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Nirvana



Joined: 30 Apr 2005
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:06 pm Reply with quote
I just finished watching Kannaduki no Miko and wow, I'm so speechless....

Even though this isn't my favorite anime it just left me with a WOW feeling after I'm done.

So the question is, what animes leave you guys just nostalgic with the conclusion?
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Aromatic Grass



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:11 pm Reply with quote
Just one episode of Elfen Lied, I guess. That's a crazy show.
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angel_lover



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:48 pm Reply with quote
Oruchuban Ebichu left me speechless, but that was mainly because I was still suffering from lack of oxygen due to laughing so much Anime smile Seriously though, the anime that's left me speechless most recently was Macross Zero - right from the opening sequence I couldn't take my eyes off it. The one before that was definitely Elfen Lied.
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:32 pm Reply with quote
I bet most of us agree that the beginning parts of Elfen Lied was indeed shocking. Cool

Now for the stuff that made me speechless:

Air TV
You gotta agree that the animation was ungodly gorgeous so that kept me busy for awhile.

Tsukuyomi ~ Moon Phase
It started really dark and mysterious, and then the opening sequence was played. Shocked
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Joe Arizona



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:53 pm Reply with quote
I was left pretty much speechless at the conclusions of Kare Kano, Grave of the Fireflies, and RahXephon, though for different reasons. With Kare Kano, it was because of surprise and dissapointment. With Grave of the Fireflies, it was because I felt really bummed out. In the case of RahXephon, it was just because I was trying to sort things out. I still am with that anime. In any case, all of these previous titles were great.

In episode terms, I felt all warm and fuzzy, and thus quiet, after the Grandpa Masa flashback episode in M.S.A. Abenobashi. That was as close to a perfect ending for an episode, at least for me. At that moment, evrything was tied together. A real cycle of life kind of deal. I didn't think such a zany series could have that ace up it's sleeve.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:21 pm Reply with quote
I would have to say Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. I consider this movie to have one of the most unique endings of any anime that I have seen. It really makes the viewer think.
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one3rd



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:54 pm Reply with quote
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan left me without words to express...anything really. Absolute insanity from beginning to end. And that's only the first episode. I agree with Elfen Lied as well.
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blu_crying_wolf



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:00 pm Reply with quote
I just got finished watching "Grave of the Fireflies" and Oh My God..! It left me completely numb. I really love how the children are protrayed... very life-like. I would definantly recommend this to anyone!! Even first-time anime watchers... Wow!!!

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philg



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:44 pm Reply with quote
RahXephon definately, I was speechless all through the end credits, and when they finished and the bit after came on.... I finally drew a bit of breath in.
Spriggan fantastic movie with tripped out plot, a bit like Akira in its wow facter but it had something more than Akira but I don't know what it is and that's why it left me speechless probably.
Berserk the ending was...
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Zalis116
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:27 pm Reply with quote
Texhnolyze, Lain, FMA, probably Eva when I finish the last few episodes--these are more of the "WTF?" type of endings than the flat out emotional crushers. There are other series like Air, Chrno Crusade, Ceres, Pretear, Scrapped Princess, and Angelic Layer that had me in tears at the ending, for either happy or sad reasons.
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:55 pm Reply with quote
Did anyone see the last episode preview of Loveless. That made me speechless! Shocked

spoiler[From the looks of it, each of the people Ritsuka came into contact with gets KILLED! Please, Yuiko, be all right! Mad ]
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lovehinafan1



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:20 am Reply with quote
Animes that left me speechless and wanting more are:
Bleach and Ichigo 100%.
Theres something new about Bleach now that each time they say "to be continued" I have to break someting because of rage and excitment. But before I wasnt really into it. I'd just watch it to watch something, no anticipation of anything.But now it just leaves you hanging all the time. Its one of those shows where each time you have to wait for an episode, you can even make a prediction of it. Or You check the seeders website to look if they finally completed it and you just watched the last episode ! Anime smallmouth

Ichigo 100% gets you real couaght up in the episode. Its like a Soap Oprea... BUT BETTER! And your always wondering wh he will pick. And then you finaally made up your mind. But after the episode is over.... your jsut sitting there stupid... becuase you were wrong.
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trackstar1013



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:34 am Reply with quote
For me it was "Now and Then Here and There" and "Air" these anime just where so profound and just plain good that they left me absolutly totally speachless I really recomend them[/b]
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XCTU



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:58 am Reply with quote
Air was really good but it didn't leave me speechless like i expected it to.

Kimiga Nozomu Eien on the other hand...wow...that series is something else...

umm...DC Da Capo left me feeling pretty "wow" at the end, too. For different reasons than KGNE, though.

Kanon was amazing, too. I thought it was better than Air personally, but again, just me.

And honestly Negima episode 23 and 24 because spoiler[Asuna dies, and none of the viewers really know what's gonna happen, and it was just REALLY devastating when you're a hardcore Negima fan...]
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Nirvana



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:11 am Reply with quote
Damn, most of those animes mentioned like Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien adn Elfen Lied had also just had an impact on me... And I agree with darkchibi with Air TV... omg the animations was beaaaaaaaaaaautiful!
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