Anime 101

riverhippo · Feb 01, 2011 5:05 PM

Alright guys. Many of you, as I guess, are into anime. For some reason it comes with the online identity for people consider themselves gamers, artists, or hardcore RPGers, or anywhere in between. (Not judging)

I do not like anime.

Really only because I never got into it, I don't dislike it either, I just never tapped into the anime world.

However, I am definately willing to give it a chance. I know "What's a good anime?" is like asking "What's a good cartoon?" There may not be one correct answer.

So I'm asking the SF community to help me out.

I want to give anime a chance. Where should I start?

Clock-la · Feb 01, 2011 5:43 PM

Im not a HUGE Anime fan but I watched Pokimon digimon and dragon ball z as a kid. all 3 are bull sh** now.

Well the anime films i'd recomenc will be anything by studio ghibi ((Spelling)) Sprited away been my frave film by then tongue

As for Serries theres only 2 i currenty like...

Code Geass
And Ouran High school hoast club, very funny, but very camp might not be your taste tongue

36IStillLikeSpyro36 · Feb 01, 2011 6:30 PM

i don't watch anime, but i have a friend who really likes it, and he likes Clannad and Kaiji a lot. and others, but i don't remember the names too well.

dragon protector x · Feb 01, 2011 7:28 PM

Clock-la wrote:

And Ouran High school hoast club, very funny, but very camp might not be your taste

Ouran High has alot of... Yaoi.... aka male X male stuff and is normly for girls who are into that. Not saying that there is anything wrong what goes on in the anime, but not really one to recommended to some one just starting to watch anime.

here are some that i would reccomend. half of what i have watched isnt popping to mind at the moment.

Non graphical ones:
Dragon Drive
Legendz (only in japanies with english subtitles)
Star Ocean EX (based on the game star ocean the second story game)
Elemental Gelade

ones with a bit of blood due to violance:
Gundam Wing
Gundam Seed
Black Cat
Bleach (but gots old after a while.

More graphical:
Ergo Proxy
Fate Stay Night(can be slightly over dosed like mortal Kombat)
Wolves Rain

Umm there are other ones i can recommended... I know some uber bloody ones which i wouldn't recommended unless you like anime and get used to how they work. And some which have alot of guy humor with perverted joked all the time but I wont post those names.

Clock-la · Feb 01, 2011 7:50 PM

dragon protector x wrote:

Clock-la wrote:
And Ouran High school hoast club, very funny, but very camp might not be your taste
Ouran High has alot of... Yaoi.... aka male X male stuff and is normly for girls who are into that. Not saying that there is anything wrong what goes on in the anime, but not really one to recommended to some one just starting to watch anime.
here are some that i would reccomend. half of what i have watched isnt popping to mind at the moment.
Non graphical ones:
Dragon Drive
Legendz (only in japanies with english subtitles)
Star Ocean EX (based on the game star ocean the second story game)
Elemental Gelade
ones with a bit of blood due to violance:
Gundam Wing
Gundam Seed
Black Cat
Bleach (but gots old after a while.
More graphical:
Ergo Proxy
Fate Stay Night(can be slightly over dosed like mortal Kombat)
Wolves Rain
Umm there are other ones i can recommended... I know some uber bloody ones which i wouldn't recommended unless you like anime and get used to how they work. And some which have alot of guy humor with perverted joked all the time but I wont post those names.

Hey affter my HUGEE!!!!! Anime gap from Pokimon ((From when I was like 6 XD)) the first thing I came to was ouran..lets just say twinsest blew my mind to a whole new levle XD

Latias fan · Feb 01, 2011 7:54 PM

This is my list of good anime

Cowboy Bebop
Code Geauss
Blood +
Final Fantasy Unlimited

Theres more but these are my favorites.

Ishkur · Feb 01, 2011 8:10 PM

36IStillLikeSpyro36 wrote:

i don't watch anime, but i have a friend who really likes it, and he likes Clannad and Kaiji a lot. and others, but i don't remember the names too well.

Hey guys, "friend" here, saying that Kaiji is one of the most incredible animes EVER.

But, is it good for a beginner? ...No. I think you have to get into anime before you jump into something obscure like Kaiji. Start with something mainstream, but not the crappy mainstream, the good mainstream. For example, Death Note or the Melancholy Haruhi Suzumiya. Both are good shows. I would highly recommend Death Note over Haruhi though, just my personal taste.

Here's a list of other awesome shows for people getting into anime-
Code Geass
Monster
One Outs (for baseball fans especially, although you don't need to know anything about baseball to enjoy it)
Angel Beats (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
Hajime no Ippo (great fights, inspirational)
Higurashi no naku koro ni (if you like extreme violence and cute girls)

Watch a few of those, and then watch Kaiji. Kaiji is brilliant.

Black dragon · Feb 01, 2011 10:01 PM

There are different types of anime. What sort of thing are you looking for?

I recommend
Ore No Imouto Ga Konna ni Kawaii nake ga
Read or Die
Noein
Evangelion
Ghost In The shell
Rozen Maiden

riverhippo · Feb 02, 2011 2:24 PM

This is great guys!
All are very good information.

dragon protector x wrote:

Clock-la wrote:
And Ouran High school hoast club, very funny, but very camp might not be your taste
Ouran High has alot of... Yaoi.... aka male X male stuff and is normly for girls who are into that. Not saying that there is anything wrong what goes on in the anime, but not really one to recommended to some one just starting to watch anime.

Yeah, I would prefer to start with something more traditional.

Ishkur wrote:

36IStillLikeSpyro36 wrote:
i don't watch anime, but i have a friend who really likes it, and he likes Clannad and Kaiji a lot. and others, but i don't remember the names too well.
Hey guys, "friend" here, saying that Kaiji is one of the most incredible animes EVER.
But, is it good for a beginner? ...No. I think you have to get into anime before you jump into something obscure like Kaiji. Start with something mainstream, but not the crappy mainstream, the good mainstream. For example, Death Note or the Melancholy Haruhi Suzumiya. Both are good shows. I would highly recommend Death Note over Haruhi though, just my personal taste.

I have a very profound "go big or go home" attitude about most things. So, as I will make sure my first anime experiences are foolproof, Kaiji sounds like something I would really enjoy by just how you explain it.

Black dragon wrote:

There are different types of anime. What sort of thing are you looking for?

I understand this question. However, it's hard for someone who is not into anime to be able to tell the difference the types of anime they are. Sometimes they all look the same.

If type means genre, I guess I could go for Dark Dramas or Science Fiction, among others...

These are good lists, guys, thanks a lot!

Black dragon · Feb 02, 2011 8:53 PM

Yes, genre is exactly what I meant. Try to think of anime as western animation with different styles if your new to it.

I can't recall any dark dramas, other than Higurashi perhaps, but for sci fi you should defiantly try out Noein, Ghost in The Shell, and Read or Die.

RedDragonX · Feb 02, 2011 9:38 PM

Use to watch Dragonball Z a long time ago but since then I don't watch Anime.

Clock-la · Feb 02, 2011 10:24 PM

Black dragon wrote:

Yes, genre is exactly what I meant. Try to think of anime as western animation with different styles if your new to it.
I can't recall any dark dramas, other than Higurashi perhaps, but for sci fi you should defiantly try out Noein, Ghost in The Shell, and Read or Die.

I assume your a Black butler fan...

Have you read the manga/ Xd i need some advise tongue

Black dragon · Feb 02, 2011 10:52 PM

Clock-la wrote:

Black dragon wrote:
Yes, genre is exactly what I meant. Try to think of anime as western animation with different styles if your new to it.
I can't recall any dark dramas, other than Higurashi perhaps, but for sci fi you should defiantly try out Noein, Ghost in The Shell, and Read or Die.
I assume your a Black butler fan...
Have you read the manga/ Xd i need some advise

I've got the first two volumes, other than that, haven't read it.

Clock-la · Feb 03, 2011 3:37 PM

Black dragon wrote:

Clock-la wrote:
Black dragon wrote:
Yes, genre is exactly what I meant. Try to think of anime as western animation with different styles if your new to it.
I can't recall any dark dramas, other than Higurashi perhaps, but for sci fi you should defiantly try out Noein, Ghost in The Shell, and Read or Die.
I assume your a Black butler fan...
Have you read the manga/ Xd i need some advise
I've got the first two volumes, other than that, haven't read it.

cool are they anygood? tongue

Black dragon · Feb 03, 2011 11:33 PM

Clock-la wrote:

Black dragon wrote:
Clock-la wrote:
I assume your a Black butler fan...
Have you read the manga/ Xd i need some advise
I've got the first two volumes, other than that, haven't read it.
cool are they anygood?

Personally, I think they're great.

riverhippo · Feb 05, 2011 2:03 AM

I found something else to help me out with the different genre's of anime. I have a Netflix account, and they list a few varieties of "anime." they include: action, comedy, drama, fantasy, feature films, horror,, sci-fi, series, and kid's anime.

Of the one's available for instant play, the highest rated (by users) are:

-Full Metal Alchemist series
-Darker than Black series
-Ouran series
-Moribito series
-Ghost in the Shell film and series
-Mushi-Shi
-Soul Eater series
-Cowboy Bebop movie
-Halo Legends

I'm going to start with the 1995 Ghost in the Shell and by the time I start with SAC, I will have made a decision of whether or not this attempt to become an anime fan succeeds.

When I added some of these, it recommended Queen's Blade, but it looked stupid...

SpyroGirl101 · Feb 05, 2011 4:57 AM

Personally, I hate anime, but my boyfriend loves it. His favorites are Bleach, One Piece, and Full Metal Alchemist.

Swaffy · Feb 05, 2011 5:51 AM

riverhippo wrote:

I want to give anime a chance. Where should I start?

I say start ... nowhere. You might end up with this kind of illiteracy:

Clock-la wrote:

Hey affter my HUGEE!!!!! Anime gap from Pokimon ((From when I was like
6 XD)) the first thing I came to was ouran..lets just say twinsest blew my
mind to a whole new levle XD

[/sarcasm]

Latias fan · Feb 05, 2011 2:35 PM

Swaffy wrote:

riverhippo wrote:
I want to give anime a chance. Where should I start?
I say start ... nowhere. You might end up with this kind of illiteracy:
Clock-la wrote:
Hey affter my HUGEE!!!!! Anime gap from Pokimon ((From when I was like
6 XD)) the first thing I came to was ouran..lets just say twinsest blew my
mind to a whole new levle XD
[/sarcasm]

And you belve anime is the cause of this?o well Haters gunna Hate.

Black dragon · Feb 05, 2011 3:54 PM

^There's this thing called sarcasm.

Glad to hear that you found one to start on.

Clock-la · Feb 05, 2011 6:14 PM

Latias fan wrote:

"Swaffy wrote:
I NEED TWINSEST!!!!!
And you belve anime is the cause of this?o well Haters gunna Hate.

now lets get this party started <3

Swaffy · Feb 06, 2011 6:18 AM

Stay in school, stay away from Hentai.

Clock-la · Feb 06, 2011 9:51 AM

Swaffy wrote:

Stay in school, stay away from Hentai.

my life.

shove that in ya pipe and smoke it.

riverhippo · Feb 06, 2011 2:32 PM

Swaffy wrote:

Stay in school, stay away from Hentai.

what's hentai? <naively google searches "hentai">

Clock-la · Feb 06, 2011 4:03 PM

riverhippo wrote:

Swaffy wrote:
Stay in school, stay away from Hentai.
what's hentai? <naively google searches "hentai">

yikes Swaffty led a poor boy into the void of the DEVIL!!!! Im not standing for this!! D:

also Death notes pritty big and remember CODE GEASS!!!! big_smile XD

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