Forum - View topicNewbie in need of some advice!
|
|
| Author | Message | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
step
Posts: 9 Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge |
|
||
|
Well i'm new here (it's my 1st post) and have been into anime for a while (started out when i was 11 with Venus Wars) but have recently gotten back into anime after a 4 year abscene due to university constraits (and living in the UK there's a real lack of anime releases until i discovered importing anime dvd). Anyway i've recently been catching up again and have recently purchased the following anime series's on DVD:
Cowboy Bebop - The Perfect Sessions (Limited Edition Complete Series Boxed Set) :D Escaflowne - The Series (Limited Edition Boxed Set) Also I have Trigun - The Complete Boxed Set and Tenchi Muyo - OAV DVD Boxed Set's comming in the post. I loved Bebop and have just finished watching Escaflowne. Now my problem is where do i go from here? I've been looking around the net at reviews of various different anime movies and series's and i don't know what to get after these. So I thought i'd seek some advice here on this board (you all seemed extremely knowlegable). So whats your advice on what the best anime series and movies are? Any and all advice is welcome, thanks in advance! |
|||
|
|||
|
step
Posts: 9 Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge |
|
||
|
oh yeah i forgot that i've also got a subbed copy of Hellsing
1-13 and i'm watching the Neon Genesis Evangelion and Nadesico on the Sci-Fi channel here in the UK (although i'll probably end up buying those on DVD as well). Suggestions on what else is "must have" anime are welcome. thanks |
|||
|
|||
Cassandra
 Posts: 1356 Location: Birdsboro, PA |
|
||
|
Well, since you liked Bebop, you might like Outlaw Star. It's still got that "space pirate" kinda theme going with it.
I don't know about a "must have" list since everyone's preferences are different, but here's a list of some of the more "known" titles: Akira Ghost In The Shell Vampire Hunter D umm...I'm having a brain fart now. If you tell us a lil more about what kinda stuff you like (comedy, drama, mecha....), we can probably give a few more titles 
|
|||
|
|||
|
step
Posts: 9 Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge |
|
||
|
Well what's your favourite anime? There are so many diverse opinions that formulating a "best ever" list will never be exactly the same (which is a credit to the broad range of anime available). All you can do is state what you personally like and why and thats what i'm looking for.
Your opinions are welcome! |
|||
|
|||
Judau
 Posts: 247 Location: Boston, MA |
|
||
|
Yeah, I agree with Cassandra's list, start with that, nice and cheap stuff compared to series. SOunds like you have not seen a whole lot of mecha stuff (Except some of Eva and kinda Ecaflowne...), but if you want to, the obvious choices would be Gundam and Macross. That is great that Sci-Fi has Eva and Nadesico over there, they don;t even show anime anymore in the US...
|
|||
|
|||
|
TheAngstyKiller
Posts: 26 |
|
||
|
If you don't mind a little digital enhancement in your giant robots, check out Vandread and Full Metal Panic. They're both entertaining, but Full Metal Panic hasn't been officially released yet.
|
|||
|
|||
|
Cassandra
Posts: 1356 Location: Birdsboro, PA |
|
||
|
My list of favorites:
GunSmith Cats Sailor Moon Armitage III (both of them) Blue Seed Battle Angel (though this is out of print) |
|||
|
|||
SuperSkylineGTR
 Posts: 471 Location: Chicago, IL |
|
||
|
Here you go...
If you like Sci-fi: Gundam 0083, Macross Plus, Gundam Wing, Gundam 08 MS Team, Bubble Gum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (If you order from Amazon.com, I believe it is 80 bucks for the whole series) Now Cassandra mentioned Gunsmith Cats, That is also very excellent if you like action (plus it takes place in my hometown!) Now if you like some funny anime, ALot of people swear by Excel Saga (Which I have not seen yet, so ask the rest of the crew what they think). BUT you cannot go wrong with Ranma 1/2 and GTO Now for movies, Ghost in the Shell is superb, So are both Patlabor movies |
|||
|
|||
|
step
Posts: 9 Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge |
|
||
|
Anything with a strong story and an intriging plot will make it onto my watch list regardless of its genre. I've seen quite a bit on most peoples list's (before my moritorium on anime) like battle angel alita, the patlabor movies, vampire hunter d (not the new 1 yet though), princess mononoke etc mainly due to the sci-fi channel here in the uk which shows an anime movie and 3 series each week (shadow skill and Gunbuster where recently on along with blue gender, nadesico, neon genesis) and has a weekly 2 hour show called Saiko-Exciting which is devoted to everything japanese inc
new J-Pop and anime of course and some very funny set peices like sorigami (origami but with people getting paper cuts every week). If you live in the United Kingdom it's a definate watch (it's on Sundays at 12 noon for 2 hours). I thought that there would be a ton of anime on US tv given how much you get released over there on dvd compared to the UK which mainly sees just movies and not many series. What anime is currently on tv in the US? just curious. |
|||
|
|||
|
TheAngstyKiller
Posts: 26 |
|
||
|
Cartoon Network is currently running Inuyasha, Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam, and Gundam 0083 on Adult Swim, saturdays beginning at 11pm. On weekdays around 4-6pm they show anything from Zoids, Tenchi, Gundam, and DBZ, with the occasional full length movie or OVA series thrown in on fridays. You occasionally see anime on the Action channel, which is pretty much a mixed bag of new/old sci-fi/action shows and movies. They even showed Metropolis yesterday
|
|||
|
|||
darkstar
 Posts: 87 Location: Lansdale, PA |
|
||
|
Now I haven't seen nearly as much anime as some, but I have some favorites to share:
Robotech/Macross Silent Mobius Yu Yu Hakusho Rurouni Kenshin (haven't seen all of it yet - the series is rather long & has at least 3 major story arcs) You're Under Arrest! Cardcaptor Sakura Magic User's Club Yoroiden Samurai Troopers/Ronin Warriors Gatchaman Also love Escaflowne, which you've seen & am getting interested in Inu Yasha. Have seen a few others & I'm sure I've forgotten a few from my childhood, but that ought to give you a few more suggestions. 
|
|||
|
|||
|
Sahara
Posts: 10 |
|
||
|
You should try everything Hayao Miyazaki did-and anything with Yoko Kanno as the musician. I recommend
Vampire Princess Miyu Fushigi Yuugi Please Save My Earth Blue Seed Trigun If there is an anime club nearby they will help you. |
|||
|
|||
 |
All times are GMT - 5 Hours |
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group