, demons, and an insane mortal sorcerer.
The 12 Kingdoms. A young woman is taken from our world to be a queen in a pre-industrial world ruled by gods, spirits, and royalty chosen by the ki-rin.

 

[Stormfalcon]

Ghost In The Shell - Great animation and effects, but like Akira the manga is better.

You may want to check out the TV series, GitS: Stand Alone Complex. While it follows an original storyline and tends to set up it's own continuity, it's much closer in tone to the original manga, and it includes the Tachikoma this time (called Fuchikoma in SAC). It can be confusing at first, since some episodes are their own stories (the "Stand Alone" episodes) and others follow a continuing storie (the "Complex" episodes). Both types of episodes are quite enjoyable, and the series does have enough time to spend on some of the other characters. Even Old Man Aramaki gets some development and action for himself.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

You may want to check out the TV series, GitS: Stand Alone Complex. While it follows an original storyline and tends to set up it's own continuity, it's much closer in tone to the original manga, and it includes the Tachikoma this time (called Fuchikoma in SAC). It can be confusing at first, since some episodes are their own stories (the "Stand Alone" episodes) and others follow a continuing storie (the "Complex" episodes). Both types of episodes are quite enjoyable, and the series does have enough time to spend on some of the other characters. Even Old Man Aramaki gets some development and action for himself.

What channel is it on or is it DVD? I think I saw something in the DVD section of Best Buy about it but I may be confused.

 

[Aaron L]

Tenchi Muyo is my personal favorite. (The OVAs, NOT the TV shows.)

Hellsing is awesome.

Cowboy Bebop is just COOL.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Anime I've liked. I've gone for the more comedy-oriented series.

Rune Soldier: quite the D&D feel to it.

Ranma: funny. Great series

Those Who Hunt Elves: Great and funny. Only one brief nude scene in the second or third episode.

Most anime nudity isn't detailed like a porno movie, genetalia is vague.

Trigun: Cool series.

There's probably others I can't think of now...

 

[Arnwyn]

Some of my favorites:

- Macross Plus
- Cowboy Bebop, including the movie
- Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex (only 1 DVD out so far, though)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion, including the movie "End of Evangelion"
- Wolf's Rain (only 2 DVDs out so far)
- Princess Mononoke
- Spirited Away
- Vision of Escaflowne
- Record of Lodoss War (OAVs); Record of Lodoss War (TV)
- El Hazard
- Tenchi Muyo (especially the TV series and first movie)
- Ranma
- Slayers
- Trigun