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nerevar on 21 January 2008

Thanks i'll start watching it tonight since i've found a site where i can stream it on the wii.



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Raidanzoup on 21 January 2008

Streaming sites are bad. End of.

And Grey Acumen? Isn't Genshiken and Lucky Star a show for those who're a little more into it than the casual watchers?
They're full of references to other anime.
Genshiken is a club that does anything that has to do with anime, games and manga and Lucky Star's Konata is an otaku.



Words Of Wisdom on 21 January 2008
Mummelmann said:
Lodoss War is brilliant, Those Who Hunt Elves for humor and relief from the more sombre ones. Berserk is also brilliant, and Blue Gender is recommendable.
GTO (Great Teacher Onisuka) and Initial D is good for motor (and humor) fans.
Hellsing, like WoW said, is a very very good vampire anime!
Neon Genesis Evangelion is hard not to mention when good anime is brought up, and Ruroni Kenshin is also great (allthough really really really long...).
Dominion Tank Police (classic) and Apleseed are must see's.

Just a few things to note as I agree with most of this however...

Initial D is an excellent anime that has one of the single most god-awful dubs in the history of anime. For the love of all things anime, do not watch this in English.  They even replaced the excellent M.O.V.E. soundtrack in the English version... Keep in mind this is coming from someone who prefers to watch most all anime in English wherever possible. 

Neon Genesis Evangelion is good for a whole 2-3 episodes around the time Asaka is first introduced but the rest of the show sucks hard. Dual: Parallel Trouble Adventure > Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Also RaXephon sucks. Whatever genre you like within RaXephon, there are far far better shows for it.

Appleseed is semi-decent as far as movies go but the anime parts of it look really out of place with the CG. Pretty much anything done by Miyazaki will blow it out of the water in story and richness.



kingofwale on 21 January 2008

since you are interested in Ghibli Studio's films.

I would recommend "Whisper of the Heart", very good and pretty decent Dub as well.

 

Also, "Howl's moving Castle" 



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Videogirl on 21 January 2008

If you like anime with a good story line I'd recommend

Basilisk : Kouga Ninpou Chou, lots of action, story of vengence, multiple twists, strange powers, etc.

Ima Sokoni Iru Boku (Now and then, here and there) Don't be put off by the childish look of this anime, it's actually one of the most violent/sad/beautiful anime I've ever seen.

Chrno Crusade : the end is just so so sad and the rest of the anime so so good.

Azumanga Daiho : just so silly very funny

Samurai Champloo : A medley of different genre by the same director who made Cowboy Beebop

Elfen Lied : a tad bit violent and gore but great anime.


Movies :
Tokyo Godfathers


Old times favourite :
Maison Ikkoku : a love story full of misunderstandings
Hana Yori Dango : same as above
Evangelion
Escaflowne




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Words Of Wisdom on 21 January 2008
Videogirl said:

Chrno Crusade : the end is just so so sad and the rest of the anime so so good.

The first set of episodes for this are great, but just from the story's premise you know it's not going to turn out happily.  The real sad part is that had the ending turned out better it probably could have become one of my favorite anime thanks to a hilarious premise and great characters.



Videogirl on 21 January 2008

I agree the last 6 episodes were flawed, but the ending "sunset scene" kind of redeemed the screwed storyline for me. The emotions rang so true.



Mummelmann on 21 January 2008
Words Of Wisdom said:
Mummelmann said:
Lodoss War is brilliant, Those Who Hunt Elves for humor and relief from the more sombre ones. Berserk is also brilliant, and Blue Gender is recommendable.
GTO (Great Teacher Onisuka) and Initial D is good for motor (and humor) fans.
Hellsing, like WoW said, is a very very good vampire anime!
Neon Genesis Evangelion is hard not to mention when good anime is brought up, and Ruroni Kenshin is also great (allthough really really really long...).
Dominion Tank Police (classic) and Apleseed are must see's.

Just a few things to note as I agree with most of this however...

Initial D is an excellent anime that has one of the single most god-awful dubs in the history of anime. For the love of all things anime, do not watch this in English. They even replaced the excellent M.O.V.E. soundtrack in the English version... Keep in mind this is coming from someone who prefers to watch most all anime in English wherever possible.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is good for a whole 2-3 episodes around the time Asaka is first introduced but the rest of the show sucks hard. Dual: Parallel Trouble Adventure > Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Also RaXephon sucks. Whatever genre you like within RaXephon, there are far far better shows for it.

Appleseed is semi-decent as far as movies go but the anime parts of it look really out of place with the CG. Pretty much anything done by Miyazaki will blow it out of the water in story and richness.


 Ah, I forgot. You're absolutely right, I downloaded the english dub first. It all took quite a while, several days infact. But the dubbing was so horrid that I deleted it and downloaded Japanese speech with kl. subs instead! Be warned!



Duke Of Darkness on 21 January 2008

Well you should try something new like

Kanon (strongly recommend this one)
Code Geass
Fate/Stay/Nigth



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fazz on 21 January 2008

I give another +1 to Death Note. Great great anime, especially the first part. L is so awesome.

Also Gundam 00 is good too if you like mechs. It's much much better than the SEEDs.