What Anime do you like?

[Thadlerian]

Originally Posted by Elyssandrel

Just started watching Noein.
It's absolutely brilliant.
Not available in UK, but a friend of mine downloaded it and leant it to me.
One to watch.

Checking it out

[Thadlerian]

I've watched 4 episodes of Noein this far. I've got mixed feelings with it, although most are positive

The blend of 2d drawings and 3d rendering is flawless; it's the best I've seen in any cartoon, be it Western or anime. The whole style of the series feels very radical and dynamic; the drawn animation in some scenes is very thorough. The story seems fair enough as well.

But what bothers me is the character visual design. Or, more precisely, the main character design. It is horrendous. She looks like a very poor anime parody, or perhaps Disney's take at the style; large eyes completely devoid of expression.

And the strangest thing is that in session 2, her design improves by tenfold; it does no longer hurt your eyes to watch. But then, by session 3, it's back to ordinary again

[BookStop]

I'm not really an anime fan, but even I am sucked in to the charm and brilliance of Cowboy Bebop - The episode Toys in the Attic is hilarious!

[Brown Rat]

I am a recovering otaku, so I don't watch much anime anymore. But I used to be an enormous fan of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura--space aliens meet high-school soap opera meet Japanese folklore. Funny stuff!

I also liked Kimagure Orange Road a lot, because I'm a sucker for unrequited romance.

[Thadlerian]

Watched through Haibane Renmei. It's top-notch, on the Miyazaki/Takahata level. Existential and metaphysical, relaxed and tender. More than a slight touch of Ursula Le Guin.

Now I'm watching Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water. It's a rather loose adaption of 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. Black heroine, yay. That's an extreme rarity, bot in anime and Western SF/F. And no bothersome racial stereotypes either. Pretty freaking unique.
Apart from that, it's pretty standard-fare anime. Geeky hero has to save girl in various situations. There's been some controversy over whether Disney ripped off Nadia when they made that absymal Atlantis cartoon, but it doesn't seem very likely to me.

[scalem X]

mmm:

Ghost in the shell
yakitate japan
Vampire hunter D
Love Hina
Blood, the last vampire
elfenlied
Princess Mononoke
Nausicaä from the valley of wind
peach girl
vampire princess miyu

[The DeadMan]

• Ghost In The Shell
• Cowboy Bebop
• Outlaw Star
• Big O
• Mouse
• Samurai Jack
• Aeon Flux
• X - The Movie
• Parasite Dolls
• Lady Death
• Bio Hunter
• Gungrave
• Trigun
• Vandread

[genisis2]

Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Howls moving Castle

[orionsixwings]

Berserk. However, I like the Mangga version better than the animated one

[SFAM]

For anime movies, my top 10 would go like this:

1. Ghost in the Shell
2. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
3. Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
4. Wonderful Days
5. Fragile Machine
6. Howl’s Moving Castle
7. Battle Angel
8. Ninja Scroll
9. Naussica
10. Cowboy Bepop: The Movie

For anime series I like:
1. Ergo Proxy
2. Armitage III
3. Record of Lodoss War
4. Serial Exprriments Lain
5. Texhnolyze
6. GITS SAC
7. Hellsing
8. Slayers
9. Dragon Half
10. Berserk

[Lament Du Lamia]

I tried to watch <b>Record of Lodoss War</b>, and I really just couldn't get into it. It doesn't help that I found the animation unappealing. Though, I should probably give it another chance. I have been known to watch something and dislike it, and then randomly watch it again at a later point in time to find that I love it. I've done that with quite a few things, not all anime/manga related.

Have any of you seen Paranoia Agent?


Other anime that I enjoy:

-Fullmetal Alchemist (I like this one mainly for the characters.)
- Kannazuki no Miko
- Angelic Layer (This is a recent love, and I'm surprised I like it as much as I do.)
- Chobits (I have a love/hate relationship with Chobits.)
- X
- Rurouni Kenshin (Though I can no longer stand Kaoru.)
- Ah! My Goddess, the movie. (I enjoy the series/OAV, just not nearly as much.)
- Gravitation (I like this for a few select characters.)
- His and Her circumstances (Shut up, its actually kind of funny.)
-Loveless

Thurr be my list, and I hope I've left nothing out. Though, the things I enjoy most are in manga form.


I need to watch Cowboy Bebop. I have this feeling that I'm going to love Faye Valentine.

[Crymic]

I don't really got a top 10 list but the shows I am currently watching right now which I like

• Ah my goddess: Sorezore no Tsubasa
• Black Lagoon
• Bleach < damn flash back scenes
• Chevalier < just started.. could be good, could be crap
• Coyote Ragtime Show
• Ergo Proxy
• Eureka Seven
• Ghost in the Shell: Second season
• Inukami!
• Keroro Gunso < Lets invade earth! but first I need to finish building some more gudam models.
• Kiba
• Muteki Kanban Musume
• Naruto < no gap fillers please
• Ouran High School Host Club
• School Rumble: Second Term
• Strawberry Panic! < Yuri ftw
• The Third < I wish the narrator would just shut up.
• Tsubasa Chronicles: Seacond season
• Utawarerumono < must watch!
• Zegapain
• Zero no Tsukaima

[Crymic]

Originally Posted by Thadlerian

I've watched 4 episodes of Noein this far. I've got mixed feelings with it, although most are positive

The blend of 2d drawings and 3d rendering is flawless; it's the best I've seen in any cartoon, be it Western or anime. The whole style of the series feels very radical and dynamic; the drawn animation in some scenes is very thorough. The story seems fair enough as well.

But what bothers me is the character visual design. Or, more precisely, the main character design. It is horrendous. She looks like a very poor anime parody, or perhaps Disney's take at the style; large eyes completely devoid of expression.

And the strangest thing is that in session 2, her design improves by tenfold; it does no longer hurt your eyes to watch. But then, by session 3, it's back to ordinary again

Yeah I've watched all of Noein here.. The artwork gets good then it degresses during fight scenes. I guess the studio had a limited budget and didn't wanna spend alot of money on fancy fight scenes.
My major gripe with the series is Haruka herself. She doesn't seem to retain any sort of knowledge of what's going on and use it. Oh hey btw you have the power to control alternate time lines.. are you gonna use it? No way! Wait, what just happened?

Originally Posted by Thadlerian

Now I'm watching Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water. It's a rather loose adaption of 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. Black heroine, yay. That's an extreme rarity, bot in anime and Western SF/F. And no bothersome racial stereotypes either. Pretty freaking unique.
Apart from that, it's pretty standard-fare anime. Geeky hero has to save girl in various situations. There's been some controversy over whether Disney ripped off Nadia when they made that absymal Atlantis cartoon, but it doesn't seem very likely to me.

King and Marie ftw!