Anime suggestions ??

[EssexBoy]

Riding Bean - great road movie

Tank Police - very funny

[Firefox]

As I've said before, I've recently got totally into the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. I can't really explain why I love it so much, but I think it has something to do with the fact that you see the characters battling the Angels with all of the enormous resources of NERV, but you also see them at home and at school, which is an oddly good contrast. And of course there are lots of little mysteries, the answers to which are gradually revealed.

I'll have to dig my tape (remember them? ) of Akira out and watch it again. It's been more than a few years since I last saw it and I can't really remember much about it except the cool bikes and a huge 45-degree lift.

[Lurkalot]

I started watching anime with Legend of the Overfiend

I think Ninja Scroll would be a good place to start (It's my fav). Akira still has some of the best quality animation imho.

[BassHead]

Akira was the first anime I watched (other than fragments of Ghost in the Shell earlier) and I absolutely fucking loved it. Other than coming very close to crapping myself in the bedroom sequence with Tetsuo...you'll know what I mean if you've seen it

I didn't get the point of much of it until the 3rd or so showing though, so I'd advise not panning it on the first viewing.

First one I watched too. CH4 showed it a fair few years back with English subs and I was blown away, so I bought the dubed version. Big mistake IMO , it just didn't seem the same in English. Odd, but out of the reasonable number of Animes I've seen, it's still the only one that I prefer to watch with subs

Maybe I just don't understand it at all .

I started watching anime with Legend of the Overfiend

OMG! that is one f*cked up movie! Must get around to watching it all the way through one day. I only ever try and watch it after a good night out and end up falling asleep (no stamina these days see )

[moobaa]

As I've said before, I've recently got totally into the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. I can't really explain why I love it so much, but I think it has something to do with the fact that you see the characters battling the Angels with all of the enormous resources of NERV, but you also see them at home and at school, which is an oddly good contrast.

Oooooh, I feel silly for not having remembered Neon Genesis in my first post

I llove it because of the mood swings - the use of Shinji listening to stuff on his walkman is fabulous. The wonderfully tempered presence of Rei... the hot sluttiness of Osaka...

Ah, it's got it all

[/Matt]

...I think Ninja Scroll would be a good place to start (It's my fav)....

no kiddin'
that happens to be my favourite aswell! it's brilliant innit?

[yeti]

I haven't seen that many, and didn't really get into Akira (not even the somewhat recent special edition-- but I need to try watching it again), but all of Mayazaki's films are excellent. Ninja Scroll was a blast. Ghost in The Shell is a mind blower, with great visuals and sound. I've only seen the first few Cowboy Bebops, but what I saw seemed quite cool (there's an ultra rare box out there-- mostly sold out by now).

I've also been meaning to pick up Metropolis, which is supposed to be pretty cool.

[/Matt]

in ninja scroll this there's this awesome scene where two warriors are fighting in a forest, check it out!

[Jamesac]

I like more down to earth stuff, myself. Akira is ok, Cowboy Bebop is absolutely great, and I really like the first half of Trigun, but my absolute favorite anime is Urusei Yatsura, which was also my first one. It kind of helps that I read the comics first, though...

Other recommends are His & Her Circumstance (at least the first three DVDs, haven't seen past that yet) and Neia Under 7. Both are very Japanese melds of comedy/drama with enough ties to real life to give the crazier stuff a good deal more weight. Maybe not for anime beginners, though.

Obscure recommendation of the day- Catnapped. I don't even think this got a DVD release, but it did get a VHS one.

James

/edit Full Size Sheepie!!!

[xarph]

Under no circumstances allow anyone's first exposure to anime be Sailor Moon.

It will scar them for life.

-Lx?

[HGFB]

Under no circumstances allow anyone's first exposure to anime be Sailor Moon.

That's the dub btw. The subtitled version is fine. Although I prefer the soundtrack in the dub.

There's been a lot of recommendations for testosterone anime (As I like to call it) so I'll try to balance that up with some other recommendations.

I'll start with Sailor Moon (bite me ). The first season uncut and in japanese (With subs obviously) has just been released by ADV in region 1 in a large boxset. It's a perfect introduction to the world of "Magical Girl" anime. Plus Sailor Moon S has lesbians

HGFB's next pick is a wonderfuly funny anime called "Magic Users Club". Here's a review of the first disk http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/448.php
Magic Users Club gets 9/10 from me and a big thumbs up.

Next up is Hand Maid May. A short and funny series about a guy who by accident ends up with a robot housemaid who's only one foot tall.

http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/381.php

And then of course there's Excel Saga. Which I'm not even going to try to describe.

http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/956.php

*Edit* How could I forget Kimagure Orange Road. I beat myself for forgetting. Bad HGFB bad.

http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc ... s/1421.php

[moobaa]

I beat myself for forgetting.

Erm... up or off?

[Saint Sandy]

yeah, definately Ninja Scroll

hmmm, looks behind at stash of dvd's on work shelf...
VampireHunter D Bloodlust

and aslo:
Doomed Metropolis - IIRC its a 3 part saga - excellent - u can order the video in UK dunno about dvd

I always check out anime on
sputnik7.com

lots of manga and shed loads of cool music videos and choons too - have fun y'all

[HGFB]

Erm... up or off?

Mmmmm. Madoka

[eb]

Blue Submarine 6 - nice Manga film too.