CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

i may have some free time tomorrow night to waste, so i was thinking of renting an anime. the problem is, i know of only a litle bit about anime (like Dragonball and, shamelessly, Digimon). the only anime movie i ever saw was Tank Police, or something like that. any one wanna recommend some good ones for me?

Hmm...rent the movie Cowboy Bebop-Knockin On Heavens door...that is a great movie.

i'll have to look for it. thanks (:

What kind of anime are you into? Fantasy, fighting, comedy?

Trigun is good...Like, seriously good...So seriously good, I never finished the series....>_>

I think there's a Rurouni Kenshin movie out...
but I've just seen the series.

The series is great!
So, the movie's probably not far off.

Izumi San: i like anything sci-fi and action (lol that doesn't rule very many out does it (o:

Spencer: i've seen an episode of Trigun on Cartoon Network. that is sweet. too bad i don't have cable over here though )':

Ed HEad: EGAD! your sig is going ot give someone a seizure. lol. Rouroni the one about the samari? that's a good one too. i'll see if i can find the movie.

Try gundam Char's Counter Attack its a great movie!

G Gundam isn't for everyone, but you might check it out.

Here are some of my recommendations:

Princess Mononoke (13+ for violence, but one of the best movies I have seen animated or non animated)
Rurouni Kenshin (aka Samurai X) Trust/Betrayal (If you like more serious stuff and can handle the content. 17+ for violence and a tastefully done sex scene. I can't recommend this without resveration becuase of the content, but this OVA series is so well done, it's hard not to recommend it.)
Castle in the Sky
Castle of Cagliostro in subtitles
Spirited Away
Iria: Zeiram the Animation
Tenchi Muyo the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
Record of Lodoss War OVAs
Big O

"Iria: Zeiram the Animation"

That is another good one....a little violent...but I love it...I can thank Ebay for that DVD.

all i want to say is...

DON'T WATCH EVANGELION! IT'LL _MESS_ YOU!

that is all.

my name does not come from NGE. at all. not a single object of any kind in NGE was associated with my name.

reason being; you see it, depending on people but usually is, you'll get hooked. and that ruins the relaxing time. NGE is not for times when you want to sit back and watch something that's fun.

in those times, it's better to watch Love Hina than NGE. unless you're me... whatever.

Two series I really like are Slayers and The Vision of Escaflowne. They were two of the first series I watched after I got into anime. They're both from the fantasy genre, if you like that kind of anime. Slayers is a very humorous series which isn't afraid to laugh at itself a little, but the characters are interesting and there is definitely some action too. The Vision of Escaflowne (be careful--rent the original Japanese subtitled version if at all possible--NOT the Americanized version, which I don't recommend) combines elements of mecha, magic, fantasy, and romance with excellent characters and great animation. In my opinion you can't go wrong with either of those series. And two that people already mentioned that I would agree with are Rurouni Kenshin and Record of Lodoss War (the original).

Whatever you end up watching, enjoy!

i might suggest azumanga daiho. it's innocent, fun, and hilarious

also, http://www.animeniacs.com/
it's cheap!

just for fun eh? then try Sabre J Marionnete, Love Hina, and Doraemon (the movies)

I've been looking for some good anime to watch as well. I might try to see Trigun. Unfortunately the Blockbuster I usually go to hardly has any worthwhile anime...

time to join an online dvd rental site. like netflix or rareflix. its a pretty good way to check out the first in a series before shelling out some money.

that animaniacs site seems pretty "pirate-ish" to me.

Okay, good anime series to get into? Let me break this down for you.

Action:
Akira [movie]
Princess Mononoke [movie]
Samurai X [movie]
Cowboy Bebop
Gundam Wing
Trigun
Spranglin [movie]
Houshin-Den
Powerstone
Sakura Wars
Escaflowne Series
Escaflowne [movie]

Fantasy:
.Hack//Sign
Neon Genesis Evangelion [a must see]
Ghost in a shell
Spirited Away [movie]
My Neighbor Totoro [movie]

Romance Comedy:
Love Hina
FLCL
Doremon [?]

Those are the best series/movies that are anime. If i left some out umm well those are my favorires at least.

meh. Hollywood Video doesn't have much that looks like it is worth renting. then again i am an anin00b. i may try a nearby Blockbuster.

Walmart suprizingly has quite a few anime titles. What do you guys think of the Dragonball GT series? they had the episodes on a bunch of DVDs. i've caught DB abd DBZ on Cartoon Network form time to time, and both are pretty cool (i just hate the fact that they are an ongoing story and i always catch an episode in the middle of something. bah!)

I bought the Cowboy Bebop movie today. lol, we'll find out whether it was worth the money...

oh btw. thanks so much for the recommendations. i'll probably check out the rental sites, though something cheaper than $15 for a month would be good (meh, at that rate, might as well pay an extra $5 and buy it)

I also double the motion don't get into Eva... The show is ok, but the movie will leave you with deep emotional scars... It's just sick and disturbing...

My faves are I My Me Strawberry Eggs and Serial Experiments Lain.

IMMSE has a bit of fanservice and a girl struggles with homosexuality in it, but it's one of the few anime that I've seen that actually teach lessons... Trust me, if you watch the whole thing you'll see that any misgivings about content will go away...

Lain is very philisophical and very intelectual... Besides that, it's incredibly slow and a bit freaky. It's one that you have to watch all the way through to really understand, and then still the interpretation will be up to ther person watching... I definately dont' recommend this to everyone. In fact, I'd ask that only adults watch it. But if you're an adult and like intelectual stories, this is one of the most complex anime ever made.

Hmm... Neither of these is "mainstream" but who says you have to be mainstream?

Both of these anime have things that are going to bother some of you, Lain especially, but if you watch them and for Lain, if you really pay attention and try to figure it out, your worries will be silenced...

any of the macross is great

You should definitely try Martian Successor Nadesico, it is the series that got me hooked on anime, however if you are looking for a little more action try Noir, Trigun, Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, or Orphen.

I think Inuyasha and Ruroni kenshin and Yu yu hokashou

Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Get-Backers, Yu Yu Hakusho, Kikaider, Naruto, One Peice....I can go on forever.

Here are a few of my personal faves:

Gundam Wing
Inuyasha
Trigun
Samurai X
Rurouni Kenshin
Ronin Warriors (I haven't seen this in forever. I miss it.)
Please Save My Earth
Evangelion

and movie-wise

Princess Mononoke (The have this one at Blockbuster. I've rented it quite a few times.)
Spirited Away
End of Evangelion (See the series before this one though. I almost didn't understand it and I had an Eva-guru sitting beside me explaining it. ^_^)

And personally, I wouldn't go for DBGT. It's the powers of DBZ mixed with the characters in DB. A total re-hash of everything already done. Course, I've never really seen it, but that's what I've heard. Just personal opinion there. DBZ was getting kind of old for me anyway...redundancy at its heights...

End of Evangelion (See the series before this one though. I almost didn't understand it and I had an Eva-guru sitting beside me explaining it. ^_^)

Isn't that the one Bob said will leave you with deep scaring? NGE is kinda wacked if you ask me. Kinda need to know what age a person is before you recommend 18 and up titles. Me I'll never watch NGE. But I do like things like ranma 1/2 and inuyasha.

Inuyasha is awesome! I've read a few of the Ranma mangas and thought they were pretty good too. Rumiko Takahashi is an awesome author.