Anime Recommendations Thread

[Dr.Faust]

I...I need to...to get one piece season 1 for cheap... whaere..do I find...pwese help me.

OK enought of that(LOL) Boy's Be is kinda like Love Hinea but with more romanc.

[Roz]

I'm trying to find out about the objectionable content in the anime The Third: Girl with the Blue Eye. I tried searching it here several different ways but I can't find it (which probably means I'm doing it wrong. Sorry ). I saw an age rating of 15 in one place and I'm wondering what that's for. If anybody can help me out I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

[RandomBurrito]

I...I need to...to get one piece season 1 for cheap... whaere..do I find...pwese help me.

OK enought of that(LOL) Boy's Be is kinda like Love Hinea but with more romanc.

Hmmmmm.... never seen that one either but thanks! I'm gonna try to look into it.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

Ummm, I've kind of been in a fantasy mood lately, and I can't decide what to watch. If Tsubasa had a lot more action and less...slowness,it would probably embody what I would want to watch.

[F.M Disciple]

some good recommendations for anime are

Cowboy Bebop
Fullmetal Alchemist
Beck.

For romantic comedy, at least i think it's a romantic comedy
Ouran high school host club.


For a good futuristic drama genre
Ghost in the shell

Samurai Champloo has excellent action and fluidity scenes. not the greatest anime but worth the look.

[GeneD]

Tokyo Godfathers. Anyone seen it and can you recommend it. I've read the review but I'd like some additional opinions. Especially concerning the homosexual content. Thanks.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

What is Beck about?

[Maokun]

Tokyo Godfathers. Anyone seen it and can you recommend it. I've read the review but I'd like some additional opinions. Especially concerning the homosexual content. Thanks.

It is highly reccommendable at least in my humble opinion. It is a very human drama masterfully directed and animated. The homosexual content boils down to one of the main characters being a transgender woman. I'm aware that this is a huge warning post for many, but truly, we're not called to judge from a high, holy point but rather to love those who for one or other reason are mislead and this is a good way to be reminded that most sinners are not malevously and satanicly evil God-haters, goodness-abhoring half demons as it's quite easy to think when we look at them to the opaque glass of religion]What is Beck about?[/quote]

Read the first post of this page To expand a bit that synapsis: It is a slice-of-life series, meaning that the drama and conflict come from everyday happenings in the life of the characters. So it's mainly about the struggling of a young rock band trying to find its place in the world, getting along with the other members, etc, all along while being young and facing all the related issues (falling in love, finding your identity, etc.)

[CelebixUxie]

I highly recommend the series "Chi's Sweet Home". Most of the episodes are available online, considering there is no dubbing of the series, to my knowledge. It's quite a funny Anime fit for all ages[something in my mind twitches at this statement, however], and all of the episodes are around 3 minutes long. Yes, I said three minutes.

But, alas, I am catching up to the newer episodes and need something similar to pass the time that I'll be waiting. Does anyone know of another series similar to Chi? If you haven't watched Chi before, then I will blankly say what I'm looking for:
~Good comedies
~Short episode Anime
~or ones about cats

X3 Any recomendations would be appreciated. :3 Greatly.

[Sheol777]

What is Beck about?

I cannot say enough about Beck. To call it 'slice of life' would do it a disservice because that genre get a bad rep.
It is about a boy in Japan that has a passing interest in starting a band, but knows no way to begin. So he kind of drifts into a boy from america that has the talent and backgroud to start a band.

Most of all Beck is about the well developed characters and their real lives together. I usually don't like this type of thing. This is the exception to the rule. It is very dynamic and enjoyable.

[Lilac#18]

Any good shojo/shonen anime? It's for my niece who is 10 yrs old.

[Makachop^^128]

Beck is fantastic. Its about a struggling band trying to make a name for themselves in Japan with great characters and animation. No 'bad religion' there are some mild suggestive scenes and some language...but not a buch. Unfortunately most of this is in the first episode or two.

I loved beck

[Makachop^^128]

I really liked Tengen toppa gurren lagann and soul eater.

[EricTheFred]

Any good shojo/shonen anime? It's for my niece who is 10 yrs old.

I'll throw in a bunch of old standards first. Has she seen any of these yet?

Sailor Moon
Cardcaptor Sakura
Angelic Layer
Magic Knight Rayearth
Petite Princess Yucie

The only thing objectionable to these is if you have an objection to magic in anime in general. (I guess Angelic Layer is no problem on this point)

And I don't know if it's an 'old standard' yet, but Kodocha (aka Kodomo no Omocha) is fun stuff for most ages.

For more current suggestions, I'll defer to others.

[Netbug009]

Ummm, I've kind of been in a fantasy mood lately, and I can't decide what to watch. If Tsubasa had a lot more action and less...slowness,it would probably embody what I would want to watch.

If you like CLAMP's style but want more action, there's Angelic Layer, which is more of a battle game anime. You sacrifice some depth, though.

Any good shojo/shonen anime? It's for my niece who is 10 yrs old.

Will I be killed for suggesting Pokemon? xD;;; Yeah, it scared a lot of people off with the hype, but I watch Diamond and Pearl almost every morning and it's pretty fun.

Tokyo Mew Mew may be a good one for Shojo interest too for a young girl, but I dunno if it ever got DVDs, much less not 4kids ones (ugh)

Anyways, my question: Anybody have recs for anime movies that are NOT anime-series based or Studio Ghibli? I wanna go out of norm's way a bit. Oh, and if Grave of the Fireflies isn't Ghibli (people keep confusing me on that), I've already seen it twice.

[Tsukuyomi]

Anyways, my question: Anybody have recs for anime movies that are NOT anime-series based or Studio Ghibli? I wanna go out of norm's way a bit. Oh, and if Grave of the Fireflies isn't Ghibli (people keep confusing me on that), I've already seen it twice.

I would definitely suggest all of Hao Miyazaki's films ^__^

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[Netbug009]

I would definitely suggest all of Hao Miyazaki's films ^__^

....That's Studio Ghibli, but thank you.

[blkmage]

What kinds of movies are you looking for exactly?

For general goodness, there's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. For sadness and beautiful art and animation, there's Makoto Shinkai's films, 5 Centimeters per Second and The Place Promised in Our Early Days. For confusing narrative, awesome action, and beautiful animation, there's the Kara no Kyoukai movies.

Things which I can't recommend since I haven't watched them yet, but have heard good things about and plan to watch in the near future include The Sky Crawlers (for aviation and social commentary) and Sword of the Stranger (for stunning samurai action).

[Lilac#18]

I'll throw in a bunch of old standards first. Has she seen any of these yet?

Sailor Moon
Cardcaptor Sakura
Angelic Layer
Magic Knight Rayearth
Petite Princess Yucie

The only thing objectionable to these is if you have an objection to magic in anime in general. (I guess Angelic Layer is no problem on this point)

And I don't know if it's an 'old standard' yet, but Kodocha (aka Kodomo no Omocha) is fun stuff for most ages.

For more current suggestions, I'll defer to others.

She's seen a few episodes of Sailor Moon a few yrs ago, but she hasn't seen the rest of those animes. Thanks for the suggestions.

[Maokun]

All of Blckmage's suggestions are awesome and highly recommended. I'll add some of my own: Akira and Ghost in The Shell, the classic sci-fi anime movies, just in case you haven't seent them yet. GitS2: innocence is superb as well.

Metropolis, a movie based in genius creator Ozamu Tezuka's manga version of the old Fritz Lang's futuristic film is quite good as well. Perfect Blue, Millenium Actresss and Tokyo Godfathers by Satoshi Kon are amazing (maybe here I should insert a warning that most of these movies are aimed at older audiences, so they do have some "mature" themes and content, though always, artfully used and part of the story development, not just gratuitous fanservice). I've heard praise for Kon's Paprika, but I haven't seen it myself. "Memories" a collection of three shorts by Katsuhiro Otomo of Akira's fame with the aid of several other big names in the anime industry is a great watch too. Steamboy by Otomo-sensei has earned tons of awards and praise but I've failed to watch it yet.

That should suffice for now, happy watching!

[impact777]

Hey guys!
I love movies like 5 centimeters per second, voices of a distant star, the place promised in our early days and the girl who leapt through time. Do you know any other animes like them?

And do you know Kara no Kyoukai? Would you recommend his animes?

[blkmage]

The closest thing I can think of with a similar art style and theme with Makoto Shinkai movies would be ef - a tale of memories and its second season, ef - a tale of melodies. Moving slightly further away, I'd be able to also suggest CLANNAD and CLANNAD ~AFTER STORY~.

Kara no Kyoukai is a fantastic series of films that's based on a novel of the same name and is produced by ufotable. It's written by Kinoku Nasu, who is responsible for things like Tsukihime and Fate/stay night. If you like that sort of fantasy, then it's great. Otherwise, the story can get a bit confusing, especially in KnK where the story jumps around to different points in the plot a lot. However, the animation, art, fight choreography and music (composed by Yuki Kajiura) are all fantastic.

[impact777]

Thanks.
I watched some videos from ef at youtube. It seems to be very nice. I've just a last question: A church appears often in these videos. Is christianity shown in a good light or is there a bit of "bad religion" in it?

[RandomBurrito]

Oh .. I have more. (I hope I'm not annyoing >.> )

I was wondering about Vandread and another one called Voogie's Angels (I think I spelled that correctly O.O). Any good or no?

[Maokun]

I'd advice against them. Both are fanservice crapfests with few substance. Not so much tremendously offensive as a waste of time.

[RandomBurrito]

Oh ok .. I remember seeing like the first part of Voogie's Angels (I remembered one kinda fanservice part, but wasn't too much) but I didn't know how the rest of the series was. Thanks.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

Alright, I have absolutely NO idea what to watch, so I come here to ask you all. I'll also post series I've read/watched and whether I liked them or not.
Fullmetal Alchemist(both versions)(favorite)
Rurouni Kenshin(liked)
Cowboy Bebop(liked)
Code Geass(liked)
Ouran High School Host Club(liked)
Naruto(liked)
Bleach(liked)
Death Note(liked)
Tsubasa(I liked the first sixish episodes, but then it got pretty bad)
Fruits Basket(I read the first three chapters, and it's neither one nor the other. Does it develop a point?)
D.N.Angel(liked)

[EricTheFred]

Okay, Hat, I combined all your preferences together, ran them through the computer, and came up with...

Pokemon!

Just kidding. Actually, that's a pretty wide range. I do see some common threads, though. Fantasy is a plus, and I suspect fighting is a plus, since most of these involve important characters who are fighters. (Even Fruits Basket has high-end martial artists). Characters with either hightly positive or 'unbroken' spirits a plus. Most of these have a good amount of comic relief, but are principally organizational stories with dramatic natures. Giant robots and magical girls, not so much. And, all of these are legally available, so I'll leave off things that are only available to Japanese Speakers and fansub hunters.

Okay, here's a few.
Samurai Champloo definitely belongs on this list.
So does Getbackers.
Full Metal Panic (season one) is a good bet (even if it technically includes giant robots).
You are likely to enjoy Busou Renkin as well.

And one that doesn't involve fighters, but look like fits anyhow:
Oh My Goddess. Lot's of fantasy, lots of positive outlook.

[Makachop^^128]

Alright, I have absolutely NO idea what to watch, so I come here to ask you all. I'll also post series I've read/watched and whether I liked them or not.
Fullmetal Alchemist(both versions)(favorite)
Rurouni Kenshin(liked)
Cowboy Bebop(liked)
Code Geass(liked)
Ouran High School Host Club(liked)
Naruto(liked)
Bleach(liked)
Death Note(liked)
Tsubasa(I liked the first sixish episodes, but then it got pretty bad)
Fruits Basket(I read the first three chapters, and it's neither one nor the other. Does it develop a point?)
D.N.Angel(liked)

try Soul eater, for the action and for slice of life azumanga daioh and lucky star.
I would strongly suggest Tengen toppa gurren lagann, but by the other animes u like i don't know if u would like it.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

Okay, Hat, I combined all your preferences together, ran them through the computer, and came up with...

Pokemon!

Just kidding. Actually, that's a pretty wide range. I do see some common threads, though. Fantasy is a plus, and I suspect fighting is a plus, since most of these involve important characters who are fighters. (Even Fruits Basket has high-end martial artists). Characters with either hightly positive or 'unbroken' spirits a plus. Most of these have a good amount of comic relief, but are principally organizational stories with dramatic natures. Giant robots and magical girls, not so much. And, all of these are legally available, so I'll leave off things that are only available to Japanese Speakers and fansub hunters.

Okay, here's a few.
Samurai Champloo definitely belongs on this list.
So does Getbackers.
Full Metal Panic (season one) is a good bet (even if it technically includes giant robots).
You are likely to enjoy Busou Renkin as well.

And one that doesn't involve fighters, but look like fits anyhow:
Oh My Goddess. Lot's of fantasy, lots of positive outlook.

Pokemon! Thats it, of course!:P I think you may want a new computer to run these things through.

Thanks a lot for your help! I know since I just finished and loved Cowboy Bebop, I'll watch Samurai Champloo someday, but I've for reasons unknown to even myself I don't want to watch it. FMP was one I wasn't sure whether or not to try it, and the giant robots are fine, if you did notice Code Geass is on there, and is my fourth favorite anime. I am suprised I didn't think of Busou Renkin, since it's by Watsuki. And what genre would you label Oh My Goddess as?

try Soul eater, for the action and for slice of life azumanga daioh and lucky star.
I would strongly suggest Tengen toppa gurren lagann, but by the other animes u like i don't know if u would like it.

I was thinking about Gurren Lagann, but I was going to see if the Sci-Fi channel reruns it now that they've finished