Top Five Anime Picks

[jarlaxlecq]

1) Ninja Scroll - The Quintessential Action anime, i have yet to see its equal.
2) Princess Mononoke - The only anime my wife will watch from start to finish and comment on what a good movie
3) Cowboy Bebop - My Favorite modern anime series.
4) Macross - No not robotech, the original japanese series. I recently picked up the digitally restored version. You'd be amazed how much better the original dialog is.
5) Trust/Betrayal - Kenshin OVA. Great mini-series, its a shame i like this so much more then the actual series.


Over Hyped Anime of all time?

1)Akira

I still after all this time dont see what all the hype was all about.

 

[Elodan]

1) 4) Macross - No not robotech, the original japanese series. I recently picked up the digitally restored version. You'd be amazed how much better the original dialog is.

Is this title just Macross? When I search IMDB for Macross I get Macross Plus. Is it the same or a sequel to the original?

Thanks.

 

[Rackhir]

Is this title just Macross? When I search IMDB for Macross I get Macross Plus. Is it the same or a sequel to the original?

Thanks.

The full title is Super Dimentional Fortress Macross. Macross Plus, is an OVA sequel series that was done in the mid nineties. The TV series is the second one, the first listing after Macross Plus. The one at the top of the search is the movie version of the TV series.

You would be better served by just checking the web for information on Macross though.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

And while Macross Pluss rocks...the original SDF Macross is still the best. Of course, I'm biased...that's what got me into anime.

 

[WizarDru]

The full title is Super Dimentional Fortress Macross. Macross Plus, is an OVA sequel series that was done in the mid nineties. The TV series is the second one, the first listing after Macross Plus. The one at the top of the search is the movie version of the TV series.

You would be better served by just checking the web for information on Macross though.

Cost a lot of money, but I'm very happy with my choice to get the Animeigo DVD box set. GLEE.

 

[Krug]

Got to add Tokyo Godfathers to the list after just watching it.

 

[Halivar]

Here's my top 5:

#1: Neon Genesis Evangelion - Positively the most intelligent anime I've ever seen. Some say it was too out there (i.e. you have to have a PhD in Kabbalistic mythology to understand half of it), but I think it was great. It was more than just "monster of the week", it was a journey into the inner-workings of a pre-adolescent boy and girl as they come of age. I think there's a little bit of Shinji and Asuka in all of us. Also, it was über-cool seeing Asuka wipe out half of the Japanese army in the movie.

#2: Fruits Basket - The only truly happy ending I've ever seen in anime (other than Love Hina, but even that wasn't too happy for me, because I was always thought li'l Shinobu deserved her man more than Narusugawa, but that just me. I digress). I thought it was the perfect mix of meloncholic introspection and goofy comedy. And it has a happy ending.

#3: Gunslinger Girl - Another excellently done anime, set in Italy. I think they got the atmoshere just right. It was a great story, too. I cried at the end.

#4: Shoujo Kakumei Utena - What list of all-time great anime is complete without Revolutionary Girl Utena? Besides, after watching Jem as a young lad I was always quite taken with the idea of a girl with pink hair. Oh, Gwen Stefani, why did you change back?!?

#5: Chobits - This one was hard. Who deserves number 5? How about the other happy ending I forgot when I wrote number 2? Chobits is great. I loved it. I also love the techno "rescue" theme they play whenever Chi's in trouble.

The following titles deserve a place on your shelf. They were so good, I wish we had a top-fifteen list. I thought it would be unfair not to list them somewhere.

Honorable Mentions: Vision of Escaflowne, Vampire Princess Miyu, Cowboy Bebop, Love Hina, Hellsing, and Hand Maid May (yes, it's a Chobits knock-off. Yes, it's unnecessarily full of "fan service". But it is dang funny. And cute).

 

[Beretta]

Well I'm only a novice in all things anime, but I noticed a couple of series that nobody has mentioned that I recently saw and enjoyed:

Bubblegum Crisis, Tokyo 2040: chicks in power armour battling rogue androids. No bubblegum to be seen and I have no idea why it's called that. Was quite enjoyable.

Steel Angel Kurumi: android chicks this time. It's not a thing of mine, I swear! Very entertaining - I laughed a lot.

As for Hellsing, I thought it have have more style than substance.

Trigun: reminded me of Kung Fu with David Carradine (sp?). Quite cohesive I thought and with strong themes. Very good.

My all time favourites from yesteryear are Robotech, Starblazers, and Battle of the Planets.

 

[Halivar]

My all time favourites from yesteryear are Robotech...

*covers ears*
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

I'm still having nightmares over the Mars flashback sequence where Lisa Hayes' voice actress does the little girl voice. Like fingernails on chalkboard!

Bad Beretta! No cookie! No cookie for you!

 

[drnuncheon]

Is that because of the colony drop? That's the only 9/11-ish thing I could think of off hand.

That'd be it.

Oddly, I'm OK when the Loonies shell the earth in Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, but then again they did everything possible to avoid civilian casualties there.

J