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Originally Posted by FngKestrel
Rurouni Kenshin is definitely one of my favorites. Got them all on DVD. Redeemed assassins are always a great melodramatic hook.
Anything by Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service, Laputa, Totoro, Nausicaa) is usually worth watching at least once.
Grave of the Fireflies makes you forget that you're watching anime with how painful and depressing it is to watch.
One "near-anime" film that I didn't see mentioned on here is Casshern. Based on a 70's anime, this movie is live action, but screams out anime styling and intensity. I highly recommend going to their website and checking out the trailer.
Akira confused the hell out of me, and it still does. And this is from someone who actually has all the manga issues.
The first Lodoss War is great, has anyone watched the second series? |
I saw the Casshern movie, it's pretty darn good, the original i didnt like that much, but the movie was actually decent.
There are a few live action movies comming out soon. DevilMan is the one i can think of right now, butthere is another one..i forget the name of it. The NGE movie, is that still being worked on?
If you think grave of fireflies is depressing.. Watch Sashuu Heiki Kanojo (SaiKano), or Voices of a Distant Star. There are a lot of dramas out there that just happen to be animated. A lot of people think anime=cartoons; but it's really just a medium to tell a story. (As one parent from my local group recently found out after buying her kid Perfect Blue)
I bought some time ago the Studio Ghibli Boxset with all of Miyazaki's movies in it (except Spirited Away) and havent watched through all of them yet. I keep getting stuck on Totoro, Kiki's and Porco Rosso (which Disney is dragging it's feet to do a theatrical release in the states for some reason). I'll have to actually sit down and watch Laputa one day, because i've heard great things about it for years.