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<blockquote data-quote="FnordBear" data-source="post: 3245191" data-attributes="member: 15897"><p>I kinda got on the anime kick in the late 90s when Mange entertainment started importing tons of exploitation anime, as I have grown so have my tastes.</p><p></p><p>For RPG inspiration it has veeb said many times now but Lodoss is a timeless classic. I personally like the remake called Record of the Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight which retells the origional OAV in a 25 episode format with new characters and a second, longer story arc. Also not know to many the anime Rune Soldier Louie is set on the continant north of Lodoss (Alacrast) Unlike Lodoss, Louie is a comedy anime, the best description I can give is that it is like a D&D session gone horribly wrong(or right depending on your point of view).</p><p></p><p>The thing to remember is anime is from a culture other than ours so you wont find many patterned exclusively after western-style fantasy. That said there are a metric ton of anime series great for RPG inspiration. The first that comes to my mind is Escflowne the series, it is far more "fantasyish" in my opinion that the movie (mmmm mecha with swords). Berserk is another good classic and the best depiction of a D&D barbarian ever. Slayers I admit I have not seen much of, however what I have seen I enjoyed and found humorous. Another good one is Sorceror Stabber Orphen, this is a pretty good take on the whole lone-wizard on a quest thing(I am unsure but this might also be in the Lodoss setting) Now if western styling is not important I would also recomend looking in to Sorceror Hunters, Soul Hunter, Ninja Scroll (both series and movie), sakura wars(more steampunk than fantasy), and lastly even though it isnt truely a Japaneese anime per se, Thundercats(ducks)</p><p></p><p>All in all if I had to pick a favorite it is a toss up between Rune Soldier Louie and Escaflowne the series.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FnordBear, post: 3245191, member: 15897"] I kinda got on the anime kick in the late 90s when Mange entertainment started importing tons of exploitation anime, as I have grown so have my tastes. For RPG inspiration it has veeb said many times now but Lodoss is a timeless classic. I personally like the remake called Record of the Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight which retells the origional OAV in a 25 episode format with new characters and a second, longer story arc. Also not know to many the anime Rune Soldier Louie is set on the continant north of Lodoss (Alacrast) Unlike Lodoss, Louie is a comedy anime, the best description I can give is that it is like a D&D session gone horribly wrong(or right depending on your point of view). The thing to remember is anime is from a culture other than ours so you wont find many patterned exclusively after western-style fantasy. That said there are a metric ton of anime series great for RPG inspiration. The first that comes to my mind is Escflowne the series, it is far more "fantasyish" in my opinion that the movie (mmmm mecha with swords). Berserk is another good classic and the best depiction of a D&D barbarian ever. Slayers I admit I have not seen much of, however what I have seen I enjoyed and found humorous. Another good one is Sorceror Stabber Orphen, this is a pretty good take on the whole lone-wizard on a quest thing(I am unsure but this might also be in the Lodoss setting) Now if western styling is not important I would also recomend looking in to Sorceror Hunters, Soul Hunter, Ninja Scroll (both series and movie), sakura wars(more steampunk than fantasy), and lastly even though it isnt truely a Japaneese anime per se, Thundercats(ducks) All in all if I had to pick a favorite it is a toss up between Rune Soldier Louie and Escaflowne the series. [/QUOTE]
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