what 4 anime cartoons (YES ONLY 4) do you feel is actually worth looking at?
1. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
2. Samurai Champloo
3. FLCL
4. Street Fighter 2 V
1.) Cowboy Bebop
2.) Akira
3.) Millenium Actress
4.) Neon Genesis Evangelion
rosario+vampire
melancholy of haruhi suzumiya
rozen maiden
well maybe one piece, too
Cowboy Bebop, Akira, FullMetal Alchemist (yeah it's got dumb fanboys but it's actually good), and uh
idk
not really a big anime fan
as for Akira, seriously, read the manga, it's better than the movie
Naruto
pokemon
cowboy bebop
samurai champloo
mind game
flcl
dexter's laboratory
Samurai Champloo
Trigun
uhmmmmm
can't think of anything else atm
metropolis circuit
camp rock featuring demi lovato
trigun, deathnote, samurai champloo, evangelion
fuck, i like flcl and cowboy beebop too tho D:
also 5 centimeters per second. even tho it's really girly
i thought fma was cool. and tenchi muyo even though it was kinda gay =P
too many to list D:
oh btw, don't watch love hina. ever.
pokemon
YUUUUUUUUUUU GI OH
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^ wow I was really shitty in 2007
they both have their own little charm
1) Cowboy Beebop
2) FLCL
3) Paranoia Agent
4) Cromartie high school
Idk, i never watch any animuz, uhhhhhh Azumanga Diaoh too IDK
Cowboy Bebop is the only anime series I have ever watched in full, and been able to say I would enjoy watching it over and over again. The main reason I never got into any other Japan based shows except DBZ is how the plots run like soaps with each consecutive episode running off the next (although looking back there is plenty I could have skipped), and how inconveniently all the "cool shows" were placed timewise.
Now with the internet I can rewatch them all on youtube or easily get them on Netflix, but the appeal for most of these series is drained. I watch these kind of cartoons for two things.
A plot
The art
There's no kidding yourself, alot of the anime style is samey and repetitive. Occaisonally wacky shows like Bobo bobo bobobo come and show you how much can be done in mockery of those silly styles and expansion thereof, as well as that one adult swim mini-series, I forget the name but I think it went something like "The quest for fish Mountain". They encompass styles from all sorts of cartooning styles and lum it in a cluttered and wacky mess.
As for plots, anime is usually very samey there to. Stereotypes include hero trains, gets stronger, drawn out fights with tough enemies, happy endings. What made Cowboy Bebop really standout is how much of a beating characters took, and the fact that they never dwelled on happy endings. Even the very end was shocking to me, even after a good 24-or-so episodes of the cowboys getting scanty rewards and recieving beatings left and right. Instead of drawing out the fights, the draw out the characters and pull your own attracts to them even closer.
DBZ brought something new to my table when I was a little kid, and as ridiculous as it sounds, the way episodes were set up really drew me in as a kid. Both the action and the constant plot made it all the rage around any kid my age, and there's no denying it.
So anyways, I plan on seeing Samurai Champloo (considering how alot of action looks as stylized as Bebo, and the art just as stylized), and I've started watching FLCL, but the appeal there has worn off after a few episodes.
Also I've seen a few great movies, the one that really stands out in my memory is the one with a bunch of kids playing hide and seek in a dead part of the cluttered city, and there's various demons chasing after them. Its pretty heavy, dark, and depressing (if you can grow attached to the characters enough), but well worth it for the art.
So anyway taking one giant entirety of cartoons and calling it anime has always kept me away from discussing it lest I shoot myself in the foot upon reflection.
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2.arjuna
3.cowboy bebop
4.genshiken?
case closed
paranoia agent
nothing else
1.) beebop
2.) paranoia agent
3.) blue submarine 06
4.) neko-jiru
1. case closed
2. lupin the 3rd, only because it came on after case closed on adult swim 42759642 years ago and I taped them both
3. flcl although it only lasted for like six episodes I think
4. serial experiments lain
I forgot about bebop, I've had the whole series on DVD for awhile, it's definately one of the 90's best
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1. YuYu Hakusho
2-4 i dunno i dont really watch anime
Quote from: Sashuraoh btw, don't watch love hina. ever.
especially "love hina again" , that was the worst
i could talk about animes not worth looking at
but as far as good ones, let's see if i can mention 4 no one has yet
outlaw star
tenchi muyo (not tokyo)
death note
and soul eater looks really cool, but i haven't actually seen it yet
damn took mine. second outlaw star and tenchi. that was my childhood.
gundam wing? i like it.
I don't think 4 is enough but anyway here we go:
Doraemon
Serial Experiments Lain
Mushishi
Berserk
samurai champloo
flcl
case closed
aaand lupin the 3rd is pretty nice sometimes
ohhh i cant believe i forgot paranoia agent
The Slayers.
these are my favorite anime in no particular order except the first one which is the best
1. great teacher onizuka
2. cowboy bebop
3. fullmetal alchemist
4. to love ru
5. midori days
6. please twins
7. love hina (lol)
8. speed grapher
9. trigun
10. death note
11. mezzo dsa
12. samural champloo
13. melancholy of haruhi suzumiya
14. metropolis circuit
15. BELASH
One Piece - Ridiculously long, but every second of it is amazing.
Speedgrapher - Short, but sweet. Cowboy Bebop + X-Men + hot sweaty sex. Must see.
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad* - Animation quality is crap, but the storytelling is spectacular.
Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu (2x2 Shinobuden)* - Genuinely funny as hell.
* Watch this one in english, trust me.
one piece is fucking terrible your opinion is worth less than nothing
Record of Lodoss Wars (the original)
Trigun
Outlaw Star
Evengelion
Hellsing is pretty good too till around the end. Same deal with Full Metal Alchemist.
Quote from: rtilQuote from: Sashuraoh btw, don't watch love hina. ever.
especially "love hina again" , that was the worst
i could talk about animes not worth looking at
but as far as good ones, let's see if i can mention 4 no one has yet
outlaw star
tenchi muyo (not tokyo)
death note
and soul eater looks really cool, but i haven't actually seen it yet
i already mentioned tenchi muyo and deathnote =P
0wned
fine!
ranma ½ and hare+guu
I forgot beserk.
Its a bit strange but worth watching, and I really wish they put the effort into a seaon 2.
Quote from: KirbopherOne Piece - Ridiculously long, but every second of it is amazing.
I watched a LOT of one piece episodes, the plot is really great but just like in Dragonball they need 594053840594 episodes to do something simple
also DOREMI
deathnote (didn't finish it though)
elfenlied
blood+
That's pretty much the only animes I've watched and liked so far. I don't watch a lot of anime.
god damn i hate elfen lied so much
no offense loathsome
bobobo-bo bo-bobo is the best anime ever
flcl and paranoia agent are good
everything else is gay
oh and dragon ball and dragon ball z are great too
and case closed
and the death note manga i havent seen the show
ohh yeah i liked dragonball. the characters were really awesome
Quote from: morgan freemanbobobo-bo bo-bobo is the best anime ever
Quote from: rtilQuote from: Sashuraoh btw, don't watch love hina. ever.
especially "love hina again" , that was the worst
they did that shit AGAIN??! D:
it was some 3 episode clusterfuck seriously there was no point to it
Fuck anime
READ MANGA INSTEAD
^
Kinda true.
Same note as Love Hina, the manga had a halfway satisfactory ending compared to the mentioned shitty "Again" OVA, though Love Hina (and Akamatsu's work in general) still just isn't the best to begin with.
QuoteI watched a LOT of one piece episodes, the plot is really great but just like in Dragonball they need 594053840594 episodes to do something simple
S'true, though specifically that's because of their weekly schedule to keep up and for whatever reason Toei never wants to have BREAKS between seasons to allow the animation process more time, that and -because- of their weekly schedule they end up having to make the choice between either making a billion filler episodes or simply stretching the fuck out of a canon moment during the show.
Still, One Piece I feel IS like a massive improvement over what Dragon Ball did years ago. It, unfortunately, suffers a lot of the same problems, even now, but something about Oda's art and storytelling is just fucking amazing.
I love one piece's characters, and the comic is fuckin cold
but i hate the cartoon....the animators are lazier than me. i'm just one bored teenager in a basement, they're a team, they need to step it up
FUCK YOU
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Yeah, again, weekly schedule. It happens, it sucks :/ Thankfully they save the good animation team for the really important moments such as the big end-of-story arc fight scenes. I think Gainax animated one of the recent final battles, even. Otherwise yeah, though thankfully it doesn't suffer as much as Naruto in that department.
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Apparantly this is making a LOT of money over here, which saddens me to no end.
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sux
60 minutes of watching a depressed guy waste his life
don\\\'t forget BELASH guys
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gakugan brawler, GO
BEYBLADE!
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medabots, fighting foodons and the digimon movie were the shit. but fuck bakugan and naruto.
oh fuck
medabots
oh man
that show was the shit back then
Quote from: YungJazzmedabots, fighting foodons and the digimon movie were the shit. but fuck bakugan and naruto.
The digimon movie was good i guess, judging from the animation. Got this simple but still massive load of animation sequences. The style is very similar to the one they used in the medabots series. Not really into that series though.
Oh yeah, my turn:
Digimon (1/2/3 + movies, japanese btw)
Hajime no Ippo
GTO
Shonan Junai Gumi
Kirby of the Stars
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Edit: naruto is da stinker f
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I miss watching anime so I will share with you my favorites!!!
For those of you with not a lot of time to devote to anime
Area 88 - The 80's three part OVA. There was a recent remake, but it was around 12 episodes or so and the plot was dragged out and lost a lot of intensity. It's about a dude who gets tricked into signing up for a cut throat mercenary jet fighter unit and can't bail out until he makes $1.1 million in missions while his asshole friend tries to mack on his girl while he's away. One of my absolute favorites of all time.
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien - 14 episodes and very depressing. It's actually based on a hentai game but has no hentai in it, it's a very serious story. The first episode might be a bit of a turnoff as it seems like a typical dating anime, but the 2nd episode will explode and shit spirals into crazy directions. It's an incredibly melancholy anime but a pretty engaging story.
Di Gi Charat - I'm surprised nobody's mentioned this! It's a 16 episode series, each episode only about 10 minutes long. It's really wacky extroverted Japanese humor, but strays away from that very stereotypical cutesy Japanese humor.
Tenshi ni Narumon - One of my favorites of ALL time. This is a charming, hilarious, interesting series I really suggest everyone here watch. The humor and even the art is very cartoon-like at times, but Japanese storytelling and humor permeates into it having this delightful mixture of cultures. The soundtrack is fantastic, the animation is great, the story is great, the humor is great, I love this series. There's an entire episode about farting.
For those of you looking for a long anime EXPERIENCE
Hikaru no Go - One of the most intense animes I've ever seen. You'll be hooked, trust me. It's like 80 something episodes long. It's an anime about the Japanese board game, Go. Yeah, I laughed too, I made fun of it. But my GOD I actually sat down to watch it and it is one of the best animes I've ever seen. Give it a chance, you'll be glad.
Airmaster - It's a 27 episode anime about a former gymnast street fighter named Maki who is legendary on the streets as the "Airmaster," a street fighter who seemingly flies. It's very unconventional both as an anime and as a TV show which is strange because of how much it lends itself to abundant fight scenes. It's fun, intense, and wacky all at once. There are a few GLARING anime cliches, namely in two characters, but they are irrelevant to how awesome this series is.
The Vision of Escaflowne - 26 episodes of pure awesome. I learned recently that the series aimed to blend the Shojo and Shonen genres together into a really epic story, and now that I think back that's one of the best ways I can think to describe it. It's an incredibly moving, dramatic story with no bullshit filler. Do not watch the movie, though.
And I'm trying to go a little off the beaten path, but this absolutely needs mentioning:
Full Metal Alchemist - If you've stayed away from this series because of the FUCKING IDIOT fans, you're missing out on one of the most well written, cohesive, touching animes I've ever seen. There really is a reason there are so many crazy fans, and it's because every godamn character in that show is so incredibly likable. It's one of the very few animes that really understands what the fuck's up when it comes to drama and suspense. There's none of that cliché drawn out anime bullshit. It's all wicked spot on storytelling with these incredible characters and an AMAZING sense of self-awareness. There's no shark jumping part where you think back and remember how the point of the series was completely different and all the characters had ambiguous motives. Everything is solid, totally focussed throughout. From beginning to end you'll always feel a very real sense of togetherness. I'd watch it over and over again because it's really just THAT good.
These are my suggestions. I hope you check them out.
Cool, did you know that we might be wearing school uniforms next year? Uniforms for dress code at our school is an excellent idea. Our principal should definitely enforce this dress code because, it would be easier to pick out clothes in the morning, there would not be any back-to-school shopping hassles, and kids won't be judged by how they dress.
First, it would be easier to pick out clothes in the morning. When kids wake up sometimes they can't decide what to wear. When you have a uniform, you do not have to decide on anything but the pants. Another reason is it won't take as long to get dressed, and you won't be late to school. When you wake up your clothes might not be washed or dried yet. You will either be late to school or be wearing wet clothes all day long. You also wont have to buy as many new clothes. Your parents won't have to go to the store and buy you new shirts; they will only have to buy pants and shoes.
My next reason is, there will not be any back to school shopping hassles. Your parents won't have to buy knew clothes every time you grow out of your old ones. You will only need to buy about four or five pairs of pants. Your parents won't have to go through a humungous crowd just to get you t he style of pants or shirt you want. For example, your parents won't have to be bumped, pushed, or shoved or anything of that sort. Last, you won't have to try on as much clothing as you usually do. You will not be in and out of the fitting rooms every time you find a shirt or pair of pants that you like.
My final reason is, you won't be judged by the clothes you wear. Everyone will be wearing the same clothes that you are, so it will not matter. Nobody in the class can say you do not look nice in the uniform because they are wearing the uniform to. Finally, nobody will be distracted by what you wear. Say we do not have uniforms, kids could wear a hot pink shirt with dark purple polka-dots, and everyone will be staring at that person instead of paying attention to the teacher.
In conclusion, there are several reasons to have school uniforms such as; it would be easier to pick out clothes in the mornings, there wouldn't be any back-to-school shopping hassles, and kids will not be judged by how they dress. I really hope you consider this wonderful idea.
The part I researched, which has only one name, is the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ that produces digestive juices necessary to break down food. It also produces insulin and glucagons. Insulin and glucagons are two hormones needed to break down sugar and to regulate our metabolism. The pancreas provides a lot of power to the body. For example, it allows you to eat many foods and allows your body to feed your cells the energy they need. It also allows you to exercise without decreasing your blood sugar. As you can see the pancreas has a lot of jobs, without the pancreas it would be difficult to live
Organization in the Body
If you didn't have a pancreas you would have to give yourself hypodermic shots everyday for the rest of your life. The pancreas is part of the digestive system. Organs located near the pancreas are the stomach, the small intestine, the liver, and the gallbladder. The stomach's function is to digest and store food and the small intestine and it is used for digestion and the absorption of nutrients. To absorb nutrients, take out poisons, and produce bile you need the liver, and to store that bile you need the gallbladder. The pancreas is located deep in the abdomen between the spine and stomach. It is partially behind your stomach but the other part nestles in the curve of the duodenum.
The digestive juices in the pancreas flow through a duct to the duodenum into the small intestine. The digestive juices contain water and salts which help the digestive process and to neutralize stomach acids. Enzymes are also contained within the digestive juices; they help to break down fat, starches and proteins. Scattered throughout the pancreas lie small groups special of cells, which are called the islets of Langerhans. These cells send the hormones directly into the bloodstream. There are several types of isles cells, for example alpha cells, and beta cells. Insulin is produced by beta cells. Throughout the bloodstream insulin travels to cells. It gives the ability to take glucose from the body. Glucose is a simple sugar, which is the main source of energy for cells. If the body makes too little sugar a disease called diabetes is formed. The alpha cells contain secrete glucagon. Glucagon makes the liver release glucose. Glucose and insulin act as a team to maintain glucose at a safe level. In conclusion Cells main energy is glucose. When exercising cells use up glucose, when glucose is low the liver forms more, insulin helps cells consume it to use as energy. To survive without the pancreas you would have to give yourself hypodermic shots daily.
Medical Conditions
Diabetes is a disease that is triggered by the pancreas. There are three types of diabetes, Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes. Type one is usually diagnosed in children, this happens when the pancreas cannot produce insulin. 10% of Organisms with diabetes have Type 1. Type 2 is when your body doesn't produce enough insulin, or when the body does not use the insulin properly. Type 2 usually develops on adults. 90% of diabetics have type 2. Gestational is a temporary type of diabetes, which is during pregnancy. IT affects 2-4% of all pregnancies; there is a high chance for the mother or child to get diabetes. There is no cure for diabetes but there are ways to control it. You can take shots of insulin before each meal or before doing exercise. Another form of this is a pump. A small tube is inserted into your body. When you need insulin you tell the pump to activate and the insulin is put into your bloodstream. If your diabetes is mild you can control it with a strict diet and oral medication.
Another medical condition of the pancreas is pancreatic cancer. Did you know that pancreatic is the fifth leading cancer death in the world? It is estimated that 28,000 Americans will die this year because of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is called "The challenge of the 21st century since pancreatic cancer is very common but very hard to treat. First of all it is hard to know when you have pancreatic cancer because it is so deep in the abdomen. Until the tumor gets large and starts interfering with other organs around it, for example the gallbladder, the kidney, the liver, or stomach it goes undiagnosed.
Scientists are now researching a way to cure both of these problems. They are researching a pancreas transplant. Although it is still in its beginning stages of research, many scientists think that this will be a way to eliminate Diabetes and pancreatic cancer.
Three organisms with these Parts
Organisms that have a pancreas are organisms with backbones. For example cats and dogs are animals with both a pancreas and a backbone. Another animal with a pancreas is an elephant. The pancreas in all of these organisms work the same way as in a human. Animals with the pancreas can have the same diseases as humans do, for example there are animals that have diabetes and need insulin shots. Consequently humans are not the only organisms with a pancreas
Physical Characteristics
The pancreas is oblong and flat, similar to a flattened fish, or a dog's tongue. It is six to eight inches long, one and a half inches wide and one inch thick. Its color is a mixture of gray pink and yellow. It weighs about three ounces. In my research I couldn't find the texture, but from a picture it appears to be bumpy. These are the pancreas' basic characteristics.
Three Interesting Facts
The pancreas is an interesting part that is very helpful to your body but can have many faults. In my opinion there are many interesting facts but only three are breathtaking.
●To me these are the most interesting facts:
●Diabetes is a disease that would not happen if there were no pancreases.
●For an organ only 6 inches long it has such a big job.
●The pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death! I had never even heard of that before this project.
Quote from: egoraptorI miss watching anime so I will share with you my favorites!!!
For those of you with not a lot of time to devote to anime
Area 88 - The 80's three part OVA. There was a recent remake, but it was around 12 episodes or so and the plot was dragged out and lost a lot of intensity. It's about a dude who gets tricked into signing up for a cut throat mercenary jet fighter unit and can't bail out until he makes $1.1 million in missions while his asshole friend tries to mack on his girl while he's away. One of my absolute favorites of all time.
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien - 14 episodes and very depressing. It's actually based on a hentai game but has no hentai in it, it's a very serious story. The first episode might be a bit of a turnoff as it seems like a typical dating anime, but the 2nd episode will explode and shit spirals into crazy directions. It's an incredibly melancholy anime but a pretty engaging story.
Di Gi Charat - I'm surprised nobody's mentioned this! It's a 16 episode series, each episode only about 10 minutes long. It's really wacky extroverted Japanese humor, but strays away from that very stereotypical cutesy Japanese humor.
Tenshi ni Narumon - One of my favorites of ALL time. This is a charming, hilarious, interesting series I really suggest everyone here watch. The humor and even the art is very cartoon-like at times, but Japanese storytelling and humor permeates into it having this delightful mixture of cultures. The soundtrack is fantastic, the animation is great, the story is great, the humor is great, I love this series. There's an entire episode about farting.
For those of you looking for a long anime EXPERIENCE
Hikaru no Go - One of the most intense animes I've ever seen. You'll be hooked, trust me. It's like 80 something episodes long. It's an anime about the Japanese board game, Go. Yeah, I laughed too, I made fun of it. But my GOD I actually sat down to watch it and it is one of the best animes I've ever seen. Give it a chance, you'll be glad.
Airmaster - It's a 27 episode anime about a former gymnast street fighter named Maki who is legendary on the streets as the "Airmaster," a street fighter who seemingly flies. It's very unconventional both as an anime and as a TV show which is strange because of how much it lends itself to abundant fight scenes. It's fun, intense, and wacky all at once. There are a few GLARING anime cliches, namely in two characters, but they are irrelevant to how awesome this series is.
The Vision of Escaflowne - 26 episodes of pure awesome. I learned recently that the series aimed to blend the Shojo and Shonen genres together into a really epic story, and now that I think back that's one of the best ways I can think to describe it. It's an incredibly moving, dramatic story with no bullshit filler. Do not watch the movie, though.
And I'm trying to go a little off the beaten path, but this absolutely needs mentioning:
Full Metal Alchemist - If you've stayed away from this series because of the FUCKING IDIOT fans, you're missing out on one of the most well written, cohesive, touching animes I've ever seen. There really is a reason there are so many crazy fans, and it's because every godamn character in that show is so incredibly likable. It's one of the very few animes that really understands what the fuck's up when it comes to drama and suspense. There's none of that cliché drawn out anime bullshit. It's all wicked spot on storytelling with these incredible characters and an AMAZING sense of self-awareness. There's no shark jumping part where you think back and remember how the point of the series was completely different and all the characters had ambiguous motives. Everything is solid, totally focussed throughout. From beginning to end you'll always feel a very real sense of togetherness. I'd watch it over and over again because it's really just THAT good.
These are my suggestions. I hope you check them out.
all those words and not a mention of BELASH?
Quotenot a mention of BELASH?
Bleach has interesting artistic elements to it at least. There're points when the plot gets a bit bleh, since sometimes it also suffers from Dragon Ball elements, but Tite Kubo's artwork and character designs sre really stylized and interesting. Some of the characters are really forgettable, but the ones that stick out are done really well.
Quote from: egoraptorHikaru no Go - One of the most intense animes I've ever seen. You'll be hooked, trust me. It's like 80 something episodes long. It's an anime about the Japanese board game, Go. Yeah, I laughed too, I made fun of it. But my GOD I actually sat down to watch it and it is one of the best animes I've ever seen. Give it a chance, you'll be glad.
I think i might have heard of this one...is this the one about a boy that becomes a Go playing prodigy with the help of an ancient ghost who talks to him and shows him how to play or something?? i think i might have read a few of the mangas for this awhile back when i used to read shonen jump a lot, but im not sure...
Quote from: egoraptorFull Metal Alchemist - If you've stayed away from this series because of the FUCKING IDIOT fans, you're missing out on one of the most well written, cohesive, touching animes I've ever seen.
yeah, i agree with that wholeheartedly. It sucks that the gay fans of fma have tainted the reputation of the series. i loved the pseudo philosophy of the equivalent exchange, and the anime has some of the best plot twists i have ever seen. but i didn't really get into conquerors of shamballa =/
Quote from: SashuraQuote from: egoraptorHikaru no Go - One of the most intense animes I've ever seen. You'll be hooked, trust me. It's like 80 something episodes long. It's an anime about the Japanese board game, Go. Yeah, I laughed too, I made fun of it. But my GOD I actually sat down to watch it and it is one of the best animes I've ever seen. Give it a chance, you'll be glad.
I think i might have heard of this one...is this the one about a boy that becomes a Go playing prodigy with the help of an ancient ghost who talks to him and shows him how to play or something?? i think i might have read a few of the mangas for this awhile back when i used to read shonen jump a lot, but im not sure...
Quote from: egoraptorFull Metal Alchemist - If you've stayed away from this series because of the FUCKING IDIOT fans, you're missing out on one of the most well written, cohesive, touching animes I've ever seen.
yeah, i agree with that wholeheartedly. It sucks that the gay fans of fma have tainted the reputation of the series. i loved the pseudo philosophy of the equivalent exchange, and the anime has some of the best plot twists i have ever seen. but i didn't really get into conquerors of shamballa =/
i saw conqueror of shamballa in theaters and it was incredible being around so many fucking idiot fans at once
No ones said Evangelion yet? (or so I think from skimming this thread)
and umm Tri gun, Full Metal, Cowboy Bebop.
I watched a lot of anime as a kid since it was just always on TV where I spent my childhood.
I remember some anime with a teacher with some kind of demon arm, some anime with fire dragons coming out of some guys hand.
I remember enjoying them but then again I was like 8 back then.
I also enjoyed haruhi something something for some reason. It dosen't seem like the kind of thing I'd like but I did.
and holy crap that show has some devoted fans.. wow
sonic anime
inuyasha
pokemon
avatar the last airbender
spy vs spy
best animes ever!!!
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oh wow
Quote from: egoraptorFull Metal Alchemist -
That anime is pretty good and not to mention the manga is even better but steer away from the 'Movie" one, it sucks.
Quote from: KirbopherQuotenot a mention of BELASH?
Bleach has interesting artistic elements to it at least. There're points when the plot gets a bit bleh, since sometimes it also suffers from Dragon Ball elements, but Tite Kubo's artwork and character designs sre really stylized and interesting. Some of the characters are really forgettable, but the ones that stick out are done really well.
I love Tite Kubo's art, but I can say that as fucking bland as the cartoon is he couldn't have possibly had shit to do with it.
And I like FMA too somewhat, I love the characters and think their development is expertly done, but the sci-fi elements are like fruit salad, it's like they were making it up as they went along. The movie, CoS, was kool with me (though I had REALLY hoped for more martial arts action, because the series was amazing at fight choreography BUT WAS SO DAMN STINGY ABOUT IT), but CoS could only be enjoyed by fans. The series had so much shit piled into it, the movie wasn't accessible at all unless you had been following from the beginning.
Also:
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the manga is even better
I watched the FMA movie because I thought it would give the series a better ending. It didn't.
(I really didn't like the anime's ending: not sure if it's the same as the manga's)
1. Excel Saga
2. Ergo Proxy
3. Outlaw Star
4. Akira
5. Elfen Lied
6. Berserk
Only ones off the top o my head. I liked Evangelion but i find it too depressing to watch. Full Metal Alchemist was quite fun.
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What the fuck Dave, lol.
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what is the second website i posted it without looking at it
someone who doesnt have it blocked tell me
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it doesn't exist
uuuuugh this fucking song has been stuck in my head for 3 days now DX
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