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Yeah, yeah, I know it's been asked before, but I'm not prepared to trawl back 30+ pages to find the thread. :)
So basically, I'm just interested in your favourite Anime series. I've started to gather quite a large collection now (40Gb on my HDD, 50Gb backed-up on DVD) and am curious as to what everyone else likes.
So, yeah, shoot.
So basically, I'm just interested in your favourite Anime series. I've started to gather quite a large collection now (40Gb on my HDD, 50Gb backed-up on DVD) and am curious as to what everyone else likes.
So, yeah, shoot.
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Hedfix most of the stuff you listed is over a decade old :) You should be watching new stuff, but then I'm talking about Naruto and that first came out almost 3 years ago. It'll probably be another year until it's on UK tv.
Get Backers I've seen a few lately also my brother finally noticed they released Love Hina in the UK. Idiot was buying the US versions not long ago. And no not on the internet. He'll go to places like HMV and buy a new anime for £18.99 and then I tell him he could have bought it online and saved £5. That's a lot of money considering he's done this over a hundred times now.
Getting back to Naruto I havent seen the films yet but I was fortunate to download season 3 and 4 at 200+k/s faster than I was watching it. I'm about to watch 107. I think the latest one subbed at the moment is 133 which I should have in a day or two.
It's a great series and reminds me of Dragonball Z and Full Metal Alchemist, the latter I recommend to anyone who hasnt seen it yet.
Seems everyones gone off FMA since Naruto FMA is only 51 episodes long though I've already seen twice that number of Naruto and still more to go.
Get Backers I've seen a few lately also my brother finally noticed they released Love Hina in the UK. Idiot was buying the US versions not long ago. And no not on the internet. He'll go to places like HMV and buy a new anime for £18.99 and then I tell him he could have bought it online and saved £5. That's a lot of money considering he's done this over a hundred times now.
Getting back to Naruto I havent seen the films yet but I was fortunate to download season 3 and 4 at 200+k/s faster than I was watching it. I'm about to watch 107. I think the latest one subbed at the moment is 133 which I should have in a day or two.
It's a great series and reminds me of Dragonball Z and Full Metal Alchemist, the latter I recommend to anyone who hasnt seen it yet.
Seems everyones gone off FMA since Naruto FMA is only 51 episodes long though I've already seen twice that number of Naruto and still more to go.
Akira.
Then probably Excel Saga (I'll suffer the crap bits because the surrealness is great).
Then Oedo 808
There's a lot of crap out there. Most things rated 15 or under tend to deserve being a category or two lower and feature big eyed characters that annoy and seem mainly designed to appeal to 5 yearolds. On the otherhand most things rated 18 turn out to be little more than glorified anime-porn.
I used to have a lot of anime, Cry Freeman, Legend of the four Kings, Oedo 808 (cyber punk stuff), Appleseed but then everything else turned out to be marred by cheap animation techniques (repeating of a shot and background and not even making an attempt to conceal it is just crap), anime-porn or big eyed character for 5 yearolds.
There's too much crap anime out there. (like Tank Police)
Then probably Excel Saga (I'll suffer the crap bits because the surrealness is great).
Then Oedo 808
There's a lot of crap out there. Most things rated 15 or under tend to deserve being a category or two lower and feature big eyed characters that annoy and seem mainly designed to appeal to 5 yearolds. On the otherhand most things rated 18 turn out to be little more than glorified anime-porn.
I used to have a lot of anime, Cry Freeman, Legend of the four Kings, Oedo 808 (cyber punk stuff), Appleseed but then everything else turned out to be marred by cheap animation techniques (repeating of a shot and background and not even making an attempt to conceal it is just crap), anime-porn or big eyed character for 5 yearolds.
There's too much crap anime out there. (like Tank Police)
Coin wrote:
> Naruto has to be my favourite. Always upbeat, always there! And it
> has so many of those "Oh yuss! Yuss, yuss! OOOOH,
> YUUUUSSSSS!" moments.
Wasn't 133 the best EVER? :D
(I have every single Naruto episode.
> Ever. Like, go me. Or whatever.)
Yeah, me too. Seen the movie yet?
Oh, and I also forgot to mention Bleach, which is an absolutely genius series.
> Naruto has to be my favourite. Always upbeat, always there! And it
> has so many of those "Oh yuss! Yuss, yuss! OOOOH,
> YUUUUSSSSS!" moments.
Wasn't 133 the best EVER? :D
(I have every single Naruto episode.
> Ever. Like, go me. Or whatever.)
Yeah, me too. Seen the movie yet?
Oh, and I also forgot to mention Bleach, which is an absolutely genius series.
pb wrote:
> Used to be, not anymore. Got taken over by Jetix, which is mostly
> crap.
Not wrong there!
> Used to be, not anymore. Got taken over by Jetix, which is mostly
> crap.
Not wrong there!
Hoju wrote:
> digimon was quite a good series.
o.O
Digimon? Since when was crappy American trash anime? (No offence.)
Meh. Ghost In The Shell, obviously. Akira was a bit OTT. Castle in the Sky was brilliant, but I find Studio Ghibli rather depressing, same with Princess Mononoke and Grave of Fireflies. Spirired Away was better, but didn't like the concept as much as CITS, but ah well. Quite enjoyed Perfect Blue too, even if it did have the wierdest character in history... (Mania-man or whatever.)
Naruto has to be my favourite. Always upbeat, always there! And it has so many of those "Oh yuss! Yuss, yuss! OOOOH, YUUUUSSSSS!" moments. (Trust, blad :P.) Pity the UK doesn't embrace Anime, but I guess the chav culture eats away at any decent prospect - "What, it's foreign? Burn it." - seems to be the general concensus anyway. Still, when you've got over 40Gig of Anime on your PC, ya can't complain. (I have every single Naruto episode. Ever. Like, go me. Or whatever.)
> digimon was quite a good series.
o.O
Digimon? Since when was crappy American trash anime? (No offence.)
Meh. Ghost In The Shell, obviously. Akira was a bit OTT. Castle in the Sky was brilliant, but I find Studio Ghibli rather depressing, same with Princess Mononoke and Grave of Fireflies. Spirired Away was better, but didn't like the concept as much as CITS, but ah well. Quite enjoyed Perfect Blue too, even if it did have the wierdest character in history... (Mania-man or whatever.)
Naruto has to be my favourite. Always upbeat, always there! And it has so many of those "Oh yuss! Yuss, yuss! OOOOH, YUUUUSSSSS!" moments. (Trust, blad :P.) Pity the UK doesn't embrace Anime, but I guess the chav culture eats away at any decent prospect - "What, it's foreign? Burn it." - seems to be the general concensus anyway. Still, when you've got over 40Gig of Anime on your PC, ya can't complain. (I have every single Naruto episode. Ever. Like, go me. Or whatever.)
Mr. GTA wrote:
> pb wrote:
> All the usual.
>
> Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, the Evangelion series.
>
> Just seen SABRE MARIONETTE J on India's Animax channel. Excellent,
> if a little silly.
>
> Ailes Grise is ok.
>
> Is Animax on Sky Digital?
> What is its channel number?
Used to be, not anymore. Got taken over by Jetix, which is mostly crap.
> pb wrote:
> All the usual.
>
> Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, the Evangelion series.
>
> Just seen SABRE MARIONETTE J on India's Animax channel. Excellent,
> if a little silly.
>
> Ailes Grise is ok.
>
> Is Animax on Sky Digital?
> What is its channel number?
Used to be, not anymore. Got taken over by Jetix, which is mostly crap.
i liked spirited away and digimon was quite a good series.
Just finished watching 'Wolf's rain' it was pretty good i haddn't heard of it before i got it but i was glad i did.
For feature length films I'd recomend Akira, Castle of Cagliostro (the best Lupin the 3rd film by far), Cowboy Bebop The Movie, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Memories, Metropolis, Patlabor 1, 2 and 3, Tokyo Godfathers and Wings of Honneamise.
And of course there are the Ghibli films, with the likes of Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbour Totoro, The Cat Returns, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies.
For TV series/OVAs/OAVs, Cowboy Bebop, Cromartie High School, Cyber City Oedo 808, Excel Saga, Fist of the North Star TV (for pure cheese value), FLCL, Fullmetal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Golden Boy, Gravion, GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Last Exile, L/R: Licensed By Royalty, Lupin the 3rd TV, Macross Plus, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Master Keaton, Paranoia Agent, Read or Die the TV and Samurai Champloo.
Out of this lot my favourites are probably Cowboy Bebop (the best anime series ever), GTO, a fantastic comedy series with a great main character and Lupin the 3rd because it's dated and cheesy, but most of all great fun.
And on the subtitle issue, I don't mind English dubs. If I were watching a fan-subbed download then I wouldn't mind the subtitles, but for dvds I watch them dubbed. It may not be the purists way, but English dubs are actually very good nowadays. A few years ago when companies budgets were smaller we had some cack, but the anime industry in English speaking zones, especially the US, is so big now that better quality dubs can be produced. They're not too bad.
And of course there are the Ghibli films, with the likes of Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbour Totoro, The Cat Returns, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies.
For TV series/OVAs/OAVs, Cowboy Bebop, Cromartie High School, Cyber City Oedo 808, Excel Saga, Fist of the North Star TV (for pure cheese value), FLCL, Fullmetal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Golden Boy, Gravion, GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka, Last Exile, L/R: Licensed By Royalty, Lupin the 3rd TV, Macross Plus, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Master Keaton, Paranoia Agent, Read or Die the TV and Samurai Champloo.
Out of this lot my favourites are probably Cowboy Bebop (the best anime series ever), GTO, a fantastic comedy series with a great main character and Lupin the 3rd because it's dated and cheesy, but most of all great fun.
And on the subtitle issue, I don't mind English dubs. If I were watching a fan-subbed download then I wouldn't mind the subtitles, but for dvds I watch them dubbed. It may not be the purists way, but English dubs are actually very good nowadays. A few years ago when companies budgets were smaller we had some cack, but the anime industry in English speaking zones, especially the US, is so big now that better quality dubs can be produced. They're not too bad.
Also Cowboy Beebop is genius.
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