Spinach_Indeed

I just finished watching the Serial Experiment Lain box set that I got for Christmas. I had seen a few episodes before, but they were scattered. It's a completely different effect, watching all of them, one right after another.

Wow. The first few episodes, I thought I could see where it was going, but as more and more things were introduced it grew denser and denser, to the point where I had no idea where it would end. The final episode made me smile and want to cry at the same time.

Good stuff.

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Vizzini

Just finished downloading all the current episodes of Naruto myself. Wow, pretty much my first real anime that I have seen since Akira oh so long ago.
Really looking forward to the weekly episodes to start up again.

Someone mentioned Rurouni Kenshin. Does anyone know if this is unlicensed? If it is are there any bit torrent links for it? I cant find it all.

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Ganguro

Kenshin is liscensed, has been for years.
sorry.
You can go out and buy it though..

I just picked up Abenobashi Shopping Arcade eps 1-4 on DVD and it's really funny and weird. Kind of like FLCL in terms of comedic value, but a little more lighthearted in content.
It was produced by Gainax and madhouse and is about a year and a half old, but is just comming to the states on dvd.
Here is a review is anyone is interested. http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,8...ashi_maho.html


Deflok, you didnt tell me voices of a distant star was only 30 minutes long.. is it?
the dvd i picked up was 30 minutes with 70 minutes of supplimental features.. is that correct?

Mr.Deflok

Sadly this is the case, however it is still excellent anime and works a whole lot better as a shortfilm with the story it is trying to tell. After all the entire film was made by one man (with help here and there).

Just watched the END OF EVANGELION... ****ed me up.

Starfish

I have only watched 2 of them

Ghost in the shell - loved it
Akira - it was pretty good

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i just watched hellsing
damnn cool
its like a mix of trigun and bebop(animation/music wise)

currently downloading hack sign anime and naruto manga

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Ganguro

you know, you may be breaking the law downloading that hack sign anime. and the naruto maga..
just in case you were wondering.

Mr.Deflok

Which Anime is legally downloadable? I'm not really down with the Anime scene thought I've seen/own/know a lot more than most people and a whole lot less than the fans.

nukeu666

naruto isnt licenced yet
as for the laws...i doubt ne1 is concerned about them here

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Ganguro

Been trying to catch up on a few new series (werll not too new, but only a few months old)
Airmaster - From what i can tell it's a somewhay typical shoujo anime with shounen beat-em-up elements.. still pretty promising
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Peace Maker Kurogane - Like Naruto only with samurai. The main character wants to be acknowledged for being strong and avenge his father's death by being a samurai

Narutaru - Really odd..

Kero Kero Chime- Havent really watched too much of this.. all i can pick out is it involved frogs.. lots of em.

Full metal Alchemist- The coloest out of this bunch 2 brothers in an attempt to ressurect their dead mother destroy their house and lives through the practice of alchemy. the elder brother kills the youngest by accident and his spirit is contained in a suit of armor as they roam the contryside trying to find the right spells to bring their mother back and give the younger brother a new body.

I know these arent the best descriptions.. but look them up on http://www.animenfo.com and see reviews, and download what you like from http://www.animesuki.com

What are you guys/gals watching?

Ganguro

Need to add to the new series list
I started buying Abenobashi Magical Shopping Arcade on DVD, I'm also watching fansubs of:

Mezzo DSA - Based loosely off an Ecchit Title Mezzoforte (which is based off another tite Kite whic is much more hardcore) This it turning out to be a great action series. With 3 episodes under it's a great time to start watching without being too far behind. The story thus far is a group of ex cops and assasins called the DSA (Danger service Agency) work for a mysterious benefactor who wishes to retrieve an item from a group that are called "the machos". Along the way they save a newscaster and a young girl who decides she wants to be prat of the DSA as well. Lots of fanservice and action sequences.

Ocha Ken - Despite the fact that this is a series about dogs made out of differnt types of tea, it's very cute! It's produced similar to the U.S's Blue's Clues. Short episodes, about 5 minutes a piece.

So.. anyone else see anything good lately?

Maraken

A manga I'd recommend is Midori No Hibi, being translated by SnoopyCool. The main character wakes up one day with a girl on his arm instead of a right hand. Has to be one of the funniest things I've read so far.

Ganguro

New series update!:
(overviews will be added as soon as possible, for not.. look the series up at http://www.animenfo.com or google them)

Green Green

Saiyuki Reload

Gunslinger Girl

Also im really looking forward to the new season of Naruto starting on the 28th. It's gonna kick soo much ass. I have the manga that is waay past the anime, but i'm resisting reading it because i like the series so much.

Rawrr

Recently started watching Anime after seeing Akira a couple years ago (or so it seems) on the Sci Fi Channel..

I watched

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust first..what a cool movie I must say.. I really loved the vampire theme and it has pretty good action

Ghost in The Shell was the second movie I watched and I wasn't really to impressed with it..The drawings were spectacular but I didn't really enjoy the anime itself..was rather boring in my opinion

Ninja Scroll was the last movie I saw and boy oh boy was it good.. the first 15 - 20 minutes of the anime were just plain nuts!! The gore almost got to me but I kept watching and the movie just kept getting better..really liked that one.

Ganguro

Ninja Scroll is awesome, and to think it's like a decade old!
The new tv series bnased off the movie is very well done as well. It's being sold here in the states for 18 bucks a DVD.. U.S Manga Corps is putting it out i think// though i could be mistaken.

Also.. Genon (formerly Pioneer) is re releasing DVD's at a value price of 20 bucks a peice..
Now i can finally buy all of Gatekeepers!
yay!

Slayer

I love Initial D. Anyone seen the 4th Stage yet? I think it came out last week. I heard they using cel shaded instead of CG for the racing part.

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Ugh too many posts in here, we really need our own forum so we can split up the topics into seperate series and stuff.

Anyways, I have been hooked on Naruto until I ran out of episodes to watch (guess who my favorite character is), but the fight animations in it are probably one of the best I have seen in a TV series.

So here are my recommendations (some of these are not as well known as the ones Ive seen so far):

Rorouni Kenshin (Only good during the Kyoto arc really, about ep 29 to 67)
Naruto (once you get over the first few episodes)
INUYASHA!!!
The Rurouni Kenshin OVAs
Haibane Renmei (Same guys who did Lain, but not as weird)
FLCL
BoogiePop Phantom
Escaflowne
Junni Kokki (hard to find though)
Wolf's Rain
Anything by Hayao Miyazake
Beserk
Maohoramatic (did I spell that right?)

And of course, Slayers, just because of the bouncing breasts

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Soda_BoB

I used to watch anime back in the day.... stopped for a while and recently pick up NARUTO.. it's a great show.. I've seen like the first 50 eps or so..

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Slayer

Any Slam Dunk fan here?

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Golgothas

GANTZ!

Vizzini

Just watched FLCL. Amazingly bizarre anime with the best voice acting I have heard to late. (japanese that is, never watch the dub).

Also recently finished Azumanga Daioh. This one is definately in my top 5. A simple show about 6 high school girls. Funniest thing I have ever seen. Loved it.

Saw Cowboy Bebop for the first time ever. Can see why its considered one of the best. It is.

Fruits Basket was also another good series. Some of the episodes kinda dragged but all in all was very good.

Currently watching, as they are released:
Naruto (pretty much started it all for me)
One Piece (am liking this better than Naruto now, woo Chopper!)
Full Metal Alchemist (Loving this one as well)

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Infernal

These 3 anime movie every anime fan must see!!

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Ninja Scroll
Kenshin OVA : Trust & Betrayal

BuddyHawks

I also am enjoying this one. I can't wait till they reveal the story about their dad.

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thephuse

yes!

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aeolist

This has probably already been said, but I'm new and feel the need to get it off my chest:

Anyone not watching Ghost in the Shell needs to fucking shoot themselves in the head.

That is all.

tropple

Burn Up Excess
You're Under Arrest
Dominion Tank Police
Patlabor

Ghost in the Shell 2 is coming.....

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Seer666

I thought that was a great one. I picked up the set ona whim. I'm an impulse buyer. Not a style of anime I normaly go for, but I was very happy I picked it up.

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Seer666

I've become a REALLY big fan of Noir. I like the darker animes. I've been trying to find more good ones along this line of anmie, and was hopeing someone here could recomend more. Perfect Blue is another one that just blew my mind.

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Keedo

Seen some, and my favorites is

Ninja Scrolls (second one sucked)

tropple

Love Hina is a load of fun. You might like Steel Angel Kirumi, too.

Excel Saga, is great for a laugh.

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Vizzini

I would highly recomend Gunslinger Girl if you liked Noir. Not as much action but IMO a much better show.

Maybe Madlax as well, though I don't know too much about that one.

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orphen

Otaku of the world.. UNITED!!!

Ganguro

Thread resurrected.

So i guess the Anime forum idea is out the window (for now), but we can still discuss it here.

Anything new out there catching your eye? Any great domestic releases you want to beam about?

I've been watching Naruto and live action movies of Casshern and Cutie Honey.. but that's about it. This year was kinda "bleh" as far as new anime series goes.. at least for me. Though some good things like Gokusen and the ROD TV series came out..
I also got to meet some really cool artists and directors at cons and lecture circuits this year. Next con im gearing up for is AniZona in 2005.

alarment13

an anime forum would be great! i love anime, but have not watched any in a while. some of my favs are akira, perfect blue, ninja scroll, ghost in the shell, and robot carnival. has anyone ever seen this last one? ive been looking for it for sale, but i have only found used vhs or bootleg dvds on ebay

alarment13

I just downloaded an episode the other day. I "kind of read" the book series (or atleast the first 40 maybe) some 3 or 4 years back. a roommate from japan had these books, but they were all in japanese (or what ever the written language is, dont mean to offend). even though i couldnt "read" the text, because of the experessiveness of the artist, I always knew what was going on. I just never knew the characters names till now.

tropple

hehe.. i posted an anime thread a week or so ago and no one responded.

I guess anime ain't happening here.

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pinkie

Masamune Shirow is my favorite amime artist, and Ghost in the Shell is the coolest movie.

Appleseed is cool too.

Has anyone see Ghost in the Shell2?

Ganguro

pinkie, i saw Innosense a month ago, and it was BEAUTIFUL.
Havent seen stand alone complex yet, because I didnt really like the original that much.
I may get stoned for this, but all of the "classics" i never really liked.. Robotec, Gundam, Akira, Ghost in the shell, etc... I guess I find cyberpunk and mecha anime too predictable and not enjoyable at all to atch.
Though.. to directly contradict myself.. Gundam Seed was excellent, and medeval series like Record of Lodoss war, and Beserk were well done too.

bltzkriegmcanon

Man, I really, really want an anime forum. I guess using this thread as our overall will have to do for the time being.

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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?