Any 'superhero' type anime out there?

[Goofy-Luffy]

I was wondering if there where any anime that are kinda like the DC comics
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, ect. . .

My brother really likes the whole DC comics thing. I suppose he likes anime, but he says it's "lazy art"

I like watching Superman bash Darkseid through walls upon walls, and i was hoping that anime would have something like it. (BIG doubt here)

Thanks!

[Tenshi no Ai]

There ARE anime superheros that come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but nothing like our North American stuff... I'd say the closest you're gunna get is live-action sentai: aka "the shows like Power Rangers where people dress up in those costumes and fight those mosnters with the zippers still showing, and sometimes like to go into giant robots". There's quite a few series out there like that, actually.

Well, then again, for a superhero selection, it's mostly girly shows^^ Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew, Wedding Peach, Pretty Sammy, and various other "magical girl" series, are pretty the absolute closest you can get to North American superheros, with the identities and saving the world and all that^^

[Tancos]

Project A-Ko, of course. There's also Birdy the Mighty, in which an alien policewoman with superhuman strength fights other aliens.

A couple of shows that are not truly "superhero" stories but have some affinities with the genre: Bubblegum Crisis 2040 and All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku.

There's also Cutey Honey, but that's not something I can recommend.

[Joshua Christopher]

Just watch Justice League Unlimited, Batman Beyond, or Batman: The Animated Series. Those are the holy-trinity of American Superhero animation.

And better than the majority of anime.

[memmer66]

Teen Titans

[Rev. Doc]

Project A-Ko, of course.

True, she's the daughter of Superman and Wonder Woman.

[rocklobster]

I consider Dragonball, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Ronin Warriors to be superhero-themed.

[Radical Dreamer]

I was about to say, don't forget Dragonball and Dragonball Z. XD My brother and I always used to explain that show to my parents by saying that the characters were superhero-esque. And if you want people being bashed through "walls upon walls"...Try mountains upon mountains. XD Yeah, I'd say DBZ has what you're looking for.

[ChristianKitsune]

OOH what about that new powerpuff girls anime? ^^;

Anime is lazy art...but it's beautiful lazy art! (hey if it's easier and cheaper then sometimes it's ok!)

[JasonPratt]

I would add Giant Robo to the list. It's definitely a superhero series--just that one of the heroes is a boy who can command a giant robot.

(It helps that it tends to rank in top 10 lists of Favorite Anime Ever by people who've seen it. {g})

[beau99]

[quote="ChristianRonin"]OOH what about that new powerpuff girls anime? ^^]
It's not a great series, but it sure is nice to look at.

[ChristianKitsune]

I was actually joking..^^;

[beau99]

And I'm being serious.

[mitsuki lover]

One of the lines in the first episode of Giant Robo is Tastuygu warning Ginrin NOT
to use her powers.

Cardcaptor Sakura is another Magic Girl Series.Though in that case Sakura is a rather relunctant superheroine.

Speaking of Bubblegum Crisis:Tokyo 2040 in a somewhat similiar vein would be
Silent Mobius.All of the AMPers have some type of specialty for example:
*Lum Cheng=Elemental
*Yuki=Ylper
*Kiddy=Cyborg

I am surprised no-one,as far as I could see,mentioned the most obvious series:
i.e.Scyred.

[GrubbTheFragger]

One of the lines in the first episode of Giant Robo is Tastuygu warning Ginrin NOT
to use her powers.

Cardcaptor Sakura is another Magic Girl Series.Though in that case Sakura is a rather relunctant superheroine.

Speaking of Bubblegum Crisis:Tokyo 2040 in a somewhat similiar vein would be
Silent Mobius.All of the AMPers have some type of specialty for example:
*Lum Cheng=Elemental
*Yuki=Ylper
*Kiddy=Cyborg

I am surprised no-one,as far as I could see,mentioned the most obvious series:
i.e.Scyred.

Whoa S-Cry-ed thats right. Yea i think thats what your looking for

[Goofy-Luffy]

Bummer, I already have scryed, my brother has all the justice league that's

out and I've seen Teen Titans. I'm going to get Giant Robo eventually.

While I'm here, deos Project A-Ko have any. . . suggestive content?

I was interested in Bubblegum Crisis:Tokyo 2040, but I was wondering if the nudity was overlookable, or was it really bad?

[rocklobster]

uh, just a few panty-jokes. Check our review. It's better than Gypsy thought it was actually (but that's just my two cents)

[soul alive]

I'll add my two cents - Cyborg 009. It's done in a more retro anime style artistically. The series revolves around a group of people kidnapped and modified to have superhuman powers by an evil organization.

[Animus Seed]

I'll second Cyborg 009, and throw in Guyver to the list of suggestions.

[Tancos]

While I'm here, deos Project A-Ko have any. . . suggestive content?

I was interested in Bubblegum Crisis:Tokyo 2040, but I was wondering if the nudity was overlookable, or was it really bad?

There are two problematic aspects with the Project A-Ko movie: mild (mostly) fan service, and one girl's inexplicable obsession with another. I think the virtues of the movie outweigh the problems, but it's not for everybody. I have the same reservations about the OVAs on the Love and Robots DVD, plus in the Final OVA there is a very brief but blatant and thoroughly unnecessary bit of hard-core pornography. (The last Project A-Ko disc, Uncivil Wars, is a complete waste of time and not worth discussing.)

There is some gratuitous nudity in the second half of Bubblegum Crisis 2040, though I wouldn't call it "bad." I could have done without it, but it doesn't spoil the show.

Neither Project A-Ko nor 2040 is for children. Despite their problems, they're satisfactory for adults.

[TriezGamer]

No ROD mentions? That's one of the best super-powers ever conceived, come ON people. =p

[JasonPratt]

Bummer, I already have scryed, my brother has all the justice league that's

out and I've seen Teen Titans. I'm going to get Giant Robo eventually.

While I'm here, deos Project A-Ko have any. . . suggestive content?

I was interested in Bubblegum Crisis:Tokyo 2040, but I was wondering if the nudity was overlookable, or was it really bad?

Can't answer on the other things, but Giant Robo is pretty clear on suggestive content (unless you count a _ridiculously_ short skirt worn by Gin-Rei). Language can be surprisingly harsh at first, but this seems to be a standard anime trope: hit them with the language first off, to alert viewers that despite the look this anime is intended for adults, and then back off to more moderate levels. (Kenshin does the same thing.)

Warning: there is a very cheaply made Giant Robo Gin-Rei special micro-series, that is nothing _but_ suggestive content. By all accounts, avoid like the plague. (It has nothing substantial whatever to contribute to the plot of GR, and seems to have been made to capitalize on a desire for fan-service plus wild hopes of seeing something of the ultimate storyline conclusion which is foreshadowed at the end of ep 7.)

Relatedly: the anime _seems_ to end promising at least one future wrap-up movie, but this was never officially made, and may have been more along the lines of just explaining that the larger story isn't over (even though the "Eye of Volger" storyline _is_ solidly concluded.) There is a detailed report from a fan convention, which I take to be reliable, that someone (apparently the anime's producer) cobbled together an ad hoc Episode 8 from modified footage culled from the actual 7 eps of the series, to give fans an idea of how he would handle the final confrontation with Big Fire. This ep is _not_ legitimately available (or even illegitimately, so far as I know).

[Godly Paladin]

You know, DBZ (not so much Dragonball or Dragonball GT) was actually rather superhero-ish. Sure, it's got a million episodes and the fights take forever, but if you're willing to spend the money it has some really neat stuff in it.

But there's still the whole 'scream and banter for four episodes' schtick.

[heero yuy 95]

Yeah, Dragon Ball Z is pretty coolio. One thing about it that appeals to me, while yes, sometimes it takes waaay too long, it definitely has its moments. It's cheesy, yes, but that's part of its charm. Oh yeah, btw, it's not technically an anime, but if you want a good hero opera, you should check out the transformers move. the 20th anniversary was just recently relaeased. Despite the fact that's it's mainly about robots, the plot's actually pretty good. Cheesy, yes, but like DBZ that's part of its charm. the animation is a bit dated, but considering its age, it looks pretty good.

[Goofy-Luffy]

hey! I like cheesy.
I like One Piece, with all its cheese and over dragged fights, so I'm sure I can handle DBZ.
(more smiles)

[creed4]

I'll second Cyborg 009, and throw in Guyver to the list of suggestions.

I'll second guyver, ADV is releasing the current series right now, I just got the first disk

[termyt]

Lazy art? Really? I wouldn’t mind a discussion on how that statement could be justified short of cherry picking a anime here or there.

Even though anime was inspired by manga, which was inspired by American comic books, super-heroes never really took off as a medium there – at least not a medium that they write and create themselves.

The Daichi Family is about an extremely dysfunctional super hero family. Kind of like the Incredibles.

Shinesman is an off-the-wall comedy about a super team like the power rangers. It’s a very short series with a very open end.

Hyperdoll is a superhero parody about to alien chicks who come to Earth to fight extra-terrestrial crime. There’s only two episodes to the series and it doesn’t have an ending either. Of course, neither does any Superman cartoon, come to think of it.

Galaxy Fraulein Yuna is a strange tale about a girl with super powers that fights bad guys. There’s only five episodes and they hint at a much more dynamic world that apparently exists in manga form somewhere.

[GrubbTheFragger]

I'll second guyver, ADV is releasing the current series right now, I just got the first disk

I don't know the gore factor might be a little high for a 15 year old

[MasterDias]

I've always roughly considered shonen fighting/adventure stories to be equivalent to the superhero stories of the west. They usually feature people with superpowers and inhuman abilities after all.

[Animus Seed]

I don't know the gore factor might be a little high for a 15 year old

Perhaps.

Guyver is, in a way, the ultimate super-hero:

You know how you have the super-hero who can do anything? Everytime the bad-guys start to catch up, he suddenly has a new power out of nowhere that takes care of the situation perfectly?

You know those other heroes that are kind of more realistic, with all the angst and problems and personal difficulties to overcome?

Guyver somehow combines both of those perfectly.