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He said manga. Five Star Stories is my favorite mecha manga. If only for the designs and huge scope of the universe. Getter Robo is a great action manga. If you like Gundam YAS' The Origin is incredible and has a great release, bar a few odd choices in dialog, from Vertical. Break Blade has some great fights in it. Appleseed is Shirow's best work even if GitS is his most recognized. Lots of detailed action and world building. If you're into your older manga Yokoyama's Mars and Giant Robot are both great reads. Guyver fucked around with this message at 03:30 on May 26, 2014 |
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Guyver posted:He said manga. Whoops  .Gundam Seed Astray is a fun read, and if you want space mechs there's also Knights of Sidonia, which is still ongoing but already has eight volumes out.
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May 26, 2014 02:12
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Appleseed is definitely pretty cool. 
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May 26, 2014 02:16
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Is Emanon any good? The premise for it and the sequel sounds very interesting.muike posted:Can somebody recommend me some cool mecha manga. Space stuff or more low-tech, w/e
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May 26, 2014 04:40
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Wandering of Emanon is pretty good, but i'd avoid the sequel. Felt like the author kind of fell in love with his own character in a bad way.
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May 26, 2014 04:44
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I assume you mean Memories? "Wandering" seems to be the sequel.
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May 26, 2014 04:59
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Do any of you know why Boogiepop Phantom on Hulu looks like a VHS rip?
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Smoking Crow posted:Do any of you know why Boogiepop Phantom on Hulu looks like a VHS rip? I remember the version I watched looked like poo poo too, and it wasn't on Hulu. Dunno if there's some reason for it.
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May 26, 2014 08:26
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That's just how Boogiepop Phantom looks.
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May 26, 2014 08:58
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Fenrir, while you're watching classics of the mecha genre: if you've not seen Space Runaway Ideon then you are doing yourself a disservice. Don't let yourself be put off by the children's toy style main robot; the legend goes that Tomino just outright lied to his financers about what sort of show he was making.
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Fenrir posted:I've posted here before, most of you know me. I have a problem. I've mostly run into the best anime has to offer and according to the few friends I have who watch this poo poo I'm pretty picky. I'm looking for more great stuff but it's not easy. For people just looking for general quality I pretty much always recommend The Twelve Kingdoms, which is my favorite anime ever. I think the best way to describe it is a very rich character development story with drama that's very personal to the characters, in a very detailed ancient-China-style fantasy setting. It's also one of those shows that people get recommended here and then consistently come back to re-recommend it to others. But if you've gone through the wiki lists you might have seen it. Along the lines of your prefs though, you need to see the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime if you haven't already. I wish I had more suggestions, but it's hard when you've already seen all the good stuff.
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HenryEx posted:Daily Lives of High School Boys and Level E, man. Both amazing. This was from a really long time ago but I wanted to pop in and say this was an excellent suggestion. Finished Level E today and it was absolutely fantastic. It was so good that I want more. Is there any other anime of similar quality and style?
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Che Delilas posted:You mentioned a lot of action/mecha stuff but you also mentioned that you just want something good and that your tastes are broad. So I'll go outside your specified genres for a couple recommendations that get a lot of good press here. Lovely Complex I have started on now. It reminds me oddly of Toradora. In a good way. Princess Tutu scares me but I'll have to at least give it the 3-5 episode test. mossyfisk posted:Fenrir, while you're watching classics of the mecha genre: if you've not seen Space Runaway Ideon then you are doing yourself a disservice. That's another that's going on the list, it seems. TheDemon posted:For people just looking for general quality I pretty much always recommend The Twelve Kingdoms, which is my favorite anime ever. I think the best way to describe it is a very rich character development story with drama that's very personal to the characters, in a very detailed ancient-China-style fantasy setting. It's also one of those shows that people get recommended here and then consistently come back to re-recommend it to others. But if you've gone through the wiki lists you might have seen it. I've seen 12 Kingdoms and I'm about 20 episodes into Jojo - both great recommendations, though.
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Fenrir posted:Princess Tutu scares me but I'll have to at least give it the 3-5 episode test. Princess Tutu is a masterpiece. The dub's also decent, though I know some people vastly prefer the Japanese VAs. I have no idea why it'd scare you, though. I mean, Drosselmeyer and the Raven take time to build up to terrifying.
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Fenrir posted:Princess Tutu scares me but I'll have to at least give it the 3-5 episode test. Princess Tutu is totally legit. It is pretty much High Art for Kids: The Anime.
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Thanks guys, I've read most of the recs or are following them, but I'll check out Appleseed and hope I don't get weirded out by Shirow's art again, thanks
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May 28, 2014 01:58
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The art in Appleseed is actually pretty amazing, especially if you're a fan of super elaborate backgrounds. It was done way before Shirow developed his current greasy porn style.
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Sakurazuka posted:The art in Appleseed is actually pretty amazing, especially if you're a fan of super elaborate backgrounds. It was done way before Shirow developed his current greasy porn style. Oh thank god
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May 28, 2014 19:57
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I don't like Fist of the North Star but I do like the spin offs Legends of the Dark King and Fist of the Blue Sky. Anything similar to those?
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You might want to check out the New Savior Legend series of movies and OVAs. It's three movies and two OVAs that update the Fist of the North Star anime. They came out a few years ago and they're more Raoh focused. There's also Cyber Blue. It's a Tetsuo Hara drawn manga set on a future colony world.
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Been stuck at home sick for the past few days, been burning through some anime. There's actually not a whole lot of shows I've seen, so I'm a little bit out of my element when it comes to finding new ones. Shows I have seen: Attack on Titan Kill la Kill Gurren Lagann Neon Genesis Evangelion (few episodes shy of completing) There's a few episodes I've seen of Full Metal Alchemist, but not a whole lot. My favorite from the list is either Gurren Lagann or Kill la Kill, so anything like either of those would definitely be up my alley.
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sulphix posted:Been stuck at home sick for the past few days, been burning through some anime. There's actually not a whole lot of shows I've seen, so I'm a little bit out of my element when it comes to finding new ones. Gunbuster is one of Gainax's very early works, the first thing that Anno directed and one of the best super robot shows out there. If you want sheer over the top robot action, go for that or check out Getter Robo Armageddon/New Getter Robo.
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sulphix posted:There's a few episodes I've seen of Full Metal Alchemist, but not a whole lot. My favorite from the list is either Gurren Lagann or Kill la Kill, so anything like either of those would definitely be up my alley. Watch Dead Leaves, Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, and Redline.
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If you like Gurren Lagann and KLK for being over the top, you should give the Sengoku Basara anime a try too. Just watch the first episode at least, it's really something that should be experienced by everyone.
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ninjewtsu posted:If you like Gurren Lagann and KLK for being over the top, you should give the Sengoku Basara anime a try too. Just watch the first episode at least, it's really something that should be experienced by everyone. I'm still pissed that Netflix dropped the first season and only has the second now, because I keep wanting to show it to my friends because of how hilariously over-the-top it is. I might have to buy it at some point. But yeah, if you like over-the-top you can't go wrong with Sengoku Basara.
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:I'm still pissed that Netflix dropped the first season and only has the second now, because I keep wanting to show it to my friends because of how hilariously over-the-top it is. I might have to buy it at some point. At least you had the first season at some point. Spice and Wolf! 
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Guyver posted:You might want to check out the New Savior Legend series of movies and OVAs. It's three movies and two OVAs that update the Fist of the North Star anime. They came out a few years ago and they're more Raoh focused. Thanks, I'll check those out.
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TARDISman posted:At least you had the first season at some point. Wait, what? Does Spice and Wolf only have the second season on Netflix? That's hilarious. Personally I'm annoyed at how many anime with dubs get put up on Netflix without the option for the English version.
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Spice and Wolf was animated and produced by a different studio for S2, right? Maybe the rights are separately owned as well.
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:Spice and Wolf was animated and produced by a different studio for S2, right? Maybe the rights are separately owned as well. Both seasons are owned by Funimation in the States, so by logic both seasons should be up on Netflix, or at least the first season, but nope. Just the second season and the OVA that takes place between the two seasons. RyuujinBlueZ posted:Wait, what? Does Spice and Wolf only have the second season on Netflix? That's hilarious. Honestly the only thing about the Netflix audio options that really annoys me is that it defaults to Japanese, and Blu-Ray player is one of the 4 that doesn't support either subtitles or changing audio tracks.
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TARDISman posted:At least you had the first season at some point. Spice and Wolf's first season was on Netflix at some point, I know I watched it there.
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sulphix posted:Been stuck at home sick for the past few days, been burning through some anime. There's actually not a whole lot of shows I've seen, so I'm a little bit out of my element when it comes to finding new ones. The usual recommendations for people who are relatively new to anime: http://adtrwiki.com/index.php?title=New%3F
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:Wait, what? Does Spice and Wolf only have the second season on Netflix? That's hilarious. Netflix does this really, intensely weird thing where they cycle what anime they stream at any given point. I think it's probably because of whatever deal they have with Funimation.
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So I have a conundrum. I have weird and possibly poor taste in anime, and have a hard time finding things id enjoy watching. I can spotlight my faves rather easily though. No 6 Kuroshitsuji Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Samurai Flamenco Un-go Mushi-shi And my guilty pleasures... Code Geass, Evangelion, and Valvrave. Is there anything out there for me? This is also the largest extent of what ive seen in the past few years. Ive skipped most major series that have been out there. Some of my fellow friends have run out of decent suggestions for me.
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Evengalion is considered a guilty pleasure?
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Talkc posted:So I have a conundrum. I have weird and possibly poor taste in anime, and have a hard time finding things id enjoy watching. Based on not much more than "I liked 5 of the shows you listed as faves" check this stuff out: Chihayafuru Princess Jellyfish House of Five Leaves Houzuki no Reitetsu Makai Ouji (this is not actually that good but if you liked Kuroshitsuji you might be in the target audience, and I found it enjoyable despite the quality so you might  )Tsuritama
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Everything Burrito posted:Based on not much more than "I liked 5 of the shows you listed as faves" check this stuff out: Well Chihayafuru was recommended to me before. Didnt exactly care for it. Princess Jellyfish looks whack. Ill have to give it a try. It might not totally be my thing though. House of Five leaves gives off a mushi-shi vibe. Ill give the first episode a try. Houzuku no Reitetsu LOOKS AMAAZING. First 3 minutes of it hooked me. I know what im doing tomorrow. Makai Ouji looks like the better combination of Pandora Hearts and Black Butler. Im in. Tsuritama looks like something id watch too. Very cool looking slice of life.
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Try Kino's Journey, Haibane Renmei and Mononoke. All fairly slow paced shows with varying degrees of weird supernatural poo poo happens that the characters have to deal with. Throw Seirei No Moribito and Shin Sekai Yori / From the New World in there if you want more action but with some similar themes.
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RabidWeasel posted:Try Kino's Journey, Haibane Renmei and Mononoke. All fairly slow paced shows with varying degrees of weird supernatural poo poo happens that the characters have to deal with. Throw Seirei No Moribito and Shin Sekai Yori / From the New World in there if you want more action but with some similar themes. I have to say, I felt kinda faked out by Seirei no Moribito. It opens with some pretty goddamn awesome action and then basically pulls the drag chute on that. I still loved it, it's just not what the opening act led me to expect.
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Stravinsky posted:Evengalion is considered a guilty pleasure? ... but No. 6 and Gargantia go on the "legitimate" list?  Anyways, looking at those lists tells me you'd probably enjoy Death Note and Mirai Nikki. Death Note is not a good show, but it's theatrical and overwrought in the same ways as the stuff you mentioned. Mirai Nikki is also theatrical and overwrought, but is secretly a good show. And it has Norio Wakamoto playing God.
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