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[chicagocubsfan]

Hunter X Hunter is amazing. Watch Steins;Gate and Naoki Urasawa's Monster as well.

 

[LAMBO]

Hellsing Ultimate. I don'y even like anime much but damn that was good.

 

[Talents]

Death Note
DBZ
Hunter X Hunter
FMA
SAO is pretty good as well, some parts are a bit weird though.
D.Gray Man.

 

[MoonLightWave]

Hellsing Ultimate.

Agreed. I also recommend Berserk whether it's the movies or the anime. However, the "ending" in berserk can be a bit creepy.

 

[Goldenhen]

Elfen Lied
Kids on the Slope
Ghost Hunt
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

I'm not sure if they are your type of genre.

 

[Platy]

FLCL
Cowboy Beboop
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Rurouni Kenshin OVA

and .. that is it
There are some cool movies like Summer Wars and that Sword of the Stranger but ....

 

[Annihilator]

A lot of what I was gonna suggest seems to be said already. So I will just add other stuff I didn't really see skimming through the posts:

Higurashi (dark mysterious horror)
Seto no Hanayome (comedy)
Bakemonogatari (unique story with amazing art)
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (mecha anime)
D.Gray-man (fantasy shounen supernatural)
Shiki ( horror vampire like)

 

[zoukka]

The dog who must revenge his fathers death against a giant bear.

ginga nagareboshi gin

Not for the faint of heart.

 

[Prologue]

Yes. It has a few problems but the pace is a lot better. It get's rid of the shitty fillers in the original. The script and voice acting is also much better in the English dub.

It doesn't even have the original soundtrack. The music made DBZ for me.

 

[Mr.Marston]

If you want to watch Dragon Ball then I recommend watching Dragon Ball Kai. Its Toriyama's original vision finally brought to life. The original series still has its charm but its also nearly 25 years old and has plenty of filler.

My personal favourite anime is probably Bleach...but I won't recommend that you.

 

[Mumei]

<333

Monster!

 

[Zebra]

Am I right in assuming that everyone recommending Hunter x Hunter here is recommending the new one?

I loved the original, but haven't watched the new stuff. How does it stack up?

 

[daniels]

Am I right in assuming that everyone recommending Hunter x Hunter here is recommending the new one?

I loved the original, but haven't watched the new stuff. How does it stack up?

Yeah the new 2011 one! Cuts out the usual unbearable slow filler anime pacing

 

[Servbot24]

Also, Dragon Ball is superior to Dragon Ball Z

Can't be emphasized enough. If you want to watch DBZ you must watch DB first.

 

[Espresso]

Birdy the Mighty: Decode is one of my all-time favorites.

 

[Moaradin]

It doesn't even have the original soundtrack. The music made DBZ for me.

The Funimation version adds the original soundtrack back at around episode 50 or so. I didn't mind the Kai music either.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Those are the kind of animes I like but I'm open to anything that isn't creepy.

 

[scently]

How come nobody has recommended Basilisk. It is among the best anime I have ever seen.

 

[Village]

Have you watched ghost in the shell SAC and 2nd gig yet.

If so congrats, watch it again.

If not, WATCH IT NAO.

 

[bigboss370]

Code Geass

Monster

I liked Stein's Gate

 

[Hrothgar]

How about Elfen Lied?

It just has a bit of blood, but nothing serious!

 

[Blood Diamonds]

Fairy Tail

 

[Skilotonn]

Some good stuff mentioned in here.

 

[hal9001]

NEOGAF (2007) Poll Top anime list: http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=173356&page=1

FORMAT: Rank, Name, # of votes, # of points

01. Cowboy Bebop 86 567
02. FLCL 45 286
03. Neon Genesis Evangelion TV 42 279
04. Ghost in the Shell SAC 40 267
05. Fullmetal Alchemist 43 233
06. Berserk 30 218
07. Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen OVA 27 163
08. Azumanga Daioh TV 25 156
09. Vision of Escaflowne TV 23 156
10. Hajime no Ippo TV 26 155
11. Monster 23 149
12. Samurai Champloo 32 144
13. Princess Mononoke 25 142
14. Akira 25 140
15. Eureka Seven 19 129
16. One Piece 15 127
17. Spirited Away 22 111
18. Macross Plus OVA 16 110
19. Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann 17 107
20. Planetes 16 94
21. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 14 88
22. Honey and Clover 16 87
23. Death Note 16 78
24. Gunbuster OVA 13 78
25. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 18 78
26. Grave of the Fireflies 13 72
27. RahXephon TV 13 72
28. My Neighbor Totoro 10 69
29. Gundam Zeta 8 66
30. Mushishi 12 66
31. Wolf's Rain 13 61
32. Elfen Lied 11 60
33. Super Dimensional Fortress Macross TV 7 60
34. Great Teacher Onizuka 11 58
35. Maison Ikkoku 9 58
36. Hikaru no Go 8 56
37. Haibane Renmei 8 55
38. Kino's Journey 8 55
39. Last Exile 11 54
40. Ghost in the Shell Movie 8 52
41. Juuni Kokki 7 52
42. His and Her Circumstances 10 48
43. Dragon Ball Z TV 9 47
44. Ninja Scroll Movie 10 47
45. Bleach 10 46
46. Gankutsuou 10 46
47. Paranoia Agent 8 46
48. Millenium Actress 8 44
49. Whisper of the Heart 7 43
50. Giant Robo 5 42
51. Now and Then, Here and There 7 42
52. Trigun 9 41
53. Rurouni Kenshin TV 9 40
54. Excel Saga 7 39
55. Legend of Galactic Heroes 6 39
56. Hare+Guu 5 37
57. Hunter x Hunter 7 37
58. Laputa: Castle in the Sky 8 37
59. Serial Experiments Lain 9 37
60. Castle of Cagliostro 5 36
61. Beck 6 35
62. Revolutionary Girl Utena TV 7 35
63. Crest of the Stars TV 7 34
64. Genshiken 6 34
65. Gungrave 8 32
66. Only Yesterday 5 31
67. Perfect Blue 6 31
68. Black Lagoon 6 30
69. Kimagura Orange Road 4 30
70. Jin-Roh 4 29
71. Nadia - Secret of Blue Water 8 29
72. Read or Die OVA 6 29
73. School Rumble 6 29
74. Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu? 6 28
75. Hellsing TV 4 27
76. Wings of Honneamise 5 27
77. Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid 4 26
78. Initial D TV 4 26
79. Naruto 5 26
80. Rose of Versailles 3 26
81. Metropolis Movie 4 25
82. Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team 4 25
83. Yu Yu Hakusho TV 7 25
84. Claymore 5 24
85. Dragon Ball TV 5 24
86. Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV 4 24
87. Kiki's Delivery Service 4 24
88. Mind Game 4 24
89. Princess Tutu 4 23
90. Porco Rosso 5 23
91. Saint Seiya 5 22
92. Dennou Coil 4 21
93. Howl's Moving Castle 4 21
94. Read or Die TV 6 21
95. Love Hina 5 20
96. Project A-ko 3 20
97. Urusei Yatsura TV 3 20
98. The Big O 4 19
99. City Hunter 2 19
100. Gundam Seed TV 5 19

 

[Linkhero1]

Monster

simply brilliant, though, the pacing is slow.

 

[Liha]

And are One Piece and DBZ worth starting?

Thanks!

YES!

Steins;Gate is very good.

 

[nilay]

Watch Baccano! its short and awesome

 

[cafemomo]

Guilty Crown
Black Lagoon

only animus I ever bother really watching

 

[Jay Sosa]

well out of the 3 shows I consider god tier you already watched bebop and trigun..so all that's left is highschool of the dead..

nah just kidding NGE obviously. though I love HOTD. mindless fun at it's best(some might consider it a bit creepy..tons of fan service).

besides that I'd say you should watch monster which is veeeeeery long and slow but absolutely amazing.

about one piece and dbz...both are fun but there's soooooo much filler it isn't even funny. especially in dbz. I'd rather read the mangas.

52. Trigun 9 41

what


the


fuck

and what is flcl?

 

[daniels]

Also Haibane Renmai, Mushishi, kinos journey, spice and wolf, aria, most studio Ghibli stuff but especialy Laputa Castle in the Sky, Grave of the fireflys and Nausicaa are all worth a watch.

 

[Peco]

Golden Boy
Excel Saga
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Beck
Master Keaton
Detroit Metal City
Shigurui: Death Frenzy

 

[FelixOrion]

and what is flcl?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLCL

It's a bizarre little 6 episode show with some crazy good animation and soundtrack. A lot of people think it's phenomenal series. I don't think it's as good as they say, but I won't deny it's still enjoyable and really well made.

 

[Jay Sosa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLCL

It's a bizarre little 6 episode show with some crazy good animation and soundtrack. A lot of people think it's phenomenal series. I don't think it's as good as they say, but I won't deny it's still enjoyable and really well made.

gracias senor! Only 6 episodes you say..sounds great. nothing worse than those 50+ animes..

 

[Shaanyboi]

Ghost in the Shell SAC is one of the few animes I've ever liked.

Along with Cowboy Bebop, and the Escaflowne series

Also

Spoiler

fuck Dragonball in all its forms.

There's also the Avatar: The Last Airbender show, though its american. Not sure if that qualifies. Still though, it's a critical darling for a reason. Season 2 is where it kicks into fucking high gear, but it's a fun watch throughout. After that, there's also Legend of Korra, the sequel series.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

 

[injurai]

I've heard Sword Art Online gets super creepy.

First half is neat, and good.

Second half is awful, creepy, and just all around bad.

 

[Rayis]

Free! Iwatobi Swim Club

 

[JulianImp]

I'd say Paranoia Agent, but it is creepy. Tokyo Godfathers, on the other hand, isn't, but it's a movie rather than an anime series.

Durarara!! (from the same studio that made the Baccano anime, I think) is quirky, but quite good IMO.

Evangelion's crazy good. To me it felt like a show where the whole setting was second to the characters, which were deeply tied to the central theme and really well written.

I'll also agree that the original Dragon Ball's better than Z, since it was more about a mix of combat and exploration, rather than all combat, all the time like most of Z and GT.

 

[MaschinenZimmer]

Cool Devices

 

[Jay Sosa]

First half is neat, and good.

Second half is awful, creepy, and just all around bad.

what? no. It might no be as interesting as the first season...but it doesn't suddenly turn into an awful creepy show that is all around bad. why does everything on gaf the internet has to be either awesome or terrible. whatever happened to not that good or mediocre?

 

[Rad-]

My top 2:

Steins;Gate
Darker than Black

Actually surprised there isn't more Steins;Gate posts in this topic.

 

[chaostrophy]

Paranoia Agent, Wolf's Rain, Otogi Zoshi, Serial Experiments Lain

 

[daniels]

Free! Iwatobi Swim Club

yeah awesome stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aT_I8-E_Bo

 

[Bennettt2]

I recommend Evangelion, but be prepared to dive into some post-episode research.

I also hear Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Hellsing are good.

 

[Jex]

I mean, there's probably a hundred titles you should watch, many of which have already been suggested in the thread. I'd personally watch some movies as they're easier to digest then shows. So:

Akira
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell Innocence (assuming you like the original)
Nearly every movie by Mayo Hiyazaki/Isao Takahata e.g. the works of Studio Ghibli
Sword of the Stranger
Wolf Children

That's a pretty good starting point. I good go and on and on, as some people in this thread have already done. The problem with opening your thread with such a broad query is that you're going to get hundreds upon hundreds of different responses which might be useful in aggregate, I suppose.

 

[.la1n]

Irresponsible Captain Tylor

my answer, every time, all the time.

 

[injurai]

what? no. It might no be as interesting as the first season...but it doesn't suddenly turn into an awful creepy show that is all around bad. why does everything on gaf the internet has to be either awesome or terrible. whatever happened to not that good or mediocre?

The second half is easily one of the worst sequences of anime I have watched.

Not everything is bad or good to me, nor is that the case for all the other people who happen to use the internet. Why do a select few knuckle heads like you have to think it's the internet vs them in terms of opinions?

Why not tell us why the second half was good instead of complaining about an individuals opinion and some sort of esoteric issue with the "internet's" opinions.

Spoiler

btw it's still creepy, because she is held as a domestic slave and nearly raped

 

[JulianImp]

Irresponsible Captain Tylor

my answer, every time, all the time.

I remember watching it as a kid. I wouldn't label it as a must-watch anime, but it was certainly fun back then (not sure how it'd hold up nowadays, though).

 

[Roland1979]

Trying to get into some anime and I'm looking for the absolute best.

I've already watched/am watching Naruto, Trigun, FMA, Death Note, Samurai Champloo, Gurren Lagaan, Sword Art Online, Attack on Titan, Cowboy Bebop.

Those are the kind of animes I like but I'm open to anything that isn't creepy.

And are One Piece and DBZ worth starting?

Thanks!

That is shounen what you like. (Teener targeted action shows). Try Samurai 7 (a bit like 7 Samurai indeed, but different, and, in anime), Rurouni Kenshin, Gintama. If you want to watch a great action movie not tied to a series watch Spriggan. It's great.
Here's a list of top anime shows of a great anime site, you can keep track of everything you've watched: http://myanimelist.net/topanime.php

EDIT: you got recommended "Sword of The Stranger" by Jexhius and he is right, superb action scenes! Studio Ghibli is great but it's not action orientated. however it's so good you might want to check them out anyways (everything on his list is good btw.).

Spoiler

This is my profile on My Anime List

Spoiler

. Any GAF'er who's got a profile there feel free to add me.

 

[Prologue]

I don't get the love for Evangelion. I only watched the movies but the latest one was just ridiculous. I actually enjoyed the first 2 but after the third one, I'm just not liking the direction its going and feel no reason to bother watching the tv series.