need some new anime to watch

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@Li3n

@Li3n

Escaflowne, nice.

If you don't mind low quality animation the original Gundam is pretty good, actually made me feel bad for some of the guys on the other side, none of the other Gundam series have. Or for better animation there's Gundam 8th MS Team, which is Romeo and Juliet like and recaptures some of what i liked about the original Gundam.

Other then that can't think of anything else right now...
 
drifter

drifter

*Looks at list* Jesus Christ.

Some of this might be stuff you've already watched, but eh.

I didn't see any Yoshitoshi ABe. Haibane Renmei is slow-going, but I think it's worth checking out. If you don't like the 1st episode, then you can stop there without worry, 'cause you're not going to like the rest of it. I've also heard good things about Serial Experiments Lain, although I've yet to watch it. I should warn you, these are out of print, and the leftover box sets run around $150 new. On the plus side, there are streams aplenty to check out.

Also didn't see any Makoto Shinkai, so maybe Voices of a Distant Star? Short, and since he pretty much travels the same ground in all his movies, you'll know whether it's worth checking the rest of his oeuvre.

Zegapain, an overlooked (and largely forgotten, it seems) mecha show that I thought was pretty good.

Ramen Fighter Miki, an energetic comedy which is honestly nothing really special, but which I enjoyed a lot. It's also like $10 bucks nowadays.

Maria Watches Over Us, a slow-paced shoujo show; this isn't something I expected to enjoy, but damned if I didn't get sucked into it. There's like four seasons of this, just so you know.

Kino's Journey, another good show from back in the day. Definitely worth checking out IMO.

Oh yeah, Kenichi: History's Strongest Disciple. 2 seasons of shonen fighting goodness. Ending kinda blows (the manga's ongoing), but it's a fun show.
 
SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Serial Experiments Lain is fantastic, especially if you like the GitS movies, which I don't see on your list (only see SAC, which is also awesome).
 
evilmike

evilmike

I didn't notice any Miyazaki on your list -- is safe to assume that you've seen things like Nausicaa, Spirited Away, and Porco Rosso?
 
Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

drifter said:
Ramen Fighter Miki, an energetic comedy which is honestly nothing really special, but which I enjoyed a lot. It's also like $10 bucks nowadays.

Maria Watches Over Us, a slow-paced shoujo show; this isn't something I expected to enjoy, but damned if I didn't get sucked into it. There's like four seasons of this, just so you know.

Kino's Journey, another good show from back in the day. Definitely worth checking out IMO.
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Seconding these.

Didn't see Cromartie High School on there. Surreal high school comedy about an average guy who goes to an all-boy high school filled with delinquents. And a gorilla. And a robot.

Darker Than Black, starts off kind of slow, but it gets better.
 
Gusto

Gusto

Try watching Nana if you want to start crying and never ever stop.
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Also, Paranoia Agent is like 12-13 episodes and an extremely compelling psychological thriller.
 
Bones

Bones

drifter said:
Just in case you don't get the Blu-ray, avoid the Dreamworks release for Innocence.
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mmm I stop bothering with blu-rays, dont have the money for a big screen tv and player...lol have one on my computer though.

Gusto said:
Try watching Nana if you want to start crying and never ever stop.
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Also, Paranoia Agent is like 12-13 episodes and an extremely compelling psychological thriller.
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NANA is really amazing, saw it at a friends, I REALLY WANT PARANOIA AGENT BUT IT IS SUPER EXPENSIVE NOW!
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Seconding these.

Didn't see Cromartie High School on there. Surreal high school comedy about an average guy who goes to an all-boy high school filled with delinquents. And a gorilla. And a robot.

Darker Than Black, starts off kind of slow, but it gets better.
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I will keep all of these in mind today.
 
Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Two more:

Genshiken, a series about college-aged anime geeks as they do geeky things. It's a lot better than that sentence makes it sound.
Noir, extremely violent, bloodless anime about two female assassins. One has amnesia and they're trying to uncover her past. End up running into an ancient secret society that controls everything.
 
linglingface

linglingface

Aww another Azumanga Daioh and Elfen Lied fan! :)

Have you seen Vexille?
And my fav anime is Saber Marionette J. (Lime is too cute!)

Chibi Vampire is kind of cute... all the episodes are on YouTube. The story is a little bit like Twilight in a way, though.
 
linglingface

linglingface

Well, Twilight in a nutshell is, "I wanna be with you but your blood is so tasty that I just want to eat you."
Chibi Vampire in a nutshell is, "Your blood is awesome and gives me nosebleeds because I produce too much blood when I'm around you so stay away from me!"
So it's not really like Twilight, but does make me think of it when I watch it.
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Two more:

Genshiken, a series about college-aged anime geeks as they do geeky things. It's a lot better than that sentence makes it sound.
Noir, extremely violent, bloodless anime about two female assassins. One has amnesia and they're trying to uncover her past. End up running into an ancient secret society that controls everything.
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And yes, Noir is a great one! Still have to finish it... >.>
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

SpecialKO said:
Serial Experiments Lain is fantastic, especially if you like the GitS movies, which I don't see on your list (only see SAC, which is also awesome).
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I actually wouldn't recommend Serial Experiments Lain. It's heady like GitS is, but it's not heady in the same way. Maybe I was simply too young to full appreciate it when I saw it (I was 15 or so), but it's much harder to follow than Stand Alone Complex and it doesn't explain itself ANYWHERE near as well.

There's also the lolicon. It pops up later in the series. That's a heads up if you DO watch it.
 
Bones

Bones

AshburnerX said:
I actually wouldn't recommend Serial Experiments Lain. It's heady like GitS is, but it's not heady in the same way. Maybe I was simply too young to full appreciate it when I saw it (I was 15 or so), but it's much harder to follow than Stand Alone Complex and it doesn't explain itself ANYWHERE near as well.

There's also the lolicon. It pops up later in the series. That's a heads up if you DO watch it.
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a friend of mine actually specifically warned me NOT to watch Lain, so I will put it on my, looking for pain list :D
 
W

Wasabi Poptart

Bleach! :D There are dvds, but you can also stream the series subtitled online.

I will second FMA:B and Paranoia Agent, too. I know you can stream FMA:B, not sure if it's on dvd yet. Don't know about Paranoia Agent though.
 
Bones

Bones

figmentPez said:
I see Fullmetal Alchemist on your list, but not FMA: Brotherhood. Personally I enjoyed FMA:B more than FMA.
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its in my to buy list atm, I just havent had guall to lay down the money to pick it up at 50-60 bucks a pop per set.

Wasabi Poptart said:
Bleach! :D There are dvds, but you can also stream the series subtitled online.

I will second FMA:B and Paranoia Agent, too. I know you can stream FMA:B, not sure if it's on dvd yet. Don't know about Paranoia Agent though.
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haha bleach is ok but I do try to just stream/watch/borrow shonen jump titles, as for paranoia agent, you can get it on dvd but its been out of print forever and is like a million bazillion dollars used lol
 
linglingface

linglingface

Not sure if it's on your list, but if you want a cute romantic story, Kare Kano can be fun. Some episodes are a little slow, but most of it is fun to watch.
 
Null

Null

I enjoy Bleach as a guilty pleasure, and for his character design (Kubo earns his awesome nickname).

But a real recommendation - BERSERK. It's so good I actually started buying and reading the translated manga.
 
Bones

Bones

heatherling said:
Not sure if it's on your list, but if you want a cute romantic story, Kare Kano can be fun. Some episodes are a little slow, but most of it is fun to watch.
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mmm to buy list is fairly small, being a senior sales bro at the shack and working on my current degree leaves me with little time to dream, as of now I have this...
rebuild of evangelion movies
gurren laggann movies(LE)
miyazaki movies
last two volumes of rozen maiden
FMA:BH
FMA: the conquerer of shamballa
the samurai x movie perfect collection
sgt frog season 2
card captor sakura(i have both movies + tv volumes 1-5)
slayers movie collection
slayers season 4 & 5
K-ON! at the end of the month
pretty magical girl sasami 90's version and 2000's version
saber marrionete J(I own season 2 and the ova but have yet to track down season 1)
thats all I can think of right now....
 
Bones

Bones

so I just finished watching DearS, for a random comedy magical girlfriend show it was pretty heartwarming.
 
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