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Labombadog · Dec 4, 2008

I have been wanting to watch a great anime with my fiance lately, but I dont know much of whats out there.

We really enjoyed X a whole lot. And we also enjoyed Death Note too. I am looking for an anime that is mostly serious with a great storyline like those stated above. Also, please no long running series like Bleach, because we dont have the time to watch all those episodes.

Kyoufu · Dec 4, 2008

Tsukihime
Fate/Stay Night

Teddman · Dec 4, 2008

Berserk - the first one you should watch. Only 13 episodes. Best anime ever.

Cowboy Bebop

Paranoia Agent - Only 13 episodes, great series by Satoshi Kon of Perfect Blue, Paparika, Tokyo Godfathers, etc. movies.

Tamanon · Dec 4, 2008

If you liked the X character designs and the Death Note plot, you might enjoy Code Geass. Same designer, and another kinda battle of wits mixed in with some mecha.

GI_Josh87 · Dec 4, 2008

I've heard FLCL is good, and short. I haven't actually watched it myself yet though.

viciouskillersquirrel · Dec 4, 2008

Pokemon, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto.

EDIT: Also, Hamtaro!

I don't know much about anime.

heliosRAzi · Dec 4, 2008

ghost in the shell stand alone complex

JSnake · Dec 4, 2008

Tengen Toppa Gurenn Lagann. Greatest anime ever.

mephesta · Dec 4, 2008

http://www.anime-planet.com/

They have a pretty decent recommendation thing there, its worked to help me find a few obscure shows i hadn't thought of before. also if you have netflix you can use it to get some more recommendations, but give anime planet a try.

Tirade · Dec 4, 2008

GURREN LAGANN

EDIT: BEATEN!!

Great Rumbler · Dec 4, 2008

heliosRAzi said:
ghost in the shell stand alone complex

This, as long as you don't mind some self-contained episodes.

I'll also add Serial Experiments Lain.

arstal · Dec 4, 2008

Seirei no Moribito perhaps?

Kaako · Dec 4, 2008

JSnake said:
Tengen Toppa Gurenn Lagann. Most awesome anime ever.

Fixed and yes! You will feel your blood boil within your veins as you watch this anime. Tengen Toppa Gurenn Lagann will make a man out of you.
Also, Kenshin OVAs are brilliant.
Ergo Proxy in HD is pure sex as well. Just food for thought.

Haly · Dec 4, 2008

Speed Grapher
Kino no Tabi

rykomatsu · Dec 4, 2008

Kaako said:
Tengen Toppa Gurenn Lagann will make a man out of you.

no anime will make a man out of anyone, sorry.

viciouskillersquirrel · Dec 4, 2008

rykomatsu said:
no anime will make a man out of anyone, sorry.

Does Mulan count as anime?

btkadams · Dec 4, 2008

Femmeworth · Dec 4, 2008

Planetes
Kino's Journey
Fullmetal Alchemist
Ghost in the Shell SAC

Check out this thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=173356

smurfx · Dec 4, 2008

black lagoon
shigurui
gurren lagann
last exile
berserk
claymore
bokurano
Seirei no Moribito

rykomatsu · Dec 4, 2008

viciouskillersquirrel said:
Does Mulan count as anime?

i thought mulan was considered a feature length cartoon

Althane · Dec 4, 2008

Hooo boy:

Baccano!
Tenge Toppa Gurren Lagann
Ghost in the Shell Series (Movies, show... ect)
Noein
Texhnolyze
Slayers
Akira
Fullmetal Alchemist
Cowboy Bebop

That's just off the top of my head, in no particular order.

TTGL will make your dick grow three inches though.

bistromathics · Dec 4, 2008

Planetes

Fantastic and underwatched. Very few anime cliches, fantastic character development (1st half, episodic), and awesome storyline (2nd half, storyarc).

Slightly Live · Dec 4, 2008

Teddman said:
Berserk - the first one you should watch. Only 13 episodes. Best anime ever.

Best anime ever, yes, but it's 25 episodes (or 26 if you really want to piss someone off

).

DanteFox · Dec 4, 2008

This is the anime all others strive to be.

Drensch · Dec 4, 2008

Some stuff I've watched and liked, note I haven't seen the entirety of all of these:
Flcl
Stand Alone Complex -my Fave
Tokko
Texhnolyze- Although I can see how someone could not like it
Last Exile-Very good
Kiddy Grade-I was surprised to have liked it.
Noein-I've only seen a bit but I like what I've seen so far
Full Metal Alchemist
Gantz-worth watching but not as good as I thought it would be
Planetes-just like Bistromathics said

DrForester · Dec 4, 2008

Haibane Renmei

Gankutsuou

Milabrega · Dec 4, 2008

Gundam Wing and Gundam 00.

Rewrite · Dec 4, 2008

Laugh it up with Gintama

Fine · Dec 4, 2008

Grave of the Fireflies. It always goes unmentioned, and it's a damn shame.

Haly · Dec 4, 2008

Fine said:
Grave of the Fireflies. It always goes unmentioned, and it's a damn shame.

It's mentioned in nearly every "recommend me some anime movies" thread!

Rewrite · Dec 4, 2008

Halycon said:
It's mentioned in nearly every "recommend me some anime movies" thread!

Yep, you can't go into a thread of anime recommendations without someone mentioning Grave of the Fireflies.

rykomatsu · Dec 4, 2008

Rewrite said:
Yep, you can't go into a thread of anime recommendations without someone mentioning Grave of the Fireflies.

thirded...one of miyazaki hayao's best

Linkhero1 · Dec 4, 2008

If you liked Death Note check these out:

Monster
Code Geass

suzu · Dec 4, 2008

Baccano!
Monster
Last Exile
Seirei no Moribito

Fine · Dec 4, 2008

Halycon said:
It's mentioned in nearly every "recommend me some anime movies" thread!

I guess I just noticed that it wasn't in GAF's Top 10 which kind of got me miffed. #26 on the list is way too low for me.

rykomatsu · Dec 4, 2008

Fine said:
I guess I just noticed that it wasn't in GAF's Top 10 which kind of got me miffed. #26 on the list is way too low for me.

GAF isn't exactly the beacon of quality anime recommendations; more along the lines of what's most popular

Haly · Dec 4, 2008

Oh, if you don't mind movies then Satoshi Kon's "Millenium Actress" and "Paprika" are both very good and tackle pretty mature themes.

I'd would recommend Makoto Shinkai's "5 Centimeters per Second", but it left me depressed for a week or two.

tokkun · Dec 4, 2008

rykomatsu said:
thirded...one of miyazaki hayao's best

Grave of the Fireflies is not Miyazaki.

Fine · Dec 4, 2008

I have to recommend some Makoto Shinkai.

Voices of a Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days are both wonderful and beautiful.

rykomatsu · Dec 4, 2008

tokkun said:
Grave of the Fireflies is not Miyazaki.

ah crap that's right...ghibli did the animation, but was directed by Takahata...my bad

786110 · Dec 4, 2008

Giant Robo is all you'll ever need

Haly · Dec 4, 2008

Fine said:
I have to recommend some Makoto Shinkai.

Voices of a Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days are both wonderful and beautiful.

I've yet to watch Voices of a Distant Star but I'll second The Placed Promised in Our Early Days.

hellclerk · Dec 4, 2008

here's a list of 10:
1. Kino's Journey
2. Kino's Journey
3. Kino's Journey
4. Kino's Journey
5. Gurren Lagann
6. Kino's Journey
7. Kino's Journey
8. Kino's Journey
9. Kino's Journey
10. Kino's Journey

hope i helped.

Haly · Dec 4, 2008

doomed1 said:
here's a list of 10:
1. Kino's Journey
2. Kino's Journey
3. Kino's Journey
4. Kino's Journey
5. Gurren Lagann
6. Kino's Journey
7. Kino's Journey
8. Kino's Journey
9. Kino's Journey
10. Kino's Journey

hope i helped.

You forgot Kino's Journey.

ThatObviousUser · Dec 4, 2008

I didn't like Code Geass much, especially having watched Death Note first. Sure, it's the "same" concept of cat/mouse, but Geass just takes the ridiculousness to a whole new level while laying on cliche after cliche. And at two full seasons, it isn't exactly the shortest anime either.

JSnake said:
Tengen Toppa Gurenn Lagann. Greatest anime ever.

Just about.

Story-wise I'd say you'd want:

heliosRAzi said:
ghost in the shell stand alone complex

But because of my extreme fanboyness I can't recommend Ouran HSHC enough, even though it's practically the opposite of what you want. :lol (Except it's not long-running at 26 episodes, and it's definitely a very quality series.)

Feep · Dec 4, 2008

Who the hell said Fate/Stay night? What trash.

Nathan Rain · Dec 4, 2008

Why doesn't anyone ever fucking talk about Blue Seed!?

It's so....fucking cool & hilarious cheese.

DarkJC · Dec 4, 2008

GURREN LAGANN.

After avoiding this series for forever I finally watched it a few days ago. You must watch it ASAP.

Nathan Rain · Dec 4, 2008

btkadams said:

1980's VHS dub ONLY. No 2000 DVD redub half assed bullshit.

Oldschool dub or NOTHING.

TheExodu5 · Dec 4, 2008

Is there an anime out there with a soundtrack as good as Death Note?

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