Name the best Anim� you have seen!

[Twisted]

Which is your favorite Anim� movie or series? Post it here!

The best movie i've seen is probably "Ghost in the Shell". While the story is nothing out of the ordinary, the whole atmosphere of this movie gave me the chills. The beautifull scene's combined with the sometimes moody, sometimes bombastic music have truely moved me.

Oh, and if you're a fan of the movie "The Matrix" and you haven't seen "Ghost in the Shell" yet, then you're in for a surprise. You'll never look at "The Matrix" in the same way again after seeing this.

Peter

[TomAsInfinity]

I totally agree with you there... Ghost In The Shell is also my favourite. It's short, it's incredibly sweet for the gadget lovin' fan like me. The atmosphere is amazingly haunting in some scenes, especially those scenes where the Kusanagi is either alone or with someone, but remain silent. This anime moved me the most, and is followed shortly after by Metropolis. Metropolis is similar to GITS in some ways, but differ in the style of anime (more cartoony). Have you seen Metropolis? Simply amazing animation in that movie!

I really liked Ninja Scroll and Blood too. Am yet to see Perfect Blue. That's the next one on the list!

[thomas]

I have to admit that my knowledge about Japanese animation is limited. However, I liked "Records of Lodoss War" (hope I'm quoting it correctly) and in particular "Neon Evangelion". A bit violent though for my innocent taste.

The best movie I've seen (as recommended by my wife) was "Grave of the Fireflies (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1562197290/ref%3Dase%5Fjapanreferencepa/104-3770732-2299932)" ('Hotaru no Haka') by Isao Takahata. Very, very touching...


Amazon's Editorial Review:

Isao Takahata's powerful antiwar film has been praised by critics wherever it has been screened around the world. When their mother is killed in the firebombing of Tokyo near the end of World War II, teenage Seita and his little sister Setsuko are left on their own: their father is away, serving in the Imperial Navy. The two children initially stay with an aunt, but she has little affection for them and resents the time and money they require. The two children set up housekeeping in a cave by a stream, but their meager resources are quickly exhausted, and Seita is reduced to stealing to feed his sister. Despite his efforts, she succumbs to malnutrition. Seita painfully makes his way back to the devastated city where he quietly dies in a crowded railway station.

The strength of the film lies in Takahata's evenhanded portrayal of the characters. A sympathetic doctor, the greedy aunt, the disinterested cousins all know there is little they can do for Seita and Setsuko. Their resources, like their country's, are already overtaxed: anything they spare endangers their own survival. As in the Barefoot Gen films, no mention is made of Japan's role in the war as an aggressor; but the depiction of the needless suffering endured by its victims transcends national and ideological boundaries. --Charles Solomon

[Twisted]

Am yet to see Perfect Blue. That's the next one on the list!

Perfect Blue is pretty good. It's probably not what you expect, but it's a very surprising movie.

I haven't seen Metropolis yet. You made me curious.

Peter

[TomAsInfinity]

Metropolis is great in my eyes because I loved the old Fritz Lang version, which was pioneering for its time. The blend of CGI and anime in the remake is pretty nice to look at. Even the characters in the story notice it!

Although GITS is probably one of my faves, I really love the old Japanese anime as well. The kind with the distinctive illustrations that are more reminiscent of the old Japanese paintings rather than the modern Bubblegum style illustrations

[Microage97]

I think that the best one I have seen so far is a toss between,$B!!(BMononoke Hime, Totoro, and Niea_7.

[saiyanguy86]

:( unfortanatly(spelling?) I really haven't seen many, anime movies, but of what I have seen, I love them all:clap:

sorry, no fav.s:) :cool:

bye:bow:

[moyashi]

hmmm nobody mentioned Akira.

oh boy, I've seen the "ghost in the shell" video jacket literally 100+ times and never bothered to rent it .... I'm putting it on my list :D

[Twisted]

I was very prejudiced when i watched Akira for the first time because everyone said it was such a good movie. Because of that, it didn't live up to my expectations.

I just got Crying Freeman this week... :happy:
Anyone seen it?

Peter

[moyashi]

Crying Freeman is a pretty decent story.

If you're into the X rating and assasination thing you might wanna try to get Rapeman (sorry ladies) -- the name is HORRIBLE but the story isn't anywhere nearly as violent or non-moral compared to Crying Freeman.

[Fugu]

Tezuka Ossamu's "Ribbon no Kishi" is my favorite in the classicals. In the last years, the best is Miyazaki Hayao's "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi", I think.:D

[moyashi]

I'm waiting for it to come on TV ;)

[Scott]

My favorites are Metropolis and Princess Mononoke.

[nukleareraffe]

Anybody seen "Noir"?? This one is pretty good. I also like "The Hakkenden". Besides that all of the classics like Akira, Ninja Scroll or Ghost in the Shell. What about "Rurouni Kenshin"? I like it as well.

[Kiryoku]

Well,I haven't seen that many animes,but my favourite till now is
Rurouni Kenshin:happy:
Rurouni Kenshin :The motion Picture and the two OVAs.
I also like Ninja Scroll....I've seen this anime 12 times and counting!!!:p
Oh,and is Akira THAT good? :confused:
Anyways,I LOVE ANIME! lol:clap:

[nukleareraffe]

I think i've seen Ninja Scroll 30 times. But Akira comes close. Although i recommend the Akira-Manga. It's far better than the Anime i think.

[MHtrStevie]

Greetings!

I'll weigh in on this subject, though I have to divide my favorites into categories:

TV SERIES --- Cowboy Bebop
As much as I loved Kenshin when I saw it, this series was the tightest and most engaging show I've ever seen... with top-notch voice acting and twisted plotline, as well as a phenomenal soundtrack from Yoko Kanno. Truly amazing...

OVA SERIES --- Video Girl Ai :happy: Koko wa Greenwood
I've gone back and forth between these two six-parters so many times that I had to list them both. Video Girl Ai was my first love, and if it weren't for this anime (and the original manga) I probably wouldn't have been as "into" things as I am now. My first Japanese music CD was the VGAi Soundtrack. However, Greenwood came up fast... the first four episodes are four of the funniest stories I've ever seen, and the last two parts change pace into a beautiful love story. I love 'em both!

MOVIE --- Whisper of the Heart
Truthfully, I really enjoy the Studio Ghibli films in general... each one is a real achievement, but I just have a special place in my heart for "Mimi o subaesa..." I might have given the lean to "Grave of the Fireflies", but that's a movie I could only watch once, as it was VERY emotionally draining! It is a must-see at least once, though...

It is very hard to pick favorites, though... there hasn't been much in the way of anime that has disappointed me.

Just my two cents, for what it's worth... :p

[Twisted]

Whoa!! I've just seen Metropolis. Absolutely stunning!
It was a bit incoherent to me at first, but that was because i was distracted by the awesome CG-graphics and didn't pay enough attention to the subs.

In the end everything (literally) fell into place, with Ray Charles' "I can't stop loving you" being the perfect musical accompaniment to the scene. Very memorable!

Go see it if you get the chance!

[Anastasia]

hmm well i saw Akira once or twice but it was a long time ago. i haven't seen too many movies either but i have to say i like Bubblegum Crisis 2040 :bluush: but i cant wait to see others ^_^

[crazybonkers]

I too have not seen many, but Akira inspired me, while I was in training, to become an animator.

[Harvey]

宮崎駿、風の谷のナウシカ
Miyazaka Hayao, kaze no tani no nauscica

Miyazaka Hayao's, Nauscica (wind valley?) not sure of the English title.

[Scott]

Oooh, yes Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. An EXCELLENT movie. I own a Studio Ghibli boxset (they're widley and cheaply available on Ebay) with all of the Studio Ghibli greats. This may change after seeing Spirited Away, but as of now, my favorite Ghibli movie is Laputa: Castle in the Sky. It is an excellent movie with non stop action and a facsinating subject. If you haven't seen it go out and get it today! Disney was going to release it in America, but because of the title (Laputa is the equivilant of "the wh*re in Spanish) they have put it on hold.

[moyashi]

hmm, that's too bad because the Japanese pronunciation is not even close to the spanish ...

[Scott]

Very true, they were thinking of changing the name to Raputa because of the pronounciation of the R and L in Japanese, but they would have to edit some scenes where the word Laputa appears in the movie. That wouldn't be that hard at all, but I haven't heard anything new.

[Twisted]

Off Topic: There's also a Japanese rockband called Laputa. I wonder if they know what it means...

On Topic: Disney sucks and they should keep their hands off anim�.

[Scott]

Very true. They're the ones bringing Spirited Away to North America in September of this year.

[moyashi]

haha, I just caught that band's name last night.

In the case of a band. hehe, I bet they do.

back to topic:
Spirited away? Do you know the Japanese title?

[Shinmeiryu]

The japanese title for 'Spirited Away' in romanji is: 'Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi'

As for best anime I've ever seen... that is easy for me...

NOIR

[asahijpx]

Card Captor Sakura

[moyashi]

lol, doh. It's finally on DVD here. The English name couldn't be farther away from the Japanese one could it? I still haven't seen it although all my students basically already told me the story.

I heard it was quite good. Possibly better than princess monoke ... ahh hell I forgot how to say that one too :)

[Scott]

Yes, I'm expecting it to be quite good too. I should be getting it on DVD sometime this week. Mononoke Hime was an excellent movie.

[Stradini]

千と千尋の神隠し (Spirited Away) is a fantastic anime. I find it interested that almost all of the people posting in this thread have similar opinions of Miyazaki Hayao's (and Takahata, but Miyazaki has always (I think) been involved in Takahata's work) animations. My personal favorte of Ghibli's is 耳をすませば (Whispers of the Heart). But I have loved all of Studio Ghibli's releases, including some of Miyazaki and Takahata's pre-Ghibli works (e.g.: パンダコパンダ) 'Though you're all probably familiar enough, a good reference for Ghibli works is: http://www.nausicaa.net/

For the record, I like almost all types of anime (some hentai is a little much for me...). Recently, I've watched "Excel Saga" - a great anime that makes fun of other anime. I've been watching Rurouni Kenshin and Noir also. They are very good.

I cannot pick a favorite of all time, because each genre is different and I like some better than others depending on my mood.
I'll try, but usually most recent is most remembered and thus most liked (I tend to fall in love with characters easily):

Television series: Love Hina (ラブひな) but Angelic Layer is close second (気道天使アンジェリクレイヤー) and I've been wanting to see Akazukin Chacha (赤頭巾 チャチャ) because I've heard so many great things (yeah, I'm the kind of sicko who likes mahou shoujo)
OVA Series: FLCL (フリクリ)
Movie: Anything from Ghibli, but specifically Whispers of the Heart (耳をすませば)

But realistically, I like everything. I am annoyed when they have stupid, depressing endings. (e.g.: grave of the fireflies, berserk, trigun, cowboy bebop)

[sherman]

Evangelion will always be my favourite
anime series as it was the first and the one that
introduced me to anime ^_^. Tenchi Muyo, which
is less serious, comes second. ^_^v

And oh, my favourite anime game: Xenogears - the
story is really really cool ^_^v.

[moyashi]

I'm watching Chobits and overman currently.

[Tragedy]

Ninja Scroll is still my all time favorite.

[Maciamo]

In recent production, my favourite anime is undoubtly "Shrek", though it's not Japanese at all. I prefer the Simpsosn or adventure anime (usually Western) such a Aladdin (Disney version) or in Japan "Lupin" (ルパン).

[thomas]

"The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill" are certainly the best of their genre, very entertaining and yet subtle in their socio-criticism, something I'm missing in most J-anime.

[Olivia]

@ socio-criticism
there's a british cartoon in that same genre which is also very good, "Bob & Margaret"

[lineartube]

I've read the GITS manga and when I saw the movie, it didn't lived up to may expectations. But the same thing happened with Akira. Read the manga first and saw the movie later. Not that they are bad, but I soo enjoyed the manga.

My favorite anime movie of the moment would be CB's: Knocking on Heavens Door, altough I really liked Princess Mononoke and it is from the same author of the very first anime movie I have ever seen: Nausicaa.
There is another one altough its screenplay was a bit weird but I loved the animation/music. I'm talking of Wings of Honneamise (hope I wrote it right.).. I found it very beautifull but strange at the same time.

[Hoyu]

My personal favorites: Akira, Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Neon Evangelion and Hakkenden

My wife's personal favorites: Kiki's Home Delivery, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away

Anime Movies I want to see: Metropolis

[lineartube]

How about Animatrix? It will only be available in DVD, though... :(

[Miss PuccA]

I liked Rurouni Kenshin, I liked Fushigi Yuugi, I aslo like the manga of Ayashi No Ceres.. same kinda feel.

I thought Akira wasn't that great because I also had been told it was so great that it was inevitable that I was dissapointed. I like Card Captor Sakura... lol, but not one of the best I've ever seen.

Ghost in the Shell is gotta be up on my list tho, that movie is very unique.

^____^


Miss PuccA~

[Anastasia]

i really like Bubblegum Crisis 2040 and i've always wanted to see Icezlions(s/p?)

[Hoyu]

Originally posted by lineartube

How about Animatrix? It will only be available in DVD, though... :(

Yes... the whole "DVD Zone" situation is very unfortunate for many of us around the world. While Japanese videos will work for us in the USA, DVD's from "Zone 2" will not. If for some reason you are unaware of how the DVD system works, check the following website out:

http://www.its-digitalmedia.com/dvd_zones_and_map.htm :eek:

[moyashi]

Sorry Thomas!
"very entertaining and yet subtle in their socio-criticism, something I'm missing in most J-anime."

I hope it stays that way! Japan is best off with Doraemon and Crayon Shinchan taking care of that for us.

[Luxpyre]

My favorites (sofar...I have by no means exhausted the available titles) would have to be spirited away (I just watched it and I liked it probably twice as much as princess mononoke) and ninja scroll. I thought metropolis was pretty good too. As for americanamation (I just made that up) I really like the Simpsons. Funny and lower class, but with sophistication. I am always entertained. The funny thing is Bart is my age or even older by "real life time" (I'm 21) and he doesn't look a day over...um...8 or 9 or...maybe 12.

[SirJeannot]

Originally posted by nukleareraffe
Anybody seen "Noir"?? This one is pretty good. I also like "The Hakkenden". Besides that all of the classics like Akira, Ninja Scroll or Ghost in the Shell. What about "Rurouni Kenshin"? I like it as well. :wave: noir is a great title

[lineartube]

Yes... the whole "DVD Zone" situation is very unfortunate for many of us around the world. While Japanese videos will work for us in the USA, DVD's from "Zone 2" will not.

If I buy a DVD, I expect it to work and it WILL work. If the companies can't understand the meaning of global commerce, then though luck.

Laissez faire, laissez passer. Looks like we are back to pre-Colbert's days...

:(

[SirJeannot]

there is no law restriting the unlocking of dvd players :o

now that i think about it, scryed is a good one too

[Ancella]

I like GTO, Gundam, Trigun, Evangelion, Rurouni Kenshin, Spirited away, Detective conan, card captor sakura, x, etc.
I have seen Ghost in the shell, but I never understand the story.
hahaha... poor me!! ^_^;

[AbSk]

I recently seen an anime called Berserk. I liked it, but there is only one season because Japan wont license a second season because it is to violent.

[Tsuru]

Tv Series: Haibane Renmei, Mahoromatic S1, Cowboy Bebop
OAV: Hoshi no Koe
Movie: Sento Chihiro

[jeisan]

anime/manga would be GTO (great teacher onizuka)
though it seems the anime does better with the translation (with subs) than the manga at points insofar as providing translators notes to cultrual references (eg kokkuri-san where the manga just says ouija board and changes the hiragana to letters) but leaves out many of the more comical and racy things the manga has, little things i know but thats me.
also i have to mention serial experimnets: lain

[Ancella]

You know why I like GTO?? 'cause it'll be fun if I have a lecture's like that, hahahaha.... :giggle: :D :clap: :p

[jeisan]

hehe yeah, i cant wait for the rest of it to be relaesed over here

[SirJeannot]

Originally posted by AbSk
I recently seen an anime called Berserk. I liked it, but there is only one season because Japan wont license a second season because it is to violent. too bad, those eps were made to be continued :/

[degpiexoxo]

there are a lot of good titles already mentioned here... (i finally saw Ghost in the Shell, the ending was sooo cool!!)
i still adore Akira (it's a classic, and i wasn't around for the hype so i watched it not knowing what to expect (unlike Metropolis))
and this may sound really dumb but i have a lot of love for Armitage III: Poly-matrix (yes the movie, i realize that it is quite flawed, and dubbed ::ewww::, but i can't help it, there's just something there that hooked me...)
well that was predictable and dorky... for sap i'll go w/ Grave of the Fireflies (i probably cried more during (and after) that movie than any other)
list needs something else... i should probably throw a series on there... um... or not... (thinking hurts my brain) Cowboy Beebop is probably the best series i've seen (so many good shows go bad... this one retained it's watchability throughout, kudos to you, CB!)
:note:
oh!! one more! no one's mentioned Jin-Roh! now there's a good movie! i wasn't expecting much from it going in (i'm not a big fan of the technical mission secret ops military type stuff, and that's really what it looked like...) but it completely and totally blew me away. to the point of speechlessness. (look at how much i've typed already, i don't often shut up!) it was simply amazing, highly highly reccommended.

i'll stop now.
:bluush:

[Ancella]

I just read GTO #19
Hahahahaha :clap:
Hei jeisan, what do you think about GTO #19?

[jeisan]

i din get to read it yet :bawling: i cant read japanese and so i have to wait for the english ones and they've only released up to #9 on the graphic novels, #10 comes out in 2 weeks though so ill have to get back to you on that, unless you mean lesson #19,which is in book #3... and thats okie, one of my favorite parts so far was when he got the bowling balls glued to his hands and went around as doraemon for awhile. :p

[Ancella]

Wow... # 10?! wow... I don't know what to say.:shock:
Yes, I remember lesson #19. He really like doraemon :D
Actually what I mean is Comic #19

[jeisan]

yuh they taking forever to get em all out in the states, at this rate it will be june 2004 before the series will be completed.

[matshelge]

Movies:
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Mononoke Hime or Chihiro og heksene (as we call it in Norway)
Vampire Hunter D : Bloodlust (did not see anyone post that)

Series:
Video Girl AI
Oh My Goddess
El Hazard

Best Anime Character in history
Mr.Fujisawa from El Hazard.

[Ancella]

You really have a long... long... long... time to wait that comic. Poor you. I hope you can read it soon

[jeisan]

yuh i know :\

[lunarians]

hai hai guys my name ayu indah sari. i'm from indonesia and i love everything about japanese
:wave:

i think inuyasha movies are great!!!!! :cool: and i really love it movies :love:

besides that do you guys like one peice ?:confused:

i havent wacth the movies yet but i really want to know your opinion about that movies

he..he..he.. i guees i got to much talk :bluush:

well please e-mail ok? i'll wait for the reply ;)

[Ancella]

Hei jeisan,
Have you watch GTO the movie? btw, i just read GTO #20 here. hehehehe:clap:
You know about Naomi / GTN?? What do you think about GTN?:confused:
But... I still think that GTO is the best!!!:cool:

#lunarians
Hiii... welcome!!:wave:
We're in the same country, so I hope we can talk.;)

[lunarians]

Originally posted by Ancella
hai i really want to talk to u
hei i see that u like GTO and i like it too very much !!!! :love:

he..he..he.. have u wacth the dorama in indosiar ? (because u r from indonesia i think u wacth it yach ) :)

what kind of anime do u like ancella and manga of course well i see u later ok because i have to eat first he..he..he.. :ramen:

PS: btw :smoke: where r u from and how old r u ? :confused:
i am from jakarta, bekasi actually but i taking college at jakarta
i lve at jakasetia, bekasi selatan. bye :heyhey:

[Chakan]

At first, my favorite was Akira, but I believe that was because of the amount of anime I was exposed to at the time. Now, my favorite is most definitely Barefoot Gen. That movie is quite deceptive... so cute in the beginning and instantly heart-breaking.

Other stuff I really digged:
Berserk
Blood: the last vampire (more than GitS :P )
Perfect Blue

[point4m]

I would have to say that there are just too many to list in one post, I will however, say that Metropolis, Avangelion (sp?), Perfect Blue, Blood - the last vampire and Princess Mononoke are definately in my fav's list. I LOVE the animation - I'm trying to use the styles in my own art. As far as I'm concerned, most of the animie movies that I have seen have a much more interesting plot and are full of more suspense than some of the live action movies that I've seen! I'll be an animie junkie forever!!!
:D

[Ancella]

# Jeisan
I've reply u'r pm ;)

#Lunarians
What dorama's?? There're 4 dorama's. So... which one?? I've watched GTO (but I watch it again at sunday morning on indosiar)
:p
I also watch romance, this morning (01.30 am) :happy:
And about Takizawa Hideaki dorama.... I only watch it a couple episode's. I don't have alot of time lately.
And I'll watch Fukawa Kyoko dorama's at sunday evening. :clap:
I'm from Bogor, but I study at one university in Bandung.

See u ;)

[tsukasa]

nice to meet indonesian people here. as you see in my avatar, you already can guess what is my favourite anime : inuyasha. i think takahashi rumiko-sensei was doing so great in this masterpiece. i wonder how the story will end :)

i also like .hack//sign, i my me! strawberry eggs, aats! megumi-sama, I's, and many more...

[animecartoons]

The best anime I've ever seen are Inu-Yasha, .hack//sign, & Rurouni Kenshin! :cool: I would pick Ranma 1/2 but the anime was NOT good at all! >_< The manga is better. ;)

[lunarians]

Originally posted by animecartoons
The best anime I've ever seen are Inu-Yasha, .hack//sign, & Rurouni Kenshin! :cool: I would pick Ranma 1/2 but the anime was NOT good at all! >_< The manga is better. ;)

hai guys, i like kenshin too but is not much because i don't like the ending, i was so sad !!!!!! :bawling:

hey whats the story about hack//sign ? is it good ? :confused:

talk 2 u guys later !!!! :wave:

[noyhauser]

I'm putting my hat in for Kenshin... I love its pseudo historical plot, and the characters. (Saitoh Hajime and Shinomori Aoshi Need I say more??). And the Dialogue... did anybody else get shivers when Aoshi says "the end has not been written, and the title of the strongest has not been bestowed... " (it loses a bit in the translation). I loved the OAVs as well.. but I the kyoto arc of the Television series was just too cool. (Im a shinsen gumi fan so sue me). Ive lived in Miburo... walked the same streets as them...and I cant get enough...

[Shadow]

I love anime, and can also boast of watching many titles.

The best ones I find so far includes "RahXephon" and "Full Metal Panic". I guess Studio BONES and GONZO are doing excellent jobs in CG and plot layout. I can't wait to finish downloading "Wolf's Rain" - also from BONES and get started on it!

Well, there are alot other anime also worth mentioning; "Love Hina" is warm and funny, "Kenshin" has good music and a funny plot, "Cowboy Bebop" is a dark anime but really worth watching, "Gundam Seed" has an interesting plot so far, "Vandread" is funny as hell... man, i can go on forever...

But watch RahXephon, many plp say that it's an Eva ripoff. However, in my opinion is much much better than Eva, suceeding in areas in Eva; and not to mention better graphics and music!

Wow! I love anime!

[Shinmeiryu]

Actually I've been hearing more how much RahXephon is a 10-rated title than it being an Eva ripoff lately. Many really think that it's the quintessential anime.

I still need to finish the series and movie that's out in Japan to make my own personal judgments.

[Kiya_Sama]

My favorite anime(s)....

In no particular order:

Naruto, Hikaru no Go, GTO, One Piece, Berserk and uuuuuuumm....uuuuuuuummm....:confused:

Oi...can't believe I actually can't remember the name right now. Ah yes!!!:D

How could I possibly forget Cowboy Bebop!!

[stavro510]

i must say naruto, akira, and cowboy bebop, in no order, but naruto ismy favorite anime/manga EVER OF ALL TIME EVER.:cool:

[lunarians]

wow that good ... nice to meet u ... :wave:

u have wacth vandred !!!! :eek: oh..man ... i miss so much good movie ....:bawling: well i think i'm such a rokie afterall :relief:

thanks to u guys that i know a very good anime series , i make sure that i'll wacth them all

iro iro te arigato gozaimasu ne kimitachi !!!

[Ancella]

Hi tsukasa, welcome & nice to see u.:wave:

I like inuyasa, rurouni kenshin, GTO, detective conan, etc.
Actually I like GTO & kenshin alot. :D
Btw, my friend loves inuyasa alot may be you can talk to her about it.:)

[tottoro]

tottoro!!!!

[kisu]

AYASHI NO CERES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rose :

~kisu

[Riven]

- Inuyasha (i only saw the movie)
- Hime Mononoke
- Golden Boy :D
- Rahxephon
- Saint Seiya (my first love ...:) )

[YogSagot]

JIN-ROH!!!! It is the best!
Of course, next are Metropolis, Princess Mononake and Cowboy bebop. The grave of the fireflies i've seen at the age oh 6.

[GaijinGirl]

The TV show Inuyasha makes me feel like I am 12 years old, at summer camp, and in love.
:happy:
Come to think of it, so do these emoticons... ^.^

[tasuki]

I don't know why, but there seems to be an abundance of younger anime fans on this thread... Animes that rock in my opinion:

Gunbuster
Ghost in the Shell: Standalone complex (very recent)
Noir (also very recent)
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away)
Neko no ongaeshi (the latest Ghibli)

Excellent animes categorized:
Drama
Hotaru no haka (Grave of the fireflies)

Shoujo
Marmalade boy and Fushigi Yuugi

Sci-fi
Gunbuster Aim for the Top
Any of the Harlock series (Ginga Tetsudo 999 rules!)

Fantasy
Tenkuu no escaflowne

And, well, out of my own collection, I'd have a hard time pinning all the excellent animes I've seen... I can tell you that Gundam Seed (the latest Gundam on TV now in Japan) is worth a good look as well as the 20th aniversary production of the Emotion studios, Yukikaze (hard sci-fi; very good).

But I don't know about any of you, but I've been an avid anime fan most of my life (I grew up on Harlock and Grendizer, Heidi, Candy, and more); collected tons for about 5 years, rewatching the lot after being in Japan for 5 years and I find that my tastes have shifted. Some of the stuff I used to find great I now find so-so and some of the stuff I found so-so, I found better. Maybe it's the understanding of the culture and language... I recommend the study of it to all.

[lunarians]

# Riven #
hai... nice to meet you :wave:
i like inuyasha too i already wacth the anime series until he beat the yorikotsuse (the powerfull youkai) to bad i have to wait a little longer :bawling:

nice to talk to u again

# yogsagot #
hai nice to meet you ... :wave:
about Jin-Roh is it good ?:confused: because i haven't seen it yet

nice to talk to u again ;)

# gaijin girl #
hai... nice to meet u ... :wave:
he..he..he.. same with me here :blush:
i always want to have a boyfriend like inuyasha:love:
bye..bye..

[GaijinGirl]

Originally posted by tasuki
I don't know why, but there seems to be an abundance of younger anime fans on this thread...

Heh, I am not 12...
I am turning 23 next month!

Lunarians: Is your nickname from Final Fantasy? :D

[tasuki]

I just said that because it seems that all the favourite animes of the people on this thread are less than 5 years old... I mean Inuyasha?

[GaijinGirl]

Yes, precisely...
It isn't complex; It's a half-hour of feeling like a kid again. That's a relief sometimes.

:: shrugs ::

[tasuki]

I have to agree with you there for simplicity. But the sheer length of it is staggering... I'm fairly certain that it's not up to date in the US, but I've been watching it here every Monday night since late 2000. It's been progressing listlessly for more than a year now. Takahashi Rumiko really wins the crown when it comes to writing interesting manga that loses its punch along the way. Inuyasha would have ended with style at the end of the second season. Narak? Haven't seen him for half a season... Did you see Maison Ikkoku? Same problem. We'll not even get started on Ranma...

[lunarians]

Originally posted by GaijinGirl
Heh, I am not 12...
I am turning 23 next month!

Lunarians: Is your nickname from Final Fantasy? :D

hei u wrong ..... :auch: its from lunar silver star stories !!!
well is there a name of lunar in the final fantasy series.... ?:confused:

# tasuki #
hai nice to meet u .... :wave:
hei.... wait a minute .... which one is 5 years old ?! :wary:

[tasuki]

No one is turning five years old. I'm just wondering why everybody on this thread seems not to know any anime that dates back further than 5 years ago...

[tasuki]

Now that I've checked, I understand why... Everybody seems to have been born in the 80s, which makes me a dinosaur...

[GaijinGirl]

It is a recent find for me; I always associated anime with the french-language cartoons I watched when I was reeeeeeally little. Thanks to a fantastic comic store near my home and an extremely bizarre comic by Suehiro Maruo, I became curious about the genre and started in the A's at the video store with Akira.

Things trickle here slowly too: Inuyasha is broadcasted on a national basic cable channel, but they have just been playing the first 32 or so episodes over and over again. The Cowboy Bebop movie was released in Japan in what? 2000? I went to see it on its American big-screen debut last month :P

Maybe the available allotment of translators is too busy translating journals on molecular biology and such heady stuff to waste time on pop culture fluff. ;D

[tasuki]

Actually, it has more to do with the acquisition of rights of all kinds. Trademarks, broadcast rights, marketing rights, etc. Which is one of the reasons why you're only beginning to see Gundam commercially in North America when it's over 25 years old. Bandai and some of its partner wanted the rights to be bought wholesale. In other words, if you wished to buy the rights to Gundam Wing, for example, you had to buy the rights for every single Gundam series in existence. We're talking about 12 series and several movies, it's just impossible.

Also, from my own experience here, what you get in North America are the dregs. The stuff that doesn't cost to much to buy and to market. Cowboy Beepop barely made a wave here.

As for associating anime and French, I can see that happening because the collaboration between the Japanese and the French during the 70s and 80s (even through to the early 90s) was the greatest in the manga industry. Still today, France is probably the single country in the world where manga is the most vastly distributed. I would know, I was born in Quebec and we used to get all the stuff from France when I was a kid... I grew up on the stuff. I was exposed to American comics and cartoons only when I hit puberty (no kidding).

[shuji]

ANOOO, isn't "PITA TEN" good anyway?

[lunarians]

Originally posted by shuji
ANOOO, isn't "PITA TEN" good anyway?

yeah i already wacth it and it really good :D
well nice to talk to u again... :wave:

[Christine]

The best anime I have seen is Final Fantasy Unlimited and Trigun.

[noyhauser]

Okay I just watched the Ruounin Kenshin OAV #2 has anybody else seen this thing??? The Ikeda Tea house affair was sweet!!! If ever there should be an award for people who join music to a script give the man who did in the second OAV deserves a medal. IT felt like you were watching a historical act of great significance. (which the Ikeda affair was) The way Watsuki seamlessly fits the Kenshin story into the history of the time is unbelievable. It is now my vote for my #1 fav anime.... unless #3 and 4 is better.. (unlikely though)

[Himura]

There are too much to mention...., I think

[TJRanma]

Akira, as cool as it is.......I still can't understand it. It's VERY deep! What I remember of it is that the voice of the guy in the red jacket speeding on his ever-so-cool futuristic motorcycle is the same as Leonardo from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes cartoon from the late 80's!
I can't really say for sure what my favorite Anime is, because most of them are really excellent! But, my list goes as so:

Ranma ｽ - the Original Series, the movies, and the OAV Series such as "Desperately Seeking Shampoo" and "Akane & Her Sisters."
"Fist of the North Star", "Vampire Hunter D" (the so-called sequel was released recently, but it isn't as good in story line as the original), "Metropolis" by Osamu Tezuka, all the "Fatal Fury" videos, "Yu Yu Hakusho", "Lupin the 3rd", "TEKKEN: The Movie", "Suikoden: Demon Century"...........I have others that I like but won't list them all here. :P
Well, peace out!

[TJRanma]

COWBOY BEBOP.......the series, on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, the ending is SO depressing! Spike dies from blood loss after his final battle with his arch nemesis; even though his nemesis dies himself.
WHY? I dislike depressing story lines. See it enough in real life as it is. Well, aside from the depressing ending, the series in-general is pretty decent. Cool characters, lots of in-jokes & comical moments. But, in story line, I admit I've seen better.

[hkhm]

the best film i've seen lately was grave of the fireflies. i was surprised i started weeping at the very end... i did like ghost in the shell when i saw it a while back. metropolis was okay, but i did watch it way too late at night and it kinda seeped into my dreams... lately, i'm addicted to saiyuki, [x] and cowboy bebop.

i also really like twilight of the dark master though most of my friends thought it was too weird/scary/bizarre.

does robotech count? i like that too.

[elisakim]

The best ones (to me) are Please Save My Earth, Sailormoon, and I love the art of Marmalade Boy.
I recommend everyone see 'Spirited Away'.
It is very very very very WONDERFUL.
Miyazaki is an amazing artist.:happy: Robot Carnival is very good too, esp. Cloud.

[masterbird]

i think the best anime that i seen is blood the last vempire....
inside there is a girl that holdin a japan sword spy into a school to kill vempire.....i love the mood n i love when they are fighting....
does anyone agree???:)

[philupthetank86]

I DONT BELIEVE THIS!, it should be indisputable that NEON GENESIS EVANGELION is the best anime ever created, after that i like cute romantic anime, chobits, nanaka 6/17, yadayada yada. any thing with a good plot i'll like.

[=w=eezer]

It is really difficult to pick a favorite anime since there are so many that I like, but I would have to say Rurouni Kenshin.

Rurouni Kenshin, I think, has among the best characters, music, and action of any anime.

[Fulcrum]

My favorite anime series is Berserk: The Black Swordsman, fantastic journey filled with political intrigue, romance, demonic adversaries and,of course, wholesale bloodletting. I sat and watched all 25 episodes in one sitting, I just couldn't wait to see what happened next. Amazing piece of work.

...but for a single movie, my favorite is Megazone 23 Part 2, which for some reason I can't get here in the states in english, even though that's how I first saw it. Oh well, the search continues...

[FuriKurifreak*]

Furi kuri!Furi Kuri!Oh yes and Furi Kuri!:happy: :) :clap: Lol!I love these smilies!

[keithd]

best anime?my fav is Naruto,one piece ,and hunter x hunter｡ｭ｡ｭ
yeah ｡ｭ｡ｭthey are all very popular ones in recent｡ｭ｡ｭ
any one loves them too?

[justin]

My favorite anime not in any order: RoboTech, Rurouni Kenshin, Cowboy Bebop, Street Fighter, Tekken, Love Hina, Fatal Fury, Tenchi Muyo, Kikaider,G-Gundam, Gudam 0083, Berserk, Big O, and Inu-Yasha.

Sorry, but I don't see Dragon Ball, Z, and GT as being all that great.

[Fulcrum]

Yeah, I love Inuyasha too : )

[heloo]

spriggan, flcl, berserk, ninja scroll

i have more but i hit my head yesterday

[Fulcrum]

P.S. Most Overrated Movie-Akira
Its a decent movie but please, people talk about it like its the "Ben-Hur" of anime! I mean how many times can two characters call each other's names?Tetsuo!...Caneda!...Tetsuo!!Caneda!!Tetsuo!! !! ...Caneda!!!...TETSUO!!!!...CANEDA!!!! Ugh.
Most Overrated Series- Record of Lodoss War (blech)
A real snoozefest. Good art, and actually the prologue episode and music are pretty good, but a REALLY boring storyline with little development of what appeared to be possibly interesting characters, not to mention more of the incessant calling of someone's name..
Parn...Parn!!!!...PARN!!!!! PAAAARRRRNNN!!!! Annoying...

[Cherrydog]

:) Not many people mention these two... but I like Hunter X Hunter and Escaflowne.
-Cherry

[Jupernia]

ack.....I have to shortin the list for this, I love so many that it's insane:

Seires: A tie between -
Sailor Moon (orignal japanese)
Fushigi Yuugi
Ayashi no Ceres
Trigun
Cowboy Bebop
RahXephon
Ninja Scroll
Noir

Movies: A tie Between -
Princess Mononoke
Spirted Away
My Neighbor Totoro
Macross (all of them)
Galaxy Express 999

[Rekooh1]

All of my favorites have already been listed the only one i can think of that i like that hasnt been listed is Battle Angel

good stuff there i thought

[blue flame]

my FAVORITE anime, i think, would be Sailor Moon since i've been watching it since i was 3.
another would be Hana Yori Dango (Boys over Flowers)

[Rukasu]

My:

Favorite Series: LastEXILE
Favorite Ova: Rurouni Kenshin (1st OVA series)
Favorite Movie: Initial D: Third Stage

[Lazarou]

UROTSUKIDOJI

This was one of the first anime series I saw and I loved every minute of it. Hard to understand though with a highly alinear plot but great characters! :happy:

[Old School]

Movies: Tenku no Shiro Laputa, Tonari no Totoro (yeah, I now it's mainly for kids, but it's still brilliant), Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa, Waga Seshun no Arcadia, Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, Crusher Joe, Galaxy Express 999

OAV: Iczer 1, Leda

Series: Tensai Bakabon, Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, Tetsujin 28go

[jigen]

Old School: we partly seem to have a similar taste, i definitely agree w you on laputa there...uruseiyatsura! thats natsukashii!

also cagliostro no shiro (cagliostros castle), nostradamus kudabare!(die, nostradamus)...and many others w lupin III

as for series: maison ikkoku is great, and -call me an otaku- i like ginga eiyuu densetsu (legend of the galactic heros..) etc...

[jigen]

Old School: we partly seem to have a similar taste, i definitely agree w you on laputa there...uruseiyatsura! thats natsukashii!

also cagliostro no shiro (cagliostros castle), nostradamus kudabare!(die, nostradamus)...and many others w lupin III

as for series: maison ikkoku is great, and -call me an otaku- i like ginga eiyuu densetsu (legend of the galactic heros..) etc...

[Antagonist]

TAKAGAMI: GUARDIAN OF DARKNESS

[Old School]

Originally posted by jigen
Old School: we partly seem to have a similar taste, i definitely agree w you on laputa there...uruseiyatsura! thats natsukashii!

also cagliostro no shiro (cagliostros castle), nostradamus kudabare!(die, nostradamus)...and many others w lupin III

as for series: maison ikkoku is great, and -call me an otaku- i like ginga eiyuu densetsu (legend of the galactic heros..) etc...

Hehey! Yeah! I love Mr. Miyazaki's works! I loved the Gulliver's Travels story when I was a child so it was dreat when Mr. Miyazaki produced Tenku no Shiro Laputa. He did a great job with Cagliostro's Castle too.

How could I forget Maison Ikkoku! I still have my giant 1/4 scale figure. Takahashi Rumiko is alos one of my fave anime creators. Also Matsumoto Reiji.

[Old School]

Originally posted by jigen
Old School: we partly seem to have a similar taste, i definitely agree w you on laputa there...uruseiyatsura! thats natsukashii!

also cagliostro no shiro (cagliostros castle), nostradamus kudabare!(die, nostradamus)...and many others w lupin III

as for series: maison ikkoku is great, and -call me an otaku- i like ginga eiyuu densetsu (legend of the galactic heros..) etc...

Hehey! Yeah! I love Mr. Miyazaki's works! I loved the Gulliver's Travels story when I was a child so it was dreat when Mr. Miyazaki produced Tenku no Shiro Laputa. He did a great job with Cagliostro's Castle too.

How could I forget Maison Ikkoku! I still have my giant 1/4 scale figure. Takahashi Rumiko is alos one of my fave anime creators. Also Matsumoto Reiji.

[X-Japan-FanGrl]

movie: does vampire hunter d blood lust count?
Oav: angel sanctuary
series: gravitation...or..hellsing

[Nanahara]

i like so many haha

Trigun was great because Vash is such a great guy haha!

Vampire Hunter D I just watched recently and it was very good! I want to see Bloodlust now :)

Has anyone seen Gunsmith Cats? I wanna buy it but wanna hear reviews

[silver angel]

I think for me it'd have to be anything from Hayao Miyazaki. Also the movie, Grave of the Fireflies, it was stunning.

[Mayura]

I have so many favorites... let me see... if I would just list those down I can remember that I like a lot, it would be:

Gensomaden Saiyuki
Rave
Ayashi No Ceres
Alice 19th
Fushigi Yuugi
Slam Dunk... and those I... can't remember?

[X-Japan-FanGrl]

ayashi and fushigi kick ass

[ayanami_rei]

I'd say... Fushigi Yuugi, Ayashi no Ceres, and Neon Genesis Evangelion. They're my 3 favorites! :D I love them to death.

[Kyoko-san]

My favorite animes are:
Mononoke Hime
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
Onegai teacher (the series)
Grave of the fireflies
Metropolis
Jin Roh: the wolf brigade
Gost in the shell

Well, I can sit here writing names all night but I wont :) but at least you get the picture of what I like :)

Edit: How could I forget Wolfs Rain?? verry good series :D

[V.I.B]

Fav. Anime series <-- Fruits Basket (at least up till now...)
Fav. Anime movie <-- Definitely Spirited Away!

[CherryMelody]

i like the best are:
Inuyasha
Gundam Wing
Fushigi Yuugi
Mononoke Hime
Fruits Basket
and so on ....
i like many la.... :bluush:
:wave:

[michi]

haven't watched much anime. considering that

Movie ~ Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Grave of the Fireflies

[dreamer]

I really can't make up my mind...
I liked everything i've seen so far from Noir to tales of eternia.
The only one I couldn't stand for over 5 mins was sister princess repure...

[Mayura]

oh, I know sister princess... is it the same?


well, I like most of them I watch... normally ^^

[Eternal Wind]

Graves of the firefiles is definately a touching anime!! A must watch!

[dreamer]

Graves of the firefiles is definately a touching anime!! A must watch!
Yeah but Saikano was good too :hihi:

[Mayura]

hmm... prince of tennis is kinda good tooo... ^^ ne?

[Eternal Wind]

Ya...POT...to all those fangirls that is... :D:D

[dreamer]

Prince of Tennis was...tooo looonnnng :(

[Nanaka11]

Mine is definetly Princess Mononoke. I love the animation and the story; and the music is my favorite part. It puts me at peace so easily. :haihai:

[Mayura]

Princess Mononoke... hmm... I heard of it... one of my friends bought the dvd once... and wated to watche it with me,... unfotunatly, I wasn't there.. v.v"
but she said it was really good... ^^

pot... long? hmm... *shrugs*

[Flashjeff]

Movies: Akira, Millennium Actress, Spirited Away

Series: Cardcaptor Sakura, Fushigi Yugi, Revolutionary Girl Utena

One-shots: Read Or Die, Kite, Blood The Last Vampire

:p

[RockLee]

NARUTO !!!! Ghost in the shell : Stand Alone Complex,Great Teacher Onizuka
--> This dude is Whack !! :D



Vandread....I wish I had a girl like DITA !!!! :souka: :cute:

[kahl]

my fav movie would be Laputa or Nausica... both very, very good

[Ruri-Ruri]

Tenkuu no Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Berserk and anything Ghibli or Miyazaki-related (esp. Castle of Cagliostro). I liked GTO a lot too, but I think I prefer the manga.

[dreamer]

Vandread....I wish I had a girl like DITA !!!! :souka: :cute:

I bet you'd throw her in the 2 following days :D

[-Yu-]

Does anyone know about the comic called "Vagabond" by the author Takehiko Inoue who wrote "Slam Dunk" before.
Vagabond is based on the novel "Miyamoto Musashi" by Yokokawa Eiji.

If you want to know more details about it, visit here http://www.mangamaniacs.org/reviews/vagabond.shtml

[-Yu-]

Sorry it's based on the novel by Yoshikawa Eiji, not Yokokawa Eiji

>_<

[RockLee]

why didn't you edit your post lol ???? :D :D :blush:

[-Yu-]

why didn't you edit your post lol ???? :D :D :blush:

Do you mean that I could've re-edited my comment?

[dreamer]

Yeah you can...I also know Vagabond...nice style but the story's a lil too gloomy for me...

[Mayura]

heard of it... but never read it or so... ^^

[White Comet]

Initial D is one of my fav animes. But the best anime i've ever seen is rurouni kenshin

[goggles]

I think Cowboy Bebop had me drawn in completely, together with it's beautiful production (direction, script, character etc.).

Wolf's Rain was excellent and has some of the saddest and cruelest moments I've ever seen in an anime.

For all out fun, FLCL does it for me. The creativity is amazing especially the choreography of the battles in it.

Since there are some Miyazaki fans here, I like Kurenai Buta (Porco Rosso) the most out of all his films.

[serewen]

besides my favorite manga and anime,shin chan is nice to seen too.

[aaronmcgrath]

i like miyazaki anime's (spirited away)
he really shows emotion...sometimes i feel anime's do not show emotion
also he has every frame drawn....not machine

has anyone seen old ones like Totoro and kiki's delivery service...etc?

[Budderfly]

Spirited Away is my favorite anime too. The art, emotion and story really moved me.
It's one of the most beautiful anime's I have ever seen.

[Lina Inverse]

My current faves are:
Da Capo (as you can easily see from my sig)
Yumeria
Midori no Hibi
Mamotte Shugogetten
Chrno Crusade
Ryu Knight

Waiting to be watched:
Ufo Princess Valkyrie S1+2
Scrapped Princess
Comic Party Revolution
Medal of Oblivion
Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai

[dreamer]

lol I'm currently waiting for theses dvd boxes/vhs/fansubs:
Gall force eternal story
The Heroic Legend of Arislan
Houshin Engi
Magic knight rayearth
Miyuki chan in wonderland
Moldiver
Weiss Kreuz
Weading peach

[TakaraNeko]

Favourites so far:

Anime:

(series)

Rurouni Kenshin :bravo:
Excel Saga :D

(movies)

Black Jack
Blood The Last Vampire
Spirited Away
Gunsmith Cats
Sin-The Movie
Slayers-The Motion Picture
Spriggan

:cool:

Manga:

Chobits :cute:


:relief: Yay finished.

[TimF]

Has anyone ever heard of the anime Gilgamesh. I have never seen it but I think it looks cool. Could someone tell me what its about?

[Rai-chan22]

Yu Yu Hakusho
Inuyasha
Silent Mobius

[jaxfu]

Inu Yasha

and

Kodocha!! Kodomo no Omocha

[Duo]

For me, the best anime series and OVA remains Rurouni Kenshin. Although there are other that have superior quality of animation and better soundtracks like one of my other favorites, Cowboy Bebop, RK remains on top for me due to its plot and movitivation and character development

[Hikki Kokurabuji]

The best anime I've ever seen (in no particular order):
- Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke) (the best Miyazaki-sensei's movie I've ever watched)
- Hotaru no Haka (Grave of the Fireflies) (the saddest antiwar motion picture)
- Maria-Sama gi Miteru (sp?) (hands down. Among the best shoujo-ai anime I've ever watched)
- Azumanga Daioh (you'll never get bored watching it over and over again)
- Blood The Last Vampire
- Saishuu Heiji Kanojo & Mahoromatic (these two get a tie, for the fact that both the female protagonists are weapons. These two also got nice storyline, though the former is more gloomy)

waiting to be watched:
- Samurai 7
- Madlax
- Samurai Champloo

[jaxfu]

- Azumanga Daioh (you'll never get bored watching it over and over again)


Woohoo, yes it's good.

http://www.jaxfu.com/images/neko.gif

http://www.jaxfu.com/images/neko2.jpg

http://www.jaxfu.com/images/neko3.jpg

[Arekkusu]

I like a hell of alot of anime, but the one (older) anime movie that set the stage for most that I like has to be:

~~~~~~~~~~Akira~~~~~~~~~~~

Best anime movie ever.

[Knives]

mine are
Berserk
Trigun
Ruroni kenshin and the OVA's
Love hina
Detective conan (AKA Case closed in America)
Excel saga
Azumanga Daioh

[AranzA]

Naruto still a winner you know ^.^

[ryuichi]

The best anime I've seen are Gravitation, Detective Conan, Fushigi Yugi, and Fruits Basket.

[Sinspawne]

can't say i've seen a lot of anime.
but nr.1 has to be Full Metal Panic

when he trained the pathetic football team into leathal killing machines,
I laughed so hard i almost perished behind the caoch :lol:



that episode it dangerous.. i bet noone would have found me if i died...

[Koori]

yu yu hakusho without a doubt.

[P.R_X01A]

Carebears rock!

[Dutch Baka]

I really liked Berserk, even thought the end was just weird!!!

http://digilander.libero.it/goku04online/berserk%20007.jpg



and yeah I like the Ghibli movies

[ghettocities]

Fatal Fury the motion picture

or

Moldiver, space shuttle episode

or Bubblegum Crisis: Priss live with the "Konya wa hurricane," song

or Dragon half

or Street Fighter the animated movie (yellow box so you can see Chun-li naked,)

and that's about it.


Josh

[The-Beautiful-Roses]

Cowboy Bebop


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/CocosRose/Cowboy20Bebop2001.jpg

[Philip]

FFAC
Samurai champloo
Ghost in the shell
Animatrix

[rikku_lee]

I've first seen 'Cowboy bebop' in a polish tv, and it was so funny and sad at the same time that i just had to love it!

[Mycernius]

Currently in anime series:
Gunslinger Girl: One of the most beautiful and touching animes I have seen
Azumanga Daioh: Because it is one of the funniest series, not just anime, I have seen
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: What can I say, it's Ghost in the Shell

In Anime Films:
Ghost in the Shell
Akira
Most of the Ghibli films, but as the top three
Porco Rosso, Nausicaa and My Neighbour Totoro

[Flashjeff]

I’m sure I’ve already chimed in on this topic, but I thought I’d revisit it since I have many and varied tastes when it comes to anime, so I thought I’d list my favorites from each of the numerous genres I have in my collection.

Magical Girls: Even though it’s been chided, derided, lambasted, flamed, laughed at, made fun of, despised, you name it, Sailor Moon remains the best of the magical girl genre and is arguably one of the most beloved anime series of all time.

Giant Robots: This may come as a surprise to most, but I like Gundam Wing over Neon Genesis Evangelion. The geopolitical drama, mecha battles and the shifting allegiances made Wing intriguing. Plus, unlike Evangelion, Wing had a satisfying ending.

Sci-Fi: I agree completely with Mycernius, Ghost in the Shell, in all its incarnations (the movies, Stand Alone Complex, 2nd Gig) represents perhaps the best pure sci-fi ever seen in anime. Great stories, great characters, GITS is cyber-fantastic.

Humor: For laugh-until-it-hurts insanity, you can’t beat Excel Saga. Every sacred cow in anime was butchered by characters who were flat out crazy, and where else can you have a freaking dog warble the closing theme? Most excellent!

Horror: Even though the movie only ran about 50 minutes, Blood: The Last Vampire was excellent. It was dark, grim, moody, and, most of all, deliciously gory and violent. I can’t wait for the follow-up series, Blood+ to make its way here.

Fantasy: For my money, Fushigi Yugi is the finest fantasy series ever. Yu Watase’s timeless story of love, friendship, honor, adventure and sacrifice is perfect in every sense of the word. I’ve watched the series four times and it’s never gotten old.

Shoujo: This may not be traditional slice of life anime, but Video Girl Ai certainly fits the bill, despite the fantasy plot of a girl who pops out of a TV to help a boy’s miserable love life, only to fall in love with the guy herself. A delightful story.

Yep, like I said, my tastes in anime are legion!

:-)

[Mycernius]

We sit at your feet to learn Flashjeff-sama, or should you be anime sensei?
:141: :30:

[Flashjeff]

We sit at your feet to learn Flashjeff-sama, or should you be anime sensei?
:141: :30:

Anime-sensei? Hmm! I like the sound of that! :-)

By the way, I forgot to mention one of my favorite genres, girls with guns. That was a tough one because I had so many to choose from: Dirty Pair, Gunsmith Cats and Gunslinger Girl, but in the end, I went with Noir. The exploits of the world's most gorgeous assassin for hire and her young partner, a Japanese schoolgirl killing machine topped my list.

:cool:

[Rena]

Carebears rock!
what?

..anyways..

series: Naruto and Samurai Champloo

Movies: Akira

[Satorian]

Hmmm, I still rate Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien very highly. Berserk was pretty good too in terms of emotional impact. School Rumble is a nice light-hearted one.

Honey & Clover and Mushishi come to mind for more recent ones I really appreciated and loved. :-)

[Faustianideals]

The best anime I've seen would have to be Cowboy Bebop. It's a classic, and it never gets old. What can I say? I love me some space cowboys!

[Sid]

D The Vampire Hunter, Bloodlust.
Waaah luv that movie <3
It´s just wonderful. And beautiful. And i always cryes in the end. And i´m sooo pathetic. XD

[mika_r]

mmmmmmmmm.... i think... elfen lied. or kenshin the first OVA
or...


mm... let's see... gantzz! nah. the very best anime i've seen is Elfen Lied.

[johnboytx3]

For recent ones, Blood + is a great anime series...
I like the Dot Hack series too only because I like the game.

[Inu-chan]

Excel Saga
Sailor Moon
Evangelion
Helsing
Azumanga-daiyoh
FLCL
Outlaw Star
Golden Boy!!!!!
Ronin Warriors

[o0littlehands0o]

i'd have to say Wolf's Rain....it's so touching....:(

[SushiShin]

The best one huh?

WELL the Best is Cowboy Bebop as movie and as serie.
here is a small list of the one's i saw or bought:

1.Cowboy Bebop 2.Ninja Scroll 3.Paranda agent 4.Kenshin
5.Future 66 6.Hellsing 7.Naruto 8.One-Piece 9.Onimusha-sazaki
10.Beyblade 11.Pokémon 12.Digimon 13.Avatar 14.Bleach
15.Gundam wing 16.Shaman king 17.Cat returns 18.Memories
19.Tokyo Godfathers 20. SAMURAI CHAMPLOO 21. Pretaer 3 22.Noir 7
23.Hack://Sign 24.Wolf's Rain 25.Metropolis 26.Steamboy
27. CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO 28.Hunter x Hunter 29. Witch hunter Robin
30. Zato no ichi 31.Astroby 32. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 33.AKIRA
34.Spirited away 35.F-91

well thats it sorry for the "LONG POST"

[hideto_matsumoto_RIP]

Dragonball
Yu Yu Hakusho
Bleach
Naruto
Rouruni Kenshin
Shaman King
One Piece
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Case Closed
Ranma
InuYasha

and most of the Ghibli films...but my favoritte is Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.....and ofcourse Ozamu Tezuka's Metropolis

[Devious]

um... tough question so I'll post few titles... :)
D. N. Angel - just something magical.. it was one of the animes that got me into the whole anime thing
XXXholic - I like the story line a lot... it's very knowledgeable and different from others
Whistle - one of thos sports animes and a really good one.. :) not too many those unnatural super moves :)
I'll agree with the Sailor Moon because it's um kinda nice anime I mean it teaches kids about life alot (ok might sound kinda funny) but it really does :)
Candy Candy (one of my first animes) and the story is very touching... haven't seen anything like it.. :(
Ouran High School Host Club - just hilarious
GTO - um I liked the manga more.. :) but the anime is good too but when you watch the anime you have to read manga it's just addicting
and the last one would be Hana Yori Dango - an old anime but an awesome one :) a typical story about a poor girl but I liked the characters and how the story developed a lot :)

[volcano1234]

i think bleach, naruto and fullmetal alchemist are the best anime but because naruto have too many fillers thats why the fillers ruined such good anime but now the fillers has ended so that is good news

[akai ken]

Gotta be Death Note, I totally love this anime. Also Cowboy Bebop is very good.

[Henna Gaijin]

Anime series: Wolf's Rain, Shaman King and Serial Experiments Lain.
OVA: Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen.
Manga: Rurouni Kenshin, Inuyasha, Naruto.

[miwasatoshi]

Grave of the Fireflies, hands down. It is a timelessly powerful story.
Though what I call "the best" and what I call "my favorites" are entirely different shows!
My Favorites:
Television: Marmalade Boy, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Azumanga Daioh, Kimagure Orange Road
OAV: Magic User's Club
Movie: Porco Rosso, Millennium Actress, Gundam Char's Counterattack

[Manchester_Mike]

To throw in my 200 yen's worth:

Ghost in the Shell, in all it's incarnations, is wonderful. I'm about half way through "2nd Gig" at the minute and enjoying evey second.

Most of Studio Ghibli's stuff is enjoyable, particularly Whisper of the Heart and Only Yesterday. Oh, and Spirited Away, of course.

Recently enjoyed Otomi Zoshi (only seen the first 13), Cowboy Bebop, Gilgamesh and Last Exile.

I must admit, my viewing choices do tend to be based on whatever Play.com or HMV are doing cheap....

[semi~sweet]

i love both FMA seires and the movie and i also love Naruto

[yrahmo]

first "cowboy bebop"
secend "one piece"
these two are a piece of art, i can't chose one.
i've seen a lot but the best i remember are:
_serial experiment layn
_paranoya agent
_dragon ball
_ trigun
_GTO
_flame of recca
_sunabozu
_fury cury
i can remember immediatly the best but tere are tings that i realy hated it was a wast of time like: _spiral, or ikitusen

i forgot someting
GOLDEN BOY

[*~EnvY~*]

id say wolf's rain first
then....cowboy bebop, kenshin oav, fma....im forgetting some
and movies Miyazaki's ones for me especially Mononoke hime chihiro and Howl's moving castle....


i forgot
DEATH NOTE ^^

[Tatsuki_Fujioka]

Wow... there are a lot of series I've seen, and I can't decide on only one...

About anime, I've got to remark these:
-FMA
-Ouran High School Host Club
-Wolf's Rain
-Death Note
-Nana

And I think these are my favourites of all...

[Lucrezia Ravenswood]

EVANGELION
Death Note

[yoru_kozi]

hmm...Grave of the Fireflies....all Studio Ghibli stuff

Wolf's Rain, Death Note, Trigun, Blue Gender, Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion and a couple more *cant think at this moment* >.>

[Wladimir]

Well, when I was little, I enjoyed DBZ Dragon Ball Z and Digimons, but now I watch デスノート or death note and also Naturo... They are amazing... Story is just perfect

[Tokyofan25]

One piece and the 3 DragonBall series(DB,Z,GT)

[MyGothicLover]

that's a hard one ummm...
so far Hellsing, Ouran high school Host club and Cwoboy Bebop

[izzie]

for me i think it's either Death Note or even Saiyuki..
well i'm still a newbie in anime world,so bare with me^^

[0m1n0us]

Hmm..I really liked Ninja Scroll, Akira, and Princess Mononoke (as well as other Miyazaki movies).

As for shows..i would have to say Cowboy Bebop, Full Metal Alchemist, Outlaw Star, Bleach, Naruto, and Dragonball (Z,GT), Samurai Champloo.

[Grammarsaurus]

Escaflowne, Ninja Scroll (the movie), Princess Mononoke, Dragon Ball Z, Samurai Champloo, Gundam SEED/Destiny, Trigun, and Death Note.

[Sharingan]

Oh... easy ! Naruto !

[Tomino]

shaman king, naruto, do re mi (okay i was 6 when i liked it but i got a good memory of it so yeah :P), princess mononoke

[Geostigma]

Anime to me can be organized into two groups - Hayao Miyazaki and everything else. From jaw dropping epic tales to a simple warm hearted story, Miyazaki's movies are a gift for all mankind. As for other animes, I would have to recommend the Rurouni Kenshin prequel OVA entitled Samurai X in English or るろうに剣心追憶編 in Japan (correct me if I'm wrong with that:wave:). But beware, the English dub is absolutely horrid lol.

I also just got done watching Love Hina (ラブ ひな) and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's probably your best bet, along with the Tenchi Muyo series, for a slapstick romantic comedy.

But in staying with the topic of the thread my favorite anime is most definitely Castle of Cagliostro (カリオストロの城) which is a Lupin flick done by Miyazaki.

[Zachary]

Black Lagoon
Desert Punk
Bleach
GITSAC
Naruto

[Superlevenloos]

My most favorine anime are:
- Ouran High School Host Club (Just couldn't stop laughing and squeeling with this one
- Mushishi (very mystical and tragic, gotta love it)
- Get Backers (Even though teh story can be a bit weird at times, you gotta love teh characters. Each and everyone has their special side and has always an appealing point)
- DeathNote (Though I think the manga is better, I still love L so much in this one <3)

[white heart]

(conan) then (naruto)

[Lolipop]

Probably " Planetes" would be first choice. Mushishi, Emma , and Genshiken, are tied for second.

I really don't have an absolute favorite, but those are as good as it gets.

[bachir]

Miyazaki's movies are a gift for all mankind.
waw! ghibli's movies are amazing,astonishing,MAGNIFICENT !
apart from this i loved evangelion so much.i recommend SCRAPPED PRINCESS to everyone. really really :cool:
indeed,many others left but can't enumerate all of them .

[Ranna]

Nana of course!...or maybe Deathnote...

[bachir]

your attention please !
there's a new manga everybody ought to watch .there's no doubt most of you will like : ZERO NO TSUKAIMA
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllll !!!

[The Blind]

Death Note for sure.The plot was really interesting and sometimes confusing,but that's exactly what I like cause it's not very common.

[DarkSharingan]

evangelion was really good and i really liked ghost in the shell but my favorite right now Id say is bleach.

[blicknasty]

Tenkuu no escaflowne, Akira, Dragonball, Berserk, Lupin III

[xGarnetx]

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST!!!

It makes me roll with laughter, it makes me cry of sadness, it makes me glued to the screen... I can't stop loving it! The best of the bests!!!:blush:

[Sarah-Kate]

Zaion ~Wish you were here~
Best ever

[reiyuki]

for me the best anime is The Slayers... it's kinda old but it's still good :D
i had just finished re watching the whole series xD

[Derfel]

My favorite three are the following Evangelion, Claymore, Basilisk. Although it might change sometime, it only represents the opinion in this mood, in this month, season or year, its just so hard to decide on one or a couple of animes, a year ago i would probably vote differently, and im sure most people are in the same situation.

[SushiShin]

Rurouni Kenshin + Ninja Scroll + Cowboy Bebop + Samurai Champloo + é-Xd +
Initial D + GTO + Gokusen + Death Note....

they are all good, i just can't pick my favourite :relief:

[Satorian]

GTO, Initial D, Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, Berserk are among the best I've seen. There are tons more I like though.

[fahad]

the best anime movie for me is "my neighbour totoro" cuz it captures my heart in a way.
my best long running anime series is "one piece" cuz it never bores you it just keeps going smoothly.
and i also love "honey&clover" and "nodame cantibale"

[hagashiku]

Hmm, the best anime for me would have to be either Lain or Deathnote. Both have a plot that keeps moving, and both make you think and question. Especially with Lain, it keeps you thinking long after the anime ends.

[Cremie]

~..um ..to many to list down..lol.. but now im not watching any anime right now (pity me)..coz once i've watch ..i'll addict!! like ppl whos taking drugs!!..so cant watch for now..need to study..have examination..aaaaggg!..im behind all this!! jealous to whos free from this! all anime =Best!!

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Hm at this moment in time, i love the movie "Kiki's delivery service" by Miyazaki ('cos it captures my heart, its such a sweet lovely anime to chill out to) and FullMetal Alchemist, i haven't seen the whole series yet (i'm up to volume 6 episode 24 right now) but it has to be one of the most original anime series i have seen for a long time, the anime is drawn well and the scenery is often very beautiful and the plot in the anime is very captivating, always leaving you wanting for more etc :cool: .
Naruto has also got a good place in my heart too, i am probably quite a late comer to the anime, but i am really enjoying what i have seen of it so far :) .

[Derfel]

Sweet God, i have to add Utawarerumono, its ownage, seriously, watch it. The deepness too, but the battles, the battles are AMAZING.

[alantin]

Rurouni Kenshin OVA is by far the best anime ever!

[Derfel]

Rurouni Kenshin OVA is by far the best anime ever!
Let us call it your favorite instead of best, shall we?

[alantin]

I will call it the best ever. :blush:

[tsugami]

For me
1. Totoro
2. Toki wo kakeru Shoujo
3. Spirited Away
4. Naruto (despite all the Fillers T_T)

[Child_Of_Darkness]

Well,my personal fav is Samurai X,Champloo :-)

[scorpion da black]

damn that is a hard question...
i will list like at least ten fav animes

mmmm
-samurai champloo (my fav)
-eurika7
-basilisk
-samurai7
-naruto
-bleach
-school rumble (very funny)
-darker than black

and many many more

[bhanchan]

i agree with ghost in the shell, its one of the best anime ive ever seen

[sodarkangel]

The best movie I've seen (as recommended by my wife) was ('Hotaru no Haka') by Isao Takahata. Very, very touching...
I very much agree. That is one (if not THE) saddest movies I've ever seen.
Although.. my favourite.. 'El Viaje de Chihiro'... Miyazaki Hayao is the best...
As for Series/OVA's etc... I don't think I could really decide... Nana's cute, Ouran is Hilarious, Furuba was funny... umm???? All of Them?

[naoui]

I too have not seen many, but Akira inspired me, while I was in training, to become an animator.
bonne anne

[myjp]

I think AKIRA will stay alltime-top no.1, with its strength and message and realization,
a fantastically enhancing point of view, a remarkable conclusion and tuning of science and fiction, a magnificiant expression of impressions.
It includes all the messages of later animes already in it (in '88!) and declares them all nonsense. But of course this is a question of taste, and also yes,
all is still just about what the observer eyes see..

AKIRA FOR EVER

[xGarnetx]

I watched Hotaru no haku recently and it made my cry like a baby, it's so touching, one of the best anime I have ever seen. But I like Miyazaki's 'Spirited away' the most of all, although I have to agree that Akira is excelent indeed.