Top Five Anime Picks

[EternalNewbie]

If you like Spirited Away, have a look at the other Studio Ghibli movies; I'd start with Princess Mononoke.

What sort of thing are you looking for? Action, Comedy, Romance?
Geoff.

I've seen Princess Mononoke, and it was good (the little tree spirits were cool) but I thought Spirited Away was much better.

I generally look for action when I'm renting Anime, but I do make exceptions. Grave of the Fireflies was excellent (was trying to remember the name when I posted the first time).

I'm surprised more people haven't listed Blood: The Last Vampire as a favourite. That movie absolutely floored me the first time I saw it. If you haven't seen it, check it out.

so heres my question: whats the most american anime? thats the one i need to watch.

If you've watched that much, and haven't really found anything you'd like, I'd have to agree with WayneLigon and say that it might not be your thing. Still, try Cowboy Bebop (Start with the series, not the movie). If you like Sci-Fi, you should enjoy it, although it's set pretty far into the future. But there isn't much 'japanese strangeness' in it.

Finally, I have a question about Berserk. Does the animation get better later into the series? So many people have listed it as a favourite, but IIRC when I watched it, what turned me off were the fight scenes. Compared to say, Ninja Scroll or Cowboy Bebop, I found the action sequences to have too many still frames. Admittedly, it's been a while since I've watched it, and based on the recommendations here, I'll probably go rent it this afternoon...

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I'm surprised more people haven't listed Blood: The Last Vampire as a favourite.

And I'm surprised how many things people are listing that are really NEWER shows. C'mon people, am I the only person hanging onto the 'past' of Anime here?

...I'm too young to be the Anime Diaglo....

 

[Album Cover X]

I'm too young to be the Anime Diaglo....

please don't become that... 3000 or whatever posts of the same thing gets old

But I think everyone has something where they long for the "golden days"... For Diaglo is D&D, for you its anime, and for me its baseball... it helps makes each of us unique... unlike Diaglo's posts

(I'm kidding Diaglo... well maybe a little... honestly I'm OK with it... keep carrying that torch)

EDIT: I realized I didn't add my list and I should stay on topic...

My favorite piece of anime is Princess Mononoke... I guess I'd add:

--Ghost in the Shell
--Big O (I really liked that series)

 

[Elodan]

And I'm surprised how many things people are listing that are really NEWER shows. C'mon people, am I the only person hanging onto the 'past' of Anime here?

...I'm too young to be the Anime Diaglo....

Two of my favorites are older. I've only recently discovered Netflix and their decent Anime section so I have some catching up to do.

In no particular order, I've really liked

• Star Blazers
• Robotech
• Coboy Bebop
• Ninja Scroll
• Trigun

 

[KainG]

My top 5 favs vary from time to time as I watch new anime, or revisit some I haven't watched in ages. Here are my current top 5, in no particular order:

Record of Lodoss War (both OAV and Chronicles of the Heroic Knight): Great D&D feel and I love the artwork.

Full Metal Alchemist: Funny and serious, with a lot of fun characters and an ongoing plotline with a good pace.

X the TV series: Intense series with a good amount of action and good music.

Cowboy Bebop: Very stylish, with great characters and music.

Inuyasha: A good mix of fantasy, action, romance, and comedy.

I recently got my hands on Scrapped Princess fansub, and from what little I've seen so far, it looks pretty good, and may end up as one of my favs.

 

[Mog Elffoe]

I'm surprised more people haven't listed Blood: The Last Vampire as a favourite. That movie absolutely floored me the first time I saw it.

Personally, I was extremely disappointed in Blood: The Last Vampire. Sure, it looks great, and has oodles of cool potential, but it's just too short and fails to deliver. I felt like it was just a big tease. Worth a rental, I suppose, but I was pretty upset that I'd bought it.

Finally, I have a question about Berserk. Does the animation get better later into the series? So many people have listed it as a favourite, but IIRC when I watched it, what turned me off were the fight scenes. Compared to say, Ninja Scroll or Cowboy Bebop, I found the action sequences to have too many still frames. Admittedly, it's been a while since I've watched it, and based on the recommendations here, I'll probably go rent it this afternoon...

Berserk certainly wasn't made with the budget that either Cowboy Bebop or Ninja Scroll were, but it manages to make its cutting corners look stylish. Usually when it uses still frames it reverts to sepia colors and a sketchy manga style designed to heighten the emotions of the scene. I found it to be very effective for the most part.

 

[Trip Mclean]

1. Ninja Scroll

2.Vampire Hunter: D

3. Naruto

4. Full Metal Alchemist

5. G Gundam

 

[zen_hydra]

Sorry if this is off topic, but I am trying to find some peace of mind. I am hoping a fellow anime fan can convince me that I didn't just waste several hours of my life on what seems to be a completely garbage series, and that I just don't "get it." I was talked into watching the whole Evangelian series (plus the ending movie) and I can't understand why anyone likes this pretentious drivel. It started as an only marginally poor giant robot anime, but ended up being the story of a bunch of self loathing, suicidal idiots (the worst being Shinji the main character). The end left more questions than answers and was so mind-bendingly discombobulating that I thought that my head would explode. Can someone please explain to me why I am wrong, and put this show in perspective for me?

 

[Maraxle]

My favorite anime is the one with the people with oversized eyes, lots of choppy cuts in the action (almost enough to induce a seizure), and the women who giggle and act like they're 11 years old. What was the name of that one?

 

[Dareoon Dalandrove]

My favorite anime is the one with the people with oversized eyes, lots of choppy cuts in the action (almost enough to induce a seizure), and the women who giggle and act like they're 11 years old. What was the name of that one?

The name of that one would be If you don't got nothing to say don't say anything at all.



My pick for the top 5 would be:

Gits: Sac
Ninja Scroll (the movie)
Macross Plus

Full Metal Panic! and Fumoffu?
12 Kingdoms (Junni Kokki)
Read or Die (the ova better than the TV series)
so there's 6