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Anime recommendations for someone who feels like they have watched all the good ones?

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Fou-Lu

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I've been a fan of anime for quite a while, my older brother got me into it. But really I feel like I've watched almost everything good, I am hoping GAF can let me know I am wrong. What I've watched and enjoyed:

Berserk
Monster
Shinsekai Yori
Ghost in the Shell
Redline
Akira
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (and the original)
Gurren Lagann
Hellsing
Death Note
Madoka Magica
Code Geass
Samurai Champloo
Psycho Pass
Cowboy Bebop
Evangelion
Gargantia
Ninja Scroll
Vampire Hunter D
Black Lagoon
Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night UBW
Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z
Hunter X Hunter
Steins;Gate
Katanagatari
Trigun
Zetsuen no Tempest
Darker than Black (At least it started good)
Gungrave
Basilisk
Space Dandy
Jojo's Bizzarre Adventure
Fist of the North Star
Appleseed
All the ghibli films

That's what I can think of off the top of my head at least. Please don't recommend Attack on Titan, it is bad.
 
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poipoipoi9

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Bakemonogatari (and subsequent Monogataris) is pretty good. The romance element is terrible but the comedy is excellent. It's by the same author as Katanagatari.

And do watch FLCL, it's by the Evangelion crew but far more lighthearted in tone.

But what genre in particular do you enjoy?
 
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Crocodile

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I don't see Ping Pong on there so you've already failed the "watched all the good ones" test :p

I'd also recommend Shirobako and Death Parade from earlier this year.
 
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Betty

Banned
Usagi Drop - Utterly charming and genuinely innocent, life affirming stuff.
Clannad - The second season is legendary imo.
Cromartie High School - The funniest anime I've ever seen.
Summer Wars - Very similar to wolf children, go in blind and enjoy.
Yu Yu Hakusho - Made by the same guy who created Hunter x Hunter, smashes Dragonball to smithereens.
School Days - A really interesting twist on the harem genre.
 
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orochi91

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Crocodile said:
I don't see Ping Pong on there so you've already failed the "watched all the good ones" test :p

I'd also recommend Shirobako and Death Parade from earlier this year.
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"Ping Pong: The Animation" is phenomenal; an absolute masterpiece.

I didn't realize the Director (Masaaki Yusa) was the same guy who made my other personal favourites: Kaiba, Kemonozume and Tatami Galaxy.

What an insanely talented man!
 
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Semblance

shhh Graham I'm still compiling this Radiant map
The Tatami Galaxy - A trippy Groundhog's Day-ish series about a college guy who is trying to work things out for himself. Fantastic art style and music, cast of characters are charming, some pretty hilarious parts. Lots of talking.

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 - Space opera with some nice production values. Give it a few eps. to get on its feet though.
 
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Whiteblade999

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My tastes lean towards serious and fan service will make me turn off the show pretty quick.I don't see Legend of Galactics Heroes. Drop everything and go watch it right now. All 100+ episodes. It restored my faith in anime after being out of it for 8ish years.

Other ones:
Last Exile: Watching this one right now and a huge fan of the steampunk setting.
Moribito: Best female lead in an anime, period.
To the Terra: Fantastic space opera that tackles some dangerous questions.
Yamato 2199: Another fantastic space opera.
Escaflowne: I remember it being really good.
Blue Gender: Another one I remember being really good.
Scryed: Yet another one I remember being really good.
Witch Hunter Robin: Yet another one I remember being really good.
GTO: I liked the humor when I was younger, dunno how it holds up these days.
 
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nintendoman58

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Do you like mecha? Here are some awesome mecha shows that you might enjoy.

G Gundam
Shin Mazinger Z! Impact
Eureka Seven.
Gundam Build Fighters
Gunbuster
Giant Robo

Other than that, you might also enjoy:

Accel World
Shokugeki no Soma
Samurai Flamenco
Kino's Journey
 
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MetroidPrimeRib

Banned
Second post of the OT has you covered breh

Anyway, I don't think a list of names is very helpful but these are just ones I noticed were missing -

Ping Pong the Animation
The Flowers of Evil
Mushi-shi
Mononoke
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Gunbuster
Diebuster
FLCL
The Rose of Versailles
Cromartie High School
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Super long)
Gintama (Even longer)
Angel's Egg
Jin-Roh The Wolf's Brigade
Armored Trooper VOTOMS
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Shirobako
Gundam Build Fighters
Space Battleship Yamato 2199
 
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massoluk

Banned
This season got quite good number of interesting ones.

Ushio and Tora - If you like Jojo, this one is pretty hotblooded shonen from an outstanding manga.
Heroic Legend of Arslan - From the author of Galactic Heroes

Also Gate and Food Porn..uh... Food Wars
 
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Seigyoku

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I didn't see anything by Satoshi Kon.

Fix this. See everything he ever made. Yes including Paranoia Agent.

Watch Utena - Ikuhara lied and said he was making a girls show. LIAR.

Watch Princess Tutu because all should.

Someone said Escaflowne, I agree.

Track down Macross Plus and Giant Robo, still two of the best OAV series ever made.

Man, I was trying to come up with something I was in just to be silly, but umm, Princess Jellyfish?

But seriously Satoshi Kon.

And Tutu.

Edit: And if you only ever watch one Gundam: 0080. Short and to the terrible point.
 
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Dahbomb

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Kuroko no Basketball

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It's crazy hype basketball action with Shounen battle anime tropes in it (and ends up working well in it).
 
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Rimon-hanit

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So you watched both Death Note and Monster then.. well I'm stumped. /s

EDIT: I didn't see Desert Punk getting a mention yet, a post apocalyptic comedy series chronicling the exploits of a lovable mercenary, whats not to like.
 
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Fou-Lu

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So many of the recommended shows so far that I've watched too. I've definitely noticed some stand outs that I haven't seen and look good though. Thanks guys! Keep 'em coming.
 
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MetroidPrimeRib

Banned
orochi91 said:
Does Death Parade season 1 have a conclusive ending?

Or does it have too many unresolved plot-points to be dealt with in season 2 (if it ever happens)?
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It has unresolved plot threads but I'm not sure how much that shit really mattered in the end. I don't think there will be a S2.
 
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Mr_Antimatter

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Denno Coil
Lain
Haibane Renmei
Working
Stellvia
Read or Die
R.O.D the TV
The Legend of Black Heaven
Ben To
The Castle of Cagliostro
Galaxy Express 999
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Please Teacher
Ah! My Goddess TV
Ah! My Goddess the movie
Mayo Chiki
Noir
The Record of Loddoss War
Vandread
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust
Now and Then Here and There
Azumanga Diaoh
Bubblegum Crisis (and 2040)
Last Exile
 
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Mauricio_Magus

Banned
Your list lacks Space Brothers and Chihayafuru, you haven't watched all the good ones.


Also check out Gundam Build Fighters, it's so good and it Single-handedly got me into Gundam.

Edit: more you're missing

Hajime no Ippo
Shirobako
Ping Pong
 
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Semblance

shhh Graham I'm still compiling this Radiant map
Fou-Lu said:
So many of the recommended shows so far that I've watched too. I've definitely noticed some stand outs that I haven't seen and look good though. Thanks guys! Keep 'em coming.
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Wait

Have you seen Satoshi Kon's stuff?
 
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Umibozu

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City Hunter and Patlabor are two big ones that seem to e missing from your list, op.

Edit: some others are
Ergo Proxy
The Record of Lodoss War
G.T.O.
Heat Guy J
Lupin the 3rd
 
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yami4ct

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It's hard to give recommendations without knowing your taste. Looking at the list, a few easy ones I can throw out

Mushishi: Brilliant slow and melancholy supernatural show. Love the episodic structure

Gin-Tama: Super long, but one of the most brilliant comedies going. Takes a season or two to reach its peak, but it's still fun from the get go

Gundam: Hard to pick where to start here. Maybe read The Origin and then go from there. At the very least watch The 8th MS Team and 0080. G is very fun as well.

All of Hosoda's films: Maybe start with Wolf Children, but they're all amazing. He's easily the best director working today.

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Amazing series filled with beautiful thematic imagery and subtext. One of the real masterworks of anime.
 
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Broank

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A few older-ish ones off the top of my head that are real good.

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still - Rip roaring retro future filled with super powered humans, robots, mad scientists, secret organizations and an amazing soundtrack.
Gunbuster - Daddy of Evangellion
Diebuster - Indirect sequel to Gunbuster
Macross Plus - Stand alone OVA sequel to the original Macross. First team up of Shinichiro Watanabe and Yoko Kanno both of Cowboy Bebop fame.
G.T.O. - One of the required watch comedies in Anime.
 
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The Silver

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes aint on that list, you haven't even seen the best anime yet.

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is another one you need to get on.
 
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VanillaCakeIsBurning

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Samurai Flamenco is an interesting show I would recommend checking out. I haven't watched all of it yet but it's very intriguing to me.

The basic premise is that the main character acts on the idea that today's world is corrupt and he wants to fight injustice, which he accomplishes by dressing up like a superhero and going out at night to catch people committing petty crimes.

And from there it.... develops.
 
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Narag

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Chirin no Suzu
Legend of Sirius
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen
Riding Bean
Space Adventure Cobra
Space Adventure Cobra TV
Gauche the Cellist
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Arcada of my Youth
Yamato 2199
Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
Armored Trooper VOTOMS
Mellowlink
Uchouten Kazoku
Flowers of Evil
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Little Witch Academia
Angel's Egg
Texhnolyze

Satoshi Kon films
Mamoru Hosoda films
 
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loki 16

Member
I would recommend the following.

- Accel World
- Uchouten Kazoku (The Eccentric Family)
- Toradora!
- Sidonia no Kishi (Knights of Sidonia)
- The Eden of Grisaia
 
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MMarston

Was getting caught part of your plan?
Fou-Lu said:
I've been a fan of anime for quite a while, my older brother got me into it. But really I feel like I've watched almost everything good, I am hoping GAF can let me know I am wrong. What I've watched and enjoyed:
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I don't see any Gundam on your list buddy.


Also, Satoshi Kon and Mamoru Hosada films.
 
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TrounceX

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You've done well so far, but if we're going to knock out all the big names and genre defining stuff, that list will need work.

Clannad / Clannad AS
Anything Satoshi Kon
Anything Mamoru Hosoda
Mushishi and it's sequel
Something Gundam
Ruroni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen
Gintama

Probably more but it's late and I can't think straight.
 
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