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 It’s the new recommendation thread. (here is the old one) First, give the ADTRWiki a look. That’s what it’s there for. It has helpful things like: quick picks for people new to anime and also our community voted Top Anime of the Year. Plus a bunch of other stuff. Take a peek. Then:
Our helpful, totally cool-dude anime experts will stop what they are doing to recommend Legend of Galactic Heroes and maybe some other shows. DamnGlitch fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Mar 25, 2013 |
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OxeHunden posted:So, I've been sick forever with a cold that's just not letting go and have more or less run out of things to watch. Would love to hear some suggestions on what's new out there as I seem to re-watch older shows instead of looking for new ones. From the info below you'll see I touch many genres so a good plot with interesting characters is more important than specific genres for me. If you are liking Jormungand please watch Black Lagoon. For the most part it is much much better at what Jor does, and it's one of those happy shows that has a great dub if you are into that (it is vastly vastly more graphic also). (I loved Jor, it's worth noting). Neddy Seagoon posted:As to manga, Blame! and it's spiritual sequel Biomega are both really good cyberpunk series if you want something along the lines of Battle Angel Alita. Volume 1 of Blame! is loving hard to find nowadays, but it doesn't really add anything to the story and can be skipped. My personal Blame! / Biomega caviate: Despite somehow having some loving insanely good art, everyone has retard eyes. The artist can't draw anyone without them being walleyed. It was distracting enough to me that I couldn't continue reading. pentyne posted:I really think its time for some kind of LoGH Simulwatchathon. Odds are low. LoGH was one of the first simulwatches here I believe.
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Mar 26, 2013 14:18
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Wow and the whole forum didn't start on fire because of ~anime~?
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Mar 26, 2013 14:35
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Guilty Crown and Fractale were both pretty entertaining. I can understand not liking GC for being a pretty blatant Code Geass clone, but what was wrong with Fractale? [I mean, aside for not being remotely what the creator hyped it up to be]
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Mar 27, 2013 07:37
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I was pretty happy with the machine god elements and the idea of a 'perfect' system collapsing and how a world would deal with it.
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Mar 27, 2013 08:03
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The Black Stones posted:I didn't like Guilty Crown not because it ripped off of Code Geass, I didn't like it because it's the stupidest loving thing ever. The characters constantly made idiotic decisions, and suffered from the biggest case of personality whiplash I've ever seen in the extremes "Hey, I'm going to be a cruel dictator here, whoops didn't work out so now I'M JESUS". The whole thing is completely moronic that's only alleviated by decent animation and the occasional bit of fun craziness, but since I don't do the whole "It's so bad it's good!" shtick some people do with things I thought it was completely bad. I very rarely like things for being 'so good they are bad' but then again maybe the stuff you are complaining about just doesn't register for me; I unironically liked Code Geass season 2 like a whole lot for instance, and at no point was it because I thought it was an entertaining train wreck like so many people seem to.
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Mar 27, 2013 15:43
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Raenir Salazar posted:Any manga or anime that explores depression as a central theme? Evangelionnnnnnn Now to be more specific, do you mean as out and out DEALING with depression or depression as a subtext or motivator? There are plenty of great shows that are depressing because the creator is depressed, and Eva is one of the best examples I can think of of actually depressed people acting like depressed people. DamnGlitch fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Mar 27, 2013 |
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Mar 27, 2013 16:26
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Asking for a slice of life and then calling it boring is really funny to me for some reason. Like, haha funny. HB has a few exciting moments but its really just about loving around with these characters for a few episodes and getting just a tiny peak into the strange world they've come to inhabit. So it's quite nice if you find yourself interested in the world or the characters. If you don't then there's really nothing there for you.
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Mar 28, 2013 16:15
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Hyouga is good if you are okay with it being [Bartender worked for me because booze]
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Apr 1, 2013 06:23
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gmq posted:I'm going on a 5-hour train trip so I'm looking for things to watch during it. I watched The Legend of Korra last trip so now I'm looking for something similar (actiony), like FMA if I hadn't watched it already. You'll barely have time for a 12 episode series even if you watch straight through If you have't yet, watch the first season of Jojo (it owns)
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Apr 1, 2013 17:02
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Don't watch anime at work
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Apr 6, 2013 22:22
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Smoking Crow posted:All of these shows seem super depressing. Do you have any quirky slice of life stuff that involves romance and ridiculously happy characters? I wish I had something to compare it to, but I've already played most of my cards in my first post. Sooo you didn't really mean broken people, you meant "lol teh random" people huh.
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Apr 11, 2013 21:08
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RabidWeasel posted:I feel like I might have something wrong with me because I just can't make myself like Grave of the Fireflies. I like almost everything about it, but there's something about the way the characters are written that makes me totally unable to feel sympathy for them which makes the tragic story bereft of any emotional impact. Congrats you lack the basic human emotion "empathy"
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Apr 11, 2013 23:24
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The Black Stones posted:Emma: A Victorian Romance is the very first thing that comes to mind, but don't go expecting any Metal soundtracks. CommissarMega posted:Thanks for all the recommendations, everyone! I've actually watched Eureka Seven already, should have mentioned that Emma is an amazing manga and a pretty alright anime. The manga covers much much more material and has a wonderful ending. The anime is pretty okay but the second season throws a curve ball in that it goes very off the rails (in particular, mucking about with the plot and changing a major character's motivations.), and has a completely different ending, which is very happy but quite different (it's very definitive and much more 'and this is wahte happened the end' than the manga. Anime is not bad by a stretch but the manga is SO SO SO good (and so much better) and is probably one of the most beautifully illustrated books I've ever had the pleasure to read.
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Apr 22, 2013 06:02
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In any case, I'm going to try Emma and that second suggestion of a kitten for now. As for the mteal- meh, I can live without it.
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Art was the only thing that grabbed me about hyouka. I was bored out of my mind by ep 9 or 10 and was horrified when I learned it was a full 24-26 series.
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Apr 22, 2013 21:06
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Please don't watch star driver it really tries as hard as possible in the end to kill retroactively any enjoyment the preceding episodes might have had for you.
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Apr 23, 2013 21:15
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Jon Joe posted:I think you confused my request for the worst as the the best. There's no way that's really the official dub, right? Somebody voiced over it ala an abridged series? Central park media is not known for their stunning dubs.
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Apr 26, 2013 02:48
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Watch sac first. When I first watched innocence I thought it was a bunch of pretentious bullshit. Mainly, because like you say the most fleshed out character from the first movie doesn't appear. On the other hand, after watching sac and then giving innocence another try, I enjoyed it much much more, since I was familiar with the rest of the cast who's short moments are more like treats than short lines from random mooks.
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Apr 26, 2013 04:11
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Reason posted:Can anyone recommend some stuff thats in the style of the anime sections in Kill Bill? I thought that was fairly well drawn and I liked the style. I also like the gunplay, gore and action of it. Not the same animation (that was production IG right?) but Black Lagoon.
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Apr 28, 2013 22:48
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I'd like to know what the gently caress shows you've been watching if you think bones is cheaping out on the animation. They are one of the most consistently quality studios around.
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Apr 29, 2013 16:57
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ViggyNash posted:With that in mind, would you guys suggest watching all of FMA, or would it be better to jump to Brotherhood at the divergence point? Watch all of it. It's different enough that its not like you'll be retreading old ground. I prefer the original honestly. Which isn't to say I dislike fma:b but I really like where the original went.
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May 3, 2013 01:00
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Watch both and make your own decisions holy crap. Even if you don't like it it's still better than 99.9% of televised entertainment, anime or otherwise
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May 3, 2013 16:35
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Captain Invictus posted:He asked for opinions and that's what he got, don't get bent out of shape because the majority of replies don't agree with your opinion that the first FMA went in a good direction, thanks. Don't get bent out of shape that I'm bent out of shape, thanks~ ViggyNash posted:I think I'll just finish FMA before Brohood. I tried to watch ep 12 of Brohood, but there were lots of little discrepancies in both the plot and backstory that I don't want to have to go backwards to understand. Yeah. Just watch all of em both. You may end up not liking parts of it(like many people who are not me!) but watching some perfected combination is perhaps better on a second watch through after you've decided what's is and isn't for you / for someone who maybe doesn't like anime and you are trying to make things as uncomplicated as possible but stills hare a cool series. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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May 3, 2013 23:25
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Corte posted:I'm in DamnGlitch's camp for what it's worth. I definitely recall liking parts of both better than the other but can't rightly say what they are since it's been so long. It may be that people are right about their combination of FMA and FMA:B but it's worth finding out for yourself I feel. I guess if there are time constraints and you can't be bothered then the amalgamation is your best bet though. All other things aside, brotherhood definitely shits the bed on the early 'oh gently caress' moments. Some of the most affecting stuff it tries to jam into the first couple episodes and it just doesn't work.
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May 4, 2013 03:51
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It's more or less impossible to even start explaining, considering where 3.0 has left us. I'm ambivalent until the last one comes out. I enjoyed 3.33, but it's so out there that it's hard to really examine it without the last film. 2.22 on the other had, in using its contrast with the series, is really really incredible. That said, don't be the guy who jerks off eva too hard. Go enjoy some other anime; half the reason people still stick their nose up at eva today is because folks hyped it up to crazy levels back in the 90s until everyone felt obliged to hate it. DamnGlitch fucked around with this message at 05:12 on May 6, 2013 |
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May 6, 2013 05:01
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The first battle is kind if weary some in the tv version. The event immediately after are compelling as are those leading up to ep 14. The movie that replaces the first episodes is the way way to start since the first episodes have the worst animation of the whole series, and the movie has a budget to play with.
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May 7, 2013 01:29
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It's not that confusing to be honest. There's the movies, there's sac, and then there's gonna be Arise, which will be it's own set of movies IIRC.
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May 7, 2013 06:17
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Chas McGill posted:That's amazing. So, what happens is pretty much what should happen to most everyman protagonists. I'm at work, so I probably shouldn't watch that vid. Nah school days rules because the harem owners does what a sensible teen boy with harem powers would do: literally gently caress everyone in his class. Its both the beauty of seeing someone finally just go for it in one of these harem anime, and then show the natural result of having a bunch of broads obsessed with some rear end in a top hat highschool kid who is loving his way through the yearbook. The moral of the story: all harem leads are total spineless wieners cuz the alternative is gettin cut, apparently.
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May 7, 2013 17:22
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The big o dub owns bones. It's batman with giant robot of course he needs a superheroy voice. I can see beck being annoying in the first episode but basically you have a wad of a friend.
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May 9, 2013 21:05
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Turtlicious posted:Where do I find anime dubs? Like legally. Go to a store and buy them; or Netflix, amazon, best buy? You have purchased media before yes? Dubs are only made by media companies, so you basically have to find the licensed goods. There's a few anime blocks on television (adult swim) and those are always dubbed.
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May 10, 2013 16:17
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ViggyNash posted:Oh? I didn't realize there was a difference. The comedy bits wouldn't be nearly as funny without the serious side. I really liked the first season, even if the last arc dragged :gonzo: :Gonzo: :Gonzo: Actually, truth be told, it's the only season of FMP I've watched. I've heard such good things about fumafu, but then there's that loving bear thing on the cover art and I can't imagine giving a gently caress, and because of that I never checked out the second season.
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May 10, 2013 23:30
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The higurashi anime is actually pretty good, really good, if you absolutely ignore the ovas (they are totally original to deen and horrid). 52ish eps of some hosed up stuff. It's good. As stated above the vn is a better vector for the story but it has poo poo awful art and is so so so very long. Which is great if you are into reading but the anime is very entertaining on its own, and without knowing about what happens in the vn doesn't feel like its lacking. DamnGlitch fucked around with this message at 02:46 on May 11, 2013 |
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May 11, 2013 02:28
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Nate RFB posted:There are patches to use the PS2 character art in the game, which are obviously recommended. Oh I know. You know I know, it's just as a path to entry the anime is far far easier to obtain and get into than the VN. So I think the anime is a great recommendation, with the caveat that yeah, if you can get past it not being animated the VN is a better execution.
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May 11, 2013 18:04
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Pulpie posted:Also, Gantz was awful. Well duh.
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May 14, 2013 16:57
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If you watch ggundam I hope you like some idiot going "my super move! I need... Super move" For like a whole loving episode. Check it out, since everyone here likes it for some reason, but its not really like anything that made gundam popular in the first place. Most of the characters are likable, and the lady has a battle leotard on at one point. For actually gundam stuff, oc movies, + zeta tv series, + cca, then fill in as you like. Lots of people here like 0080 but I don't because children are awful, stardust memory has good animation, some crazy rear end fights, and a few really awful characters. Also maybe a little retconny if you care about that poo poo. Years ago the forum was united in thinking 08th ms team was peak uc gundam, but at some point tho tone has shifted more negatively. I recommend it still, minus millers report. Zz is basically a crazy fever dream after zeta, and the way later series are sort of optional though v has some cool (depressing) poo poo going. I haven't seen unicorn, but it looks goddamn nuts and I'm waiting for it. Turn a is really excellent, if you can deal with not having tons of action up top its really good, sort of like a movie from the 70s. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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May 15, 2013 17:28
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I love wing but its kind of the Adtrw gundam whipping boy next to seed. That's what got me into gundam and its still my favorite, even if I like uc as a setting better.
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May 15, 2013 21:04
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Captain Invictus posted:One of the Gundams is a windmill. A Windmill Gundam. From the Netherlands. Whose entire design is based around transforming into a windmill(with a Gundam V-fin on the top of it) so it can hide from the other competitors until there's only two left and sneak attack them for the victory. No, seriously. G Gundam is a series that sounds ridiculous and fun on paper but is actually way less interesting than descriptions would have you believe. In my opinion, anyway.
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May 16, 2013 23:00
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Captain Invictus posted:You are one of the few people who doesn't like G, and also one of the few who genuinely likes Wing, apparently after watching it recently and not floating along on nostalgia alone? One of the few people in Adtrw, anyway. It's wing lovers and g gundam not likers in my circle of friends. Hardly hard evidence, but I've only ever felt like the odd man out about this here. I still think he should check it out.
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May 17, 2013 02:33
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I would say p&s is very western to the point that if you don't like the shows its giving homage to you probably won't like it. Also sex and poo poo jokes. If you don't like those its also likely you won't care for it. It's pretty plotless as well.
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.hack is not very good, or at least for all my attempts to get into it was incredibly difficult to get hooked. I spent more time with the incredibly terrible PS2 game(s). In terms of 'online games meet the real world', I enjoyed Btoom! even if no one else did. It's 12 episodes, very similar to battle royale, and at this point is incomplete like highschool of the dead is, AKA seems to exist solely to point people at the manga. I'm reasonably sure the same team was behind it, actually. Btoom! is a modeled after an online FPS, and like I mentioned it wasn't well received here, at least. But if you like vaguely exploitative fights to the death, ala Battle Royale, it might be up your alley.
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May 29, 2013 02:00
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