What Anime do you recommend?

[Angantyr]

Ok then, I will give the fan subs a go when I have got my new HDD, unless of course somebody could send me the 1st 2 or 3 episodes.

I quite like the concept behind it but from that ad alone made me chringe, after reading that review makes me see why its been butched so bad. Americans . Anyway this is what I didn't like:

• The Rap music obviously (People who watch anime are into Rap?)
• Some of the imagery, nobody looked like a real pirate
• It gave off the impression it was going to be another pokemon/yu-gi-oh

But I have yet to see the original nor the dub but I hate how they butcher Anime, I am so glad they didn't butcher Berserk or Full Metal Alchemist or did they?

[Youji Kun]

i would recommend things like
Fruits basket<- it's cute!
Gravitation<- good music & it's cute
Full metal alchemist<- a good adventure anime
dose Final Fantasy VII advent children count?

[Cain Highwind]

Ok then, I will give the fan subs a go when I have got my new HDD, unless of course somebody could send me the 1st 2 or 3 episodes.

I quite like the concept behind it but from that ad alone made me chringe, after reading that review makes me see why its been butched so bad. Americans . Anyway this is what I didn't like:

• The Rap music obviously (People who watch anime are into Rap?)
• Some of the imagery, nobody looked like a real pirate
• It gave off the impression it was going to be another pokemon/yu-gi-oh

But I have yet to see the original nor the dub but I hate how they butcher Anime, I am so glad they didn't butcher Berserk or Full Metal Alchemist or did they?

Well I can say the first and third one isn't a surprise considering 4kids did that. The second one's kind of valid. The thing is, I feel like One Piece breaks the mold as far as pirates go, there are some designs that are really out there (but I personally like it), but some like Shanks and Gold Roger fit the bill quite nicely. Much like Dragonball, Oda's designs have that "instantly recognizable" look which you just can't see imitated by other artists. And even though Oda would NEVER admit it, he can make unique characters each and every time that don't simply look like so-and-so's face with so-and-so's hair like Toriyama has a habit of doing.

The thing is One Piece could've been GREAT dubbed. I feel like Anime which places a focus on stuff outside of Japan (people, names, objects, etc) tend to sound better in English especially because they could get people with accents to represent the different ethnicities while Japanese dialog really can't do that (at least from a non-English speakers POV).

It's funny you mention FMA, I remember telling someone once that I'd call OP a slightly lighter hearted FMA with a bit of Dragonball (and yes I mean the original DB not DBZ) mostly because the voice actors while terribly poor in the dub SHOULD sound more along the lines of FMA's excellent voice cast. As well as the fact there's plenty of mature themes like Death, Religion and Racism. I'd probably also compare OP to the likes of Terry Gilliam's Baron Munchausen or Time Bandits. I'd have to say One Piece has a really nice balance of fantasy and realism. It's obviously fantasy with gushy moments (especially in the movies), but at the same time, it's hard to deny the "real" themes they present and they don't sugarcoat it.

EDIT: Oh and the music. While a lot of the Japanese music is a great symphonic score on par with PotC, I think the first opening theme sucks IMO and isn't that much better than the Rap song (by the time you get to 2nd opening though...). Like you, I tried watching the dub, and liked the concept but I could CLEARLY see what was being withheld (even the edits are sloppy) and cut.

EDIT2: Found a couple interesting Youtube videos

A scene in OP done with the Sub and then the Dub. See the difference for yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkPdGKRhFTI

Oh and this is just a good scene, period.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UyxwlFz-Qs

I eventually want to do that myself. A sort of "Best of One Piece project" Get some of my favorite scenes and then upload them to Youtube.

[Echo]

Rurouni Kenshin: has comical Romance, historical backround, and action(my favorite)
Trigun
Evangelion
Wolf's Rain

[midgarmako]

Bleach! Bleach! Bleach! its the best Anime ever invented and its also a Manga series, it has bizarre stories and a little gore but thats whats so great about it, plus the main character has a huge sword, what more do you want?

And FullMetal Alchemist is a good show too, you should watch them both.

[RagnaToad]

Rurouni Kenshin: humor, action

Gundam Wing: action, good story (litte too heroic sometimes though...)


BLEACH!!!!!!! BEST ANIME EVER!!!

[TomStrife]

Found a couple interesting Youtube videos

A scene in OP done with the Sub and then the Dub. See the difference for yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkPdGKRhFTI

Oh and this is just a good scene, period.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UyxwlFz-Qs

I'm a huge fan of the One Piece sub and a planned destoyer of the dub and I have to say the only difference between those two scenes was that the first one had cursing.

You should probably post a fight with blood.

[Cain Highwind]

I'm a huge fan of the One Piece sub and a planned destoyer of the dub and I have to say the only difference between those two scenes was that the first one had cursing.

You should probably post a fight with blood.

I agree, but still, the scene shows how bad Sanji SOUNDS in English. The different attack names, little pieces of the scene cut. And of course the music.

But yeah I should send a note to the guy saying that there are better scenes to compare (Shanks in Episode 4, Bellemere's Death scene, etc)

[Angantyr]

Haha I can see what you mean, though the differance isn't huge it is still noticable. I don't know if it was cause of my speakers but the english dub sounded terrible, the guy sounds like a retard.

Well I am not going to go out of my way to Watch it as I am more into the Mature anime but if I see it on TV I will give it a go. I Need some new anime to watch anyway

[Sevion]

Chobitserverted Humour. (Almost Slight Soft Hentai)

ummm i dunno what else

[Kinyoto]

I would recommed Read Or Die. Both the OVA and the Series. I have them both and one of the mangas. Its creative and has people for heros you wouldn't think should be heros. Lol, its just great

[Dustin]

I'm going to be honest and say I don't fancy anime. However, I do watch, and very much enjoy 'Cowboy Bebop'.

[TomStrife]

Cowboy Bebop is quite an excellent show that most of my friends in the anti-anime movement enjoy.

I honestly am quite exstatic about the finale premiering this coming Saturday.

[Dustin]

I honestly am quite exstatic about the finale premiering this coming Saturday.

Real Folk Blues, Part 1&2? Good stuff.

[Arkaine]

Oh jeez, this list could go on and on and on!!!!

Let's see, I recommend such titles as Inuyasha, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Eureka 7, Ghost in the Shell, The Evangelion Series, Patalabor, etc.

I also recommend both the american Robotech Series and the original Japanese Macross. Ranma 1/2 goes without saying, and should be included at some point in any anime lineup. I could continue on but these would be a good starting point.

[Georg Prime]

Well i'm not huge into a lot of anime, but have seen a decent amount of anime. These are some of my few favorite series.

Beserk
Evangelion
Escaflowne
Ghost In the Shell
Yakitate!! Japan

also movies like

Spriggan
Akira
Metropolis
Studio Ghibli's films
Steamboy

[Kaiser Dragoon]

A pretty good one that I just saw recently, Tsukuyomi Moon Phase. If you like stuff like D.N.Angel, it is a pretty decent one that caught my attention. rundown:
Hazuki, a young vampire who longs to be free of a castle she is imprisoned in for many years, finally finds and attracts someone so spiritually dense that he can walk through the barrier protecting the castle. That person being a paranormal photographer for a not-so-well-known paranormal magazine, Kouhei, he attracts spirits, but doesn't sense or even feel the spiritual presence of anything. After becoming free of Schwartz Quelle castle, Hazuki follows Kouhei and the others back home to Japan, only to be followed by more vampires trying to put her back in the castle.

It is a silly-love type thing, and quite entertaining to watch, not as gory and violent as what I am used to watching, but good nonetheless.

Another I would recommend is Hellsing.

The rundown:
It follows the story of Alucard, a hunter of the supernatural in the direct control of the "Royal Order of the Protestant Knights, Hellsing", which is led by Integra Hellsing, the latest leader of the organization. They are later (not much later) joined by Seras Victoria, a former rookie cop who decided on her own free will to be a vampire under Alucard, and is often referred to as "police girl" by Alucard, and Walter C. Dornez, a retired member of the Hellsing organization who is proficient in killing his enemies with razor sharp wires. Among the protagonists are two major antagonist groups, the Iscariot Organization (Vatican Section XIII) who, obviously, hate the protestants, as they are all roman catholic, and Alucard even being attacked by their members, such as Alexander Anderson, a Paliden of Iscariot. Later, they delve into the real enemy of Hellsing, the Millennium Organization, a group formed back in World War II as a way to use Vampires/Werewolves/other supernatural beings to try and turn the tides of war in the favor of the Nazi's, but after the war went into hiding. Led by former SS and other underground Nazi leaders, they plan on starting an endless war to throw the world into chaos.

[Eiko'sacutie]

NOIR, Escaflowne, Steel Angel Kurumi (1st series), Najica, and Louie the Rune Soldier.

[AVALANCE member]

i saw a lot of anime but Kenshin is my all time best .

[Crazy Chocobo]

I would totally recommend Neon Genesis Evangelion. It's quite weird at times but that's what makes it great. I started watching it on Adult Swim one night and thought it was great. I got the DVD boxed set pretty recently and watched the whole series in a few days. I loved it, it's so dramatic and depressing most of the time. I have the ending movies as well and there's not much of a happy ending lol. The characters are all pretty cool and it has a lot of action in it. Very cool show.

[High Flyin Yoshi]

TC Reccomends

• Berserk
• Hellsing
• X/1999
• Fushigi Yuugi
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
• Star Ocean EX

[-_Ingus_-]

-FullMetal Alchemist
-FullMetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shambala (I recommend watching that AFTER having watched the series)
-Hunter X Hunter + OVAs 1 to 3

[Donnington]

I recommend the Blue Gender series (not the movie though as it's just a poor shorten version of the series).
-It's got heart all the way through and bucket loads of action. It's so good I suggest buying it on DVD.

On a similar not I highly recommend the Manga Battle Angel Alita and Battle Angel: Last Order (the latter being a remake of the series end [by that I mean it changes the last two books in to another series entirely following Alita)]).
There's an OVA of the first two books to buy aswell (VHS only), which I love to bits.

[LostUtopian]

My recommendations:

TV
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Full Metal Alchemist {My favorite}
Inuyasha {Shippo = Love heehee}
Trigun {yum}

Movies
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Ghost In The Shell {First One}
Ninja Scroll {Amazing}

[~FANTASY-ENDER~]

An anime people should see is Please Twins! its a great anime, and its a pretty fun one to watch.

Plot Summary:Maiku Kamishiro's past has always been somewhat of a mystery to him. The only clue he has to who is family might be is an old photograph showing two young children, a boy and a girl, playing in a small pool outside of a blue house. In an attempt to find his family, he moves to this blue house and begins working as a programmer. He's living a comfortable life until the day two very different girls show up at his door, both in possession of the same photograph, and both claiming to be his twin. With no way to prove who is a relative and who is a stranger, Maiku allows both girls to move in with him until they know for sure.

[Meier Link]

ok i am only doing this once

Cult classic
Akira - movie
Ninja Scroll or Bubble gum crisis -TV

Dark
Vampire Hunter D or Vampire hunter D: Bloodlust- movie
hellsing or X -TV

giantrobo
gundam wing endless waltz - movie
orguss02 or robotech-TV

midevil
Slayers- movie
records of Lodoss war-TV

futuristic
heavy metal or any NEO genisis Evangilon - movie
ghost in the shell-TV

hentai
La blue girl-TV

drama/suspence
Green legend ran orPerfect Blue- movie
witch hunter robin -TV

outworldly
ecaphlone (i know the spelling is wrong) - movie
Dragon ball z or Galaxy Exsress 999(haha)-TV

comedy
Slayers - movie
New dimension tank police -TV

[Riddler]

I haven't seen much anime but I recommend

D.Gray-Man(This is one of the best)
Chrono Crusade
Death Note
Inuyasha
Gundam Seed
My Hime(Or however you spell it)
Airgear

Well that's all I can think of

[Phantom]

Here's my list:


Bleach: The action rocks, and its really funny. <<< look at my avatar<<<Bwhahahaha!
Death Note: This show has its moments, and I'm loving it, Misa Misa! rofl
Blood+ I love this anime, its so deep, it has its funny moments, and its pure anime. Drama, romance, and action, you know? Anime stuff.
Inuyasha: I love this anime as well, I wish they made more episodes. The way the anime saga ended was terrible, and I hate the Manga version, I need real action! Anyway if you love love action, romance, and a certain leacherous Monk then watch this, its funny as hell.
Rurouni Kenshin: KENSHIN!!! Nuff said.
Tenchi Saga: Tenchi Muyo/Tenchi Universe (fav)/Tenchi in Tokyo Watch all 3 sagas, they rock. I found the Tokyo saga alittle boring through but the others pwn.
Gundam Wing: Action....Pure action with a hint of romance.

[Halie]

I'd recommend Bleach. It's the only anime I've actually watched thoroughly, and I guarantee that it'll get you hooked. It's funny and action-packed, with a great list of lovable characters and storyline. Perfect anime

Full Metal Alchemist and Vision Of Escaflowne are also good ones too. I would recommend Naruto, but almost everyone here has at least seen it or heard of it. I did also watch a few episodes of Wolfs' Rain once, which was also quite good.

[~FANTASY-ENDER~]

Heres one of the greatest animes that should be seen My Hime.........

Mai Tokiha transfers to Fuka Academy and learns that she along with several other girls at the school are HiMEs. Initially, the girls face off against monsters and a nefarious foreign organization. But when they learn of their true purpose at Fuka Academy, the girls must fight to save the world and protect what's most important to them.