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Hello goons, I'm sort of getting back into anime and am looking for things to watch. I don't know exactly what I'm after so I feel like it might be easier to just say what I like so here it is. I like mysterious and/or dark plot with twists. I like sci-fi and fantasy, but particularly real world or dystopian. I really like it when shows have a unique or unusual art style and/or when they are generally quite atypical compared to other anime (some of my favourites are Monster, Aku no Hana and Tatami Galaxy, all of which I think of as quite "different"). I like things to be ambitious in some way, be it cinematographically or musically or story wise. idk. If any of this sounds like a show you like then tell me, by no means am I looking for a perfect match. Here are some other things I've really enjoyed which might not entirely fit that description but probably do to an extent: Fantastic Children Madoka Magica Simoun Serial Experiments Lain
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Paperhouse posted:Hello goons, I'm sort of getting back into anime and am looking for things to watch. I don't know exactly what I'm after so I feel like it might be easier to just say what I like so here it is. I like mysterious and/or dark plot with twists. I like sci-fi and fantasy, but particularly real world or dystopian. I really like it when shows have a unique or unusual art style and/or when they are generally quite atypical compared to other anime (some of my favourites are Monster, Aku no Hana and Tatami Galaxy, all of which I think of as quite "different"). I like things to be ambitious in some way, be it cinematographically or musically or story wise. idk. If any of this sounds like a show you like then tell me, by no means am I looking for a perfect match. From the New World sounds like it might be right up your alley. While the overall art-style is very simple for most of the main cast, you're in for a treat.
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Mar 6, 2014 04:00
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Paperhouse posted:Hello goons, I'm sort of getting back into anime and am looking for things to watch. I don't know exactly what I'm after so I feel like it might be easier to just say what I like so here it is. I like mysterious and/or dark plot with twists. I like sci-fi and fantasy, but particularly real world or dystopian. I really like it when shows have a unique or unusual art style and/or when they are generally quite atypical compared to other anime (some of my favourites are Monster, Aku no Hana and Tatami Galaxy, all of which I think of as quite "different"). I like things to be ambitious in some way, be it cinematographically or musically or story wise. idk. If any of this sounds like a show you like then tell me, by no means am I looking for a perfect match. Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mawaru Penguin Drum, Redline, Dead Leaves, Gankutsuou, The Thousand Stories, Kemonozume, Kaiba, Mind Game, Paranoia Agent, Katanagatari, Kino's Journey, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, maybe Evangelion if you somehow haven't seen it already. Most of those should have ADTRWiki entries and I'd be happy to write up an extended pitch for any of them if you're not sure or if one stands out in particular. What you described is kind of my thing.  Wark Say posted:From the New World sounds like it might be right up your alley. While the overall art-style is very simple for most of the main cast, you're in for a treat. This guy also offers good advice.
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Mar 6, 2014 04:04
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Princess Tutu, if you haven't seen it. All of you go watch it, it is the best. Even if you've seen it already.
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Mar 6, 2014 04:10
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The Eccentric Family is a good followup to Tatami Galaxy because both are based on books written by the same author. It's not as good as Tatami Galaxy, but still very much worth watching.
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Mar 6, 2014 04:11
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This is more just me throwing poo poo at the wall to see what sticks, but this is what I came up with quickly that I felt fit most of your suggestions in one form or another: Casshern SINS Cowboy Bebop (No really, think about it) Dennou Coil Baccano! & Durarara!! Fate/Zero Gankutsuou Kara no Kyoukai Noein Paranoia Agent You've probably seen a good number of them anyway (Bebop) but there you go. Nate RFB fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Mar 6, 2014 |
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Mar 6, 2014 04:13
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Paperhouse posted:Hello goons, I'm sort of getting back into anime and am looking for things to watch. In addition to what has been mentioned: Psycho-Pass - Dystopian sci-fi police procedural. Written by the author of Madoka Magica. Steins;Gate - Sci-fi thriller about time-travel. Kyousougiga - Sci-fantasy family drama with a heavy emphasis on theme. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Horror/mystery. Dark and mind-bending. Bakemonogatari - Same driector as Madoka Magica. Very unusual visuals and narrative. Also kinda fanservicey. Redcrimson fucked around with this message at 04:20 on Mar 6, 2014 |
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Mar 6, 2014 04:16
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You might like Tiger and Bunny. It's an interesting take on the concept of the super hero and though there is a light tone for some episodes, it gets pretty dark towards the end of the arcs.
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Paperhouse posted:Hello goons, I'm sort of getting back into anime and am looking for things to watch. I don't know exactly what I'm after so I feel like it might be easier to just say what I like so here it is. I like mysterious and/or dark plot with twists. I like sci-fi and fantasy, but particularly real world or dystopian. I really like it when shows have a unique or unusual art style and/or when they are generally quite atypical compared to other anime (some of my favourites are Monster, Aku no Hana and Tatami Galaxy, all of which I think of as quite "different"). I like things to be ambitious in some way, be it cinematographically or musically or story wise. idk. If any of this sounds like a show you like then tell me, by no means am I looking for a perfect match. This reads to me like a long way of spelling Kaiba. Rinkles fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Mar 6, 2014 |
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Mar 6, 2014 04:26
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Watch Mononoke (just Mononoke, no princess)
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Mar 6, 2014 04:28
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Mors Rattus posted:Princess Tutu, if you haven't seen it. It was either this thread or the adtrwiki that got me to watch this a while ago, when I had never planned to. There's all kinds of great stuff going on in this show and it fits the criteria Paperhouse specified pretty drat well.
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Paperhouse posted:Hello goons, I'm sort of getting back into anime and am looking for things to watch. I don't know exactly what I'm after so I feel like it might be easier to just say what I like so here it is. I like mysterious and/or dark plot with twists. I like sci-fi and fantasy, but particularly real world or dystopian. I really like it when shows have a unique or unusual art style and/or when they are generally quite atypical compared to other anime (some of my favourites are Monster, Aku no Hana and Tatami Galaxy, all of which I think of as quite "different"). I like things to be ambitious in some way, be it cinematographically or musically or story wise. idk. If any of this sounds like a show you like then tell me, by no means am I looking for a perfect match. You should check out Psycho-Pass. It's a dystopian, sci-fi work who's head writer wrote Madoka Magica.
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Seconding Psycho-Pass, From the New World, Steins;Gate, Kyousougiga, and Casshern Sins, though the latter is less mystery than some really depressing sci-fi drama (drat good, nonetheless). Similar to Casshern Sins, and from the creator of Lain, there's also Texnolyze. I'd be careful with suggesting Bakemonogatari though. That series is a strange road to head down, but it's really, really rewarding if you can get to the end since the most recent season was beyond fantastic, and if you can deal with the horrible poo poo that shows up in the middle (I'm looking at you, family toothbrushing scene).
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Mar 6, 2014 18:59
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Paperhouse posted:I really like it when shows have a unique or unusual art style and/or when they are generally quite atypical compared to other anime (some of my favourites are Monster, Aku no Hana and Tatami Galaxy, all of which I think of as quite "different"). Gankutsuou is definitely one of the more uniquely animated animes I've seen. And it's a fairly decent (sci-fi) adaptation of the Count of Monte Cristo to boot!
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Mar 6, 2014 19:45
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Since it's been stickied I'll bite: what is the appeal of Gundam Build Fighters? The initial concept seemed like "Angelic Layer but with gunpla!" In general I've never been much of a Gundam franchise fan, if that matters.
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Nate RFB posted:Since it's been stickied I'll bite: what is the appeal of Gundam Build Fighters? The initial concept seemed like "Angelic Layer but with gunpla!" In general I've never been much of a Gundam franchise fan, if that matters. I think mostly 'people taking gunpla absurdly seriously' mixed with intensely self-aware Gundam jokes.
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Nate RFB posted:Since it's been stickied I'll bite: what is the appeal of Gundam Build Fighters? The initial concept seemed like "Angelic Layer but with gunpla!" In general I've never been much of a Gundam franchise fan, if that matters. It's a fun show with likeable characters, doesn't take itself too seriously, has tons of references to other Gundam shows and is obviously created by people who actually care about the material. It also has tons of cool fights that can be as brutal as they like because the stakes aren't as high. Not sure how much you'd get out of it if you're not already a Gundam fan though.
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^ I find it hella entertaining and I cannot with any precision say what model x Gundam is apart from being able to say roughly what "a zaku" looks like. I've actually watched 08th MS Team, Gundam Unicorn, Gundam 00, SEED and SEED Destiny but I can pretty much not remember anything about them and I really don't care about what model x thing is. I've completely missed every single nod to older Gundam shows apart from "newtype" stuff, I think. Well, okay, I laughed about the bar full of Zeon fans in the early episodes. It's a good standalone work is what I mean to say.
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TheMopeSquad posted:I've been sitting on 40 gigs of movies that I just finished (re)watching, Evangelion Rebuild 1/2/3, End of Evangelion, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, and TTGL Gurren/Lagann-hen and really want to cap it off with some more things just as epic/insane to further gently caress my mind into oblivion. You likely came down from this high quite some time ago but I'm stupefied that nobody recommended Gunbuster/Diebuster so there you go.
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Grenadier posted:You likely came down from this high quite some time ago but I'm stupefied that nobody recommended Gunbuster/Diebuster so there you go. I *almost* did but I have been harping on them so much recently I felt it would feel kinda repetitive outta my mouth.
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Mar 11, 2014 04:44
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If anyone is interested, but hasn't seen his work, Crunchyroll is doing their annual "Makoto Shinkai Day" this weekend and is streaming (almost) all of his movies and shorts. http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-842341/global-shinkai-day-2014 quote:The following works will be available for ALL Crunchyroll users WORLDWIDE, (excluding Japan)  edit: no Garden of Words though, that's disappointing. They are however having a contest where you could win a signed copy! 
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So, after watching Nisekoi for a while, I decided to drop it. A friend who disliked it way more (quoting her: "A Craptacular derivative mess") than I did recommended me a title called Bonnouji. Is she out of her mind? Or is this Bonnouji legit good?
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Mar 18, 2014 00:22
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Bonnouji is legit great. It's a manga rather than an anime though.
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Mar 18, 2014 00:27
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Bonnouji is one of the best mangas out there about relationships.
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Mar 18, 2014 00:35
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Bonnouji is great and I would love for it to get a noitaminA anime, but that will probably never happen.
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Mar 18, 2014 03:41
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Bonnouji is the best. Period.
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Mar 18, 2014 03:44
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I just watched FLCL for the first time, and I really really liked it. Seriously what an amazing god damned show. Also that soundtrack  . I never watched anime before, minus a very small amount of DBZ and Naruto when I was in middle school. What other animes do people think I would be interested in in that case? I'm also watching Kill la Kill and will probably watch Gurren Lagann at some point, and looking at the writer/director of FLCL it looks like they haven't done much since.I guess my point is, whoever said earlier ITT that gainax and FLCL was a bad way to introduce people to the wonders of anime, holy poo poo look at how wrong you are. icantfindaname fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Mar 19, 2014 |
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icantfindaname posted:I just watched FLCL for the first time, and I really really liked it. Seriously what an amazing god damned show. Also that soundtrack It sounds like you're already following up on Hiroyuki Imaishi's stuff; he animated several of the best scenes in FLCL, so if you liked the energy and style of the show that's the way to go. He's kind of an animator's animator -- the writing in his shows is wildly inconsistent and sometimes downright crap, depending on who he has actually doing the script, but they're a joy to watch anyways. On the other side of thngs, Kazuya Tsurumaki hasn't directed that much on his own, but he was the assistant director to Hideaki Anno on Evangelion, and Eva deals with some similar themes to FLCL (although in a much less humorous context.)
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icantfindaname posted:I just watched FLCL for the first time, and I really really liked it. Seriously what an amazing god damned show. Also that soundtrack Try Redline for stylish action with a rad soundtrack and Kyousougiga for heartwarming with moments of stylish animation, also has a pretty good soundtrack. Dead Leaves will probably get recommended to you, though I haven't watched it myself yet.
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Dead Leaves is what you get when Imaishi went back and rewatched FLCL and thought "man, this is too boring and cerebral. I need something with a little more life in it!"
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You should also watch Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, because it's also by Imaishi. The dub's hilarious, and rumour goes that the show was created from a drunk conversation over just how far they could cross the line in bad taste before getting told to stop. Turns out that you can get away with a lot when you hide the nastier swearwords in english rather than Japanese. The show also pokes fun at a quite a bit of American TV shows, from zombie movies to Transformers, and even takes a swing at Ren and Stimpy.
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icantfindaname posted:I just watched FLCL for the first time, and I really really liked it. Seriously what an amazing god damned show. Also that soundtrack Outside of Imaishi's other stuff, you'd probably like Nichijou. It's just as insane, despite being a slice of life comedy. Here, have a clip, or two.
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Mar 19, 2014 02:43
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The story's pretty poo poo, literally, but the animation is insane in the Korean film Aachi And Ssipak. If you like Imaishi's stuff then I think you would like this movie too if you don't mind gross out humor.
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icantfindaname posted:I guess my point is, whoever said earlier ITT that gainax and FLCL was a bad way to introduce people to the wonders of anime, holy poo poo look at how wrong you are. It's almost as if anime runs an incredibly broad spectrum and people are interested in different things! Also, you'd probably enjoy Dead Leaves.
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Mar 19, 2014 03:55
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Gainax as babbys first anime studio can be rough just because their hits are executed at an incredibly high level compared to the vast majority of anime consists of. Additionally, there is a level of fandom in many gainax productions that may make them totally foreign in ways that say, cowboy bebop, which is something executed incredibly well but really DOESN'T use and bounce ideas of what anime tropes are and twist them and use them baldly etc etc. But basically if you have an open mind and like some fun crazy poo poo gainax's major productions are often going to reward a new viewer, but if you are the sort of person to be put off initially by 'weird' or bizarre or foreign or intentionally hosed up jokes, plot lines, animation styles, what have you, I can see gainax joints being incredibly hostile. edit: also, cat buttholes/balls.
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Mar 19, 2014 06:37
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Anyone able to comment on whether or not the new Harlock: Space Pirate CGI movie is any good?
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Haven't had the chance to sit down and watch it yet but I did skim through it and the action and visuals look awesome. Except the feathered hair, holy poo poo Japan stop with the feathered hair.
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I have Netflix and just got Crunchyroll as well. Looking for a new series to start that I can stream on one of those. Here's what I've seen and what I thought. Loved Attack on Titan Cowboy Bebop Samurai Champloo Elfen Lied Kuroko's Basketball Akira Princess Mononoke Chrono Crusade Hellsing Neutral Gantz Eyeshield 21 Ergo Proxy Appleseed Ranma Tenchi Muyo Evangelion Fullmetal Alchemist Azumanga Daioh Trigun Disliked (after a couple episodes) Dragon Ball Naruto One Piece Excel Saga FLCL Industrial fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Mar 20, 2014 |
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Mar 20, 2014 03:13
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Watch Berserk. Then read it because the anime is old and the movies have horrible drastic plot cuts. Then despair because new chapters come out a few times a year. But seriously, Berserk should be right up your alley.
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Industrial posted:I have Netflix and just got Crunchyroll as well. Looking for a new series to start that I can stream on one of those. Here's what I've seen and what I thought. Is that the original Hellsing or Hellsing Ultimate? Because if it isn't, you should watch Hellsing Ultimate.
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